Knight Templary in the United States of America, Twenty-Ninth Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment Held in the City of San Francisco, California, September Fourth to Eleventh, 1904 by White, Elmer - 1904

Publisher: Phillips, Smyth & Van Orden and George Spaulding & Co., 1904 Very Good condition, please ask for photos. 559pp. Leather. Some repaired spine damage where splitting occured.

San Francisco, CA: Phillips, Smyth & Van Orgden and George Spaulding & Co., 1904. Hardcover. First edition; 11 1/2 x 8; pp. [9], 10-11, [2], 14-559, [1]; tooled morocco, illustrated in gilt and red; rebacked in black and red leatherette; rubbing to bottom edge and corners of boards; small (burnt [?]) spot to ffep; small personal stamp of previous owner to first blank leaf; illustrated with portrait frontis, photographic plates, and photographs; overall in very good- condition.A beautiful, massive book on the Knights Templar, it was published, according to the author, "...as a contribution to the literature of knight Templary in the United States, rather than as a souvenir of the Twenty-ninth Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment." Although Elmer White, the official historian of the 1904 San Francisco Conclave, focused mostly to the events of that particular one, he also provided exhaustive history of the Templars in general. Most importantly, the book contained many… Read More

San Francisco: Phillips, Smyth & Van Orgden And George Spaulding, 1904. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in original decorated calf, good. Crudely recased. Remains well preserved overall. Floral endpapers. Scans and additional details on request. ; 558 pages; Description: 558 p. Ill. Plates. Subjects: Knights Templar (Masonic order) . Religious organisations, ancient and medieval -- United States.

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21

Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.

Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.