Search Results: Authors starting with D from Hardy Books

San Francisco: Roxburghe Club, 1954. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. (vii) 17 pp. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. Preface by K. K. Bechtel. Introduction/biographical note by Susanna Bryant Dakin. Published for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs in Los Angeles on September 11 and 12, 1954. Green cloth with front cover gilt titling. 5 3/4" x 10 1/8". A list of the published writings of distinguished CPA/Mountaineer/Author Francis Farquhar from 1915 through 1953. A Very Good Plus copy (slightly soiled; edgewear at spine-ends), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Santa Monica: Acme News Pictures, 1950. First Edition. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is an ORIGINAL photograph of movie star BETTE DAVIS with her lawyer JERRY GEISLER appearing in the Santa Monica branch of the Los Angeles Superior Court, where she won custody of her daughter (now B. D. Hyman) in her divorce proceedings against her estranged husband, William Grant Sherry. If celebrites had legal troubles in Los Angeles in most of the twentieth century, Jerry Geisler was the lawyer to retain. Among countless others, Geisler represented Clarence Darrow, Charlie Chaplin, Errol Flynn, Ben Siegel and Marilyn Monroe. Judging from Bette Davis' appearence in this photograph, she had ample reason for divorce. Black and white; glossy finish. 7 1/2" x 9". Informational snipe at lower margin. "Acme Telephoto" credit on verso. Somewhat rubbed from handling, but Very Good Plus or better, and now in a 4mil clear mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Nevada City, California: Berliner & McGinnis, 1948. 1st Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. (xi) (1) 64pp. A presentation copy to Nevada City leading citizen George Calanan, signed by author H.P. Davis on a front free endpaper: "To George Calanan who, in his forty-three years of public life, has emulated the courage resourcefulness and integrity of the fouinders of the town he has so faithfully served. April 2 1951 H. P. Davis". Newspaper clippings regarding Calanan affixed to endpapers. Illustrated. Folding historical map of Nevada City, drawn by Author Davis, at back of book. Red cloth. 5 1/2" x 8". An early imprint of the late co-publisher Harold Berliner, who was a fine press printer and former District Attorney of Nevada County. A colorful Gold Rush history of Nevada City (earlier called simply "Nevada"), the county seat of Nevada County. A Good plus copy (Re-backed; pages wrinkled; front cover cloth blemished), and now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Scarce. ALWAYS FREE… Read More

San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1914. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xi) 80 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Author Davis in ink on the front free endpaper: "To Guy C. Earl, In loving remembrance of the afternoon on Angel island, John F. Davis." Signed bookplate on front pastedown: Graham of Montrose. Illustrated, including frontispiece from William Keith painting of San Francisco Bay with tissue guard. Cloth-backed boards with gil front cover and spine titling. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". As the subtitle suggests, this was a plea for a better organized histories and the preservation of records. Included as appendices are (1) The Love-Story of Concha Arguello and (2) The poem Concepcion De Arguello by Bret Harte. A Near Fine copy (Some edgewear; spine title dulled), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Nevada City, California: Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, 1929. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL map of Nevada City, California, published by the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce in 1939. Linen mounted.The image measures 22 1/8" x 33 7/8". The overall piece, with linen border, measures 26" x 38". The map is central, surrounded by border advertisements of local establishments, most of which are now gone. The map was drawn by H. P. Davis, the author of "Gold Rush Days in Nevada City". In addition to a scale map of city streets, Davis has added small drawings and text regarding significant historical facts. Nevada City is the County Seat of Nevada County, California, in the gold country of the Sierra foothills. Running through the center of town is Deer Creek, the site of the earliest gold finds. The city was formally founded in March 1850, and named "Nevada", but had to add the word "City" when Nevada became a State. The richest deep quartz-gold mines in California are found in this area,… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. Charles Dana Gibson. (X) 219 pages. Beautifully illustrated from black and white drawings by Charles Dana Gibson (of "The Gibson Girl"), including some plates. Gray cloth with gilt spine and cover titling. 5" x 7 1/2". Paris vignettes by Richard Harding Davis, the world famous war correspondent. 5 chapters entitled: "The Streets of Paris", "The Show-Places of Paris--Night", "Paris in Mourning", "The Grand Prix and Other Prizes" and "Americans in Paris". Small bookseller's label (Brentano's New York) on rear pastedown. A Very Good plus copy (Rubbed and edgewear, mostly at spine -ends; front hinge open, but holding), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Custom Clear Mylar. 167 (2) pp. Edition limited to 400 un-numbered copies. Prospectus and blank order envelope laid in. Printed by W. Thomas Taylor of Austin, Texas. Red cloth; paper spine title label. 8 1/4" x 11 1/4". Illustrated, including from period B/W photographs. Charles Norris was the younger brother of novelist Frank Norris. The story of the courtship of Charles and Kathleen Norris from 1908-1909, including their correspndence, now at The Bancroft Library. Kathleen Norris was a beloved and prolific novelist. Per the Prospectus: "This volume is indispensible to anyone seeking a deeper insight into the cultural and social history of the first part of the twentieth century." BCC 202. An As New copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1921. First Edition. Cloth-backed Marbled Boards. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. (vi) 70 pages. First edition. #43 of a limited edition of 300 copies.Terra cotta cloth-backed marbled boards. Octavo. Title in black and red; captions in red. Handset Garamond type. Handmade French paper. The first book printed by The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California.Some soiling and edgewear; offset to front endpapers; still a Very Good Plus or better copy, now in a custom, clear mylar protective jacket. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

University of Chicago Press, 1966. University of Chicago Press, 1966 VG+ in Brodart First U.S. Edition. Large Octavo. xxiii, 401 pages plus 192 pages of illustrations. First published in1965 in the Netherlands under the title Anderhalve Eeuw Boektypografie.Various authors (Baudin, Blanchard, Vox, Schauer, Handover, Riva, Ovink, Rotzler, James M. Wells) trace the history of book typography in Europe and the United States. Profusely illustrated from examples of book typography. Gray cloth with silver spine lettering. Volume at least Near Fine. Jacket with some trivial edgewear, but VG+ and collected and protected in a Brodart sleeve. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1980. First Thus. Cloth-backed patterned boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xii) 129 pp. Prospectus and related material laid in. Illustrated, including several from pencil sketches by Dan De Quille. Foreword by Oscar Lewis. Edited with an Introduction by James J. Rawls. Edition limited to 650 un-numbered copies. Printed by Arlen & Clara Louise Philpott, Fairfax, California. Cloth-backed patterned boards. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Dan De Quille was the local and mining editor of the Virgina City Territorial Enterprise newspaper during the glory days of the Comstock Lode bonanza. Mark Twain was on the staff. De Qulle later wrote The History of the Big Bonanza, one of the best accounts of life during the Comstock boom. BCC 165. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Westgate Press, 1931. First Thus. Leather backed marbled boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xviii) 96 pp. Limited edition. One of 475 un-numbered copies printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Illustrated from seven contemporary facsimile lithographs on folded blue paper; one facsimile pamphlet, inserted. Green suede-backed marbled boards. 8 5/8" x 5 1/2. Frenchman Albert Benard de Russailh arrived in San Francisco by the ship Joseph from LeHavre in March,1851. He died in San Francisco in July,1852 at the age of 33. He left a Journal of his travels, filling 211 notebook pages. The last 50 pages of his Journal, dealing with his time in San Francisco, are presented here. GB 150. Well worth reading for a picture of San Francisco during the Gold Rush. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Sacramento: Sacramento Book Collectors Club, 1992. First Edition, Stated. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (x) 109 (1) pp. Prospectus laid in.Translated and edited by Mary Grace Paquette, One of 400 un-numbered copies. Designed by Susan Acker and Mary McDermott at the Feathered Serpent Press. Illustrated. Index. Cloth-backed boards; gilt spine titling. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". The well-written adventures of a young Swiss businessman in Gold Rush California. He describes his time in San Francisco and Sacramento. He became a friend of John Sutter. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket.

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1934. First Thus. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xxi), 80 pages. Limited to 550 un-numbered copies. First Edition Thus after the 1853 first edition. Illustrated from drawings by Charles Nahl. Frontispiece, twenty headpieces and four (4) full-page drawings in color. Foreword by G. Ezra Dane. Cloth-backed boards. Paper label with colored drawing and title by Charles Nahl on front cover. Paper spine title label. 8" x 11 1/4". Bookplate of businessman and writer D. L. James, featuring the James house "Seaward" (now owned by Brad Pitt) designed and built by Greene & Greene on the Carmel Highlands in 1918 on the front pastedown. One of the Second Series of Americana by The Grabhorn Press. One of the Fifty Books of the Year. From the title page, "A series of original illustrated letters, written by one of California's pioneer miners, and dedicated to that class of her citizens by the author." Delano became a banker in Grass Valley, held in such high… Read More

Grass Valley, California, 1871. First Edition. Near Fine. An ORIGINAL indenture deed transferring a quartz gold claim Delano owned in Grass Valley Township, Nevada County, California to the New York Gold Hill Mining Company, for consideration of 10,000 shares of stock in the latter company. A certified copy, with notarial notice affixed. It does not appear to contain Delano's signature. Transferred is "all of that certain mining ground, and quartz mining claims, situate lying and being in Grass Valley township...and being situate upon New York Hill about two miles southerly from the town of Grass Valley..." Alonzo Delano was a noted and published Gold Rush humorist and artist who became a banker in Grass Valley. He was held in such esteem that local flags were lowered to half-mast when he died. He is buried in Grass Valley. FINE condition.

San Francisco: California Development Board, 1913. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 64 pp. Illustrated primarily from vintage B/W photographs. Index. Illustrated stapled wrappers. 7" x 10". In addition to its usual reporting and promotion functions, this brochure highlights the upcoming Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 (February 20 to December 4, 1915) including a Night Scene of the Exposition grounds. Contains information and numbers of the reconstruction of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire. Covers every aspect of California industry from Agriculture to Oil. Scarce, supported by statistics. A useful research tool. Scarce. A Very Good Plus copy (POS stamped on last page; rubbed and a bit soiled from handling), now in a clear 4 mil mylar protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: Harbor Publishing, 1982. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 175 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Author Glenn Dickey in ink on a front free endpaper. ("For Paul Schneider, a real 49er faithful! My best, Glenn Dickey") (Also signed on a rear endpaper.) Introduction by Herb Caen. Tribute by Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Illustrated dustjacket. Profusely illustrated primarily from game photographs, including some from Super Bowl XVI in color. Includes photographs of the entire 49er roster. Statistics. Red cloth; gilt spine titling. 6" x 8 3/4". The thrilling story of the 1982 Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers, coached by Bill Walsh and featuring Joe Montana at quarterback. Author Glenn Dickey was a sportswriter for the San Francisco Chronicle at the time, A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus dust jacket (edgewear), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1933. First Edition. (xiv)351 pages. Large octavo 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Illustrated boards. Profusely illustrated from black and white drawings by E. H Suydam. First Printing (Stated and with the number 1 in brackets on the last text page.) INSCRIBED in ink on the half-title by author Charles Caldwell Dobie, "This book is inscribed for Frieda Buck by her friend Charles Caldwell Dobie / San Francisco November 12 / 1933." Also affixed to the half-title is a printed sticker which reads, "Three years or more ago, when the writing of this book was first projected, Aunty Pew expressed a wish that certain of her friends might have a copy. ...This is sent with her compliments and love." The sticker is signed in ink, "Clarence W. Dobie" (Author's brother). A near fine copy in a soiled, foxed and somewhat edgeworn Very Good Minus dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. 241 pages. SIGNED in ink and dated ("12/9/95") by Harriet Doerr on the half-title. Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth-backed boards. Octavo. From the jacket flap, "In her customary crystalline prose Harriet Doerr examines the lives of four North American expatriates in a small Mexican village of a thousand souls." By the author of Stones for Ibarra. A FINE copy in a FINE dustjacket in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via USPS media mail to any United States address.