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W. B. Saunders Company, 1986. Third edition. Hardcover. 1050pp. Quarto [27 cm] Tan boards. The boards show minor soiling. Internally very clean. May require extra postage due to weight.

London: Cape Goliard, 1968. First edition thus, limited and signed. Hardcover. Small square octavo [20 cm] Pale blue cloth-effect paper over boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. With the clear dustwrapper, illustrated with a black tree design by Ambrosius Gabler. Both the book and the wrapper are in very good condition. The pages are tanned, and the wrapper is gently rubbed. Edited and translated from the Finnish by Anselm Hollo. Number 7 of 100. Signed and numbered by Haavikko on the half-title page.

Santa Barbara: John Daniel and Company, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jan Stussy. SIGNED by poet's wife. 131pp. Octavo [24 cm] Brown cloth over boards. In the dust jacket with light wear. Etchings by Jan Stussy. Inscribed by the author's wife, nearly a decade after the poet's death, on the front free endpaper: "To_______ / with fond memories / of our special visit! / Barbara Nissman Haberman / Nov. 17 '07 / Provo." Daniel Haberman played a key role in establishing the American Poets' Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. His wife, Barbara, is a well-known American pianist.

Prague: Miroslav Stejskal, 1941. Presumed first edition. Paperback. Good. 98pp. Octavo [20 cm] in wraps. Very light soiling to wraps; most pages detached (all present); uncut. Three historical stories by Rajmund Habrina, Czech author, poet, and journalist. Cover illustration and three interior illustrations in woodcut by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova. Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (1894-1980) was the first female wordless novelist and the only woman to work in this medium during its heyday. She was born in the Moravian region of what is now the Czech Republic and spent most of her life in Brno, the Moravian capital. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and in 1923 received a government scholarship to study printmaking in Paris. Bochorakova-Dittrichova's unpublished wordless novel Malí ka Na Cestách [The Artist on Her Journey] recounts this period in her life. In Paris, she first encountered the wordless novels of Flemish artist Frans Masereel, the originator of the form, and… Read More

Prague: Miroslav Stejskal, 1941. Presumed first edition. Paperback. 98pp. Octavo [20 cm] in wraps. Front matter and first two signatures completely disbound, as is final leaf. Creasing to spine and light soiling to wraps; text is unmarked. Three historical stories by Rajmund Habrina, Czech author, poet, and journalist. Cover illustration and three interior illustrations in woodcut by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova. Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (1894-1980) was the first female wordless novelist and the only woman to work in this medium during its heyday. She was born in the Moravian region of what is now the Czech Republic and spent most of her life in Brno, the Moravian capital. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and in 1923 received a government scholarship to study printmaking in Paris. Bochorakova-Dittrichova's unpublished wordless novel Malí ka Na Cestách [The Artist on Her Journey] recounts this period in her life. In Paris, she first encountered the wordless novels of… Read More

1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 263pp. Oblong quarto [21 cm x 28 cm] Red cloth over boards. Lightly rubbed at the spine ends and corners of the covers. An illustrated personal history, with many illustrations made from rough sketches on location.

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1877. First American edition. Hardcover. Good +. 262pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with very elaborate decoratively stamped cobweb and spider designs in black and red on the spine and boards. Title in gilt on the spine. Publisher's advertisements for "The Cobweb Series" and other "Choice Fiction" printed on the endpapers. Advertisements for "New and Popular Novels" at the rear. Spine rolled, and extremities gently bumped. The text block is cracked a couple of times, but the book is quite sturdy. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. Translated from the German of F. W. Hackländer by Rosalie Kaufman. Scarce, and in the publisher's lovely binding. From The Publisher's Weekly (No. 299, October 6, 1877, p. 403) - "All of the events of this romance take place within a few days. A young German officer, Eugene von Warring, has been left an income of ten thousand dollars on condition that he marries before his… Read More

Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1997. Reprint. Paperback. Very good. Three volumes in one. Quarto [27 cm] in wraps. Small dampstains to spine at foot, front wrap corners lightly bumped; interior is clean, tight, and bright. Facsimile reprint of books orginally published in 1936, 1937, and 1938.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 271pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black paper over boards. In a very attractive dust jacket. A novel that was made into a multiple Tony-winning Broadway play, and a book that was banned in multiple schools, primarily due to complaints regarding profanity.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/near fine. 271pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black paper over boards. The spine ends are just a hair bruised. In a very attractive dust jacket. A novel that was made into a multiple Tony-winning Broadway play, and a book that was banned in multiple schools, primarily due to complaints regarding profanity.

Carson City, NV: Purple Coyote Corp. and RANGE Magazine, 2007. First edition, association copy. Hardcover. SIGNED. 112pp. Square octavo [21 cm] Glossy pictorial paper over boards. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket. Ex-libris Tom Russell. Inscribed by C. J. Hadley to the American singer, songwriter, and painter, on the front free endpaper.

Ogden City, Utah: Ogden Herald Publishing Company, Printers, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 214pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with light blue printed paper over boards. General mild rubbing to boards; contemporary owner's name in pen at the head of the front board; subtle dampstaining to top edge of rear board; hinges reinforced; presentation slip mounted to front pastedown, dated "1939." An early directory of this Northern Utah town that served as the main railroad hub of the Intermountain West. Contains lots of great period advertising. This work also contains short histories of the people and organizations. Flake/Draper 3772. Auerbach 519.

St. George, UT: Privately Printed, 1964. Fourth edition. Paperback. 39pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Tan suede wrappers with title in green on front panel. Near fine. Illustrated throughout.

St. George, UT: Privately Published, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Very good. 44pp. Octavo [21.9cm]. Stapled blue textured paper wraps with black lettering and an illustration of a wagon train. Pages and wraps are age toned at extremities, there is one small sticker on the rear wrap. A brief but thorough history and important people of the St George area after the arrival of the pioneers.

Photograph measures 21 cm x 24 cm; mounted on thick stock measuring 25.5 cm x 30 cm. Numerous small surface scratches to photograph, one deep closed tear measuring 3" long to bottom margin corner, a few small abrasions; border of photograph unevenly trimmed, light soiling to mount. Photograph of John Taylor (third President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) by John Hafen, with his mark, dated 1888. Hafen was one of the muralists of the Salt Lake Temple. Before becoming a painter, he apprenticed under noted photographer Charles Savage.

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. 375pp. Octavo [24 cm] Green cloth with gilt stamping on the backstrip. Top edge trimmed; fore edges deckled. Very good. The edges of the covers and spine are very moderately rubbed and bumped, and there is a previous owner's name on the front pastedown. With the fold-out map at p. 285. The Far West and Rockies Historical Series 1820-1875, volume eight. A story of the Utah Expedition, the reactions arising from it, the Mormon means of resistance, and the heroic efforts that, in the end, brought reconciliation.

Glendale, California and Denver, Colorado: The Arthur H. Clark Company and Fred A. Rosenstock: The Old West Publishing Company, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 334pp. Octavo [24 cm] Light green cloth over boards with the title stamped in gilt on the backstrip. With a 1/2" long shallow depression in the top edge of the rear board, and light rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the covers. The dust jacket has two 3" closed tears (one with an area of thin loss) along the front fold of the spine, and the edges are slightly chipped. Inscribed by LeRoy R. Hafen on the front free endpaper. The author writes, "To my good friend and wonderful collaborator___, with appreciation for your excellent help. Cordially, Roy Hafen.

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 375pp. Octavo [24 cm] Green cloth with gilt stamping on the backstrip. Top edge trimmed; fore edges deckled. The extremities are marginally rubbed and bumped, and there is a previous owner's name, along with a date, on the front free endpaper. It appears as though someone has attempted to erase the name a bit. With the fold-out map at p. 285. The Far West and Rockies Historical Series 1820-1875, volume eight. A story of the Utah Expedition, the reactions arising from it, the Mormon means of resistance, and the heroic efforts that, in the end, brought reconciliation.

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company. Hardcover. Fifteen Volume Set. 377, 333, 315, 353, 361, 349, 346, 375, 310, 345, 319, 386, 333, 328, 360pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Green cloth with gilt rules and titles on backstrips. All volumes near fine (four of the volumes have matching bookplates). Illustrated with maps and portraits. Includes the index and bibliography volume (15). According to Clark & Brunet: "Containing rare documents and journals dealing with the opening of the Rocky Mountain, this series received immediate acclaim from both the academic and general audience." Clark & Brunet 118.

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. 333pp. Octavo [ 25 cm] Green cloth with gilt title on backstrip. Very good. There is a library label at the foot of the spine. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. Small library stamp on the bottom edge of the front free endsheet, and the rear free endsheet has a library pocket. There is an ink stamp on the verso of the title page. Uncut pages. Volume two in Far West and Rockies Historical Series, 1820-1875. Clark & Brunet 118.