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CONTROVERSIAL JAMES: AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE WHARTON JAMES
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CONTROVERSIAL JAMES: AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE WHARTON JAMES

by LARSON, Roger Keith

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Slipcase. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. An essay on the Western writer, collector and bibliophile George Wharton James. An As New copy in a Near Fine slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of oour books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.
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CONTROVERSIAL JAMES: AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE WHARTON JAMES (SIGNED)
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CONTROVERSIAL JAMES: AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE WHARTON JAMES (SIGNED)

by LARSON, Roger Keith

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Slipcase. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. This copy is SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink on the half-title from the author to San Francisco physician and bibliophile Sandor Burstein, MD (1924-2015): "To Sandor Burstein, fellow internist and bibliophile with all best wishes / Roger K. Larson". Dr. Burstein was an avid member of the Roxburgh Club and The Book Club of California, and amassed a notable Lewis Carroll collection. Also laid in is the prospectus and a stamped envelope containing Dr. Burstein's invitation, with tickets, to a meeting of The Roxburgh Club for April 19, 1994, featuring a talk by Author Larson on "George Wharton James: Further Reflections". Dr. Burstirn was Master of the Press. An essay on… Read More
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ON BEING FUNNY. WOODY ALLEN AND COMEDY (SIGNED)
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ON BEING FUNNY. WOODY ALLEN AND COMEDY (SIGNED)

by LAX, Eric

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New York: Charterhouse, 1975. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. (vii) (1) 243 pp. Presentation copy SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink on the front free endpaper from author Lax to Larry Gelbart: "For Larry, With thanks for making some of this possible, and with admiration. Eric." Illustrated from period photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Index. Octavo. Cloth. From the jacket blurb: "Eric Lax observed (Woody Allen) at close range for three years--on movie locations, during jazz sessions, and while performing--and also caught him in moments of reflection in fast-food outfits, hotel rooms, and his apartment and has managed to capture the essence of this extraordinary man in all his motion, comlexity, and wit." Larry Gelbart (1928-2009) was an American television and screen writer, playwright, director and author, known for M*A*S*H and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Tootsie, and others. Gelbart is mentioned several times in the text and in the author's Acknowledgements ("Larry Gelbart… Read More
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YO SEMITE 1878. ADVENTURES OF N & C.
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YO SEMITE 1878. ADVENTURES OF N & C.

by LeCONTE, Caroline (Carrie)

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1964. First Edition. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xviii) 99 (1) (11 Facsimiles). Illustrated from drawings by Caroline LeConte, both in-text and full page. Introduction to "C" by Susanna B. Dakin. Limited edition: one of 450 un-numbered copies designed and printed by Mallette Dean for The Book Club of California, San Francisco. Frontispiece portrait from period photograph of Carrie LeConte. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Printed spine label. 7 3/4" x 11". The journal of 14 year old Caroline (Carrie) LeConte written (rewritten in 1880) during her family's 1878 camping tip to Yosemite and the Big Trees. Her father was Professor Joseph LeConte of the University of California. "N" was Winona (Nona) Dibble, Carrie's young friend on the trip. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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FRANK MORRISON PIXLEY OF THE ARGONAUT
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FRANK MORRISON PIXLEY OF THE ARGONAUT

by LEVINSOHN, John L.

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1989. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 81 (3) pp. Illustrated, including frontispiece of Frank Pixley at his desk from a photograph. Plain paper dust jacket. Custom spine titling. Prospectus, ordering envelope and delivery notice laid in. One of an edition of 450 un-numbered copies. Illustrated endpapers. Linen with gilt spine titling. 6" x 9". Designed and printed by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. Frank Morrison Pixley was the founder and editor of The Argonaut, an influential literary weekly, which featured contributions from Ambrose Bierce, Ina Coolbrith, Gertrude Atherton and Charles Warren Stoddard, and many others. As New in a Fine dust jacket, now in a custom clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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FRANK MORRISON PIXLEY OF THE ARGONAUT
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FRANK MORRISON PIXLEY OF THE ARGONAUT

by LEVINSOHN, John L.

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1989. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 81 pages. One of a limited edition of 450 un-numbered copies. Designed and printed by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. Bound by Cardoza-James Binding company with photographs printed by Marin Star Graphic Arts. Cloth with gilt spine-titling. Octavo. Frontispiece from photograph of Frank Morrison Pixley at his desk at The Argonaut, San Francisco. Pixley founded and edited The Argonaut, a San Francisco literary weekly which began publication in 1877. A Fine copy in a slightly rubbed, Near Fine plain white mailing wrapper, now in a custom clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.
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SILVER KINGS (SIGNED); The Lives of Mackay, Fair, Flood, and O'Brien, Lords of the Nevada...
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SILVER KINGS (SIGNED); The Lives of Mackay, Fair, Flood, and O'Brien, Lords of the Nevada Comstock Lode

by LEWIS, Oscar

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition, Third Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. (xii) 286 (viii) 1 pp. SIGNED in ink by Oscar Lewis on the half title. Illustrated, primarily from period photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Bibliography. Index. Cloth. Silver spine titling. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". The story of the big four men of Nevada's Comstock Lode: John W. Mackey, James G. Fair, James Clair Flood and William S. O'Brien. This is a companion piece to Oscar Lewis' The Big Four. A Near Fine copy (slightly cocked) in a Very Good Minus dust jacket (edgewear; chipped at the spine-ends), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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JOSH. MY UP AND DOWN, IN AND OUT LIFE
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JOSH. MY UP AND DOWN, IN AND OUT LIFE

by LOGAN, Joshua

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New York: Delacorte Press, 1976. Second Printing. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Fine. 408 pages. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by author Joshua Logan in ink on the half title: "N.Y.C. / 6.30.76 / For June Blossom / Best wishes, good luck & may you live a life free from fear & doubt. Remember always: 'If the Sun and Moon should doubt They'd immediately go out.' / Best / Joshua Logan". (Quote from page 389.) Illustrated from 60 B/W photographs. Chronology listing Mr. Logan's film and stage productions. Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth-backed boards. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". June Blossom was a prominent member of New York society, a patron of the annual International Debutante Ball, and, as a singer and dancer, had a brief theatrical career on Broadway (Her New York Times obituary laid in.) A memoir by the brilliant stage and film writer, producer and director (Annie Get Your Gun, Mister Roberts, South Pacific, Picnic), describing his successes and his battle against depression. A Near Fine copy (some hinge weakness) in a… Read More
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KISS HOLLYWOOD GOODBYE (SIGNED)
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KISS HOLLYWOOD GOODBYE (SIGNED)

by LOOS, Anita

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New York: The Viking Press, 1974. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 213 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Anita Loos in ink on the title page ("Greetings to Roger from Anita Loos"). Illustrated from black and white photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth-backed boards. 6" x 8 1/2". List of screenplays by Anita Loos from 1912 through 1953. This is volume two of Anita Loos' autobiography. Per the jacket blurb, the book "...supplies more insights into the history of American moviemaking than many earnest, scholarly studies on the same subject. Her irreverence, in fact, is the key to her readibility." By the author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. A Near Fine copy (abrasion to front endpapers; slightly rubbed) in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States Address.
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SAN FRANCISCO ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER: SWEDISH 1936 LINEN-BACKED
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SAN FRANCISCO" ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER: SWEDISH 1936 LINEN-BACKED

by LOOS, Anita; HOPKINS, Robert E. (Screenplay)

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Stockholm: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), 1936. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL Swedish one-sheet movie poster for "SAN FRANCISCO", the 1936 MGM film starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt and Ted Healy. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke. Expertly linen mounted. Image: 27 1/2" x 39 1/2". Art by Eric Rohman (1891-1949), a Swedish artist who specialized in Swedish movie posters. He estimated that he had done over 7000 posters in his lifetime. Signed in the print. "San Francisco" was released in Sweden in November,1936. This film featured the iconic re-creation of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. A Beautiful poster. Shipped rolled. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.
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1900 PROSPERITY OIL COMPANY ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS WITH ADDITIONAL RELATED ITEMS
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1900 "PROSPERITY OIL COMPANY" ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS WITH ADDITIONAL RELATED ITEMS

by LORD, A. R. President

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Nevada City, California: Prosperity Oil Company, 1900. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 11 page pamphlet. Illustrated from photographs of Bakersfield area oil fields showing early wooden derricks, including frontispiece; folding map showing the property of the Prosperity Oil Company and the "West Side Oil Belt of Kern County". Illustrated wrappers. 8 1/4" x 5". Included are four(4) blank stock subscription forms for the purchase of shares in the company, two blank Company envelopes, a fragile clipping from The San Francisco Daily Post of February 13, 1901, describing "An Oil Man's Opinion", and a 4 page fragile folded copy of the December 21, 1900 Nevada City "The Herald" newspaper featuring a front page story about the Prosperity Oil Company as well as local stories and a number of advertisements with great period fonts and graphics. Prosperity Oil Company was organized in Nevada City (Nevada County Seat) in the heart of the northern California gold… Read More
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THE SAGA OF THE COMSTOCK LODE. BOOM DAYS IN VIRGINIA CITY (SIGNED)
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THE SAGA OF THE COMSTOCK LODE. BOOM DAYS IN VIRGINIA CITY (SIGNED)

by LYMAN, George D.

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. 399 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Author George Lyman in ink on the half-title: "Inscribed, with great pleasure, for Gladys Mary Smith / George D. Lyman / San Francisco / May 1934.". Illustrated. Scribners' "A" present. Illustrated endpapers. Notes. Sans dust jacket. Blue Cloth. 6" x 9". The well-written, well-researched history of the Comstock Lode, Nevada .A Very Good Plus copy (spine darkened), now in a custom clear mylar protective cover. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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THE LIFE OF DAVID C. BRODERICK. A SENATOR OF THE FIFTIES
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THE LIFE OF DAVID C. BRODERICK. A SENATOR OF THE FIFTIES

by LYNCH, Jeremiah

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New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1911. First Thus. Cloth. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (13) 259 pp. Illustrated. Frontispiece from portrait of David C. Broderick with tissue guard. Original purple cloth with gilt front cover and spine titling. 5" x 7 1/2". The copyright page shows that the work was copyrighted in 1911 by the author. Cowan p.401 refers to a San Francisco imprint, also of 1911, not mentioned on this copyright page. David C. Broderick (1820 - 1859) was born of Irish parents in Washington D.C. He came to California in the Gold Rush. He became active in politics as a State Senator and acting Lieutenant Governor of California. He was politically powerful in San Francisco. He was a Democrat, but drifted to "Free Soil" in opposing slavery for California. In this, he incurred the wrath of former California Supreme Court Chief Justice David C. Terry, who favored slavery for California. The two men held a pistol duel near Lake Merced on September 13. 1859. When Broderick's pistol fired… Read More
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THE LIFE OF DAVID C. BRODERICK. A SENATOR OF THE FIFTIES (SIGNED)
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THE LIFE OF DAVID C. BRODERICK. A SENATOR OF THE FIFTIES (SIGNED)

by LYNCH, Jeremiah

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New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1911. First Thus. Cloth. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (13) 259 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by author Lynch to Richard M. Hotaling on a front free endpaper: "Richard M. Hotaling with remembrances from Jeremiah Lynch / San Francisco Jany. 1912". Illustrated. Frontispiece from portrait of David C. Broderick with tissue guard. Original purple cloth with gilt front cover and spine titling. t.e.g. 5" x 7 1/2". The copyright page shows that the work was copyrighted in 1911 by the author. Cowan p. 401 refers to a San Francisco imprint, also of 1911, not mentioned on this copyright page. David C. Broderick (1820 - 1859) was born of Irish parents in Washington D.C. He came to California in the Gold Rush. He became active in politics as a State Senator and acting Lieutenant Governor of California. He was politically powerful in San Francisco. He was a Democrat, but drifted to "Free Soil" in opposing slavery for California. In this, he incurred the wrath of former… Read More
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