Search Results: Authors starting with T from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

New York: B. T. Babbit, 1880. Very Good. [4x5.25in card stock] Color chromolithograph illustration of advertisement depicting a traveling salesman dressed as 'Uncle Sam" selling soap powder to two miners, with shovel and pic axe on the ground. A box of soap powder is hanging on one side of the balance scale and the miners are piling bags of gold on the other side. In the background is a landscape scene of a valley and foothills. Below the soap box is "A thing of worth is a joy forever" and to the side, Bufford. On the verso is a "Beautiful Tribute to Women", which is extolling the virtues and strength of women from a 1880's perspective. The last line reads "In short, woman is a miracle, a mystery, the center from which radiates the charm of existence." Some light soiling and age toning to edges, faint spot on illustration and on verso, some spots and marks on text. Benjamin Talbot Babbitt (1809-1889) was an American businessman, advertiser, manufacturer and inventor. He held over 100 patents for… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.5x6.5in]; xxvii, 375 pp., 8 color plates illustrations by Author, appendix (1850 Report to Sec. of State by T. Butler King on California); Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt rules and illustrations on front and spine, yellow dyed top edge, other edged untrimmed; Light green dust jacket with black, white and yellow lettering on front and spine, illustration of San Francisco on front, with black floral pattern on spine, advertisements for Western Americana book series (Oscar Lewis and Robert Glass Cleland, editors) on back; Negligible shelf wear to book, light glue remains of removed bookplate on front end paper; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips to corners and edges, age darken spine and along edges, light rubbing to surfaces. [Kurutz 618, Volkmann Zamorano 80 #73]. Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was a travel author, poet and artist. His 1850 two volume book "Eldorado" is his best known work about… Read More

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Company, Inc, 1926. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.5x6in]; 87 pp., [10] blank pages for reader notes, frontispiece and 38 tinted black and white images with pale yellow border from various sources, including Ansel Adams, George E. Stone, A. C. Pillsbury, F. J. Taylor, and others; Publisher original dark mustard paper covered boards with dark brown web-lined patterns and tan cloth back strip with brown lettering on spine; Minimal edge wear to edges and corners with rubbing along joint edges, offset shadows on end papers, faint age toning along text edges. Taylor photographers - Adams, Taylor, Stone.

Washington: [Washington], 1850. First Edition. Good. Ex-Library, [9x6in]; 976 pp., six of seven maps (five folding); Original half bound marbled paper covers with gilt lettering on leather spine, all edges trimmed, Shelf wear to covers, edges, and corners, chips to marbled paper, rubbing to covers and spine, corners bumped, leather missing and frayed, some old tape on edges, spine faded with chips and splits at ends, typical public library markings with pasted card on rear end paper, some water stains and heavy foxing to text, maps in good condition with several red number markings, some misfolds, chips and closed tears along edges, several old and new archival tape repairs to closed tears, Fremont-Preuss map (No. 5) not present (see listing of maps below). [Kurutz Calif 106b, Howes P447, Wheat Books 31, Wheat Maps 79, Zamorano80 14, Rittenhouse 588]. The House and, later, Senate [Report 18, Serial 577] publications were important in the reports of the California gold rush and conditions along with… Read More

Chicago: Monroe Book Co, 1897. First Edition, Later Printing. Very Good. [8.25x5.75in]; app. 53 pp., [1] Notice, [2] frontispiece illustration and title page, [4] partial of tabled of contents and maps and illustration list, 5 plates with illustrations from images, 8 plates line illustrations, excerpt from book 13-43 pp., [9] advertisement and subscriber agreement with unused lined subscriber pages, back end paper has paste down cloth sample of spine; Brown cloth covers with black outlined yellow lettering and black lettering in border yellow field on front, illustration of miner with pack and walking stick on snow field; back cover of snow field with black outlined white and yellow lettering; Some shelf wear to covers and edges with heavy rubbing and some soiling. [Kurutz 128 and 128g] CS. The Chicago Record Newspaper was quick to gather and publish an extensive guidebook to Alaska and Klondike gold seekers. From Kurutz, "... arguably the best known of all Klondike guidebooks. ... Put together… Read More

New York: The Grolier Club, 1913. First Edition. Very Good. [6.75x4.25in]; [2], [1,2], 3-220 pp., 342 entries; Tan oversized paper wrappers with brown ink lettering in red triple line border on front, all edges untrimmed, glued binding; Typical shelf wear with wrappers soiled and stained with chips and closed tears, no loss of text, pages fine with no foxing or stains. The New York Grolier Club is one of the oldest bibliophile club promoting the appreciation of books. Organized in 1884, the club collects books, holds lectures and exhibitions, and publishes books about books. This was the catalogue to an extensive exhibition of the works of Dickens gathered from the club's library and the collections of the members. It is "descriptive of the exhibition and offers no attempt at a bibliography." However, the chronologically listed items by group is impressive. The groups contain the published works of Dickens, speeches, miscellaneous Dickensiana, manuscripts and letters, portraits of Dickens, and… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1961. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [8.5x6in]; 296 pp., [1], 28 black and white images; Pale blue cloth back strip on patterned gray paper boards, white and black ink lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Black dust jacket with blue, white and red lettering on front and spine, blue tinted image of Wilkins on front and narratives of author and reviews on back; Minimal shelf wear, inscription on front end paper signed by Lady Suzanne Wilkins, tipped in in news paper article that was taped to back end paper; Some edge chips and wear to dust jacket, price clipped, rubbing and fading to spine and edges. Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958), an Australian, was one of the last great heroes of the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration in the early 1900's. In 1913, he was selected by Vilhjalmur Stefansson to be the photographer on the Karluk to explore the Arctic Beaufort Sea area. He was part of the British Expedition to Antarctic Graham Land in 1920-21, which, of… Read More

Edinburgh: John Thomson and Company, 1814. First State. Good. [19.5in dia. neatline, 22.25x21.5in sheet, folds to 22.25x12.5in] Hand colored map of the entire Northern Hemisphere in great detail with topographic, geographical and political divisions, and cities, full color with general outlines of Europe kingdoms, annotations to various islands and other features; Mild age toning and soiling to left and right edges (which would be the top and bottom edges of the atlas), horizontal fold crease with light rubbing to map surface, on crease line, small area at neatline on right edge of paper separation, small closed tears along same edges with several tape repairs on verso and to crease. [Rumsey 1007.003] CS. John Thomson (1777-1840) was a Scottish Cartographer in Edinburgh. The title page of the Atlas reads, "A new general atlas, consisting of a series of geographical designs, on various projections, exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe; and a collection of maps and charts, delineating… Read More

Oakland, CA: Biobooks, 1945. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [California Centennial Edition No.4, limited to 1500 copies], inscribed and signed by Sullivan [11x7.75in]; [2], v, [1] [Salute to General Douglas MacArthur, Sixth and Eight Armies and First Cavalry Division], 161 pp., [1], four color illustrations, tipped in errata slip; Cream cloth binding with red and black lettering on front and illustration of pioneer family; Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and illustration of pioneer family, red lined lettering on spine; Minimal shelf wear on corners with bumps along bottom edges, tipped in prior owner bookplate; Some soiling, offset darkening of dust jacket with darken spine, minor shelf wear on all edges. Quinn Thornton emigrated to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1846. He was appointed a Judge by the provision government of Oregon in 1847 and was the representative of the territory in Washington DC. During his travels, he met survivors of the Donner party in San… Read More

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1891. First Edition. Very Good. [Copyright date of 1890] [9.25x6.75in]; [38] unpaginated, 11 illustrations with two in color, Six images of clay modeling including Title and copyright pages; Blue-gray cloth covers with beveled edges, Silver lettering on front in border laurel leaf design, silver lettering outlined in black on spine in same border design, Light Gray-green morie patterned floral doublure end papers, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed; Moderate shelf wear to edges and corners with some rubbing, soling and a few scratches to covers, no prior owner marks. [Currey-Kruska 330]. Mary Beth McKenzie Toland (1825?-1895) was an America author of poetry of romances, fantasy and legends. She and her husband, Dr. Hugh Toland, came to San Francisco in 1852 to be part of the adventure of settling California. Dr. Toland founded Toland Medical College in 1862 and oversaw the transfer of the college to the University of California. Mary Toland… Read More

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1930. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED by author, [7.5x5.25in] [5], 281 pp., frontispiece of Torchiana as a Ranch Superintendent, 20 plates of 22 black and white images; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine; Cream dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, image of Torchiana on front; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners in rubbing, slight age toning of text, singed by Torchiana on front end paper; Some Shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips top and bottom of spine, edges, and corners, darken spine with some soiling and rub markings on surfaces, not price clipped. [Six-Guns 2226, The Rampaging Herd 2313, Cowan64 p 641. H. A. Van Coenen Torchiana (1867-1940) was a native of the Netherlands, immgrated to America to see the West and become a lawyer. In 1913 he was appointed to as Consul General in San Francisco. Before the appointment, he was a working cowboy and became a manager on large cattle ranches in California. This… Read More

London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1988. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.75x5.5in]; Vol. I - xii, 476 pp., Vol. II - [1], 478-1179 pp., 5,594 entries, appendices and indices; Royal Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, the bookplate of Steve Fossett Collection of Adventure and Exploration is on the front end paper of each volume. From the Preface, "... inclusion are histories, narratives, novels, and humorous works about yachting, boating, canoeing, and surfing, which tell of cruising, canoe tripping, racing, competitions, and just messing about...". A very comprehensive bibliography that also includes books about vessels, building boats, related nautical businesses, children's books, voyages of naval and merchant ships, exploration, and all other things relating to traveling on the seas. Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons, sailboats, gliders and unique powered… Read More

Chesire, CN: Graphics Press, 2005. Second Edition, Later Printing. Fine/Fine. Chesire, CN: Graphics Press; 2005; Second Edition, Later Printing, with revisions [8.75x10.75"]; Gray cloth covers with maroon ink lettering on spine; Cream Dust Jacket with black and red lettering on cover and spine, graphic illustration of cloud pattern on front and image of author on back; 156 pp. [2], colophon, illustrations and images throughout text; minimal shelf wear and soiling of dust jacket. Overall condition is Near Fine.

Chesire, CN: Graphics Press, 2001. Second Edition. Fine/Fine. Chesire, CN: Graphics Press; 2001; Second Edition, 4th printing [8.75x10.75"]; Light green-gray cloth covers with gilt and red lettering on spine; Cream Dust jacket with black and red lettering on front and spine, red line graphic on front, image of author on back; 197 pp. [2] colophon, illustrations and graphics throughout text, signed by author on title page, tipped in presentation outline with bibiliography and other information; minimal shelf wear and soiling with small dent in dust jacket on back gutter. Overall condition is New Fine.

Chesire, CN: Graphics Press, 2005. First Edition, Later Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Chesire, CN: Graphics Press; 2005; First Edition, Later Printing [8.75x10.75]; light gray cloth cover with dark gray ink lettering on spine; White dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine and color illustrations and graphics on front and back covers; 126 pp. [1] colophon; graphics, illustrations and images throughout text; Small dent on bottom edge of back cover, minimal shelf wear and soiling to dust jacket with small water stain on bottom edge of back cover. Overall condition is Near Fine.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1915. First Edition. Very Good. [8.25x5.5in].; 440 pp., frontispiece photograph of Captain Scott, 20 plates including four color and frontispiece, illustrations in text, facsimile reproduction of Scott's last writing, fold out map of main southern journey; Green gray cloth covers with gilt lettered front cover and spine, and gilt/white vignette of sailing ship at sea on front, top edge gilt and other edges untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, front hinge cracked and still tight, small dark spot on spine, prior owner pencil inscription dated December 1915. [Rosove 330.B1]. An extensive introduction by Sr. J. M. Barrie on Scott's family and upbringing. Turley has retold the stories of exploration, heroics and tragedy of the voyages of Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901-04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910-13. Robert Falcon Scott… Read More