Search Results: Authors starting with T from Hardy Books

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1901. First Edition. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. Unpaginated (9). Printed for members of the Sierra Club by the Stanley-Taylor Company of San Francisco. Small bookseller's stamp (Chessler Books) on inside of rear cover. String-bound wrappers. 5 1/4" x 8". A poem written upon the death of Professor Josph LeConte of the University of Californina. Professor LeConte (1823-1901) was a physician and co-founder of the Sierra Club. He died in Yosemite. Poet Edward Robeson Taylor (1838-1923) was a lawyer, physician, Dean of Hasitings Law School and Mayor of San Francisco from 1907- 1910. Scarce. A Very Good Plus copy (Rubbed from handling; cover slightly faded; vertical bend shadow), now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

The Book Club of California, 1975. First Edition thus. Cloth-backed boards. Fine/Very Good +. (6), xii, (4), 34 pages. Illustrated endpapers and in-text illustrations. Introduction by Sister Mary Dominic Ray of Dominican College, San Rafael, California. Leather backed illustrated boards. Limited to 450 un-numbered copies by Cranium Press. Small octavo. Plain paper dust jacket with spine lettering, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. Many unopened pages. First edition thus after the 1856 first edition. A collection of songs performed by Martin and his troupe, which included Lotta Crabtree, then about 8 years old. A very fine copy in a dust jacket discolored from the leather spine, as usual. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. 528 pp. SIGNED in ink by Author Theroux on the title page. Illustrated dust jacket. Map endpapers. Cloth-backed boards. Gilt spine titling. From the flap: "Now Theroux launches his most exotic and tantalizing adventure yet, as he kayaks the shimmering Pacific from island to island, exploring its surfy coasts and blue lagoons, and taking up residence to discover the secrets of these happy isles." From the author of The Mosquito Coast, Chicago Loop, The Old Patagonian Express and The Kingdom by the Sea. A Fine copy in a Fine 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.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First Thus (Limited, Signed). Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar; Slipcase. (Li), 169 (1) pages. The limited version: #47 of this edtion limited to 160 copies (150 for sale), printed on Navarre Rag Paper and SIGNED in ink by Herbert Asbury on the limitation page. Bookplate of Hollywood gadfly Jimmy Starr copied from Rudolph Valentino's gladiator bookplate, affixed to front pastedown. Mylar jacket; Slipcase with paper spine label. 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". Red cloth-backed green boards with gilt front cover vignette and gilt spine titling. Illustrated primarily from woodcuts from vintage newspapers, such as Leslie's Weekly, The Sporting Times and Under The Gaslight. Lengthly historical Introduction and other notes by Editor Herbert Asbury, author of "The Barbary Coast". Printed and bound by The Plimpton Press of Norwood, Mass. Index. A lenghty descriptive collection of cocktail and related recipes by Professor Jerry Thomas, "Formerly Principal Bartender at the… Read More

Hollywood: Universal Pictures, 1980. First Edition. Linen-backed. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL one-sheet movie poster for "WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM", the 1980 movie "Based on the Twisted Legend of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson". starring Bill Murray as Hunter Thompson, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby and Rene Auberjonois. Directed by Art Linson, with music by Neil Young. Linen Mounted. 27" x 41" with a 1" linen border. Many say that, in this movie, Bill Murray came the closest to depicting the real Hunter Thompson. A Fine copy, ready for framing. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Paris: Acme Newpictures, 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is an ORIGINAL photograph of movie actor Spencer Tracy playing tennis in Paris. 7" x 8 1/2". Black and White. Glossy finish. Per the snipe on the verso: "Spencer Tracy (Left), American film actor, shown in action during a game of tennis at the Bois de Bologne courts in Paris. After a visit in London, Tracy stopped at the Hotel Crillon in Paris and is said to have been the first to leave that hotel wearing tennis attire." A Near Fine copy (slightly rubbed from handling) now in a 4mil clear mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING.

Erie, Pennsylvania: Metric Metal Works, 1917. First Thus. Near Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 148 (2) pp. Profusely illustrated throughout, including from photographs and diagrams. Gray cardstock wrappers. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". Prices listed. A "Field Catalogue" for the natural gas and gasoline industry, this book lists both products manufactured by the Metriceds] Metal Works of Erie, Pennsylvania, but also considerable text as to their application. A Near Fine copy, now in a clear mylar 4mil protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via USPS media mail, to any United States Address.

San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1946. First Thus. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (vii) 32 (1) pp. Number 5 in the Colt Press Series of California Classics. Edition limited to 500 un-numbered copies. Illustrated from wood engravings by Mallette Dean. Printed by The Grabhorn Press (GB #428). Handset types. Cloth-backed decorated boards. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4". From a letter by Anthony Trollope describing his visit to San Francisco and Yosemite in 1875 on his way from Hawaii to London. The original manuscript is in the Huntington Library. A Fine copy, now in a clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1942. First Edition. Very Good/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is a lot of six (6) ORIGINAL still photographs for the 1942 film, "TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI", starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott and Nancy Kelly. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Bruce Humberstone. Black & white. 8" x 10". Film text at lower margin. Five of the six have promotional text on the verso. Much of this Technicolor film was shot at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, with the cooperation of the Marine Corps. Released during the very early days of WW2. Very Good or better copies (Edgewear; rubbed from handling), and now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1912. First Thus. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (vii) 124 pages. First thus, including a few poems from other collections and newspapers, adding to the 1908 edition.Tipped-in frontispiece from photograph by Frances MacCulloch of the view of San Francisco ruins taken from Russian Hill, with tissue guard. Cloth-backed decorated boards. 5 1/2" x 8". Printed by Taylor, Nash & Taylor, San Francisco. A collection of poems, including some related to the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. Poet Truesdell (1839-1912) was a widely published California poet, including appearances in The Overland Monthly. She was the author of A California Pilgrimage. Bookplate of A. Leonard, Jr. M.D. on front pastedown; Dr. Leonard's autographed snippet laid in. Slightly soiled and rubbed, but Near Fine, now with a custom clear mylar protective jacket.

Boston: The Gorham Press, 1908. First Edition. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 44 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by INA COOLBRITH in ink on the title page: "To my dear girl Josie Zeller from her friend Ina Coolbrith / Dec. 1907". Illustrated from original illustrations by Maynard Dixon, including the front cover, two paintings and several drawings. Also illustrated from drawings by Leslie Hunter and Herbert Igoe (from Sunset Magazine) and photographs by Frances Reid McCulloch. Decorated wrappers. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Slip of paper glued to title page reads: "FRANCISCA REINA is published under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association for the benefit of its honored member, Miss Ina Coolbrith." This is a profusely illustrated book of poetry concerning the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and its aftermath.This signed copy is one of a kind. Rare. Ina Coolbrith (1841-1928) was the first California Poet Laureate, writer, librarian and leading San Francisco literary figure. With… Read More

San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1981. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 96 pp. SIGNED in ink by photographer Stanley Truman on the limitation page. Edition limited to 950 copies, of which this is #512. Profusely illustrated from black and white phtographs of California Gold Country scenes. Book design by John Beyer. Pictorial endpapers. Cloth-backed boards. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4". A beautiful collection of Gold Country photographs, reproduced on Karma Natural, Basis 100, by double-impression offset lithography with varnished images. Sans slipcase. A Near Fine copy (slightly sunned spine and front cover), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.