Search Results: Titles starting with A from Hardy Books

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.

Pacifica, California: Pacifica Press, 1985. First Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Fine. (4) 278 pages. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Author Colonel R. Bruce Porter in ink on the half-title, "For Gene Kruger / Luck + happy landings / Warm Regards Always R. Bruce Porter / 17 Aug 1991". Inroduction by Marine war hero "Pappy" Boyington. Illustrated dust jacket. Maps. Illustrated from black and white photographs, including aircraft. Blue boards with gilt spine titling. The memoirs of Marine Ace Porter from his early days as a naval aviation cadet, to his successful aerial combat in the South Pacific during World War II. 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.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1966. First Edition. 60 pages. First Edition. Illustrated dust jacket. Presentation copy, with small card stating, "With the Compliments of the Author" laid in. 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". Boards. Illustrated from 23 black and white photographs selected by the author. Lillian Ross, a prolific writer, was preparing a Profile of Adlai Stevenson for The New Yorker, but she abandoned the project when Stevenson died. Instead, she wrote this "rare and durable" memoir. A Near Fine (shadow of a missing paper clip--which may have affixed the presentation card--on a front free endpaper) in a Near Fine (some minor edgewear and soiling) dust jacket, now in a clear mhylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via USPS 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.

Chicago: The W. F. Hall Printing Company, 1899. Ninth Thousand. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. 127 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by the Author in ink on the front free endpaper: "Apr. 17-99-129 Mr. G. B. Harris.- Compliments of the author / Paul Synnestvedt". Profusley illustrated throughout from technical drawings of train parts. Dark red cloth with gilt titling. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". A complete, well-illustrated dissertation on the "diseases" of train braking systems. Valuable historic information for train engineers and enthusiasts. A Very Good Plus or better copy (A bit rubbed from handling; toned endpapers; small hinge openings), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Seldom seen in the original. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Aromas, California: Cayucos Books, 1973. First Trade Edition. Boards. Very Good Plus/Fine. (xxix) 200 (1) pages. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by William Everson in ink to the late bookseller and publisher Robert Hawley, on the front free endpaper, "To Bob Hawley / as fine a friend as they come! / Bill Everson / June 19, 1974". Preface, Introduction, Afterword and Notes by William Everson. White dust jacket. Black boards. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Photocopy of Robert Hawley's obituary laid in. A collection of published and unpublished Jeffers' poems that, according to Everson, trace Jeffers' "interval that changed him from an accomplished but stilted poet in Californians (1916) to a decisive and transcendent one in Tamar (1924)." Robert (Bob) Hawley (1929 - 2017) was a beloved Bay Area bookseller (Ross Valley Book Company) and publisher under the Oyez imprint, which published several of poet William Everson's works. Everson's inscription, written in ballpoint pen ink, in an informal style (different than the… Read More

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.

Hollywood: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, 1950. Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is a SIGNED color movie still photograph of ANN MILLER in a bathing suit with an American flag in the background. Borderless. 7 3/4" x 9 3/4". Glossy finish. Ann Miller's autograph in ink at the lower right corner. Ann Miller (1923-1940) was an American actress, singer and dancer. After dancing in San Francisco clubs as a teenager, she was signed by RKO in 1937 and appeared in small parts. She then moved to Columbia where she remained until 1946. She then signed with MGM and her career blossomed. She appeared in major MGM musicals, including Easter Parade, On The Town and Kiss Me Kate. In 1979 she came out of retirement to play with Mickey Rooney for nine years in Sugar Babies. She left us in 2004 at age 80. A Fine copy, now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1923. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. 221 pp. Illustrated. List of Mining Companies. Bibliography. Cloth-backed boards. 10" x 7". Sans dust jacket. From the Preface: "This is the story of the companies of adventurers who left Massachusetts for California to acquire wealth and assist in building a new state in a distant and, to them, unknown country." A Very Good Plus copy (toning to covers), now in a custom clear mylar jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1983. First Thus. Cloth. Fine in (Mylar) DJ/Custom Clear Mylar. 84 pages. Illustrated. Frontis portrait of William Doxey from The Bancroft Library. Preface. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Index. Errata sheet laid in. Publication Number 173 of The Book Club of California. 8vo. Designed and printed by Harold Berliner of Nevada City. Limited to 550 copies.ket. The story of one of San Francisco's most fascinating and important booksellers/publishers. A fine copy in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Ukiah, California: Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House, 2006. First Edition. Linen-backed Cloth. As New/Fine. 118 (2) pages. SIGNED by the three authors in ink on the title page. Profusely illustrated (more than 100 duotone images) from vintage photographs by A. O. Carpenter (1836-1919) including many plates,all from the collection of the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California. Illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. Bibliography. Linen-backed cloth with gilt front cover and spine titling. Subjects include Mendocino County logging, railroad, bridges, ports, buildings and Pomo Native Americans. A beautiful book. As New 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.