Search Results: Titles starting with P from Hardy Books

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. (xvi) 208 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Edited and with an Introduction by Samuel Abt. Red cloth; gilt spine titling. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Waverly Root (1906-1982) was a newspaperman with The Chicago Tribune Paris Edition in its glory years. From the jacket flap: "In The Paris Edition, edited by fellow newspaperman Samuel Abt from Root's unpublished memoirs, he writes of Charles Lindbergh's landing in Paris, of the Montparnasse Amerian community and such figures as Ernest Hermingway, Henry Miller, Gertrude Stein, Elliot Paul, and Harold Stearns, of the events and places of the day". 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.

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1934. First Thus. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xxi), 80 pages. Limited to 550 un-numbered copies. First Edition Thus after the 1853 first edition. Illustrated from drawings by Charles Nahl. Frontispiece, twenty headpieces and four (4) full-page drawings in color. Foreword by G. Ezra Dane. Cloth-backed boards. Paper label with colored drawing and title by Charles Nahl on front cover. Paper spine title label. 8" x 11 1/4". Bookplate of businessman and writer D. L. James, featuring the James house "Seaward" (now owned by Brad Pitt) designed and built by Greene & Greene on the Carmel Highlands in 1918 on the front pastedown. One of the Second Series of Americana by The Grabhorn Press. One of the Fifty Books of the Year. From the title page, "A series of original illustrated letters, written by one of California's pioneer miners, and dedicated to that class of her citizens by the author." Delano became a banker in Grass Valley, held in such high… Read More

London: Michael Joseph, Ltd, 1983. First Edition. Leather-backed cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine Slipcase. 160 pp. Profusely illustrated from sketches and photographs of paintings of race horses by artist Peter Biegel, many in full color. Foreword by Fred Winter, CBE. Leather-backed green cloth in green slipcase. Gilt titling. 9 3/4" x 13" Oblong. Index. Peter Biegel (1913-1989) was, during his lifetime, generally said to be "the best painter of the horse". He reportedly was a favorite of the Queen and the Queen Mother. Most of the horses pictured in this book raced in Europe. Three pages do feature Secretariat. A beautifully produced book and slipcase. A cornerstone of any racehorse book collection. A Near Fine copy (Christmas gift inscription on half-title; slightly rubbed slipcase). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Nevada City, California: Moore (Photographer), 1900. First Edition. Near Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is an ORIGINAL photograph of a young man of the gold country in California. It is an oval photograph, measuring 2 3/4" x 5 1/4", mounted on a black board measuring 5 1/4" x 9". The board is blind-stamped "Moore / Nevada City / Grass Valley". Nevada City is the county seat of Nevada County, California and is 4 miles from Grass Valley, California; both in the Northern Mines area of California's Gold Country. The young man looks to be in his twenties, dressed in a stylish suit and tie, with what appears to be a lodge pin on his lapel. A Near Fine or better copy (corners of card showing), now in a clear 4 mil mylar protective sleeve. FREE SHIPPING.

Los Angeles: Geo. Rice & Sons, Inc, 1906. First Edition. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. Unpaginated (32) pp. Stapled oblong pictorial wrappers. 8 3/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from black and white photgrpahs by C. C. Pierce & Co., Los Angeles of the effects of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Photographs include the City Hall, Hotel St. Francis, Stanford University, Monadnock Building, Oakland Central Bank Building, Financial District, Flood Mansion (now, Pacific Union Club, Nob Hill), a double-page panorama of the City from Nob Hill, among others. A Very Good or better copy (rubbed from handling; light crease to fore-edge of front wrapper), now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First Edition, Stated. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. (xxviii) 168 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Cloth with paper spine label. A posthumous collection of works by Ernest Walsh. With a biographical memoir by Scottish poet and artist Edith Moorhead, who became Walsh's patron. An American born in Detroit, Walsh joined the American Air Service at the outbreak of World War I, but was seriously injured when his plane crashed while Walsh was in training. After four years in a military hospital, Walsh travelled to Paris. He wrote poetry and co-founded This Quarter, a literary magazine which published Ernest Hemingway, Kay Boyle, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and Walsh. among others. He died prematurly in 1926, never having regained good health since his crash. In 1927, Kay Boyle gave birth to a daughter fathered by Ernest Walsh. A Near Fine copy (slight soiling) in a Very Good dust jacket (Some soiling and edgewear, especially at the spine), now in a… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (vi) 37 pp. Dust Jacket. Frontispiece portrait of George Sterling, from unpublished photograph by Arnold Genthe. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". Cloth. A posthumous collection of previously unpublished poems. Poet/Playwright George Sterling (1869-1926) was a resident member of early Carmel's bohemian group and a friend of Jack London, Mary Austin and Robinson Jeffers. His later years were spent in San Francisco, where he died by his own hand in 1926. Mattilla A39. A Fine copy in a Near Find dust jacket (small chip to top of front cover), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: Author Self Published, 1932. First Edition. Vellum Backed Marbled Boards. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. (xiv) 464 pages. One of 1000 un-numbered copies. Quarto. Vellum Backed Marbled Boards.. Bibliographies. List of 1856 Vigilance Committee members. Index. Frontispiece, head-bands, title page and other illustrations by William Wilke. A sumptuous production printed by John Henry Nash. Per Nash: "This book is a treasure-house of material for students of San Francisco history. Portsmouth Plaza was the hub of San Franisco for many years, and little of importance happened in the early days that was not staged in or around this historic spot." Howes P-311. Rocq 10960 Lacking a slipcase. A Very Good Plus copy (Some edgewear; prior owner's ownership statements and bookplate) now in a custom mylar protective jacket. . ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: Author Self Published, 1932. First Edition. Vellum Backed Marbled Boards. Very Good/Slipcase. (xiv) 464 pages. Slipcase. Presentation copy: On the front pastedown in ink (non-cursive): "Beverly C. Wright / Presented to her by John Henry Nash on the occasion of graduation from high school, Martinez, 1936". Edition limited to 1000 un-numbered copies. Quarto. Vellum Backed Marbled Boards. Bibliographies. List of 1856 Vigilance Committee members. Index. Frontispiece, head-bands, title page and other illustrations by William Wilke. A sumptuous production printed by John Henry Nash. Per Nash: "This book is a treasure-house of material for students of San Francisco history. Portsmouth Plaza was the hub of San Franisco for many years, and little of importance happened in the early days that was not staged in or around this historic spot." Howes P-311. Rocq 10960. A Very Good or better copy (Spine soiled; titling rubbed; some edgewear) in a well used Good slipcase, which did its job protecting… Read More

San Francisco: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL FIRST PRINTING of a poster for a concert at San Franisco's Avalon Ballroom on August 24-27, 1967. Featuring Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), Bo Diddley, Bukka White and Salvation Army Banned. This is the first printing of this poster, before the concert, with a glossy finish and measuring 13 1/2"x 20". The artist was BOB FRIED. This concert followed the band's appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, 1967 where Clive Davis first heard Janis Joplin, and arranged for Big Brother to sign with Columbia Records. Janis Joplin left the band in December, 1968.The poster is in Near Fine condition (slightly rubbed from handling). FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1981. Fine. These are three (3) ORIGINAL photographs of the stars of "THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE", the 1981 Paramount Pictures film starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange. Directed by Bob Rafelson. Screenplay by David Mamet, based upon the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. The photographs were issued without white borders and measure 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" with text at the bottom. Black and white, glossy finish. Each photograph comes with a separate Paramount descriptive snipe. All Fine, and now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. 444 pages. SIGNED / INSCRIBED by both authors in ink on a front free endpaper ("For Gwen / Larry & Diana on the outlaw Trail--- / Best, Larry / Dianna"). First Edition. Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth Backed boards. Large octavo. In 1993, the authors wrote a screenplay about the American outlaw Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd. Thereafter, they decided to flesh out the material into a novel, and this book is the result of that collaberation. A FINE copy in a FINE dust jacket, now in a clear, mylar protective sleeve. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1880. First Edition. Leather. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xv) 280 pages. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by General Samuel Backus in ink to Professor John LeConte in ink on a front free endpaper, "Professor John LeConte / President - University of Cal. / Compliments / Samuel W. Backus / Adjutant -General Cal." Original morocco binding with gilt front cover titling with California state seal. 4" x 5 1/2". General Samuel Backus served in the California Battalion (Part of the 2nd Massachusetts Voluntary Cavalry Regiment) during the Civil War. Following the war, he served as Adjutant General of the State of California. John LeConte was Professor of Physics and President of the University of California at Berkeley from 1875 - 1881. His Brother Joseph LeConte was a Professor of Geology at Cal and a Yosemite expert.This is a very scarce association copy of a book almost never seen. A Near Fine copy (Bookplate on front pastedown; possibly some restoration to cover, but if… Read More

San Francisco: Roxburghe Club, 1954. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. (vii) 17 pp. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. Preface by K. K. Bechtel. Introduction/biographical note by Susanna Bryant Dakin. Published for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs in Los Angeles on September 11 and 12, 1954. Green cloth with front cover gilt titling. 5 3/4" x 10 1/8". A list of the published writings of distinguished CPA/Mountaineer/Author Francis Farquhar from 1915 through 1953. A Very Good Plus copy (slightly soiled; edgewear at spine-ends), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: Paul Elder & Company, 1907. First Edition. Illustrated boards. Very Good/Custom Clear Mylar. 79 pages. Illustrated including a frontispiece and several plates in color by Merle Johnson. The Tomoye Press. 5" x 7 7/8". Paper-backed illustrated boards. A series of "yarns" or very short stories, including firefighting and baseball. Published by San Francisco bookseller and publisher Paul Elder, who had recently partnered with the Twentieth Century Press to form The Tomoye Press (which included John Henry Nash), and moved to New York after the 1906 San Francisco eathquake and fire had destroyed Elder's bookshop and press there. Alas, the experience proved costly, requiring Elder to move back to San Francisco and retire from publishing in 1917. Elder's bookshop, however, remained a San Francisco institution for many years thereafter. Some edgewear and soiling, and evidence of a sticker removal on the back cover; still a Very Good or better copy, now in a custom, clear mylar protective jacket.… Read More

New York: North Point Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. xix, 376 pages. First Edition. SIGNED by the late Charis Wilson in ink on the half-title. Illustrated, primarily from vintage photographs, including some by Weston, and other well-known photographers. Frontis portrait of Weston and Wilson from black and white photograph. Index. Small quarto. Cloth-backed gray boards, with silver spine-titling. Charis Wilson was the daughter of novelist Harry Leon Wilson (Merton of the Movies). Starting as Edward Weston's secretary and model, she married him in 1939, divorcing in 1946. From the jacket, "A memoir long awaited in the arts community, Through Another Lens tells the story of the life Edward and Charis led on the California coast from 1934 to 1945, a period 'in which more was done than some accomplish in a lifetime,' as Weston once described it in a letter." Includes material on Robinson Jeffers, Ansel Adams and more. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, now in a clear mylar… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. Photoplay Edition. 362; 10 advert pages. Photoplay Edition. Illustrated Dust jacket. Illustrated from black and white photographs of scenes from the First National silent motion picutre. Octavo. Illustrated blue cloth. The sourcework for the 1923 motion picture, starring Anna Q. Nilsson and James Kirkwood. Ms. Nilsson plays a brave young woman who, dressed as a man, goes to Africa to save the soul of a good man from "Ponjola", African slang for whiskey. A Very Good Plus or better copy (some edgewear; offset and numbers to front free endpaper) in a Very Good (edgewear, especially at spine) dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via USPS media mail to any United States address.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. Photoplay Edition. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 311 (1) pages. Illustrated from drawings by Frank Spradling and from scenes form the Paramount film. Foreword by Zane Grey. illustrated cloth. Octavo. The basis for the 1923 silent film starring Lois Wilson, Richard Dix and Noah Beery Sr. Lois Wilson went on to be a successful director. A VERY GOOD PLUS or better (prior owner's signature on front free endpaper; slight toning of pastedowns) in a Very Good or better (edgewear; chipping; slightliy darkened spine) dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve.