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THIS LAND WAS OURS: THE DEL VALLES AND CAMULOSSmith, Wallace E.Published by Ventura Historical Society, Ventura, 1977
FIRST EDITIONUsed - Hardcover 
Condition: Very Good Plus
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First edition. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 266pp. Incl. notes and 'Index of Persons'. Limited to 1000 copies. A few illustrations from old photographs; endpapers decorated with family tree and map. Tan cloth stamped in red.

THIS LAND WAS OURS: THE DEL VALLES AND CAMULOS
This signed copy was inscribed to Julius Guis who was editor of the Ventura Star Free Press where the author, Wallace Smith worked.
Smith, Wallace E.Published by Ventura Historical Society, Published by Ventura Historical Society,, Ventura, 1977
FIRST EDITIONUsed - Hardcover 
Condition: Very Good Plus
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First edition. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 266pp. Incl. notes and 'Index of Persons'. Limited to 1000 copies. A few illustrations from old photographs; endpapers decorated with family tree and map. Tan cloth stamped in red.

Low and Maud West, Marie (illustrator). (Low and Maud West, Marie)illus. THROUGH WOODLAND AND MEADOW and Other Poems With Sketches From Nature. Ernest Nister, London, and E. P. Dutton & Co, NY. No date, but c. 1880s.
Large 4to, decorated cloth, gold patterned endpapers. Poetry and illustrations in fine chromolithography and in b/w.

Tecumseh , A Drama and Canadian Poems. (Master-Works of Canadian Authors, Volume XIV. With Introduction by Robert Norwood.
GARVIN, John. (editor). MAIR, Charles.
Published by Toronto: Radisson Society, 1926., 1926
Hardcover. Deluxe edition, limited to 974 copies. Tall 8vo. 470 pages, publishers leatherette spine, cloth, gilt decoration on spine, lxxii, 470pp. Very Good with small tear at top of spine. Minor sun fading at top of back cover

Tomorrow's House - how to plan your post-war home
Nelson, George & Wright, Henry
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1945
. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, 11" x 8". khaki color cloth lettered red, no dust jacket. Cloth a little soiled . The cloth is shelf-soiled. The binding remains tight, Name on front free endpaper to a previous owner, the text otherwise unmarked. Illustrated throughout, 214pp.

SUPER RARE. Toutes les Poules et Leurs Variétés
by Blanchon
This is a Very Rare vintage, original copy of the classic book on Chickens titled "All Chickens and Their Varieties" in English. The book is entirely in French.
There are literally hundreds of modern reprints out there for sale so this one is only for serious collectors.
Here's a description by another dealer: The very best book in French on breed hens and roosters:
All chickens and their varieties description, standard, points, breeding
BLANCHON (H-l-alph) and Count DELAMARRE DE MONCHAUX
numerous color plates rare and sought-after, the book that everyone passionate about chickens must have.
Published by Charles Amat in 1924 (so almost 100 years old)
This copy is black cover with title on spine. It is a little split on the inside of the front cover to first page but holding together well. Tight and clean on the outside of binding . All prints in great condition.

Very Rare 1751 Fifth Edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift -Needs Some Restoration
"Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World in Four Parts by Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, Then a Captain of Several Ships"
The Fifth Edition, CorrectedLondon:Printed for Charles Bathurst, and Sold by T. Woodward, C. Davis, C. Hitch, R. Dodsley and W. Bowles.MDCCLI (1751)
About the Book:
Full Calf. Condition: Fair and needs some restoration but not that bad. This is the very rare 5th Edition, Corrected, viii, 296 pp., 6 copper plates. Spine and end page are loose. Note about this being a gift written on the inside back cover. Two different owners' book plates on inside front cover and first end page. The blank front end papers are browned at the edge an the second end paper has a small torn piece. Title page printed in red and black and that and all the rest of the pages look pretty clean with very minor foxing.
Interesting background on this book on the web:
Jonathan Swift initially did his best to… Read More