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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1850 First edition. 31st Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 59. 32pp. Original printed document, stitched, removed from larger bound volume. A very fine copy, clean throughout. King was the personal adviser to President Taylor on the statehood situation in California. He arrived in California on June 4, 1849 by way of the Isthmus of Panama (after resigning his seat in Congress). He became Collector of the Port of San Francisco, but left permanently in 1852. A prominent economist and politician, he touched, in his report, on every aspect of California's social and economic potential. King presents facts and figures on the region's climate, soil, agricultural products and population as well as, of course, gold. King discusses mining techniques, and seems to have visited the diggings himself. He also provides information about the various routes to reach California. An "outstanding report" (Wheat). "This report to the government by the… Read More

Chicago: Central Electric Railfan's Association, 1972 First edition. Bulletin 112 of the Central Electric Railfans Association. Quarto. xii, 563pp. Illustrated throughout with color and black & white photographs as well as maps and detailed diagrams; index, rosters, schedules. Gilt-lettered green leatherette. A very fine copy in lightly tattered pictorial dust jacket. The full history of Wisconsin's urban public transportation system. Includes 16 full color pages, 30 pages of maps, 17 pages of car plans, and over 900 illustrations..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1939 First edition. Scarce thus, especially in this condition. Translated from the French by Rose Abel Wright. Pp. xi, [3], 272. plus frontis and 1 plate; folding genealogical chart. Extensive notes, appendices, index. Green cloth, gilt. A very fine and bright copy with decorated, price-clipped dust jacket (very slightest of chipping to spine ends). Tabeau journeyed to the Upper Missouri and lived among the Arikara in the years 1803-04. Provides human and detailed descriptions of living among the Indians who were almost without contact with whites. Also a complete summation of the difficulties of the fur trade, hazards of navigating the Missouri, etc. He met Lewis and Clark during their winter among the Mandan. Much on the customs and mores of the Indians, trade, religion, warfare, ceremonies, etc..

London: Constable, 1933 First edition. Octavo. xviii, 280pp. Brownish-red cloth, leather spine label. The slightest of foxing to preliminary and end leaves, bookseller's label on inner rear cover, leather spine label slightly scuffed. A fine copy. . "This is a record of 121 luncheons and dinners where good food and fine wines were enjoyed in the company of appreciative friends. There is an index of hosts and guests, an index of wines, and a chronological schedule of vintages" (Gabler). [Gabler, Wine into Words: p. 340. Unzelman, Wine & Gastronomy, a Bibliography: p. 339]..

San Francisco: Colt Press, 1939 First edition. Limited to 750 copies issued from The Colt Press by Jane Swinerton, William Roth, & Jane Grabhorn. Thin quarto. 67pp. Numerous small illustrations, title printed in red and black. Black cloth-backed light blue boards, paper spine label, decorative label on front cover. Boards discolored, soiled, and lightly rubbing at the corners. Has a cut on the front cover. Previous owner's ink signature. Otherwise a good copy, internally fine. A biographical sketch with an emphasis upon Thomes' contacts with early California and his mastery of a popular literary technique. Part one draws from Thomes' "Recollections of old times in California," part two from his "The Reminiscences of a Gold Hunter" (first published in 1882 in Ballou's Monthly Magazine), and part three from "The Pioneers of '49" by Nicholas Ball (1891)..

San Francisco: Colt Press, 1939 First edition. Limited to 750 copies issued from The Colt Press by Jane Swinerton, William Roth, & Jane Grabhorn. Thin quarto. 67pp. Numerous small illustrations, title printed in red and black. Black cloth-backed light blue boards, paper spine label, decorative label on front cover. Edges of boards slightly darkened (as usual), else a fine and clean copy. A biographical sketch with an emphasis upon Thomes' contacts with early California and his mastery of a popular literary technique, as well as his experiences in the Gold Rush. Part one draws from Thomes' "Recollections of old times in California;" part two from his "The Reminiscences of a Gold Hunter" (first published in 1882 in Ballou's Monthly Magazine), and part three from "The Pioneers of '49" by Nicholas Ball (1891). This book is notorious for the boards being edge-darkened, corners showing, general wear, etc. Our copy has the obligatory edge darkening (less so… Read More

New York: The Heritage Press, 1964 Translations by Lafcadio Hearn and others. Introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrations from water-colors by Gunter Bohmer. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine slightly darkened with one tiny spot (not very noticable), else a fine copy in slipcase. Slipcase slightly faded with a bit of wear. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. 49 of Maupassant's short stories.. Illus. by Bohmer, Gunter.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927 First edition (so stated and with the correct "H-B" code). Quarto. [12], 203pp. plus 90 photographic halftone plates taken by the author; drawings by Frank E. Phares. Publisher's gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. Tiny bump to lower edge of front cover. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (slight wear to jacket spine ends). A lovely copy with the jacket. Quite scarce in this condition. As the best-selling author of his time, Grey's resources matched his passion for big game fishing, and he traveled the world for months at a time in pursuit of bill fish, Bluefin tuna, sharks, et al. Grey was the first person to land a fish weighing more than one thousand pounds on a rod and reel, and at one time owned fourteen deep sea angling records. Here he recounts an expedition to Nova Scotia for Bluefin, and fishes the Pacific waters around Catalina Island for albacore, marlin, and broadbill swordfish, triumphantly landing a record… Read More

Portland, Oregon: F. W. Baltes and Company, 1900 First edition. 136 pp. Frontis portrait, text illustrations by John L. Cassidy. Red cloth stamped in black. Spine faded and a few spots to cover, else a fine copy. Stories and sketches based on fact, set in California and Nevada, including San Francisco, Whiskey Flat, Mount Dana, etc. Some of the stories concern the early use of the telegraph. [Baird and Greenwood: 1114; Cowan: p.272; Wright, 1876-1900: 2610]..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 First reprint by this publisher, utilizing the same plates made for the original edition. Quarto. viii, [2], 228pp. plus over 100 photographic halftone illustrations by the author and drawings by Frank E. Phares. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in light blue. Upper fore-edge of two leaves slightly shaved. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (lightly worn and chipped). Fishing for marlin, mako, swordfish, kingfish, and yellowtail in the waters of New Zealand. Here, the author landed a 976 pound marlin with a rod and line. The official publication date for this Grosset & Dunlap edition is stamped on the front dust jacket flap..

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1936 First American edition. Black & white photographic illustrations. Gray cloth. Upper rear corner slightly bumped. Minor wear and slight fading. A near fine copy. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 First reprint by this publisher, utilizing the same plates made for the original edition. [12], 267pp. plus color frontispiece and over 60 photographic halftone illustrations by the author. Yellow cloth stamped in dark green. Spine slightly darkened. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (worn and torn). Contains 14 articles on big game fishing (1 on Catalina), plus the poem "Zane Grey" by W. Livingston Larned. The official publication date for this Grosset & Dunlap edition is stamped on the front dust jacket flap..

New York: The Heritage Press, 1972 Introduction by Thomas Caldecot Chubb. Illustrations by Federico Castellon. Red gloth, lettered in gilt. Slight fading to spine, else a fine copy in slipcase. Slight fading to slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in.. Illus. by Castellon, Federico.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press, 1972 Introduction by Thomas Caldecot Chubb. Illustrations by Federico Castellon. Grey cloth, decorated in gilt. Slight darkening to spine, else a fine copy in slipcase. Slipcase has some fading. Sandglass pamphlet laid in.. Illus. by Castellon, Federico.

London: Oxford University Press, 1972 First edition. Quarto. Beautiful illustrations: 83 color and 65 black and white photogrpahs, 35 line drawings. Bibliography and index. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. A fine copy with faded pictorial dust jacket. A photo-essay of Malaysian art. .

New York: The Heritage Press, 1963 Translated by H. Baker and J. Miller. Introduction by Henri Peyre. Illustrations by Serge Ivanoff. Blue and pink cloth, lettered in gilt. Very slight fading to spine, else a fine copy in slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in.. Illus. by Ivanoff, Serge.

San Francisco: Temple of Religion and Tower of Peace, Inc., 1940 First edition. Signed by Fred D. Parr, one of the Vice-Presidents of the organization. Printed by the University of California Press. Introduction by Aurelia Henry Reinhardt. Foreword by Rabbi Rudolph I. Coffee. xxx, 98pp. Fifty-two photographs. Blue cloth. Some minor spotting to covers, else a fine copy with slightly darkened dust jacket. The Temple of Religion and Tower of Peace was a gorgeous building of inter-faith exhibits and programs. The Temple was open for services of different faiths. The author was pastor of Saint John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. The illustrations show the building, its towers, the crowds, grounds, other buildings of the exposition, etc. Numerous inter-faith exhibits are included..

Buffalo, New York: Baker, Jones & Co., Printers, 1880 First edition. . 343pp. Lithographed frontis portrait, two lithographed portrait plates. Newly bound in three-quarter leatherette, gilt-lettered spine. A fine copy. Mary McNair Mathews' story of her travels overland with her son on the newly completed transcontinental railroad in 1869 through northern Reno, where a waiting stage took them to Virginia City. From their boarding house home on the Comstock they visited all nearby towns including Gold Hill, American Flat, Silver City, Sutro, You Bet, Nevada City, Red Dog, and embryonic Reno. "Mathews gives an opinionated description of Virginia City itself…, discussing its houses, schools, the great 1875 fire, its people, society, water company, gambling, and the way the town celebrated July 4th. She mentions many early Nevada personalities, such as William Sharon and the mine owners. Chapter 10 describes Chinatown and the decline of Virginia City. The author's ten years in Nevada… Read More

(n.p.): Cayucos Books, 1973 First edition. Signed by the author. Number 20 of 250 copies designed and printed by Clifford Burke at the Cranium Press. 4to. Unpaginated. Leather spine, decorated brown and yellow boards. Light wear to head of spine, else a fine copy. Printed throughout in gold, brown and black with Goudy Thirty type..

Winston-Salem: The Museum of Early Decorative Arts, 1988 First edition. Quarto. 216pp. Bibliography, index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. A very fine copy in very fine pictorial dust jacket. A complete study of the silversmiths who worked and settled in Tennessee. .