Search Results: Titles starting with V from Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA

[Reno]: Nevada Bureau of Tourist Information, [ca. 1950]. Original watercolor art for Nevada tourism poster or ad. 14 x 11 inches, matted. Signed by Andrews on the lower left of the largest drawing. There are five vignettes and one large painting. The large watercolor is of a sailboat on Lake Meade [?] with rocky buttes in the background. The vignettes are of a couple dancing, exploring a canyon, relaxing at an outdoor lounge, a prospector with his donkey and a map of the state. With 12 lines of faux text below the main painting. A very handsome piece by this fine artist.A painter of Southwestern art, Willard Andrews lived in San Farncisco in the 20s and 30s. By the 1940s he had moved to Albuquerque, NM and remained until his death in Sandoval, NM on Feb. 27, 1989. Andrews did silkscreens in the 1930s, and oil paintings in the 1940s and beyond. He also did advertising work (including this piece) and painted several large murals for the Hilton Hotel in Albuquerque.

Los Angeles: Lymanhouse, (1940). First edition. Octavo. 140, [4, index] pp. Illustrated. Publisher's brown cloth with black cover and spine lettering. Mild toning to page edges (as with every copy). An excellent copy.Harold Hughes was a school principal in Fresno and an avid local historian.

Berkeley: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1967. First edition. Tall octavo. xvii, [1], 67, [1] pp. Plus foldout map at rear and photographs of Death Valley by Ansel Adams. Publisher's olive cloth with gilt cover and spine lettering. A fine copy.The first publication of Nusbaumer's journal. He was with the ill-fated party that traversed Death Valley in 1849. That story was vividly detailed by William Lewis Manly in Death Valley in '49. The Bancroft Library obtained the Nusbaumer Journal in 1965 and view it second only in importance to that of Patrick Breen. Robert Becker accomplished the map.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1982). First edition. One of 750 copies signed by Allard and noted novelist Thomas McGuane. Oblong quarto. 143, [1], [2, colophon] pp. With 141 color photographic illustrations by Allard. Publisher's quarter brown cloth over white cloth, gilt spine lettering, slipcase with laid down Allard plate and pull-out ribbon. Some abrasion to upper part of spine, else a very clean and handsome copy.

Charlotte/Santa Barbara: McNally and Loftin, (1964). First edition. Inscribed by Rojas on the dedication leaf (but the recipient's name has been whited out). Octavo. xiii, [1], 194 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's brown cloth with darker brown spine lettering, pictorial endpapers, dust jacket. Jacket with some very light edge wear, bit of foxing to title page. Overall, a very attractive copy, signed by Rojas.

New York : Veedee Manufacturing Company, 1904. First edition of the trade catalog marketing a vibrator which they unfortunately entitled "The Veedee." Small octavo. [16] pp. including 6 pages of photographic illustrations of the device itself and its various methods of application. Publisher' printed red wrappers. Lower tip of rear wrapper with a very small piece excised, else a very good copy.As often the case with promotional material this pamphlet starts off with many laudatory reviews: "What a gigantic thrill"; "I'd rather have a vibration treatment than eat": "It simply thrills the pain out of you." Then comes the litany of ills that this wonder device will do away with; deafness, influenza, asthma. kidney disease, rheumatism, gout, paralysis, sciatica,, etc. A fun chapter is called "A Pleasant Sensation." From the illustrations it appears to be a hand-held device you would crank to provide the "vibrations." OCLC locates zero copies.

New York: Derrydale Press, (1939). First edition. One of 8950 numbered copies. Large octavo. [10], 222 pp. plus nine plates of photographs printed in gravure and a map of the Southern California coast and Channel Islands. Publisher's green cloth with multiple gilt rules on the cover framing a gilt swordfish, gilt spine lettering. Very minor extremity wear and a previous owner's signature on front pastedown. A very good copy.Exciting stories of big-game fishing at Catalina Island, with much history about the famous Tuna Club at Avalon, the first angling club dedicated to big game fishing. Includes chapters on Tuna, More Tuna, Big Tuna, and Broadbills. Bandini was the scion of a pioneering southern California family that operated a freight service and coach line. He was active on several California state conservation committees, and served as Tuna Club secretary for some time.

Los Angeles: Richard J. Hoffman, 1975. First edition of this tribute to Los Angeles fine printer Saul Marks. One of 150 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman. Small folio. Title page printed in red, green and black. Publisher's quarter black cloth over patterned boards, printed paper spine label (starting to come loose). Very good.

London, et. al]: V. p, 1910. A remarkable collection of ca. 1910 British ads. Very skillfully cut and laid down. Almost alll of them pertain to personal hygiene (soaps. perfumes, cigarettes, hair products, etc,). Lots of the ads are very patriotic and drum up Nationalism. There are 158 ads and about 1/2 of them are full page. No tears or stains and none have fallen out.The album itself seems a bit newer but is still very attractive. Black leaves in a rectangular string bound leather album.

(Oslo): J.W. Cappelins Forlag, (19754). Two octavo volumes of this catalogue raisonne of Munch's graphic work. Profusely illustrated. Publisher's tan cloth with black and green lettering and front cover devises, original dust jackets mirroring the books. Near fine.

San Francisco: The "Viavi" Co., 1891 & 1898. The very elusive first edition of the first title and OCLC records no editions of the second. Octavo. 24 [i.e. 26] pp. and VIII chromolithograph plates (actually one pate is just tinted) of the female reproductive system. Publisher's full burgundy calf with very large and ornate gilt lettering on the front, gilt turn-ins, printed green endpapers, all edges gilt. The spine is hanging in there but will be in need of rescue soon. The second title is also a small octavo, 32 pp. and printed on green tinted paper. Publisher's wrappers with their monogram in blue in the middle, blue titling. Old and faint crease but very fresh. Dr Hartland Law and his brother Herbert Edward Law, FCS were two of the most prominent and wealthy citizens of San Francisco by the early 1900s. They were the largest dealers in real estate in the city. For a time they had been the owners of the Fairmount Hotel, rebuilding after the great earthquake of 1906 at a cost of 2 million dollars… Read More

Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner. First Edition. Small octavo. ix, [3], 341, [1, blank], 10 [ads for other Tanner maps and atlases] pp. The copy unusual in that is has all fifteen full-page engraved and folding maps and plans by Tanner (with the frontispiece map having hand-coloring). Publisher's plain muslin later rebacked in light brown cloth with recent spine label, cloth reinforcement at hinges. Covers quite firm with minor old wear to original cloth, text tight and clean with very slight aging, small ink markings at few pages, abrasions from removal of bookplate at front pastedown, all maps in excellent condition with light aging. A very good copy.The text is based "in large measure on Peck's 'Guide for Emigrants ...' Boston, 1831, although there are some passages developed from personal observation" - Graff. The maps are of many individual states east of the Mississippi plus plans of Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Detroit, Louisville, ana St. Louis, with a map of the Eastern U.S. at frontis. The catalogue… Read More

Wynnewood, PA: The author, 1962. Typescript for the first edition. Quarto, 150 pp. (rectos only). Plain brown folder. Very good.There is a listing for this in the copyright publication list but it was never issued. Richard Wehterill was a fascinating individual. He start his professional life in management training for the big railroad companies back in the 20s. He soon came to a epiphany relating to human behavior that he called "Humanetics." "In the 1920s the late Richard W. Wetherill was given insight into a law of behavior existing in nature and impacting people’s daily affairs without their awareness of its existence. As a result of conforming with that natural law, Wetherill was able to pursue several successful careers in his nearly seventy adult years as a teacher, training executive, author and management consultant. Wetherill called the law of behavior, the law of absolute Right: Right action gets right results, whereas wrong action gets wrong results. The law clearly establishes that… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1900. First edition (this can be determined by the pagination and by the fact that the old Summit House is pictured). Oblong octavo. [40] pp. All but 8 pp. are full page photographic illustrations of Mt. Tom environs and it's famed funicular railroad. Publisher's string-tied buff wrappers with raised gilt lettering and company device. Some minor aging but very good.Later editions list the publishers as the Holyoke Street Railway Company. "As a Holyoke businessman dissatisfied with the pace of the street railway's line expansion, Loomis decided to take matters into his own hands, purchasing the four-year old company outright in 1888. Electrification of the lines came in 1891 and, despite a faltering economy, the Holyoke Street Railway grew apace under his ambitious stewardship.In 1895, Loomis's railway began shuttling weekend passengers in search of respite and recreation to a 365-acre parcel on Holyoke's Mt. Tom that he had purchased and begun to groom some years before. Opened in… Read More

Le Roy, NY: Genesee CourieR, 1905. First edition. Oblong quarto. First leaf with history of the town and publication leaf, followed by 27 leaves of photographic views. Printed on rectos only. Published pale red wrappers. Very good.Only one copy located by OCLC (Wisconsin Historical Society). Photographs by Seyffer and Brooks. Each image captioned.

Galena: Gazette Print, (1902). First edition. Oblong octavo (7 x 9 inches). Tile page and [110] pp. Consists entirely of photographs of scenes in and around Galena, printed on rectos only and with captions beneath. Plain stapled wrappers. Small chips to wrapper corners but a very tight and clean copy,[together with](GALENA). Galena's Century Milestone: A Brief Review of Its History and Historic Spots with original Modern Photographs. Galena: Bale's Drug Store, (1927). First edition. Oblong octavo. 62 pp. with numerous photographic illustrations and ads for local businesses thoughout. Publisher's decorative brown wrappers with dark brown cover lettering. Previous owner's name (Henry X. Cromer; a liquor dealer in Galena) on top of front wrapper and rear, spine reinforced with like-colored tape a long time ago. The author thanks Miss Felt from the above publication for the use of her photos (though others were used as well).[together with](Galena). HOWARD, Bushrod B. The Charter and Ordinances… Read More

Buffalo: Baker, Jones, Hausauer, Inc,, 1938. First edition. Portfolio of loose color woodcuts. complete with title bifolium bearing the text and two smaller woodcuts in color plus all five full page color woodcut, each with a title leaf preceding it. Housed in the original printed black paper portfolio with cover lettering. A very good copy.This is one of the rare signed sets; all five large prints bears Ruzicka's distinctive signature in pencil below the image.Rudolph Ruzicka was a Czech-born American wood engraver, etcher, Painter, illustrator, typeface designer, and book designer. He came to the US from Bohemia, living first in Chicago where he took drawing lessons at Hull House and later becoming an apprentice wood engraver. From 1900 to 1902 he studied at the Chicago art institute, and in 1903 moved to New York. Ruzicka designed typefaces and wood engraving illustrations for Daniel Berkeley Updike's Merrymount Press, and was a designer for, and consultant to, the Mergenthaler Linotype… Read More

Butte: W. F. Bartlett, Publisher, 1915. Third printing. Small octavo. 276 pp. Original hald calf over red cloth, spine with gilt ruled bands and gilt lettering. Some mild rubbing but a very good copy.Vigilantes of Montana by Thomas J. Dimsdale was published in book form 1865. It was first serialized in the Montana Post, of which Mr. Dimsdale was the editor-in-chief. It describes the exploits of vigilantes from Virginia City, Montana and its sister city Nevada, Montana from 1863 through 1865. It consists of true stories of courage and persistence on the part of the vigilantes as they pursued, arrested, tried, and punished road agents, murderers, and other dangerous criminals. This book has a busy publication history with both this edition and another in the same year being published in Helena. The title page is bound to a stub (as usual one presumes). This is an exact reprint of the second edition so they probably used sheets from the second and just added a new title page.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies, signed by the author. Octavo. Illustrated. Publisher's two-tone cloth with gilt spine lettering and Green's 'brand' on front in gilt, ochre endpapers, pictorial slipcase. An excellent copy.

[Independence, CO]: The Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining Co., 1935-39. Original company ledger. Oblong folio (17 x 14 inches). 14 templated leaves with manuscript notations for all ore sold in each month of these years. At the bottom of each page the clerk has computed the average ore price per tom. Original post binding of half calf over corduroy with burgundy morocco gilt lettering label. Very good.Pasted to the inner front cover is a financial summary for the mine ending in 1922. The Vindicator Mine, located near the former town site of Independence in Teller County, Colorado, was the fourth highest producer in the historic Cripple Creek & Victor Mining District. The Vindicator realized gold production of 1,244,000 troy ounces valued at more than $27,000,000. At its peak in 1910, up to 350 miners and 150 lessees worked this property. It was purchased by Bert Carlton's United Gold Mines Company in 1922. After his sudden death in 1931, Bert Carlton’s brother Leslie assumed management of the… Read More