Rare books from Eugene Library Friends

Binding in full leather with five raised bands on the spine. Cover edges and corners are worn. The hinges are broken but the cords are holding the covers well. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown: "William Charles De Meudon Earl Fitzwilliam." Also, inked letters at top left of pastedown: B: 5: 51 (marked through) E. VI. 5. No title on spine. Gently effaced library ownershp stamps on bottom title page and first text page. Paper clean and unfoxed. 147 pages followed by a 2-page index, and an appendix of 30 pages plus 12 plates illustrating gold coins of the kings of England.

This French-language study of the geology of Louisiana was published in 1860 in New Orleans and Paris. Four folding maps and two double-page multi-image plans; and errata. Includes a descriptive bibliography of Louisiana maps, 1685-1858. Three-quarter leather binding; spine missing; wear to cover includes very bad rubbing of corner tips so that the leather has worn through. Text clean and without foxing. As a scientist, Raymonod Thomassy (1810-1863) focused on the geology of Louisiana, but also studied the salinity of the Atlantic Ocean during numerous crossings. An entrepreneur, he created salt works in Louisiana and Georgia.

The book is bound in blue cloth with a vignette of Magellan's ship, the Victoria, stamped in gilt at the center of the front cover. The spine is badly sun faded, and there is minor fading across the top inch of the back cover. There is a small bookplate (blank) at the top left corner of the first paste-down page. Text is otherwise clean with no extraneous writing or marks. "The Fifth Letter" is No. 40 in the first series of publications by the Hakluyt Society between 1847 and 1873. It includes not only the letter from Cortes, dated 1526, but the society's 1868 annual report.

As the Library of Congress listing explains: "John Baily was an Englishman who lived for many years in Central America. He was employed in 1837-38 by the government of Nicaragua to survey a potential canal route from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. In 1850 Baily published this book and a separate map of Central America that showed four proposed routes for an isthmian canal ... The chapter devoted to Nicaragua is by far the longest and contains a detailed discussion of the proposed route for an inter-oceanic canal through the country." This offering is for the book only. It does NOT include the map, which was published separately. The book does include all three "views" of various places in Central America.

This three-volume set is number 1,151 of 2,000 numbered copies in a special edition. Appears unread. 974 plates and text illustrations; some in color. The Wikipedia article on Henri Vever (1854–1942) writes that the French jeweler was a collector of a broad range of fine art, including prints, paintings, and books of both European and Asian origin. By the 1880s, Vever had become one of the first Europeans to formally collect Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints.

"Poems" contains Bryant's best-known work, "Thanatopsis," first published in the North American Review in 1817 and revised in 1821 for this collection. Our copy is in the original brown paper over boards. There is some rubbing to the author's name on the front cover affecting the letters ANT in Bryant. Years ago, the spine was covered wih a strip of white paper (now tanned beige). The lower half of this strip has come unglued, showing the worn brown paper underneath. A conservator could possibly remove the paper strip. Our research indicates few copies remain with the original spine intact. Our copy now rests in a red cloth-covered chemise, which is then enclosed in a similar red cloth slipcase. The slipcase has a leather spine with the title "Poems" and author's last name and publication date in gilt, and five raised bands, also gilded; however, the lower bands have lost or are losing the gilt. Book interior is in very good condition with pages tanned and scattered light foxing. No extraneous writing… Read More

Andy Warhal and Gerard Malanga curated this collection, which was published very much on the cheap in 1968 by Toad Press in Eugene, Oregon. There are 114 poems and writings by various contributors. The text is printed throughout in black ink with some pieces accompanied by halftone photographic portraits, printed in either full blue, pink, purple, or black ink. This copy is in fragile condition, but it is complete. The spine's adhesive binding has failed and the paper -- highly acidic newsprint -- has become dark and brittle.

NO DUST JACKET. Flat signed by the author on the first free fly leaf. Spine tanned by age and has slight rubbing at bottom and top. Binding tight. Pages clean with no extranious writing, underlining, or marking, Publisher's logo on half title page. This copy was donated to the Friends of the Library in Eugene, Oregon, home to the University of Oregon, where Kesey was graduated, and a neigboring town to Springfield, where Kesey grew up.

Rev. Henry Clapham Foster was the chaplain to the Second Royal Naval Brigade under Commodore Oliver Backhouse. This is a memoir of his time serving in World War I in Belgium, Turkey, and Gallipoli.
Some pages are unevenly cut, some foxing on pages edges, cover in good condition with slightly bumped corners. Former owner's 1918 signature on front flyleaf.

This is a first edition printing - the author's desk copy (noted by the author on the first flyleaf and top of title page. The author has made notations throughout the book - in pencil. This volume is one of three which grew out of a study of Black culture on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. This book deals with certain major aspects of dialect, folk songs, and folklore. The section on dialect attempts to describe the Gullah dialect traits. Condition problems: Book is cocked. Cover corner tips are slightly bumped. Shelf wear on top and bottom of spine. Binding beginning to separate but remains tight.

This 640-page hardback book gives information about a host of geographic places in South Dakota, starting with amphitheatres, badlands, bars, basins ... and ending with walls, water courses, and wells. As the editor notes: "Every given region carries in its place names some record of the people who from time to time have inhabited it." The book is in very good plus condition with a tight spine and binding. There is a moving gift dedication on the first paste-down page to a previous owner; it is signed by 13 colleagues, staff and students. Otherwise, the book is clear of extraneous writing, underlining or marks. The dust jacket is in good condition with small tears and wrinkling across the top edge.