Titles starting with C from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

No place:: Alvin Staufer,, 1965.. First Edition. Hardback quarto. Black cloth stamped in gilt. 351 pages illustrated by photographs, with rosters, engineering detail, company history. A very nice look at the motive power of the C & O in the mid-Atlantic and Appalachian landscape. A library stamp on top edge, but no other library marks on either book or jacket. However the binding is generally well shaken with library reinforcement of the hinges. Covers moderately worn with a light but obvious stain... more information

Indianapolis:: Riebel-Roque,, 1997.. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto in illustrated wraps. 276 pages. Illustrated by photographs, movie stills. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A clean and bright copy, soundly bound. However the upper corner of the rear of the book shows some rippling as from damp exposure but no staining. ... more information

Starrucca PA:: Starrucca Valley Publications,, 1972.. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth with black emblem on cover and black spine title. 104 pages. Photographic endpapers. Photo illustration. A loving pictorial on what the jacket blurb calls "America's most talked about train". The book is flawless but for minor wear to extremities and a light bump to the lower front corner. The jacket has minor wear and wrinkling to the spine ends and a very short tear to the top front flap fold. ... more information

San Diego CA:: Howell-North,, 1982.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in brown faux leather stamped in gilt. 484 pages illustrated by photographs, maps. A terrific engineering and economic look at systems across the country with very nice vintage photographs. It's not just San Francisco; it covers systems from Seattle to Hoboken and Providence to Portland, and points in between. The first edition was published in 1971; this is the first printing of the second revised edition... more information

Harrisburg PA:: Stackpole Books,, 1977.. First Edition. Hardcover. Wide octavo, about 9.5 inches tall, 7.75 wide, in half white cloth on green paper covered boards. 215 pages illustrated by photographs, drawings, endpapers in color. A nice book covering the basics of the entomology of the caddis and techniques for fly tying and fishing. Light extremity wear but otherwise clean and sound. The jacket is edge and extremity worn with chipping at and adjacent to spine ends. There is a messy tear with loss ... more information

Mechanicsburg PA:: Stackpole Books,, 2009.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11.25 inches (28.5 cm) tall, in silver stamped brown cloth. 312 pages illustrated by color photographs. A beautifully produced study of the several types of caddisfly in the wild with a small section on producing the flies to match them. Both the book and jacket are pristine. ... more information

Paris:: Cahiers D'Art,, 1948.. Periodical. Softcover. Softcover quarto with slipcase. 208 pages illustrated by black and white plates. Text in French. The entire book is devoted to Picasso's work at one of his most productive periods. A short article showing him working in his ceramics studio, and a very lengthy collection of his ceramic works - 446 of them. Interior is clean, unmarked and soundly bound. The covers are lightly toned, but the spine strip is missing about an inch at the top, an... more information

No place:: Published by author,, 1989.. Second Printing, 1990. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, about 12 inches (30.5 cm) wide, in gilt stamped green faux leather. 89 pages illustrated by photographs, maps. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR / PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER. First rate black and white photographs of the swamp and the people interspersed with interviews. This celebrates a vanishing way of life. Clean, bright, sound, unworn in a similarly fresh price-clipped jacket. ... more information

Denver:: Sage Books,, 1959.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo in gray cloth stamped in red. 215 pages illustrated by photographs. A readable but hardly scholarly biography of Calamity Jane. Review copy with slip laid in. The book is clean, bright and unworn. The jacket has light edge wear and pulling at the head of the spine. ... more information

Denver:: Range Press,, 1950.. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, about 10.25 inches tall, backed in white cloth on salmon paper covered boards with title and drawing pastedown on the front, gilt spine title. Folding map at front and two facsimiles of items published by Calamity Jane in pocket at rear. LIMITED EDITION, #116 OF 200 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. One of the author's scarcer titles, but a good biography of the western icon. Bright, clean and sound inside. The covers have very lig... more information

New York:: Duell, Sloan and Pearce,, 1940.. Third Printing. Square hardback quarto. Black cloth stamped in silver. 127 pages plus 96 full page black and white photographs. SIGNED BY EDWARD WESTON ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER WITH A SIMPLE PERSONALIZED INSCRIPTION. The photographs by Edward Weston are marvelous, and the text by his wife of the travel involved in creating this collection is very readable and informative. Weston's signature is typically bold and clear. Inside is clean, bright and sound but ... more information

Boulder CO:: Pruett Publishing Co.,, 1980.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto in blue cloth stamped in silver gilt. 309 pages illustrated with period photographs, maps. Jacket / frontis art by Howard Fogg. A very nice history of the relatively short-lived railroads that flourished around the turn of the century. These operated in and around Santa Cruz, and served both the lumber industry and tourism. Bright, clean and sound with no sign of wear. The jacket is bright, clean and crisp but for the most min... more information

New York:: G.P. Putnam's Sons,, 1890.. First Edition. Hardcover. LIMITED EDITION, #164 OF 500 COPIES. Tipped in is a presentation slip: "Compliments of Dr. Wm. Seward Webb." Quarto, rebacked with original covers and replacement spine strip, brown leather extra gilt stamped on front cover, same design blindstamped on rear. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 190 pages illustrated by dozens of photogravures, not counted in pagination, with captioned tissue guards. The contents call for 4 etc... more information

Stanford CA:: Stanford University Press,, 2002.. First Edition. Hardcover. Square quarto, about 11 inches tall, in half black cloth on gray paper covered boards. 106 pages. SIGNED BY FRANCES BAER, THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S WIFE, AND PATRICK JABLONSKI. Baer was a premier California architectural photographer, and this posthumous collection of pictures taken over a long period, show why his reputation was so sterling. Both the book and jacket are bright, clean and unworn. There is a gift note under what mi... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1986.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in blue cloth. 214 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE, DATE. This book touches on many electrics across the state, most covered more thoroughly in other books, but the captioning and selection of photographs is high quality typical of the author. Light edge wear to the book which is otherwise clean, bright and sound. The jacket has light general edge wear, some very shal... more information

Seattle:: Superior Publishing Company,, 1978.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 10.75 inches tall, gilt stamped green paper over boards. 176 pages illustrated with photographs. A descriptive account of shipwrecks off the California coast from the earliest recorded to modern times, with directions to the sites discussed. Book has a touch of extremity wear. Jacket has edgewear with mild loss of surface color, and wear to extremities and corners; two tiny edge tears with associated creasing. . ... more information

New York:: Reinhold Publishing,, 1956.. First Edition. Hardcover. Square quarto, about 9 inches (23 cm) tall, in green cloth stamped in gilt. 91 pages illustrated by photographs, only two in color. A nice monograph on this short lived but influential architect known for mid-century modern, Japanese influenced, residences. The book is clean, bright and sound with just a touch of extremity wear. The jacket is modestly edgeworn; there is a two inch tear at top rear panel and another very short one at the ... more information

No place:: Colt Press (Grabhorn),, 1954.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback, small octavo. Printed in red and black, in an edition of 450 copies by Grabhorn Press of San Francisco. Signed by the author. Bright and clean inside but for a neat gift inscription on blank. Paper covered boards in red, black and green pattern, spine is gilt stamped vellum . Corners just a bit rubbed. Poems with Spanish in red and English translation in black. ... more information

New York:: McGraw-Hill,, 1962 .. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in white cloth. 339 pages illustrated by maps and mileage charts, pictorial endpapers. A volume in the American Trails Series. This covers the development of the central route to the coast in the 1840's including such disasters as the Donner Party. Very nice copy with barely a hint of wear to the tips. The jacket is lightly soiled with modest edge and extremity wear and a somewhat messy half inch tear to the upper left front... more information

Beverly Hills CA:: Hillcrest Books,, 1985.. First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in light brown cloth stamped in gilt. 133 pages extensively illustrated with 400 color reproductions of fruit labels. An interesting organizational scheme highlights thematic types, and the section on the history of the lithography studios that produced these labels is particularly valuable. A bright, clean, unworn copy. The jacket is crisp and bright but very lightly rubbed. ... more information