Titles starting with L from Argonaut Book Shop

Chicago: Charles Shober, Lithographer, 1862 Original hand-colored lithograph. 22x18 inches. Various lithographed scenes and 8 mounted albumen photographic portraits. Some damp staining to lower and left edges, 4 photographs a bit faded, else fine. An extremely rare hand-colored Civil War pictorial lithograph, being a "Soldier's Record" for Company E of the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. The primary illustration shows an American eagle with talons holding an American stars and stripes shiel... more information

1911 A small but significant grouping of material signed and/or written by Jack and Charmian London, mostly written on board the London's yacht, Roamer. All the items are written and addressed to their friend and personal dentist, Dr. Granville E. Shuey. These items have never been published. Dr. Shuey often went sailing with Jack and Charmian; a few letters to Dr. Shuey are known but none have ever been offered at auction in the last twenty-five years. The material consists of the following: 1.. ... more information

Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France: Printed for The Book Club of California by the L-D Allen Press, 1952 Limited to 300 copies printed by Louis and Dorothy Allen on a French hand press and on handmade paper. Illustrations by Ray Bethers. Cream wrappers, lettering in red and blue. A very fine, as new copy with the original glassine dust wrapper, chemise and slipcase. . This is the Book Club's first book to be produced outside of the United States. La Porte De Malétroit is Stevenson's famous tale of medie... more information

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1911 2 volumes. First edition. Edited by Her Son, Montague J. Guest. Annotations by Egan Mew. Thick royal octavo. Pp. xl, [2], 503 + xiii, [3], 542 plus upwards of 100 plates showing hundreds of items, including 8 plates in color and one in photogravure. Index. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spines and front covers, pictorial elements in white, top edges gilt. Light extremity rubbing, two corners jammed, short half inch tear to upper front hinge of volume II. A very ... more information

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.: Turner Publishung, Inc., 1994 1st US edition. Wonderful, beautiful illustrations of fairies "pressed" into the pages of the book. Padded boards simulated to look like old, worn leather. The pressed fairy bookmark is laid in and in perfect condition. The band for the "protection of the innocent" is included and still intact. Small inked owner's signature on upper corner of front free endpaper, else a fine and beautiful copy. A wonderful collector's item. ... more information

Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1965 First edition. 239pp. 4 plates. Bibliography, index. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt. From the library of San Jose historian, Clyde Arbuckle, with his rubber-stamped name on inner cover. A very fine copy. Thomas L. (Pegleg) Smith (1801-1866) trapped with Antoine Robidoux, in the Sioux country, trapped in the Taos area, worked with Ewing Young, James Ohio Pattie, and Sublette, lost his leg in an Indian fight, stole horses with Jim Beckwourth, and established a trading post ... more information

New York: Frank Shay, 1921 First edition. Book-plate of previous owner. The wrappers are heavily worn. Internally fine. A good reading copy.. ... more information

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855 First edition. 2 volumes. 12mo. Pp. xviii, 441 + xiv, 426 plus 8 pages of advertisements. Publisher's dark brown blind and gilt-stamped cloth. Very slight rubbing to spine ends, one corner showing, else a very fine and bright set. A well-known author from a Quaker family, the 60 year old William Howitt and his two sons set sail for the Australian gold fields in 1852. The results of his travels appeared in the set offered here as well as two other works on the subject. He... more information

Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1971 Oblong quarto. Profusley illustrated with black & white drawings. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's signature , very minor edgewear, else a fine copy in spine faded, lightly chipped pictorial dust jacket. A study through pictures and words of colonial Australia.. ... more information

Los Angeles: The Historical Society of Southern California, 1991 Second printing, first published in 1952. One of 250 copies (of 350) bound in red cloth. Printed at The Castle Press. Signed by the author on endpaper. 12mo. xiv, [58]pp. Index. Red cloth, gilt. A very fine copy. An annotated list of 32 novels and stories about Southern California, from Ramona (1884) to The Loved One (1948). Volume VI of the Early California Travels Series.. ... more information

Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1952 First edition. One of 325 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Ampersand Press. Signed by the author. 12mo. xiv, [58]pp. Index. Original maroon cloth. Bookplate of famous book collector, Dr. Roger K. Larson. A fine copy. An annotated list of 32 novels and stories about Southern California, from Ramona (1884) to The Loved One (1948). Volume VI of the Early California Travels Series.. ... more information

Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1944 First edition. 319pp. Blue cloth lettered in orange, top edges stained red. A fine copy with lovely color pictorial dust jacket (jacket spine lightly sunned, two or three very small and minor chips to top edge). Jacket art by John Coleman Burroughs. One of the nicest copies of this title we have seen. Adventure story of Pellucidar, the land at the core of our Earth, populated with great beasts, reptiles, strange birds, and cave men.. ... more information

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913 First edition. Illustrated with eight black & white plates. Blue embossed cloth, lettered in gilt. Some rubbing to the extremities, else a fine copy.. ... more information

Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1967 First edition. Tall octavo. Profusely illustrated with black & white photographs, 9 maps. Index, bilbliography. Tan cloth with black lettering. Previous owner's signature, some notations in bibliography. A very fine copy in dust jacket. Dust jacket lightly chipped at head of spine. Study of historic buildings in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.. ... more information

San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1992 First edition. Quarto. 149pp. Extensively illustrated from paintings and drawings, of which 23 are in color. Color pictorial stiff wrappers. A very fine copy. This issue of the California History Magazine for Spring, 1992 was published at the time of the Crocker Art Museum's exhibit, "Landmarks of Early California Painting." It is enhanced with additional articles on Gold Rush inspired art, artist Albert Bierstadt, pioneer women photographers,... more information

New York: William Morrow & Co. Inc., 1980 Quarto. Illustrated with over 200 beautiful color plates. Edited by Mia Cinotti. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Lower egde faded, minor offsetting to front cover, covers slightly bowed, else a fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. A study of landscape painting as an ndependant genre of art.. ... more information

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1994 First edition. Notes; references; glossary; index. Some minor rubbing and discoloration to the covers. A fine copy in pictorial dust jacket.. ... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1961 Thurber's illustrations throughout. Green cloth-backed gray boards, gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket price-clipped and lightly rubbed. Damp stain to rear of cover and jacket, else very good.. ... more information

San Francisco: Frederick Marriott, 1901 Vol. XXXVIII, No. 6 of "Overland Monthly" magazine. First edition. Bound in printed wrappers. Numerous black & white illustrations throughout. Internally clean. Spine ends worn, small chip to rear corner, very light wear. A fine copy. The Christmas, 1901 edition of "Overland Monthly." Features a short story by Bret Harte and includes other articles, stories and poems by other authors.. ... more information

San Francisco: William Doxey, 1896 Together 25 numbers in 2 volumes. 8vo. Illustrated. Original linen cloth pictorially stamped in brown, black, and green. Some light spotting to upper edge of cover to volume II. One leaf with two small holes, another with small section lacking at lower corner, and another slightly rough at fore-edge. Overall, a fine and tight set without the usual extreme brittleness and chipping. Really, one of the nicest sets we have seen. First edition, second issue of No. 1 with the Do... more information