Titles starting with P from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1983.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in bright yellow cloth. 287 pages illustrated by photographs, two large fold-out rosters of PCC's used worldwide. Jacket / frontis art by James Keller is excellent. A thorough look at the use of the streamlined trolley/streetcar type developed as an industry standard (PCC stands for Presidents' Conference Committee). Covers are clean and unworn but for some rubbing to the foot of the spine. Text cle... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1980.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in bright yellow cloth. 250 pages illustrated by photographs, a large fold-out spreadsheet of PCC equipment variations, city by city, in pocket at rear. There are also two mounted fold-out schematics at rear. A thorough look at the use of the streamlined trolley/streetcar type developed as an industry standard (PCC stands for Presidents' Conference Committee). Covers are clean with barely a hint of extre... more information

Denver:: Rocky Mountain RR Club,, 1959.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11.25 inches tall, in dark blue cloth. LIMITED EDITION, #3848 OF 4000 SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS. 467 pages illustrated by photographs, maps, eight color plates, four by Phillip Ronfor and four by Richard Ward. Three maps and two timetables in pocket at rear, as called for. This supplements the book by Poor published in 1949. A fairly short lived but very important mountain railroad built primarily to move mining ore, thi... more information

Equal Parts Ventures - Americas,, 2001.. Including detailed profiles of the most important casting and die casting companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico: 18 of the largest foundry companies producing castings for own use (captives); 47 of the largest foundry companies producing castings for sale; 150 other foundry companies with sales under $100 million; over 500 specific plants, domestic and foreign, identified and indexed. Profiles include: Contact information,officers and ownership, individual plant... more information

Flanders NJ:: Railroad Avenue Enterprises,, 1996.. First Edition. Softcover quarto, about 11 inches tall. Photo illustrated green wraps. 104 pages illustrated by photographs, maps, document facsimiles. An excellent history with plenty of pictures of the rolling stock of the Philadelphia Transportation Company. Very light edge wear and rubbing, but clean, sound and unmarked. ... more information

Gainesville FL:: University Press of Florida,, 1997.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gilt stamped burgundy cloth. XX, 68 pages with 33 full color plates. The "Fight Doctor's" extraordinary colorful images of the area in Tampa where he grew up. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED: "TO . . . -- THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH THE NEW COOKBOOK -- LOVE, KAREN AND FERDIE. "Karen" is Pacheco's wife, and it is not clear which of the two actually executed the inscriptio... more information

Berkeley and Wilton, CA:: Signature Press,, 1992.. Second Edition Revised, 2000. Hardback quarto. Yellow cloth stamped in black. 464 pages illustrated by photographs, some in color, schematic drawings. Includes an excellent bibliography, technical details and history of this essential link between California produce and consumers. A first class effort, beautifully produced. A solid history of the company which transported perishables from California to the rest of the country. A joint effort of the S... more information

Newton NJ:: Abbeville,, 2002.. First Edition. Square hardback quarto. Bright red cloth stamped in gilt and blind. 316 pages, map endpapers, photographs including many in color. A very impressive production with many first-hand accounts of battles at Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Corregidor and the Bataan Death March, Tarawa, Iwo Jima. Wartime photos juxtaposed with present day views. Both the book and jacket are bright, clean, and crisp. ... more information

Seattle:: Sasquatch Books,, 2002.. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo. 288pp. 9.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches. "The 140 recipes in this book are tantalizingly bold, thanks to the author's cupboard full of spice rums, flavorings, and brines. Clean, crisp and obviously never used "in the kitchen." Slight curl to the fore-edge of the front cover from having been opened and read. ... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1990.. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gray wraps with a Howard Fogg illustration on cover. 134 pages illustrated by photographs. The Pacifics were 4-6-2 steam locomotives that were the workhorses of the Southern Pacific system. They were built by Alco, Baldwin and Lima. This book is a pictorial (well captioned) on this class of locomotive. A touch of extremity wear and rubbing with the lower tips turned just slightly. Inside is clean, brigh... more information

[Denver]:: Nolie Mumey,, ca 1955. .. Facsimile Reprint. Softcover. Thin guidebook in beige wraps imprinted in black, string bound. Facsimile of an 1859 guide to Colorado gold fields, the eighteenth volume of a series published by Nolie Mumey. in a very lightly worn wood grained box with a a paper spine label. The book is unworn and clean. ... more information

New York:: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press,, 1941.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 9.5 inches, in decorated brown cloth. 110 pages illustrated by photographs. Modest edge and extremity wear, but interior clean and unmarked. A previous owner's penned name and address on front endpaper. Binding sound. Illustrated with photographs. Kid's story of a Colorado pack rat. Cute. ... more information

Chicago:: A.C. McClurg,, 1911.. No Edition Indicated. Green cloth fairly clean with spine sunned; front free endpaper gone. All plates present. TEG, others uncut. Nice chapter on St. Andrews with discussion of golf. But the book is broader and more historically oriented. Very nice piece of Scottish history. 24 tipped-in color plates. ... more information

No place (Pagosa Springs CO):: Published by author,, No date (ca. 1984).. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in beige cloth with a cover illustration. 235 pages illustrated by photographs, document and newspaper facsimiles. The cover subtitle is "Pioneer History of Archuleta County". The county is in southwest Colorado on the New Mexico border, and its largest municipality is Pagosa Springs. The book has a hint of wear to the spine ends but it is otherwise bright, clean, ... more information

Eureka CA:: Interface California Corp.,, 1978.. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio, just over 13 inches tall, in gilt decorated cream cloth. 186 pages. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE. An important monograph on the northern California painter, primarily a portraitist of the local Pomo Indians. Essentially a catalog raisonne with small captioned illustrations at the end of the book, but larger full page reproductions with text, some color plates. A pristine copy with no sign of wear. The blue clot... more information

Milwaukee:: Milwaukee Art Museum,, 1991.. First Edition. Softcover. Oblong quarto, about 11 inches wide, in pictorial red wraps. 200 pages. An interesting exhibition catalog detailing the U.S. art market at the turn of the 20th century through a discussion of famous gallery exhibits of the period and the artists that dominated them. Inside is clean, bright and sound. The covers are a bit rubbed and upturned but bright and clean. ... more information

Portland OR:: Graphic Arts Books,, 2004.. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, about 12 inches wide, in gilt decorated black cloth. 204 pages. A wonderful monograph on this Wyoming artist of mountain landscapes and other subjects. Illustrated with color plates, a couple of which are foldouts. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, AND INSCRIBED TO HOLLIS WILLIFORD. Hollis Williford (1940-2007) was a notable western artist and sculptor. The book and jacket are bright, clean and unworn. The binding is sound. ... more information

Beverly Hills CA:: Petersen Galleries,, 1980.. First Edition. Hardcover. Thin quarto, about 11 inches tall, in brown faux leather. 64 pages illustrated by reproductions of paintings, most in color. An uncommon exhibition catalog of the California impressionist. Clean, bright and sound with no sign of wear. Note that this is a softcover catalog bound in high quality hardcover with bindery tag in the the rear. ... more information

New York:: Stewart, Tabori & Chang,, 1989.. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Thick quarto, about 11.75 inches (30 cm) tall, in light blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. 686 pages illustrated by 827 color plates. As expected, a great selection of Impressionism and post-Impressionism, but also some other styles that preceded Impressionism and existed along side. Beautiful production values. A flawless copy with no wear or tear to the book. The jacket is crisp and undamaged but for light rubbing. ... more information

London:: Phaidon,, [1955].. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in gray-biege cloth. 205 pages. Largely made up of plates of Bruegel's work, a few of which are tipped in color. Very nicely produced art monograph. Very light extremity wear to covers; previous owner bookplate on front pastedown. Otherwise a clean, bright copy. The jacket has some light extremity wear which has caused the loss of some surface color; some minor darkening at folds; price clipped. ... more information