Titles starting with S from Dawson's Book Shop

Little Bear Press, New York, [1990]. Near fine. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, unnumbered pages, cloth with paste down illustration on front cover, A series of portaits of the noted writer. The book was published as a benefit for the Film Forum in New York City. ... more information

1798. Good: light stain to lower corner of first few leaves. 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches, pictorial silk over paper, spine stitched, paper cover label, fabric lacking from lower cover, Text in Japanese. This is a miniature edition of a title first published in 1778 and subsequently reprinted in many editions. ... more information

San Diego Directory Co., San Diego, 1914. Very good. 9 x 6 inches, 1528 pages, printed beige cloth, expertly and almost imperceptibly recased, Contains an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens for the cities of San Diego, East San Diego, Coronado, Escondido, National City, Oceanside and all other towns and postoffices throughout the county. ... more information

, San Francisco, 1879. Very good. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 60 pages, decorative maroon cloth stamped in gold on upper cover and in blind on lower cover, corners rubbed, general wear to extremities , Black and white frontispiece engraving of the Chronicle Building. Four color-printed lithographs by Edward Bosqui & Co., each with tissue guard. These depict the publication office, the compositors' room (showing the setting of type by hand), a 50 horsepower engine used to power the presses, and the two... more information

Wilmington Transportation Company, Los Angeles, 1915. Very good: some of the fold lines just a bit tender. Single sheet folded to form 18 panels. Folded dimensions: 8 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches, opens to 8 3/8 x 37 inches. One side is a panorama of Avalon, taken from a vantage point overlooking the Greek Theater; the other is text and smaller photographic illustrations. ... more information

Wilmington Transportation Co., Los Angeles, 1914. Very good: some silverfishing along inner margin of front panel. Single sheet folded to from 18 panels. Folded dimensions: 8 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches, opens to 8 3/8 x 37 inches. One side is a panorama of Avalon, taken from the Greek Theater. The other is text and smaller photographic illustrations. Printed by the Western Litho. Co., Los Angeles. ... more information

White Limited Editions, Glendora, 1997. Fine. 8 1/2 X 10 1/2 inches, 200 pages, boards, Dust Jacket. ... more information

N.p., [circa 1910]. Very good: small light stain to lower right corner. 6 1/8 x 3 3/8 inches, [16] pages, decorative pictorial wrappers with colored photographic illustrations, Advertising for island businesses comprises most of this early pamphlet; many of the ads include photographic illustrations of the establishments. Hotels listed: Bay View, Campus Virginia (campground), Catalina, Central, Columbia, Del Mar, Glenmore, Grand View, Hermosa, Metropole, Miramar, Pacific and Windsor. Restaurants listed:... more information

Douglas-West Publishers, Los Angeles, (1974). second printing. Very good. 8 1/4 x 11 inches, 227 pages, boards, Dust Jacket (original clear plastic), Extensive photographic illustration, one of the best sources on early Santa Monica. ... more information

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York- Boston, (1941 ). First Edition. Good. 12 x 8 1/2 inches, 182 pages, cloth, wear to spine extremities, some soiling, sunned spine. ... more information

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, (1941 ). First Edition. Good. 12 x 8 1/2 inches, 182 pages, cloth, wear to spine extremities, lightly soiled, sunning to spine. ... more information

John Harris, Printed by S. and R. Bentley, London, 1830. A New Edition. Very good with only occassional mild foxing. 7 x 4 inches, vi, 216 pages, purple half-calf over cloth, gilt and blind-tooled spine, very slight discoloration to spine, minor light rubbing to extremities, 32 pages of engravings each with 3 scenes including frontispiece, two folding maps in very good condition, bookplate to inside front cover, one small tear to page 66. Issac Taylor(1759-1829) was an author and engraver who throughout h... more information

Printed for James Wallis...by T. Bensley, London, 1805. Very good: edges and corners worn, covers with scratches and abrasions, joints dry and flaking; bookplate on pastedown, occasional spotting . 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, [2], xx, 286, [6] pages, contemporary calf, spine gilt in six compartments with green label, With 10 woodcut vignettes by Bewick. ... more information

The Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1965. Limited edition: One of 425 copies by the Plantin Press. Very good. 10 x 6 1/2 inches, 170 pages, decorative boards with cloth spine, With prospectus laid in. ... more information

National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. , 1995. New (in shrinkwrap). 9 x 7 inches, cloth. ... more information

Government Printing Bureau, Ottawa, 1905. First Edition. Good. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, cloth, sunning to spine, wear to spine extremities, corners bumped, With an accompanying atlas of map plates. Owner's signature and stamp in ink. ... more information

Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London, 1860. First Edition. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, Two Volumes, xxiv, 445, [2] pages and xii, 465, 24 pages repsectively, original red textured cloth with gilt titling to spine, corners mildly bumped, light soiling, Volume I includes 33 plates (partially colored) and 1 folding colored map (light edgewear), Volume II includes 25 plates (partially colored), light general wear, owner's signature to half-title of both volumes, (Wagner-Camp 356:1). ... more information

University of Texas Press, Austin, (1960). Fine. 9 x 6 inches, 366 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket. ... more information

The Archetype Press, Berkeley, 1938. First Edition, Limited edition: 500 numbered and signed copies by Adams. This copy is #299. Very good, foxing to front and rear pastedowns and endpapers, former owner's business card pasted to inside front cover, former owner's signature in pen on title page. 16 1/2 x 12 inches, 202 pages, cloth, some soiling and discoloration to cloth , some fading to spine as usually found, subtle repairs to spine at top and bottom edge, corners bumped, The first major mon... more information

University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, (1998). 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 226 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket. ... more information