Picasso Intime: Collection Maya Ruiz-Picasso
The Seibu Museum of Art, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Bilingual catalog in French and Japanese, inscribed and annotated by Maya Ruiz-Picasso (1935-2022), eldest daughter of the painter, documenting an exhibition furnished from her collection. An inscription on the title page offers the catalog as a gift to friends in memory of a visit in 1993; those friends laid in two notes left for them from Maya during their visit. A handful of pages bear annotations... Read More
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Documents in Relation to Charges Preferred by Stephen J. Field and Others, Before the House of Assembly of the State of California, Against Wm. R. Turner, District Judge of the Eighth Judicial District of California
San Francisco: Whitton, Towne & Co., Printers, Excelsior Steam Presses, 1856. Hardcover. Good. Second Edition, with an Appendix". Worn and stained red cloth covers, with significant cracking to the covering of the spine and loss to the tail, exposing the gatherings. Previous owner's marks on free endpaper and flyleaf. Foxing throughout and occasional soiling. [v] 6-130pp. Frontispiece portrait, two folding facsimiles of documents [facing pages 36 and 44]. Sabin 97497. We are happy to provide further photographs of... Read More
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Ferrari 250 gt/e pinifarina coupe 2+2, operating, maintencance and service handbook
Ferrari, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. A well-used original manual. An early owner removed it from its covers and placed it in a comb binding with cardboard covers from the Palo-Alto based Watkins Johnson-electronics company. Wear and dirty fingerprints to the title-page, with pen mark and loss to the lower corner. Soiling to page edges throughout. 88 pages, many loose but all present, including folding diagram of electrical installation on page 87. Previous owner's maintenance notes on final... Read More
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Barlowe's Inferno
by Barlowe, Wayne Douglas
Galerie Morpheus International, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Artist Wayne Douglas Barlowe's response to Dante's Inferno. With an introduction by Tanith Lee and a foreword from Barlowe discussing his inspiration. Slight wear to the corners of the jacket, protected in a mylar cover. Bumping to the front and back upper corners. The glossy pages are bright (or rather dark) and unmarked. 11.5 x 11.5
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The Golden Hind A Quarterly Magazine of Art and Literature
by Bax, Clifford; Spare, Austin Osman
Chapman & Hall, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 1, no.1-4, of the literary magazine edited by Clifford Bax and Austin Osman Spare, bound the publisher's boards. While the boards show a century of wear, they have protected the interior wonderfully, including the original front wrappers of each number and the many lithographs. Bound with no. 4 is the prospectus for Volume 2, announcing the change to a smaller size ('Originally we chose the large page because... Read More
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The Complete Poker Player. A Practical Guide Book to the American National Game: Containing Mathematical and Experimental Analyses of the Probabilities at Draw Poker
by Blackbridge, John
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. John Blackbridge, identified as 'Actuary and Counsellor at Law' provides a guide to 'The American National Game', combining a scholarly approach with the zeal of the committed player. Jessel 122. Brown covers with gilt title, author and playing cards, beveled edges worn. Wear to corners and edges of spine, with minor fraying of the latter. Previous owner's name on title page. 142 pages, 2 pages ads. 12 x 16... Read More
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Mildred Pierce
by Cain, James M.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first edition in unclipped jacket. Wear to corners and head of spine. Slight bumping to corners of bright turquoise covers. Top edge stained grey, slightly faded. Previous owner's initials and date in pencil on the endpaper, along with an evocative phrase from the novel "as far as a snail can hop". Label from the San Francisco booksellers Paul Elder & Co. [viii], 388, [2]pp. ... Read More
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The Plague
by Camus, Albert
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated first American edition of "La Peste" translated by Stuart Gilbert. From the jacket: "When in the spring of 1947 "La Peste" was published in Paris, it created an immediate sensation. Camus was recognized all over Europe as having realized to the full his enormous promise. "The Plague" is far and away the finest novel to come out of postwar Europe". Wear to upper edge of unclipped... Read More
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Political Annals of the Present United Colonies, From Their Settlement to the Peace of 1763; Compiled Chiefly From Records, and Authorised Often By the Insertion of State-papers
by Chalmers, George
London: Printed by the Author and sold by J. Bowen, 1780. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A history of America written by a British Loyalist at the height of the Revolution, drawing upon extensive archival research, and so invaluable to early American historians with very different political views. Although Chalmers intended a second volume (and the title page describes the volume as 'Book I') this was the only volume published. ESTC T149593. Three quarter binding, hinges professionally repaired... Read More
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The Science of Draw Poker; A Treatise comprising the Analysis of Principles, Calculation of Chances, Codification of Rules, Study of Situations, Glossary of Poker Terms, Necessary to a Comprehensive Understanding of the Great American Game
by Curtis, David A.
New York: David A. Curtis, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. Jessel 349 (Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gambling, 1905). Jessel describes it as 'The most elaborate, as it is the most handsome, of the many treatises on this Game'. Extraordinarily detailed study of draw poker, with a colored illustration of hands and an extensive glossary. The author is identified on the title page as the 'Poker Expert of the New York Sun'. Printed by Fless... Read More
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In The Fog
by Davis, Richard Harding
New York: R. H. Russell, 1901. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pierce, Thomas Mitchell; Steele, F.D.. Presentation copy, with a letter from the author thanking the recipient for "your kindly notices of me in the Sunday papers of last week" affixed to the front free endpaper. A delightful early mystery, in which the members of an exclusive club attempt to distract another with interconnected tales. Wear to the corners, head and tail of the spine of the blue... Read More
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A New Voyage Round the World by A Course Never Sailed Before. Being A voyage undertaken by some Merchants, who afterwards proposed the Setting up an East-India Company in Flanders
by Defoe, Daniel
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, at the Red-Lyon, in Pater-Noster-Row; and W. Mears, at the Lamb, without Temple-Bar, 1725. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. ESTC T70641. Octavo. Two volumes in one. [2], [1]-208, [1]-205, [1]pp. Worn contemporary boards, rebacked. Prior owners names on the back of the frontispiece (one dated 1738, the other 1906). Upper corner of title page cut away, with another owner's name below. 4 illustrations from copper plates: frontispiece with globe, facing page I:40, II:59, II:93,... Read More
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Chapman and Hall, 1839. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition, mixed state. Frontis and 39 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens third novel and was issued in monthly installments March 1838 October 1839 before it was published as this single volume. An instant success, it both solidified Dickens voice as a social critic and marked his first of many romances. Description: Half green morocco leather over green cloth, by Birdsall of Northampton, 5... Read More
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Pablo Picasso
by D'Ors, Eugenio
New York: E. Weyhe, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. N.B.: This copy lacks the third color plate,"The Musicians", p.45. All other plates (3 in color, 48 in black and white) are present. No. 791 of 1,200 numbered copies, of which 650 (nos. 601-1,1250) formed the edition in English, printed for Wehye. Original string-tie portfolio case worn at corners, loss to orange paper of back cover, wear to extremities of glassine dust jacket.
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The Crowborough Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle, 24 volumes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Doubleday, Doran, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. This set includes the complete works of the iconic crime fiction author, including of course the four novels and over fifty short stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, as well as all his non-Sherlock works such as his plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's signature in the first volume of this set is interesting in that the set was published during the last year of his... Read More
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Tuffy Bean Series
by Edwards, Leo; Lee, Edward Edson
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Salg, Bert. The complete Tuffy Bean series, with all four jackets featuring Bert Salg's illustrations. Narrated by Tuffy Bean himself, the series follows the humorous adventures of the little dog and his friends. As in his 'Jerry Todd' series, Edwards included a section printing and responding to letters at the end of each book, establishing a friendly intimacy with his readers (a practice cited as an... Read More
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5 Against the House
by Finney, Jack
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first printing in clipped jacket, inscribed on the free endpaper "With Best Wishes to Arthur Knight, Jack Finney", possibly the film critic and historian. Clipped jacket in mylar cover, with slight wear and creasing to edges and a small discolored patch (next to Tina's profile, see photos). Black boards with slightest bumping to corners. Slight soiling to upper edge, faint toning with... Read More
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's Novel's and Short Stories (7 volumes)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1991. Leather Bound. Fine. Fred Meyer. A collection of 7 books, which includes all 5 of the great American author's novels as well as 2 of his short story collections. The books are beautifully leather-bound and illustrated, with clean and unmarked pages. Novels included: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, and The Last Tycoon. The short story collections included: Tales of the Jazz... Read More
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Cadore or Titian's Country
by Gilbert, Josiah
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good. Josiah Gilbert's richly illustrated combination of travel book and art history, building upon his previous travels in the Dolomite Mountains. From his preface: 'The charm is due to a touch of Italian softness tempering Alpine severity and Dolomite grandeur. The interest centres in Titian. the scenery of Cadore and its neighbourhood inspired Titian's landscape; its remote villages still treasure in their churches relics of his pictures; its annals supplied... Read More
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Gamblers' Tricks With Cards, Exposed and Explained. Illustrated
by Green, J.H.
Dick & Fitzgerald, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good. Jessel 663 describes this work as an abridgment of Green's Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling and Gambling Exposed 'without the moral and religious element. The work is the first I have met with to describe "eucre" (sic) and poker. The author states that poker was played as far back as 1829'. Although Green is, as in his other works, identified on the title page as 'The Reformed Gambler',... Read More
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Mirrors, Dreams, and Miracles
by Hammill, Peter
Sofa Sound, 1982. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. INSCRIBED on the flyleaf by the author, "Happy Birthday Chris, for March 27th, 1992, Best regards, Peter Hammill". A brief introduction discusses the formation of the collection, followed by lyrics grouped by subject matter, eight short stories, a discography for Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator, and an alphabetical index. Portrait on the rear cover by Anton Corbijn. Wear and scuffs to paper covers, with creasing to joints. Pages faintly... Read More
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Sporting Adventures in the New World; or Days and Nights of Moose-Hunting in the Pine Forests of Acadia (2 volumes)
by Campbell Hardy
Hurst and Blackett, 1855. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Lt. Campbell Hardy was an officer of the Royal Artillery in New Brunswick. In this interesting peek into the 19th century New World, he documents his travels exploring moose territory in Canada. Description: 8vo. Vol I 304 pages. Vol II 299 pages + 1 page ads. Matching tan cloth covers with gilt titles and moose illustration on front covers, bright blue endpapers. Blue and tan illustrated frontispiece in both volumes. Condition... Read More
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The Art of Glass. Shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel. Likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses
by Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean
London: Printed for Dan. Brown at the Black Swan; Tho. Bennet; D. Midwinter; Tho. Leigh; R. Wilkin, 1699. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The first English translation of 'De l'art de la verrerie' offers detailed instructions for the making of glass, crystal, enamel, jewels and mirrors, guiding readers through different techniques for achieving the remarkable colors of Renaissance glass. 9 illustrated plates offer detailed diagrams of equipment and furnaces, with legends and explanations in the facing text. The... Read More
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Gargantua in the Vineyard
by Hazelwood, Art
San Francisco: Eastside Editions, 2001. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A large accordion book of prints by Art Hazelwood, inspired by Francois Rabelais, in a signed limited edition of twenty-five, of which this is no. 1. The ten prints form a continuous image measuring 18" x 288". They are accompanied by the cover image, title page and colophon. In this work Hazelwood combines linocut, etching, and aquatint, in a process he describes in detail in his article "Gargantua... Read More
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Poems [Signed Ansel Adams Frontis]
by Jeffers, Robinson; Lehman, B.H.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adams, Ansel. Signed limited edition, with signed frontispiece by Ansel Adams. "310 Copies printed by the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California, September, 1928. Portrait study by Ansel E. Adams. Initials by Valenti Angelo. Copy No. 195". Protected in sturdy original slipcase, spine faded. Pages unmarked, binding square and sound. 10 x 7.25
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