![Wyoming - The Young Man's State [Drop Title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/638/581/1594581638.0.l.jpg)
Wyoming - The Young Man's State [Drop Title]
by [Wyoming Land Promotional] United States Railroad Administration
[Washington, D.C.]: United States Railroad Administration, Agricultural Section, 1919. First edition. 9x8" [1], [35, [1]pp including wrappers. Photographs, map. Illustrated wrappers, staple bound. Some toning to wraps, light vertical crease throughout, small chip and some smudging to rear wrapper. Very good or better. Nicely preserved and scarce Wyoming promotional, issued as part of the Agricultural Series (No. 10) by the U.S. Railroad Administration. Copiously illustrated with photos of the state's scenery and agricultural industries from livestock to... Read More
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The African American Presence in Riverside, California
by Clemons, Lulamae - ed
Riverside, CA: The A to Z Printing Company, 2005. First edition. 4to, 147pp. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout. Gilt stamped red morocco, the binder's copy. Fine condition. The first book publication of the Riverside African American Historical Society, being a chronological overview of African American migration into Riverside beginning in 1893. Includes noteworthy events and figures from economics, politics, sports, education, etc., with many contributors writing for the publication. Dr. Lulamae Clemons (1917-2022) was... Read More
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![The Communicator Supplement Nos. 1-4, November 1952 - July 1953 [All published?]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/548/459/1592459548.0.l.jpg)
The Communicator Supplement Nos. 1-4, November 1952 - July 1953 [All published?]
by [Scientology] The Communicators
Denver: The Communicators, 1952. First editions. 4 volumes, 4tos, 20, 32, 23, and 25pp. Mimeographed, printed recto only. Stapled, printed wrappers as issued. Rear wrappers loose from staples in nos. 1, 3, and 4. Some chipping, edge tears, and toning to cheap paper. Generally very good or better. Scientology incunabula, from the very beginning of the religion, being the first four issues of this newsletter. Articles from Perry A. Chapdelaine, John J. Robinson, Fred S. Boyd, Clifton... Read More
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![Henry Irving. Ellen Terry. etc. A Book of Portraits [With Typed Letter Signed from the Publisher to Ellen Terry and an ALS from Edward to his Sister, Edith]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/049/324/1593324049.0.l.jpg)
Henry Irving. Ellen Terry. etc. A Book of Portraits [With Typed Letter Signed from the Publisher to Ellen Terry and an ALS from Edward to his Sister, Edith]
by Craig, E[dward] Gordon
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone, 1899. First edition. Thin 4to, unpaginated. 19 mounted plates, some color tinted, and illustrated title. Tan paper boards with red lettering and green Gordon Craig monogram on front, publisher's insignia on rear. Spine mostly worn away with webbing exposed. Internally clean and complete. Laid in is a 21-line typed letter, signed and with hand corrections by the publisher, Herbert Stuart Stone, to Miss Eleen Terry, dated March 23, 1900 on Herbert S. Stone letterhead. Foxing,... Read More
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Around the United States by Bicycle
by [Cycling] Murphey, Claude C.
Detroit: Press of Raynor & Taylor, 1906. First edition. 8vo, 362pp. Frontis, maps, photographs, illustrations. Original navy cloth upper board and spine stamped in gilt. Skillfully rebacked with original spine laid down. Few stray marks to cloth, some marginal staining internally else clean and very good. Wonderfully illustrated, privately printed account of a 44-state bicycle trip taken as a wager, the purse of which was $5000. Published the year after the trip concluded, the book recounts their... Read More
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Large Archive of Correspondence Detailing the Publication of William B. Edwards' "The Story of Colt's Revolver
by [Firearms] Stackpole, Edward J.; Edwards, William B.; et al.
Chicago; Harrisburg, PA; et alibi, 1953. Archive of over 100 pieces of correspondence, generally very good with a few instances of staining and soiling. An incredible archive of correspondence between several important figures in the American guns and sports publishing world, surrounding the publication of William B. Edwards' definitive work on Samuel Colt and his revolver. Firearms expert, Bill Edwards, was the founder and technical editor of Guns Magazine, and wrote other historical books on the subject, including... Read More
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Large Archive of Photographs and Service Records from Air Force Engineer Involved in Jet Age and Space Race Testing
by [Flight Test] [Air Force] Trotter, John T.
Australia; Tullahoma, TN; Spain; Edwards, CA; et alibi, 1967. Large group photographs and related materials from celebrated Air Force engineer, Colonel John T. Trotter (1912-1995). Trotter, a native of Tyler, TX, was commissioned in the Army Air Corps and served with the 808th Engineers during WWII in Australia and New Guinea, constructing air fields for use by Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Campaign. He later was stationed at Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon. He served... Read More
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![I married an Angel [Sheet Music Inscribed by Rodgers to Vera Zorina]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/804/700/1609700804.0.l.jpg)
I married an Angel [Sheet Music Inscribed by Rodgers to Vera Zorina]
by Hart, Lorenz; Rodgers, Richard
New York: Robbins Music Corporation, 1938. First edition. Sheet music, 30x23cm, 5pp. Inscribed by Rodgers on front cover. Illustrated wrappers in two colors with design by Sorokin. Some wear at corners else clean and very good. Tremendous association on this title song from Rodgers and Hart's 1938 musical comedy, I Married an Angel. This copy comes from the estate of Vera Zorina, (Born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, 1917-2003), who played the lead of "Angel" in the production opposite Dennis King... Read More
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Collection of 36 Postcards Written by Cuba's Intelligentsia to an Enigmatic Lady in Havana
by [Cuba] [Intellectual History]
V.p., 1903. 36 postcards, all completed in manuscript, generally very good or better with some wear and rounded corners. A fascinating assemblage of cards written by Pre-Castro intellectuals to a Maria de Serra (though a few are written to other women). It is difficult to pin down de Serra, though we do know she was highly educated and very well-known and connected. It makes sense to us that she is perhaps the Maria de Serra mentioned by... Read More
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The New Orleanian Magazine, 3 Issues from 1930
by [Little Magazines] Branan, Will - ed
New Olreans: The New Orleanian, 1930. 3 vols., 30x22cm, 42, 34, and 42pp. Advertisements, illustrations. Stapled wrappers. Some rubbing to covers and along edges. Some scattered staining. Contents clean. Generally very good. 3 issues of this fairly uncommon Southern literary magazine which took up the mantle of such publications as the Double Dealer, beginning publication in September of 1930. This lot includes issues #4, 8, and 10: Sept 27, Oct 25, and Nov15. The New Orleanian was published bimonthly and... Read More
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
by MacLachlan, Patricia
New York: Harper & Row, 1985. First edition. 8vo, 58pp. Inscribed by MacLachlan to the former owner on the ffep. Green paper boards backed in oatmeal cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Illustrated jacket by Marcia Sewall. Few marginal smudges, gift inscription from Grandma below MacLachlan's inscription on the ffep else nearly fine in beautiful jacket with minimal spine fading as is often seen in this title, and just a bit of toning along upper edge of rear panel. ... Read More
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Photographic Archive Detailing the building of a Bindery at Alma College in Los Gatos, California
by [Jesuit Bookbinders] Brother McDermott
Los Gatos, CA, 1947. Roughly 50 separate 8x10" photographs, black and white, with several duplicates. Several copies of an article from the San Jose News, July 5, 1955. Photos generally very good with some rippling and light wear. Newspapers typically toned and worn. Large photo archive from the files of prominent California bookbinder, Mel Kavin of Kater-Crafts documenting the construction of a bindery by Jesuits at the now-defunct Alma College. Now the Jesuit School of Theology in... Read More
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Little Things
by [Miniature Books] Robbins, Sara; Dehn, Jane
[Seattle]: Jane Dehn, 1982. Number 130 of 1000 copies. Miniature book, 4x3cm, single sheet folded accordion style, with 10 panels, attached to two boards with printed paste-ons and a brown string tie. Color illustrations throughout by Jane Dehn, and signed by her on the rear board. A few stray smudges to boards, nearly fine. Beautifully made miniature illustrating an inspirational quote: "he who cannot appreciate the little things in life... can never attain the greater ones." ... Read More
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![La Mythologie, Mise a la Portée de Tout la Monde [Complete in 12 Volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/660/345/1602345660.0.l.jpg)
La Mythologie, Mise a la Portée de Tout la Monde [Complete in 12 Volumes]
by [Hand Colored Plates] [Mythology]
Paris: Didot Jeune, chez Deterville, 1799. Nouvelle Edition. 12 volumes, 12mos, various paginations. Text in French. Complete with 100 hand colored plates throughout the set, most after Jean-Marie Mixelle. Contemporary mottled calf, ornately gilt spines with black morocco labels, marbled endpapers, g.e. Contemporary ownership signatures at front in each, embossed stamp from Westport Public Library to titles. Light chipping to a few spines, some wear at joints and hinges, but all sound and very good. Beautiful 18th... Read More
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Dark Pearls
by [Texas] [Fine Press] Thomas, Larry D.
Nacogdoches, TX: LaNana Creek Press, 2009. First edition, #9 of 20 copies. 24x33cm, unpaginated. Photo and black and white woodcuts by Charles Jones after drawings by Corinne Jones. Signed by both artists at the colophon. Half tan Harmatan goat leather, brown book cloth over boards with silhouette illustrations of crows. Few scuffs to leather, perhaps from binding, else fine. Beautiful production from the LaNana Creek press at Stephen F. Austin State University, an illustrated collection of 16... Read More
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My Secret Fish-Book Life
by [Texas Fine Press] Lyons, Nick
[Barksdale, TX]: W. Thomas Taylor, 1996. First edition, deluxe issue #39 of 50 copies from a total edition of 550. 8vo, unpaginated. Hand-colored frontis and additional illustrations by Mary Lyons. Holograph manuscript leaf of legal paper bound in at rear as issued. Signed by Nick and Mary Lyons and W. Thomas Taylor at colophon. Quarter turquoise morocco stamped in gilt, marbled paper boards in gray cloth clamshell case. Laid in are an invoice and TLS from Taylor to the... Read More
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Toronto Theosophical News Vol III, Nos 1-12: July 1927 - June 1928
by [Toronto Theosophical Society] Singh, Kartar - ed
Toronto: Toronto Theosophical Society, 1928. Bound Volume of 12 issues. 27x21cm, each issue 8pp. Photographs, advertisements. Inscribed by editor and founder of the journal, Kartar Singh to Roy [Mitchell] on the ffep and dated in 1928. Black cloth over boards, upper cover stamped in gilt. Pages toned, some wrinkling to bottom edges of first few issues else clean internally. Binding frayed at spine ends, with some scuffs and staining to covers. Very good. Third volume of this... Read More
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Heroines of Freethought
by Underwood, Sara A.
New York: Charles P. Somerby, 1876. First edition. 8vo, [v], vii, [4], 12-327 plus [4]pp ads at rear. Publisher's blind and gilt decorated green cloth. Private library plate of W.R. Maines to front pastedown, contemporary ownership signature from an organization in Valley Falls, Kansas, likely a local Freethought society on half title. Boards rubbed and toned around edges, spine darkened. Internally clean and very good. First edition of this collection of biographical sketches of pioneering women of... Read More
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Two Signed Block Prints from The Sierra Nevada Suite
by Wagener, Richard
[Pasadena]: Archetype Press, 2013. 2 prints, 22x14cm, each signed by Wagener and dated 12/2/13. Both in fine condition. Accompanied by a letterpress printed card from the Archetype Press. Richard Wagener, master print maker and wood engraver from California, produced a set of 31 images for the 2013 publication, The Sierra Nevada Suite, by the Book Club of California. To celebrate the publication, the Archetype press at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena hosted a talk and printing... Read More
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A Few More for the Powells and Hea(r)th Broom
by [Ward Ritchie] Quince, Peter Lum
[Los Angeles]: N.p., 1949. First edition of 25 copies. 12mo, [10]pp. Title page in two colors with typographic ornaments, printed on double leaves. Black cloth lettered in gilt on front cover, wraparound printed paper label, black endpapers. Couple spots on paper label else nearly fine. A very uncommon Ward Ritchie printing, a group of poems under his pseudonym, Peter Lum Quince. Lacking confidence in his merit beyond printing, Ritchie explains: "When I was much younger I... Read More
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