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2 Brochures for the Dollar Steam Ship Line. Schedule No. 1, Novermber 19, 1923; Schedule No. 3. January 15, 1925

Price: $60.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Dollar Steamship Line : 1923;1925

Seller ID: 11397

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Fine

9"x4" printed, folding brochures; fold-out to 15"x 9" schedule on one side, list of Officers & Agents and descriptions of service features on the other. Handstamp of R. B. Schutten, Agent, Los Angeles on front of schedule No. 3 in ruled box.
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Soup (2)

By: (Abbott, Steve Ed. ).

Price: $35.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Steve Abbott : n.d. (ca1980)

Seller ID: 11281

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Stapled, variant PLAIN TAN wrappers; drawings; black & white photos. Second issue of this little magazine with the focus on "New Narrative" writing, a response to the "Language Writing" movement of the period. This issue includes Bruce Boone's, Language Writing, The Pluses & The Minuses of the New Formalism, plus writing by Kathy Acker, Bob Perelman, Julia Vose, Robert Gluck, Ron Silliman, and Leslie Scalapino among others. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Image for 7 Items on Sea Travel, United States, and Beyond: Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. ; Southern Pacific Steamship Lines; Cap Cod Steamship Co. ; United States Lines; Pacifice Mail Steamship Co. ; Baltimore & Carolina S. S. Co. ; Eastern Steamship Line

7 Items on Sea Travel, United States, and Beyond: Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. ; Southern Pacific Steamship Lines; Cap Cod Steamship Co. ; United States Lines; Pacifice Mail Steamship Co. ; Baltimore & Carolina S. S. Co. ; Eastern Steamship Line

By: (American Sea Travel]

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Various Places, Various Publishers : (c.1923-1937)

Seller ID: 11409

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Very Good+

Southern Pacific Steamship with closed tear top of spine when folded closed, into next page when open; Cape Cod with light foxing top front edge. United States Line, with fine pen lines aroung 'American Express Co. " lower front cover. Others are fine. ; D&C, 15 pages unfolded including inside rear cover; full of b&w photographs and information, rates; includes double page illustration on the Flagship of the fleet, S. S. Greater Detroit. UNITED STATES LINES, 1923, with cabin rates, itineraries, rail fares, officers & agents. CAPE COD, single folded sheet with double panel map, b&w photos. PACI...
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Important Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture: February 4, 1975

By: (Auction Catalog)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, Sotheby, Parke, Bernet : 1975

Seller ID: 11336

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Leading lower corner, rear top corner creased; tanning to extremities inside covers. ; Black wrappers. 381 items with half-tone photographs on coated stock. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Poems on Several Occasions

By: (Matthew Prior)

Price: $350.00

Publisher: London, Tonson : 1718

Edition: Large Paper Edition

Seller ID: 11320

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Joints cracked and rubbed, cords, hinges strong; leather surface shows some superficial cracks, with rubbing and scuffing; leading corners bumped with boards showing top corner tips. Offset tanning to pastedowns and endpapers at margins from leather, with some spotting to the leaves. Moderate offset toning to title page below engraving. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. There is an oval impression to the paper starting with and surrounding the frontis and continuing through the whole text block to varying degrees. Text pages overall quite clean. ; (xxxviii) , 506, (6) contents; original ...
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An Oakland Chronology. Compiled by the Oakland Public Library History Division during the centennial celebration of the incorporation of the town of Oakland, May 4, 1852. (Cover Title)

By: (OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY).

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Oakland, Oakland Public Library : 1952

Edition: 2nd Edition, Revised

Seller ID: 11256

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

17 pp.; 8vo; stapled, printed plain paper wrappers.
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A B C Drolatique (Cover Title)

By: (Paul Bernardin)

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Paris, Paul Bernardin : (c.1890-)

Seller ID: 11273

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Moderate wear and fading at edges; chips along spine with an inch of loss rear spine. Remains a solid copy. ; Stapled, illustrated stiff wrappers - Indechirable sur toile (Tear-proof on canvas) ; black & white and two double page color illustrations for ABC's on each page including inside front an back cover. Bookseller stamps for The French Bookstore, San Francisco top and bottom inside front cover. Text in French. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; (8) pages
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[2 Items] Universal Coupon, Catalog of Premiums. Together with a Circular List for Universal Coupons.

By: (Trade Catalog)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Manufacturer's Trade-Mark Assoc. : 1907

Seller ID: 11325

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor in Very Good dust jacket

Stains to cover and top edges of text pages; 1.5" closed tear with loss front cover near top spine, repaired with archival clear tape; circular sticker shadow front cover; remnant perhaps of mailing envelope stuck to bottom margin front cover. ; Pictorial, stapled wrappers; lists of various goods available with illustrations throughout. Circular is 11 pages including back cover; stapled newsprint, with lists mainly of grocery items, no illustrations. Scarce, and in spite of faults, still a serviceable example. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 21 pages
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Image for Large Folding Brochure for American President Lines, Sail the Pacific; Plus Pamphlet, M) V "Semiramis" Aegean Cruises, 1960, with Deck Plan; [Also]; 14 Folding Pamphlets on Travel in Greece. In Original Envelope for Kingdom of Greece National Tourist Organization.

Large Folding Brochure for American President Lines, Sail the Pacific; Plus Pamphlet, M) V "Semiramis" Aegean Cruises, 1960, with Deck Plan; [Also]; 14 Folding Pamphlets on Travel in Greece. In Original Envelope for Kingdom of Greece National Tourist Organization.

By: (Travel, Mainly In Greece)

Price: $100.00

Publisher: American President Lines; National Tourist Org. : (1960)

Seller ID: 11408

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Near Fine

American President Line brochure with some rubbing, light soil to edges when completely folded; small splits at fold junctures, Good condition thus. All other items fine. ; AMERICAN PRESIDENT: 9"x4" brochure folds out to approx. 31"x27"; SEMIRAMIS: pain thin paper sheet printed on both sides; folds out to 7.75"x15", rates and itinerary on one side; deck plan and Itneraries of two day crusises on the other. All of the other pamphlets are single folded sheets on various paper stock, most are four panel printed and illustrated on both sides, including photographs, maps in set with text (not seper...
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A Catalogue of an Exhibition of the 53 Books Printed by William Morris At His Kelmscott Press 1891-1898. A Loan Collection Arranged by Mrs. George M. Millard & Exhibited in the Little Museum of La Miniatura, At No. 645 Prospect Crescent, Pasadena, February 18 - March 2, 1929, to Aid the William Morris Memorial Fund.

By: (William Morris)

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Pasadena, Mrs. George M. Millard : 1929

Edition: Limited Edition

Seller ID: 11341

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Printed blue wrappers; pages printed in red and black, each page within the decorative "Chaucer" border. Edition ltd. To 500 copies printed by Frederick A. Young and Bruce McCallister for the Zamorano Club. Ownership name and address in light pencil on title page, " W Lehmann Hisey, 815 E Villa Street, Pasadena. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 16 pages
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The Death-Bed of Politics; Or, the Coming of the Comet in Seven Days. with Humorous Etchings

By: A Planet-Struck Poet (Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3d Marquis Of Landsdowne)

Price: $1,200.00

Publisher: London, James Ridgway : (1833)

Seller ID: 11329

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Soil, some spotting to covers; soil to foredge. ; viii, 40 pp. , frontis; printed grey wrappers; two plate iillustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, (1780 ? 1863) , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809, was a British statesman. In a ministerial career spanning nearly half a century, he notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer and was three times Lord President of the Council. Active in Whig politics, he consistently championed the cause of Catholic Emancipation, and yet also sympathized with advocates for the abolition of slavery which the ch...
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[Two Titles] Berthe Morisot, Together with Berthe Morisot Impressioist

By: Adler, Kathleen & Tamar Garb; Charles Stuckey, William Scott

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Phaidon Press: Hudson Hills : 1995;1987

Seller ID: 11395

ISBN-13: 9780714834795

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Impressionist jackt with fading to spine, slight wear at leading front corner tips.; Impressionist is hardcover in jacket; 228 pp. , illustrated with full color reproductions.; 9.5 X 0.5 X 11 inches; 128 pages
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[2 Items] Calamity Jane and the Lady Wildcats [Togerther With] Calamity Jane of the Western Trails

By: Aikman, Duncan; J. Leonard Jennewein

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York; Huron S. Dakota, Blue Ribbon Books; Dakota Books : (1927-); (1953)

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 11255

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Moderate soil to jacket, with some wear and closed tears bottom front edge. In protective mylar wrap. ; Blue cloth, spine lettered in orange; portrait frontis and plate illustions including b&w photographs and other historical reproductions. Calamity of Western Trails; 47pp. ; stapled black wrappers; b&w photographs. Light creasing at spine near lower stapld, near fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 347 pages
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[Incorrected Proof] Blasphemy New and Selected Stories

By: Alexie, Sherman

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Grove Press : 2012

Seller ID: 11285

ISBN-13: 9780802120397

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Illustrated blue wrappers. ; 6.13 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 465 pages
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Image for 12 Chansons. D'Anciens Recueils Par Un Amateur Avec Les Principaux Couplets De L'Époque Et De Nouvelles Illustrations De Guy Arnoux, Artiste De Paris

12 Chansons. D'Anciens Recueils Par Un Amateur Avec Les Principaux Couplets De L'Époque Et De Nouvelles Illustrations De Guy Arnoux, Artiste De Paris

By: Arnoux, Guy; edited by Martine

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Paris, Paul Dupont : (c. 1910-)

Seller ID: 11303

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Foot of spine chipped and bumped; leading top corners bumped; soil to covers with some foxing along front near spine and top spine corner. Light, even foxing to front pastedown and endpaper. Owner's gift inscription in pencil front endpaper ; Text in French. Illustrated paper over boards; leaves are double, folded Japanese style. Each song with facing pochoir illustration. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 12 pages; 12 songs taken from old collections by an amateur with the main verses of the time and new illustrations by Mr Guy Arnoux.
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Bibliografia Machiavelliana

By: Bertelli, Sergio, Piero Innocenti

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Verona, Edizioni Valdonega : (1979)

Seller ID: 11293

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Brick red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Text in Italian. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (434) pages
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Image for [5 Booklets, Cover Titles]: Native Life in South Africa; the Fairest Cape (Of Good Hope) ; South Africa Travel Companion; the Story of South Africa; the Garden Route, South Africa

[5 Booklets, Cover Titles]: Native Life in South Africa; the Fairest Cape (Of Good Hope) ; South Africa Travel Companion; the Story of South Africa; the Garden Route, South Africa

By: Birkby, Carel; A. P. Cartwright; and Anon.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Pretoria, South African Tourist Corp. : (c. 1951)

Seller ID: 11412

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Native Life, The Fairest Cape, & Graden Route somewhat bumped at parts of leading edges causing some creasing to text pages at edges, else crisp & clean. ; Illustrated wrappers; Native Life with color illustrations by Barbara Tyrrell, map; Story of South Africa with color photographs throughout; the others with color and b&w photographs, illustrations, maps, and other reproductions. ; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Image for 1816 - 1916, a Compendium of the History of the First Presbyterian Church of Mansfield, Ohio, for Our Centennial. Also a Church Manual by Centennial Committee.

1816 - 1916, a Compendium of the History of the First Presbyterian Church of Mansfield, Ohio, for Our Centennial. Also a Church Manual by Centennial Committee.

By: Bonar, L. J.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Mansfield, OH, Courier Publishing Company : 1916

Seller ID: 11322

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

Cover soiled, chipped at lower front corner with loss. Piece found laid in and attached with archival tape Rear leading edge with two smaller areas of loss. Binding otherwise sound. ; Printed gray wrappers; includes extensive lists of Elders, Members, Officers, non-resident Members, etc. Laid in is typed sheet of 16 lines with corrections on las line, listing features and contributions of the church and it's members in American history. Scarce. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages
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Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles Traduction De Guy Tredez.

By: Carroll, Lewis.

Price: $200.00

Publisher: ( Paris ), Flammarion : (1949)

Seller ID: 11298

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Light wear & soil to covers; page 47 with two-inch closed tear from bottom edge, repaired with archival clear tape. Jacket with chips and closed tears at edges, soil primarily to plain back panel. In protective mylar wrap. ; Text in French. Paper over boards, in illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with 8 stunning full page color plates; chapter heads illustrated in black & white. All by Adrienne Segur. Laid in as a past bookmark or memorabilia of a trip home from Paris? , a paper coaster for Cunard Whitestar Ocean Liner. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 119 pages
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Strawberry Hill Horace Walpole's Gothic Castle

By: Chalcraft, Anna & Judith Viscardi

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Frances Lincoln : 2007

Edition: First Frances Lincoln Edition

Seller ID: 11413

ISBN-13: 9780711226876

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket

Red paper over boards, frontis illustration; color and black & white historical art reproductions throughout; some color photographs of architectural detail and furnishings. Book Label of Sturart B. Schimmel facing half-title. ; 10 X 0.6875 X 11.875 inches; 160 pages
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