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Des Moines, F. W. Palmer, State Printer, 1864. First edition. A picture of a the concerns of a frontier state during the Civil War. Among the acts passed were the repeal of a previous act prohibiting 'the immigration of free Negroes into the state' because the 'enforcement of the previous act was contrary to the wishes and intentions of a large majority of the People of the State', several acts dealing with allowances to volunteers in the Army, and how to finance these, others relating to the railroads, one authorizing a bounty on scalps of certain animals, another for the expenditure of funds for a permanent building at the Agriculture College and more. xi, 287 pages, plus errata page. Includes index. Bound in plain boards with cloth spine. The binding is in somewhat worn condition; the contents are somewhat foxed or toned, but overall are in very good condition. The pages are supple and easily read. Uncommon. Bookseller reference : 19524 |
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CATALOGUE OF THE PAINTINGS OF THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. Washington, D.C. (Boston, Massachusetts): (A.W. Elson & Co.) 1908. Revised editiion. Includes a history of the Gallery which opened in 1874, a description of the building and a list of 371 holdings, Illustrated throughout with glossy black-and-white plates. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Copyright page refers to this as the 63rd edition and mentions that 5000 copies of the revised edition have been printed. Index of paintings. 104 pp. Good in brown paper wrappers with black lettering - chipping and wear to the edges of the covers, as is almost inevitable when the cover edges extend outside the textblock. Bookseller reference : 37088 |
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FOURTEENTH WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION: NEWYORCON Program Issue, 1956. New York: The Journal of the World Science Fiction Society, Inc., 1956. First printing. The guide for convention attendees, 52 pages including the stiff outer wrappers. Includes a letter from Robert Bloch, a poem by Randall Garrett, a list of members and much more. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. This copy is SIGNED by 31 science fiction writers, including Bill Hamling, editor and publisher of Fantastic Universe, Harlan Ellison, Algis Budrys, Olga Ley, Kelly Freas, Robert Silverberg, Hal Clement, Arthur C. Clarke, Ed Emsh with drawing, Nelson Bond, Milton Lesser, Judith Merril, T. E. Ditky, Frank B. Long, Philip Jose Farmer, Cyril Kornbluth, Randall Garrett, Mildred Clingerman, Ron Smith, Edmund Hamilton, and Robert Sheckley. A unique piece of science fiction history. Good only - the upper portion of the covers have a stain covering about an inch to an inch and a half near the folds - not noticeable on the front cover, but visible on the white back cover, and the inside covers. Some other edgewear, crease to corner of front cover, and rubbing along the spine. Bookseller reference : 22283 |
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INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS: BULLETIN, SEPT 1909 Washington, D.C.: 1909 Contains many interesting articles, as well as brief reports on trade and commerce development in Central and South America, profusely illustrated with photographs and maps (including fold-outs.) Among the topics covered in detail are railway construction in Bolivia, nanduti or the spiderweb lace of Paraguay and pineapple growing in Cuba. Quite aside from the interesting contents, this is an attractive and sturdy volume bound in 3/4 leather with dark blue cloth, marblized endpapers and edges of the text block. Pp. i-vii, 477-651. Scuffing to the leather at the corners and sides of the spine, pgs 571-576 were bound in upside down, but otherwise this book is in near fine condition. Bookseller reference : 8983 |
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PREMIER MANUEL DE LA LANGUE AUXILIARE, ESPERANTO. Paris: Librarie Hachette & cie., 1907. Small pamphlet on the grammar and vocabulary of Esperanto, including a section of what is Esperanto, a page with all of the grammar, a listing of other books available, etc. Much of the text is in French, not Esperanto. 32 pages. Very good in illustrated red wrappers (several pages dog-eared) Bookseller reference : 19601 |
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New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, n.d. (1886 or earlier) A rather charming, but very fragile, little children's book. Small format, 14.5 cm x 11 cm (just over 5 x 4) with 48 unnumbered pages. Small black and white illustrations on almost every page (drawings and silhouettes.) Little slice of life stories: The Drunkard begins Oh Ben! I am sorry to him in the stocks there. Others are on flowers, water, naughty Ada, etc. Although not dated, this does have a gift inscription on the front endpaper of 1886. Bound in paper covered boards with a color illustration inset on the front cover (with a picture of Redcap at the beach.) Pages are loose, last page is detached, and rear endpaper might be missing. The paper spine is torn and peeling, revealing the mesh underneath, some wear to corners and edges. Still quite uncommon, and interesting. Bookseller reference : 9316 |
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932. First printing. Second collection of poetry by this author, SIGNED on the front endpaper, and uncommon thus. Very good+ in green cloth (significant fading to the spine) with paper labels on the front cover and the spine, lacking the dj. Bookseller reference : 21152 |
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PARIS REVIEW 103 (Summer 1987.) New York: Paris Review, 1987. First appearance in print of these works. Includes interviews on the art of fiction with Walker Percy and Francine duPlexis Gray, poetry by Tess Gallagher, Joseph Brodsky, James Lasdun and others, an excerpt from a novel in progress by William Styron, a James Jone feature, and more. SIGNED by Rita Dove at her poem Stargazing. Near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers. Bookseller reference : 14644 |
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San Francisco: Gilmartin Company 1926. First edition ( Diamond Jubillee Edition) A history of the Congregation, focusing on its work on the Pacific coast, beginning with the first sisters who left the motherhouse in Namur, France, in 1843, to journey to Oregon as missionaries (the account of the voyage is based primarily on the diary of Sister Mary Aloysius). Photographs, several appendices , 317, xiii pp, plus index. Very good in blue cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt (bookplate). Bookseller reference : 30956 |
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ZYZZYVA: The Last Word: West Coast Writers and Artists, Volume II, Number 1, Spring 1986. San Francisco: ZYZZYVA, Inc. 1986. First appearance in print of these works. The first anniversary issue of this interesting magazine - included are excerpts from novels-in-progress by Abbey (Confessions of a Barbarian), Seth (Golden Gate), a translation of a Mrabet story by Paul Bowles, poetry by Joseph Hansen (best known for his David Brandstetter mysteries), Ron Silliman, Deborah Brunner, Dorianne Laux and more. Very near fine in stiff wrappers. Bookseller reference : 39552 |
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ABOLITION'S AXE: Beriah Green, Oneida Institute and the Black Freedom Struggle New York: Syracuse University Press, 1986. First printing. The first history of Beriah Green and his school which he tried to make a model biracial society (among the students were Henry Highland Garnet, Jermaine Loguen and Amos Beman.) Illustrated. 199 pgs including notes, bibliography and index. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new.copy) ISBN: 0-8156-23704 Bookseller reference : 8307 ISBN : 0815623704 |
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CARIBBEAN NEW WAVE: Contemporary Short Stories London: Heinemann, 1990. First printing in wrappers, paperback original. Part of the Caribbean Writers Series. An anthology edited and with an introduction by Stewart Brown. SIGNED by Jamaica Kincaid at her contribution, entitled My Mother. and by Opal Palmer Adisa at her story Duppy Get Her. Includes selections from 21 other authors, such as Olive Senior, Neil Bissoondath, and Earl Lovelace. NF in glossy illustrated wrappers, slight creasing to spine. Bookseller reference : 3120 |
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London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1987. Paperback original - first printing. Anthology of 17 original stories - in addition to those listed above, the authors include Michael Moorcock, Lisa Tuttle, Tanith Lee, etc. Fine in wrappers. Bookseller reference : 14184 |
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GRANTA 54, Summer 1996: The Best of Young American Novelists. New York: Granta USA, (1996.) First appearance in print of these works. A paperback magazine of new writing. SIGNED by Alexie at his story Integration (an excerpt from his then still uncompleted novel 'Indian Killer) and by Drury at Burning Mary, selected from his forthcoming second novel. This is the famous Granta 20 issue, featuring new work by twenty American writers, all under the age of 40, chosen by a panel of established writers - including Robert Stone, Anne Tyler, and Tobias Wolff - as the best young American novelists. The writers selected were Sherman Alexie, Madison Smartt Bell, Ethan Canin, Edwidge Danticat, Tom Drury, Tony Earley, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, David Guterson, David Haynes, Allen Kurzweil, Elizabeth McCracken, Lorrie Moore, Fae Myenne Ng, Robert O'Connor, Chris Offutt, Stewart O'Nan, Mona Simpson, Melanie Rae Thon and Kate Wheeler. Introduction by editor (and judge) Ian Jack. Each story is preceded by brief comments on the writer and a small photograph and inserted into the center of the issue is a section of glossy plates - Portraits of the writers by Marion Ettlinger. Advertisements, 320 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. ISBN: 0-140141359 Bookseller reference : 32897 ISBN : 0140141359 |
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San Francisco and Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, (1998.) First thus- a trade paperback but with the white glossy covers used on copies sent to subscribers. A book which is both a celebration of ten years of survival for this 'anti-canonic and quirky' literary journal and an introduction to the quality and the breadth of the material it publishes. This copy is SIGNED by two contributors: by Dorianne Laux at her poem 'After Twelve Days of Rain,' and by Sherman Alexie at 'from the Native American Broadcasting Storm.' Other contributors include Gary Snyder, Robert Haas, Philip Levine, Michelle Clinton, Jess Mowry, Kate Braverman, Po Bronson, Francisco X. Alarcon, Karen Karbo, August Kleinzahler, William Vollmann, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Tess Gallagher and many others. Introduction by Junker. Notes on the contributors. 335 pp. Near fine in glossy white covers with black spine and lettering. Uncommon in this format, and especially so signed. ISBN: 0-87417-2756 Bookseller reference : 40304 ISBN : 0874172756 |
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STRANGE ATTRACTION: The Best of Ten Years of ZYZZYVA. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, (1998.) First thus- a trade paperback. A book which is both a celebration of ten years of survival for this 'anti-canonic and quirky' literary journal and an introduction to the quality and the breadth of the material it publishes. This copy is SIGNED by FIVE contributors: by Dennis Cooper at his story 'Container, by Jane Hirshfield at her poem 'Justice Without Passion,' by Karen Karbo at her story 'Tackling English,' by Dorianne Laux at her poem 'After Twelve Days of Rain,' and by Sherman Alexie at 'from the Native American Broadcasting Storm.' Other contributors include Gary Snyder, Robert Haas, Philip Levine, Michelle Clinton, Jess Mowry, Kate Braverman, Po Bronson, Francisco X. Alarcon, August Kleinzahler, William Vollmann, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Tess Gallagher and many others. Introduction by Junker. Notes on the contributors. A title in the Western Literature series.). 335 pp. Near fine in glossy dark blue and teal covers. ISBN: 0-87417-2756 Bookseller reference : 38107 ISBN : 0874172756 |
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SEATTLE POETS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS: A MILLENNIUM REFLECTION. Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission / University of Washington Press, (1999.) First printing. The theme for the millennial celebration was light, water, woods and the poems and photographs in this collection were selected to reflect these themes, and to portray in words and pictures the meaning of Seattle and the Northwest. The poets include Richard Hugo, Theodore Roethke, Sherman Alexie, Denise Levertov, James Welch, Colleen McElroy, Sibyl James, David Wagoner, Linda Bierd, Heather McHugh, Emily Warn, Susan Zwinger and many others. Some of the photographers whose work is included are Glenn Rudolph, Michael Burns, Eduardo Calderon, Marsha Burns, Carolyn Krieg, Alice Wheeler and others - both in black and white and in color. SIGNED by Alexie at his poem Summer of the Black Widows and uncommon thus. A beautiful large format book (10 3/4 by 113/4 inches tall), printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. Notes on the poets and photographers. 80 pp. Fine (as new) in olive green cloth with a photographic insert on front cover. ISBN: 0-295979054 Bookseller reference : 37548 ISBN : 0295979054 |
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Brooklyn, New York: Conditions, 1980. First appearance in print of these works. A feminist magazine of writing by women with an emphasis on writing by lesbians. Includes poetry by Alegria, Gloria Anzualdua, Judith Vollmer and others; fiction by Allison (I Am Working on My Charm), Stevens, Sauda Jamal, Camille Norton,etc ; an interview with An Old Dyke - Doris Lundin - by Elly Bulkin; a rememberance of the Russian poet, Sophia Parnok; reviews and more. SIGNED by Allison at her contribution. 270 pp plus advertisements. Good condition in stiff illustrated wrappers (some rubbing and wear to the covers.) Bookseller reference : 32810 |
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AMERICAN IDENTITIES: CONTEMPORARY MULTICULTURAL VOICES Hanover, NH: Middlebury College Press, 1994. First printing. The sixth of the Breadloaf anthologies - poetry, stories and essays with an introduction by Pack and Parini. Among the 40 contributors are Julia Alvarerez, Pinckney Benedict, Larry Brown, Melvin Dixon, Michael Dorris, Garett Hongo, Robert Houston, Erica Jong, Yusef Komunyakaa, Paul Mariani, Linda Pastan, Gay Talese, Richard Rodriguez, Julia Ortiz Cofer, Ron Powers, Ishmael Reed, Sarah Shulman, Gary Soto, Gore Vidal, Terry Tempest Williams, and Clara Yu. Notes on the contributors, 373 pp. This copy is SIGNED by three of the contributors: Julia Alvarez at her poem 'Homecoming'; James Atlas at 'Chicago Highbrow, and Erica Jong at 'How I Got to Be Jewish.' Fine in a fine dustjacket (a new copy.) Uncommon signed. ISBN: 0-87451-6412 Bookseller reference : 28604 ISBN : 0874516412 |
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DAUGHTERS OF THE FIFTH SUN: A Collection of Latina Fiction and Poetry New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. First printing. This copy is SIGNED by both Julia Alvarez and Ana Castillo at their selections. Other contributors include Cherie Moraga, Cecile Pineda, Pat Mora, Sandra Cisneros, Lucha Corpi and many others. Foreword by Maria Hinojosa and extensive biographical notes on the contributors. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Bookseller reference : 14167 |
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Auburn, CA: Placer County Historical Society, [1978.] Facsimile edition. A very well done and high quaility facsimile reprint of the original edition published by Thompson & West in Oakland in 1882. Includes several chapters on mining and the early mining history of the area, on the railroad, wagon roads, towns, on the crimimal record (which includes a long account of the notorious outlaw Richard Barter, alias 'Rattlesnake Dick'), on agriculture, and on destruction by fire, on journalism, churches and societies, and one chapter devoted to reminiscences of Illinoistown, Also includes many biographical sketches and photographs of early pioneers. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of engravings, including two large fold-out sketches (of the Baker Divide Mining Co and of G. Griffith's Granite Quarry in Penryn.) Patron's directory. Large format, measuring 11 inches tall by 9 inches wide, 416 pp; issued without dust jacket. Fine in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine, issued without a dustjacket. Bookseller reference : 38885 |
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UFAHAMU: Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1973: New Approaches to African Literature. Los Angeles: African Activist Association, 1973. First appearance in print of these works. Includes articles on Nigerian writers, Arabic short fiction in Algeria, North African novels, Uncle Tomism and more. Very good in wrappers. Bookseller reference : 14200 |
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London: Religious Tract Society, n.d. With a colored frontispiece and title page. A title in the 'May Blossom' Series of Story Books. Presentation on the first page dated in 1914. A small volume bound in olive green cloth with an illustrated front cover (in blue and black.) Toning to pages, some wear to the edges of the cloth, but overall good condition. Uncommon. Bookseller reference : 13096 |
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Peking (Beijing): Foreign Languages Press, (1971.) First printing in wrappers. Book begins with a quote from Mao Tsetung ('the revolutionary war is a war of the masses...) and ends with praising him. Illustrated with 178 stills from the film of the same name. from the synopsis: In their daring struggle in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the people of an anti-Japanese base, Chaochia Village in Shantung Province, supported by the Eighth Route Army, made brilliant use of land mines to defeat the Japanese invaders. Led by our great leader Chairman Mao Tsetung and the Chinese Communist Party, the army and people of the base area, men and women, old and young, everyone joined in the fighting, every village fought, to wage people's war. The mobilized Chinese people in their millions devised ingenious fighting methods to create a vast sea in which to drown the enemy, create the conditions that.make up for inferiority in arms and other things' as summed up by Chairman Mao, and waged remarkable and heroic struggle against Japanese imperialism. Oblong format. Good overall - tear to edge of back of cover, other minor wear to paper covers, contents clean. Rather uncommon and interesting. Bookseller reference : 39975 |
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REEF VILLAGE or What a Few Can Do. New York: American Tract Society, 1865. A moral and cautionary tale for children, this one on the subject of temperance. One of many books produced by the American Tract Society for use in Sunday schools, now all quite hard to find. A small volume measuring 6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches, bound in original dark red cloth with gilt lettering and black decorations on the spine. 168 pgs. Some wear and overall soiling to the cloth covers, bumping to corners, an older Sunday school library book plate inside front cover, but still overall good condition. Bookseller reference : 14025 |
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