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1963réf. qms435Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina 1963. Octavo green cloth hardcover gilt letters ix 236 pp. Very Good with neat former-owner stamp & signature and former-owners published review pasted to rear endpaper in a Very Good dust jacket with light foxing. From jacket: As plant collector and early systematic botanist John Clayton 1694-1773 Cerk of Court of Gloucester County Virginia occupies a key position in the eighteenth-century international botanical circle. His chief monument is the Flora Virginica published in Leiden in 1739 and 1762. Compiled by J. F. Gronovius from plants and descriptions supplied by Clayton it is the first important North American flora and the only one devoted soley to Virginia. The University of North Carolina, (1963). hardcover books
1925réf. 01079JUGGED JOURNALISM Herbert Jenkins 1925 first edition 5 leaves missing a small chip at the fore edge margin nowhere near the text t.p.e.'s a bit age toned else a very bright vg/near fine copy in the publishers original green cloth in a vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and soil and professional reinforcement to the inner rear dust-wrapper spine hinge. Illustrated by George Barrow. Many of these humorous essays were first published in Punch the year previously. Three titles were published of Anthony Berkeley in 1925; this one another under the pseudonym of A.B. Cox entitled BRENDA ENTERTAINS and THE LAYTON COURT MYSTERY which was released anonymously. Herbert Jenkins hardcover books
1997réf. 164978London: Chivers / Black Dagger Crime 1997. Hardcover. First printing of this edition. As New. Near Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Unaccountably scarce. Chivers / Black Dagger Crime unknown books
1902réf. 1380946New York: Pediatrics Laboratory 1902. Hardcover. Octavo v 112 pages. In Good condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have stickers on spine and front cover library numbering on spine rubbing to corners and white mark on rear cover. Textblock has glue staining on front pastedown stamps on front endpaper and title page stamp on page iii and pencil marking on title page. Ex-library. 1380946. Special Collections - Downstairs. Pediatrics Laboratory hardcover books
réf. B257587-2Berkeley 1980. 16pp. 6 illus. Wraps. Berkeley, 1980. paperback books
réf. B11548-6Berkeley 1969. 51 1pp. 15 plates 6 color. Sm. sq. 4to. Wraps. Berkeley, 1969. paperback books
1931réf. 49831New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1931. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1931. First Edition stated. Octavo 19cm; publisher's cloth binding; 290pp. Cover has minor shelfwear; crown and foot of spine rubbed; corners lightly bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Overall in Very Good condition. Published as part of Harper's "Sealed Mystery" series in which books were published with the last few chapters sealed with a thin paper sheet stating "If you can resist the desire to know the outcome of this story return the book to your bookstore with the seal unbroken and your money will be refunded." Alas the reader of this volume could not resist and seal has been broken but the blue tissue paper remains intact. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown books
1931réf. 140946706London: Mundanus Ltd / Victor Gollancz Publisher 1931. First edition. First edition first printing preceding the cloth issue. 288 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow wraps. About Very Good spine creased and toned small tear along spine edge at foot contents and wraps toned with age corners a little bumped. An uncommon British mystery that is often cited as one of the best examples of the inverted detective story in which the murderer's identity is revealed in the first line "It was not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Dr. Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter. Mundanus Ltd / Victor Gollancz Publisher unknown books
réf. B12640-2Berkeley 1968. 164pp. 81 plates. 4to. Cloth. Berkeley, 1968. hardcover books
1865réf. 32925London: Hurst and Blackett 1865. hardcover. near fine. Colored frontispiece portraits completely extra-illustrated with about 40 mezzotints lithographs steel engravings of landscapes portraits and sporting subjects a few in color. 2 vols. 8vo red 1/2 morocco. London 1865. Near Fine. Memoirs of the eminent 19th century sportsman and gallant. Hurst and Blackett unknown books
1980réf. 66251980. Softcover. VG previous owner stamps inside cover. Wraps. 58 pp. 21 color plates. Catalogue and short essay written by Mark Rosenthal. Also includes some isolated and I suppose important quotations by the artist arranged chronologically. Catalogue lists 34 works. Bibliography. Lovely color plates. paperback books
2013réf. 135315Boston MA: Society of Printers 2013. single sheet folded. Society of Printers. 8vo. single sheet folded. Keepsake from the Society of Printers for the Life Membership of John Kristensen. Society of Printers unknown books
1959réf. 313059Washington DC: The American Ordnance Association 1959. Pamphlet. Unpaginated about 32 pages illustrated with diagrammatic or line-drawn plates each showing an abundance of related ammo outlines startlingly various. Softbound title page in blue and black a fine-press treatment on splendid paperstock staplebound but so be it untrimmed text leaves cover of dark-blue textured stock with titling in silver-foil. Handsome pamphlet format measuring 10.5x8 inches. Booklet has tiny corner-tip turns and faint sunning to spinefold the only blemishes. Item is provided with a minimalist colophon on copyright page. Sound clean and unmarked: very good to fine condition. The American Ordnance Association unknown books
1961réf. 313049Washington DC: The American Ordnance Association 1961. Pamphlet. 31p. a fine-press treatment on splendid paperstock staplebound but so be it rubricated titlepage pamphlet format; features seven plates each displaying numerous edged weapons no lances sorry rifles and amazing pistols some with author's personal experience of handling. A rather pedestrian-looking revolver is his favorite. Booklet has a lower-corner-tip bump remarkably the sole blemish to its yapp- or clerical-margined design which is provided with a minimalist colophon. Sound clean and unmarked: very good to fine condition. The American Ordnance Association unknown books
1934réf. 599147Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. With a bibliographical list of books printed at the press 1893-1933 by Julian Pearce Smith. Small quarto. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Owner name on the front pastedown spine ends gently bumped a few faint scratches near fine lacking the dust jacket. Limited to 500 copies. Harvard University Press hardcover books
réf. 9052Cambridge Harvard University Press 1934. Together "WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF BOOKS PRINTED AT THE PRESS 1893-1933" by Julian Pearce Smith. First edition. One of 500 copies. Very good condition. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1934 unknown books
réf. 36495MERRYMOUNT UPDIKE Daniel Berkeley and others. NOTES ON THE MERRYMOUNT PRESS & ITS WORK. San francisco: Alan Wofsy 1975. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. "With bibliographical list of books printed at the press 1893-1933" by Julian Pearce Smith; "to which has been added a supplementary bibliography of books printed at the press 1934-1949" by Daniel Berkeley Bianchi. Limited to five hundred copies. Fine. unknown books
1934réf. 51502Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1934. First edition limited to 500 copies 8vo pp. vi 4 279 3; partially unopened fine in original brown linen stamped in gilt on spine. Standard work on the Merrymount Press. Harvard University Press unknown books
1934réf. 27787Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1934. First edition limited to 500 copies 8vo x & 280pp. 13 plates; spine ends just beginning to fray otherwise near fine in orig. brown linen stamped in gilt on spine. Standard work on the Merrymount Press. Harvard University Press unknown books
1975réf. 51503San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts 1975. Best edition with the Bianchi supplement limited to 500 copies 8vo pp. viii 6 357 1; 15 photographic text illustrations; brown cloth gilt title on cover and spine fine. The standard work on the Merrymount Press first published 1934. Alan Wofsy Fine Arts unknown books
1980réf. 52316Mt. Vernon NY: A. Colish Inc 1980. broadside 18 x 24 in. / 46 x 61 cm. Limited to 50 copies. A text excerpt from the 1962 Belknap Press/Harvard U. Press reprint of D. B. Updike's 1860-1941 founder of the Merrymount Press 1922 work "Printing Types: Their History Forms and Use." A "keepsake printed for The Second National Conference on Metal Typecasting & Design on the occasion of their visit to A. Colish Inc. Mount Vernon New York 1 July 1980." Printed in black with lavender rules at head and foot of text and inside a lavender border formed by a kind of ribbon design. A. Colish Inc unknown books
1966réf. 327699Stanford CA: Opposition West 1966. Photograph. Five issues variously paginated and formatted. Volume 1 no. 1 is heavily creased items are unevenly toned some inconspicuous marginal tears throughout minor edgewear else good. Per text of no.3: "Opposition West publishes as of the present at the request of the Bay Area Coordinating Committee with editorial independence". From no.I: "Opposition West was established as a result of the regional anti-war conference held at San Francisco State College on March 26.'. Opposition West unknown books
2004réf. 405252New York: Little Brown and Company 2004. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Oblong quarto. Fine in pictorial boards. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1981réf. 008649Berkeley CA: Doug Minkler 1981. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 24" h x 18" W. "Celebration & Rally - Music by Orquestra Sabrosita - Attend the Rent Board Public Hearing -City Hall Stop the General Rent Hike for 1982. For more information call the Berkeley Tenants Union - 843-6601". "c D. Minkler" in an inverted triangle printed in black at the bottom right. BTU house logo printed in black at the bottom left. Screenprint peach and black color image on stiff beige paper. Near Fine small corner creases. Forty years later and due to a global pandemic a strikingly current protest poster. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. Doug Minkler unknown books
1969réf. 133952Berkeley: UC Berkeley Radical Student Union 1969. 8p. tabloid format on newsprint paper evenly toned neatly folded otherwise very good. Front page features collage of photos of signs sheriff deputy with gas mask on and long-haired kid climbing a pole sporting People's Park sign. Headline: "Local law enforcement officers shotgunned dozens of Berkeley citizens." Contemporary partisan reporting and editorializing in defense of the local struggle for People's Park a vacant parcel of land in Berkeley on which the University proposed to build a soccer field. Centerspread is large poster depicting protesters erecting a small tree ala the iconic photo of Marines erected the American flag on Iwo Jima. Includes detailed chronology of events from May 10 to 17th 1969. Typesetting and production apparently furnished by the Berkeley Barb. UC Berkeley Radical Student Union unknown books
