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1917Best.-Nr. 602122"Kate Douglas Wiggin" in black fountain pen ink on 3/4 length pose seated in an ornate Chinese chair wearing large hat with her hands inside of a fur muff. Photograph is by Aimee Dupont N.Y. with logo in the lower left corner and is on heavy stock and on the original photographer’s mount. Image size 4 3/8" x 6 1/8" on a contemporary beveled edge mount no printing on the back 5 1/4" x 7 1/4"; very good several tiny chips to the emulsion; very good; 1917. Signed and inscribed: "To Louis Raker with sincere regard Kate Douglas Wiggin." Also signed in the upper left corner: "L.R./K.D.W. 1917." Wiggin 1856-1923 American writer and educator; organized in San Francisco the first free kindergarten on Pacific coast in 1878; founded with her sister California Kindergarten Training School in 1880; also wrote the enormously popular "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" 1903 filmed by Fox in 1932 and 1938. unknown books
1880Best.-Nr. 22220588" x 9 3/4". "Chas. Warren Stoddard" 616 Harrison St. San Francisco July 8 1880 to Anna H. Brewster at Palazza Maldura Roma Italy. Stoddard vouches for his friend Will Stewart of The New York Graphic "and more recently of the dramatic profession" who is visiting Rome. 2 pages address panel on bifold leaf. Very good. Brewster 1818-1892 had a close relationship with Charlotte Cushman. She was one of America's first female correspondents. Stoddard 1843–1909 was an American author and editor best known for his travel books about Polynesian life. unknown books
1965Best.-Nr. 2221645First edition Ahearn's binding B no priority determined of yellow cloth over yellow boards top edge stained yellow. Octavo. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good slight rubbing at edges. 249 pages. No signatures or bookplates. The Dial Press hardcover books
1977Best.-Nr. 17997Los Angeles: Printed and Designed by Graham Mackintosh for Friends of the UCLA Library 1977 One of two hundred and fifty signed and numbered copies. . 13 x 19 in light burgundy cloth portfolio with paste-on paper cover label. Contains 8 12 x 19 in letterpress broadsides held inside inner recto pocket. Broadsides printed in color and black & white illustrated with woodcuts engravings and various decorative typographical devices. Thick deckle-edged paper. Light sunning to outer edge of front board. Very mild dampstaining also present no mold / mildew. Very light shelf wear to tips and spine of portfolio. Top left corner of first broadside bent inwards. Slight discoloration to bottom third of first broadside matching the inner pocket. Otherwise broadsides are bright and fine. a very good or better copy. An introductory broadside informs us that this project derives from the UCLA Library Department of Special Collections' California Cookbooks Collection. The subsequent seven broadsides include recipes from various periods of California history as drawn from contemporary sources. These periods include: the Indian period Tortillas de Mais; Goldrush Days Hangtown Fry; Pastoral California Carne Tatemada; Railroad Empire Eggs Boiled with Tea Leaves; Gilded Age Celery Victor; Arts & Crafts Movement Alligator Pear Soup and the Age of the Flapper Penouchee. Printed and Designed by Graham Mackintosh for Friends of the UCLA Library, hardcover books
1991Best.-Nr. 10852NY: Random House 1991. First edition first prnt. Anthology edited with an Introduction by McGrath and Morrow. Includes Amis Acker Hawkes Kincaid Oates Rice Vollmann et al. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anthology. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. Random House hardcover books
2002Best.-Nr. 42054New Haven:: Yale University Press. 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 326 illustrations including 267 in color. First edition thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 432 pages . 0300096909 . Yale University Press, hardcover books
1967Best.-Nr. 120933NY: New American Library 1967 First edition first prnt. Pbk original edition. Perfect-bound pictoral wraps. Introduction by Solotaroff. Contributions by Ashbery Eberhart Gass Graves Roth Sexton et al. Beginning toning of wraps and text pages minimal edgewear shallow spine creases. Very Good condition. The debut issue of this 60's publication intending to be "a writer's magazine for the new literate audience." Mass Market Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. New American Library paperback books
1934Best.-Nr. 500231in French Paris December 6 1934; to "Mon cher Meral: Happy to receive your letter - and with the hope that it gives me to welcome you damn my wish to be agreeable to you and to Marianne - I request permission to 'beg off'." Octavo. 1 page with integral leaf deckled edges. unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 2221868"George Cukor" 13 pages Hollywood 1968. Together with two Autograph Letters Signed "Mike" from Mike Steen and a typed 2 page manuscript by Steen. Very good. This manuscript is published in Steen's 1969 book "A Look at Tennessee Williams" New York Hawthorn Books Inc. pages 40-55. It is preceded by an introduction by Steen discussing his Cukor interview. A copy of the book is included. unknown books
1991Best.-Nr. 23574Washington D. C.: Library of Congress 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy and as new in a lightly soiled plain dust jacket. xxxv 427 pp. Illus. with 98 color & b/w plates. Sm. 4to. One hundred essays about The Rosenwald Collection which "constitutes the largest single gathering of rare books at the Library of Congress and . represents one of the finest collections of books formed by any individual." Essays cover Manuscripts Early Printing Typography & Writing Books Illustrated Books Eighteenth-Century French Illustrated Books William Blake Modern Illustrated Books Architecture Bindings Geography Herbals and Science. Library of Congress hardcover books
2000Best.-Nr. 204652Tokyo Japan: Imperial Household Agency 2000. Softcover. VG exlib with sticker on spine embossed stamp on title page. Color illustrated wraps red and white with black and blue text. 3 4-119 pp. features many bw and color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Sannomaru Sh z kan Feb. 27-Apr. 9 2000 in commemoration of the 400 years of relations between Japan and the Netherlands. Text in Japanese and English. Imperial Household Agency paperback books
1999Best.-Nr. 1101028NY: Random House 1999. First edition first prnt. Edited by Fred Kaplan. Introduction biographical chronology and bibliography. Signed by Vidal on a tipped-in front free endpage as issued. One of an unspecified number of copies as such. Rear endpage with a one inch tear on the bottom edge a shallow crease on the bottom corner of the last few pages and a wrinkle on the spine topedge. Very Good condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Hardcover books
2007Best.-Nr. 31945Tampa: The Norman Mailer Society 2007. First edition. Limited issue of 56 bound copies in green full cloth-covered boards 40 of which were numbered and 16 were presentation copies all signed by Mailer and Sipiora on the limitation page. Copy #31. Issued without dustjacket. Contributors include Morris Dickstein Donald L.Kaufmann J. Michael Lennon Barbara Mailer Wasserman et al. Also two contributions by Mailer one of which is an excerpt from the previously unpublished 1942 play "The Naked and the Dead." Supplemental Bibliography. Color photographs. The Inaugural Issue. ISSN: 1936-4679. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author and Editor. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Norman Mailer Society Hardcover books
2000Best.-Nr. 31965San Francisco: McSweeney's 2000. Consists of 14 chapbooks. Pictoral stapled wraps. Contributors are: Rachel Cohen Paul Collins Lydia Davis Dave Eggers Sheila Heti Jonathan Lethem Ben Miller Denis Johnson Paul Maliszewski Rick Moody Haruki Murakami George Saunders Lawrence Weschler & "various artists" in "Shorter Stories." Signed at their contributions by Bradford Collins Eggers & dated by him "5/19/01" Fusselman Lethem Moody Saunders and dated by him "2001" & Wilsey. Bradford Fusselman & Wilsey appear in the chapbook "Shorter Stories." Includes publisher's mailing card titled "Subscriber Agreement" for subscription sign-up as issued. In pictoral cardboard case. All in unread Fine condition. . Signed by Contributors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McSweeney's paperback books
1994Best.-Nr. 91510NY: Random House 1994. First edition first prnt. Signed by Thompson as "HSThompson" on the front free endpage. Quarter-cloth with gilt lettering and paper-covered boards. Spine cloth and lettering and board ends minimally rubbed. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Fourth book in Thompson's Gonzo Papers series. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House hardcover books
1954Best.-Nr. 2167NY: Harper & Brothers 1954. First edition limited issue of 500 unnumbered copies signed by White as "EBW" on the tipped-in limitation page as issued. First issue dustjacket. Quarter-cloth with spine lettering and paper-covered boards. Minimal shelfwear and toning on cloth spine ends board corners lightly tapped; dustjacket with wear at corners large chip at spine topedge/rear panel topedge closed tear on front flap fold wear at folds and toning mostly on spine. Altogether a tight copy in Good condition in a Good intact dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1992Best.-Nr. 10667NY: Knopf 1992. First edition first prnt. Signed by Wolff on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Wolff's third non-fiction book. Blurbs by Conroy Hoagland McGuane Plimpton et al. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf hardcover books
1998Best.-Nr. 247629Moscow: Majolica 1998. Limited. hardcover. fine/very good. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. Selection by Valentina Golod. Introduction by Eleonora Yaglinskaya. Tall thin 4to maroon boards d.w. Moscow: The Majolica Centre 1998. one of 1000 copies. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Articles by Vadim Znamenov Tamara Nosovich Natalia Pankova Irina Rudneva and Eleonora Yaglinsky. Majolica unknown books
1934Best.-Nr. 16868Paris 1934. paperback. very good. Baudelot. Epitres d'un Imprimeur Bibliolatre & les Regles qui Conditionnent le Beau Livre Typographique; Choix de Poesies du General L.N.M. Carnot; Lettres de La Fontaine a sa Femme. Illustrated. Loose as issued in printed wrappers uncut and unopened. Paris 1934-37. Very good. unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 100911NY: Random House 2003. First edition first prnt. Pbk Original edition. Perfect-bound illustrated wraps. Preface by Mailer. Signed by Mailer on the half-title page. Unread copy in Fine condition. Revised and new poems. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Paperback books
1993Best.-Nr. 2221757First edition limited. Octavo. With original silkscreen print signed by Bukowski. Red cloth over pictorial boards. Clear acetate dust jacket as issued. Halftone photo of Bukowski by Michael Montfort. Fine fresh copy. 372 pages. Copy #252/300. With a silkscreen print and a signed Bukowski drawing of two people in a gondola. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1966Best.-Nr. 10712NY: Dial Press 1966. First edition first prnt. Board topedge toned beginning foxing on the edges with slight soiling; dustjacket with minimal wear mostly at the spine topedge and front panel corners and two internal tape repairs not visible on the exterior. Very Good condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Mailer's third collection of essays and reviews. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The images are of the book deswcribed and not stock photos. Dial Press hardcover books
1840Best.-Nr. 2221861First edition issue "B" with one page lithographed frontispiece with college view by Bufford engraved by E. Ruggles. Original blindstamped brown cloth with gold stamped rose in center plain edges; yellow endpapers. Faint signature pencil of an early owner John Brown Dec. 3 1842. No bookplates. 5 page preface. Very good some light foxing to frontispiece and title page; minor rubbing to corners and head of spine; no foxing to text. 188 pages. Uncommon. Front joint has partial crack and appears to have been glued down. BAL vol. 5 page 592. Four contributions by Longfellow. Joseph Griffin hardcover books
1906Best.-Nr. 2222194Early reprint. Octavo. 38 b/w illustrations. Original brown decorated cloth stamped in gilt black yellow with two rams heads. No dust jacket. Fine fresh copy. 310 pages. Signed and inscribed by Lummis to James B. Duffy: "With high regard. Always your Friend. Chas. F. Lummis." Duffy was a Southern California businessman with oil interests. He was connected by marriage to the Carrillos and President John Adams. He was an honorary pallbearer at Lummis' funeral in November 1928. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1918Best.-Nr. 2221993Foresta via El Portal California July 10 1918. 11" x 8 1/2". 1 1/4 pages recto and verso on Foresta Land Company letterhead to Mr. W. E. Ambler in Cleveland Ohio regarding the sale of an Indian Basket with citations to one of the clients baskets in his book "Indian Basketry" and in his book "How to Make Indian and Other Baskets." Together with envelope front panel only in James' hand. Very good. Foresta Land Company was a real estate company selling lots near Yosemite. James may have been associated with the promotion of the land sales. unknown books
