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THE ARTS & ILLUSTRATED
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2. Botta) Zardini, Mirko (text) & Yukio Futagawa (ed. &
photographer): The ARCHITECTURE OF MARIO BOTTA, NY: Rizzoli, ©
1985 First American. Apprx 12x12.5. white title on glossy photo
dj. Gray cloth w/embossed title on spine. Initials on f.f.e.p.
Photos, illustrations thru-out 232 n.p. includes bibliography.
Clean, tight. PRICE $25
9. Roberts, Peter: ANY COLOR SO LONG AS IT'S BLACK The First Fifty
Years of Automobile Advertising, Wm Morrow 1976, © 1976.
Approx 9.75x12.5. Front & rear color pict'ls on blue &
mauve unclipped dj. w/one inch closed tear at top, some wear at
spine, 3 in. closed horizontal cut on front panel. Blue cloth
w/silver title on spine. Color & b/w ills thru-out 144 n.p.
PRICE $10 PHOTO
11. Synge, Patrick (ed): LILIES, A Revision of Elwes' Monograph
of the Genus Lilium and its Supplements, NY: Universe Books, ©
Published 1980. Approx 7.5x10. Floral pict'l on yellow dj. Beige
tweed cloth w/gilt title on spine. Sl slant to spine,.corners
sl. rolled, plain gold e.p. w/owner's signature. Colour and b/w
plates thru-out 276 n.p. incl index, dark top-stain. PRICE $35
CHILDREN'S
20. Henry, Marguerite: BRIGHTY of the GRAND CANYON, ills by Wesley
Dennis, Rand McNally, © 1953 "A", SIGNED by AUTHOR.
Color pict'l dj in one piece but lacking several chunks. Red papered
boards with black title & donkey dec on front, black title
on spine. Grand Canyon color ills e.p., bookplate, Henry's signature
on half-title, color ills on t.p., 4 full pg color ills plus full-pg
b/w and in text ills thru-out 222 n.p. + final ills. clean &
tight. PRICE $25
35. Rust, Doris: A STORY A DAY, illus by Shirley Hughes, London:
Faber and Faber, © 1956 2nd impression. Approx 6 x 8.5. Green
& pink chipped, clipped dj. w/ white title and black &
pink dec., publ list on back panel. Blue h.c.w/yellow embossed
ills on front, yellow title on spine, pink & green frontis,
b.w ills thru-out 50 n.p., spotting on top-edge o/w clean &
tight. PRICE $10
HISTORY-AMERICANA
42. Alexander, Drury Blakeley: TEXAS HOMES OF THE 19TH CENTURY,
Photographs by Todd Webb, Univ. of Texas Press for Amon Carter
Museum of Western Art, © 1966. Approx 10x12. B/w photo pict'l
unclipped dj w/closed tears and chips along edges. Pale teal cloth
w/silver title on black spine panel, corners rolled, inscription
on f.f.e.p, b/w photos thru-out 276 n,p,. clean & tight. SOLD
46. Laborde, Errol: MARCHED THE DAY GOD, A History of the Rex
Organization, © 1999 School of Design, Graphic Design by
Wade Ehrlich Studio. Approx 9x12. Color dec on white dj which
is bright yellow of reverse side, back flap is purple, one half
inch closed tear along front bottom edge. Red cloth with "Rex"
stamped on front board. Photos thru-out 71 n.p. followed by Rex
Court photos. SOLD
LITERATURE
- FICTION - MODERN FIRSTS
49. Romanes, Alva: The GREAT AWAKENING, SF: Long Pub. 1927, ©1927
First Edition of 2000 copies. Approx 7x10. Salmon color papered
boards w/black titles, circular art deco on front, several small
dark spots, paper worn at spine. Purple/green e.p., woodcuts &
poems thru-out 68 n.p. + limitation page. SOLD
51. Wharton, Edith: The CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY, Scribner's 1913,
© Published October, 1913. Red cloth w/gilt embossed title
on front and spine, indentation marks on back cover, foxing to
plain e.p, Publisher's list of Wharton titles faces half-title,
594 n.p. soil on page 467, foxing to fore-edges, o/w clean. PRICE
$20
53. Hunter, Stephen: The SPANISH GAMBIT, Crown, © 1985 First
Edition. Yellow title on red unclipped dj, author's photo on rear
flap, minor wear at spine, sl brwn w/age. Red cloth spine w/black
h.c., half-title shows ghost from removed label, 389 n.p. clean
& tight. PRICE $10
54. MacLean, Alistair: The GUNS OF NAVARONE, Doubleday 1957, ©
1957 First Edition. Black pict'l p.c. dj w/white titles, drawings
of book's main characters on rear panel, author's photo on rear
flap, chipped at spine & corners, 1 in. closed tear, aged.
Beige cloth w/blue title on spine, undec e.p., spotting to blue
top-stain of 320 n.p., fore-edge untrimmed. PRICE $15
55. Tan, Amy: JOY LUCK CLUB, Putnam's, ©1989 "1".
SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Clipped dj w/vertical crease on front flap w/"8903"
near bottom, Tan's photo on rear flap. Papered boards w/gilt chop
dec on front board, gilt title on spine. Plain green e.p. w/non-authorial
gift inscript., red chop signed & dated 29 Mar '89 on half-title,
288 n.p. clean, tight, sl brown w/age. PRICE $75
MISCELLANY
59. IBM: MORE ABOUT COMPUTERS, © IBM 1969. Approx 7x10 black
soft cover w/white & blue title on front, black title on spine.
55 n.p. includes 3 blank pages for notes. Clean & tight. PRICE
$10
WESTERN AMERICANA-CALIFORNIA-LOCAL HISTORY
68. Couch, Roberta (editor-in-chief): FOOTHILL COLLEGE 25 YEARS,
no place or date. (Assumed: Foothill College 1981 publication.
See foreword.) Oblong 11x8.5. Color photo pict'l dj in very poor
condition (now in mylar). Green cloth w/gilt titles, bookplate
on e.p. + ink date & place. B/w photos thru-out 179 n.p. sl
brown w/age. PRICE $20
72. Giacomini, George R and Gerald McKevitt: SERVING THE INTELLECT,
TOUCHING THE HEART: A Portrait of Santa Clara University, 1851-2001,
Santa Clara Univ., © 2000 First Printing. INSCRIBED to Harry
Farrell (author & retired newspaper reporter) & SIGNED
by both authors. Approx 12.5 x 12 x 1.5 thick. Color pict'l extends
front to back of unclipped dj. Black cloth w/silver titles, red
e.p., authors' inscription on t.p., profusely illustrated thru-out
283 n.p. clean, tight. PRICE $40
86. Stegner, Wallace & Committee for Green Foothills, Phyllis
Butler editor: 20-20 VISION: In Celebration of the Peninsula Hills,
Palo Alto: Green Foothills Foundation © May 1962. Approx
8.5x9.5. b/w photos on white wraps/softcover, brown w/age, chip
along fore-edge, price on back. Thumb-size mark on c.p., one small
dot on pg 11, o/w 36 n.p. clean & tight. SOLD
WORLD
HISTORY- TRAVEL
88. Holmes: BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUES, vols 4-14, Travelogue Bureau
1920-1922. Pebbly green cloth w/gilt title on spine, blind-stamped
H on front. Several color plates w/tissue guards plus many b/w
photos in each. Approx 340 n.p with index in each. Few spots on
covers, but tight & clean. PRICE $75
90. Radziwill, Catherine (Princess): MEMORIES OF FORTY YEARS,
with Photogravure Ills., NY: Funk & Wagnalls 1915. Burgundy
cloth w/gilt embossed title and leaf dec on front, gilt title
on spine, book plate on plain e.p., photo frontis + photos thru-out
357 n.p. include index, clean & tight, tho sl brown w/age.
SOLD
ANTIQUARIAN
92. Herford, Oliver: The RUBAIYAT OF A PERSIAN KITTEN, Scribner's
1904. Approx 5.5x7, lt. brown papered boards lacking paper on
spine. Black title over orange cat & ball dec. on front. Owners
name on ffep dated 1904. 35 pull-page pale color ills. unpaginated.
SOLD
93. Gibbon, Edward: DECLINE AND FALL OF
THE ROMAN EMPIIRE, VERBATIM REPRINT IN THREE VOLUMES, Chandos
Library, Frederick Warne. N. D., Approx 5x7. Green cloth w/embossed
dec & title on boards, gilt title on spines. Embossed stamp.
Probably reglued. Foxing to front few pages in vol III. PRICE
$20
94. Cooper, James Fenimore: The WORKS OF J. FENIMORE COOPER, Globe
Edition-two volumes in one, 6 volumes. Houghton, Osgood 1880.
Half leather & marbled boards, gilt title & dec &
raised bands on spine. Marble e.p. and all edges on very browned
pages. (1)The Headsman; The Heidenmauer; (2) The Prairie; Wept
of Wish-ton-wish; (3) Afloat and Ashore; Miles Wallingford; (4)
Lionel Lincoln; The Oak Openings; (5) Precaution; The Ways of
the Hour; (6) Satanstoe; The Chainbrearer. PRICE $30
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