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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. Octavo. Pp. xi, 435. First Printing. Bound in black cloth with Edward's armorial crest stamped on the front board, gilt lettering on spine. Very Good in original dustjacket, rather worn along the edges with some loss, top corner of rear panel chipped away. ANS inscribed by Edward laid-in. This copy with a presentation inscription from Edward on his crest-embossed stationery, "To Mrs. Ogden Reid, with best wishes from Edward, April 1951."Mrs. Ogden Reid was Helen Rogers Reid, an early suffragist in New York and later editor of the New York Herald Tribune, among many other notable accomplishments. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear removable archival protector. Inscribed stationery now housed in a clear archival sleeve.

Washington DC: US Department of Agriculture, 1922. First Edition. Paperback. Good+. 8vo. Pp. 74. Illustrated with black and white photography. With a check-list of Alaskan range plants. Bound in stiff printed wraps. A previous owner has redacted writing in the on the front cover and added "Game Animals 1" The photographs are excellent, providing insight into the historical aspects of managing reindeer by Lapplander and Eskimo herders. Now housed in an clear, removable archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Small 4to. Pp. 333. Frontis. photo portrait of Jefferson Hunt. Introduction by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map printed black and blue. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. A bright, fresh copy mostly unopened. Title continues: With Diaries, and Contemporary Records of Sheldon Young, James S. Brown, Jacob Y. Stover, Charles C. Rich, Addison Pratt, Howard Egan, Henry W. Bigler, and Others. Handsomely printed on Corsican paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series." A work of enduring quality and scholarship, this volume mined significant primary source material, particularly diaries, to thoroughly document the early American… Read More

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954. First Edition. Fine. Small 4to. Pp. 377. Frontis. illustration. Introduction by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map bound-in at rear, printed black and red. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. Slight superficial scuff to tail of spine, else a bright, fresh copy. First edition of the series' premier volume. Title continues: With Extracts from Contemporary Records and Including Diaries of Antonio Armijo and Orville Pratt. Handsomely printed on Corsican paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series." A work of enduring quality and scholarship, this volume mined significant primary source material, particularly the diaries of Pratt and Armijo, to thoroughly document… Read More

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small 4to. Pp. 310. Frontis. illustration. Introduction by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map bound-in at rear, printed black and red. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with dull gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. Just a suggestion of wear to rear board lower corner, else a bright, fresh copy. First edition. Title continues: A Documentary Account of the Military Campaigns, and Negotiations of Indian Agents - with Reports and Journals of P. G. Lowe, R. M. Peck, J. E. B. Stuart, S. D. Sturgis, and Other Official Papers. Volume IX in the series published between 1955-1961. Handsomely printed on Corsican paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series." A work of… Read More

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Small 4to. Pp. 375. Frontis. photo portrait of Thomas Leiper Kane. Introduction by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map printed black and red. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with dull gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. A bright, fresh copy, partially unopened. Title continues: A Documentary Account of the United States Military Movement under Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston, and the Resistance by Brigham Young and the Mormon Nauvoo Legion. Handsomely printed on Corsican paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series." A work of enduring quality and scholarship, this volume mined significant primary source material, particularly diaries, to thoroughly document early,… Read More

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Small 4to. Pp. XIV. Frontis. portraits. Introduction by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map bound-in at rear, printed black and red. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. A bright, fresh copy, mostly unopened. First edition. Handsomely printed on Beckett paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series." A work of enduring quality and scholarship, this volume mined significant primary source material to thoroughly contextualize the correspondence from Thomas Wildman, Mary B. Wildman, and Augustus Wildman. Production run of this volume was XXXX copies. CLARK & BRUNET, 104: XIII. .

Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Pp. 319. Frontis. illustration. Index. Illustrated throughout with maps, drawings and photographic reproductions. Bound in green cloth, spine printed with gold lettering. Top edge stained brown, others untrimmed. Pages uncut. Edition of 1500. Volume XI of the Far West and Rockies Historical Series 1820 - 1875. An especially bright copy. CLARK & BRUNET: 104, XI. Preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Anton Schonborg. The Far West and Rockies Historical Series, 1820-1875, Volume X. Thick 8vo. Pp. 345. Introduction and notes by the Hafens. Frontis. photo portrait of Jackson. Illustrated throughout with several Jackson photos. Maps, including one two-color folding. Facsimiles. Bibliography. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed; top edge stained brown. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Laid in is the original Arthur H. Clark prospectus for the series, one sheet folded to three panels. Prospectus is Very Good, with a horizontal fold, now mellowed. The first comprehensive treatment of Jackson's diaries, with superb annotation of his youthful westward forays. A bright, fresh copy with corners sharp. CLARK & BRUNET, 104.

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to. Pp. 360. Illustrated with portraits. Folding map bound-in at rear, printed black and red. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with dull gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. Bookplate on front pastedown; spine with just a suggestion of sunning. Else, a bright, fresh copy, partially unopened. Handsomely printed on Corsican paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series." A work of enduring quality and scholarship, this volume mined significant primary source material to supplement the Forty-Niners volume (II), particularly journals and correspondence. The index is indispensable for the extraneous people and places related to the various subjects of the volumes. Production run of this volume was… Read More

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket in Slipcase. Near Fine/Very Good/Slipcase: Good+. Square 4to. Pp. [10], 11-240. Foreword by the editor, Andrew Carnduff Richie. Illustrated throughout with black & white and color reproductions of works by German artists, one of the color plates folds-out. Bibliography. Index. Bound in sand-colored cloth with lettering printed in black on spine and front board. Bookseller label on front endpaper. In the dust jacket that has a closed two-inch tear on the rear panel; price of $9.50 intact on front flap. Cardstock slipcase with wear and a chip at tail of spine. A handsome survey of the tumultuous evolution of German art in the last century, with emphasis on early innovators Emil Nolde, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Christian Rohlfs, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Otto Mueller, Max Pechstein, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl and other avant-gardists, covering painting, sculpture, and prints.Dust jacket is now housed in… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good+. 12mo. Pp. [4], 5-192. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of woodcuts, portraits, and photos of more recent personalities in modern science. Glossary of proper names and medical terms. Bound in maroon cloth with gilt vignette stamped on front board, gilt lettering on spine. Two chickpea-size gouges on front board; former owner name and date on the front free endpaper. In the printed dust jacket, a touch soiled and with a chip on the upper edge of the rear panel. A lively survey of the history of medicine by the Yale professor, tracing the attribution of disease from conjecture to scientific fact, much of the latter occurring in only the last 150 years. Includes insightful capsule biographies of leading innovators. The uncommon dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1891. First American Edition. Paper Wrappers. Good-. 12mo. Pp. iv, 319. Bound in stiff printed wraps. Cocked, with corners worn and wear to tail of spine. Old bookseller tag on title page ("Tauzy, Levy & Co." 6 Post Street, San Francisco). Although precedence isn't established, the British edition, purported to be the first printing, was published the same year. If so, it must have predated this imprint's date of "May, 1891." According to critics, Haggard's ability to conjure a fantastic environment was particularly successful here, populating the storyline with doomed figures amid the saga's 10th century Viking setting. As a side note, Stanley Kubrick's daughter is on record stating his father was smitten with the novel, had wished to bring it to the screen. Albeit a bit worn, a presentable copy with condition commensurate with age.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good+. Louis Darling. 8vo. Pp. 222. Illustrated throughout by Louis Darling. Bound in green cloth with lettering and decoration by Louis Darling stamped in black on cover and spine. A couple minor stains on cover; otherwise clean throughout. In the dust jacket, with edge-wear; price of $3.00 intact within front flap. Dust jacket is now preserved within a clear, removable archival sleeve.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1947. Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good-. T. Brayshaw. 8vo. Pp. xii, 356. Frontis. Color plate of cutthroat and rainbow trout, by T. Brayshaw. Foreword by C. McC. Mottley, of the Laboratory of Limnology & Fisheries at Cornell University. Includes a few color plate illustrations of fish by T. Brayshaw. Appendix. Index. Bound in sand-colored cloth with black lettering and design in black on front board and spine. In the color-illustrated price-clipped dust jacket that shows wear to edges; creases on rear panel; large chip at tail of spine. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good. Louis Darling. 8vo. Pp. 189. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Louis Darling. Index. Bound in khaki-colored cloth over blue paper-covered boards, lettering printed in black on spine. Slight wear to lower corners. In the illustrated dust jacket, price-clipped and with a stain at tail of spine. A solid, presentable copy. Dust jacket is now preserved within a clear, removable archival sleeve.

[New York]: Cocktail, Wine and Spirits Digest, Inc, 1945. Early reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. Pp. 125. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions and Haimo drawings. Dark red cloth, titles and illustration stamped in silver on the cover and spine. Leaves printed in dark blue on coated paper. Copyright 1945. Spine ends chipped, covers rubbed, erosion to the fore edge of front flyleaf and title page, leaves otherwise crisp and bright.Laid in is an eight-page brochure for Parfumerie Funel Orange Flower Water from Cannes, France. Includes applications of the product for infants and for the "Professional and High Amateur Cocktail Mixer," with reference to the bar at Cliff House, San Francisco. Though not stated, this is the first reprint of the first revision to the 95-page original of 1943. The author hoped to establish standard recipes: he succeeded, judging by the number of reprints.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1919. Limited Edition. Vellum. Very Good. 4to. Pp. vii, 52. Introduction by Aurelia Henry Reinhardt. Bound in quarter vellum over marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Copy #421 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Corners a tad worn, with some wear along fore-edge of covers. Printed by John Henry Nash. Burton's distillation of Sufi thought, presented as a response to the Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam, is a slight literary hoax inasmuch as Burton didn't translate the work at all, but wrote it from whole cloth. With a worthy introduction by Aurelia Henry Reinhardt.

New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. Pp. 59. Engraved frontis. by Elton. Engraved title page. Bound in brown blindstamped cloth. Foxing and dampstaining throughout. One-inch cloth missing at head of spine, corners worn, binding rubbed. Former name in pencil on front free endpaper. Albeit a defective copy, a rare juvenile with no copies online as of this posting. LCOC locates only two copies, at the University of Virginia and the New-York Historical Society Library. Contains a handful of short moral stories: The Happy Changes. Pride, and its Consequences. Passion, and its Consequences; as Exhibited in the History of Paul Pepper. Idleness, and its Consequences; as Exhibited in the History of David Drone. Charles Candid; or, The Boy who always Spoke Truth. The Lame Boy. The Cross Boy. The Stray Child. Now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Waldron Island [Washington]: Brooding Heron Press, 2000. Limited Edition. Hardcover in Full Cloth. Fine. First thus. 8vo. Unpaginated. Binding is a copper-brown linen that covers the rear board, spine and a third of the front board. The balance of the front board is paper-covered with lettering stamped in black. Printed label on spine. Of 26 lettered copies signed by Hall, the printer and binder, this is hand-lettered copy X. Hall has signed the title page, whereas the Greens have signed the colophon. Since 1984 Sam and Sally Green have operated Brooding Heron Press on Waldron Island, which might be the northernmost of the San Juan Island archipelago in Washington State. Among the luminaries they've published are Donald Hall, Tim McNulty, Ted Kooser, Robert Sund, and Jane Hirshfield. In addition to operating the press, both Greens are poets; Sam Green served as Washington State's first Poet Laureate.