Search Results: Authors starting with P from Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA

Port Townsend, WA and others: N.p., [ca. 1900]. Original quarto album of full morocco measuring 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. There are 24 think leaves mounted on stubs with each leaf bearing four windows for photographs measuring 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches. Most of the leaves in the rear bear no photographs but in the front there are 64 inserted silver gelatin photographs. Of these 36 bear images of people, places and activities in the Puget Sound/Port Townsend area, The remainder are quotidian shots of England. a chief concern in this album is mining and likely they brought in some British miners (which would explain the shots of England). No surnames are given so it is all a bit of a mystery but the pictures speak for themselves. Finding a mining album of the Northwest is a rather rare occasion.The photographs of interest are; Log Cabin; Ranch House (with two women and an infant in front; the nanny appears to be a Native American); Ore Coming out of a Tunne; Harry Smith Cabin (with two gents relaxing on… Read More

[Chicago]: Southern Pacific, 1941. Small folding brochure regarding the the Morning Daylight rail trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Printed on both sides; one side is a five-panel long itinerary for the train and its stops along the route. The train left at 8;15 AM and made thiry-four stops before reaching LA at 5;45 PM. Each stop has a little bit of text concerning the highlights of that place. Map, photos and other text on verso. Very good in mylar sleeve.

San Francisco: The Author, 1955. First edition. One of 1000 copies. Tall octavo. vi, 356 pp. with folding map at rear. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover illustration of an oak. An excellent copy.

N.p.: N.p., [ca. 1930]. Original vintage photograph of a striking bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. 7 x 10 inches. Signed long the right side of the bust. Matted, framed and glazed. Very good.While we have not been able to track down the name of the sculptor, the statue itself is very striking and strongly reminiscent of Soviet statues of this period. "Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941), a virtuoso pianist, composer, politician (the first Prime Minister of independent Poland after World War I), humanitarian and orator, was universally acclaimed as a "Modern Immortal" by his contemporaries. His charismatic personality and popular appeal made him one of the most cherished figures of the 20th century. Although his bold political vision for a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural United States of Poland was never realized, his musical legacy continues to inspire generations of musicians all around the world" (Paderewski Fest). Paderweski was especially loved in the United States where he performed at both… Read More

New York: Black Cat Boks, 1990s. Consists of "The Betty Pages", No. 5 (1990) and No. 8 (1992). Each in the publisher's color photographic wrappers. Aside from being a glorification of Betty Page's body parts, these little publications (running about 80 pp, each and with a plethora of illustrations) contain a lot of interesting articles. Max Collins - "Earl McPherson, the King of the Pinups." Greg Theakston - "Brinke Stevens, Sinister Sweetheart. The New Face of Hollywood Horror Films." Etc.Three large original photographs of Betty Page in various provocative poses. Each 8 x 10 inches.14 small original monochrome photographs of Berry Pages engaged in BDSM. Boxing, hair brushes, ropes, etc.

Kansas City, MO: Motor Car Publishing Co., [1910]. First edition. Quarto (8 x 10 1/2 inches). 80 pp. Well illustrated from photographs. Publisher's printed cream wrappers with the back cover having a tinted ad for the Kansas City Automobile Supply Company. Minor soiling but a very good copy. Only 1 copy located by OCLC.The first 17 pp. are devoted to dirigibles with the remainder of the book concerned solely with heavier-than-air flight (airplanes). It is indeed comprehensive with chapters on early aviation history (rare in a 1910 publication), design, construction, engines, etc. Victor Page was a gear-head of the first order and was involved with early aeroplanes, cars, motorcycles and boats. But his first love was cars Victor W. Page was a talented engineer and inventor who designed an American Automobile called The Victor Page and The Utility. Victor W. Page began his automotive career in 1905 when he and his brother Arthur A. Page produced The Page automobile in 1905. From 1921 to 1924 he… Read More

New York: Edward H. Fletcher, 1849. First edition in book form (originally published by the "medical class"). Octavo. xi, [1], 230 pp. Publisher's black cloth with blind-stamped floral borders on the covers, gilt spine lettering, pale yellow endpapers. Old paper shelf label at base of spine, bookplate of institution, very small flaking to spine extremities. Overall, a very attractive copy.Some of the earliest scholarly deniers of the then-new science of geology which was stretching time much further out than allowed by the bible. This is not an anti-Darwin piece as Darwin had not yet let loose his explosive theories. But in geology the mainstream of Christian though was already challenged."Dr. Martyn Paine (1794-1877) was a Harvard educated medical doctor who equally strongly opposed modern geology. Paine was supportive of the views of the two Lord brothers. His first thoughts of a scriptural-geological nature can be found embedded in A Discourse on the Soul and Instinct, Physiologically… Read More

[London]: [W. Butcher & Sons], [ca. 1900]. A complete set of these lovely color magic lantern slides. There are three chapters of eight slides each: From the Nursery to Never Never Land; The Never Never Land; Peter Pan and the Pirates. Each slide is 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches and the scene is within a large circle. Each slide is numbered in the glass in the top left corner. With the original descriptive sheets which were used to tell the story while showing the slides to youngsters. Only two sheets present (Chapters I and II for slides 1-18) and the sheets are folded and with edge wear. In the publisher's leather and card case with two belts and buckles. Two of the slides (6 & 17) with a hairline crack not affecting anything. A very good example of this pre-cinema entertainment for children.

N.P.: N.p., [ca. 1920]. Small album measuring 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches and with 11 original Brownie photographs mounted into corners. The photographs are the standard 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches. Album with card boards, string tied. In the original small envelop on which is written the places visited by the photographer, Walter Sorenson. Album and photographs in beautiful condition.The Panamint Valley is just west of Death Valley and it is almost as desolate as that famous valley. While mined around the turn of the century it was never really the site of any great gold discoveries. Rather there were sporadic mines that sprung up for small periods of time. The main town in the Panamint Valley was not a mining town but rather a sort of supply depot for prospectors heading out on mule or car. The site that would become Ballarat was frequented by travelers and prospectors as early as 1849 as Post Office Spring, a quarter mile south, was a rare and essential watering hole in an otherwise harsh and dry desert… Read More

New York: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1968. First edition of this offprint. As nearly as we can tell it was published in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago at the same time. Octavo. Pages [3]-14 (originally published in The Movement of August 1968). Diminutive number 10 in ink at top right of front wrapper and small pale red splotch (blood?). Publisher's stapled self wrappers. A very tidy copy.This is a printing of an interview given by Huey Long at the beginning of his revolution. Huey Newton and Bobby Seales were the founders of the Black Panther Party, with Newton being its chief spokesman and theoretician. The Black Panther Party was the last and perhaps most significant, domestically-based left revolutionary political organization to challenge American imperialism. At its height, the BPP encompassed 68 chapters in the United States. In this interview, Huey discusses the involvement of white people with the Party and concluded "As far as out party is concerned the… Read More

Stettin: Feldmuhle Aktiengesellschaft, 1935. First edition (with the date on the title page). Quarto (8 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches). 401[-2], [2, blank and colophon pp. plus folding map and one color plate. Also includes a fold-out plan of each factory at the beginning of every chapter. The main feature of this book are the remarkable industrial photographs throughout by Hein Horny. Publisher's grey/blue cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering. paste=paper endpapers, original silk marker ribbon. A very good and fresh copy.The volume, published for the 50th anniversary of the Feldmuhle Paper Company, provides an overview of the works of the Feldmuhle and paper production in general. Introduction with an essay by Hans H. Bockwitz "On the Cultural History of Paper". The Feldmuhle cellulose and paper company has a log and distinguished lineage In 1885 the 25-year-old L. Gottstein, a scientist who had just completed his doctorate, purchased the Feldmühle, an old mill at Liebau in Silesia, on the Bober… Read More

Rijswijk Netherlands: Gentenaar & Torley, 1998. First edition. Oblong quarto. 255, [1] pp. plus the small booklet of 16 original handmade paper specimens inset into the larger book. Very good.

N.p.: The artist, 2020. Original gouache portrait of this great Russian composer. Sight size; 8 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches. Nicely framed; 13 x 12 1/2 inches. "Currently represented by Davis and Langdale Company, Robert Andrew Parker may not be a household name, but his artwork is in the collections of many major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and the Morgan Library & Museum. His drawings have appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker and Life magazine. He’s illustrated more than 100 books and has received prestigious grants." (Vision & Art Project).

Dorchester, MA: Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., 1904. Small but lavish promotional cook book issued by Walter Baker & Co. 64 pp. plus 6 full page chromolithographs of the company's products (chocolate and cocoa products). Publisher's pictorial wrappers; the front with the title surrounded by an embossed leafy border and the rear with a chromolithograph and 2 gilt facsimiles of the gold medals won at Paris in 1900. A very attractive and clean copy.The Walter Baker Co. was the direct descendant of the oldest chocolate producer in the United States, with its origins in 1790. Eventually it was bought out in 1927 by General Foods. Maria Parloa (September 25, 1843 – August 21, 1909) was an American author of books on cooking and housekeeping, the founder of two cooking schools, a noted lecturer on food topics, and an important early figure in the "domestic science" (later "home economics") movement. A culinary pioneer, she was arguably America's first celebrity cook.

Framingham, MA: Dennison M, (1929). First edition. 80 pp. with numerous photographic illustrations. Publisher's dark green boards, front cover with a laid-down illustration of a man and a woman in the art deco style, beige endpapers. Mild rippling to lower corner of last few pages (no tidemarks or any other indications). A beautiful copy.Authored by numerous people, this book is a guide on how to throw a, mainly dorky, party.

[Santa Rosa]: Franl Patterson], [ca. 1920-40]. Ninety (90) real photo postcards of the Redwoods of Northern California and Southern Oregon. All are 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and the majority have Patterson's copyright on the images. All bear captions in white. About half have been sent and are dated from the 20s to the 30s. Slight bow and a few bumped corners but overall a very nice collection of Patterson's famous Redwood photographs.Frank Patterson (1883-1961) operated a photography shop in Medford, Oregon, and then in Santa Rosa, California, building a widely distributed scenic catalog from the 1920s until 1940. Many of he cards show the famous Redwood Highway, Russ Memorial Grove, Patrick's Point, Redwood Creek State Park, Franklin K. Lane Memorial Grove and many others. One card shy of one hundred, this is a very large grouping. Rarely found in such quantities.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1910. First edition. Octavo. xi, [1], 402, [2, publisher's ads] pp. Illustrated .Publisher's pictorial brown cloth with red lettering. 1911 Presentation on front free endpaper, old stamp on same and on rear endpaper. A very good, attractive and clean copy.F. L. Paxson was former president of the American Historical Association, and professor of history successively at four state universities, Colorado, Michigan, Wisconsin, and California. He was at the time of his death Margaret Byrne Professor of United States History, Emeritus, at the University of California. He had retired the year before after a period of service at California of fifteen years, during the last eight of which he had been Chairman of the Department. As a scholar, his interests ranged through all United States history. He first won recognition by his studies on the influence of the frontier West in American History, most notably in his Last American Frontier (1910). He won the Pulizter in 1924 for… Read More

London: Babazon Aylner, 2985. First edition. Square octavo. 69 pp. Disbound, A very good copy.

[Leavenworth]: Robert T. Pearce, [1903]. First and only edition. [30] pp. Printed on rectos only. Each page with a tissue guard. Publisher's limp suede with a rawhide tie and blind-stamped lettering on the front. Old crease to upper rear corner else a very good copy of this very ephemeral item.One day in 1899 (according to the preface), Robert T. Pearce was transplanting an apple tree and came across the burial site of a Native American. He was buried with his knives which Pearce took home and which inspired this poem. The poem was was based by Crab Apple Island on Fox Lake and local Indian legends. After writing the poem, he send it to his father, Frank Pearce, who was living in Chicago. In turn, Frank illustrated the poem and sent it back to his son with a note (both this note and Robert's note to his father are reproduced in this book): "I have endeavored to engross and illustrate it with my pen as a birth-day gift to you. May you find interwoven in each line and page the love of your… Read More

Santa Fe: University of New Mexico Press, (1994). First edition. Oblong quart. Numerous photographic illustrations. Publisher's cloth in photographically illustrated dust jacket. A fine copy.