Search Results: Authors starting with R from Pacific Coast Books

San Francisco: The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1927. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition, Fantastic publication, history of the telephone Company and East Bay history of cities: Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Piedmont, Albany, Emeryville, San Leandro, El Cerrito. Soft cover Book is near Fine, a trace of wear to bottom edge else Fine, No previous owner or bookplate, end papers, binding, text and map are perfect. Original textured grey mottled wrappers with crisp paper level in red with gilt border on front cover.119 pages plus map and solid bibliography, vintage photographs of Cal Berkeley and area, detailed history of phone company including photos of past presidents on frontis piece, solid history of East Bat as well. Very clean and most presentable. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1982. Limited Edition. Publishers Hardbound. Fine/Very Good Plus. Fine, Introduction and notes by W. Michael Mathes publisher's quarter bound brown spine with decorative tan paper boards, perfect paper title label to spine, No previous writing or bookplate, Limited Edition 1/650, 38 pages plus bibliography, BCC publication # 171 with publisher's white paper dustjacket.

New York: The Macmillan Company. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stunning Book, text in French, English and German 20 pages of text followed by more than 100 color plates illustrating Oriental Art: Ceramics, Fabrics and Carpets, each plate has titled tissue guard with explanation of each plate. Beautiful high quality photographs and printing. Detailed and comprehensive work. Book is called Very Good Plus but really closer to near Fine, previous owner tasteful bookplate on front paste down with a bit of foxing on first free page, top edge and fore edge has light foxing, plates and text are Fine. Jacket is called Very Good Plus but closer to near Fine, a hint of edge toning and spine has light wear to head and lightly toned, a couple of small tears but no loss, shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. Book is 11.75 inches in height by 7.25 inches in width. Ultra clean green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, scarce tile in much better condition than usually found. Most presentable. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Read More

New York: A.S. Barnes, 1912. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Stated 1912 on the title page, 215 pages of rhytmic activities correlated with the studies of the school program, vintage black and white photos of children in play activites. Books is blue cloth with green and orange titles, a little shaken but bindings very sound, light soiling, interior very clean. Most presentable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Canada: IDRC Bamboo and Rattan Research Network. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Paperback, no copyright date, late 1980's, comprehensive book on the propagation of bamboo and rattan, softcover, 60 pages with some color photos, black and white illustrations. Book is Fine , never read condition, No previous owner bookplate or wrting. ME. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkely, California: California Historical Survey Commission, 1921. First Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Very Good Plus/none. Comprehensive look at the architectural history of Mission San Carlos Borromeo founded by Father Serra in 1770, 81 pages with 43 illustrations including a fold out survey, Book is Very Good Plus or better, previous owner name in ink on first free page and light corner wear, publisher's blue cloth with bright gilt title to front board, tight and square with sound hinges. Fantastic vintage photographs of the Mission before restoration.

Peechi, India: The Kerala Forest Resaerch Institute, 1990. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Proceedings of the International Bamboo Workshop, November 14-18, 1988 Cochin, India. 394 pages, detailed information and collection of scientific papers by bamboo experts and scientists, heavily illustrated with charts, tables, illustrations and some photographs, comprehensive information on bamboo production, Book is near Fine, lightest rubbing on color photo covers, softcover with No previous owner bookplate or writing. A most presentable edition. ME. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Anchorage, Alaska: National Bank of Alaska, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, over sized books 11.25 inches in height, Vol1 1: 523 pages, comprehensive history of the Mational Bank of Alaska from its charter in 1916 through 2000. Vol 2: 403 pages including index, illustrated with many black and white historic photographs. Volume 2 is the personal memoir of Elmer E. Rasmuson from early childhood in Yakutat through banking career and state leader. Anecdotes and Vignettes of His 90 years. Comprehensive look at one man's business and personal life and development of Alaska business and affairs. Books are Fine, as new never read condition, blue boards with bright gilt titles, Jackets is near Fine, one small nick and tear on bottom of rear panel, protected in a new mylar sleeve. An ultra clean and most presentable First Edition. TWO Volumes complete and in jacket. Heavy media mail only. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition, Book is 10 inches in height, 188 pages with more than 1,000 facsimile signatures in text, very detailed information form an autograph expert with 40 years of experience. Book is near Fine minus, very clean aqua blue cloth boards with bright gilt titles to front boards and spine, little corner and rear edge wear. Heel of spine bumped a bit. Jacket is at least Very Good Plus, price clipped, sample signatures on rear panel. Jacket preserved in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition stated and with correct number line 10987654321, in cooperation with the California Heritage Quilt Project, heavily illustarted with 140 color photographs and 62 half tones, fascinating quits and faimly stories, qualtity publication very well documented and presented. Book is Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, never read condition, ultra clean blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine, Jacket is Fine and protected in a new mylar sleeve, original $32.50 price still intact, blue background with full color photos of quilts on front and rear panel. A most presentable as new copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Wayne State Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Assumed First Edition, Book and Jacket are New, Mint still in shrink wrap, 238 pages.Quality Wayne State Press Beautiful light grey cloth with brick red dust jacket. Mint edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition stated, book offers information on bamboo uses, morphology and structure, characteristics, species and cultivars, planting and cultivation, uses in the garden, garden design, container growing and more. 128 pages with dozens of full color photographs, black and white photographs and illustrations, large format 10.5 inches in height. Book and Jacket are both Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. ME. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Tucson, Arizona: Commercial Printers. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Richard H. Reed. Arizona Cowman, Part 1: His Life, Part: 2 His Letters, Part: 3 His Problems, Very clean presumed First Edition, no date stated, Book is Very Good Plus because of 1/2 inch paper residue strip near bottom of front panel else Fine, very clean tan cloth with brown title to front board and spine, 9.25 inches in height by 6.25 inches in width, 200 pages, vintage black and white photographs and some pen and ink illustrations in text, Very clean end papers and text is Fine. No previous owner bookplate or writing. No jacket. Clean and most presentable Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Palo Alto, California: Lewis Osborne, 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Nice Book, Limited Edition 1 of 1,400, Forward by George R. Stewart, California history and western migration, 56 pages including bibliography, Large folding map present and Fine condition, some illustrations,Book is near Fine. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title, with 2 bottom corners bumped, else Fine, publishers paper jacket present and near Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Value Priced! 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. First Edition. Binder's Cloth. Fine/None. A Discussion of the Origin of the Early Civilizations of America, the Toltecs, Aztecs, Mayas, Incas, and Their Predecessors: and the Possibilities of Asiatic Influence Thereon. First Edition, 1912, Fine, Very Clean boards with bright gilt title and illustration, tight and square with sharp points. No previous owner bookplate or writing, a few light foxing spots on fore edge. Complete with two-fold out map on color, 56 illustrations from black and white photographs. Dark blue boards and gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. The ancient civilizations around the Pacific Ocean along the Americas and into Asia. A Superior copy protected in a custom mylar sleeve.

Vancouver, B.C.: D & M Publishers, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Soft cover over sized book, 10.5 inches in height and 11.25 inches in width, Book is near Fine, a few very minor bends on edges else Fine,. Internally as new, No previous owner bookplate or writing, spine is flawless, tight as new binding. published on the occasion of an exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. Collection represented in this excellent book displayed at four other museums and institutions between November 26, 1999 to October 8, 2001. 323 pages including index, excellent full color reproductions of 152 of Cornelius Krieghoff's paintings of early Canadian life. Important images of history and culture of early Canada. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. J.P. Rodney. First Edition, A Record of The Toolhouse Club Together with an Account of The Great Excursion, circa 1910 assumed First Edition, 238 pages with many black and white illustrations. Original U.K. story of boys building a canoe and the efforts by the club. Book is near Fine minus, clean green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine and front board, very pronounced embossed illustrations on front board and spine, illustraion of the canoe under cover on front panel and crossed paddles on sppine, tight and square with sharp points, previous owner gift inscription on front pastedown, a few areas of very light edge wear, text is near Fine, a very solid First Edition and in collectable condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Flawless copy both Jacket and book are mint except previous owner name and blindsramp on first free page, 224 pages including index, heavily illustrated, beautifully crafted book on fine paper, binding and quality, interesting study on the "sapient paradox", What are we? Where do we come from? The parallel visions of artists and archaeologists. 175 illustrations, 55 in color. A very clean and most presentable Fine copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: John, Murray, Albermarle Street, 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Presentation copy in authors hand, black ink on first free page, "H.G. Alington from C.H. Middleton-Wake". The Invention of Printing, A Series of Four Lectures Delivered in the Lent Term of 1897. scare copy, 175 pages with 15 full page illustrations all present, series of four lectures presented at Cambridge, detailed early history of printing, bound in a green binding with some wear, corners bumped and small tears to head and heel of spine, also small wear through or rear spine edge, the interior is near Fine, typical period foxing to preliminaries, text is bright and fresh as well as black and white plates from important ancient text. Top edge gilt, remaining uncut and nicely so, All and All a Very Good Plus or better First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition, 1938, Book is Fine, 10.5 inches height by 8 in width, very clean publisher's blue paper over boards, quarter bound with brown cloth spine and paper title label to spine in Fine condition, white title to front board, Nice untrimmed foredge, 90 pages including appendix and notes, frontispiece with 5 additional illustrations 2 being foldouts, No previous owner bookplate or writing, protected in a new removable custom mylar sleeve. A Fine and most presentable edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.