Search Results: Titles starting with I from California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud

Washington: US Dept of Agriculture, 1893. First Edition. . Cloth. Nearly Fine. I00 lithographic plates here compiled in a well described and scientifically catigorized with superb lithographically illustrated line drawings which are finely handled to show the fine detail of these delicate plants. For the California Botanist, this is and essential volume (Volume II) for it details the multitude of native grasses which inhabit the vast rolling hills of the golden state. Bound in original brown deckled cloth. Bumped and a few scuffs. Lightest of toning throughout. No library stamps or ownership, no tears to plates, no foxing or water stains. A very pleasing copy and some what difficult to locate in the original binding. Size: Quarto

Berkeley, Calif.: Poltroon, 1999. First Edition in Dust Jacket. . Cloth. Fine/Fine. Bound in black cloth, signed by the author on the title page. A nice copy of this Silicon Valley thriller. California author and San Francisco resident. Size: Octavo

Chicago: Ran McNally, 1227. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Color Photographs. Charming childrens book with unusual colored photos of childhood adventures, school and at play. Pictorial cover well preserved with some bumping to the corners.

New York: , 1902. First Edition, 2nd Issue. . Hardcover. Near Fine. Nearly Fine. First Edition Thus. Large Octavo. 2nd and enlarged edition with 360 photographic illus. (60 more than the 1st edition.), in green gilt cloth. A near fine copy of this enlarged edition of a California classic documenting the artistry of our native culture. Larson,p.44. Cowan. Natural History, Native Americana, California history.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1946. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. Lawrence Hoffman. This Book Has It All, literally. Drugs, mystery, mudrer, marijuana and meyham. Dodge, who's earlier books, Bullets for the Bridegroom and Death and Taxes, are filled with drinking, murder and womanizing, evidently bought the whole deal on Marijuana. Killer Weed is the core crime and the personality destroyer in this one. Whit Whitney is on a crusade to punish the dope fiends. The books condition is also World Class. It has it all ! Water damage , cracked hinges, ex library, musty, removed book plate, cocked, .( might as well be Drawn and Quartered, too). DUST JACKET with 1/4" chips at head and tail, creasing on edges, light celotape marks. With all this .can there be more? Yes, a 90% discount (total price $20) to some worthy collector for reading this description and. after all.it is a first edition in an unclipped DUST JACKET and .it's alright to have a little fun with your books !!… Read More