Search Results: Titles starting with S from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, 1928; First Edition; 8vo,187 pages; black cloth; publisher’s title label on front board and spine. Pre-dates the British edition. Film source for the 1935 Warner Brothers’ picture "The Right To Live." Very Good. Clean and bright, binding tight, sound, and square, corners sharp. No dust jacket. Previous owner neat signature on f.f.e.p.

Institut fur Europaische Ethnologie und Kulturforschung der Universitat Marburg, Marburg, Marburg, 1986; First Edition; Signed; 8vo, 88 pages; illustrated. A volume of writings from numerous colleagues and friends of Robert Bartlett Haas, presented as a tribute on the occasion of his 70th birthday, together with a "bio-bibliography" by Haas himself, in which he reveals his views on life, art, and education, plus a complete bibliography of his books and monographs, articles and prefaces, editorships, translations, professional writings, lectures and appreciations, interviews, articles about, reviews by, and works in progress. Haas, most known for his works on Gertrude Stein (who dubbed him "Bobolink"), Eadweard Muybridge, and William Grant Still, was for many years head of U.C.L.A. Extension’s huge Department Of Art And Humanities, and was instrumental in the artistic "coming of age" of Los Angeles. Considered the embodiment of the Renaissance Man, he was described by… Read More

Philadelphia Manufacturing Co., Phildelphia, PA, 1950; Philadelphia Manufacturing Co. hand cast bronzed white metal bookends in the form of leaping sailfish, circa 1950. Measure 8 1/4" high x 6 1/4" wide x 3" deep, weighing a hefty 3 1/4 lbs. each. Original felt and label on one figure, absent from the other. Fine, brilliant condition.

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1990; First Edition; 8vo, 376 pages. Absorbing semiotic mystery thriller centering on the mysterious writings of an unnamed author which lead to a sixteenth century alchemist’s painting that has the power to destroy the world. Author Robert Lipscombe’s first book. As New, in an As New dust jacket.

Woodbury, NJ, 1932; 8vo; 102 pages; illustrated; printed gray wraps. A history of the participation of Salem County in the War Of Independence, detailed from primary sources in the form of military correspondence, diaries, enlistment rolls, etc., reprinted verbatim. Describes Salem and Gloucester counties’ contributions to the supplying of Washington’s soldiers at Valley Forge, the action at Quinton’s Bridge, Hancock’s Bridge Massacre, and the writings of Col. R.G. Johnson. Authored by historian Frank H. Stewart, President of Gloucester County Historical Society, and collected here in 1932 from his weekly series appearing in the Salem Standard and Jerseyman from February 25 to July 14 that same year. Illustrated with photos of numerous historic structures, plus two small in-text battle maps. Very Good. Clean and bright, no chips, stains, or tears. Small name stamp in top right blank margin of the front wrap. A single small bracket in the margin of three various pages, a thin underscore of… Read More

Pacific Rim Research, Los Angeles, 1982; First Edition; 4to, 262 pages; illustrated. Detailed history of the San Fernando Valley, from Indian settlement to the beginnings of over development in 1982. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket. Signed on the f.f.e.p. by editor and major contributor Lawrence C. Jorgensen. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp. An engaging and informative book.

Center For Urban Studies Of San Fernando Valley College, Northridge, CA, 1965; First Edition; octavo, 32 pages. A comprehensive bibliography of all available materials relating to the history of the San Fernando Valley to date: books, theses, dissertations, maps, government publications, newspapers, and magazines, numbering 484 items in all. Published by the Center For Urban Studies Of San Fernando Valley College, later to become the University Of California at Northridge. A valuable bibliographic resource. Fine, in textured card wraps.

Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1980; First Edition, First Printing; Signed; oblong quarto, 297 pages; black leather; gilt titles. First printing of the updated 1980 edition of this study of Santa Barbara architecture from Spanish Colonial times to the present, with 150 additional photographs and many new buildings since the 1975 edition. Text by Herb Andree and Noel Young, sumptuously photographed by Wayne McCall. Includes architects’ biographies, a complete glossary, and alphabetical indexes of all the buildings, architects, and designers. Signed on the title page by Noel Young and Wayne McCall. Fine condition. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp. A sparkling copy.

Omega Point Press, San Pedro, CA, 1990; First Edition; 8vo, 206 pages. Compelling story of Joe Robinson’s creation of Santa Fe International Oil Corporation in California in 1946, and how his belief in the personal touch and doing the right thing made it a success. Photo-Illustrated. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Historia, Ltd., Santa Rosa,CA, 1993; First Edition; Limited to 5,000 copies; oblong quarto, 350 pages. Detailed history of Santa Rosa, California, handsomely published and profusely illustrated with period photographs. Inscribed and signed by the authors on the title page: "To Marvin - A Home Town History -- Gaye, and Joann Mitchell." Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no chips, no tears, not price-clipped.

Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1940; First Edition; 8vo, 296 pages: green cloth. Very Good, clean, text bright, corners sharp, binding tight, in a Very Good dust jacket with moderate spine tan, a small chip at the upper left extremity of the spine panel, and two 3/8" closed edge tears on the back panel. Not price-clipped. Previous owner single initial in a small hand at upper left of the front blank end paper.

Williams Sonoma/Oxmoor House, San Francisco, 2002; First Edition; First Printing; 4to, 256 pages; illustrated. More than 130 of the best American regional recipes from every corner of the country, many with background histories. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by Noel Barnhurst. Edited by Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket that has a single 1/16" closed edge tear. Clean, crisp, bright, and very sharp.

Henscheverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin, D.D.R., Germany, 1979; First Edition; 8vo, 362 pages; illustrated. The 1920’s writings on the German Expressionist Theater by notable actor/director Leopold Jessner (1878-1945) who during WWI became manager of the Berlin State Theater, and whose repeated use of a stylized staircase in his productions led to the industry term "Jessnersteppen." Considered on a par with Brecht and Reinhardt, Jessner fled Germany in 1933 for the safety of Hollywood, where he worked until his death, never achieving in his lifetime what many believe to be his rightful place in the history of German Expressionism. Illustrated with numerous theatrical photographs of the period. Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a small chip at the top edge of the front panel. Text in German.

Allison V. Stewart, Boston, 1917; 12mo; black leather flex covers; gilt titles; all page edges gilt. The complete individual texts of "Science And Health With Key To The Scriptures," plus numerous other of Mrs. Eddy’s writings: "Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896"; "Unity Of Good"; "Rudimental Divine Science"; "No And Yes"; "Retrospection And Introspection"; "The First Church Of Christ Scientist"; "Miscellany" (which includes responses to criticisms made by Mark Twain and McClure’s Magazine, and a 1906 refutation of allegations that Rev. James Henry Wiggin was co-author of Science and Health); "Christian Healing"; "The People’s Idea Of God"; "Pulpit And Press"; "Christian Science vs. Pantheism"; "Message To The Mother Church, 1900"; "Message To The Mother Church, 1901"; and "Message To The Mother Church, 1902," the entire collection bound together… Read More

Bridge Publications, , 1982; First Edition, second printing, October, 1982; 8vo, 158 pages of text plus an 8-page catalogue of scientology books and a 2-page comprehensive directory of scientology churches at the back. Bookstore stamp of Hubbard Dianetics Foundation in Pasadena on first blank front end paper. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp. A crisp and attractive copy.

Doubleday & Co., Garden City, 1978; First Edition; 8vo, 248 pages; photo illustrated. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY, 1968; First Edition; 8vo, 276 pages. Sixteen spellbinding tales by master storyteller Isaac Bashevis Singer, co-translated from the original Yiddish by the author. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket, with no chips or tears. Clean, crisp, bright and sharp. A handsome copy.

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1950; First Edition, first printing; 8vo, 903 pages; red cloth; yellow topstain; illustrated. Third volume in Winston Churchill’s monumental history of the Second World War, illustrated with numerous charts and maps. Near Fine, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, slight concavity of the text block at top. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. In a Very Good Plus dust jacket with a single 3/16" corner chip and a few miniscule closed edge tears, no price clipping, no fading, and with all original sheen preserved.

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1950; First Edition, first printing; 8vo, 1,000 pages; red cloth; yellow topstain; illustrated. Fourth volume in Churchill’s series on the history of the Second World War, illustrated with numerous maps and diagrams. Near Fine, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, slight concavity of the text block at top. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. In a Very Good dust jacket with small chipping at the extremities of the spine panel and a three short closed edge tears of 1", 1" and 1/2" respectively. Not price clipped, no fading. Photo of Churchill with Joseph Stalin on back panel.

Time Incorported / Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1959; First Edition, first printing; two folio volumes; leatherette boards; gilt titles and decorations; illustrated. Magnificent Time Inc. condensed version of Winston Churchill’s epic six-volume WWII memoir, profusely illustrated with hundreds of historic wartime photos in black and white and color, taken by both Allied and Axis photographers, many seen here for the first time. Two beautifully bound volumes complete with 10" vinyl LP record of Churchill’s most notable wartime addresses in original protective glassine sleeve. Both volumes Fine, encased in the original publisher’s slipcase, also Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. Extensive photo credit index at the back. A sparkling set.