Rare books from Arroyo Seco Books

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1919. First Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Very Good Book/Good Dustjacket. 9 3/16" x 7" x 1 1/2. 12 Color Plates, Also Black and White Illustrations Throughout. 266 Pp. First Edition, First Issue, First State Of Book, In First Issue Dust Jacket. Titles At Front Of Book List Through The Tin Woodman Of Oz (1918). 12 Full Color Inserts Tipped In. Publisher's Name "Reilly" On Spine Is 7/8" Long, Covers Medium Green, As Shown For First American Edition In Bienvenue, And Book Bulks 1 1/2" Thick. [Presumably The First Issue; Not Noted In Bienvenue Is That Copies Which Are Noticeably Thinner Than This Example, About 1 3/8" Thick, In A Cloth Of Similar But Lighter Gray- Green Color, And Thus Similar To The Binding Of The First Canadian Edition, Meet All The Other Points For The Bienvenue "First State", Even Though There Are Other Very Slight Differences Between The Covers Of This Book And Books With The Lighter Green Covers, Such As In The Inking And Type On The Spine, The Medium… Read More

New York: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. / Western Electric Co., Inc., 1951. First Edition . Stiff Wrappers. Very Good. 10 15/16" Tall. 792 Pp. Grey Card Covers Printed In Black. First Printing. "The Material Included Herein Covers The Same Ground And Supplements The Talks Given At A Symposium On Transistors, Which Was Held At The Bell Telephone Laboratories During The Week Beginning September 17, 1951. Includes Reprints Of Important Shockley Papers Including The "The Theory Of P-N Junctions In Semiconductors And P-N Junction Transistors" From The 1949 Bell System Telephone Journal, And 33 Other Articles By Shockley And Others, Most Of Which Are First Published Here, Representing A Comprehensive Overview Of The Latest Developments In This Important Milestone In Electronics. Includes A Joint Article By Shockley And Sparks On P - N Transistor Junctions; The Junction Transistor, First Announced By Bell Labs In 1951, Was More Efficient And Consumed Far Less Power Than The Original 1947 Type, And Led… Read More

London: Methuen, 1935, 1935. First Edition, First Issue . Blue Cloth. Very Good Book/Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition, First Impression, First Issue (Satty & Smith A6.1.1.1), In Earliest Binding: Light Blue Cloth (19.1 Cm Tall) With Dark Blue Spine Printing, With Earliest Ads At Rear Dated May 1935. Dustjacket Is First Issue, Still Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap, No Later Issue Price Reduction Stamps Or Labels. The Dustjacket In Blue, Pink, White, Tan, And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. A Very Good, Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed. Previous Owner's Gift Inscription Dated Christmas 1935, Unsigned. Dj With Edge Wear, Chipping At Corners, Spine Lightly Faded, All Lettering Still Present And Clear, Front Panel Fairly Bright And Unfaded. One Of The Scarcest English 20Th Century Sf/Fantasy First Editions In Jacket; Copies With The Original Price Are… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. First Edition . Decorated Blue Cloth. Fine Book/Dustjacket. Frontispiece. [Vi], 378 Pp + 7 Pp Ads At Rear. First Printing, One Of 3948 Copies, Blue Cloth, White Lettering, Gilt Design. An Unusually Bright, Unworn, Unrubbed Book, Entirely Original, Without Any Restoration. With The Rae Dust Jacket Which Has Undergone Professional Restoration, Including Replacement Of Bottom Half Of Spine Panel And A Large Chip At The Bottom Of The Rear Panel, Also Reattachment Of Chip At Top Of Spine, Reattachment Of Split Along Rear Spine Edge, And Repair Of Minor Edge Chips; The White Surface Has Been Retouched, Leaving The Original Lettering; The Publisher's Name Has Been Added At Bottom Of Spine When The Bottom Was Replaced.

London: A. Bell / B/ Lintot, 1712. First Edition . Full Leather. Fair. 8+" Tall. Lacking All Maps / Plates. (I)-(Xii), Including "Memorandum" On Xii, Noting That The Recent Publication Of A Continuation Of Cook's "Voyage", Containing Attempts At Views Of Harbors And Land In The South -Sea, Prevented His Intention Of Supplying Such Views In This Book, But Indicating That They Could Be Presented In A Later Coasting-Pilot-Book For That Trade; 50 Pp., The Appendix, Placed At The Front Of The Book, Containing A Description Of Coasts Etc. 17 Degrees N To 44 Degress S;1-428 Pp; (14) Pp, An Unpaginated Index At End. Defective And Worn, Lacking The Preliminary Pages Before The Title Page, And Lacking All Maps / Plates, Which Were Apparently Neatly Excised; Book Begins At Title Page And Is Otherwise Complete; Conditioned And Furbished. Pages Clean And Square. The First Of Several Early Editions, All Scarce. [Also Included Is A Separate Book, The Longmans, Green & Company Reprint Of This Edition, With… Read More

New York: E. Weyhe / Merle Armitage, 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Slipcase. Photographs By Edward Weston. A Major Work In American Photography,With Full-Size Reproductions Of Weston's Photographs Printed From Half-Tones Made By The Los Angeles Engraving Company Under The Supervision Of Charles Benson. One Of 550 Copies, This Being #455 Hand Signed By Edward Weston On The Colophon, And Additionally Inscribed On The Facing Page By Weston "To Giovanni -- Artist (Underlined) From Edward - 1934" And Additionally Inscribed From Armitage "This Signature Is Added By Merle Armitage". (Also Included Is The Will Kistler Printed " Receiving Record" For This Copy, #455, Dated Feb. 12, 1934; Napolitano Subsequently Took A Trip To Carmel To Visit Weston, Apparently Bringing This Book With Him For Signature.) Napolitano Illustrated Many Books For Armitage, And Illustrated Some Books With Weston; Weston Took The Portrait Photograph For Armitage's Book On Napolitano In 1935, And Also Brett… Read More

Munich / Los Angeles: Herman Sachs / Hermann Sachs, 1918. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Large Modernist Batik On Silk, 46" X 39". Designed And Made By Herman Sachs Circa 1918/1925 While He Was In Munich Studying Circa 1918, Or Perhaps Later In Chicago, Dayton, Or After His Move To Los Angeles Circa 1922. A Similar Batik Is In The Collection Of The Metropoitan Museum Of Art In New York. Sachs Was A Fine Artist And Art Teacher, An American Who Went To Germany To Study Art, Then Remained There Until After The End Of Wwi. He Moved In Avant Garde Circles, Was Friends With More Famous Artists Such As George Grosz, Whose American Representative He Later Became. Sachs Was Friends With Schindler And Other Innovative Artists In Los Angeles; Schindler Designed The Apartment Building For Sachs In The Silverlake Area Of Los Angeles. Sachs Worked In Many Media, But Found Work In Los Angeles As An Architectural Decorator, Working On Many Prominent Buildings Throughout The Us, For Parkinson And… Read More

Los Angeles , 1934. Original Art Work . No Binding. Very Good. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 66" X 76". Not Signed Or Dated, With Measurement Marks By The Artist. The Completed Mural Was Cause For A Public Outcry Reported In The Los Angeles Press; The Mural Was Not Subsequently Displayed. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early… Read More

Kelmscott Press, 1893. 1st Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Single Page Proof Of One Of The Most Attractive And Well-Known Page Images, The First Page Of The 1893 Version Of The Kelmscott Chaucer, Which Was Slightly Revised When Published In 1896. Printed On Laid Paper With Lines 1 ½" Apart, No Watermark, And The Sheet Is 12 3/4" Wide, Rough Edges, By 16 5/8" Tall, Straight Cut With Lower Margin Slightly At An Angle; This Is About 1 ½" Wider And 1/4" Shorter, But Otherwise Exactly Like The First Page Of The Bifolium Which Was Distributed To A Few Booksellers Circa 1893. Undamaged, But Two Horizontal Partial Folds, Not Creased, From Storage When Rolled.

New York London: The Macmillan Company, 1903. First Edition, First Issue 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 7 9/16" Tall. 262 Pp. + 3 Pp Ads At Rear. Blue Green Cloth, Decorated In Darker Shades, Gilt Spine Lettering, White Spine Lettering. Teg. First Edition, First Issue, With The Author's Names Omitted Throughout. Publisher's Name On Spine In Letters 3/16" Tall; No Priority Established. This Copy Signed By Jack London On The Title Page In Pencil. Written As A Collaboration Between Jack London And Anna Strunsky. Ms. Strunsky Was An Active Socialist, Was Married To Socialist And Naacp Founder William English Walling, And Was The Aunt Of Leonore Strunsky (Born 1900) Who Was The Late Wife Of Composer Ira Gershwin. Some Wear, Gilt Still Bright, A Few Points Of Fraying At Ends Of Spine, No Fraying To Tips, Lacking Front Free Blank Endpaper. Name Stamps Of A Previous Owner, R. M. Price, On Front And Rear Endpapers.

New York: The Century Company, 1913. 1st Edition . Dark Green Cloth. Near Fine/Facsimile Dust JAcket. [Viii], 344 Pp. With Three Blank Leaves At Rear ( First Edition, No Later Printing Indicated, But This Is The Second Issue, The First Issue Is Identical But With No Blank Leaf At Rear). One Of A Large But Undetermined Printing. London's Autobiographical Writing, Centered On Alcohol, Sometimes Considered A Novel But Doubtfully So. Near Fine, No Fraying, Cover Gilt Lettering Strong, Spine Gilt Complete And Clear But Weak, A Few Small Areas Of Rubbing At Corners. Inscribed To Poster And Bookplate Artist Hellier Denselow "Dear Hellier Denselow:- Walk With Me Here Through A Few Of Life's Pages. I Know You Will Understand. Sincerely Yours, Jack London / Glen Ellen, Calif. June 24, 1914." Denselow And London Were Correspondents. A Letter From London To Denselow Dated March 15 1914 Reads "Mrs. London Has Given Me Your Letter Of January 2, 1914, And The Book-Plate Draweing. To Say That I Am Pleased And… Read More

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 146 Pp. Red Cloth, Stamped In Black On Spine And Front Cover. First Edition (1931); Other Copies Known In Green Cloth, Gilt On Spine, No Known Priority. Near Fine, Slight Signs Of Use; Signed By Durant On Title Page And Dated 3-24-1980. Dust Jacket Well Worn, Dusty, Torn And Chipped At Edges Without Loss Of Lettering Or Design, Price Clipped. Probably Duirant's Scarcest Book. Real But Heart-Breaking Political Philosophy Applied To Americans' Overall Situation In 1931, Not Politicized Advocacy, But Direct Criticism Of The Broadest Characteristics Of American Culture (Or Lack Of It), American Political Thought (Or Lack Of It), And American Government Action (Or Rather, Inaction On Almost All Issues Of Real Importance, From Water, Air And Food To Every Other Requirement For Rational Life But With Whole-Hearted Support Forall Purposeless Minor Wars And Any Advantages For Special Economic Interests). Still Quite… Read More

New York 1951 1952 1953: Gnome Press, 1951. First Edition (stated), First States 1st Printing. Hardcovers. Very Good +/Very Good + Dust Jacket. An Attractive Set Of The True First Editions, All In First State Bindings, With One Volume In First Issue Dj. Foundation: Gnome Press (1951) Vg+ / Near Fine, Stated "First Edition" In First State Binding Of Blue Cloth With Red Lettering, Sheets Measure 20.3 X 13.5 Cm And Bulk 1.9 Cm Across Top, Previous Owners' Name Stamped On Front End Paper. No Dust Jacket. Foundation And Empire: Gnome Press (1952) Stated "First Edition", First State Of Red Boards Lettered In Black, Publisher's Imprint On Spine Measuring 2.2 Cm. Across, Sheets Bulk 1.8 Cm. Across Top, Slight Wear At Bottom Of Boards, And At Head And Foot Of Spine, Near Fine W/Slight Wear At Bottom Of Boards, And At Head And Foot Of Spine, Former Owner's Name And November 1953 Date At Top Of Front Endpaper In Very Small Letters. Second Foundation: Gnome Press (1953) Stated "First Edition", Very Good + In… Read More

Los Angeles : Immaculate Heart College, 1970. Original Artwork . Framed. Fine. Original Serigraph 23" X 23", Signed And With Edition Limitation Of 200 By The Artist. In Wood Frame With Heavy Plexiglass Cover, Attached To Frame.

New York / Monte Carlo: George Braziller / Andre Sauret, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 153 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Black. First Edition. Printed In France. With Three Original B/W Lithographs By Picasso, Dated In The Plate, And One Color Lithograph, Dated Twice (The Second Date Being The Date Picasso Added Colors). Fine In Fine Black And White Dust Jacket With Price $17.50, With Slight Tanning To Spine Panel.