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Item Ships From: Bay Area
All The Year Round by James Riley Woodcuts by Gustave Baumann
Located in San Francisco, CA
All the Year Round by James Whitcomb Riley with Woodcuts by Gustave Baumann. Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis 1912. Nice copy including 12 lovely woodcuts by American painter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
English Burl Walnut Brass Mounted Book Safe with 2 Tree Calf Leather Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual English burl walnut brass mounted book safe of unusually fine quality containing 2 leather bound volumes marketed by Asprey & Company, England. I have never seen a...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Brass
Personal Memoirs of U.S.Grant Two Volumes Published: New York 1886 First Edition
Located in San Francisco, CA
The memoirs of U.S. Grant is widely considered to be one of the greatest autobiographies ever written by an American president. The present copy was published in New York by Charles ...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
Ernest Hemingway
s Three Earliest Novels: First Editions Published by Scribner
s
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in San Francisco, CA
A grouping of three first editions of Hemingway's earliest novels:
"The Sun Also Rises", published Scribner's 1927. This is an exploration of the lives of disillusioned American Brit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Republican Court of American Society in the Day of Washington Rufus Griswold
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely embossed red leather 4to size copy of Rufus Wilmot Griswold's account of the American Republican court during the presidency of George Washington. The exquisite embossed re...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey, First Edition 1822
By Thomas De Quincey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey, a rare 1st edition of the author's autobiographical classic published by Taylor Hessey London 1822. A dramatic exploration...
Category
1820s English Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
John Morier, The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in 3 Volumes London: 1824
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan", 12mo., complete in 3 purple full polished calf bound volumes, with gilt page ends and blue marbled endpapers, 1st edition. Written by James...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Illustrations of English and Scottish History in 2 Leatherbound Quarto Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, from the Introduction of Christianity to the Present Time" by Thomas Archer. Blackie & Son, n.d. in two qu...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Two First Edition Works by James Baldwin with Dust Jackets
By James Baldwin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two first edition first printings by important award-winning African-American author James Baldwin with dust jackets:
"If Beale Street Could Talk" published Dial Press 1974
This ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
19th Century Shakespeare 10 Volumes, circa 1894
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Shakespeare 10 volumes, circa 1894
Edited by William Aldis Wright
Macmillan and Co., London and New York
Each volume measures 7" wide x 10.5" high
Offered as...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
$1,650 / set
Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes
Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings
Each volume...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord
published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from...
Category
1880s American Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of 3 French Books
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century
Set of 3 French books
Books:
AM Thierry - N'ouveaux Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine )
AM Thierry - Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine )
AM Thierry - Tableau (...
Category
19th Century Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
$375 / set
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick
Alba, circa 1924
Located in San Francisco, CA
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924
Catalog of miniatures and small portraits belonging to the Supreme Duke of Berwick and Alba
A fine antique catalog...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam 3 Volumes Leatherbound
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hallam's View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, complete in 3 leather bound octavo volumes with marbleized boards. The volumes contain the bookplate of former owner, Cha...
Category
1830s English Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B. Du Bois 50th Anniversary Edition, Signed
By W.E.B. Du Bois
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois. Signed 50th anniversary limited edition of this landmark book with publisher's label affixed to inside front cover. Published by The Blue H...
Category
1950s American Vintage Bay Area Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
"Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis, First Edition, Published Harcourt Brace
Co. 1922
By Sinclair Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, Published: New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, Inc. 1922
First edition 2nd issue, retaining its scarce dust jacket, all in very good condition. An attra...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
"Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis, Published New York, 1927. First Edition, d.j.
By Sinclair Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis. Published New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, Inc. 1927. First Edition (Second State Binding)This is the story of a con man who gets together with...
Category
1920s American Vintage Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Ring of the Niblung by Richard Wagner, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Ring of the Niblung", "The Rhinegold: Prelude; The Valkyrie: First Day of the Trilogy; Siegfried: Second Day of the Trilogy; The Twilight of the Gods: Third Day of the Trilogy" ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Histoire De Russie Published 1797 with 36 Engraved Plates by E.A. David
Located in San Francisco, CA
The History of Russia in 2 volumes published 1797, in French.
A lovely 2 volume first edition titled "Histoire de Russie" by Blin de Sainmore, French poet, playwright and historian (...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis First English Edition Published 1929 Jonathan Cape
By Sinclair Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Dodsworth" by Sinclair Lewis, Published: Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London, 1929. Retains its original dust jacket now covered in mylar.
This is the first U.K. edition (...
Category
1920s American Vintage Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning Bound in Leather and Cloth
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive leather bound set of the poetic and dramatic works of Robert Browning (1812-1889) published in 1906 by Houghton Mifflin and Company, New York and Boston. Top edges gilt...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" 1st Edition Woodcuts by Clare Leighton
By Tomlinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton, circa 1930
Rare First Edition. Very good condition. Fantastic woodcuts by noted artist Clare...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Bay Area Books
Materials
Other
Pompeiana; The Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii Sir Wm. Gell 1837
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pompeiana The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii by Sir William Gell, complete in two 1/4 leather tall octavo volumes with marbleized boards. 82 full page engraved plates ...
Category
1830s English Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed by Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Book of Old Favorites with New Illustrations" was published in 1933 by George Harrap & Co. Ltd. It is one of the last books illustrated by Arthur Ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
$4,460 Sale Price
20% Off
19th-Early 20th Century S.F Bay Area Leather Bound Business Journals
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th-early 20th century S.F Bay Area Leather Bound Business Journals
One journal is mostly filled in. The other is mostly empty.
The dates are circa 1880s-1910s
An interesti...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
Group of Seven Vintage Books on Fishing
Located in San Francisco, CA
A group of seven books on fishing as follows:
• The Fisherman's World by Charles Waterman published Random House, no date
• The Trout and the Fly by Clarke and Goddard published Doub...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
$280 / set
Picasso Leather-Bound and Gilded Book Autographed by Ariana Huffington
Located in San Francisco, CA
Picasso Leather-Bound and Gilded Book Autographed by Ariana Huffington
9.5" x 6.5" x 2"
Category
20th Century Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather
The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, Limited Ed. Illustrated and Signed by A. Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie" by Richard Wagner and translated into English by Margaret Armour was published in London in 1910 by Doubleday, Page & Co./William Heinemann. It conta...
Category
Early 20th Century English Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$3,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" by J. M. Barrie was published in 1909 by Hodder & Stoughton. It was illustrated by Arthur Rackham. It contains fifty full-page color illustrations m...
Category
Early 20th Century English Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
$4,140 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Buffon Books
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage Buffon books from France circa 1825 with original red covers and labels. "Natural History Encyclopedia" & "Traveling Encyclopedia".
Buffon Books: $100
Non Buffon Books: $7...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper, Ink
$100 / item
Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
Category
1940s American Other Vintage Bay Area Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles 1908
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walton Family Genealogy antique handmade book
Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles circa 1908
This is really a fascinating book. A labor ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE**
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius
From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Bay Area Books
Materials
Paper
Christopher Columbus Fascimile of His Own Book of Privileges 1502, circa 1992
Located in San Francisco, CA
Christopher Columbus Fascimile of His Own Book of Privileges 1502, Mexico, 1992
This rare book is a collection of Christopher Columbus archives that are found in the Foreign Offic...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Bay Area Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
Category
Early 20th Century British Bay Area Books
Materials
Metal
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Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
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