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First of this edition, after a privately printed edition in 1937. Small octavo. 84pp. "Glossary-index of Japanese terms". Fourteen illustrations. Blue silk cloth over boards, title in gilt on the spine, decorative endpapers; a Near Fine copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket. // "... a concise description of Japanese... more
Price: $35.00
First Edition. Octavo. 355pp. Quarter cloth and paper over boards; a Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket that shows just a hint of rubbing at the corners and edges, and a minor bit of shelf soiling to the rear panel. This copy signed by the author on a... more
Price: $50.00
First Edition. Octavo. xiii, 89pp. Tan cloth over boards, a little spotting to the fore-edge; a Very Good+ copy in a like dust jacket that also has some scattered discoloration and minor wear at the extremities. A more than acceptable copy of the author's first book. ... more
Price: $75.00
First Edition. Octavo. 176pp. Illustrated throughout with many black & white photos. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ edgeworn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $20.00
First Edition. 270pp. Illustrated with a sixteen page section of black & white photos. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ edgeworn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $20.00
Second Printing. 12mo. 77pp. including Index. Illustrated throughout with a few black & white photos, and a folding map at the rear. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket ... more
Price: $25.00
First Edition. Small octavo. 238pp. including index. Illustrated throughout with black & white photos. Light touch of shelf wear, else Near Fine in Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket ... more
Price: $20.00
First Edition. Small octavo. 269pp. Illustrated throughout with thirty-two black & white photos. Original blue cloth, with gilt stamped titles on spine; blue stamped titles, and dark grey cover design on front board. Very minor wear to the cloth, else Very Good+ ... more
Price: $30.00
First Edition. Octavo. vii, 357pp. Purple cloth with gilt titles; gilt faded, some foxing throughout, previous owner's contemporary inscription. A Very Good copy in the original illustrated dust jacket, missing a large chip at the head of the spine, and a corner of the rear panel. John Taine was a... more
Price: $75.00
First American Edition. Octavo. 271pp. including index. Illustrated with three sections of black & white photos, a few in color. Bottom of spine slightly bumped, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ... more
Price: $15.00
First American Edition. Octavo. 222pp. Illustrated throughout with a few black & white photos. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ edgeworn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $25.00
First Edition. Small octavo. 98pp. Illustrated throughout with four maps and forty-eight pages of black & white photos. Very Good+ in a Very Good price-clipped and edgeworn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $20.00
First American Edition. Small octavo. 160pp. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs, a few in color. Cloth over boards; a Very Good+ copy (with one small bit of old sticker residue on the front paste-down) in a Near Fine dust jacket ... more
Price: $75.00
First Edition. Small octavo. 203pp. Illustrated throughout with many black & white photos. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price-clipped and edgeworn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $20.00
Reprint. Octavo. 312pp. Illustrated throughout with many black & white photos. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ... more
Price: $25.00
First thus. Small octavo. 150pp. Illustrated with a few black & white reproductions. Very Good+ in a Good dust jacket that has a tape repair to spine, and edgewear. ... more
Price: $15.00
First Edition. Small octavo. 211pp. Illustrated thoughout with black & white photos, and a few maps. Near Fine in Very Good edgeworn dust jacket ... more
Price: $25.00
Reprint. Octavo. 320pp. including bibliography. Illustrated throughout with eight black & white photo plates. Original Salmon colored cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine and front cover. Spine slightly faded, previous owners name to front free endpaper, else a Very Good+ copy. // Originally published in 1871, this edition... more
Price: $15.00
First Edition. Octavo. 320pp. including index. Illustrated throughout with many black & white as well as color photos. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper, else Near Fine in a Very Good edgeworn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $45.00
First UK Edition. Octavo. 202pp. +[6]pp ads. Illustrated throughout with 12 black & white plates. Light wear to cloth, else Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket that has some edgewear and fading to the spine ... more
Price: $35.00
Limited Edition, one of two hundred fifty numbered copies, signed by Harrison. Large octavo. xii, 463pp. Index of titles. Cloth-backed printed paper boards; a Fine copy in the publisher's paper & linen-covered slipcase. // This collection of poetry features all of Harrison's work to date in one volume ... more
Price: $125.00
Third edition. Octavo. 200pp, + plates. Additionally, a number of diagrams in the margins, throughout. Original printed gray wrappers, spine split in a few places, but signatures holding. A bit of foxing to the covers, some light edgewear, but altogether a Very Good, untrimmed copy of this fragile book. //... more
Price: $150.00
Limited Edition, one of two hundred fifty signed & numbered copies. Thin octavo. 30pp. Brown cloth over beveled boards; upper cover titles in gilt, top edge gilt. Some darkening along the edges of the covers; a Very Good+ copy. // Elegy on the death of D.H. Lawrence. ... more
Price: $45.00
Advance copy. Octavo. xi, 1224pp. Blue cloth covered flexi-boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. The spine is creased, front hinge tender; a used, but still Very Good copy. // This copy inscribed by the publisher John Farrar, "For H.A. Watt / With respect from one of / the humble publishers/... more
Price: $125.00
Limited Edition, one of two hundred fifty numbered copies. Octavo. xiv, 74pp. Quarter white cloth over marbled cloth-covered boards, the titles stamped in gilt on the spine and front cover; top edge gilt. With a card from the publisher laid in. Spine a little darkened, boards lightly rubbed; a Near... more
Price: $100.00
Limited Edition, one of one thousand fifty numbered copies, signed by Machen. Tall octavo. 331pp. Illustrations. Half gilt vellum paper and plain blue paper over boards; the spine darkened a bit, and dull, with some rubbing; corners lightly worn through; a Very Good copy. ... more
Price: $45.00
First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 373pp. Full blue cloth over boards, spine gilt; about Fine in dust jacket. The author's second novel. ... more
Price: $50.00
First of this edition. Quarto. 45pp, printed rectos only on heavy stock, and illustrated throughout. Publisher's original blue-green cloth over beveled boards, covers stamped decoratively in gilt and black; top edge gilt, patterned endsheets; the spine a little faded, the corners and extremities slightly worn); some light foxing a Very... more
Price: $100.00
First Edition. 12mo. Cloth-backed boards. More than forty illustrations, including one in color. Some minor rubbing to the paper covered bards, otherwise a Very Good+ copy. Published as "American Artists Group Illustrated Monographs Number 15". // With text by the author, an a brief biographical sketch at the end. This... more
Price: $100.00
Limited edition, one of five hundred hand-numbered copies. Large octavo. 93pp. Illustrated with numerous black & white plates. Quarter green vellum-paper and printed paper covered boards; top edge gilt. Some rubbing & abrading to the spine, light scattered foxing, some wear to the corners; a Very Good+ copy. ... more
Price: $75.00
Quarto. 87pp, [vii] ads. With numerous full-page plates from photographs, and other illustrations, including a map. Original printed wrappers. Some minor staining, yapped edges worn, else about Very Good+. // The "Second Olympic Number", with a selection of pieces on the Olympic outing of 1913, including "The Ascent of Mount... more
Price: $45.00
Quarto 107pp, [v] ads. With twenty-seven plates (nearly all of which are photographs) and other illustrations. Original printed wrappers. Just incidental wear, else about Near Fine. // The "Second Rainier Number", with a selection of pieces on the Rainier outing of 1912, 'on the north side of Mt Rainier'. Additional... more
Price: $45.00
Quarto. 76pp, [iv] ads. With twenty-seven plates (nearly all of which are photographs) and a folding map with three views of the Mount Adams outing. Original printed wrappers. Minor wear & staining, else about Very Good+. // The "Mount Adams Number", with a selection of short pieces on various aspects... more
Price: $30.00
Quarto. 96pp, [iv] ads. Numerous illustrations, thirty-one plates mainly from photographs, and a large folding map. Original printed wrappers, yapped edges. Stapled text-block is separated a little bit from the wrappers, else Very Good+. // The 'Cascade' issue, with articles on Glacier Peak, Mt Adams, Mt St Helens, botany, and... more
Price: $45.00
Large octavo. 82pp, [ii] ads. With twenty-nine plates (nearly all of which are photographs by Asahel Curtis) and a large folding map. Original printed wrappers. Just incidental wear, else about Near Fine. // The "Rainier Number", with a selection of short pieces on various aspects of Rainier (outings, climbing, flowers,... more
Price: $50.00
Large octavo. p87-155, ads. Index. Illustrations, mainly from photographs. Original printed wrappers, yapped edges. Covers worn & rough, else a Good+ copy. // The fourth issue of this prominent Pacific Northwest periodical, with contributions from the likes of Asahel Curtis, Lulie Nettleton, Alice Harriman & others, etc. "The Mountaineer" has... more
Price: $25.00
Large octavo. 155pp, ads. Index. Dozens of illustrations, mainly from photographs; some maps. Original printed wrappers, yapped edges. Spine ends a little rough, but sound, else a Very Good+ copy. // The first issue of this prominent Pacific Northwest periodical, with a foreword by the club's first president, Henry Landes,... more
Price: $100.00
Reprints three small but important works authored by Bagley in 1905 and 1924. Octavo. 180pp. Index. Illustrations, index. Original brown buckram, gilt stamped lettering on the spine and front cover; a Near Fine copy. With a brief biographical sketch of Bagley by Walter Evans, and a bibliography of Bagley's publications.... more
Price: $25.00
Limited Edition reprint of the 1888 original edition. Quarto. 100pp. Index. Illustrated throughout. Light yellow buckram over boards, stamped in gitl; a Near Fine copy. See HOWES D253a, SMITH 2408, SOLIDAY II -323.// "...Denny's account of his first ten years on Puget Sound from 1851 to 1861. Clarence Bagley, the... more
Price: $25.00
Limited edition, reprint of the rare 1915 original. Quarto. 64pp, [4]. Index. Illustrated. Tan buckram stamped in gilt; a Fine copy. MINTZ 218, HOWES H341; MATTES 829. // "tells of her 1850 overland trip to Oregon, Indian wars, etc..." -Howes; "It is reported that only a few copies were printed... more
Price: $25.00
Limited edition, reprint. Small quarto. 20pp. Gilt maroon buckram; a Fine copy. One of three hundred numbered copies printed by Glen Adams, reprinting the rare 1921 original pamphlet. Purcell's story was also published serially in the 'Central Oregonian' July 4 & 11, 1935. MINTZ 384, GRAFF 3402; MATTES 195. //... more
Price: $20.00
First printing, one of one hundred seventy five copies designed and printed by Steve Creson in Palatino and Optima types. Stiff green wrappers. A Fine copy, as New. ... more
Price: $15.00
First Edition. Octavo. 122pp. Illustrated. Glossy wrappers, about Near Fine. ... more
Price: $15.00
First Edition. Oblong 16mo. 91pp. Illustrations. Pictorial glossy wrappers, lightly worn, else about Very Good+. // Contributors include Michael Andre, George Bowering, John Brandi, Laura Chester, Jean Trelease Day, Barry Gifford, Gerry Gilbert, John Harris, David McFadden, Margaret Randall, et al ... more
Price: $15.00
First Edition. Octavo. 231pp. Paperback, with a letter-press printed cover; a Fine copy, as New. // "A small town in Saskatchewan suffers a tragedy when Joey Fallow, star of the high-school's hockey team, is killed in a bus crash. Twenty-five years later, when the CBC comes to town to make... more
Price: $25.00
First Edition. Octavo. 187pp. Paperback; a Fine copy; as New. // "...the first volume of a three-volume Gaspereau Gloriatur: Book of the Blessed Tenth Year. Volume one celebrates the very best poetry issued from the press... sifting back through the catalogue, through full-length trade titles, limited editions, letterpress books, Devil's... more
Price: $20.00
First Edition. Octavo. 76pp. Black wrappers printed in gray; a Fine copy in a letter-pressed dust jacket, printed in silver & blind; as New. // "Change in a Razor-backed Season is Michael deBeyer's second collection of poetry. Throughout this collection, deBeyer charts an extended exposure to seasons and weather, focusing... more
Price: $15.00
First Edition. 12mo.152pp. White wrappers printed in black; a Fine copy in a yellow letterpressed dust jacket, printed in blue & black. As New. Cover illustration from a wood engraving by Wesley Bates. // "On the eve of her first day of senior high, May Sutherland's mother gives her a... more
Price: $22.00
First Edition. Octavo. 275pp. Black wrappers printed in gray; a Fine copy in a letterpressed dust jacket, printed in black & red. As New. // "In an unusual fiction about memoir, Andrew Steinmetz tells the story of his great-aunt Eva who performed in the first workshop production of Bertolt Brecht's... more
Price: $25.00
First of this edition. Octavo. 175pp. Illustrated in color throughout. Blue cloth lettered in gilt; a Near Fine copy in a lightly edge worn dust jacket. ... more
Price: $25.00






































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