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New York: Books of Wonder. 1991. First thus. Facsimile edition;first hardcover edition. 12mo, brow n illustrated cloth. Published 14 years before The Wonderful Wiza rd of Oz, this was Baum's first book -- an illustrated guide to t he breeding and raising of the many varieties of Hamburg chickens . The book displays the origins of Baum's folksy writing style. New copy. .

Nairobi: The East African Standard Ltd.. Good. 1932. 1st ed. 1st ed. 4to (11 x 15.5 inches). 166 pp. Library binding, orange c loth. With original pictorial covers bound in. Hundreds of period photographs and advertisements illustrate East African agricultu re, hunting, architecture, natural history, sports, etc. [Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar]. This was the second year of publ ication. Ex-libris Paramount Pictures Research Department with the film studio’s ink stamp and library pocket inside front cov er. . nterior very .

The Review of Reviews. 1914. 1st ed.. 12mo. Half leather over marbled boards. Tight, square binding. Fo ur of four volumes. Very good; some fading at extremities and spi ne, several small nicks to spine ends, end papers toned. Internal ly clean and tight. .

London: Vertue and Goadby, Stationers at the Royal Exchange. Good. Wrappers. 1750. 1st edition. One of several editions published in the year of the quake, 1750 (priority unknown.) 12mo, 16 pp. Unbound, as issued. Stitched at left margin, but stitches mostly pulled. ##### In 1750 a series of five earthquakes rocked London. This sermon by Thomas Sherlock warns of a merciful God to a sinful people and lays part of Godâ €™s wrath at the feet of a sinful press: "Have not all the Abomin ations of the publick Stews been open to view by lewd Pictures ex posed to Sale at Noon-day? Have not Histories or Romances of the vilest Prostitutes been published, intended merely to display the most execrable scenes of Lewdness; Lewdness represented without Disguise, and nothng omitted that might inflame the corrupt Passi ons of the Youth of the Nation! ... While I was writing this I ca st my Eye upon a News Paper of the Day, and counted no less than fifteen Advertisements for Plays, Operas,… Read More

Estes & Lauriat, Boston. Good. Hardcover. 1878. 1st. 1st ed. Folio, (10" x 12-1/2"). Vol 1 only (of two); publisher's decorated morocco leather, gilt titles, raised bands, a.e.g. Illu strated with 48 steel engraved views and hundreds of smaller wood engravings comprising mountain, lake, and river scenery, parks, palaces, cathedrals, churches, castles, abbeys, and other views. Vol I containing chapters on Europe: Italy France Russia Belgium Holland, Greece, Spain, Germany. . y Vg; a clean bright copy with occasional light foxing not affect ing the plates. FEP cracked. Covers heavily rubbed at corners, su rface wear to boards. .

Sacramento: California State Dept of Education. 1956. 1st ed.. 40 single plate black & white photographs (8 1/2" x 11"), printed on stiff paper and housed in publisher's printed portfolio folde r; accompanied by three page "Teacher's Guide"). Plates are fine ; folder has some wear and a few nicks but very good overall; tit le written in red ink on the spine. The photographs depict the f amous CA flooding throughout the north state the week before Chri stmas --, principally Yuba City and the Feather River, but also o ther cities and counties -- including a few in the south state. ; a photographic archive of the mainly northern and central Califo rnia flood event commencing the week before Christmas in 1955. .

Bath: Printed for Private Circulation. Good. 1873. 1st ed.. Inscribed by author . 1st ed., 8vo, original decorated green cloth, gilt decorations an d lettering. 41 [2] i-xxxiii. Tipped in photographic frontispiece of “Wordsworth’s Glen.” [See note below] A talk about the Quantock Hills area of southwest England, where Coleridge and Wo rdsworth wrote Lyrical Ballads, which Nichols writes about the la ndscape as well as some of the other "Quantock Poets," including Charles Lamb, Thomas Lovell Beddoes and Charles Lloyd. Gift inscr iption on FFEP “with the writer’s compliments” to Welsh mat hematician, photographer, and painter Rev. Calvert R. Jones, [180 4-1877]. We believe Jones may have provided the frontispiece phot o -- it is uncredited -- which would make this an especially appe aling association copy. A mathematician, musician, painter and pa rson, Calvert Richard Jones was… Read More

American Reforestation Association . Good. Illustrated boards. 1925. 1st edition. First and only printing. Small 4to, illustrated boards, 118 pp. i llustrated throughout with photos of film celebrities planting tr ees, decorative borders. A . forestation Association and Hollywood stars to encourage communit ies to plant and preserve the nation’s trees. Practical advice with poetic inspiration, with photo illustrations of Sequoia Nati onal Park, the Hooker Oak and other trees. Full page portraits o f about 20 Hollywood stars planting tees, including Jackie Coogan , Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd, Norma Shearer, Rudolf Valentin o, and Mary Pickford. . ine; a clean bright copy with no noticeable defects. Moderate wea r to covers, especially the corners; several small damp stains on front board, faint tape residue on back board. .

Thomas Hurst. Fair-Good. 1827. Later printing. London: Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance, & Co., 1827. 1827. Small 8vo . xi, 56 pp. Original ¼ leather over plain boards, gilt-stamped spine title. A “new edition” of a classic first printed in 16 70 as “The Shepherd's Legacy”. , Observations and predictions about weather, with aphorisms, rhymes, and folk wisdom. CONDITI ON: Fair-Good. The text block is clean, with no tears and very l ittle foxing or toning. Covers have moderate edgewear but substan tial rubbing of the spine, front hinge split, rear hinge cracked; prior owners penciled names on front flyleaf. .

London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Fair. 1849. 1st ed. thus, 4to., (13 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches). 30 hand-colored eng raved plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, blind decorations , gilt titles. Whymper was an English wood engraver, book illustr ator and watercolor painter who specialized in riverscapes. He wa s also well known for his fine engravings of animals, fish, and l andscapes for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (as h ere). The plates were first published in 1846 and this collected edition in 1849. They were offered both colored and uncolored ver sions. Scenes depicted include the Aurora Borealis, Geysers of Ic eland, Niagra Falls, Icebergs, Coral Reefs, San Storms, Volcanoes , etc. CONDITION: Fair; the thirty plates are all fine -- no foxi ng or tears, an occasional spot of light soiling in the margins n ot affecting text or image. Title page is disbound and free end p aper missing. Front cover is disbound, spine absent, and moderat e surface wear… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., . 1904. 1st edition. 1st ed., 4to. 3/4 red cloth. 24 b/w plates, 62pp. of text. . prin was an American geologist who arrived in Martinique soon aft er the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902; he was the first scientis t to ascend the crater of the volcano. This work is his report on his third visit the volcano in 1903 and includes photographs by him. Good: Internally, a clean, tight copy. Covers worn at extrem ities, panels soiled and toned, rubbing to spine; hinges lightly shaken. .

Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. Very Good. 1909. 1st ed.. 4to. Tan cloth with black lettering. [vii, 222 p. illus., pl. xli -lxvii] color frontispiece, 26 b&w plates, numerous text illustra tions. . e Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethno logy and Natural History. William Tufts Brigham (1841-1926) was c urator of the museum and wrote on all aspects of Hawaiian culture and natural history. This work is a history of the recorded erup tions of the volcanoes and is comprehensive in its coverage of so urces and past accounts of volcanic activity. Condition: ex-lib but in very good condition. Library acquisition number in black ink on lower spine and bottom of title page; prior owner’s sign ature and residue of pocket removal on front end paper; lower ¼ of rear paste-down torn away. Text block itself is clean, tight, and bright. .

New York Graphic Society. Near fine. 1979. 1st edition. Signed by Ansel Adams . 1st ed., 4to. Grey cloth with burgundy spine. 4to, oblong format. "First Printing" stated on copyright page. . Brooks. More than one hundred photographs, of Yosemite Valley an d the Sierra Nevada. SIGNED by Adams on a bookplate affixed to f ep “as one of a special edition for Time/Life Books. Near fine in good d/w. The book itself is a near-fine copy; clean, tight w ith a narrow fade-line at top and bottom edges. Dustjacket is goo d only, with moderate surface wear and a ¾” closed tear at top front. .