New York: Museum of the City of New York, 1977. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL poster published by the Museum of the City of New York featuring a caricature by WILLIAM AUERBACH-LEVY (WAL) of TALLULAH BANKHEAD and FREDERIC MARCH in their 1942 Broadway play, "The Skin of Our Teeth"..... More
Dublin: The Talbot Press, Ltd., 1917. 1st Edition. Cloth. (9) 116 (4) pp. Dark blue cloth; embossed front cover titling. 5" x 7 1/4". A collection of beautiful Irish poems by Padric Gregory (1886-1962), born in Belfast, a poet, architect and man of letters. A Near Fine copy ( minor..... More
London: John Murray, 1906. 1st Edition. Cloth. 345 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Gertrude Atherton in ink on the title page ("To Mrs. Wright with the compliments of Gertrude Atherton"). Red cloth. 5" x 7 1/2". A historical romance novel by prolific California author Gertrude Atherton (1857-1948). Based upon the real..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. First Edition. Cloth-backed marbled boards. (9) 470 pp. No. 34 of 150 limited copies of the First Edition SIGNED in ink by Martin Amis and speciallhy bound. Cloth-backed marbled boards. Glassine dust jacket. Custom gray cloth slipcase. 6" x 9". The sourcework for the 1989 film..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First American Edition. Cloth-backed cloth. 268 (4) pp. SIGNED in ink by Kevin Brownlow on the half-title. Illujstrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated primarily from silent film still photographs. Photographs selected by John Kobal. Cloth-backed cloth. 9" x 10". British film historian Kevin Brownlow, in..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. 348 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Neil Simon in ink on the title page ("To Rochelle / Neil Simon"). Illustrated primarily from personal photographs. Prior owner's neat bookplate on front free endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket. Index. Cloth-backed boards. 6 1/2" x...... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. First Edition. Cloth. (xiv) 322 pp. A presentation copy, SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by Doris Roberts to actress Carol Arthur (Mrs. Dom DeLuis) on the title page ("Dear Carol / Happy Birthday/ Enjoy / Love Doris"). Illustrated primarily from black and white personal photographs. Illustrated..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1997. 1st UK Edition. Cloth. (8) 149 pp. SIGNED in ink by Martin Amis on the title page. Illustrated dust jacket. Black cloth; gilt spine titling. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Prolific author Michael Amis' ninth novel. Per Michael Hanna's review in The Denver Post: "Amis has..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. 355 (2) pp. SIGNED in ink by Anne Tyler on a front free endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket. Envelope containing several reviews laid in. Cloth-backed boards. 6" x 8 1/2". The sourcework for the 1988 film "The Accidental Tourist" starring William..... More
Canada: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 1992. First Canadian Edition. Cloth. 239 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by P. D. James on the title page ("For Frances With best wishes / P.D. James / 8 Oct. 1992"). Illustrated dust jacket. Small white envelope laid in containing book review clipping; ephemera showing provenance..... More
San Francisco: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1914. First Edition. Cloth. 314 (v) pp. Illustrated primarily from period photographs. Index. The elusive folding map of San Francisco is laid inside of the back cover (as this map is unattached, it is often missing), Red flexible cloth covers. A past owner's..... More
New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2010. 1st Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. (12) 337 (3) pp. SIGNED in ink by Pat Conroy on the half-title. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated from drawings by Wendell Minor. Cloth-backed boards; gilt spine titling. 5" x 7 1/4". Pat Conroy (1945-2016) was the author of Prince of..... More
San Francisco: Vince Emery Productions, 2010. Second Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 496 pp. SIGNED in ink by author Mike Weiss and publisher Vince Emery on a front free endpaper. Illustrated primarily from period photographs. Newspaper headline endpapers. This is the Second and updated edition, which includes a DVD of television..... More
San Francisco: Judge William F. James, 1955. First Edition. Linen-backed green cloth. 25 pp. SIGNED by Judge James. #170 of a limited edition of 200 copies. Linen-backed green cloth. First page woodcut by Mallette Dean. Handmade English paper. 12 1/4" x 8 1/2". An argument supporting the notion that Saint..... More
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1916. First Edition. Cloth. (xvii) 227 (3) pp. Profusely illustrated from Genthe's photographs, some in color. Index, identifying individual dancers, including Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis. Foreword by Arnold Genthe Includes essay "On With The Dance by Shaemas O Sheel. Brown Cloth. 7 1/4" x...... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books, 1973. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL broadside featuring two poems by Gary Snyder, captioned "Two Logging Songs". SIGNED in ink by Gary Snyder. A facsimile of Gary Snyder's signature is also embossed as part of the original piece. Published by Serendipity Books for the International Book..... More
New York: Random House. 1st Edition, 4th Printing. Cloth-backed Boards. 84 (1) pp. SIGNED by William Styron in ink on the half title. Dust Jacket. Cloth-backed boards. 5 1/2" x 8". William Styron is the author of The Long March, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice and Lie Down..... More
Hollywood: United Artists Classics, 1982. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL one-sheet movie poster for the 1982 film, "The Grey Fox", starring Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue and Wayne Robson. Filmed in British Columbia. Expertly linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. 27" x 41" image with a 2"..... More
San Francisco: John Howell, 1922. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Unpaginated (19). Copy # 13 of a limited edition of 350 (Only 200 were printed and sold). Foreword by Frederick S. Myrtle. Title page decoration and two headpieces by Joseph Sinel. Cloth-backed boards. 9" x 6 1/4". Facsimile paper spine label..... More
San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1907. First Thus. Illustrated boards. 22 pages. Illustrated from period black and white photographs, each with tissue guards. Illustrated boards. 5" x 7". Small booksellr's stamp ("Books/Campbell") at rear pastedown. David Starr Jordan, founding President of Stanford University, describes this section of the Sierra Nevada..... More
Hollywood: Republic Pictues, 1938. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL Lobby Card movie poster for the 1938 Republic Pictures serial "THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS" starring Bruce Bennett (billed as "Herman Brix"), Lee Powell, Eleanor Stewart, Montagu Love and Hugh Dorn. The card is SIGNED in ink by Bruce Bennett ("Sincere..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. 175 (1) pp. Dust jacket. Cloth-backed boards. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". This is the third novel by Kathleen Dunn (1945-2016), This book was a major success, and has become a cult classic. From the jacket flap: "Geek Love is..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1916. First Thus. Cloth-backed Boards. 74 (1) pp. #249 of a limited edtion of 260 copies. Printed by The Blair-Murdock Company, San Francisco, under the direction of famed printer John Henry Nash. Decorations by Ray F. Coyle. Linen cloth-backed gray boards. Paper spine..... More
Hollywood: Universal Pictures, 1927. This is an ORIGINAL Australian Daybill movie poster for the Universal Pictures silent film, "THE 13th JUROR", starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Francis X. Bushman and Walter Pigeon. This poster has been expertly restored and linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling.15 1/4" x 40" image with..... More
San Francisco: Joseph Winterburn & Co., 1878. First Edition. Cloth. 260 pp. Prior owner's name and data (1878) on front free endpaper. Green cloth. Gilt front cover titling. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". Reverend Woods relates his trip in 1849 around Cape Horn to San Francisco and later to Stockton..... More
