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Terrill, Ross. Flowers on an Iron Tree, Five Cities of China.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1975]. First edition. A fine copy in spine-faded dust jacket. Achronicle of China's urban development. 68B
Price: USD 22.50 other currencies   order no. 455   details     inquire
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Speiser, Werner. The Art of China, Spirit and Society.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., [1960]. First American edition. Oblong octavo. A fine copy with dust jacket. A study of China's art history. 68B
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 458   details     inquire
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Yutang, Lin. Imperial Peking, Seven Centuries of China.
New York: Crowne Publisher's Inc., [1961]. First edition. Illustrated with numerous color and black& white photos. Tan cloth. A very fine copy with dust jacket. The story of China's capital city during dynastic rule. 68C
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 462   details     inquire
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Hom, Ken and Leong Ka Tai. The Tastes of China.
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1990]. First edition. Small oblong quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay on Chinese cooking. 68C
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 469   details     inquire
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Chiba, Keiko [Editor]. Asian Art Treasures.
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, [1972]. First edition. Large Folio. A fine copy with dust jacket and slipcase. An overview of Asian art history. 68D
Price: USD 90.00 other currencies   order no. 476   details     inquire
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Fourcade, Francois. Art Treasures of the Peking Museum.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, n.d. First English language edition. Quarto. A fine copy dust jacket. Achronicle of the art history and culture of China. 68E
Price: USD 90.00 other currencies   order no. 479   details     inquire
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Forman, W. and B. The Face of Ancient China
London Spring Books 1960, First edition. Quarto. Printed plastic dust jacket has minor tears, else a fine copy with slipcase. A chronicle of the art history and culture of China.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 480   details     inquire
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Cohen, John Lebold and Jerome Alan. China Today and Her Ancient Treasures.
New York, Harry N. Abrams, n.d. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A chronicle of the art history and culture of China. 68E
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 481   details     inquire
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Shifeng, Zheng et al. China, All Provinces and Autonomous Regions.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1980]. First American edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of modern China. 68E
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 484   details     inquire
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Watson, William. Art of Dynastic China.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, [1981]. First American edition. Thick quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A comprehensive study of Chinese art history. 68E
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 485   details     inquire
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Cameron, Nigel and Brian Brake. Peking, A Tale of Three Cities.
New York: Harper and Row, [1965]. First edition. Quarto. 135 photographs, 40 of which are in full color, and over 70 text illustrations, maps and decorations. Two-tone cloth with gilt decorations. Minor fading to foot of spine, else a fine copy with very lightly chipped dust jaket.dust jacket. A history of the Chinese capital and it's people
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 486   details     inquire
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Disselhoff, Hans Dietrich. Daily Life in Ancient Peru.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1967]. First edition. Translated from German by Alisa Jaffa. Small quarto. A fine copy in spine-faded dust jacket. A study of ancient Peruvian artifacts.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 49   details     inquire
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Akiyama, Terukazu et al Arts of China: Neolithic Cultures to the T'ang Dynasty Recent Discoveries.
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., [1968]. First English language edition. Quarto. A fine copy with spine-faded dust jacket. A study of Chinese art history. 68F
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 496   details     inquire
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Sinclair, Kevin. The Yellow River: A 5000 Year Journey Through China.
[Los Angeles: The Knapp Press, 1987]. First edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of modern China. 68F
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 498   details     inquire
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Speiser, Werner. Oriental Architecture In Color: Islamic, Indian, Far Eastern.
New York: The Viking Press, [1965]. First American edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. Astudy of Middle Eastern and Asian architecture. 72B
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 502   details     inquire
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Riani, Paolo. Kenzo Tange.
London: Hamlyn, [1969]. First English language edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A study of Tange's work. 72B
Price: USD 22.50 other currencies   order no. 506   details     inquire
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Pope, Arthur Upham. Persian Architecture, The Triumph of Form and Color.
New York: George Braziller, [1965]. First American edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. Aphoto-essay of Persian architecture. 72B
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 509   details     inquire
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Williams, Henry Lionel and Ottalie K. America's Small Houses and City Apartments.
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, [1964]. First edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of American architecture.72B
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 518   details     inquire
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Hofstatter, Hans H. Living Architecture: Gothic.
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [1970]. First English language edition. Oblong octavo. A fine copy with dust jacket. An overview of medieval building.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 522   details     inquire
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Millon, Henry A. [Editor]. Key Monuments of the History of Architecture.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, n.d. Thick octavo. A fine copy with dust jacket. A complete history of the architecture of Europe and America. 72C
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 526   details     inquire
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Van Dine, Alan. Unconventional Builders.
Chicago: J.G.Ferguson Publishing Company, [1977]. First edition. Oblong quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. An overview of unusual building techniques. 72C
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 528   details     inquire
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Wright, Frank Lloyd. Public Buildings.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First American edition. Small quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay by Wright regarding his work. 72C
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 532   details     inquire
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Simon, Maron J. (Editor). Your Solar House.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1947). First edition. Quarto. A fine copy. One of the first examinations of the household uses of solar energy. 72D
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 539   details     inquire
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Matthew, Christopher. A Different World.
New York: Paddington Press Ltd., (1976). First edition. Small oblong quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. An overview of some of the oldest and most famous hotels. 72D
Price: USD 27.50 other currencies   order no. 540   details     inquire
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Farrington, S. Kip Jr. Railroading Around the World.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1955). First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author.Blue clothwith silver lettering and decoration. Spine lightly faded and worn, some minor wear to corners. A very good copy. A photo-essay of the world's railroad systems. 33T
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 544   details     inquire
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Stevens, Austin N. [Editor]. Yankees Under Steam.
Dublin: Yankee Inc., 1970. First edition. Quarto. A fine copy in slightly chipped dust jacket. Forty-one articles from Yankee Magazine dealing with rail travel. 32T
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 549   details     inquire
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Gillmor, Frances The King Danced in the Marketplace.
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1964. First edition. Very fine with dust jacket. Biographyof Moctezuma I, constructed directly from the manuscripts of the Aztec people.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 55   details     inquire
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Overton, Richard C. Gulf to Rockies.
Austin: University of Texas Press, (1953). First edition. Signed by the author. With pen sketches by Reginald Marsh. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper, else a fine copy with dust jacket. Dust jacket has faded spine and is chipped along the top edge.The story of the Fort Worth, Denver, and Southern Railways.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 555   details     inquire
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Crum, Josie Moore. The Rio Grande Southern Story.
Durango, Colorado Railroadiana, Inc., Publishers 1957, First edition. Thick, small quarto. xiv, 533pp. Profusely illustrated with photos, maps, plans, charts, facsimiles, etc. Index. Black cloth, gilt. Owner's name. A fine copy with lightly chipped and soiled dust jacket. A comprehensive history with many personal reminiscences. Covers just about everything.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 559   details     inquire
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Nock, O.S. [Editor]. Encyclopedia of Railroads.
New York: Galahad Books, (1977). First American edition. Quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. A comprehensive collection of railway related material. 32T
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 561   details     inquire
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Adam-Smith, Patsy. When We Rode the Rails.
Sydney: Lansdowne, (1983). First edition. Small quarto. A fine copy with dust jacket. The story of the expansion of railroads in Australia. 32T
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 563   details     inquire
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Jensen, Oliver. Railroads in America.
New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, (1975). First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. Quarto. A fine copy with publisher's slipcase. The story of rail travel in America.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 567   details     inquire
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Corey, Melinda and George Ochoa. The Model Railroader's Catalogue.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1991). First edition. Quarto. Dust jacket slightly chipped at spine-head, else a fine copy. A photo-essay of model trains. 32T
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 568   details     inquire
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Beal, Merrill D. Intermountain Railroads, Standard and Narrow Gauge.
Caldwell Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1962, First edition. Numerous black & white illustrations throughout. Red cloth with black printing. A fine copy with very lightly chipped pictorial dust jacket. The story of how the church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints constructed and operated a network of 376 miles of railroad in the Utah territory.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 572   details     inquire
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Borges, Jorge Luis. Ficciones
New York Limited Editions Club 1984, One of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. Thick square octavo. xxxii 306pp. Illustrated with 22 original silk-screens by Sol LeWitt. Full black cowhide. A very fine copy in very slightly scratched slipcase. This work of the famous Argentine writer, poet and philosopher was translated by Anthony Kerrigan and others. There is an introduction by Ronald Coleman. The artist, Sol LeWitt, also designed this handsome edition including the choice of typeface. His drawings were silk-screened by Jo Watanabe, the artist's printer of choice for his graphic work. The book was printed by Anthoensen Press, bound in supple black cowhide and blind stamped, creating a simple but elegant overall design. (Newman and Wiche: 541).
Price: USD 600.00 other currencies   order no. 580   details     inquire
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Blower, James M. and Robert S. Korach The N.O.T. & L. Story
Chicago Central Electric Railfan's Association 1966, First edition. 4to. 270pp. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs. Gilt-lettered red cloth. A fine copy. The story of the rise and fall of interurban train service in Northern Ohio. A very detailed volume that includes information such as maps, timetables, and rosters of equipment.
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 587   details     inquire
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Middleton, William D. South Shore, The Last Interurban.
San Marino Golden West Books 1973, Third printing. 4to. 176pp. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and detailed diagrams; index, map endpapers. Red leatherette, gilt. A fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. Numerous black and white photographs relate the story of America's last interurban train, The South Shore Line, which ran along the south shore of Lake Michigan.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 590   details     inquire
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Dunscomb, Guy L and Donald K. Western Steam Pictorial.
(Modesto): Guy L. Dunscomb, 1988. First edition, Limited to 500 copies, signed by the author. Oblong quarto. A fine copy in pictorial boards. A photo-essay about the history of the steam locomotive. 27T
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 594   details     inquire
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Marlette, Jerry. Interstate, A History of Interstate Public Service Rail Operations.
(Polo: Transportation Trails, 1990). First edition. Quarto. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket.The history of the Interstate Public Service Company. 28T
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 607   details     inquire
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Jones, William C. and Noel T. Holley The Kite Route, Story of the Denver and Interurban Railroad
Boulder Pruett Publishing Company 1986, First edition. 4to. 159pp. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs; bibliography, index. Black-lettered orange cloth. A very fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. The history of Colorado's early attempt at an interurban rail system and the factors that led to its demise.
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 609   details     inquire
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Albi, Charles, Cornelius W. Hauck and William C. Jones [E... Railroading in the Rockies a Half Century Ago
Golden Colorado Railroad Museum 1990, First edition. 4to. 221pp. Illustrated throughout with black & white photos. Gilt-lettered blue cloth. A very fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. A series of articles on rail transportation in Colorado in the early part of this century.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 612   details     inquire
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Richards, Eva Alvey. Arctic Mood. A Narrative of Arctic Adventures.
Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1949. First edition. Illustrated with black & white plates. Blue cloth. Spine-ends slightly rubbed, else a fine copy. The chronicle of one woman's journey across the Arctic Circle. 9A
Price: USD 22.50 other currencies   order no. 665   details     inquire
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Weed, Alberta L. [Editor]. Grandma Goes to the Arctic.
Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1957. First edition. Signed by the Lola Kirkland. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Blue cloth. A fine copy. The story of Lola Kirkland's experiences in the Arctic. 9A
Price: USD 22.50 other currencies   order no. 670   details     inquire
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Jones, A.G.E. Antarctica Observed. Who Discovered the Antarctic Continent?
Yorkshire: Caedmon of Whitby, (1982). First edition. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. The chronicle of the voyages Bellingshausen took to the South Pacific and Antarctica. 9B
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 673   details     inquire
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Neider, Charles [Editor]. Antarctica.
New York: Dorset Press, (1972). First edition. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. A collectionof accounts from the journals of famous Antarctic explorers as James Cook, Richard E Byrd, Edmund Hillary and others. 9B
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 675   details     inquire
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Chapman, Walker. The Lonliest Continent. The Story of Antarctic Discovery.
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society Publishers, Ltd., (1964). First edition. Octavo. With black & white illustrations. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine.Small library stamps on edges, spine and dust jacket. 2 bookplates from previous owners. Spine ends worn, minor spotting to cover. A good copy in worn dust jacket. A fine copy with dust jacket. The history of Antarctic exploration.
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 679   details     inquire
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Lewis, David and Mimi George. Icebound in Antarctica.
London: Secker and Warburg, (1987). First edition. A fine copy with dust jacket. The account of sixstrangers wintering in Antarctica while studying its natural history. 9C
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 682   details     inquire
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Johnson, Ebenezer. A Short Account of A Northwest Voyage Performed in the Years 1796, 1797, & 1798.
Vancouver: The Alcuin Society, 1974. First edition by this publisher. Edited by M.S. Batts. Oblong,slender, octavo. Green leatherette-backed boards. A fine copy. The story of Johnson's explorations. 9B
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 684   details     inquire
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Steger, Will and Paul Schurke. North to the Pole.
(New York): Times Books, (1987). First edition. A fine copy with dust jacket. Illustrated with mapsanf black & white photos. The story of Steger's 1986 expedition to the North Pole. 9C
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 687   details     inquire
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Byrd, Richard Evelyn. Little America, Areial Exploration in the Antarctic the Flight to the South Pole.
New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 1930, First edition. Large octavo. 74 illustrations and maps. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Spine faded and with minor water spots. Previous owners bookplate. A near fine copy. The story of Robert Byrd's visit to the South Pole.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 688   details     inquire
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Munsterberg, Hugo. Art of India and Southeast Asia.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., [1970]. First American edition. First published in Germany by Holle Verlag GMBH. Samll quarto. 239 illustrations, 102 in full color. With map and chronological table. Gilt-lettered green cloth. Very minor fading to very bootom edge of cover, else a fine copy in spine faded dust jacket. A great history of the art of Southern Asia.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 69   details     inquire
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Mear, Roger and Robert Swan. In the Footsteps of Scott.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1987). London: The Bodley Head, (1987). First British edition. Octavo. Illustrated with numerous color photographs and map endpapers. Blue cloth with gilt-lettering on spine. Spine ends very lightly bumped, else a fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. The history of Antarctic exploration.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 693   details     inquire
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Neider, Charles. Beyond Cape Horn, Travels in the Antarctic.
San Francisco Sierra Club Book 1980, First edition. Illustrated with color photographs by the author.Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket with very mior wear to edges of spine. The narrative of the author's third trip beyond Cape Horn.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 696   details     inquire
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Furse, Chris. Antarctic Year, Brabant Island Expedition.
London: (Croom Helm Publishing Company, 1986). First edition. Quarto. Forward by HRH Prince Charles. Illustrated with numerous photographs in both black & white and color, map endpapers. Blue cloth with gilt-lettering on spine. A fine copy with very lightly worn pictorial dust jacket. . A history of a British expedition to Antarctica.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 699   details     inquire
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Butler, Rowan. Breaking the Ice.
(Claremont): An Albatross Book, (1988). First edition. Quarto. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Appendices, glossary, index. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Slight offsetting on front cover from the dust jacket, else a fine copy in very lightly worn dust jacket. The story of one man's visit to Antarctica.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 703   details     inquire
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Fox, Robert. Antarctica and the South Atlantic: Discovery, Development and Dispute.
(London): British Broadcasting Corporation, (1985). First edition. A fine copy with dust jacket. The history of political tension in the South Atlantic. 9D
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 704   details     inquire
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Russell, Franklin. The Mountains of America from Alaska to the Great Smokies.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (n.d) First edition. 4to. Illustrated with numerous color photographs. Afine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of American mountain ranges. 79C
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 706   details     inquire
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Casewit, Curtis W. The Mountain World.
(Toronto): Ridge Press, (1976). First edition. Small quarto. Illustrated throughout with color and B & W photos. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of the mountainous regions of the world.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 712   details     inquire
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Smythe, Frank S. Behold the Mountains. Climbing With a Color Camera.
New York: Chanticleer Press, (1949). First edition. 4to. Illustrated throughout with color and B & W photos by the author. Light brown cloth with silver lettering on spine. Front corners and spine ends very lightly bumped, else a fine copy in a quite worn and tape-repaired dust jacket. A photo-essay of various climbs the author has taken.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 713   details     inquire
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Blacklock, Les and Andy Russell. The High West.
New York: The Viking Press, (1974). First edition. 4to. Illustrated throughout with color photos. Afine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of western mountain scenery. 79B
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 714   details     inquire
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Milne, Malcolm [Editor]. The Book of Modern Mountaineering.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1968). First edition. 4to. Illustrated throughout with color and B &W photos. A fine copy with dust jacket. A photo-essay of modern moutaineering techniques. 79B
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 715   details     inquire
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Smith, George Allen and Carol D. (Editors). The Armchair Mountaineer. A Gathering of Wit, Wisdom and Idolatry.
New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, (1968). First edition. Illustrated with numerous color andblack & white photographs. A fine copy with dust jacket. A humorous photo-essay on mountaineering.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 719   details     inquire
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Lane, Allen. Peaks, Passes and Glaciers.
(London: Penguin Books Ltd, 1981). First edition. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs. A fine copy with dust jacket. A history of European mountaineering. 79B
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 720   details     inquire
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Fenton, Carroll Lane and Mildred Adams Fenton Mountains
Garden City Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1942, First edition. Octavo. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings by the authors. Blue cloth with white lettering on spine. Top corners bumped, else a fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket lightly worn and all four inside edges clipped at a slight angle, though not affecting the text on the jacket flaps in any way.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 723   details     inquire
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Barnes, Malcolm [Editor]. The Mountain World 1958/59
London George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1958, First English language edition. Illustrated throughout with B & W photos. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. A collection of mountaineering stories.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 724   details     inquire
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Moffat, Gwen. Space Below My Feet.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. First edition. A fine copy with dust jacket. The autobiography of a woman mountaineer. 79A
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 728   details     inquire
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Mason, Kenneth. Abode of Snow, A History of Himalayan Exploration and Mountaineering.
New York E.P. Dutton 1955, First American edition. Dark green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Spine faded, else a fine copy. A history of Himalayan mountaineering. Covers the mountains and their approaches; early history to 1885; later history (1885 to 1918), 1918-1928, 1929-1939, and 1939-1953, An appendix covers Himalayan and Karakoram peaks over 25,000 feet, the determination of Himalayan heights, a chronological summary, and a bibliography.
Price: USD 90.00 other currencies   order no. 729   details     inquire
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Archer, Mildred and Christopher Rowell and Robert Skelton. Treasures From India. The Clive Collection at Powis Castle.
New York: The Meredith Press, [1987]. First American edition. First published by The National Trust, London. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. The catalog of the Indian artifacts of the Clive Collection.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 73   details     inquire
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Pilkington, John. Into Thin Air.
London George Allen & Unwin 1985, Octavo. Map endpapers. Black & white photographs and line drawings. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. Very light bumping to spine ends, else a fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. An essay of one man's journey through Tibet and Nepal.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 730   details     inquire
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Lee, Chip. On Edge, The Life and Climbs of Henry Barber.
Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club, (1982). First edition. A fine copy with dust jacket. A biographyof mountaineer Henry Barber. 79A
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Nunlist, Hugo. Spitsbergen. The Story of the 1962 Swiss-Spitsbergen Expedition.
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, (1966). First English edition. A fine copy with dust jacket. Thestory of a breakthrough Alpine climbing expedition.79A
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Wagner, Henry R. and Charles L. Camp. The Plains and the Rockies. A Critical Bibliography of Exploration, Adventure and Travel in the American West. 1800-1865
San Francisco John Howell-Books 1982, Fourth edition, greatly enlarged and corrected. The best edition of this classic bibliography, printed at the Arion Press. Revised, Enlarged and Edited by Robert H. Becker. 745pp. Frontis plus several illustrations. A very fine copy, as new. Includes 429 separate items with excellent annotations and full collations. This work is considered the standard and invaluable reference for American travel and exploration up to 1865.
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Hanna, Phil Townsend. Libros Californianos or Five Feet of California Books.
Los Angeles Jake Zeitlin, Primavera Press 1932, First edition, second issue. 74pp. Yellow boards, printed paper label on front cover. Spine slightly darkened. A few check marks in pencil, two in ink, at blank borders. Overall, a very good copy. Listings, by various bibliographers and historians, of their idea of the most important books dealing with California history. Each bibliographer/historian has listed what they consider to be the twenty most important and rarest books. Includes lists by Leslie E. Bliss, Robert E. Cowan, and Henry R. Wagner. Finally, Phil Townsend Hanna provides his listing of what he considers to be the twenty-five most rare and important books. Excellent commentary throughout by Hanna.
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Greenwood, Robert [Editor]. California Imprints, 1833-1862 A Bibliography.
Los Gatos: The Talisman Press, 1961. First edition. Limited to 750 copies. Thick octavo. Red cloth, printed paper spine label. Slight rubbing to spine ends, else a fine copy (lacking dust jacket). A complete bibliography of books printed in California between 1833-62, and an interesting history of the California printing industry. 21A
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Rice, William B. The Los Angeles Star. 1851-1864. The Beginnings of Journalism in Southern California.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1947. First edition. A very fine copy with dust jacket. The history of one of California's earliest newspapers. 21A
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Munk, J.A. Features of an Arizona Library...
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, 1926 First edition. 12mo. A fine copy in wrappers. A competent bibliography of writings on Arizona history. 21A
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Schoenberg, Wilfred P. Jesuit Mission Presses in the Pacific Northwest, A History and Bibliography of Imprints 1876-1899.
Portland The Champoeg Press 1957, First edition. SIGNED by the author. One of 804 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. Uncut. Red cloth with gilt-lettered spine and white printed decoration on front cover. A very fine copy. A comprehensive bibliography on the subject.
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Hoover, Mildred Brooke with Hero Eugene and Ethel Grace R... Historic Spots in California
Stanford Stanford University Press 1966, Third edition. Revised by William N. Abeloe. A very fine copy with dust jacket. An interesting reference work.
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Dakin, Susanna Bryant. The Published Writings of Francis Peloubet Farquhar
San Francisco Susanna Bryant Dakin 1954, First edition. A very fine copy. The first bibliography onthis author
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Kimes, William F and Maymie B. [Editors]. John Muir. A Reading Bibliography.
Fresno Panorama West Books 1986, Revised and enlarged second edition of the primary reference for Muir's books. The original edition was published in 1977 in an edition of 300 copies and is quiet scarce. This second, revised edition contains a new introduction. It is considered the definitive edition, enlarged by 40 percent with 192 new entries.
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Blumann, Ethel and Mabel W. Thomas. [Editors]. California Local History. A Centennial Bibliography.
Stanford Stanford University Press 1950, First edition. Octavo. 576pp. Index. Compiled by the California Library Association Committee on Local History. Dark red cloth. Spine slightly faded, general light shelfwear. Previous owner's signatures inside cover, some inked noationation throughout. Overall a good copy. A complete bibliography on works of California history.
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Walker, Franklin A Literary History of Southern California
Berkeley and Los Angeles University of California Press 1950, First edition. Photographs. Bibliographic notes, index. A very fine copy with printed dust jacket. Henry Dana, Hugo Reid, Ina Coolbrith, Helen Hunt Jackson, Mary Austin, and many others.
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Willkie, Wendell L. One World.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1944. One of 1500 copies signed by the author. The Photograph Album Edition designed by George Macy. Printed board with gilt-lettered leather spine. Minor rubbing to spine ends, else fine. Housed in black cloth clamshell box with gilt-lettering. Spine of box quite faded with some minor rubbing.
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Reade, Charles. The Cloister and the Hearth. A Tale of the Middle Ages.
New York The Limited Editions Club, 1932. 2 volume set. Tall octavo. Limited to 1500 numbered copies. Volume 2 is signed by the illustrator, Lynd Ward. Illustrated in photogravure. Introduction by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Gilt-lettered orange and dark brown printed light brown cloth. Extremely light wear to corners, else a fine set in slipcase. Slipcase is worn at the edges.
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France, Anatole. At the Sign of the Queen Pedauque
N.P. The Limited Editions Club 1933, Quarto. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator Sylvain Sauvage. Illustrated with watercolor reprodustions. Translated by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson. Decorated blue coth. Spine lightly faded and discolored, else a fine copy with slipcase. Slipcase faded and worn at edges.
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Meredith, George. The Shaving of Shagpat
New York The Limited Editions Club 1955, Octavo. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the illustrator, Honore Guilbeau. Designed by W.A. Dwiggins. A preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell. Gilt-lettered black leather spine, marbled boards. An exceptional copy in slipcase. Slipcase has very light wear to corners.
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Stang, Ragna Thiis. The Art of Gustav Vigeland in 48 Pictures.
Oslo Johan Grundt Tanum 1948, Small quarto. The Vigeland Museum Series No. 1. Illustrated with 48 full-page photographs of sculptures by the Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland. Decoarated blue paper boards. Spine and edges faded, slight offsetting to endpapers, else a very good copy in chipped and faded dust jacket.
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Jobe, Joseph [Editor]. Great Tapestries. The Web of History from the 12th to the 20th Century.
(n.p): Edita S.A. Lausanne, (1965). First English language edition. Wide quarto. Translated by Peggy Rowell Oberson. Illustrated throughout with color plates. A very fine copy with dust jacket, but small stain on slipcase. 73A
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Ratcliff, Carter. Botero.
New York: Abbeville Press Inc., (1980). First edition. Folio. A fine copy with dust jacket. A studyof the work of Columbian artist Fernando Botero. 73A
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Boggs, Jean Sutherland et al.