Turner, Miles. My Serengeti Years. The Memoirs of an African Game Warden. Photo available. New York. W.W. Norton. 1988. 221 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First American edition. Illustrated by Bob Kuhn. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (large chip, top corner. Price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 229027 |
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Twain, Mark & Harriet Elinor Smith (ed). The Autobiography of Mark Twain. 3 volumes. Volume I, Volume 2, Volume 3. Photo available. Berkeley. University of California Press. 2001. Folios. Gilt decorated hard covers. Volumes 2, 3 first editions. Full number line. Volume I, a reprint. Three volumes. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copies (vol. 2, small library "withdrawn" stamp, bottom edge & half-title page) in fine dust jackets.
Price: $150 |
Book ID: 225865 |
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Tweed, William. King Sequoia. The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about Nature. Photo available. Rocklin. Berkeley. Heyday. 2016. 268 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 229503 |
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Ultan, Lloyd. The Bronx. It Was Only Yesterday. 1935-1965. Photo available. The Bronx. The Bronx County Historic Society. 1992. 184 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 229667 |
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Upton, Joe. Amaretto. Photo available. Camden. International Marine Publishing. 1986. 164 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 229371 |
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Uzes, Francois D. Chaining the Land. A History of Surveying in California. Photo available. Santa Rosa. California Land Surveyors Assn. 2006. 495 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Second edition. Revised. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 228863 |
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Vallery-Radot, Rene. The Life of Pasteur. Photo available. Garden City. Doubleday. 1927. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in very good (piece missing at spine tip) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 135539 |
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van Milligan, Timothy. Model Rocket Design and Construction. Photo available. Colorado Springs. Apogee Components. 2000. 160 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Soft cover. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 229694 |
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Van Pelt, Samuel. What Psalm-Singing Son of a Bitch Said That? Signed by the author. A Collection of Legal and Political Remembrances. Photo available. Hickman. Self published. 2001. 426 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Signed by the author. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 229054 |
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van Rems, Rene. Rene's Bouquets for Brides. Inscribed by the author. Twenty Five Styles of Fashion Forward Floral Creations. Photo available. Vista. Rene van Rems international. 2011. 156 pps. Folio. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "To Christy, Here's to Brides! Rene". Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $95 |
Book ID: 229556 |
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van Rietschoten, Cornelis. Flyer. The Quest to Win the Round the World Race. Photo available. New York. W.W. Norton. 1979. 191 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First American edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 229552 |
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van Ryzin, Robert. Crime of 1873. The Comstock Connection. A Tale of Mines, Trade and Morgan Dollars. Photo available. Iola. Kraus. 2001. 197 pps. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 229479 |
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Van Tassel, Bethel Holmes. Wood Chips to Game Chips. Inscribed by the author. Casinos and People at North Lake Tahoe. Photo available. Sacramento. Self published. 1999. 138 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "Bethel Holmes Van Tassel 6/28/03". Fine copy (title written in marker on spine).
Price: $100 |
Book ID: 229080 |
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Van Wylen, Gordon & Ichiro Matsunaga. Encounter at Sea and a Heroic Lifeboat Journey. Signed and inscribed by the author. Photo available. Troy. Sabre Press. 1994. 152 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "September, 1944 To Bob Baker - With best wishes. Gordon Van Wylen" & signed by Van Wylen on title page. Fine copy.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 228318 |
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van Zwoll, Wayne. The Hunter's Guide to Accurate Shooting. How to Hit What You're Aiming at in any Situation. Photo available. Guilford. The Lyons Press. 2004. 332 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 228660 |
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Vanderhoef, Larry. Indelibly Davis. Signed by the author. A Quarter-Century of UC Davis Stories... and Backstories. Photo available. Davis. eScholarship. 2015. 172 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Signed "Larry" on title page. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 229686 |
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Vane, Ronald. Northern California Railroad. 40th Anniversary Year. The Western Railroader. Vol. 40, No. 448. Photo available. San Mateo. The Western Railroader. November, 1977. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 214410 |
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Vaught, Steve. Einstein Dreamt Here. The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn. Photo available. np. Self published. 2015. 211 pps. Folio. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 229334 |
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Vayer, Lajos. Meisterzeichnungen. Aus der Sammlung. Des Museums der Bildenden Kunste in Budapets. (14. - 18. Jahrhundert). Photo available. Budapest. Corvina. 1956. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Important reference work. Near fine copy (light sunning to covers).
Price: $85 |
Book ID: 116075 |
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Verne, Jules & Walter Miller. The Annotated Jules Verne: From Earth to the Moon. Direct in Ninety-seven Hours and Twenty Minutes. Photo available. New York. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1978. 171 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 228500 |
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Verne, Jules. Dick Sand; or, a Captain at Fifteen. Photo available. New York. A L Burt Co. c. 1890. 323 pps. + ads. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. Early reprint. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (spine very lightly sunned, hinges starting to crack).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 229321 |
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Verne, Wells, Burroughs, Lovecraft et al. Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy. Photo available. San Diego. Canterbury Classics. 2016. 1000 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. All edges gilt. Leather. Reprint. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 229290 |
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Vieira, Mark. Greta Garbo. A Cinematic Legacy. Photo available. New York. Harry N. Abrams. 2005. 288 pps. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 228350 |
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Vlach, John Michael. Charleston Blacksmith. The Work of Phillip Simmons. Photo available. Columbia. University of South Carolina Pres. 1992. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 229131 |
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Vlavianos, Basil J. (ed). George Constant. Signed, limited edition. Photo available. New York. A Golden Griffin Book. Arts, Inc. 1961. 110 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition of 2000 copies, number 1635. Signed "George Constant". Fine copy in fine (very light edge wear, light rubbing on rear panel) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $125 |
Book ID: 228442 |
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