London: Philip & Tacey, Ltd. [1929?]. Paperback. Date from ads found inside and the OCLC copy. String bound printed card wraps, 12mo (7 inches tall), pp. 12, illustrated with B&W photo reproductions (inc. Montessori frontis), front cover printed with "Reprinted by courtesy of 'EDUCATION' " and "Philip & Tacey, Ltd.... More
London & New York: Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd. / The H.B. Claflin Co. n.d. Mary Tourtel. Second Edition. Hardcover. Date from OCLC. This small, circa early 1900s volume is No. 1 (of 7) in The Stump Books For Children series, and includes the following nursery rhymes : Old King... More
Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Wellington, N.Z. George J. Hicks & Co. (1927). 1st & 2nd Australasian Editions. Hardcover. Together, two volumes. Scarce jacketed copies of both the first and the second [stated] Australasian editions of Lawrence's 'Revolt in the Desert'. O'Brien [Oak Knoll Press, 2000] states "In 1927 Doran merged with... More
Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company, (1917). Sixth Edition. Hardcover. With over 800 illustrations showing different materials, methods and process machinery of the day. Date of 1917 from copyright page and preface. Heavy beige buckram cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, thick 8vo (9-1/8 inches tall), pp... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1912. First American Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 8vo (7-15/16 inches [22 cm] tall), pp. xlii, 377, tissue-guarded frontis, illustrated with line drawings, tables and 32 B&W photo reproductions. Volume with... More
Italy / India: Italy / India, 1970. A 7 inch x 9-1/2 inch, white bordered, glossy B&W photomechanical print of Marie Montessori. Print has "Maria Montessori" written in blue pencil and "2163" written in ink on verso, else fine and unmarked. First Day Cover commemorating the Dr. Maria Montessori Centenary... More
Nelson, BC: The West Kootenay Rod & Gun Clubs Association, 1946. A colorful Sportsman's map, issued prior to the Columbia River Treaty flooding of the valley for use as a reservoir in 1969. With the lowering of the gates at the Hugh Keenleyside dam, the ensuing flooding resulted in the... More
New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1958. Paperback. 'Design of a Self-Optimizing Control System' as published in Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Vol. 80 No. 2 - February 1958 on page 468-478. A single unbound issue. Side stapled printed self-wraps, 4to (11-1/4 inches tall), pp... More
Burton, BC: Burton New Horizons Book Committee, (1982). First Edition, First Printing. Stated "First printing, 1982". Blue cloth over boards, title and decorations printed in black onto upper board and spine, 4to (11 inches tall), pp. vii, [viii - map], 1-411, map endpapers, illustrated with historical B&W photo reproductions and... More
Wynndel, BC: Wynndel Heritage Group, (1986). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing. Red cloth over boards, title and decorations printed onto upper board and spine, 4to (11 inches tall), pp. ix, [x - blank], 1-615, photo-illustrated endpapers, filled with historical B&W photo reproductions, drawings and maps, family index... More
Revelstoke, B. C. Self-Published, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Faux green leather over boards, title stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, headbands, 4to (11 inches tall), pp. vi, 303, stated "First Printing 1998", includes bibliography & index. Filled with historical B&W photo reproductions, maps and illustrations. As... More
Vancouver, B. C. Author, (1963). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. x, 270, references, illustrated with B&W photo reproductions and a map frontis. Covers with minor wear at corners and spine ends, p.o.... More
Kaslo, BC: Dave May, (1986). First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Illustrated card wraps, 8vo (9-5/16 inches tall), pp. viii, 216, illustrated with B&W photo reproductions, tables, maps, index, bibliography, appendix. Volume with a light crease to front cover near spine and a price sticker ghost at top corner of back... More
New York & London: The Century Co. (1926). First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Copyright page with "Copyright, 1926" and no other printings noted. Blue cloth over boards, title and decorations printed in orange and gray onto upper board and spine, 8vo (7-7/8 inches tall), pp. xiv, 238, fold-out map... More
Pemberton, BC: Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. 2008. Poster. Original promonotional music festival poster for the first outdoor Pemberton Festival, held in 2008. Poster printed in three colors onto coated, heavy white paper stock, 24 inches tall x 18 inches wide. Poster with wear, creases and fading from obvious outdoor use... More
Paris: A. Durand & Fils. (1925). André Hellé. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. English title : 'The Child and The Enchantments : A Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts'. An opera in one act, with music by Maurice Ravel to a libretto by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. Front cover artwork by André Hellé... More
Alhambra, California: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. (1972). Morris Scott Dollens (jacket design). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. This copy with two original dust jackets. Blue paper over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, 8vo (8-5/16 inches [21.1 cm] tall), pp. 199, all edges trimmed, headbands, "First Edition" printed on... More
n.p. n.p. n.d. Circa 1920's set of two lithographed prints, 25 cm tall x 65 cm long. Prints with toning and soil, short tears and creases, both prints with some loss near bottom corners not affecting image. Two prints, each showing two groups of four predominantly black jazz musicians, c.... More
London: Cassell & Company Ltd. (1960). Cecil W. Bacon. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Private Detective Barney Steel finds the first 'reclining nude' - his former wife Marion, dead and in the bath of a certain flat for which he was given a key to go investigate ... is this... More
Denmark: Berlingske Forlag, 1952. Hardcover. Normally found in paperback, this uncommon hardcover edition also has an intact dust jacket. Blue paper over boards with quarter cloth spine, Greenland's coat of arms and the Danish crown stamped in gilt onto upper board, 4to (12-3/4 inches tall), pp. [1]-63, [64 - index]... More
London: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, 1895. This broadside is a wonderful expression of Labor's ability to care for their own. Progressing through, and showing the happy life of a working family, the death of their breadwinner through a terrible train accident and the ultimate care given to the bereaved family... More
Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, (1991). Jacket design by Mary Primeau. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with title stamped in silver onto spine, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. [x], 1-170, notes, bibliography, index. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. From the front flap "David Sprague Herreshoff examines... More
[San Diego, CA]: FTL Games / Software Heaven Inc. 1987. David Darrow. Paperback. The printed players guide for the 1987 release of Dungeon Master, the first real-time Fantasy role-playing computer game with visual design by Andy Jaros and audio by Wayne Holder. Saddle stapled wraps, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall), pp... More
New York: The Century Company, 1922. Paperback. Side stapled illustrated wraps, small 4to (9-3/4 inches [24.3 cm] tall), pp. (16) ads, 898-1008, (16) ads, illustrated throughout with line drawings and photo reproductions. Volume with toning and light soil near edges, a small abrasion to front cover and tiny chips from... More
Hancock, Michigan: Suomalais-Luterilainen Kustannusliike, (1947). Paperback. Printed wraps, small 4to (10 inches tall), pp. [1]-204, [205 - index], [19 - ads], illustrated with B&W photo reproductions, written in Finnish with a few congratulatory paragraphs in English in the introduction. Volume is worn with occasional text notations in pen. Scarce local... More