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
New York, NY: Erie Railroad Company, 1924. Typed letter signed (TLS), on Erie Railroad Company letterhead (10-1/2 x 8 inches wide), dated Jan. 21, 1924 and written with regards to a refund being sought by a traveler for an unused portion of their ticket. Signed in black ink per J.F.... More
n.p. Canadian National Railways, 1949. Folding CN Railway Route Map, neat line measures 15-1/2 tall x 40-5/8 inches wide, printed in black, red and green onto buff colored paper, no scale given, "August 1949" printed at foot of lower border, complete index to all stations printed in black onto verso... More
Century Co. 1924. Reginald Birch. Paperback. The St. Nicholas Magazine - November, 1924. Staple bound illustrated paper wraps, tall 8vo (9-3/4 inches tall), pp. [i-xxiv - ads], 112, [i-xx - ads], illustrated. Volume is toned with chips and tears to covers, spine panel mostly lacking, text crinkled with water stains... More
Osaka / Tokyo: Osaka Mainichi Publishing Company, 1930. Paperback. Third and final issue of this large Japanese promotional magazine. Number 3 - December, 1929. Staple bound illustrated paper wraps, folio (15 inches tall), pp. vi, 1-162, illustrated throughout, including 10 captioned tissue-guarded color plates - one a duo-tone fold-out. Volume... More
Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Company, n.d. Paperback. Little Blue Book No. 664. Saddle stapled beige colored wraps, 32mo (5 inches tall), pp. 64, illustrated with three photo reproductions of Sarah Bernhardt. Volume slightly toned with a touch of soil to cover, else clean and unmarked. Wilde was a personal friend of... More
Montreal: Geological Survey of Canada, 1898. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Green staple-bound printed wraps, 8vo (9-7/8 inches tall), pp. 43, illustrated with 4 B&W plates. Slightly toned with modest chipping. Only the third person recorded to have traversed the area, the first being Dr. Mendry in 1824 and the... More
London: The London Magazine, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. The London Magazine. April 1963 - Volume 3 Number 1 : New Series. Contains the celebratory pastiche of Ian Fleming's famous spy, James Bond 007 on pp. [8]-23 by Cyril Connolly. Printed wraps, 8vo (8-1/2 inches tall), pp. [5], 88... More
Toronto, ON: Toronto Garrison, 1927. Paperback. Program of events for the second Toronto Garrison Military Tournament, held May 18-21, 1927. Printed glossy paper wraps, 4to (10-5/8 inches tall), pp. [1]-64, illustrated throughout with photo reproductions and Toronto area ads, Horse Show Events Entry List [w. 80 entrants listed] is printed... More
London: Amalgamated Press, (1939). Paperback. Two stories with TE content and seven stories with related Egyptian Expeditionary Force content. Together, two volumes, Parts 36 & 43 of "The Great War... I was There!" Illustrated saddle stapled wraps, 4to (11 inches tall), pp, 1417-1456 & 1697-1736, illustrated throughout. Volumes with original... More
Vancouver, BC: Leonard Frank, 1924. Postcard. Staple bound green card wraps, title and decorations printed in copper onto upper cover, contains 10 tissue-guarded and detachable sepia-toned postcards of Frank's work with "Copyright, Canada, 1924 by Leonard Frank, Vancouver, B. C." printed on verso. All cards fine and unmarked, covers with... More
Vancouver, BC: Leonard Frank, c. 1906. Postcard. Circa 1906 date from Leonoff p. 10 - actual production date likely 1917, as credit on card versos state "Photo by Leonard Frank, Vancouver, B. C.", Frank moved to Vancouver in 1917 from Alberni and went into partnership with Orville J. Rognon in... More
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Pub. dates are 1954, 1955 & 1957 - all issues are stated first editions. Printed paper wraps, 8vo, pp. unpaginated, illustrated with POGO cartoon strips throughout. Volumes are toned with general wear and soil, texts unmarked. Good reading... More
London: William Clowes & Sons, Ltd. 1921. Paperback. Contains Lawrence's "A Set Piece. January, 1918" on pp. 22-31, later included in his "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". Printed red paper wraps, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall), pp. xx, 224, two fold-out maps, appendices. Volume covers are rubbed and worn with creasing and... More
London: Amalgamated Press, (1939). Paperback. Front cover with photo of TE "... wearing his Arab headdress with the tunic of a British officer." and two related stories within. Part 35 of "The Great War... I was There!" Illustrated saddle stapled wraps, 4to (11 inches tall), pp, [ii], 1377-1415, [1416], [iv]... More
San Francisco, CA: Dollar Steamship Lines, 1937. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated guest list from the S.S. President Coolidge. Saddle stapled illustrated wraps, 16mo (6-7/8 inches tall), pp. [12], color map, 3 page guest list for passengers who "Sailed From Yokohama July 30, 1937" at centerfold and centerfold verso, illustrated. Slightest... More
Seattle, WA: Alaska Steamship Company, 1935. Paperback. Alaska Steamship travel brochure, folded size is 4 x 9 inches, unfolds to 8 x 9 inches, staple bound, pp. unpaginated (24 inc. covers), illustrated with B&W photo reproductions and a color map at rear. Bright and clean with just a bit of... More
Milwaukee, WI: Allis-Chalmers Company, 1906. First Printing. Paperback. The test methods and results of nine Allis-Chalmers engines installed in the Subway power-house of the Interborough Transit Co., New York. Bulletin No. 1502 January, 1906. Power Department Bulletin printed in black and red onto glossy coated paper, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall)... More
Cambridge, MA: John Bartlett, 1853. First American Edition and First Edition in English. Hardcover. Wherein Science and Agriculture successfully meet in the 19th century. Decorative blind stamped black cloth over boards, title in gilt to spine, 12mo (7-1/2 inches tall), yellow endpapers, pp. [xiv], 242, illustrated with numerous tables, translated... More
Boston, MA: The Appalachian Mountain Club, 1926. Paperback. The Fiftieth Anniversary Number, with excellent early Rockies content including two Rockies articles by the prolific climber Howard Palmer, President of the American Alpine Club and author of "Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks" and "A Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains... More
New York, NY: Aeolian Concert Hall, 1923. A concert handbill advertising the upcoming December 28, 1923 performances of two popular virtuosos with their cameo portraits at top. Handbill, printed in brown ink onto buff colored paper, 9-1/2 x 5-5/16 inches wide, two horizontal folds and an unrelated personal letter dated... More
Skagway, AK: Louis H. Pederson, c. 1915. A gelatin silver photograph of the residence known as "The White House" in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1914-18, measuring 7 x 5 inches wide, titled in negative at lower left corner "Reflections. Skagway, Alaska." and in lower right corner "1117 LHP", verso blank. A.... More
Detroit, MI: Robert Broner, 1966. A woodcut print, executed in dark blue ink onto heavy gray paper, measuring 5-7/8 inches tall x 8-7/8 inches wide with "RB" in negative to lower right corner. Print with just a touch of toning to a narrow strip on the left edge, else fine... More
British Columbia, Canada: W. G. Barclay, [c. 1900]. C. 1900's photograph of two women and a girl standing in front of a home. Photograph measures 4 x 5-1/2 inches wide and is mounted on unprinted, cream colored cabinet card stock measuring 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 inches wide. Verso with the rubber... More
New York, NY: 1923. This circa 1915 ink autograph of Frank J. Marshall offers a nice bold signature from the great American chess player. The autograph is on a c. 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 inches wide card, with some notes about Marshall in pencil to verso, light soil and no bends... More