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THE ARTS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
2. Botta) Zardini, Mirko (text) & Yukio Futagawa (ed. & photographer): The ARCHITECTURE OF MARIO BOTTA, NY: Rizzoli, © 1985 First American. Apprx 12x12.5. white title on glossy photo dj. Gray cloth w/embossed title on spine. Initials on f.f.e.p. Photos, illustrations thru-out 232 n.p. includes bibliography. Clean, tight. PRICE $25

9. Roberts, Peter: ANY COLOR SO LONG AS IT'S BLACK The First Fifty Years of Automobile Advertising, Wm Morrow 1976, © 1976. Approx 9.75x12.5. Front & rear color pict'ls on blue & mauve unclipped dj. w/one inch closed tear at top, some wear at spine, 3 in. closed horizontal cut on front panel. Blue cloth w/silver title on spine. Color & b/w ills thru-out 144 n.p. PRICE $10  PHOTO

CHILDREN'S
20. Henry, Marguerite: BRIGHTY of the GRAND CANYON, ills by Wesley Dennis, Rand McNally, © 1953 "A", SIGNED by AUTHOR. Color pict'l dj in one piece but lacking several chunks. Red papered boards with black title & donkey dec on front, black title on spine. Grand Canyon color ills e.p., bookplate, Henry's signature on half-title, color ills on t.p., 4 full pg color ills plus full-pg b/w and in text ills thru-out 222 n.p. + final ills. clean & tight. PRICE $25

35. Rust, Doris: A STORY A DAY, illus by Shirley Hughes, London: Faber and Faber, © 1956 2nd impression. Approx 6 x 8.5. Green & pink chipped, clipped dj. w/ white title and black & pink dec., publ list on back panel. Blue h.c.w/yellow embossed ills on front, yellow title on spine, pink & green frontis, b.w ills thru-out 50 n.p., spotting on top-edge o/w clean & tight. PRICE $10

LITERATURE - FICTION - MODERN FIRSTS

51. Wharton, Edith: The CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY, Scribner's 1913, © Published October, 1913. Red cloth w/gilt embossed title on front and spine, indentation marks on back cover, foxing to plain e.p, Publisher's list of Wharton titles faces half-title, 594 n.p. soil on page 467, foxing to fore-edges, o/w clean. PRICE $20

53. Hunter, Stephen: The SPANISH GAMBIT, Crown, © 1985 First Edition. Yellow title on red unclipped dj, author's photo on rear flap, minor wear at spine, sl brwn w/age. Red cloth spine w/black h.c., half-title shows ghost from removed label, 389 n.p. clean & tight. PRICE $10

54. MacLean, Alistair: The GUNS OF NAVARONE, Doubleday 1957, © 1957 First Edition. Black pict'l p.c. dj w/white titles, drawings of book's main characters on rear panel, author's photo on rear flap, chipped at spine & corners, 1 in. closed tear, aged. Beige cloth w/blue title on spine, undec e.p., spotting to blue top-stain of 320 n.p., fore-edge untrimmed. PRICE $15

55. Tan, Amy: JOY LUCK CLUB, Putnam's, ©1989 "1". SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Clipped dj w/vertical crease on front flap w/"8903" near bottom, Tan's photo on rear flap. Papered boards w/gilt chop dec on front board, gilt title on spine. Plain green e.p. w/non-authorial gift inscript., red chop signed & dated 29 Mar '89 on half-title, 288 n.p. clean, tight, sl brown w/age. PRICE $75

MISCELLANY
59. IBM: MORE ABOUT COMPUTERS, © IBM 1969. Approx 7x10 black soft cover w/white & blue title on front, black title on spine. 55 n.p. includes 3 blank pages for notes. Clean & tight. PRICE $10

WESTERN AMERICANA-CALIFORNIA-LOCAL HISTORY
68. Couch, Roberta (editor-in-chief): FOOTHILL COLLEGE 25 YEARS, no place or date. (Assumed: Foothill College 1981 publication. See foreword.) Oblong 11x8.5. Color photo pict'l dj in very poor condition (now in mylar). Green cloth w/gilt titles, bookplate on e.p. + ink date & place. B/w photos thru-out 179 n.p. sl brown w/age. PRICE $20

72. Giacomini, George R and Gerald McKevitt: SERVING THE INTELLECT, TOUCHING THE HEART: A Portrait of Santa Clara University, 1851-2001, Santa Clara Univ., © 2000 First Printing. INSCRIBED to Harry Farrell (author & retired newspaper reporter) & SIGNED by both authors. Approx 12.5 x 12 x 1.5 thick. Color pict'l extends front to back of unclipped dj. Black cloth w/silver titles, red e.p., authors' inscription on t.p., profusely illustrated thru-out 283 n.p. clean, tight. PRICE $40

WORLD HISTORY- TRAVEL
88. Holmes: BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUES, vols 4-14, Travelogue Bureau 1920-1922. Pebbly green cloth w/gilt title on spine, blind-stamped H on front. Several color plates w/tissue guards plus many b/w photos in each. Approx 340 n.p with index in each. Few spots on covers, but tight & clean. PRICE $75

ANTIQUARIAN

93. Gibbon, Edward: DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIIRE, VERBATIM REPRINT IN THREE VOLUMES, Chandos Library, Frederick Warne. N. D., Approx 5x7. Green cloth w/embossed dec & title on boards, gilt title on spines. Embossed stamp. Probably reglued. Foxing to front few pages in vol III. PRICE $20

94. Cooper, James Fenimore: The WORKS OF J. FENIMORE COOPER, Globe Edition-two volumes in one, 6 volumes. Houghton, Osgood 1880. Half leather & marbled boards, gilt title & dec & raised bands on spine. Marble e.p. and all edges on very browned pages. (1)The Headsman; The Heidenmauer; (2) The Prairie; Wept of Wish-ton-wish; (3) Afloat and Ashore; Miles Wallingford; (4) Lionel Lincoln; The Oak Openings; (5) Precaution; The Ways of the Hour; (6) Satanstoe; The Chainbrearer. PRICE $30

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