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ARTS
2. Beatles: The FABULOUS BEATLES SOUVENIR SONG ALBUM, Northern
Songs Ltd. © 1963. Yellow stapled wraps w/red & black
title above b/w photo of the Beatles on front, full pg b/w photo
on rear, cover splitting along spine to bottom staple not affecting
interior. Includes background story of the Beatles, Fan Club letter,
individual biogs, music for 7 songs, double-pd photo... Obviously
used w/ink notations on one song, others with pencil notations,
but still in good shape. PRICE: $25 PHOTO
12. Rockwell) Hillcourt, William: NORMAN ROCKWELL'S WORLD OF SCOUTING,
Abrams, © 1977. White dj w/different clr ills on front &
rear panels, 1" closed tear to rear panel at top corner o/w
fine. Green cloth w/gilt dec on front, title on spine, plain white
e.p., clr & b/w drawings, clr & b/w photos thru-out 157
n.p. + 3 pg index & b/w photo of Rockwell in scout uniform.
Clean & tight. PRICE: $40 PHOTO
13 Ovissi: OVISSI, SIGNED by artist, Intro by Dr. Ehsan Yarshater,
Spain: La Gran Enciclopedia Vasca, © 1988. Approx 9.5x13.
Front & rear clr pict'ls on blck dj, b/w photo on rear flap,
1/2 in. closed tear at front corner. Brown leatherette w/gilt
titles, plain white e.p., Ovissi inscription, signed/date on half
title, b/w photo frontis, b/w photos & text followed by clr
plates. Clean & tight. PRICE: $100
ARTS-FANTASY ILLUSTRATION
15. Llewellyn, J.J,: The WORLD OF THE DARK CRYSTAL, ills by Brian
Froud, Henson/Knopf 1982, © 1982 First Edition. Approx 11x13
stiff black softcover w/bottom front corner just slightly worn,
tiny nick to top edge of cover and first few pages, little critter
dec brown front and rear e.p., ills thru-out 128 n.p. Unopened
state but for few imperfections. PRICE: $25
16. Vavra, Robert: UNICORNS I HAVE KNOWN, Wm. Morrow 1983, ©
1983 First Edition. Gold titles on black unclpd dj w/pict'l on
front and rear panels, dime size closed tear to "R"
in title. Black cloth w/gilt line drawing on front, title on spine,
photos & quotations on black leaves to pg 128 followed by
Authors Notes on Unicorn Behavior, etc on beige leaves, 200 n.p.
No interior marks, very clean & tight. PRICE $50
ARTS-HOLLYWOOD
18. Screenplays/shooting scripts, 4 titles, xerox copies, bound
by metal brads: (1) Bilson, Danny & Paul De Meo: The ROCKETEER,
second draft Oct. 31,1989 yellow cover; (2) Rader, Peter: WATERWORLD,
Largo Entertainment, 3rddraft revised Feb 9 1992, white cover;
(3) Thomas, Jim and John Thomas: PREDATOR 2, The Hunt Continues...,
First Draft oct. 6 1989, red cover; (4) Verheiden, Mark: TIMECOP,
revisions by Gary DeVore, shooting draft, shooting draft 9/25/93
Pink cover/revision 9/25/93 Yellow, pink cover w/pink and green
pages. PRICE: $25
FINE BINDINGS - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
34. Fleischmann, Hector: Le ROI DE ROME ET LES FEMMES, Paris:
Albert Mericant 1910, 67 gravures, portraits, autographes, caricatures.
Leather spine & corners w/ marble paper h.c., gilt title on
spine w/5 raised bands. Marble e.p., green ribbon, gilt top edge
to browned 371 n.p. + ads. Tight PRICE: $10
36. Prévost, Marcel: 4 titles, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre
Collection de Romans Illustrés, similarly bound in half
leather & marble papered boards, gilt dec spine w/raised bands
author and title on colored lables, marble e.p., each with two
t.p. (1) CHONCEHETTE, ills by Grivaz, 383 n.p. (2) LETTRES DE
FEMMES, ills by H. Gerbault. 284 n.p.; (3) LES VIERGES FORTES
FREDERIQUE, Ills by V. Bocchino, 422 n.p.; (4) LES VIERGES FORTES
LEA, ills by Vincent Bocchino, 479 n.p. PRICE: $25
LITERATURE
38. Burns: The POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS, London: Thomas
Nelson, n.d. Approx 4.75x6.75 Morocco leather soft cover, "B"
gilt dec on front, gilt title & vine motif on spine. 3-edged
gilt shows red when fanned, green marble e.p., frontis of Burns
from portait by Nasmyth w. tissue guard, dec t.p. plus 2nd t.p.
undated, red ribbon790 n.p., Royal India paper. PRICE: $8
39. Dumas, Alexander: 4 VOLS., Thomas Nelson 1910. Approx 4.75x6.75
Morocco leather dark brown w/very little wear, gilt "D"
on front, gilt titles on spine w/floral dec, 3-edged gilt shows
red when fanned, green marble e.p., b/w frontis by E. Shepard
w/tissue guard, red ribbon, Royal India paper. (1) COUNT OF MONTE
CRISTO, 2 vols, 679 n.p., 782 n.p.; (2) THREE MUSKETEERS, spine
sunned to med brown, 747 n.p.; (3) TWENTY YEARS AFTER, 1910, 793
n.p. PRICE: $50
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51. Hall, Michelle and Howard: SECRETS OF THE OCEAN REALM, Inscribed/Signed
by both, Foreword by Peter Benchley, © Carroll & Graf/Beyond
Words Pub 1997. Approx 10x11. Color pict'l blue/purple dj w/white
titles, authors' photo on rear flap. Black cloth w/blindstamped
title and full pg "O" on front, silver dec e.p., authors'
inscription on h.t. dated Dec. '97, color photos thru-out 162
n.p., clean & tight. PRICE: $12
WESTERN AMERICANA - CALIFORNIANA
80. Lester, Mary: HAND ME THAT CORKSCREW, BACCHUS, inscribed by
author, Blue Earth: Piper Co. , © 1973 First Edition. White
unclpd dj, aged & rubbed w/grape cluster ills and pink titles,
author's photo on back panel, 1/4 in closed tear along top. Red
papered boards, silver title on spine, author's inscription dated
1975, 155 n.p. plus 2 pg bio. Tight & clean. PRICE: $8
82. McKay, Leonard (ed): EARLY DAY SAN JOSE: A Collection of Drawings,
Maps, and Prints, San Jose: Smith & McKay 1971. Signed in
ink by Leonard McKay, with handwritten notation of limitation
1 of 700 copies. Oblong 18x12.5 yellow wraps secured by removable
plastic binder ("if you wish to remove a reproduction for
framing") Twenty-one sepia illus. w/overlay w/notes by local
historians (C. Arbuckle, M & L Bulmore, J. Dowty, F. &
T. Fox, N. Lockley, D Peterson and A. Sapena). Plastic binder
clip is splitting. Small toning at top corner, o/w very clean.
PRICE: $50
85. Strauss, Joseph B.: The GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE: Report of the
Chief Engineer to the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge
and Highway District, California. Golden Gate Bridge & Hwy
Dist 1938. Approx 8.5x11, shelf-worn red cloth w/white title &
bridge & stars dec on front, rubbed title on spine. B/w photo
of bridge as e.p., #2727 stamped in red on c.p., half-title page
contains Inscription dated 11-14-47 by James E. Rickets, General
Manager, possible additional signature of Daniel T. Cel Carlo,
Pres of G.G.B & H.D., fold-out color pict'l of G.G. bridge
by Shawl Nyeland & Seavey has diagonal crease. T.p dated September
1937, reverse c.p. dated 1938, b/w photos, charts, diagrams thru-out
246 n.p., 12 tipped-in fold-out architectural plates, a second
two page view of bridge as rear e.p. Some spotting thru-out, loosening
from spine. PRICE: $75
ANTIQUARIAN
90. Williams, Cora Lenore: FOURTH DIMENSIONAL REACHES OF THE EXPOSITION,
Paul Elder, ©1915. Approx5x8, Brown dec dj attached to unprinted
cardboard, missing inch at top spine, spine fragile. Undetermined
inscription on e.p., monochromatic frontis from an etching by
Gertrude Parkington w/tissue guard printed with poem by Ormeida
Curtis Harrison, Cracked at t.p., two additional ills by Parkington,
18 n.p. + colophon. PRICE: $50 PHOTO
96. Browning, Robert: POMEGRANATES FROM AN ENGLISH GARDEN: A Selection
from the Poems of Robert Browning, intro & notes by John Monro
gobson, NY: Chatutauqua Press 1885, © 1885. Appriox 5x7.5
green cloth w/black title on gilt & black floral dec. Plain
e.p. w/few small spots, small spot on top edge of 137 n.p. + pub.
ads., clean & tight. PRICE: $5
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