PHILIP THAXTER A NOVEL by [California Fiction]: [Washburn, Charles Ames] - 1861

NEW YORK: Appleton, 1922. First American Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. A hi-spot of American literature. A handsome copy with the rare dustjacket. From the M. B. Goldstone collection of early Western Fiction. This copy is in Very Good condition with a very good unclipped ($2.00) dustjacket. There is overall moderate age toning with some minor wear to the extremities, rubbing to the cloth boards and some soiling to the page ends--a well read copy--but also tight and square with no compromise to the binding or spine. The rare dustjacket is bright and colorful, missing some of the paper at the heel of the spine--and with light chipping at the head of the spine and a couple of closed end tears. The verso of the dustjacket has a Paramount Picture advertisement of the movie starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson--. This copy is protected in a red cloth chemise (covering the dustjacket) that is near fine. The entire book and chemise fits nicely into a custom… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1971 First printing of the stated first edition, in first state dust jacket with original price of $7.95 and "A.O.R." listed directly above price and no mention of Pulitzer prize. Faint toning to page margins, else book in fine condition; upper corner rubbed and light toning to spine and upper edge of flaps, else dust jacket in fine condition.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Whisper of rubbing, toning to jacket.. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0397010842 . Red cloth spine titled in silver with black boards. Jacket illustration by Paul Bacon. Author photo by Doug Peacock on rear jacket panel. Map endpapers. The classic novel about eco-warriors fighting to stop a river from being dammed in Arizona. $8.95 price on front jacket flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages .

New York: E. P. Dutton/Seymour Lawrence, 1988. Signed on the half-title page by the author. Also signed at the lower right corner of his illustration on the cover of dust jacket by Russell Chatham. First edition / First printing. White cloth spine, olive paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains. by Washington Irving. In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 1836 First Edition. Large folding map of the Rocky Mountains, the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. First edition: with "Henry W Rees Stereotyper" on the verso of the title page of volume, with no "1*" on page 5, and without the footnote on page 259 of volume II. We believe this to be First Edition - First State.
In Custom Case."Although Washington Irving (1783-1859) never traveled to Oregon Country, he wrote one of the most widely read and influential narratives of the region. His two-volume Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains, published in 1836, introduced more readers to the Pacific Northwest than any single book up to that time." from The Oregon Encyclopedia on line.Condition: This two volume set has been rebound as pictured. The interior is clean with a minimum of age toning and virtually no foxing. Foldout map in volume two is in… Read More

NEW YORK: Appleton, 1922. First American Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. A hi-spot of American literature. A handsome copy with the rare dustjacket. From the M. B. Goldstone collection of early Western Fiction. This copy is in Very Good condition with a very good unclipped ($2.00) dustjacket. There is overall moderate age toning with some minor wear to the extremities, rubbing to the cloth boards and some soiling to the page ends--a well read copy--but also tight and square with no compromise to the binding or spine. The rare dustjacket is bright and colorful, missing some of the paper at the heel of the spine--and with light chipping at the head of the spine and a couple of closed end tears. The verso of the dustjacket has a Paramount Picture advertisement of the movie starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson--. This copy is protected in a red cloth chemise (covering the dustjacket) that is near fine. The entire book and chemise fits nicely into a custom… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 314pp. Orange cloth stamped in blind and black on the front and lettered in black on the spine. A few spots to cloth along the spine, edges a bit soiled. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with chipping to the edges, a short tear to the upper edge of the front panel and a small spot on the inside. A novel of the Rockies and the search for a gold mine. ; Octavo.

Rudolfo Anaya. Bless Me, Ultima. TQS, Quinto Sol Publications, Inc. Berkeley, CA. Softcover. Copyright 1972, 25th Printing Thus, 1991 SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. ABOUT RUDOLFO ANAYA: Rudolfo Anaya was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Altima, Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. We consider offers.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Whisper of rubbing, toning to jacket.. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0397010842 . Red cloth spine titled in silver with black boards. Jacket illustration by Paul Bacon. Author photo by Doug Peacock on rear jacket panel. Map endpapers. The classic novel about eco-warriors fighting to stop a river from being dammed in Arizona. $8.95 price on front jacket flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages .

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is about fine - sqaure and unread; name on FFEP. The unclipped dust jacket has minor edge wear. This book, because of its size, is difficult to find in collectable condition.