Search Results: Titles starting with U from Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA

San Francisco: Alternative Foundations, 1972. First edition (there was an extremely similar book copyrighted in 1971 but as each have their own copyright they must each be considered first editions). Part of "The Modern Utopian" series published in the early 1970s. Quarto. 231, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs and with illustrations by Jackie Baks. Publisher's photographically illustrated wrappers. One spot to upper right corner (not egregious), previous owner has put a check mark next to five of the articles in the list of contents, old crease to lower front corner. A very good if slightly aging copy.One of the very few books about the commune movement of the early 1970s that coincided with the hippie movement in general. While virtually all of these communes are now defunct it does represent a time in American history that was quite revolutionary. Indeed in many cases one can barely find any information at all regarding these communes outside this series of books as they were… Read More

San Francisco: Edward Mitchell, 1911. An uncut and remarkably fresh sheet of these famous art nouveau postcards. One for each month and on each is the astrological sign, and the flower and stone associated with each. Color still vivid and no damage whatsoever.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1862. Third edition in which the publisher changed the title from Undercurrents of Wall Street). Octavo. 428, 17[1], pp. Publisher's blind ruled green cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown endpapers. A very good copy.Merited a 23-page review in the July 1963 issue of The North American Review. "Mr. Kimball combines in an unusual degree literary talent, and a knowledge of mercantile affairs as transacted in the daily life of city and country. He has, consequently, been able to inaugurate a new style of novel, and may fairly be considered the creator of the Romance of Business. In his hands it takes a form as distinct as the naval, military, sentimental, sensational or any other class into which the popular fictions of the day naturally fall." (Appleton's MagazinemJanuary, 1864.

Paris: A. & F. Farroud, 1922. First edition, published to mark the centennial of Brazilian independence. Folio. Complete the accompanying book "Uniforms of the Brazilian Military" and all 112 color pochoir plates of Brazilian military uniforms (depicts 224 uniforms) from the 18th to the early 20th century after paintings by Jose Rodrigues. Plates loose as issued in publisher's printed board portfolio. Wear to folder and with spine detached; plates clean.

Chicago: A. G. Meier & Co. , [ca. 1928]. First edition. Octavo. 40 pp. but a previous owner (likely a policeman) has excised pp. 9/10. Publisher's pictorial color wrappers. Some rubbing and finger soiling but overall a very good copy despite the missing page. OCLC only records one copy.

Washington DC: Geological Survey, 1955. Very large color wall map of Alaska on original rollers. 1 map on two sheets measuring 4 feet 3 inches by 5 feet 7 inches. Inset map of the Aleutian Islands. Scale 1:1,584,000.1 inch=25 miles. A remarkably attractive map in unexpectedly nice condition.

Boston: Charles Gaylord, 1835. Third edition. Octavo. 356 pp. Numerous full page illustrations of criminals engaged in their felonious deeds or being executed due to them. Original full calf with black morocco gilt lettering label. Minor horizontal tears to two leaves (not affecting anything). Text browned and with foxing but a complete copy in the original binding.Tis title predominantly relates the misadventures of historic American murderers but madmen, forgers, highwaymen and pirates are also referenced.

London: Complete Press, (1917). First edition (and likely a very limited press run). Octavo. Engraved portrait of the author, 26[-7], [1, blank]. 2. printer's slug and blank pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt spine lettering, front cover with a gilt frame housing the complete title in gilt,. t.e.g. A very good copy.Inscribed by Page to Leland N. Littlefield. In March 1913, Page was appointed United States ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Woodrow Wilson,[2] whom Page had befriended in 1882 when Wilson was a young lawyer starting out in Atlanta.[4] Page was one of the key figures involved in bringing the United States into World War I on the Allied side. A proud Southerner, he admired his British roots and believed that the United Kingdom was fighting a war for democracy. As ambassador to Britain, he defended British policies to Wilson and helped to shape a pro-Allied slant in the President and in the United States as a whole. One month after Page sent a message to Wilson, the U.S.… Read More

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1973). First edition. Tall octavo. xvii, [1], 158 pp. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, gilt saddle on front, pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped). An excellent copy of this standard text.

Berkeley: Students Co-operative Society, [1915]. First edition. Oblong quarto. One leaf of text followed by twenty-two mounted albertype images of the campus. Original brown wrappers with silk ties. Small tea along one tie hole but overall a very good copy.This collection consists of twenty-two albertype views of the campus and major buildings at the University of California at Berkeley, taken by A.C. Pillsbury of San Francisco, 1918. The photographs are loosely bound in a book with a seal of the Unversity of California on the front cover and a brief history of the University on the first page. It was published by the Students Cooperative Society in Berkeley, California, and produced by the Albertype Co. in Brooklyn, NY. The book, while untitled, was most likely created to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the University. The first page of the book has been signed by Deta Petersen, and dated July 31, 1918.; Organized numerical by photo number.; Biographical Note; Sather Gate.; General Campus… Read More

Boston: Bibliophile Socoety, 1909. First edition. One of 489 numbered copies. Octavo. 118 pp. including frontispiece portrait. Publisher's quarter vellum over brown cloth, gilt spine lettering. Double slipcased with the out slipcase bearing a printed paper spine label/ Some rubbing to out slipcase and foxing to prelims of book but a very clean and attractive copy.

London: Martin Secker, 1933. First edition. One of 950 copies. 138, [2] pp. including six full-page silhouette illustrations by Ricketts. Publisher's light tan cloth with elaborate gilt cover designs after Ricketts, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt. In the dust jacket with cloth cover design repeated in red. Piece out of blank rear panel of dust jacket (retained and laid in). Small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown of Philip C. Duschnes. A very attractive copy.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Turf Club, [1934]. First edition. Quarto (8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches). [12] pp. with numerous color designs of the track and clubhouse. Publisher's buff wrappers with a front cover illustration of a jockey in red within a brown frame. Old crease to center but quite clean and fresh.The opening paragraph of this promotional booklet reads; "To carry on a splendid heritage, Santa Anita Park has been conceived. Horse racing is coming back to Southern California on a grand scale and one of the finest mile tracks in America will be ready for the inaugural race on Christmas Day 1934." The "splendid heritage" refers to Lucky Baldwin's racetrack, which once had been on his Santa Anita ranch. "Fifty-three racing days have been awarded to the Club for the 1934-1935 season by the California Horse Racing Board and exceptional purses will attract the finest stables. The first Santa Anita Handicap of $100,000 which, with added money for entrance, will bring the purse to a total of approximately… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 2002. Ceramic fetish of human, animal and sea form. Measures 7 x 2 1/2 (W) x 1 1/4 inches. Signed and dated on upper left side. A powerful image in wonderful condition."The ceramic sculpture of Gary Spinosa is evocative of ancient idols and totemic ritual. Combining human, animal, and architectural forms, Spinosa seeks to materialize spiritual energy through his mysterious, yet serenely benevolent figures. For the artist, animals contain the keys to a universal language that bonds humanity at its most primal level. These sculptures, from towering grand constructions to diminutive “stones,” are imbued with deep sanctity and stillness, a sometimes disquieting mystery, myth, and perhaps even superstition. A review in “Cleveland Scene” noted, “Gary Spinosa's sculptures hark back to the days when art didn't just look pretty or express the individual's feelings, but served as a reminder of a higher power” (Canton Museum).Gary Spinosa is an American Postwar & Contemporary… Read More

(London): George Allen for Ballantyne Press, 1902. Octavo. xii, 151, [1, colophon) pp. Title with wide floriate border. Paragraph initials in red. Untrimmed and unopened. Publisher's full flexible vellum with silk ties, gilt spine lettering, front board with gilt device. A couple of translucent blobs on front else a very good copy.

New Haven: New Haven Public Schools, 1964. First edition. Folio (18 1/4 x 18 inches). Comprised of 10 original photographs of urban New Haven by Reginald Jackson. Plate list tipped into rear. No text other than that on the front cover and its verso. Spiral-bound thick wrapper. Front wrapper with silver-fishing and with a tear on the upper front corner. No copies located by OCLC.Apparently, there were to be 10 of these publications, each with 10 photographs. We can find no record of any of them anywhere. In the introduction we read: "You are part of a pilot project unprecedented in urban curriculum materials development. We value your involvement and commitment to help make these study prints a potent force for helping today's students become more fully functioning individuals." An early fruit of the civil rights movement.

Salt Lake City: Bureau of Information, [1922]. Small octavo. 95, [1] pp. with illustrations throughout and ads on inner covers. Publisher's wrappers with a color illustration of Salt Lake City on front and Hotel Utah on the back. Very good condition.

Slat Lake City: Press of the F. W. Gardiner Co., [1913]. First edition. Twelvemo. 142, [2] pp. Publisher's red wrappers bearing a representation of Lopez on the front. First leaf (stating proceeds will be given to the widows of the men killed by Lopez) starting to pull away from staples (though still very secure), small hole in upper margin of rear blank endpaper, spine somewhat sunned. Overall, a very good copy.On November 21, 1913, Raphael "Red" Lopez shot and killed a fellow miner named Juan Valdez in Bingham, Utah. A four-man posse was soon on his trail, and they caught up with him at about 4:30 p.m. on the same day. Unfortunately for the officers, they rode their horses right into an ambush in which three of them were killed and one limped back to report the slaughter. News of the shootout quickly spread. Lawmen from all over Utah assembled to participate in what would become the state's largest manhunt in history. Altogether, the new posse consisted of about 200 men, both civilians and… Read More