1927. First edition. Hardcover. 114pp. There is a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. More
New Arrivals
Beginnings of Printing in Utah, with a Bibliography of the Issues of the Utah Press, 1849-1860.
Chicago, IL: John Calhoun Club, 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 91pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] in decorative boards over brown cloth gilt-stamped spine; deckled edges. The front board has a small abraded area in the center. Lacks slipcase. Original printing of this very hard to find work, hand-numbered 147 of 160..... More
White Collar: A Novel in Linocuts
Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, 1975. First Celestial Arts paperback printing. Paperback. SIGNED. Octavo [21.5 cm.] in wraps. With some mild toning and several areas of light indentations to the wraps. This copy is inscribed by Patri on the title page: "To____ and _____, Giacomo G. P." Signed copies of this..... More
The Wilder Shore
San Francisco: A Yolla Bolly Press Book published by Sierra Club Books, 1984. First edition, limited. Hardcover. SIGNED. 162pp. Folio [36 cm] Gray cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title on the backstrip, and a photographically illustrated paper label on the front board. The backstrip is subtly sunned..... More
CRUMB-ology: The Works of R. Crumb 1981-1994
Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1995. First trade edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Quarto [28.5 cm] 81 pp. Hardbound in black paper-covered boards with gilt decoration. Comprehensive numbered bibliography with brief annotations. A useful item for the Crumb collector. With a bookplate that has been signed by R. Crumb mounted to the..... More
The Louisiana Purchase and Our Title West of the Rocky Mountains, with A Review of Annexation by the United States
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. 87pp. Small quarto [26 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the front board. The spine and boards are moderately rubbed at the extremities. The front pastedown has a contemporary owner's name and address in pen, along..... More
Paul Bunyan's Pictorial Map of the United States Depicting Some of His Deeds and Exploits
Reproduction. 17 inches by 12 inches. Colorful comedic pictorial map by R. D. Handy. The map states, "This pointer is correct except for the three years that Paul turned the world around so north was south and south was north." Other humorous remarks include "Paul's Briny Tears Filled Salt Lake..... More
De Opstand der Machines of Het Losgebroken Intellect
Amsterdam / Antwerpen: Wereldbibliotheek, 1949. Niederlandische Ausgabe (Dutch Language Edition). 133pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Red and tan thin card boards. With only light rubbing to the extremities, and a bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. Ritter, p. 308. Oorspronkelijke titel: La Révolte des Machines ou La Pensée dechainée. More
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Library of Illustration (3 volumes in a slipcase)
West Plains, MO: Russ Cochran, Publisher, 1976. Frank Frazetta. Limited Centennial Edition. Hardcover. 271; 305; 247pp. Quarto [32.5 cm] Ivory buckram cloth over boards with the title stamped in gilt on the backstrip, and a gilt stamped leather title label and adhered pictorial paper label on the front cover. Patterned..... More
The Man Who Never Died; The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon
New York: Bloomsbury, 2011. First edition. paperback. 435 pp. trade paperback. Finally, a fantastic biography of labor icon, Joe Hill. From the publisher: For Labor Day, the definitive biography of Joe Hill, legendary American songwriter and labor hero, with explosive new evidence pointing to his innocence of the crime for..... More
The Man Who Never Died; The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon
New York: Bloomsbury, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 435 pp. [25 cm]; grey paper covered boards, silver stamped titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Finally, a fantastic biography of labor icon, Joe Hill. From the publisher: For Labor Day, the definitive biography of Joe Hill, legendary American songwriter and labor hero..... More
An Essay Towards a New System of Midwifry, Theoretical and Practical. Together with the Descriptions, Causes, and Methods of Removing, or Relieving the Disorders peculiar to Pregnant and Lying-in Women, and New-born Infants. Interspersed with Several New Improvements; Whereby Women may be delivered, in the most dangerous Cases, with more Ease, Safety, and Expedition, than by any other Method heretofore practiced; Part of which has been laid before the Royal Society at London, and the Medical Society at Edinburgh; after having been perused by Many of the most Eminent of their Profession, both in Great Britain and Ireland; by whom they were greatly approved of. All Drawn up and Illustrated with Several Curious Observations, and Eighteen Copper-Plates. In Four Parts
London: Printed for James Hodges, 1751. First edition. Leather bound. 391pp. plus Index. Octavo [20.5 cm] Full brown leather with a hubbed spine, and a red leather spine label. The rear board is cosmetically cracked along the joint. There is a contemporary owner's name at the head of the front..... More
In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & Reflections of a Bookman; The Kingdom of Books (2 volumes)
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1926-1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 316; 290pp. 3/4 parchment vellum with brown paper over boards. Top edge gilt. Deckled fore-edges. Brightly colored frontispiece illustrations. Illustrated throughout. Both books are in near fine condition, with light bumping at the spine ends. In thin card slipcases (good..... More
The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974
Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2019. First softcover printing. Paperback. 314;313pp. Oblong Duodecimo [16.5cm] 2 volume edition. Illustrated wraps. Illustrated slipcase. From the publisher: "The 1970s continues with some of the greatest Peanuts newspaper strip storylines ever. Rerun is born and takes his first ride on his mom's bike, Sally talks..... More
Frontier Religion: Mormons & America, 1857-1907
Salt Lake City, UT: The University of Utah Press, 2019. First edition. 351pp. Octavo [23.5] White boards with pictorial dust jacket. From the publisher - "In Frontier Religion Konden Smith Hansen examines the dramatic influence these perceptions of the frontier had on Mormonism and other religions in America. Endeavoring to..... More
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 306pp. Octavo [21 cm] Red cloth-effect paper over boards. Yellow top stain. First printing stated on copyright page. With light rubbing to the extremities, a minor lean to the spine, and a faint nearly-erased gift inscription on the dedication page..... More
Polluted Fountains: An L.D.S. Look at Abortion and Other Abominations
Self-published, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 222pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue printed wraps. The title has been written in pen on the spine. A book by Rhea Allred Kunz, half brother of Rulon Clark Allred, the leader and prophet of the polygamist sect known as Apostolic United Brethern. More
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Brigham Young [Photograph]
Wasatch Block, Salt Lake City, Utah: Junius Young Photographer. A handsome photograph [10.5 cm x 16.5 cm] of Brigham Young seated, and looking quite relaxed. Tan mount. Junius Young backstamp. Top corners of mount clipped. Tape stain to the reverse. More
Roughing It
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1872. First American edition, first state. Leather bound. 591pp. Octavo [22 cm] 3/4 brown leather with pebbled black cloth over boards, raised bands, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Marbled endpapers. Two frontispiece illustrations, and six inserted full-page plates. One leaf of publisher's..... More
Shupe-Williams Ogden Chocolates "For all Occasions"
New York: Wolf Adv. Co, Circa 1900. Ephemera. Sign [17" tall x 8 1/4" wide] with mounted backstand (torn at the base, but still functional). Light corner and edge wear. The advertisement depicts, within a decorative oval, a lovely lady with rosy cheeks in a scarf and hat. Beautiful coloration..... More
Kingdom in the West, Volume 9 - Doing the Works of Abraham: Mormon Polygamy - Its Origin, Practice, and Demise
Norman, OK: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Light blue cloth spine and boards with truquoise letterbox and silver lettering on spine and front board. Illustrated with photographs. New book with no flaws. No dust jacket, as published. 446 pages. More
Kingdom in the West, Volume 8 - On the Way to Somewhere Else: European Sojourners in the Mormon West, 1834-1930
Spokane, Wa: Arthur H. Clark, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Light blue cloth spine and boards with turquoise letterbox and silver lettering on spine and front board. Octavo. 420 pp. with bibliography and index. Number 8 in Clark's "Kingdom in the West" series, edited by Will Bagley. The volume is full..... More
"Tell It All": The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism
Hartford, CT: A.D. Worthington & Co., Publishers, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. 623pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Green cloth with decorative gilt and blind stamping on the spine and boards. Illustrated. The text block has almost completely come away from the covers. The front flyleaf, frontispiece page, and the title page are..... More
Bibliothecae Moralis Praedicabilis, Tractatus LXVIII - Tractatus XCVII (Bibliotheca Tomus IV)
Circa 1700. Unfortunately, the title page and publication information is absent. Odd volume (Volume 4). Thick folio [35 cm] Vellum spine and boards. "Mansi Bibliotheca Tomus IV" printed in later black ink on the backstrip. The backstrip has also been coated with a gray coloring (abraded in areas). There are..... More
B. Traven: A Vision of Mexico
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo [23.5 cm]. Green cloth boards in dust jacket. More