Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. Ex library. xi,253pp. Half gilt-lined leather over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Lettering faded. Library inventory numbers in white on tail of spine. Head and tail of spine chipped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Minor..... More
Argentina: Buenos Aires, 1977. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 434 pp. Jewish history, trials and testimonies during the inquisition containing texts of the documents in the Archivo General de la Nación, México. Slight staining to wraps, corners slightly bumped through first half. Text in Spanish. Wraps in good, interior in good..... More
Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, 1972. Softcover. 4to. 142pp. Gray illustrated wrappers with black lettering to front wrapper. Some scuffing, rubbing, staining and discoloration to wrappers. Great work on ancient and medieval Mexican history. Illustrated with many b/w maps, graphs and charts. In Spanish. In good condition. Part..... More
Glendale, Calif. Arthur H. Clark Company, 1973. Hardcover. 8vo. 340 pp. Red cloth binding. Illustrated. Ex-library, American Indian Studies Center Library, UCLA with stamps and call number. Light scuffing to binding. Overall, in good condition. More
Philadelphia: NP, (1938). Softcover. 8vo. 31pp. Original wrappers. Closed cut (tear) through midsection of back wrapper affecting last third of pages. Poor condition. Good reading copy. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 244pp. Original full green cloth with blind-stamped printer's device on front board and gold lettering and borders on spine. Printer's device on title-page. Although the interaction of old world culture with a new world environment has for several centuries..... More
1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 112pp. 24pp. (2). Original paper wrappers cased in black leatherette covers with gold lettering stamped on the cover. Copy of the Constitution of the California branch of the Knights of Pythias. The Knights of Pythias are a fraternal order that was founded by Justus H...... More
Baltimore: William J. Gallery & Co., 1901. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 466pp. Maroon cloth, gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece black and white reproduction of of a portrait of Charles Tiernan. As illustrated by Extracts from Works in the Public Libraries, and Original Letters and Memoranda in the Possession of Charles..... More
Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Historico, (1999). Softcover. 8vo. 227pp. Illustrated wrappers. Signed by previous owner on title page. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs. Text in Spanish. Fine condition. More
Burlington, Iowa: R. T. Root, 1880. Hardcover. 8vo. 784 pp. Decorated brown cloth binding. Signs of wearing to edges and corners. Corners, head and tail of spine bumped. Frontis. Book plate to endpapers. Hinges starting to crack but still holding. Illustrated. Overall, in very good condition. "Account of the original..... More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xvi, 576pp. Original orange dustjacket over burgundy cloth and gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers (Symbols for library holdings). "This bibliography represents the most important contribution of its kind since the publication in 1933 of Robert Ernest Cowan's enlarged..... More
Chicago: The Polish Roman Catholic Union, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xiv, 178 pp. Red cloth binding w/out dj. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Some staining to cover. Foxing to edges. Frontispiece. With 66 illustrations and 2 maps. In good condition. More
Minneapolis, Minn. NP, 1890. Hardcover. 8vo. iv, 432 (2) pp. xi pp. index at rear. Black cloth binding. With frontis and tissue guard. Page edges browned. Corners lightly rubbed and cover scuffed. Front board starting to split, but firmly holding. Overall, in good condition. Still a good reading copy. More
Pittsburgh: James R. Albach, 1857. Hardcover. Large octavo. xl, 1016 pp. Full leather binding protected by modern plastic cover. Bumping to head and foot of spine, as well as a small closed tear to foot of spine. Binding has been reinforced with masking tape. Some pages have been similarly repaired..... More
Puebla, Pue., México: Editorial Jose M. Cajica Jr, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 16mo. 555 pp. Original greenish-tan cloth with gold lettering on spine in an illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with a 3 page fold-out of a b/w reproduction of a Spanish document. Dj slightly stained at edges and spine, sticker..... More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 8vo. cxxxvi,984pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine. Age wear to binding. Water staining on back cover of Vol.I. Fore-and bottom page edges untrimmed. Stamp of previous bookseller on free front endpaper. "A New Edition, with a Biographical and Critical Introduction, by..... More
Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes, 1996. Softcover. 8vo. 93pp. Illustrated wrappers. Small stamp of previous owner on free front endpaper. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs. Text in Spanish. Very good condition. More
London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited, 1936. Hardcover. Octavo. 384pp. Illustrated tan dust jacket with red lettering and decorative border on spine, front and back cover. Mounted images on the front cover and spine of dust jacket. Light brown buckram with gilt decoration on front and spine, gilt lettering on..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XII, 275pp. Original full green cloth with gold lettering on spine. In this fascinating work, arguing that individuals and communities could decide for themselves whether and to what extent heritage cultures would be maintained, Drachsler called for cultural democracy as..... More
Mexico; Buenos Aires: Editorial Hermes, 1962. Hardcover. 4to. 253pp. Gray mottled cloth with gold lettering to cover and spine. Fascinating work on History of Mexican Art. Beautifully illustrated with original b/w and color photographs. In Spanish. In fine condition. Part of a series: Historia General del Arte Mexicano. More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1902. New edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 2 volumes. xxiii.448pp. 528pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Water stains to upper part on front and back cover. Spine sunned. Some discoloration to spine. Gilt top edge. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Bookplate and signature of previous..... More
Alexandria, Va. Harry W. Wade, 1923. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Softcover. 8vo. [2],73pp. Stapled wrappers as issued. Small stamp of previous owner on inside of front wrapper. A complete guide to the old city with explanation and map of markers. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs. Very good condition. More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1948. Second printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 326pp. Blue cloth with original dust jacket. Discoloration and some rubbing to binding. Chipping to head and tail of spine on dj. Minor closed tears and creasing on dj. Frontispiece. Delightfully illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs. Overall good..... More
San Francisco: Curry & Company, 1888. Ex-Library First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 54pp. Original tan wraps with black lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Contains Constitution and by-laws of the Historical Society, listing the members of the society, followed by President Moore's address. Contributions by Henry D. Barrows: Rain, Hail..... More
[Los Angeles]: [Westernlore Press], [1959]. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/4"). VIII, 120pp. Original blind-stamped buckram with gold lettering to spine and front cover.Folding map frontispiece. "Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley" is one of the most important publications devoted to the Mormon emigration, and..... More