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Fine in Fine jacket. Numerous textual illustrations, including 32 pp. color photographs. An exploration of California's rich horticultural history and how its cultures have embraced and cherished plants for centuries, from the redwoods that astonished early explorers to the roses that graced rustic cabin gardens or mission verandas. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Maureen Gilmer on the title page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Author.
Very Good. Illustrated. Blue cloth binding, with decorative gilt stamping. Small red ink spot to the front flyleaf. A bit of wear to the spine ends and corners; otherwise very good.
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473188ISBN:0865473188
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collection of M. F. K. Fisher's introductions to her own books and to those of other writers who frequently sought the blessings of her imprimatur, each complemented with new commentary by Fisher. A compact collection of Fisher material that is otherwise not readily accessible. Original red cloth-covered boards. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: State House Press, Austin, Texas
Date published: 1996
Description: Fine. Foreword by James A. Michener. The definitive guide to the writings of James Michener, including a descriptive bibliography of 67 first editions, contributions to anthologies, magazine and newspapers, etc., and a valuable appendix listing articles about Michener and critics' reviews of his books. Octavo. Original brown buckram binding with a beige ostrich-pattern spine. As new in the publisher''s shrink wrap. Read More
Edition: 2nd edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780226769363ISBN:0226769364
Description: Fine. Original paper wrappers. The small signature of William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library, appears on the front endpaper; else a fine, unread copy. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Centre for Neohellenic Research, Athens
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9789607094100ISBN:9607094107
Description: Near fine. Integral Study of the Silk Roads: Roads of Dialogue-Maritime Route Expedition. Seminar Papers-Athens, Greece, 25-28 October 1990. Numerous textual illustrations, including a folding map. Athens: Centre for Neohellenic Research, 1991. First edition. Original paper wrappers. The small signature of William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library, appears on the front endpaper. Just a hint of edgewear; else nearly fine. Read More
Language: Spanish
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Editions du Regard, Paris
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9782903370497ISBN:2903370494
Description: Near fine in near fine jacket. Textes et Iconographie etablis par Anne Bony. Profusely illustrated, largely in color. Paris: Editions du Regard, 1989. First edition. Text in French. Quarto. Original black cloth binding, with blind-stamped titles. Internally crisp and clean. Very light fading along the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is a trifle rubbed; else near fine. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Robert Hale & Company, London
Date published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780709139669ISBN:0709139667
Description: Near fine in near fine jacket. London: Robert Hale & Company, 1973. First edition. Important biography of mobster Meyer Lansky (1902-83), which depicted him as something of a financial wizard of organized crime. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver titles. The dust jacket is moderately sun faded along the spine; else crisp, clean, and near fine. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dalton Watson Fine Books, Deerfield, Illinois
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781854432308ISBN:1854432303
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Illustrated throughout, largely in color. Deerfield, Illinois: Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2008. First edition, #184 of 2, 500 copies signed by Andrews. "It has been said that rock 'n' roll was a boys-only club in the 1960s and 1970s. Among the few women who gained entry was a high-spirited, half-Sicilian and half-Cherokee beauty named Nancy Lee Andrews. As a top Ford model, Andrews was the perfect complement to one of the world's biggest rock stars, former Beatle Ringo ... Read More
Description: Fine. Original pictorial paper wrappers. The small signature of William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library, appears on the front endpaper; else a fine, unread copy. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Metal Blade Records, Agoura Hills, California
Date published: 2014
ISBN-13:9780975280782ISBN:0975280783
Description: Fine. Foreword by Krzysztof Azarewicz. Profusely illustrated. Agoura Hills, California: Metal Blade Records, 2014. First edition. An in-depth look at the events that materially in fluenced the Polish black ened death metal band, from their humble beginnings as a Mayhem and Root cover band to the internationally acclaimed album The Satanist (2014). Features interviews with current and former members, an extensively annotated discography, rare photographs, scans of flyers and lyric sheets, etc. ... Read More
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