1994 Arizona Football Guide.
Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona, 1994. 4to. 180 pp. of player biographies, photos, records, stats, etc. for the rabid Wildcats fan. Very good in wraps. More
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Poems & Pictures. Number Two. Limited Edition on rag paper.
San Francisco, Calif.: Porpoise Bookshop; London: Kenneth Lindsay, 1954. 4to. Sheets loose as issued on rag paper, watermarked J. Whatman, 1949. One of 50 copies. There was also a small format version, which is the one generally being sold. 16 leaves unbound in a folded printed cover, with six black..... More
Geoff Winningham: Photographs
Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas 1974. 4to. 24 pp. Soft Cover. Very Good. Normal shelf wear. Some stains on the covers. Light pencil notation on front cover. Staple binding. BW Plates. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). He was..... More
Facts Behind the Fame of Santa Barbara County.
Santa Barbara, CA: First National Trust and Savings Bank of Santa Barbara, [1960s]. 8vo. [48 pp.]. Very Good. Soft Covers. Pages fine. B&W plates throughout. More
TLS Edmund Berkeley, Jr. to Thomas Parkinson, February 12, 1975. RE: Hart Crane & Yvor Winters. With typed signed note by Parkinson in the margins.
Charlottesville, Virginia: Edmund Berkeley, Jr., 1975. Typed Letter signed, 8.5" x 11", Single Page on University of Virginia Library letterhead, Very Good. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
This Dark Estate: A Reading of Pope.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. Perspectives in Criticism; 11. 8vo. 142 pp. Ex-library with no external markings, internally just a book plate; very good, no dust jacket. More
This Dark Estate: A Reading of Pope.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. Perspectives in Criticism; 11. 8vo. 142 pp. Very good in dust jacket. More
The Touchstones Of Matthew Arnold.
New York: Bookman Associates, 1971. 8vo. 280 pp. Very Good, Blue Cloth, with minor staining, sun-fading, rubbing & edge wear; shelf wear. More
A Bibliography of the Writings of Noah Webster.
New York: New York Public Library, 1971. 8vo. xxxix, 655 pp. Very Good+. Hard Cover. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. B&W facsimile illustrations. Reprint of the 1958 ed. ISBN: 0871045001 9780871045003. From the library of John Crichton of Brick Row. More
Historic Lithographs of San Francisco: A Catalogue Raisonné.
San Francisco, Calif.: Wittenborn Art Books, 2010. 87 pp. of text from the original 1972 edition, reproduced as a searchable PDF file on a CD-ROM in a decorative plastic case. This is the most complete catalogue of the lithographic views of San Francisco from 1849 to 1906. It catalogues and..... More
Alter Ego. Masks: Their Art and Use
The Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, 1951. 4to. 20 pp. Soft Cover. Very Good. Smudges on covers. Minor chipping on front cover near the spine. Pages 11/12 are partially separating from the textblock. Staple binding. BW Plates. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). He was..... More
Lynn Fontaine and Alfred Lunt. Signed photograph.
Circa 1920s. Photograph on postcard. 13.5 x 8.7 cm Signed by both in green ink. Fontanne, Lynn (1887–1983) British-born star of the American stage who, together with her American husband Alfred Lunt, formed the most celebrated acting couple in the history of the American theater. Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in..... More
Signed color photo from Gerald Rudolph Ford (US president 1974 to 1977.).
Circa 1975. Signed color gravure photo 25.5 x 20 cm. ... Also a franked envelope from 1966.... Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected to..... More
Fred Mitchell : Works from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s : October 9-October 30, 2003. (Catalog of an exhibition held at David Findlay Jr. Fine Art, New York, NY.)
New York : David Findlay Jr., 2003. 8vo. 12 pp. Very Good. Soft cover. Illustrated paper wraps. Staple binding. Color plates throughout. Scarce. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). Nordland was a museum director, art critic, educator and author. Dean of the Chouinard Art Institute (1960-64), Director of..... More
Bentley's Pictorial Primer.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, [1980s]. 16mo. [28 pp.]. Brand New. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book “published at Christmas for the Pleasure of Its Friends by The Gale Research Company.” From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
Bentley's Pictorial Primer.
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI: Casa Firenze, [1980s]. 16mo. [28 pp.]. Brand New. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book “published at Christmas for the Pleasure of Their Friends by Fred, Mary, Rick and Pete Ruffner.” From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of..... More
The Boy's Own Toy-Maker.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, [1984]. 16mo. [48 pp.]. Brand New. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book “published at Christmas for the Pleasure of Its Friends by The Gale Research Company.” From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
The Boy's Own Toy-Maker.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, [1984]. 16mo. [48 pp.]. Brand New. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book “published at Christmas for the Pleasure of Their Friends by Fred, Mary, Rick and Pete Ruffner.” From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale..... More
The Boy's Own Toy-Maker.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, [1984]. 16mo. [48 pp.]. Brand New. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book. From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
A calendar of centennial America. Season’s Greetings.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, [1980s]. 16mo. [12 pp.]. Brand New. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. 12 B&W plates representing the 12 months. Published by Gale Research Company for distribution to friends at Christmas. From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
Christmas Entertainments.
Fort Lauderdale: The Owl And The Pussycat Press At The Sign Of The Pea Green Boat, [2000]. 16mo. [48 pp.]. Brand New. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Partial Facsimile of 1882 edition. Published for their friends by Frederick and Mary Ruffner at Christmas 2000. From the collection of..... More
Forgotten Christmas Poems.
Fort Lauderdale: The Owl And The Pussycat Press At The Sign Of The Pea Green Boat, [1999]. 16mo. [36 pp.]. Brand New. Soft Covers. Staple binding. Republished for their friends by Frederick and Mary Ruffner at Christmas 1999. From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale..... More
The Pictorial Primer.
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI: Casa Firenze, [1980s]. 16mo. [28 pp.]. Good. Covers starting at head and tail of spine. First Edition. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book “published at Christmas for the Pleasure of Their Friends by Fred, Mary, Rick and Pete Ruffner.” From the collection of..... More
A Potpouri of Christmas Prose and Verse.
Fort Lauderdale: The Owl And The Pussycat Press At The Sign Of The Pea Green Boat, [2007]. 16mo. [67 pp.]. Very Good. Soft Covers. Some rubbing to covers, else fine. Published for their friends by Frederick and Mary Ruffner at Christmas 2007. From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner..... More
Punctuation Personified: or Pointing Made Easy by Mr. Stops.
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI: Casa Firenze, [1980]. 16mo. [16 pp.]. Very Good. Soft Covers. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Facsimile book “published at Christmas for the Pleasure of Their Friends by Fred, Mary, Rick and Peter Ruffner.” From the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research..... More