Encore les Livres d'Harlin Quist
by Couratin, Patrick
Printed in Holland: Harlin Quist, Incorporated. Original catalogue. Paperback. Slender square duodecimo [19 cm] Black and white printed wrappers. Very good. The edges of the wrappers are mildly rubbed, and the front wrap is a bit curled. There are a number of very short indented marks on the surface of the rear wrap. French text. A catalogue of books... Read More
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Shhh!
by Couratin, Patrick
Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1974. Early printing. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. Patrick Couratin. Slim square quarto [26cm]; black cloth boards with embossed title on front board and white ink stamped title on spine. The front board is splaying, and the bottom corner of the jacket's front flap has been clipped. Harlin Quist was a Minnesota born American publisher remembered... Read More
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Claws of Africa: Experiences of a Professional Big-game Hunter
by Courtney, Roger
Agoura, California and London, England: Ellen Enzler-Herring of Trophy Room Books and Rowland Ward of Holland & Holland. Limited Edition (#14 of 25). Leather bound. Near Fine. 271pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 red moroccan over red boards in a red slipcase. Raised bands and gilt titles to backstrip. Zebra print endsheets and pastedowns. This facsimile of the first... Read More
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A Collector's Journey: Notable Music Books Written Prior to 1800
by Cowden, Robert H.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 142pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] in navy blue cloth. From the book: "[Cowden] employs a combination of scholarly awareness and collector's passion to provide insightful commentary on these original sources of Western music literature.
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Boise, Idaho
by W. E. Pierce & Co
Topeka: Hall Litho. Co, 1903. Ephemera. Very Good. 20pp. Booklet measuring 19.5 cm tall. Saddle-stitched red printed wraps. Light wear to the wraps. A booklet which promotes Boise as the healthiest city in the United States, the only city heated by natural hot water, and a city free of cyclones, hurricanes, and tornadoes. "Official records show that Boise... Read More
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Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920's
by Cowley, Malcolm; Introduction by Leon Edel
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited Editions Club edition. Hardcover. Very Good. SIGNED. 281pp. 1/4 brown cloth with gray and brown printed paper over boards, and the title stamped in silver on the backstrip. Backstrip faded (title still bright). In a slipcase, with subtle fading to the edges. Illustrated with contemporary photographs. An important social and... Read More
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![[Uncorrected Proof] Blue Juanita A Life: Collected and New Poems](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/916/205/1551205916.0.m.jpg)
[Uncorrected Proof] Blue Juanita A Life: Collected and New Poems
by Cowley, Malcolm
New York: Viking / Penguin Books, 1985. First edition. Perfect bound. Very good +. 162 pp. Octavo. [21 cm]. Blue printed wraps. Title penned in red ink on spine. Spine sunned and one small crease to corner of front wrap, else near fine. Scarce. "The poetry of more than sixty years by one of America's most distinguished men... Read More
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The Exploits of Kesho Naik, Dacoit
by Cox, Sir Edmund
London: Constable & Company Ltd, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 301pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Green cloth over boards, with a blind stamped pictorial vignette on the front board. Both boards are a bit warped, and there is a small chip along the front joint. In Hubin. The third and last in Cox's Indian crime book series. ... Read More
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![The Marvellous [Marvelous] Country; Or, Three Years in Arizona and New Mexico, The Apaches' Home. Comprising a Description of This Wonderful Country, Its Immense Mineral Wealth, Its Magnificent Mountain Scenery, the Ruins of Ancient Towns and Cities Found Therein, with a Complete History of the Apache Tribe, and a Description of the Author's Guide, Cochise, the Great Apache War Chief. The Whole Interspersed with Strange Events and Adventures](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/751/612/1534612751.0.m.jpg)
The Marvellous [Marvelous] Country; Or, Three Years in Arizona and New Mexico, The Apaches' Home. Comprising a Description of This Wonderful Country, Its Immense Mineral Wealth, Its Magnificent Mountain Scenery, the Ruins of Ancient Towns and Cities Found Therein, with a Complete History of the Apache Tribe, and a Description of the Author's Guide, Cochise, the Great Apache War Chief. The Whole Interspersed with Strange Events and Adventures
by Cozzens, Samuel W.
Boston: James M. Piper and Company, 1875. Early reprint. Hardcover. Good. 532pp. Thick octavo [23 cm] Green cloth over boards elaborately stamped in gilt and black. Just over half of the cloth backstrip has torn away from the spine. The stitching is periodically visible in the gutters, and the text block is cracked a few times. Howes C838.... Read More
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History of Sevier Bridge Reservoir
by Crafts, Dudley D.
Delta, UT: Dudley D. Crafts; Du Wil Publishing Co, 1976. First public edition. Hardcover. 134pp. Quarto [26 cm] Turquoise blue cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the front board. Very good, with minor rubbing at the spine ends and corners of the covers. There is a gift inscription on the front pastedown. A book written by... Read More
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Speech of Hon. Aaron H. Cragin, of New Hampshire, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 18, 1870 - Execution of Laws in Utah
by Cragin, Aaron H.
Washington DC: F. & J. Rives & Geo. A. Bailey, 1870. First edition. 23pp. Very thin octavo [24.5 cm] White and black printed wraps. Very good. The corners and edges of the pages are lightly bumped and chipped. Political situation in Utah. The author quotes John Hyde on p. 7 - "The Mormon polygamist has no home. Some have... Read More
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Adventure Capitalism
by Craib, Raymond B.
Oakland, CA: PM Press, 2022. First edition. Paperback. As new. 281pp. Octavo [22.8cm] Illustrated wrap, covers are slightly soiled. "Imagine a capitalist paradise. An island utopia governed solely by the rules of the market and inspired by the fictions of Ayn Rand and Robinson Crusoe. Sound far-fetched? It may not be. The past half century is littered with... Read More
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Stalking the Angel
by Crais, Robert
New York: Bantam Books, 1989. Hardcover. Very good +. [SIGNED]. 231 pp. Octavo. [23.5 cm]. 1/4 black paper over blue boards. With original dustjacket. From the author of "The Monkey's Raincoat
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Free Fall
by Crais, Robert
New York: Bantam Books, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 280pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 navy blue cloth with yellow paper covered boards and a bold gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. There are several very small light stains on the front board, and there is a very minor amount of soiling on the top edge of the... Read More
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Desert Drums: The Pueblo Indians of New Mexico 1540-1928
by Crane, Leo
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 393pp. Octavo [23 cm] Blue cloth over boards with decorative ink stamping on front board. Top edge gilt. Scuffing to extremities. In a price-clipped dust jacket, with light soiling, several small moisture stains, and a couple of small losses from the edges. Leo Crane was a... Read More
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Stack. Boat. Train
by Crane, Gregory [Postcard]
1998. Signed gallery exhibition card. Ephemera. SIGNED. 11 cm x 15 cm. This exhibition was held at Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art Gallery in New York, November 7 to December 31, 1998. Fine condition. Gregory Crane has signed the front of the postcard.
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Desert Drums: The Pueblo Indians of New Mexico 1540-1928
by Crane, Leo
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 393pp. Octavo [23 cm] Blue cloth over boards with decorative ink stamping in front board. Soiling to head of spine and front board. Scuffing to extremities. Top edge gilt. Leo Crane was a southwest author who spent most of his life in New Mexico. He wrote Desert... Read More
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Tillman Crane: Structure
by Crane, Tillman
San Francisco: Custom & Limited Editions, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 128pp. Quarto [31.5 cm] Black cloth covered boards with embossed titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The covers are ever so slightly concave, and the spine is just a tiny bit rolled back. The spine ends and edges of the covers are lightly bumped. The... Read More
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A Scientific Currency
by Crane, William Howe
New York: Broadway Publishing Company, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 100pp. Octavo [19.5cm]. Bound in burgundy cloth, with gilt stamped title on spine. Deckle edges. Rubbing to extremities. Fore-edge of rear board has been bumped. Binding is strong, but textblock is threatening to crack in a few spots. Two prior owners have left a signature and date... Read More
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Doctor Robert Fludd (Robertus de Fluctibus): The English Rosicrucian: Life and Writings
by Craven, J. B. (James Brown); Robertus de Fluctibus; [Occult in Medicine]
Occult Research Press, No date. Limited Edition Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 260pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown reptile-patterned cloth over boards. Samuel Weiser ticket on the front pastedown. Extremities marginally rubbed. Hand-numbered. Number 17 in an edition limited to 300 copies. Robert Fludd (1574-1637) was a British physician, author, and mystic who is most remembered for his occult... Read More
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Middle Rio Grande Ecosystem: Bosque Biological Management Plan October 1993
by Crawford, Clifford S.; Anne C. Cully
Middle Rio Grande Biological Interagency Team, 1993. Spiral Bound. 291pp. Quarto [28 cm] Black plastic spiral binding with tan and black illustrated wraps. Near fine. A previous owner's name has been erased on the front wrap. From the Preface- "The plan is directed to agency managers, scientists, land and water users, conservationists, and just about anyone in the Middle... Read More
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History of Ogden, Utah in Old Post Cards
by Crawford, D. Boyd
Ogden, UT: Maury Grimm, Publishing, 1996. Revised edition, second printing (limited edition). Paperback. Very Good. 95pp. Thin quarto [27.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fore-edge corners of front wrap a bit curled. Boyd's postcards, mirroring 100 years of state history, honor the past and provide an opportunity for appreciation by future generations of Ogdenites. D. Boyd Crawford's collection of postcards... Read More
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Casa Braccio in Two Volumes. Volume 1
by Crawford, F. Marion
New York and London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. Early printing. Hardcover. Good +. Andre Castaigne. Volume 1 only. 334pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Green cloth over boards decoratively stamped in gilt. Heavy rolling to the spine. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. With illustrations by A. Castaigne.
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Badlands and Bronco Trails
by Crawford, Lewis
Bismarck, N. D.: Capital Book Co, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 114pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Pebbled red cloth over boards. The hinges have been reinforced. Life and lore of Sentinel Butte and the Dakota Badlands.
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Waltz Across Texas
by Crawford, Max
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1975. Special preview edition. Paperback. 393pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black and white illustrated wraps. Good. The wraps are subtly yellowed, soiled, rubbed and creased. There are also multiple very tiny stains on the spine and covers. The edges of the text block are darkened and a little dusty and scuffed. There are two short... Read More
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