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Alice Cooper, Golf Monster
By Alice Cooper. Crown Publishers, NY, 2007. First edition, inscribed by the author.
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All in the Cooking Book I: Colaiste Mhuire Book of Household Cookery
By Josephine Marnell, Nora Breathnach, Ann Martin and Mor Murnaghan. The Educational Company of Ireland, Dublin, no publishing date printed.
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All the Pretty Horses
By Cormac McCarthy. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1992. First edition. First book of the border trilogy.
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American Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated and Descriptive Guide to the American Plants Used as Homeopathic Remedies: Their History, Preparation, Chemistry, and Physiological Effects
By Charles Frederick Millspaugh. Boericke & Tafel, NY, 1874. 179 full-page chromolithographic plates of medicinal plants, including the foldout cannabis plate, each accompanied by description, history and habitat, preparation, chemistry, and physiological action. This is unbound as issued. The pages are contained in six pasteboard wrappers.
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Amish: The Art of the Quilt
By Robert and Julie Silber Hughes. Knopf/Calloway, NY, 1990. First edition. Large folio in black slipcase. 270 pages, 82 beautiful color plates.
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The Art of Walt Disney from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom
By Christopher Finch. Abrams, NY, 1973. Art, cartoons, movies, animation. A great tour of Disney art through the years. Photos from the beginnings of Disneyland to the beginnings of the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
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The Bar-Tender’s Guide or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks
By Jerry Thomas. Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, NY, 1887.
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The Book of Colt Firearms
By R. Q. Sutherland and R.L Wilson. Robert Q. Sutherland, Kansas City, Missouri, 1971.
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The Boy Who Made Dragonfly
By Tony Hillerman. Harper & Row, New York, 1972. First edition. Illustrated by Lazio Kubinyl.
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Character Sketches of Romance Fiction and the Drama: A Revised American Edition of the Reader’s Handbook – 8 Volume Set
By Rev. E. Cobham Brewer. Selmar Hess Publisher, NY, 1896. Many wood engravings, photogravures and etchings.
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Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life
By Todd Oldham. Ammo, LA, 2009. For six decades Charley Harper painted colorful and graphic illustrations of nature, animals, insects and people. This book is a beautiful tribute to his style which he referred to as Minimal Realism.
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Civil War soldier's journal
A fascinating forty-six page journal written by an unknown Union soldier from Illinois dated January 15, 1862 and abruptly ending May 14, 1863. Many interesting descriptions and details.
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The Dodgers’ Way to Play Baseball
By Al Campanis. E.P. Dutton, NY, 1954.
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The Evergreen Tales Or Tales For the Ageless
By various authors. Limited Editions Club, NY, 1949. Three tales in separated volumes, each illustrated in color & in slipcase. (1) George & the Dragon, (2) Dick Whittington & His Cat (signed by Robert Lawson and Jean Hersholt), and (3) Beauty and the Beast. Also three additional sets: (1) King Midas & the Golden Touch, Pandora’s Box and The Emperor’s New Clothes; (2) Jack & the Beanstalk, Hansel & Gretel and Bluebeard; and (3) Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves, The Ugly Duckling and Sleeping Beauty.
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Hail Chant and Water Chant
By Mary C. Wheelwright. Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, NM, 1946. Navajo Religion Series, Volume II. 5 colored plates of prayer-sticks and 15 colored reproductions of sand paintings.
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History of American Wars
By Benson Bobrick, Donald Hickey, James McPherson, David F. Trask, John S. SD. Eisenhower, Gary Mead, William L. O’Neill, John Toland, Stanley Karnow, Rick Atkinson. Easton Press. List of titles: 1. Angel in the Whirlwind, The Triumph of the American Revolution; 2. The War of 1812, A Forgotten Conflict; 3. Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era (Vols 1 and 2); 4. The War with Spain in 1898; 5. So Far From God, The US War with Mexico 1846-1848; 6. The Doughboys, America and the First World War; 7. A Democracy at War, America’s Fight at Home and Abroad in World War II; 8. In Mortal Combat, Korean 1950-1953; 9. Vietnam a History; and 10. Crusade, The Untold Story of the Persian Gold War.
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The History of British India
By James Mills. Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, London, 1817. In three volumes, volume 1 only. A best-seller at the time of its publication and still widely studied, this work provides an examination of the British presence in India. The author was a prominent Scottish Utilitarian economist and philosopher.
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Holy Bible Containing Authorized & Revised Versions of the Old and New Testaments arranged in Parallel Columns
Published by B.F. Johnson & Co, Richmond, VA, 1886. Large bible with an interesting temperance pledge between the Old and New Testaments.
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How to Build a Cruiser (Sea Bird)
By C.D Mower. The Rudder Publishing Company, NY, 1912. Reprinted from “The Rudder” magazine with 32 pages of text and many how-to drawings.
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Irrigation in California (Southern). The Field, Water-Supply and Works, Organization and Operation in San Diego, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties The Second Part of the Report of the State Engineer of California on Irrigation & Irrigation Question
By William Hamilton Hall. Supt. State Printing, Sacramento, CA, 1888. Includes 3 large folding maps and 11 smaller folding maps and charts.
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The Killer Angels
By Michael Shaara. David McKay Company, NY, 1974. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and adapted into the film “Gettysburg.” First edition.
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Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea
By Julie Andrews Edwards. Hyperion Books for Children, NY, 1999. Illustrated by Henry Cole. First edition and signed by Julie Andrews Edwards.
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Mental Chemistry
By Charles Haanel. Published by Charles F. Haanel, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1922. By the author of “The Master Key System.”
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Native Nations: First North Americans as Seen by Edward Curtis
By Edward S. Curtis. Bulfinch Press Book, NY, 1993. At the turn of the century, Curtis set out to photograph and document the tribal traditions of North American Indians. This book is a collection of 125 fine photographs that capture tribal customs, costumes, and faces.
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New Improvements of Planting and Gardening Both Philifophical and Practical
By Richard Bradley. J. and J. Knapton, London, 1731. The sixth edition in three parts: A New System of Vegetation, The Best Manner of Improving Flower Gardens or Parterres, and Of Improving Fruit-Trees, Kitchen Gardens and Green House Plants. With the Gentleman and Gardener’s Kalendar. And a scarce Tract, Intitled Herefordshire-Orchards. The author was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a prolific writer and acknowledged for his works on horticulture.
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Norman Rockwell Artist and Illustrator
Published by Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1970. 328 pages. Extensively illustrated. The life, times and art of Norman Rockwell: the 20th century painter and illustrator, most famous for the cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post magazine. Oversized book in original box.
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Olaf Wieghorst
By William Reed. Northland Press, Flagstaff, AZ, 1969. A signed copy. Illustrated with a forward by Barry Goldwater.
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Paul Caponigro: Masterworks from Forty Years
By Paul Caponigra. Photography West Graphics, Carmel CA, 1993. First edition. 61 black and white photographs.
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Photographs: Annie Leibovitz 1970 – 1990
By Annie Leibovitz. Harper Collins, NY, 1991. First edition. Signed on the title page. Photographs of musicians, actors, politicians, athletes and artists.
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The Purple Prince of Oz
By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Reilly and Lee, Chicago, 1932. First Edition. 12 full page color plates.
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The Rules of Golf
By Tom Watson. Golf Digest/Pocket Books, NY, 1992. Signed by six famous golfers: Jack Nicholas, Freddie Couples, John Daly, Arnie Palmer, Tom Kite, & Tom Watson.
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Taiji Matsue: JP-22
By Taiji Matsue. Published by Daiwa Radiator Factory and Taro Nasu Gallery, Daiwa, 2006. Beautiful overview of Matsue’s works.
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Thomas and Beulah
By Rita Dove. Carnegie-Melon University Press, Pittsburg, 1986. First edition. Second state dust jacket with “Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry” on the front. Inscribed by her on the title page. Rita Dove served as Poet Laureate of the US and Consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995.
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Travels With Charley
By John Steinbeck. The Viking Press, NY, 1962. First edition. Loveable story of the author’s travels with his beloved poodle Charley.
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The True Story of Cinderella
By Quentin Bell. Faber and Faber, London, 1957.
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Twenty-third Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1901 – 1902 (The Zuni Indians: Their Mythology, Esoteric Fraternities, and Ceremonies)
By J. W. Powell. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1904.
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By Frank Norris. J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1892. An epic poem.
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