Thomas Russell's annotated copy PRICE $ 950 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Life in California During a Residence of Several Years in that Territory comprising a Description of the Country and the Missionary Establishments, with Incidents, Observations, etc., etc. | to which is annexed a Historical Account of the ... Indians of Alta-California by Fr. Geronimo Boscana [Thomas Russell's annotated copy] Robinson, Alfred, 1846, New York:Wiley and Putnam Alfred Robinson(1806–1895), immigrated to Mexican Alta California in 1829 as an resident agent in the export of cattle hides and tallow. He became a well-connected businessman, and sympathetic to Californio society by marrying into a prominent family (de la Guerra). In this book, Robinson describes his personal activities and the politics of California under the Mexican control. He describes the history of the settlements, ranchos, and the Catholic missions. He was witness to the changes in the California economies and social structure with the increasing American and foreign immigrants and interests. He published the book in 1846 anonymously and it covered the period from 1829 to 1842. The Mexican-American war (1846-48) and the American conquest of the province had great impact to the California society along with the discovery of gold in 1848. Robinson’s book became very popular with people rushing off to California. It was reprinted a number of times in various forms and abridgments. The provenance of this book is unusual and important. In 1925, Thomas C. Russell ( - 1931), decided to research and republish Robinson's 1846 book as part of his California history series from his private press. Laid in is a hand written card stating 'This copy of Life in California was the one used by Thomas C. Russell in his reprint [1925] and contains his pencil noted throughout (purchased by K.M.J. from John Newbegin)'. Also, laid is an 1984 invoice from California Book Auction, San Francisco and catalogue description. The pencil annotations throughout the book are extensive and typical of editing notes. In the 1925 book's preface, Russell lists edits in places and peoples names from the 1846, and, in a cursory review, the pencil annotations on this 1846 first edition reflect the changes made in the 1925 edition. Thomas C. Russell was a long prominent San Francisco printer, publisher and author from the mid-1880's to his death in 1931. His books were well researched, beautifully written, designed and printed. His research has added to the history of California and the exploration of the Pacific Northwest. The printings were always limited and the early books were numbered and signed with a full signature along with occasional handwritten annotations by Russell. 12mo [8x5.25in] xii [2] 226 pp., [5], 232-341 pp. (two works in one volume with continuous pagination), 9 lithographic plates of views and portraits with one tinted (by G. W. Endicott from Robinson sketches); Modern three-quarter bound in maroon goat and dark red cloth with gilt lettering on ribbed spine, top edge dark ink other edges untrimmed, maroon marbled end papers; Light shelf wear to covers with few rubbing and along edges and joints, light age toning of text and plates, small ink spot to bottom edge on several front pages, Book plate of Kenneth M. Johnson on front end paper, light pencil annotations throughout by Thomas Russell [see below for details]. [Volkmann-Zamorano 80 65, Hill 1467, Howell 50:211, Howes R363, Cowan II p.536, Graff 3525] The nine plates are (1) Frontispiece View of Presidio or Santa Barbara [town view], (2) Mission San Luis Rey, p24, (3) Mission San Gabriel, p33, (4) View of Presidio or Santa Barbara p40 [water view with ship], (5) Mission Santa Barbara, p45, (6) Mission San Buena Ventura, p49, (7) View of Anchorage of "Yerba Buena" in San Francisco, p56, (8) Portrait of Father-Friar Geronimo Boscana, p[229], (9) An Indian Dressed in the "Tobet", p290 [tinted]. This book also includes Robinson’s translation of Father Boscana’s ‘Chinigchinich’ which is an important and early contribution to the ethnology of the native Californians (from Gary F. Kurutz article in the Volkmann Zamorano 80 catalogue, 2003). PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA First Ascent of Highest Mountain in Africa See Item John Muir's Unpublished Journals on the Sierra Mountains, Yosemite, and Nature See Item Colorado River Exploration See Item Signed Thomas Russell's Edition of Life In California by Alfred Robinson See Item Thomas Russell's annotated copy See Item A British account of the California Gold Rush See Item

Hand-coloured copper engraving (1819) from the GRANDEST BOOK of VIEWS OF CONSTANTINOPLE. PRICE £750 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Title: Grand Place de l'Hippodrome à Constantinople". Duplessis Bertaux & François Denis Née (Engravers), Antoine Ignace Melling (Artist). Publisher: Paris, Treuttel et Würtz. Publication Date: 1819 Binding: No Binding Book Condition: Very Good Edition: 1st Large hand-coloured copper engraving of 1819. Measurement of the engraved part 45.3 x 72 cm. Very mild marginal foxing. Mounted, glazed and framed in attractive, period style frame (104 x 75 cm). Extracted from Antoine Ignace MELLING s Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore , [Paris, Treuttel et Würtz, 1819] with a vertical crease where it was originally folded into the folio volume. Stunning hand-coloured delineation of the Hippodrome Square of Istanbul, the city's skyline, & members of Ottoman society in the foreground (in the background the Obelisks of the Byzantine Emperors Theodosius II and Constantine VII & on the left the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I) Melling (1763-1831), having studied architecture, painting and mathematics, went to the Italy and Egypt at the age of nineteen. In 1784, Melling moved to Istanbul as attaché to the Russian Embassy and remained in Constantinople for eighteen years. He was architect to Sultan Selim III and his sister Hatice, with whom he maintained a close relationship. Melling in 1795 designed the gardens and the interior of Hatice Sultan's palace in Ortaköy, and the interior of the newly built palace in Defterdar Burnu, in neoclassical style, as well as jewellery and clothes for the Turkish court. He was consequently granted access to the Sultan's palaces, including the Harem, Melling's sketches of which provided the earliest interior views that soon unfolded before the eyes of Europeans in an unparallelled way( Melling saw Istanbul as an Ottoman citizen but was able to paint it as an insightful Western European). Having completed various projects for Selim III, Melling returned to Paris in 1803. In order to prepare the publication of his drawings, Melling set up an engraving studio, with the assistance of the best engravers of the time. The excellent quality of this edition, in select paper, realized by the best typographers of the time was achieved thanks to Melling's diligence, an impeccable engraving and the originality of the drawings. In order to write the accompanying texts Melling worked and consulted with Lechevalier, P. Deval, Pouquevile, Lacretelle, Choiseul-Gouffier, Barbie de Bocage and others. Production did not start until 1809 and was not completed until 1819 after the appearance of the thirteenth livraison. Later on, coloured versions of the engravings were also published. The outstanding success of the exhibitions on which the work was based earned Melling the title of Painter to the Empress Josephine, Napoleon's wife. Individual prints, least of all the most attractive views such as this, infrequently appear for re-sale. Bibliography: Cornelis Boschma & Jacques Perot, 'AIM', Paris (Carnavalet) 1991 Elisabeth A. Fraser, 'Mediterranean encounters : artists between Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1774-1839', 2017. Atabey 798-799; Blackmer 1105; Brunet III, 1591; Lipperheide LB 41. Bookseller Inventory # 4379 PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Camden Lock Books AN ALMANACK FOR The Year of our Lord God, 1679. John Goldsmith. >>WONDERFULLY ANNOTATED<< See Item 222 year old embroidered Royal binding See Item HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. FAIRY TALES. 12 LARGE DESIGNS IN COLOUR BY Eleanor Vere Boyle. See Item OVER 100 HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT COSTUME PLATES FROM 1814 See Item Gideon Harvey The city remembrancer: being historical narratives of the great plague at London, 1665 See Item WILLIAMS (Samuel Wells) . Narrative of the American Embassy to Peking, in July, 1859 See Item A Thelemic Tarot Baphomet Publishing 1977 See Item Danger 66,000 Volts TGM 0038 Submission Stage 2 Rem Koolhaas/Office for Metropolitan Architecture See Item JOHANN LEONHARD FRISCH 1712 Nouveau dictionnaire des passagers françois-allemand + allemand-françois See Item Hand-coloured copper engraving (1819) from the GRANDEST BOOK of VIEWS OF CONSTANTINOPLE. See Item

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Continue VISIT WEBSITE Downtown Brown Books, LLC OWNER: Scott Brown Member since: 2019 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): Dealer20 scott@downtownbrown.com 5037195200 25 NW 23rd PL STE 6 PMB 148, Portland, OR, 97210, United States More about this bookseller Downtown Brown Books is a gallery space and bookstore open by appointment in a secret location in Northwest Portland, Oregon. Scott Brown has been a bookseller since 1994. He is the founder of Fine Books & Collections magazine and of the Library of Congress's National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest. In addition to being a longtime member of IOBA (as part of another bookstore), he is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and the Cascade Booksellers Association. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale IOBA members can use the coupon code on the https://downtownbrown.com website or checkout online using the Invoice option and purchases will be sent on approval with a discounted invoice.

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Continue VISIT WEBSITE 20 Ants Fine Books OWNER: Michael Watson Member since: 2020 Offering fine press, small press, limited editions, literature, and eclectic categories that strike our fancy. Online and catalogs issued since 1998. Member of Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) since 2004 and an adherent to its Code of Ethics. (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): Reciprocal discount to the trade. books@20ants.com 317-514-3829 317-514-3829 90 Indian Trail Rd, Williamsville, NY, 14221, United States More about this bookseller Now the principal of 20 Ants Fine Books, I began selling books in 1995 as a sideline in a co-owned antiques and modern design open shop, and also on CompuServe and Usenet in those early days of online bookselling. I formed 20 Ants Fine Books in 1998, selling online and by catalog to my customer list. I maintain an intentionally minimal stock of books I consider to be of merit and interest. I've changed the focus of my stock more than once to accommodate changes in the market and now focus on building a stock of fine press books and examples of the book arts. As stated, I believe in presenting books of merit and offer collectors, at all levels, books and ephemera that may speak to them. I have been a member of IOBA since 2004 and have served the organization in many ways: President in 2007, Board Member at Large, Editor of the IOBA Standard, member of the Internet Committee, and Webmaster. I'm contributing to the 'new' ioba.org and see a bright future for what the site offers to the public and how it serves our membership. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items After Hours Conversations : Conversations with Lawrence Block VIEW DETAILS O’Hara, Frank, [Jim Dine, illustrator], Arion Press VIEW DETAILS Pili's Wall, by Philip Levine, former Poet Laureate of the United States VIEW DETAILS Network at Fifty, by Norman Corwin. Two trial copies designed & printed by Ward Richie VIEW DETAILS A Pig Tale, by Henry David Thoreau [Fine press keepsake book from A. Colish & Bruce Rogers] VIEW DETAILS Picture/Poems, by Hoyem, Andrew. Signed/inscribed to fellow prose poet Lawence Fixel VIEW DETAILS The Remarkable Rooming-House of Mme. Le Monde VIEW DETAILS Terms of Sale

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Reginald C Williams Rare Books LLC OWNER: REGINALD WILLIAMS Member since: 2024 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): reggietcs@yahoo.com 8186402571 P.O. Box 9104, Glendale, CA, 91226, United States More about this bookseller "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library" - Jorge Luis Borges Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items NIETZSCHE, Friedrich -The Case of Wagner. Nietzsche contra Wagner, Twilight of the idols, The Antich VIEW DETAILS FLEMING, Ian - From Russia With Love VIEW DETAILS POE, Edgar Allan - THE WORKS OF THE LATE EDGAR ALLAN POE, WITH A MEMOIR AND NOTICES OF HIS LIFE.. VIEW DETAILS MAYNARD, Nettie Colburn - Was Abraham Lincoln a Spiritualist? or, Curious Revelations from the Life VIEW DETAILS VIRCHOW, Rudolf - Cellular Pathology as based upon Physiological and Pathological Histology VIEW DETAILS ELLIS, Havelock - Studies in the Psychology of Sex VIEW DETAILS HUBBLE, Edwin - The Realm of the Nebulæ VIEW DETAILS BUDGE, Ernest Alfred THOMPSON WALLIS - Amulets and Superstitions VIEW DETAILS GODWIN, William - Lives of the Necromancers. or, an Account of the Most Eminent Persons...... VIEW DETAILS BUDGE, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis - From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt VIEW DETAILS PASTERNAK, Boris - Doctor Zhivago. Russian edition (Cyrillic). PUBLISHERS ARCHIVAL COPY with stamp. VIEW DETAILS CLARKE, Arthur Charles - Interplanetary Flight: An introduction to astronautics VIEW DETAILS Terms of Sale All books are guaranteed as described. Items are returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please phone or e-mail first. Any item that has deemed inauthentic or incomplete without its being so noted is returnable at any time. We adhere to the Code of Ethics of the INDEPENDENT ONLINE BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION. Shipping is essentially figured at cost. The shipping charge for an average octavo-sized book within the continental United States is $12.50. We will be happy to quote shipping costs for oversized items, or for shipments outside of the United States. We normally ship FedEx Ground or 2-day air within the United States and Priority Mail International outside of the country. Other options are often available, and we will be happy to give you prices if you request. California customers will be charged the appropriate sales tax.

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Continue VISIT WEBSITE Quaint Book Shop OWNER: J Wesley Baker Member since: 2012 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): IOBA member discount available on all books. quaintbookshop@fastmail.fm 937-471-5358 937-207-8060 307 Marbella Ave, Springfield, OH, 45502, United States More about this bookseller Quaint Book Shop is an online shop with a select inventory of used, out-of-print and antiquarian books on a wide range of subjects. Specialties include American national, regional and local history, limited and first edition books of Kenneth Roberts, vintage young adult chapter books and children’s illustrated books, particularly Little Golden Book first editions. We provide complete descriptions of each book and pictures of many. We do not use stock images; the images are of the actual book. If you have any questions about any book listed, require further information on a book’s state or condition or would like additional photographs, feel free to contact us. All hardbacks with dust jackets valued at $20 or higher have their jackets protected by a clear polyester archival cover. Little Golden Books are put into a custom-sized protective sleeve. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale PAYMENT Payment by credit card, check or money order in U.S. funds. Payments provided by check or money order must be made out to “Quaint Book Shop” for the exact amount and will be held for 14 days to give your payment time to reach us. (Checks made out for the wrong amount will be returned and the order cancelled.) For international orders, bank transfers can be arranged, although they incur a $15.00 fee from the bank that must be added to the cost of the book and shipping. SALES TAX A 7% sales tax is charged only for books delivered in the state of Ohio. SHIPPING - DOMESTIC Shipping within the United States is available through USPS Media Mail or Priority Mail or UPS. The standard shipping charges are based on standard books, so oversized or heavy books and book sets will require additional postage. If that is the case, you will be contacted to approve any additional charge to cover the extra shipping. SHIPPING - INTERNATIONAL International orders are normally shipped in a USPS Priority Mail International® Flat-Rate envelope or box; inquire about the cost of shipping to your country if you live outside the United States since the cost varies widely, depending upon the size and weight of the package and the country to which it is being delivered. Customs charges are the responsibility of the buyer. All shipments to destinations outside the U.S. will bear the required customs label, be marked “merchandise,” and show the book price(s) as the declared value(s). RETURNS Our goal is to serve you by providing you with the book you want, so we want you to be satisfied with the book. If there is any problem with your order, please contact us and we will do all we can to make it right. If you find it necessary to return the book you received, you may do so within 14 days from the date of sale. Please notify us within five days of receipt so we can be expecting its return. Include the paperwork that accompanied the book (which includes the order number) and indicate your reason for the return. If the book is returned in the same condition in which it was sent, you will receive a full refund of the purchase price. The buyer normally pays for return shipping. However, if you are not satisfied with your purchase due to an error in our description or because you feel the book is “not as described,” we will happily cover the full cost of the return.