top of page

Search Results

Search this site

1021 results found with an empty search

  • Sports and Sportsmen: South Africa / South Africa and Rhodesia by Cape Times (1929)

    Sports and Sportsmen: South Africa / South Africa and Rhodesia by Cape Times (1929) PRICE $ 1485 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile A Limited Edition 2 Volume Set. Sports and Sportsmen: South Africa by Cape Times (Deluxe Limited Edition 128 of 500). Published by Atkinson & Partners (S.A.) Ltd, 1929. Hardcover (Red Leather). Used, Very Good condition. Frontispiece portrait photograph of His Excellency The Earl of Athlone and title page photograph, with tissue guard. xv, 624 pp. Sports and Sportsmen: South Africa and Rhodesia by Cape Times (Deluxe Limited Edition 128 of 500). Published by Atkinson & Partners (S.A.) Ltd, 1929. Hardcover (Red Leather). Used, Very Good condition. Frontispiece photograph of The Rt. Hon. Cecil Rhodes and title page photograph, with tissue guard. xiii, 526 pp. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Fact and Fiction Sports and Sportsmen: South Africa / South Africa and Rhodesia by Cape Times (1929) See Item

  • United Air Lines flyer promoting Flights over San Francisco at GGIE exposition

    United Air Lines flyer promoting Flights over San Francisco at GGIE exposition PRICE $ USD $75 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Anon.. [Flyer] United Air Lines announces a program of SCENIC FLIGHTS over the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco: United Air Lines, [1939?]. Single page flyer, printed front side only, issued for the Golden Gate International Exposition, undated circa 1939. Very Good condition. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Andrew Langer, Bookseller CRABS headlining for Commander Cody - Flyer for 1970 Berkeley show See Item Retrospective on Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin & Jim Morrison See Item A satirical and humorous look at Medical School from the eyes of a student See Item DOXEY'S GUIDE to SAN FRANCISCO and the Pleasure Resorts of California. San Francisco: William Doxey See Item United Air Lines flyer promoting Flights over San Francisco at GGIE exposition See Item

  • Walton, Isaak & Cotton, Charles The Complete Angler, Or Contemplative Man's Recreation; 1775

    Walton, Isaak & Cotton, Charles The Complete Angler, Or Contemplative Man's Recreation; 1775 PRICE 775 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile London: Printed for John, Francis, and Charles Rivington, 1775. A Fine Hardcover. Title Continues: ... Being A Discourse On Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, And Fishing. In Two Parts: The First written by Mr. Izaak Walton, The Second by Charles Cotton, Esq; With The Lives Of The Authors, And Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory. By Sir John Hawkins, Knt. The Third Edition. Two Parts in One [The Compleat Angler] Rebound by James Tapley of Sarasota, Florida in dark blue full calf in an 18th century-style, with five raised spine bands. Spine labels of gilt on black goat. Edges trimmed and gilted. Endpages renewed. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, moderate age-toning. 12mo; 7 inches tall; lxxviii, (1), 303; (1) 128, [8. index] Illustrated with 15 engravings: with 2 copper-plate frontispieces 14 full-page engraved plates by Ryland after drawings by Wale and text-illustrations depicting several kinds of river-fish and the implements used in angling and views of the Principal Scenes described in the book as in the earlier Hawkins editions. Two Parts in One. The Hawkins - Third Edition; Printed at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church Yard and T. Calson in Stationer's Court. Ref: Oliver 12; Gingrich, 27ff; Coigney 12; Westwood & Satchell, 343 PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Blind-Horse-Books Hillerman, Tony Finding Moon [Original color drawing by Ernest Franklin] First Edition, First Print See Item Tolkien, J.R.R. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other Verses from The Red Book 1st Am Edition See Item Dunbar, Paul Laurence Howdy Honey Howdy First Edition First Printing. 1905 African American Poetry See Item [Maconochie Brothers] [19th Century Handbill] Silvoceas The King of Fish No Copies In Institutions See Item Milk Cows Today – Slaughter Cows Tomorrow [Live Stock] See Item Dull, Mrs. S. R. [Henrietta Stanley] Southern Cooking 1941 Classic and Foundational Cookery Book See Item Album of New Hampshire Covered Bridge Photographs by Leslie L. Turner, 1920-40 See Item [Cocktail Recipes] Clysmic King of Table Waters c1910 Uncommon only two copies held in Institutions See Item Strutt, Joseph The Chronicle of England 2 Vol 1777 Finely Bound See Item [Vale Press, Charles Ricketts] The Amber Witch, The most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known See Item Keeler, Charles Elfin Songs of Sunland [Verse for Children] with Dust Jacket See Item Lamb, Charles With an introduction by Andrew Lang Beauty and the Beast 1887 Finely Bound See Item Walton, Isaak & Cotton, Charles The Complete Angler, Or Contemplative Man's Recreation; 1775 See Item The History of Magic [Bohn’s Scientific Library] London Henry G. Bohn, 1854 Ennemoser, Joseph See Item A Tramp Abroad 1st Edition 1880 Mark Twain, (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Finely Bound See Item

  • Test entry

    Test entry PRICE $ 1000 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Test entry PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Example IOBA Member Profile TEST Test entry See Item Stack of random books! See Item Beautiful Antique Journal - never written in! See Item

  • The Phantom Coach, Amelia B. Edwards

    The Phantom Coach, Amelia B. Edwards PRICE $ 150.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Limited to 500 copies. Black cloth boards with gilt-stamped spine. Victorian ghost stories by Amelia B. Edwards collected in one volume for the first time. Edited, and introduced by Richard Dalby. Dust jacket illustrated by Paul Lowe. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Code Enhancement Studio The Phantom Coach, Amelia B. Edwards See Item Edwards, Amelia B, The Phantom Coach See Item Bangor Piscatquis Railroad Handwritten Journal. 1835-1836. See Item

  • A British account of the California Gold Rush

    A British account of the California Gold Rush PRICE $ 300 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile A Stroll Through the Diggings of California Kelly, William London: Simms and M'Intyre, 1852. Near Fine. First Edition, [13] 14-240 pp.; Later three-quarter morocco with blue marbled covers with gilt edge rules, gilt lettering, rule tooled, and raised bands on spine, top edge gilt other trimmed [Kurutz 371a, Wheat Books 115 (note), Wagner-Camp 200:3]. William Kelly (1791-1855) was one of the many Englishmen that traveled California during the Gold Rush, did a little digging and, upon return to England, wrote a travel book on his adventures. Kelly wrote two books on his travels, the first was "Across the Rocky Mountains from New York to California" and, this book, "A Stroll Though the Diggings of California", both published and sold separately in 1852. Some had both bound as a single book and this on one was bound separately. This book has much detail and entertainment on the life in the mines. From Kurutz, he traveled to "... the major districts of the Northern Mines, including the Trinity Mountains and quicksilver mines near San Jose. Kelly also observed the Indians; remnants of the Spanish and Mexican Pueblos , ranchos and missions; and the bustling and frenetic life of San Francisco." An important addition to any Western Americana and Gold Rush collector. 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

  • Member Blogs | Independent Online Booksellers Association

    Find blogs by IOBA members IOBA Member Blogs Pistil Blog Amy Candiotti VISIT BLOG Ten Pound Island Book Co. Gregory Gibson VISIT BLOG HC Books Online Charles Fedorowicz VISIT BLOG Tavistock Books Vic Zoschak VISIT BLOG Books Tell You Why Andrea, Christopher, Joachim and Katharina Koch VISIT BLOG Journey of a Bookseller Jo Ann Hakola VISIT BLOG

  • First appearance in extended format of Livingstone's activities and discoveries in Central Africa

    First appearance in extended format of Livingstone's activities and discoveries in Central Africa PRICE EUR 800 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile A Narrative of Dr. Livingston's Discoveries in South-Central Africa, From 1849 to 1856. Reprinted by Arrangement from the "British Banner" newspaper. London: Routledge and Co., Printed by Reed and Pardon, n.d. but with a preface dated January 1857. Written an published without Livingston's / Livingstone's agreement hence his comment in February 1857: "I have nothing to do with [it]. I knew nothing about it." For full details of the story of this publication visit the sales page on Biblio. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from John Atkins First appearance in extended format of Livingstone's activities and discoveries in Central Africa See Item The Works of Joseph Hall Doctor in Divinitie, and Deane of Worcester.: With a Table Newly Added See Item

  • Stack of random books!

    Stack of random books! PRICE $50 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Example Featured Item PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Example IOBA Member Profile TEST Test entry See Item Stack of random books! See Item Beautiful Antique Journal - never written in! See Item

  • The Religions of Man by Huston Smith - Signed

    The Religions of Man by Huston Smith - Signed PRICE $ 600.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Fourteenth printing. Octavo. Blue cloth boards; black dust jacket with white lettering. Signed and inscribed, seemingly to friends of the author ("remembering Steamboat '81") by Huston Smith on ffep. Foxing on edges. Rubbing, light creases and small tears on edges of dust jacket - not price clipped and displays price of $10.95. Back of jacket has some discoloration from age. Originally printed in 1958 and later reissued as "The World's Religions," this title is considered a classic survey of the world's larger religions. A scarce copy signed. Highly collectible. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Sutter & St. P Booksellers A White House Diary by Lady Bird Johnson - Signed by Lady Bird Johnson and President LBJ See Item The Religions of Man by Huston Smith - Signed See Item This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith - First Edition See Item

  • THE INNOCENT VILLA

    THE INNOCENT VILLA PRICE SOLD PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile [BARNABY CONRAD]. THE INNOCENT VILLA. ASSOCIATION COPY SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Avon Books, New York, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition in paperback. Avon #537 with the original 25 cents price on front cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With micro chips to extremities and mild creases typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise appears unread, pages are bright, clean and binding tight. Colors on cover and type on spine still vibrant and punchy. Conrad Barnaby was a world famous writer, bullfighter, boxer, night club owner, pianist and painter. Signed and inscribed by Barnaby Conrad to L.A. journalist Nick Beck, "For mi amigo Nick, from Barnabé[y]". Signed on the ffep with the last letter of his name written as é instead of y which he seldom did.His very first novel about an American diplomat in love with a gypsy and about the violence and danger of the bull ring. Hewrote the second novel, a classic 1952 book titled "Matador" which John Steinbeck said was the best book written that year. His night club in San Francisco, El Matador, hosted many famous celebrities and he was friends with Ernest Hemingway. He is the only American to battle bulls in all three countries of Spain, Mexico and Peru. Newspaper clipping of provenance included. Beautiful GGA cover art. Classic romantic, adventure pulp and scarce signed collectible. As of this writing today this is the only known signed copy of this paperback by Barnaby Conrad. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Astro Trader Books THE MATING CRY (THE HOUSE THAT STOOD STILL) SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY A.E. VAN VOGT See Item THE INNOCENT VILLA See Item KIM (MONARCH BOOKS) SIGNED BY ROBERT COLBY See Item ACE DOUBLE: THE QUAKING WIDOW / THE DEEP END SIGNED BY ROBERT COLBY See Item

  • Uncommon graffiti art: Barry McGee

    Uncommon graffiti art: Barry McGee PRICE $ 152.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Barry McGee is an American graffiti artist, trained formally as an artist, Twist and Ray Fong are among his graffiti handles. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Ivy Ridge Book Uncommon graffiti art: Barry McGee See Item

bottom of page