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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 88 title(s) on 4 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| N/A American Book-Prices Current Vol. XXXI: July 1, 1924 to July 1, 1925 New York, E.P. Dutton & Company. 1925. Hard Cover. Limited to 900 copies. Hardcover, no jacket. Size: octavo. Burgundy color cloth with gilt stamped titles; gilt top edge. 802 pages, plus publisher's ad. Solid book with bright boards and light wear. Some tanning to spine; titles still fairly bright. Light soiling to endpapers. Tiny dampstain at top corner of last 150 pages; not affecting text. Good to VG. Good. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18 | JP¥ 2668] Book number: 34310 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| ALLEN, STEVE Make 'Em Laugh Buffalo, N.Y. Prometheus Books. 1993. (ISBN: 0879758376) Hard Cover. SIGNED by Steve Allen on the front free endpaper: "Best regards--Steve Allen". No other names. VG+, in a Near Fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. Hardcover, size: octavo. Black leatherette boards with gilt spine titles. 339 pages. Book has scant wear and small corner bumps. Extra-bright jacket has miniscule wear. Very Good/Fine. Signed. USD 37.50 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 | £UK 22.5 | JP¥ 3334] Book number: 36853 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| ANDREWS, GRACE ELEANOR The Wind That Blows Philadelphia, Dorrance & Company. 1953, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED and inscribed by the author: "Dear Ruthie, with love and good wishes from the author--your Aunt Grace to you and your family. June 1953". Hardcover first edition; size: 12mo. Navy blue cloth with gilt stamped titles. 116 pages, with a frontis photo of the author's ancestral home in western New York. Book has bright boards with light wear and small corner-bumps. VG. Very Good. Signed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 26660 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| ANSLINGER, HARRY J. AND WILLIAM F. TOMPKINS The Traffic in Narcotics New York, Funk & Wagnalls Company. 1953, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED presentation copy; "To Dr. Edward R. Bloomquist, associate in the struggle against drug addiction. Sincerely, Harry J. Anslinger". Bloomquist was the author of "Marijuana", "Marijuana: The Second Trip", and "What Teen-Agers Should Know About Narcotics". His bookplate on the front pastedown. VG+, in a Fair to Good, mylar-protected dust jacket. Hardcover first edition; size: octavo. 354 pages, with illustrations. Light wear to boards, and light soiling to text block edges. Unclipped jacket has much edge chipping (some chips are backed with colored paper). Tape residue on front panel, and soiling to rear panel. Very Good/Good. Signed. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.5 | £UK 45 | JP¥ 6669] Book number: 37363 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| JEFFREY ARCHER A Matter of Honor (signed) New York, Linden Press / Simon & Schuster. 1986. (ISBN: 0671624342) Hard Cover. SIGNED boldly by Jeffrey Archer in blue marker, on the title page. No other names. Near Fine, in a Fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. 1986 second hardcover printing; size: octavo. Red cloth spine with gilt titles, and gray paper over boards. 399 pages. Book has miniscule wear, and 2 very small corner bumps. Bright, unclipped jacket is Fine. Fine/Fine. Signed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 41198 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| BAILLIE, DAVID G. The Swiftsure Phonetic Shorthand System: Signed Presentation Copy to President William Howard Taft Los Angeles, Phillips Printing and Publishing Co. 1907. Hard Cover. SIGNED presentation copy to President William Howard Taft. Hardcover, no jacket. Size: octavo. Blue cloth with gilt stamped titles. 46 pages. Floral pastedowns. 1907 first edition has been specially re-bound; front board reads: "W.H.T. Swiftsure Shorthand-1909- Made in Los Angeles". Inscription reads: "To the President of the United States-William Howard Taft-With the Best Wishes of David G. Baillie". This is followed by a long written paragraph detailing Baillie's history as a newspaper correspondent, culminating in his associations with Presidents Harrison, Cleveland and McKinley. Soiling & staining to boards, which are slightly splayed out. Some paper-lift from gluing on inner-front hinge. Large tear on rear free (blank) endpaper. Fair. Fair. Signed. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18 | JP¥ 2668] Book number: x9500 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| BALDWIN, JAMES The Book-Lover: A Guide to the Best Reading Chicago, Jansen, McClurg, and Company. 1885. Hard Cover. Limited edition; #321 of 350. Size: small octavo. Brown morocco leather spine and corners; marbled paper over boards. Gilt stamped spine titles and panel decorations. 5 raised spine bands. Top edge gilt; untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Marbled endpapers. 201 pages. Solid book with much scuffing to edges and marbled board paper. Small chipping to head of spine. Small fore-edge tear on preliminary blank page. Good. Good. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 101 | £UK 90 | JP¥ 13338] Book number: 30857 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| BERLE, MILTON AND JOHN ROEBURT Earthquake New York, Random House. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED and inscribed by Milton Berle; "To Herb, love, Milton Berle". VG+, in a Good to VG, mylar-protected dust jacket. Hardcover, size: octavo. 245 pages. Stated first printing; a special pre-release by the Saints and Sinners Club. Their statement is tipped in, over Berle's signature. Book has very light wear. Bright, unclipped jacket has moderate edge-chipping, and a few small dampstains on front & rear panels. Very Good/Good. Signed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 35950 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| (STENDHAL), MARIE-HENRI BEYLE The Red and the Black New York, The Limited Editions Club. 1947. Hard Cover. Hardcover; size: 4to. No slipcase. Red leather spine with gilt titles; black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped front board illustration. 450 pages, illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. #406 of 1500 copies thus; signed by Busoni on the limitation page. Most of outer layer of spine leather is flaked off, along with much of the spine title. Book has light wear; clean text. Publisher's prospectus (which is missing a small piece on the fold) is laid in. Fair. Fair. Signed. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 33663 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| BISHOP, ERNEST FRANKLIN The Timber Wolf of the Yukon The Digest Press. 1925, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper; a presentation copy: "To brother Elmer and family, a real He-Man, with a real wife and kiddos, from his brother, The Author. Ernest Franklin Bishop, Los Angeles, Calif. Aug. 25th, 1926". Hardcover first edition, no jacket. Size: octavo. Red cloth with gilt stamped titles and North West Mounted Police emblem on front board. 278 pages, with a full-color frontis illustration by the author, and a frontis photo of the actor William Desmond, to whom the book is dedicated. Solid book with a moderate spine lean, teeny corner-fraying, and minor soiling to boards. A hint of spine sunning, with some dulling to spine titles. Ink name on front free endpaper, and scattered small soiling to a few pages of text. VG-. Very Good. Signed. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18 | JP¥ 2668] Book number: 5818 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| BOYD, BLAINE The Way of the Valley Esther Boyd. 1973, First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Historical fiction published by the author's wife, who also signed and inscribed this copy "to the Fogles..". Also included is a typed letter from the author, which begins: "Dear friends, when you receive this it will mean that the old body that has housed Blaine Boyd for the more than his alloted three score and ten years has returned to the elements from which it came..". Also included is a printed blurb about the book, from the writer's group that the author belonged to. Softcover; size: octavo. 96pp. Solid book with moderate cover wear; soiling to rear cover. Good. Signed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 32840 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| O'BRIEN, MARIAN Make and Furnish Your Own Miniature Rooms New York, New York, U.S.A. Hawthorn Books. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 080154808x) Hard Cover. SIGNED by the author. VG, in a VG, mylar-protected dust jacket. Hardcover first edition; size:4to. 225 pages, with hundreds of photos and illustrations. Book has moderate edgewear. Bright, unclipped jacket has light wear. Creasing to the front flap. Included are separate full-color postcards (7) of American Rooms in Miniature. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: 31640 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F. Overdrive: A Personal Documentary (signed) New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0385182694) . SIGNED and inscribed by Buckley, on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper; "For Alfred F.Hinger, gratefully. W.F. Buckley". VG, in a VG, mylar-protected dust jacket. 1983 hardcover first edition; size: octavo. 262 pages, with photos. Book has light wear and a moderate spine lean. Bright, unclipped jacket has scant edgewear, and light soiling to rear panel. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 40339 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| CHAFFIN, YULE Alaska's Konyag Country Pratt Publishing. 1983. Soft Cover. SIGNED and inscribed by Yule Chapin, "To Don & Peggy..". Softcover, size: 4to. 269 pages, photo-illustrated. Bright covers with light edgewear. VG+. Very Good. Signed. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: 34575 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| NORTHWESTERN SHOWMEN'S CLUB Northwestern Showmen's Club Memories: 1979-80 Puyallup, WA, Northwestern Showmen's Club. 1980. Hard Cover. Hardcover; size: 4to. Green leatherette boards with embossed titles; embossed gold foil emblem on front board. Photographic endpapers. 285 pages. This is an organization of hundreds of outfits that provide the rides and concessions for Pacific Northwest carnivals, circuses, state and county fairs, and rodeos. Lots of historic photos. Signed and inscribed on a rear blank page by Billy Allin, past president of the organization. Inscription reads: "To my friend Howard E. Parker. Remember Howard, 'Old carnies never die, the just play still spots'. Billy Allin". Book has bright boards, scant wear, and a moderate spine lean. VG+. Very Good. Signed. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 | £UK 21 | JP¥ 3112] Book number: 33677 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| MALENY AND DISTRICT CENTENARY COMMITTEE By Obi Obi Waters: Stories and Photographs of Early Settlement in the Maleny District, Blackall Range, South Eastern Queensland Queensland, Australia, Maleny and District Centenary Committee. 1978. Soft Cover. Stapled softcover; size: 4to. Cream color covers with dark brown titles; photographic front cover. 57 pages, with over 100 historic photos. Moderate soiling to covers, plus an erasure on the front cover. Signed by D.J. Harkinson, Chairman of Maleny and District Centenary Committee, inside front cover. Good to VG. Good. Signed. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18 | JP¥ 2668] Book number: 37580 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| COX, COLEMAN All in One San Francisco, Coleman Cox Publishing Company. 1930. Full-Leather. SIGNED by Coleman Cox in blue ink, beneath his frontis photo. First edition. Limp brown suede covers with gilt stamped titles. Size: octavo. 238 pages. 1/4" chipping to tail of spine, spine sunning, and a lightly sunned strip at top of front cover. Light rubbing to titles. Gilt stamped name (Raymond McCarty) at bottom of front cover. Good. Good. Signed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 38282 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| DAVIDS, HOLLACE AND PAUL The Fires of Pele: Mark Twain's Legendary Lost Journal Los Angeles, Pictorial Legends. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0939031000) Soft Cover. SIGNED by Paul Davids. First edition softcover; size: folio. 56 pages, with full-page color illustrations. Covers have moderate rubbing & edgewear; light creasing to front cover. Good. Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: 29886 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| DOUGLAS, KEN Dead Ringer Medford, Oregon, Bootleg Press. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0974524638) Soft Cover. SIGNED and inscribed by the author; "For Dan, another bookseller". Softcover first edition; size: octavo. Solid book with bright covers, light edgewear. VG+. Very Good. Signed. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 32936 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| DOWNING, J. HYATT Sioux City: A Novel New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1940, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED by the author, on a preliminary blank page. Hardcover first edition, no jacket. Size: octavo. Beige cloth with brick-red stamped titles. 314 pages. Solid book with bright boards and scant wear. Some rubbing to top edge, and a hint of spine tanning. A few minor stains in text, and browning between 2 pages, from a newspaper clipping. VG. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: x6407 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| EDWARDS, FERN Learning to Live (Signed) Yakima, Wa. Washington Office Supply Co. 1922, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper: "Sincerely, Fern Edwards, January 1928". No other names in the inscription, but above it is an ink name (Fred B. Hogg--probably the man of the same name who had a connection to Madame Blavatsky). 1922 hardcover first edition, no jacket. Size: octavo. Beige cloth with green spine titles; red and green titles on the front board. 119 pages. Novel set in Washington State, with 4 full-page photographs of the locales in the book. Solid book with light wear to boards, and a moderate spine lean. Some dulling to spine titles. Tiny red ink spatters on front board, probably the same ink as the red titles. Good to VG. Good. Signed. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 67.25 | £UK 60 | JP¥ 8892] Book number: 40824 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| FAWCETT, CLARA HALLARD On Making, Mending and Dressing Dolls New York, H.L. Lindquist Publications. 1949, First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED by the author. VG+, in a Good, mylar-protected dust jacket. Hardcover first edition; size: 4to. 170 pages; many illustrations. Solid book with light wear. Bright, unclipped jacket has chipping to spine extremities, edge-chipping, and some faint tape repairs. Very Good/Good. Signed. USD 27.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 16.25 | JP¥ 2401] Book number: 31777 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| FERRARO, PAT AND BOB The Past in Glass Sparks, Nevada, Western Printing & Publishing Co. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover. SIGNED by the authors. 1964 first softcover edition; size: octavo. 95 pages, plus Errata page. Many illustrations. Book has bright covers, with scant wear. Signed "Pat and Bob Ferraro" on the title page. VG+. Very Good. Signed. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: 34266 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| FISH, BYRON (TEXT), AND BOB AND IRA SPRING (PHOTOGRAPHY) Adventuring on Puget Sound Seattle, Superior Publishing Co. 1955. Soft Cover. SIGNED by (Byron) 'Fish', who wrote the text. (Bob & Ira Spring did the photography). Stapled softcover; size: octavo. 71 pages, with lots of nice photos. Book 2 of the Northwest Adventure series. Moderate edgewear and soiling to covers. Good. Good. Signed. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: x9235 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. | ||
| FOX, DOROTHY T. Travels With...My Sister Annie: Travel Memoirs by Dorothy T. Fox Dorothy T. Fox. Pamphlet. SIGNED and inscribed by the author; "To Opal..". No date; circa 1990. Stapled softcover pamphlet; size: octavo. Green covers with black titles. 28 pages. Memoirs of a European trip, taken by the author and her sister in 1970. Trip started from Los Angeles, and included Italy, Greece, Austria, and London. Moderate wear and soiling to covers. Book has a slight musty odor, from storage. Good. Good. Signed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 38741 Click here to order or inquire at Baumgartner Books. |
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