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("Ed. C. Witmer") in black fountain pen ink on pictorial Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., Wagons, Carriages, South Bend, Ind. letterhead, February 4, 1893. 7 13/16" x 10 3/8", 2 pages (1 leaf recto and verso). Fine. To N.N. Hill Brass Co. East Hampton, Connecticut Witmer gives specifications for brass bells that he wants manufactured. In part: ". . .must have the ratchet & hammer attachment to make bell ring properly. . ." Designed by Bugler Litho. Company, Milwaukee. With illustrations of: 1). Factory; 2). Wagon Works; 3). Carriage Works.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

Chicago, Geo. H. Brewster & Co., 69 Dearborn Street, ca. 1910., 1910. 6" x 9"; 3 pages. 3 illustrations. Very good. No signatures or bookplates.. No Binding. Very Good.

Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1930.. Two advertising brochures for "Bally Baby" and "Daval's 21" gaming machines. Together with two form letters with two reply envelopes and the original mailing envelope.. No Binding. Very Good.

Bank draft for $16,000 signed by Winthrop E. Lester, . . . to Laidlaw & Co., New York City with a 2 cent red Jefferson stamp. Lithographed by Britton & Rey, S.F. 4" x 9".

San Francisco, C.A. Murdock & Co., Printers, 1888., 1888. First edition. 8vo. Original stiff printed blue wrappers (some light soiling; small nick at the base of the spine). 48 pages. Rare. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Ownership rubberstamp of Frank Sands on several pages. Rocq 13510 locating only six copies.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

First edition (so stated) Octavo. Dust jacket (price clipped; short nicks spine ends). Very good. 252 pages. No signatures or bookplates.
Coolidge (1873-1946) has two film credits: "The Yaqui" 1916 and "Rimrock Jones" 1918.

Los Angeles, Times-Mirror Press, 1923., 1923. First edition. Tall 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Van Houtte and sepia halftones from photographs by L.S. Slevin, Carmel. Original gray boards stamped in dark blue. Fine book enclosed in the original publisher's box (worn and lightly soiled). No other signatures or bookplates. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed to Henry J. Nold with a quotation at end: "To Henry J. Nold, compliments of the author, Albert L. Van Houtte. 'thought the waves of trouble may toss - ever be the master of your ship'".. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

1920. in the shape of the Bible Institute building with view of building on one side; the other side with schedule for August 1-8th sermons of Dr. Hinson. n.d., ca. 1920s. Very good, fresh.. No Binding. Very Good.

Nevada City, California, 1903., 1903. A list of receipts from January 5, 1903 to July 6, 1903 for water, licenses, taxes, misc. labor, with a further list of disbursements. 1 page. 8 1/2" x 11". Very good. The Bill head lists city trustees and city officials.. No Binding. Very Good.

Santa Barbara, Sandollar Press, n.d., ca. 1960., 1960. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated with 6 halftones from photographs, 2 duotone and 2 full color; map; drawings by Brad Schram and Dick Smith. Original purple wrappers stamped in black with vignettes of 11 seagulls in silhouette. 16 pages + stiff covers. Fine. No signatures or bookplates.. Soft cover. Very Good.

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1950., 1950. First edition. 8vo. 5 page introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner. 16 pages of halftones from b/w photographs and facsimiles. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 208 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz on the front free endpaper in blue ink: "To my friend over the years, Julia's husband and . Son-in-law and silver mtd. posse member Peter Kahn, Jr., best wishes, Eugene Biscailuz, 1950, Gene.". Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

San Francisco, The Colt Press, 1949., 1949. First edition. 8vo. Frontispiece and 5 facsimile title pages. 9 page introduction. Original 1/2 red cloth with printed label on the spine over yellow boards printed in gold and red. Fine, fresh. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. One of 500 copies. Printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Provenance: from the estate of Rosario Curletti. Magee 477.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

First edition, first issue (portrait and map were added to later printings. Octavo. Original brown pictorial cloth in gilt and black. Brown coated endpapers. No dust jacket. Very good (minor rubbing). 312 pages.

Bookplate of Arthur Crane.
Howes C980.

New York, James Miller, 1861., 1861. Small 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of an Indian maiden; pictorial title page with vignette of an Indian loading a musket and 10 wood engravings. 252 pages. Original gilt and blindstamped purple pictorial cloth with gilt vignette of two armed Indians attacking four settlers defending their cabin (spine faded; yellow endpapers). Ink signature of Oliver R. Clark, Jr., Dec. 25, 1860 on the front free endpaper. Includes information on Indian etiquette, torture, famous Chiefs and Florida Indian tribes.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

First edition. 4to. Profusely illustrated from photographs and drawings; facsimiles; maps. Chronology. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 199 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

Glendale and Azusa, California, The Arthur C. Clark Company and Azusa Pacific College, 1977., 1977. First edition. 8vo. Frontispiece and 10 halftone illustrations from b/w photographs. 4 page introduction and 3 page acknowledgments by author. Original red cloth stamped in gilt on the spine. Plain dust jacket. Very good. 265 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Western Frontiersmen Series XVII.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Corona Del Mar, California, Trans-Anglo Books [1977]., 1977. First edition (so stated). 4to. Illustrated with b/w halftones from photographs by Roy W. Hankey; pictorial endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket (price clipped; tear to front cover; small stain). Very good. 80 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Laid in loose are 3 pieces of ephemera, Hancock Memorial Museum, 3 folding pages; Eastlake Inn, 3 folding pages + 1 page insert; Angelino Heights House and Walking Tour, six page xerox, illustrated.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Privately Printed, 1962.. 4to (8" x 10"). Illustrated. 12 pages + original stiff printed wrappers. Very good. Reprinted from Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 106, No. 2, April, 1962.. Soft cover. Very Good.

16" x 9". Eight panel folding color brochure. Illustrated with 13 b/w photographs; map on back panel. No signatures or bookplates. Established by Pecos Bill and Montana Slim, the dude ranch was located 110 miles N.E. of Los Angeles between Victorville and Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County.

Stanford University, Stanford University Press [1940]., 1940. First edition. 4to. Illustrated; pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 124 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.