Complete Inventory Listing for Cardiff-by-the-Sea Branch, San Diego Co Library

Al Cohn. Gun Notches. San Diego, VA. Frontier Heritage Press. 1971. 332 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. The saga of frontier lawman Captain Thomas H. Rynning as told to Al Cohn and Joe Chrisholm. Tight copy and clean.15,00 $15.00 Book #146 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Allen, Maude Rex. Japanese Art Motives. Chicago. McGlurg & Co.. 1917. 273 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Publ. McClurg & Co. 1917,Minor wear to edges, 2loose pages. VG/none 273 pp with index.Gold design on cover & many color illus. Also numerous sepia drawings.Pencilled inscr. erased from ffe. $75.00 Book #132 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Anon. Diaries of Court Ladies of old Japan. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1920. 201 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Spine sunned & ragged edge & top & bottom. Small edge tear page 59 & 61. Hinge loose at FEP & BEP.Color frontispiece with tissue protection cover. 13 B/W drawings. Translation by Mori & Doi. $15.00 Book #272 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Benn, Ernest. Fellini Films:The four Hundred Most Memorable Stills from Frederico Fellini's Fifteen and a Half films. New York. G. P. Putnams. 1977. 240 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Foreword by Georges Simenon. Big beautiful book of color stills of Fellini's films. A very good book with DJ sl wear. $75.00 Book #137 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Bragg, William. Wyoming--Wild and Wooly. Boulder, Colorado. Pruett Publishing Co. 1983. 157 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Foxing to upper edge of book/DJ slight wear to spine area.Full page FEP inscription by author and short inscription by Illustrator, Good tight copy. $35.00 Book #159 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Brewerton, G. Douglas. Wars of the Western Border; Or, New Homes and a Strange People. New York. Derby & Jackson. 1859. 400 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Preface by author dedicating book to Kit Carson 'Moutain Man and Guide" beautifully embossed brown cloth cover, gold gilt on spine. Some bumping on cover and foxing on papers. $40.00 Book #253 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Browm, William. The Santa Fe Trail. St, Louis, Missouri. Patrice Press. 1988. 225 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in fine dust jacket. Short yellow underlines on pages 138 & 139. Also owner's note on pages 48,49.National Park Service 1963 Historic Sites Survey. No foxing, tight copy. $50.00 Book #163 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Caldecott, Randolph. R. Caldecott's Picture No. 2. London. Frederick Warne & Co.. early 1900s. 124 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. FEP has wrinkle, stain bottom left. Owners name in inkon front inside board. 4 stories with "the end" on page 31 of three of them. DJ has several repaired tears, stain inside front DJ.Many color ills plus B/W drawings. Tight copy. $15.00 Book #271 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Campaigne, Edna Foote. I'm Fifty...So What?. New Jersey. Privately Published. 1939. 74 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Pale green cloth cover, paste down title on front board and spine piece. tight, some light foxing. Inscribed, "To Reba, who so charmingly lives out her own "philosphy of life" and is so "giving" to me. Edna Foote Campaigne, March 24, 1968" Each chapter begins with a poem. Autobiographical $50.00 Book #227 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Chavez, Thomas. An Illustrated History of New Mexico. Niwot, Colorado. Universary Press of Colorado. Unknown. 253 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Gold lettering on spine. This excellent volume has an index and notes. Truly fine copy and DJ with no foxing, no stains, no tears, no wear. $35.00 Book #155 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Clancy, Tom. The hunt for Red October. Annapolis Maryland. Naval Institute Press. 1984. 385 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. 3rd Print'g.2White-out spots on FEP.ISBN 0-87021-85-0 in silver on back & on DJ. Rubbed on corners.Clive Cuddler is #6 of 8 blurbs,DJ has some wear.. $75.00 Book #212 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Deerslayer Or The First Warpath. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1926. 556 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Dark Gray cloth cover, Paste on illustration of front of book, numerous brilliant illustrations by Louis Rhead. Spine is bumped, foxing on pagesfront piece has pasted book plate of previous owner. small tears on front piece. $25.00 Book #230 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Cowles, Calvin. Atlas of Union & Conferate Armies Battles. New York. Barnes & Nonle. 2003. 397 pps. Folio. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Copy is in excellent condition. Maps of all major battles (Manassas, Antietam, etc..) included. $50.00 Book #234 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

DeFoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. New York. Garden City Publishing. No date. 352 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Yellow cloth cover, Pasted illustration on cover excellent condition, inscribed to original owner "To Carole, From Daddy. Merry Xmas 1943", Illustrated by Noel Pocock and D. Cammerota. Numerous bright illustrations through out book. Some foxing end pages soiled, tight copy. Date published is unknown (prior to 1943) $40.00 Book #225 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Boston. Houghton, Osgood and Co.. 1880. 379 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Published by the Riverside Press Cambridge, Boston, Mass. Introduction by Edwin Percy Whipple, Illustrated with engravings on steel. Cover has scratched damage. Gold embossing of Dicken's profile on cover. Original published 1877. $30.00 Book #236 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dickens, Charles. The Uncommercial Traveler and Additional Christmas Stories. Boston. Houghton, Osgood and Company. 1880. 596 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Published by Riverside Press Cambridge, Boston, Mass. Original published 1877 by Hurd and Houghton. Introduction by Edwin Percy Whipple. Illustrated with engravings on steel. Cover is bumped, inside very good. Gold embossing of Dickens' profile. Stories are said to be truly autobiographical from Dickens' observations. $40.00 Book #237 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. Boston. Houghton, Osgood and Co.. 1880. 442 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Introduction by Edwin Percy Whipple. Illustrated with engravings on steel. Cover is bumped. Inside very good. Green cloth, cover gold embossed of Dickens' profile. Outside spine reads published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $40.00 Book #238 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dickens, Charles. Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. Boston. Houghton, Osgood and Co.. 1880. 433 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Introduction by Edwin Percy Whipple. Illustrated with engravings on steel. Cover has minor bumps, inside very good. Gold embossing of Dickens' profile. Green Cloth. Two Volumes. $50.00 Book #239 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dickens, Charles. Sketches by Boz. Boston. Houghton, Osgood and Co.. 1880. 475 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Introduction by Edwin Percy Whipple, Illustrated with engravings on steel. Green Cloth, gold embossed profile of Dickens. Very tight copy. Illustrative of Everyday Life of Everyday People. $50.00 Book #240 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dillon, Ralph. Sunset's Cabin Plan Book. San Francisco. Lane Publ. Co.. 1938. 63 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Green boards bumps on corners & Spine. DJ several tears with foxing inside. FEP and BED foxed. No markings and a tight text. Interesting chapter on cabin miscellany. $20.00 Book #261 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Dorsey, R, Stephen. American Military Belts and Related Equipments. Union City, Tenn.. Pioneer Press. 1988. 127 pps. 4to. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Very nice copy.Tight, clean, no previous owner's marks. ISBN 0913150495. No DJ as issued.B/W photos throughout. $25.00 Book #169 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Ewers, Hanns Heinz. Blood. New York. Heron Press, Inc.. 1930. 80 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Untrimmed fore edge, Red illust. front & back e.ps. Cover has pictorial onlay in B/W,Gold printing of title & author on spine & is sunned. Wearline atop cover inlay. Copy #607/750. 3 Stories: Mamaloi, The White Maiden & Tomato Sauce. Very Good/ none $75.00 Book #178 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Gilkerson, William. Thr Scrimshander. San Francisco. Troubador Press. 1975. 119 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 2' red pencil mark on front cover. Copy is tight with no markings. Imprint on cover of whaling boat & harpooned whale. Cream boards with gold lettering on spine.Index. Many Blk/white photos of actual scrimshaws. $20.00 Book #267 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Grant, Madison. The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch. York, Penn. Maple Press. 1977. 207 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Numerous B/W plates,Foxing on page edges, pages 1 thru 4 loose. Flecking on front and back covers. DJ worn on top & bottom of spine.Inscribed and signed by author. $50.00 Book #153 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Gregg, Josiah. Commerce of the Prairies. New York. Lippencott. 1962. 354 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Vol. 172pp, Spine rubbed & 2sm. tears. Residue of sticker that covered price, 7 page typed index stapled to FEP. Ink stamp of previous owner's name on last page. Vol 2. 182pp,Ink stamp in 2 places and notes by owner on FEP. DJ none as issued. $25.00 Book #208 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Hastings, Frank. A Ranchman's Recollections. Chicago, Illinois. Breeder's Gazette. 1921. 235 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. An Autobiography by the manager of the S.M.S. Ranch. Good/none. 1 inch tears at rt. & lft of spine bottom. no foxing. tight copy with b/w photos. Short inscription on FEP. $50.00 Book #254 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun or The Romance of the Monte Beni. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1886. 527 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Brown cloth cover, gilded printing on spine. Etchings by Blum, Kielman, Gifford, Shirlaw and Turner. Volume six of twelve volumes. Some foxing Pages tight and clean. "The last of Hawthorne's completed romances was also thought by its author to be his best." Introduction by George Parsons Lathrop. $60.00 Book #226 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Hearn, Lafcadio. Japanese Fairy Tales. New York. Boni and Liveright, Inc.. 1924. 132 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Water stained first 17 pages. Some spots thru out. $ color ills. Boni & Liveright logo impressed on rear cover. Front cover has pic of Mt Fugi. Normal wear on edges. No DJ as issued. $30.00 Book #269 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Henry, Francoise. The book of Kells. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1974. 226 pps. Folio. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Slipcovered so in very good shape/Slipcase has sun strip along front edge 3/4" wide(top-bottom). Color illustration glued to back of slipcase.Top of slipcase needs gluing & has sm chip to top edge.Book contains a study of the manuscript by Francoise Henry. 126 color plates & 75 monochrome illustrations. $30.00 Book #264 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Henty, G. A. Hold Fast for England. New York. Charles Scribners. 1902. 353 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Bumping on upper & lower spine, also sunned.Title page attached at bottom. Illustrator: Gordon Browne. Spine cocked. Boards are red with green heraldic emblem. Tight & no markings. $35.00 Book #259 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Hill, Frederick James. Copra and Pearl. Boston. Gorham Press. 1930. 95 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Top/bottom spine & corners bumped. Small specks on front cover. Title & author embossed in gold on front. pp 92-93 browned from news item. Photos of Maoris. $20.00 Book #187 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Holmes's Works. Cambridge Mass.. Houghton Mifflin. 1892. 314 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Printed by Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. Green cloth binding, gold gilt lettering on spine. Gold gilt on top pages. Frontpiece of each volume has an engraving with tissue overlay of Dr. Holmes from 1856 until 1891. These eight volumes include "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table", "The Professor at the Breakfast Table", "The Poet at the Breakfast Table", "Over the Teacups", "Elsie Venner", "The Guardian Angel", "Poems I", and "Poems II". Very nice collectors edition tight copies. $500.00 Book #250 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Hunter, Edna Shank. One Flag, One Country and Thirteen Greenbacks a Month. San Diego,CA.. Hunter Publisher. 1980. 255 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. #420 of 1000 limited edition.Roster of the 125th Illinois Voluntary Infantry Regiment. Pictorial end papers, No DJ as issued. $30.00 Book #220 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Hutchinson, W, H. A Bar Cross Man. Norman, Oklahoma. Universary of Oklahoma Press. 1956. 432 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Book is Fine. Stated first, green cloth w/ red, white dec, on spine. DJ with 3/4 inch tear on back & lightly soiled. Price not clipped. $60.00 Book #164 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Irving, John. The World According to Garp. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1978. 437 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. A few small stains on fore edge. No flaws to book. Scattered slight nicks to edges of DJ, back inside flap creased, Un-clipped. Stated 1st edition. $100.00 Book #1 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

John K. Terres. The Audubon Society of North American Birds. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1980. 1109 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Heavy Manilla colored cloth binding. Spine slightly bumped and slight foxing around edges. Inside bright and tight. Numerous drawings and maps. A must for bird watching enthusiasts. $30.00 Book #123 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Kelsey, Lucy. The September Holocaust. Minneapolis. Alfred Roper. 1894. 125 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Roper Publ. 1894 fep missing, Spine top & bottom rubbed, corners bumped,gold letters on cover. Owner's name in ink. Pages clean and tight, with maps. $250.00 Book #190 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Kennedy, Sarah Beaumont. Told in a Little Boy's Pocket. New York. Moffat, Yard & Company. 1908. 129 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Classic children's story. Illustrated by Ada Budell both color and B&W pen and ink. Cover page loose, spine bumped and slightly pulled apart, No markings or tears, VG condition. Delight for collectors. $30.00 Book #118 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Lane, Julie. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. Boston. Santa Claus Publishing Co.. 1932. 144 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Published by Norwood Press, Norwood, Mass. Paste down illustration on cover showing Santa Claus and children, has some tears, but is all secure. The "F" in the word Life is torn, but secure. Tiny tears on a few pages otherwise a tight copy with no markings. Some foxing on FEP and BEP. Front and back cover is bumped on corners and some rubbing. Inscription FEP "Henry Riley, Jr. Christmas 1934" $100.00 Book #92 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

LeSieg, Theo. The Eye Book. New York. Random House. 1968. 30 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. A Children's Collectible. Theo. LeSieg, Pseud of Theodor Geisel or Dr. Suess Illustrated by Roy McKie, Book Club Edition. Cover is soiled and pitted. Spine is slightly torn Illustrations are bright, some pits on pages, but no tears. $20.00 Book #228 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Lohar-Gunther Buchheim. Graphik des deutschen Expressionismus. Germany. Buchheim Verlag feldafing. 1959. 292 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Black cloth with white lettering/Slight wear and small tears to DJ. Tight text with no markings. Text is German. Small stain to top of front & back cover near spine. $75.00 Book #204 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Louys, Pierre. Cyprian Masques. Paris. The Forune Press. 1929. 137 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Edges untrimmed,Gold printing on spine very good,Marbled blue/black covers, no markings of any kind.Copy 310 of 1275 on Kelmscott hand-made paper. 4 corners bumped. VG/- At page 80 spine is showing. $100.00 Book #180 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Ludlum, Robert. The Bourne Identity. New York. Richard Marek. 1980. 523 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in fine dust jacket. Signature on ffep. Great copy/DJ has several edge rubs. No stains, price is not cut. Mylar covered. Imprint RL on cover. $200.00 Book #144 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Madden, Henry. Xantus Hungarian Naturalist in the Pioneer West. Palo Alto. Books of the West. 1949. 312 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Nice clean copy/DJ slight wear at spine top & bottom with tiny piece missing at top edge back cover. 312 pp plus index and 4 plts. Inscription on front inside cover. $45.00 Book #168 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Makinson, Randell. Greene & Greene: Furniture & Related Designs. Santa Barbara, CA. Peregrine Smith, Inc.. 1979. 161 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Litte foxing on Front and rear end papers.Browning along top & Bottom edges. 8pp color photos & numerous B/W. Sketches for furniture, index. DJ has 3/8" repaired tear on top edge and minor rubbing on bottom back edge. Price intact. $50.00 Book #213 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Mandelbaum, Allen. The Divine Comedy. Berkeley, Ca.. University of California Press. 1980. 307 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Main text in Italian and English (printed en face) Hard, tight copy with no markings.First book of the Divine Comedy. xxiv, 307pp/DJ has 3 slight tears & some rubbing to top edge. $35.00 Book #207 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

McCarty, John. Maverick Town, the story of old Tascosa. Norman, Oklahoma. Univ. Oklahoma Press. 1940. 277 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in good dust jacket. University of Oklahoma Press 1st ed. 2nd printg.Printed on Wove antique paper. Free page browned by interesting related newspaper picture & note by previous owner. Sm owner's bookplate on title page. Chapter decoration by Harold Bugbee.DJ with sm tears & chips. Copy is tight. $25.00 Book #256 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

McCullough, Helen C. The tale of the Heike. Stanford, CA. Stanford University Press. 1999. 489 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Paperback copy in fine condition. $15.00 Book #258 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

McPhee, John. Annals of the former World. New York. Farrar, Straus. 1998. 696 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Book Fine/ DJ fine. No Markings, very clean and tight text. 5 Volumes in one, including "Crossing the Craton" Illustrated end papers. $25.00 Book #202 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Montgomery, Frances Trego. Billy Whiskers in Town. New York. The Saalfield Publishing Company. 1913. 193 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Green Cover gold lettering. Markings on back cover. Binding torn. Foxing on pages. Illustrated by Constance White, illustrations very bright and colorful. Inscribed inside cover "To My Darling, Mother." $30.00 Book #200 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Moss, Hugh. Chinese Snuff Bottles: 5. England. None. 1969. 144 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Book is very good and DJ/none as issued. Bumps on corners & top of spine. Color & B/W photos throughout. Previous owner's name on FEP. $25.00 Book #262 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Muhlbach, Louisa. Historical Romances of Louisa Muhlbach: The Empress Josephine. New York. D. Appleton & Co.. 1898. 524 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Translated from German by Rev. W. Binet,A.M. Stamped as "Brandenburg Edition Limited to One Thousand Sets". Inside hindles split. Engraving with tissue overlay on frontpiece. gold coth cover with embossed coat of arms. gold gilt embossed title on spine. $25.00 Book #251 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Navasky, Victor S. Naming Names. New York. Viking Press. 1980. 482 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Inscribed: "For Sol Price--With all best wishes. Victor S. Navasky October 1980" xxiii, Index, Crease ob back DJ flap, Unclipped,1/4" tear to upper cover edge. Red gilt lettering on spine & also on cover design. Near fine/near fine. $35.00 Book #223 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Nicholson. A Treatise on Files & Rasps. Providence, R.I.. Nicholson File Co.. 1983. 75 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. 50th Anniversary copy with Glossary. Gold Lettering on cover and spine. Dent marks on Both covers at top edge. Text unsullied. $35.00 Book #209 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Parker, Geoffrey. The Military Revolution. New York. Cambridge University Press. 1988. 234 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Blue cover with red block outlined and lettered in gold. xvii 234pp. Index.Many B/W pics, graphs, & photos. Tight with no marks of any kind. $25.00 Book #218 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Perry, Lilla S. Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Adventures & Studies of a Collector. Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo. Charles Tuttle Co.. 1967. 158 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Cover has an enbossed Dragon with red lettering, as has the spine. Slipcovered which has kept the copy in very fine shape. DJ has slight rub at top edge near spine. Price clipped at top & bottom. Foxing on slipcover only. Included 6 postcards of bottles in the Taipei Palace Museum. $30.00 Book #263 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Peterson, James. Fish and Shellfish. New York. William Morrow & Co., Inc.. 1996. 413 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0688-127371 Copy VG/DJ VG. Finnish Dictionary, Index, Glossary, recipes. Many color and B/W ills. $15.00 Book #270 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Peterson, Roger Tory. The Field Art of Roger Tory Peterson: Eastern & Western Birds. New York. Houghton Mifflin. 1992. 691 pps. Folio. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Books are 171/2 by 12. Both signed. Slipcase has small tear to upper edge. 1st printing of 2nd edition. $125.00 Book #191 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Phillips, Roger, Rix, Martyn. The Botanical Garden in 2 Volumes. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 2002. 539 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. The set is cellophane wrapped. The cellophane is open vertically. F/F. This heavy set requires a $10.00 P/H charge. Set as new. $75.00 Book #211 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Powell, J. W. 17th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute 1895-1896 in Two Parts-Part 2. Washington, D.C.. U. S. Govt. Printing Office. 1898. 752 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Includes hogans, pottery,bowls, and symbols on same. 3 inch tear on left side of spine top & across. Gilt lettering on spine & Indian face on cover. Inscription ffep "Ontario Archocological Museum. Jan.23rd 1901" signed D. B. Card pocket on rear inside cover. Edges slightly worn, Many photos and color plates. Text sound. $125.00 Book #201 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Privas, Xavier & Francine. Les Rondes des Enfants Sages. Paris. Fernand Nathan. 1927. 75 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Tight copy with gold lettering on spine. Edges worn. Text in French. Words & music with piano accompaniment. Cover has picture of several children in costume dancing. Charming book $40.00 Book #233 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Reedstrom, Ernest Lisle. Bugles, Banners And War Bonnets. New York. Bonanza. 1987. 362 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Slight bump to bottom of spine, DJ has normal wear on edges, no tears. Inscription to western writer, Dick House. Included also is a brief note from author to House and a brochure of the author's next book.Dust marks on top edge of pages. $50.00 Book #156 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Rinehart, Mary Roberts. Long Live the King. New York. Houghton Mifflin. 1917. 485 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Green Cloth with red and gold imbossing of title and coat of arms on cover. gold gilt on spine. Inside hinges split. Original owner signed frontpiece dated January 12, 1917. Historical fiction about Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Bavaria. Collectors Edition $50.00 Book #252 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Rowe, Benson & Shaffer. The Junius B. Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference. Washington D. C.. Harvard University. 1979. 278 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Aztec pictorial in gold on cover and spine lettering in Gold. Tight copy no markings./ No DJ as issued. $25.00 Book #205 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Saint-ange, Madame. La Cuisine. Paris. Libraire Larousse. 1958. 1184 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Spine has 2 bk long creases.Corners bumped. Good/No Dj.Normal wear. In French with Index. No Markings. Copy tight. $15.00 Book #231 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. The Little Prince. New York. Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc.. 1943. 91 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Published 1943 in French, illustrated by the author, very fine copy. Not translated into English. Previous owner's name in ink inside front page. Slight tears on leading edge of dust jacket. $100.00 Book #196 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Secrest, William B. Lawmen & Desperados. Spokane, Washington. The Arthur Clark Co.. 1994. 343 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Thirty biographies of peace officers and badmen. 1850-1900. Index. Very clean and tight $30.00 Book #167 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Seuss, Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg. New York. Random House. 1940. 0 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Early edition of classic children book. Former owner's name inscribed on front page. spine bumped 1/2 inch chunks on top of cover, soiled, back page has three inch tear. Inside is in very good condition tight and clean. $50.00 Book #152 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Silva, Lee. Wyatt Earp: A Biography of the Legend Vol 1. Santa Ana, CA. Graphic Publ.. 2002. 995 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Book appears to unread. 376 Photos & 82 maps. Well researched. Inscription & signed by author. $100.00 Book #186 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Smith, Jack. God and Mr. Gomez. New York. Reader's Digest Price. 1974. 216 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Good clean copy. Spine a bit off. Beige cover with gold lettering on spine. Humorous book about buiding a house in Baja California. $20.00 Book #145 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Southworth, May. Midnight Feasts. San Francisco. Paul Elder & Co.. 1914. 135 pps. 4" x 81/2". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Gray boards with Navy and silver lettering & Ilus. on cver & spine. sm dent in mid bottom edge. corners rubbed. Lovely copy for its age. Tipped in frontispiece. $20.00 Book #219 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Spewack, Sam & Bella. My 3 Angels. New York. Random House. 1953. 184 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Signed & inscribed by authors on ffl VG/VG.DJ has light wear to edges and is slightly tanned.Front & rear end papers have a 1/4"by2" stain.Very good tight copy.Front cover has a paste on picture of 3 actors who appeared in play $65.00 Book #127 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Turner, Jonn Kenneth. Barbarous Mexico. Chicago. Chas. H. Kerr. 1910. 340 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Ill. with blk/wh photos, fair/No dj as issued.ex-lib. Edges bumped. spine top/bottom worn.;lDark blue boards w/ gilt lettering on spine & front. Back hinge open. $30.00 Book #224 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Van Hoesen, Beth. Beth Van Hoesen Creatures, the art of seeing animals. New York. Chronicle. 1987. 104 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Publ: Chronicle. As new with as new DJ. No marks or bookplate or inscription.Lovely Color & blk/white portraits of dogs, cats, sheep, bulls, tiger, rabbit and frogs. $80.00 Book #138 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Vavra, Robert. Romany Free. New York. Reynal & Co.. 1977. 40 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Owner's bookplate on FEP. Seller"s plate on BEP. Beautifully illustrated by Fleur Cowles & Signed by Vavra.DJ has sm tear on upper spine. Spine has gold lettering. Cut-outs enhance this flight of fantasy. $20.00 Book #260 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Watson, James D. The Double Helix. New York. Atheneum. 1968. 235 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 1st ed. 5th printg.Yellow partially removed price tag inside front cover. Blk smudge to page bottom. VG/VG with shelf wear. Spine sunned.Price clipped. $100.00 Book #265 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

West, Rebecca. Black Lamb And Grey Falcon. New York. Viking Press. 1941. 1181 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Cover has paste-on pic. 3rd ptg. 35 B/W photos. Break at gutter title pg. End paper maps front & back.Spine letters faded. Brown 3" stain along hinge of FEP. No DJ. $30.00 Book #229 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. New York. Paddington Press, Ltd.. 1976. 200 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. 4vo,blk.boards with silver letters, book in very good condition, red dot on top edge.DJ with 4 sm tears, not price clipped & no marks on text. $60.00 Book #174 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Wyrth. Wyeth at Kuerners. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1976. 324 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Book is 131/2 x 10.First Printg. Some foxing to DJ. 324 pages of wonderful Wyeth paintings. $50.00 Book #184 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

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