Oakland house press (27 resultados)

perfect. Condición: Good. Cover has light shelf wear &dirtiness.

perfect. Condición: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Cover and edges show shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact. Has some minor dirtiness on the outside. There is some slight dirtiness on the textblock/fore edge from handling.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Reprint. Brown cover; 44 chapters; full-page, b/w illustrations; chronology from 1513 to 1879. The sub-title is With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. The book was first published in 1881. The top end of the text block has light, shelf wear soiling. The bottom end has 4 rows of pinpoint size dents. Scans e-mailed upon request. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Signed: Compliments of the Author Loose binding - some staining on cover and on inside pages. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. A 218 page work with an index and a bibliography and a glossary. Just a bit of wear on the outer edge of the covers. Interior of book is clean, fresh, tight and bright. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Signed by the author with brief inscription. Clean & tight in bright covers. Little ding at lower corner. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. copy 289, signed by artist.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. copy 289, signed by artist.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Limited edition - #343/400- signed by Terry Carroll - Very good condition - no dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Signed. minor wear, signed by artist.

hardcover. Condición: Collectible; Good. First Edition; First Printing. Original blue cloth with gilt titles. Illustrated. ; Tight and clean. Solid binding. A touch of light shelf/edge wear to cloth with some foxing to pages, otherwise a gently read book in better than Good condition. Not ex-library.…

Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition number 428 of 750 copies. Inscribed by the author "Karen - Good to finally meet your again! - Terry". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 144 pps.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Weiner's first book. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Scarce, with only 4 copies listed in OCLC.

6 x 4, printed wraps, 45 pp including lists of members, covers worn with small stain and abrasion on front cover along with ink name at the top, ink numbers inside front cover, contents browned else a nice copy.

ed. hardback very good condition in brown cloth with a bit of wear- no dust jacket - shipping via USPS.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First edition, second issue (with a passenger in the cart and a lean-to added to the building in the frontispiece). "The High Sierra, with its magnificent scenery, ancient and modern glaciers, and other objects of interest; with tables of distances and altitudes, maps, etc. Profusely Illustrated". Illustrated with fold-out map, plates from photographs, full-page and in text. Fair to poor, cloth at front spine groove is torn part way down from top and worn at edges, hinges badly cracked, shaken, text block is intact. Mustard cloth with gilt , beveled edges, gilt page edges. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. In the Heart of the Sierras. The Yo Semite Valley, Both Historical and Descriptive: And Scenes by the Way. Big Tree Groves. The High Sierra, with Its Magnificent Scenery, Ancient and Modern Glaciers, and Other Objects of Interest; with Tables of Distances and Altitudes, Maps, Etc. Profusely illustrated. By J. M. Hutchings of Yosemite Published at the Old Cabin, Yo Semite Valley, and at Pacific Press Publishing House, Oakland Cal. 1886. This book is a great artifact of Yosemite history! This is a rare copy of the first edition. 496 pages. Gilded, original mustard color cloth and spine. It is in fair condition. With minor bowning on the cover, spotting and foxing. It has one large folding map, and two small maps. There are 29 plates, (one in red.) There are 152 Illustrations in all! The Red plate is of the California Snow Plant. It also has the remarkable Artotype by E. Bierstadt of "The Sierras from Glacier Point" opposite page 470. (In later editions this was by Britton & Rey, S.F. not E. Bierstadt.) A feature that Currey & Kruska report to be found only in "a few copies of the first printing." The folding map bears the scarce "Heliotype Printing Co Boston" In the frontispeice, the carriage has no passengers and the shack has no lean-to. This is a rare early copy of the first printing. The back of the book has a bear stamped in profile! Please see the photographs. Farquhar 18b; Currey & Krushka 175.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. The New Empire and Her Representative Men; Or the Pacific Coast, its Farms, Mines, Vines, Wines, Orchards, and Interests; its Productions, Industries and Commerce, with Interesting Biographies and Modes of Travel. By Wilson Hamilton and printed in Oakland, California by the Pacific Press Publishing House. 1886, 189 pp, 9 x 6.25", 8vo, hardcover cloth binding. In fair condition, with rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Some looseness and minor losses to binding on spine. Moderate wear to hinges at front and back of book. Text block remains bound well. Light marginalia and markings at front of book. Includes numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce look at the growth and industry of the Western United States in the 1880s, along with British Columbia and Pacific Central America. COLU1886ADFW-0823-aj0426. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Brownish mustard beveled decorative cover, stamped in brown and gilt, flowerd enpapers, slightly rubbed and worn. Generally tight, but starting. First was 1886.

4to, full leather, gilt lettering and gilt edges, illustrated with 28 photo -typo plates by Britton & Rey (including frontispiece of the Sierras"), numerous wood engravings, including plates after photographs and paintings, and two maps (one folding), [4]. xii, 13-496 pp .Binding with wear to joints and edges, mild scuffing, hinges repaired, stain to top edge, occasionally creeping into top margin, folding map with a long repaired tear, scattered soiling and occasional pale foxmarks, stains to pages 132-133, and one of the wood engraved plates, ownership signatures; otherwise very good. Deluxe issue in full leather. Portrait of Hutchings engraved in wood, and over 150 illustrations in total. Hutchings was a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite, and one of the first to visit there in the winter. According to Farquhar, In the heart of the Sierras was Hutchings' crown publishing achievement and ".contains a great deal more.than the account of Hutchings personal experiences; it covers more fully than any other work of the its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could be considered of general interest to visitors." Cowan p.299. Currey & Krusta 175. Farquhar 18b.…

Three Quarter Leather Binding. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition Second Issue. CLEAN near fine three quarter leather 1886 edition. tear in map. First Edition Second Issue. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. In the Heart of the Sierras. The Yo Semite Valley, both Historical and Descriptive: And Scenes by the Way. By James Mason Hutchings and printed in Oakland, California by the Pacific Press Publishing House. 1886, 496 pp, 9" x 6.5", 8vo, hardcover decorative green cloth. Overall very good, with minor rubbing and wear to boards and spine, primarily along edges and corners. Hinges remain in good condition with minimal wear to front. Small wear and light tear to foldout map. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a variety of black-and-white photographs and sketches. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce and attractive copy of early exploration to the Yosemite Valley in California. By James Mason Hutchings (1820-1902), an English-born Forty-Niner and one of the most prominent proponents of the preservation of what is now Yosemite National Park. COLU1886BKMG-0224-aj1073.…

First Edition, Second issue. 4to, original decorative cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated with 29 photo -typo plates by Britton & Rey, including frontispiece of The Yo-Semite Valley, wood engravings, and three maps (one folding), [4]. xii, 13-496 pp. Hinges cracked, abrasion to upper spine, ends and corners bumped and showing, light soiling, minor white spot to lower front cover, occasional faint foxing and aging, 2' edge tear to folding map, tiny black ink sots to author's portrait verso, gift inscription from 1887; otherwise very good.Second issue with photo-typo by Britton & Rey, showing a woman seated behind the horse and cabin with lean-to; portrait of Hutchings is engraved in wood, and over 150 illustrations in total. Hutchings was a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite, and one of the first to visit there in the winter. According to Farquhar, In the heart of the Sierras was Hutchings' crown publishing achievement and ".contains a great deal more.than the account of Hutchings personal experiences; it covers more fully than any other work of the its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could be considered of general interest to visitors." Cowan p.299. Currey & Krusta 175. Farquhar 18b.…

Thick 8vo. 496 pp. Photo-type collotype photo frontisp., numerous collotype photo plates (most images by George Fiske, Walker & Taber), plates, half-tone printed photo plates, woodcut engravings, maps (1 large folding). Publisher's full speckled sheep, gilt & black morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers (minor splitting to upper front hinge at head of spine, rear hinge at foot of spine, minor scuffing, edgewear), still a good bright copy with map in VG condition. First edition of this informative and early travel guide to the Yosemite Valley by the former Forty-Niner, who was a key figure in preserving the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove from 1880-1884, where he kept a visitor's hotel. Also included are details on the Yosemite Indian's efforts to stall off gold miners and explorers into the valley, military campaigns, and subsequent removals. See: Currey & Kruska, 175.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Copyright date 1886, First edition, later issue. Illustrated with 29 inserted plates including frontispiece; 26 phototypes by Britton & Rey from photographs by George Fiske & others; also, 1 red plate of a snow plant, & 3 wood-engraved plates; 2 maps (1 folding, lithographed by Britton & Rey). (8vo), 21.5x15 cm (8½x5¾"), pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and brown, blindstamped bear on back cover. Later issue. J.M. Hutchings (1820-1902), was a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite. He was one of the first to visit there in winter and was Guardian to the Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove between 1880 and 1884. According to Farquhar, In the Heart of the Sierras was Hutchings' crown publishing achievement and ".contains a great deal more. than an account of Hutchings' personal experiences; it covers more fully than any other work of its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could by considered of general interest to visitors." Light rubbing to cloth; folding map with toning at folds, short closed tears at stub at bottom edge; a nicer copy than usually encountered; very good. George Fiske (ilustrador). …

[CALIFORNIA]. First edition. 8vo. First printing in publisher's deluxe full-morocco binding, with marbled endpapers, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, xii, 13 - 496 pp., frontispiece, preface, numerous illustrations, plates, maps. Currey and Kruska comment that this book "covers, more fully than other works of the period, every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could be considered of general interest to visitors. This work is an important primary source for information on the early human history of the region". Covers lightly rubbed and with light wear to the corners and extremities, else a tight clean copy in very good condition.…