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Bad Wildungen, Germany: Tac Echelon, HQ 12th Army Group, 1945. First Edition. Single Sheet Paper. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is an ORIGINAL folded MAP showing the travels of the "Tac Echelon", Headquarters 12th Army Group in WWII through England, France, Luxenbourg, Belgium and Germany from 15 July 1944 through 9 May 1945. On the verso of the map is the description of the "VICTORY IN EUROPE" Dinner Dance presented in honor of General Omar N. Bradley by the Officers of Tac Echelon, Headquarters 12th Army Group at the Hotel Furstenhof in Bad Wildungen Germany on 12 May 1945; i.e., 4 days after the Surrender of Germany. The document is SIGNED in ink by General Omar Bradley ("O N Bradley"). The map measures 11 1/2" x 20" opened and 6 3/4" x 5 1/2" folded. One of the MOST REMARKABLE MAPS of WW2, the map was hand-drawn by an artist who signs his name RWD in the print. The document was produced by "Engr. Repro. Det. 12 A Gp." The map shows the various locations of the Headquarters,… Leer más

Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures, 1934. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL fully restored, linen-backed three-sheet (41" x 81") movie poster for "THE FIGHTING RANGER" starring Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Frank Rice, Bradley Page and Ward Bond. Buck Jones posters from the 1930's are among the most colorful, spectacular and collectible of all the Western movie posters. This particular three-sheet is thought by many to be the most unique Buck Jones poster of them all. The colors and composition, including the positioning of Buck Jones and Dorothy Revier, make it particularly attractive and unlike any other Western poster of the period. It has become increasingly scarce. The poster was originally linen mounted with a few small defects (some crossfold paper loss, pin holes and creases along the edges), but has since been restored completely by the artisans of Studio Conservation of Vista California and is now in beautiful condition. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First Thus (Limited, Signed). Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar; Slipcase. (Li), 169 (1) pages. The limited version: #47 of this edtion limited to 160 copies (150 for sale), printed on Navarre Rag Paper and SIGNED in ink by Herbert Asbury on the limitation page. Bookplate of Hollywood gadfly Jimmy Starr copied from Rudolph Valentino's gladiator bookplate, affixed to front pastedown. Mylar jacket; Slipcase with paper spine label. 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". Red cloth-backed green boards with gilt front cover vignette and gilt spine titling. Illustrated primarily from woodcuts from vintage newspapers, such as Leslie's Weekly, The Sporting Times and Under The Gaslight. Lengthly historical Introduction and other notes by Editor Herbert Asbury, author of "The Barbary Coast". Printed and bound by The Plimpton Press of Norwood, Mass. Index. A lenghty descriptive collection of cocktail and related recipes by Professor Jerry Thomas, "Formerly Principal Bartender at the… Leer más

Hollywood: Mascot Serials, 1935. First Edition. Very Good. This is an ORIGINAL 3-Sheet movie poster for "THE FIGHTING MARINES" (1935), a Mascot Master Serial in 12 Episodes, starring Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Ann Rutherford and Robert Warwick. Linen-backed for restoration and ease of handling. 41" x 81". Full color. Captioned "The Devil Dogs of the Air! The Shock Troops of Land! and the G-Men of the Sea-- The Fighting Marines!". This was the last serial made by Mascot before it was merged with others to form Republic Pictures. A scarce poster. Very Good and certainly suitable for framing. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Oakland: Pacific Press Publishing Co, 1895. 1st Edition. Leather spine; Blue cloth printed covers. Very Good/Custom Clear Mylar. 16 (5) 18-196; 227-241(Adverts.) Unpaginated plates and adverts. Illustrated, including period photographs and two (2) folding maps ("Geological Map of Nevada County"; "Map of the Vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City"). Leather spine; blue cloth with gilt cover advertisements and gilt spine titling. 6" x 9 1/4". Names and occupations of Nevada County residents. Includes principal cities and many small towns impacted by the demise of hydraulic mining. A great many advertisements, mostly related to mining, with attractive period graphics and fonts.Classified Business directory. Classified list of gold mines and detailed descriptions of prominent mines. An important and scarce compendium of information about gold-rich Nevada County as of 1895. A Very Good copy (Expertly re-backed in cloth with portion of original leather titled backstrap preserved; rubbed; some edgewear)… Leer más

Stockholm: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), 1936. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL Swedish one-sheet movie poster for "SAN FRANCISCO", the 1936 MGM film starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt and Ted Healy. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke. Expertly linen mounted. Image: 27 1/2" x 39 1/2". Art by Eric Rohman (1891-1949), a Swedish artist who specialized in Swedish movie posters. He estimated that he had done over 7000 posters in his lifetime. Signed in the print. "San Francisco" was released in Sweden in November,1936. This film featured the iconic re-creation of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. A Beautiful poster. Shipped rolled. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Washington DC: U. S. Coast Survey, 1859. First Edition. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL MAP, by the U. S. Survey, entitled "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND ITS VICINITY CALIFORNIA", published 1859. A. D. Bache, Superintendent. Expertly linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. 25 1/2" x 36", plus white border. Scale: 1/10,000. A Fine map, very suitable for framing. FREE SHIPPING of the rolled map, to any United States address.

Los Angeles: Oil Maps and Prospectus, 1901. Fine, Linen-Backed. This is an ORIGINAL MAP, 1901, of the MIDWAY OIL FIELD, Kern County, California. It has been expertly LINEN-BACKED. Compiled from public records and private surveys by E. C. Hedges, R. L. Bisby and H. I. Austin. Exceedingly rare. Blueprint. Image approximately 33 1/4" x 32" with a small linen border. The Midway Oil Field (Now, Midway-Sunset Oil Field) was discovered in Kern County in 1894.This map predates the establishment of Taft, California. It is the largest oil field in California. It has produced over 3 billion barrels of oil to date, with substantial reserves still in the ground. This map shows that, as of 1901, relatively few wells had been drilled. It was not until 1909 that the first gusher (oil blown over the derrick top) came in to Midway Field Well 2-6. A Fine linen-backed copy, rolled for shipping. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1951. First Edition. Very Good. This is an ORIGINAL 3-Sheet movie poster for "HALLS OF MONTEZUMA" (1951) starring Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardner, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Linen-backed for restoration and ease of handling. 41" x 81". Full color. Very good and certainly suitable for framing. A scarce poster in the three sheet size. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Dallas: The Heritage Press, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (iv) 54 pages of illustrated text; 80 pages of art and descriptions. SIGNED by Joe Grandee in ink on the title page. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Joe Grandee on page iv to Custer historian and author John M. Carroll (1928-1990): "To my friend John Carroll / Best regards / Joe Grandee". On page one is an ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING by Grandee, signed by him, dated 1970 and with his brand. John Carroll's SIGNED bookplate is on the front free endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated from Grandee's paintings and drawings, many in color. Cloth, with Grandee's brand on the front cover. 10" x 12". Joe Ruiz Grandee (1929-2021) was a third gerneration Texan, widely collected for his western paintings and sculpture. He was appointed for one year as the Official State Artist of Texas, and was honored with a one man retrospective in the United States Capitol. A unrique association copy. A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus jacket… Leer más

Grass Valley, California: Daily Morrning Union, 1895. First Edition. Cloth-backed wrappers. Very Good. 144; (10 adverts.) pp. Profusley illustrated from photographs of mines, residences, citizens of Nevada County. Cloth-backed wrappers with embossed gilded cover titling. 9" x 11 7/8" oblong. A nicely illustrated review of the Nevada County, California of 1895, with emphasis on the prosprous gold mining industry. Includes histories and descriptions of prominent citizens. Advertisements with wonderful period graphics and fonts. A valuable research tool. A Very Good copy overall (Soiling to covers; neat repairs and restoration to corners of cover and some early leaves). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address,

Washington DC: U. S. War Department, 1855. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an original MAP entitled "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE PLAINS OF LOS ANGELES. From the "Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean / War Department". The explorations and surveys were made in 1854-5 under the direction of the then Secretary of War Jefferson Davis (later, President, Confederate States of America). Lithographed map. Expertly Linen-backed for ease of handling and restoration. Image 30" x 36" with 1 3/4" linen border. Shows the central California coast extending to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Extracted from Volume XI of the quarto edition of the Pacific Railroad Reports. NOTE: This is an ORIGINAL map; not a copy or reproduction. Wagner-Camp 261. Wheat, Transmissippi 852. Near Fine with minor restorations. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1930. Second Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. (xxvii) 232 pp. Presentation copy, SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Publisher/Printer Thomas C. Russell in ink on the limitation page: "Wilber F. Swett from the Printer / Christmas, 1930 / Thomas C. Russell". Two hand printed photogravure portraits of Sir George Simpson. Facsimile of last page of Simpson's report. Folding map of Simpson's route. Blue paper dust jacket. Brown linen-backed blue boards; paper spine libel (Extra label tucked in rear leaves.) 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Dr. Swett's name stamp on front free endpaper. No. 44 of 250 limited, signed copies. From the front publisher's advertisement: "This edition has been edited and corrected, with sketches of visits and journeys made outside of California, and with a foreword, new synopses of the divisions, and an index, by Thomas C. Russell." Apart from its historical importance, this book is a beautiful example of the astonishing presswork of… Leer más

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1943. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. (ix)158 pp. SIGNED in ink by both James Hilton ("with all good wishes James Hilton") and Dr. Corydon Wassell ("Comdr. C. M. Wassell, (M.C.) U.S.N.R.") and a gift INSCRIPTION in ink from Dr. Wassell's wife, Madeline D. Wassell ("To our Friends the McMahons / Madeline D. Wassell") on the front free endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket. Green cloth. 5" x 7 1/2". In 1942, U.S. Navy Dr. Wassell was assigned to care for the wounded from the cruisers Marblehead and Houston which had sought refuge in Java after heavy action. With the Japanese advancing, the ships were to depart. Dr. Wassell elected to stay with the 12 men who were badly wounded at a Dutch inland hospital. Dr. Wassell then miraculously sheparded the men to the seacoast and safety. He was awarded the Navy Cross. James Hilton ("Lost Horizon") wrote this book, which was the sourcework for the 1944 movie "The Story of Dr. Wassell" by Cecil B. DeMille… Leer más

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 277 pages. A presentation copy, SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Gene Fowler in ink on the title page: "To my long-time friend Lucius Beebe, the arbiter. With the best / Gene / 1954". First Edition. Endpapers illustrated from photographs and drawings. Illustrated dustjacket. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards. From the jacket, "...some misadventures, both comic and melancholy, of John Barrymore, W. C. Fields, and John Decker while helping the Author attempt to write the biography of Sadakichi Hartmann, poet, self-proclaimed genius, artful rogue and moocher sans pariel." A wonderfully written memoir of the Bundy Drive Boys, this classic has developed a cultlike following. Author Gene Fowler was a longtime friend of Lucius Beebe, who was quoted in Herb Caen's column as saying, "We like Gene Fowler's aphorism, 'Money is something to be thrown off the back of trains.'". A nice association copy. #36 of the 100 Best Books of Hollywood.… Leer más

Washington DC: United States Coast Survey, 1874. First Edition. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL map: "BAY AND HARBOR OF NEW YORK", 1874, by the United States Coast Survey. Expertly linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. Scale: 1/40,000. Image is 27" x 39" with a 2" white border. The Office of Coast Survey is the official chartmaker of the Uited States, organized in 1807 under President Thomas Jefferson. In 1878, its name was changed to the Coast and Geodetic Survey. A Fine copy, certainly suitable for framing. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Washington D.C.: United States War Department, 1855. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL map: "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF CALIFORNIA / MAP NO. 1". 1855. Image: 27 1/4" x 23"plus 1 1/2" border. Linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. Map created from exploration and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of "Hon. Jefferson Davis, Sec. of War" (Later, President, C.S.A.). By Lt. R. S. Williamson and Lt. H. L. Abbot. Shows the physical features as well as existing roads and tracks of explorers, including the Emigrant Trail, Warner, Williamson, Wessell and John C. Fremont. Wheat, Transmississippi 882. An important map. Near Fine. FREE SHIPPING (rolled) to any United States address.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 277 pages.TV SHOWMAN / N.Y. COLUMNIST ED SULLIVAN'S COPY.. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by Gene Fowler on the title page, "To my friend of a long time, Ed Sullivan / With the best / Gene Fowler 1954". Endpapers illustrated from photographs and drawings. Illustrated dust jacket. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards. #36 of the100 Best Books of Hollywood. From the jacket, "...some misadventures, both comic and melancholy, of John Barrymore, W. C. Fields, and John Decker while helping the Author attempt to write the biography of Sadakichi Hartmann, poet, self-proclaimed genius, artful rogue and moocher sans pariel." A wonderfully written memoir of the Bundy Drive Boys, this classic has developed a cultlike following. A nice association copy. A Very Good copy (Soiling; edgewear) in a Very Good (Edgewear; slightly chipped spine-end; spine sunned) now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books via media… Leer más

New York: Random House, 1933. First Edition, Limited. Half leather over marbled boards. Near Fine. 199 pp. This edition limited to 200 copies, of which 185 were for sale and 15 were for presentation, This copy is #23, SIGNED in ink by Robinson Jeffers on the limitation page. Half leather over marbled boards with a gilt band. T.E.G. A Near Fine copy (spine rubbed) in a black custom slipcase. A handsome book. Alberts 75. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Santa Fe: New Mexican Publishing Corporation, 1928. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. (viii) 219 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by Elfego Baca on the front free endpaper: "Albuquerque N.M. March, 21-1932 to my Dear Friend Pat Vigil. Elfego Baca". Pictorial dust jacket (not price-clipped). Illustrated from vintage photographs. Cloth. 6" x 8 3/4". Per Adams, Six-Guns: "The first book devoted entirely to this noted gunman, it includes much information about the now famous fight at Frisco, New Mexico, his association with Billy the Kid and two chapters on Joel Fowler," From the jacket flap: "Elfego Baca is a character out of romance. For fifty years he has kept New Mexico and the Southwest stirred up with his deeds, He has nine notches on his gun, and he has been tried for murder three times." A Near Fine copy (faint drink ring at front cover; slight edgewear at spine-ends) in a Near Fine dust jacket (edgewear at top of spine), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our… Leer más