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48th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 1112; Charges Against H. V. Boynton, April 1, 1884 -- Laid Over and Ordered to be Printed.

By: Anonymous

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Government Printing Office. Washington.: 1884

Seller ID: 1063

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Sewn self wrappers. Congressional hearing concerning the "McGarrahan Claim" in which William McGarrhan, who had purchased Rancho Panoch Grange (1857) near San Jose, had battled with the squatting New Indra Mining Company over control of the property. 398 pages.
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Henry Baldwin Tichenor, Born Nov. 8th, 1823, Died March 26th, 1883.

By: Anonymous

Price: $25.00

Publisher: 1883

Seller ID: 1117

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Pebbled cloth covers flexible boards. Memorial book with funeral addresses.
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George Edward Crothers : A Friend of Stanford University.

By: Anonymous

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Stanford University.: 1949

Seller ID: 1123

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. Limited to 300 copies.
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Some Treasures of the Bancroft Library Celebrating the Dedication of the Enlarged and Remodeled Library, May 6th, 1973.

By: Anonymous

Price: $12.50

Publisher: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California. 1973.: 1973

Seller ID: 1136

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Wrappers. Fine. .
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The Argentine Republic

By: Anonymous

Price: $12.50

Publisher: (Argentine National Commission of the Panama-Pacific Exposition). 1915. San Francisco.: 1915

Seller ID: 1220

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. Illustrations. This volume is a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 in San Francisco. It presents facts and figures relating to the growth of the Argentine Republic, to its Constitution, laws, commerce and culture.
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Editors' Reference Record with which is Incorporated "California" and "West of the Rockies"; a Condensed Account of American Industries and the Careers of a Selected List of Men who have Contributed Generally to America's Industiral Professional and Financial Success

By: Anonymous

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers.: 1917

Seller ID: 1232

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Leather backed cloth with leather on corners. Steel engravings. This reference book is a valuable helper to the busy journalist and is full of accurate information about interesting people and important activities, subjects liable to appear in the news on any given day.
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An Exhibition : Finely-Printed Books Since William Morris (cover title)

By: Anonymous

Price: $17.50

Publisher: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. 1932. Chicago.: 1932

Seller ID: 1416

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Wrappers. This catalogue was issued for an exhibition of finely-printed books since William Morris, at the Lakeside Press Galleries September, October and November, 1932. William Morris was the author of a revival of interest in fine printing in England in the 1890's. The 150 books exhibited were selected as specimens of the finest craftsmanship in book making.
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A Tribute to William Emerson

By: Anonymous

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Privately Published: 1957

Seller ID: 1430

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

First edition. Boards. No. 253 of 750 copies. With photo of Emerson laid in. Illustrations. Born in 1873, died in 1957, William Emerson had a distinguished career as an architect culminating in his 20-year appointment as Dean of the School of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This book is a tribute to his memory and lists his many other accomplishments.
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Craftsmanship in Los Angeles : 1922-1947

By: Anonymous

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles Club of Printing House Craftsmen: 1947

Seller ID: 1487

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Imitation leather. 350 copies printed. Started in Los Angeles in 1922, this club was founded to "perpetuate the spirit and true meaning of the motto of Craftsmen Clubs, 'Share Your Knowledge'". The book describes various activities sponsored and organized by the Club to further its goals of sharing knowledge with apprentices, the public library, trade schools, etc.
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Edwin T. Meredith 1876-1928 : A Memorial Volume

By: Anonymous

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Meredith Publishing Company. 1931. Des Moines, Iowa.: 1931

Seller ID: 1494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

An Iowa farm boy schooled in one-room country school houses during the 1880's, he went on to graduate from business school and became successful in the newspaper business. Eventually he started a small magazine which after twelve years was re-named Better Homes and Gardens. He became a banker and was very involved in civic affairs. This book is a tribute to him.
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One Hundred Years of Publishing 1837-1937

By: Anonymous

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company. (1937). Boston.: 1937

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 1497

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

First edition. 83 pages; illustrations; brown cloth, illustrated dust wrapper. 'Official' company history touching all the high spots in its history. Charles C. Little and James Brown became partners, purchased an existing bookstore in 1837 which by 1841 started in the book publishing business. They first published law books and eventually expanded to a variety of works which included authors such as: Edward Everett Hale; Emily Dickinson; Louisa May Alcott; etc. Other than minor soiling along the spine of the dust jacket, a fine copy. Seldom seen in this condition.
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Vision & Revision : Introducing Meriden-Stinehour Incorporated

By: Anonymous

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Privately Published. (1979). Meriden, Connecticut and Lunenburg, Vermont.: 1979

Seller ID: 1556

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Wrapper. Illustrations. This volume was issued in a special edition of 100 copies to honor Parker B. Allen on his eighty-fourth birthday. Meriden-Stinehour, Inc. was established in 1977 by the joining of two small, well- known, and well-established printing companies. This volume gives a brief background of the two companies and a glimpse into the one new company.
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Early California Trade Cards : Book Club of California 1966 Keepsake Series

By: Anonymous

Price: $37.50

Publisher: The Book Club of California. 1966. San Francisco.: 1966

Seller ID: 1565

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth backed paper folder. Leather backed, cloth covered cardboard slip case. 9 parts, complete. 950 copies printed by the Grabhorn-Hoyem Press. Each trade card advertised a specific product such as: "Widow Finke's Champagne"; "The Riverside La nd & Irrigating Co."; California Silk Manufacturing Co."; Levi Strauss & Company"; etc.
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Bookmakers to America

By: Anonymous

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Kingsport Press, Inc. (1948). Kingsport, Tennessee.: 1948

Seller ID: 1580

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. Illustrations. Slight foxing. This book was compiled and printed for those who visit the plant of Kingsport Press. The company was established in 1922 at Kingsport. The book recounts its history and describes its various departments and divisions, with illustrations.
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Isadore Zellerbach February 6, 1866 - August 7, 1941

By: Anonymous

Price: $47.50

Publisher: Privately Printed. (1941). (San Francisco).: 1941

Seller ID: 1601

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. 300 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Designed and illuminated by Bob Rose. Frontispiece. This book contains the words spoken by Rabbi Reichert at the memorial service for Isadore Zellerbach on August 8, 1941 together with the prayer offered at the Commitment Service on August 10, 1941.
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A Reprint of The Taylor & Taylor Imprint for the Winter MCMXVI-VII

By: Anonymous

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Mt. Tam Press. 1988. San Rafael, California.: 1988

Seller ID: 1604

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Wrapper. Dust wrapper. The Taylors were dedicated craftsmen and astute and ethical businessmen as well. In 1916-1917 they issued in book form a number of the T&T Imprint entitled 'A Statement of the Policy of This House' which were the underlying principles governing their business. Herein are reproduced two pages (6 and 7) in facsimile and to size.
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The Country Life Press

By: Anonymous

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1919. Garden City, New York.: 1919

Seller ID: 1615

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. Illustrations. When the Doubleday Company celebrated its tenth anniversary in New York in 1910, they erected a new company in the countryside of Long Island called The Country Life Press. This book celebrates both companies and features brief bio's of some of the Doubleday authors: Joseph Conrad; Booth Tarkington; Kathleen Norris; Rudyard Kipling; etc.
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Philip Hofer As Author and Publisher

By: Anonymous

Price: $47.50

Publisher: Harvard College Library. (1968).: 1968

Seller ID: 1626

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

First edition. No 223 of 500 copies printed. Cloth backed patterned boards. Illustrations. This book was developed on the occasion of the seventieth birthday of Dr. Hofer. He was the founder of Harvard's Printing and Graphic Arts Department; he was also an author, editor and publisher and built Harvard's special collection of finely printed and illustrated books.
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An Informal Record of George P. Hammond and his Era in the Bancroft Library

By: Anonymous

Price: $27.50

Publisher: University of California. 1965. Berkeley, California.: 1965

Seller ID: 1632

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. Illustrations. Printed by Lawton Kennedy. Untrimmed pages. George Peter Hammond came to the Bancroft Library in 1946 and stayed for nineteen years. He was instrumental in creating "The Friends of the Bancroft Library" which raises funds for library purchases. Friends and former library employees share their experiences through the years with Mr. Hammond.
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Fine Books Exhibition, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery : an Exhibition of Written and Printed Books Selected for Excellence of Design, Craftsmanship and Materials

By: Anonymous

Price: $47.50

Publisher: San Marino, California, 1936

Seller ID: 1641

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth backed boards. Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press. No. 22 of 42 copies for members of the Roxburghe Club. Thirty volumes, belonging to several centuries and coming from various parts of Europe and the United States, were chosen for this exhibition. Books were selected to illustrate high quality rather than methods of bookmaking.
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