Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series, Vol. XXIII, No. 30, pp. 443-452, text figs. 1-4. September 30, 1941. Unopened pages. Inked stamp imprint front cover. "The worms which provided the material for this article are from a small collection forwarded by Dr. A. W. Herre of Stanford University. The author describes the worm Plutellus papillifer (Eisen) 1893. View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a fox and leopard having a conversation. Their conversation is printed on the back in the form of a fable. The leopard brags about its spots and beauty but the fox replies, "It is better to have a versatile mind than a variegate body." No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 4" x 2 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning. A Very Good copy. Trade card for Gibeson Pianos. There is no identifying information as to which company this trade card belongs to, but online resources refer to Gibeson Pianos. Trade cards were antique bu... View More...
Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 688. 35 pages; illustrations, tables, charts; bibliography; paper wrapper. Reviews the experimental procedures used and its results, along with a discussion of growth and development. Useful bibliography at the end. View More...
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series, Vol. XXIII, No. 37, pp. 555-560, 1 text fig. August 22, 1944. Unopened pages. Inked stamp imprint front cover. "To ascertain if the ermine (Mustela arctica Merriam) of North America was more than subspecifically different from the ermine (Mustela erminea Linnaeus) of the Old World, I borrowed, in 1937.selected pertinent specimens from eastern Asia." The author clarifies some confusion as he writes about: Mustela erminea kaneii (Baird) and Mustela erminea digna Hall, subspecies nova. View More...
Reprinted from PAPERS ON MAMMALOGY (Zoological Series, 27, December 1941). Pages 233-277; illustrations, tables, maps; gray paper wrapper (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inch) with title on the cover. Former owner's name on cover in ink - "A.H. Miller. Rec'd Jan. 10, 1942". An extensive biological study of 'Microdipodops' in the western states. Fine clean copy. View More...
Two volumes. Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt decorations of gastropods, pteropods, and cephalopods on front cover and spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Lightly impressed border decorations on front and back. Vol. I, Part I (Plates): 10" x 11 1/4"; 113 pages (113 full-page, black-and-white plates), complete. Vol. V, Part II (Text): 9 1/2" x 11 1/4"; 492 pages, complete. Plates come with original tissue guards that have text describing the plates and any constituent Figures. Both volumes are internally Fine with only age toning to pages and light offsetting in Vol. V, Par... View More...
From the Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Animal Industry (1910). Pages ii, 419-463; maps, illustrations; bibliography; paper wrapper with title on the cover. Former owner's stamp on the cover, otherwise a clean copy. View More...
Original green cloth with black lettering and an illustration of a bee impressed on the front cover. Black lettering on spine. 5 1/2 X 7 1/4 inches. 208 pages which include 6 pages of Index. Copy has 36 black and white illustrations and / or photographs. Copy has an advertising pamphlet which lists the synopsis of chapters tipped in next to title page. Synopsis of chapters include, the grasshopper, other orthoptera, other insects, arachnida and myriapoda, crustacea, the fish, batrachia, birds and reptiles, mammals, other invertebrates, collecting and preserving material, classification of anim... View More...
Original illustrated calendar for 1925 from the Hoquiam Water Company. Features a color illustration at center of a group of stallions pacing around on well-trodden dirt with trees in the background. Men ride some of the horses while there is a commotion at center of two bucking stallions and a man trying to wrangle one in. Backing: 22" x 14." Illustration: 14 1/2" x 7." Calendar portion: 4 1/2" x 2 1/4." Calendar is very clean and intact except for bumped corners, a few small wrinkles, and a few tiny closed tears limited to the margins. A Very Good, almost Near Fine copy. A beautiful ... View More...
Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular No. 227 (Revised edition of circular No. 204). 69 pages; paper wrapper. Covers the diseases of alfalfa to walnuts, pest control, and formulas to combat them. View More...
Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular No. 265. 104 pages; index; paper wrapper. Contents: diseases and insect pests of crops, alfalfa to walnut; general subjects (troubles of many crops); household pests and animal parasites; formulas and descriptions of materials (insecticides). Good source for basic information. View More...
Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1925-1942. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title, imprint of "Howard Photo," and "Pecos, Tex" printed at the bottom of the image. "DOPS" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1925-1942. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner and edge wear and slight age toning on the back. A Fine copy. As suggested by the title, this postcard shows a rattlesnake that appears to be in a withdrawn pose about to strike. View More...
Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1925-1942. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title and imprint of "Howard Photo" printed at the bottom of the image. "DOPS" stamp box printed on the back was used from 1925-1942. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner and edge wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a West Texas "antelope" (actually a pronghorn) with her fawn. There is a stamp in black ink on the back that reads, "Tourist Headquarters on Highway 80; Elite Cafe, Our Food Guaranteed; Pecos, Texas." View More...
Original chromolithograph on beige paper. The print shows a field covered with several sows and their piglets. Some of the piglets drink milk from their mothers while others browse on the field. No date, circa 1900-1910. 27" x 21." Vertical fold lines and one horizontal fold line at center. The print may have originally come folded in a book as a promotional item. Print is clean and intact overall. There are small holes in the outer margins from when the print may have been pinned. Some wrinkling at the corners and edges. Splitting at the seams; the most severe are a 5-inch split at ... View More...
Original publisher's beige wrapper. No date, circa 1899-1910. 3 3/4" x 6 1/4." Fifteen pages, complete. Includes brief, introductory information on how to care for poultry, such as proper housing for chickens and where to place the chicken coops. Also included are a few pages of testimonials for some of Fleck's Remedies, such as Fleck's Poultry Powder and Fleck's Lice Exterminator. On the back cover is a price list of Fleck's Remedies and a purple stamp of "W. W. Loomis, Flour, Feed, etc., Fulton, N.Y." Pages and covers are clean and intact. View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a stork and wolf seeming to have an argument over a deceased bird and rabbit in the background. 3" x 4 1/2." "Copyright 1881 by Geo. M. Hayes" printed on front. Trade card is very clean and intact overall except for slight corner and edge wear, slight age toning on back, and a few small bits of paper stuck to the back. A Very Good copy. Trade card for J. S. Couch, a joint furniture store and funeral parlor in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. After the title, the following is printed on back: "Parlor and Bed Room Suits, Upholstering and Repairin... View More...
Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1904-1918. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." The style of "AZO" stamp box on back was used from 1904-1918. "23" written in pencil on the stamp box. "Made by Jacobs Photo Shop, P. I. Building, Seattle." Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for a bump in the lower-left corner, not affecting the image. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a young child standing next to a dog on the grass. Jacobs Photo Shop was owned by Frank Jacobs (1881-1979), an American photojournalist and pioneer in the field of photography. "P... View More...
No date, but circa 1938. One 9 x 12 sheet, folded to make two sides of four panels. Consists of: Illustrated cover; Six panels of the essay by Jacobson illustrated with photos, map. Attractively printed in orange and black. View More...
First Illustrated Classics Edition. Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Original tipped-in, full-page color plate on front cover. The illustration shows a man with the titular horse. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2." 263 pages, complete. Fourteen plates in black-and-white and color, complete. List of Illustrations in front. Illustrations by the author. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and some wrinkling to fore-edges of front and back pastedowns. Covers are very clean and intact except for light rubbing and minuscule wear to extrem... View More...
Original trade card with a black-and-white illustration of a cow depicted within a gilt picture frame nailed to a wall. The cow is the mascot of Dwight's Saleratus. "Saleratus" is Latin for "aerated salt," another term for baking soda. Text on back promotes Pure Gold Baking Powder. No date, circa 1880s-1890s. 5 1/4" x 3." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning, a few small wrinkles, and a couple faint marks. A Very Good copy. Trade card for two companies, John Dwight & Company and the Pure Gold Manufacturing Company, who are promoting their baking soda and baking pow... View More...
