The Hidden Canyon; A River Journey
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999. Reprint. Paperback. 4to. Oblong. 144pp. Illus. Color photographs by John Blaustein. Geographical Table, Map. Text by Edward Abbey. Paperback.
New Arrivals
The American West; An Appraisal
Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico, 1963. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 288pp. Illus. Drawings. Index. Cloth. First Edition. Papers from the Denver Conference on the History of Western America. D/j rubbed with wear at the sxtremities. INSCRIBED BY JAMES TAYLOR FORREST (Director of the Museum of New Mexico) on.....
The American West; The Pictorial Epic of a Continent
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1955. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 512pp. Illus. b&w Over 1000 illustrations. Bibliography. Hardback. First Edition. A lavishly illustrated narrative history of the American West. Fine in Very Good Unclipped dj. Some minor creasing on front panel of dj.
Santa Ines Hermosa; The Journal of the Padre's Niece
Santa Barbara, CA: Sunwise Press, 1951. Second edition. Cloth. 8vo. 262pp. Illus. b&w photos. Journal of Mamie Goulet Abbot and her life at Santa Ines Mission in Solvang, California during the period 1904-1924. Former owner's signature in pencil on front flyleaf. In unclipped dj.
The Catch-Pen; A Selection of Essays from the first two years of the National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration
Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University, 1991. First Printing. Paperback. 8vo. 233pp. Illus. b&w photos. Index. First Printing. Paperback. Collection of essays on the history and culture of the American cowboy including such various subjects as Poetry, Music, Lterature, Film, Ranching, Ranching History, Cowboys Past and Present, Rodeos and the Lore.....
The Barbary Coast; An unflinching account of the sink-hole of depravity and vice that once made San Francisco's underworld the most dangerous spot in America.
Garden City: Star Books. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. 319pp.xi. illus. b&w photos, drawings. Bibliography, Index. Scar from bookplate removal on verso of front flyleaf. Chips at top/bottom of dj spine. Minor chipping at edges of dj.
The Spanish Borderlands Frontier 1513-1821
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1979. 3rd printing. Paperback. 8vo. 308pp. illus. b&w photos, drawings, maps. Bibliography, Index. This book is the first all-inclusive treatment of the Spanish Borderlands in over fifty years. Light marker swipe on bottom of pages.
Mendocino
Mendocino, CA: Mendocino Historical Research, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. 80pp. Illus. b&w, Color photographs, maps. History and guide to the California coastal village of Mendocino. Paperback. Small faint stain at bottom of front cover.
Room and Time Enough; The Land of Mary Austin
Cloth. A collaboration between photographer Morley Baer and writer Augusta Fink which serves as an accompaniment to the literary landscapes of Mary Austin. Passages from Mary Austin's writings. Minor bump to lower righthand corner.
An Army Wife on the Frontier; The Memoirs of Alice Blackwood Baldwin 1867-1877
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Library, 1975. First edition. Cloth. 8vol. 118 pp. Illus., frontis, map end-papers. First Edition. Limited to 1,250 copies. Memoirw of an Army Wife in the period 1867-1877. Covers Nez Perce War 1876-77, Bannock Indian War 1878, and travels from New York to Alaska 1874-75.....
True Confessions; (a conversation with himself)
X-Ray Book Co., 2008. w. First edition. Staplebound wraps. This chapbook was only sold on Tom Wait's sold out Glitter and Doom Tour. 5,000 were printed for the American tour and 5,000 for the European tour. This is the American version.
1er Festival International de Poesie de Cogolin 1-7 Juillet 1984
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: A.P.E.R.O. / P.A.C.A., 1984. Wolf Vostell. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 252pp, Illus. b&w photos. Cover by Wolf Vostell. This festival, organized by A.P.E.R.O./P.A.C.A. and T. Julian Blaine, celebrating historical and contemporary Avant-garde, took place in Cogolin, France, a small town in Provence a few miles from Saint-Tropez. This.....
Vito Acconci: Domestic Trappings
La Jolla, CA: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988. First edition. Softcover. 4to. 92pp. Illus. b&w and color photographs. Softcover. Exhibition catalog. Preface by Hugh M. Davies. Texts by Vito Acconci and Ronald J. Onorato. Includes: Bibliography, Biography, List of Works, List of Writings by and about the Artist.....
Annals of the Metropolitan Opera (2 Volumes); Tables 1883-1985 and Chronology 1883-1985
New York: Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1989. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 1000pp. illus. 313pp, b&w photos. Gray cloth . No dust jackets.
The Extraordinary Operatic Adventures of Blanche Arral
Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 2002. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 352pp. illus. b&w. Index. Cloth. First Edition. Fine/Fine.
Leonid Ssabinov Vols. I, II; Letters, Articles, Speeches, Photos
Moscow: 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo.(2 vols.) 552pp, 792pp.Illus. b&w photos. Collection of letter, articles speech and photos of the Russian opera singer Leonid Sobinov. Russian Text. dj of vol. ii has a couple of small chips at top of spine and corners. A couple of small marks at the.....
The Pursuit of Perfection; A Life of Maggie Teyte
London: Gollancz, 1979. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 327pp. illus. b&w photos.Discography, Index. Cloth, First Edition. Fine in unclipped dj. A biography of the great English Opera singer, Maggie Teyte.
Opera, or the Undoing of Women
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1989. Later printing. Paperback. 8vo. 202pp. Bibliography, Index. Forward by Susan McClary. Paperback. Later Printing."A provocative and original examination, by a prominent French philosopher and cultural critic, of asn art form in which wowen rarely win." --New York Times Book Review.
Hollywood Diva; A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald
Berkeley: University of California, 1998. Later printing. Paperback. 8vo. 468pp., illus. b&w photos. Paperback. Near fine. Lower righthand corner lightly bumped.
In Praise of Imperfection; My Life and Work
New York: Basic Books, 1988. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo, 220pp. illus. b&w photos. Index. Cloth. Fine in Fine unclipped dj. A moving personal account of the life and times of Rita Levi-Montalcini, only the fourth woman in history to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Caruso; His life in Pictures
New York: Bramhall House, 1957. Reprint. Cloth. Small 4to. 160pp. Illus. Photos. Caruso discography by John Secrist. Hardback in Very Good dj. Dj shows wear along edges, particularly at upper righthand corner. Former owner's name on upper righthand corner of front flyleaf.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; A Caeer on Record
Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1995. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 996. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine 1st Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket in excellent, unmarked,. The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 184 pages, discography organized chronologically. Seller Inventory # 072378.
The Metropolitan Stories of the Great Operas
New York: Norton, 1984. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo. xxxii, 547pp. illus. b&w photos. Hardback. Contains the plots of 150 of the world's most popular operas, with lists of character roles and premiere dates, and informative biographies of each of the 72 composers represented. A Fine copy with no inscriptions.....
Molto Agitato; The Mayhem Behind he Music at the Metropolitan Opera
New York: Doubleday, 2001. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 393pp. Illus. Photos. Written by the daughter of Arthur fiedler, the long time conductor of the Boston Pops, and has worked in the field of classical music for many years. Behind the curtains of the Metropolitan Opera House, amid the elborate sets.....
Icons of Opera; A History in Photographs 1900-2000
San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay, 2001. First edition. Illustrated Boards. 4to. 176pp. Illus. photographs. Index. Illustrated boards in Fine dj. Collection of photographs and short biographies of more than eighty major operatic figures of the 20th Century.1.