Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, [1996]. Paperback. Illustrations by Jose Bedia. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 126pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Handsome first softbound edition of this verse collection by the noted poet, editor, author and Miles Davis biographer (born 1939), with title page largely filled with his bold presentation inscription..... More
Santa Fe: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, [2001]. Hardcover. Foreword by Evan M. Maurer. 4to. Terra cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 123pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine/near fine. Tight and handsome first edition of this exhibition catalogue, a magnificently illustrated study of the work of one..... More
Santa Fe: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, [2001]. Hardcover. Foreword by Evan M. Maurer. 4to. Terra cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 123pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine/near fine. Ownership signature on front pastedown. Superb, tight and bright first edition of this exhibition catalogue, a magnificently illustrated..... More
New York: The Library of America, [1982]. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 1020pp. Decorative endpapers, sewn-in green satin page marker. Near fine/near fine. Superb and tight first edition of this compilation -- the dust jacketed trade edition, not the slipcased edition. More
Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, [2000]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Terra cotta cloth with silver lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 122pp. Color frontispiece, extensive color illustrations. Fine/fine. Superbly tight and bright first edition, boldly inscribed and signed in black fineline on half-title page: "For James, / Thanks for the Support. / Enjoy! /..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1903. Hardcover. Small 4to. Rebound in terra cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering. Pp. 279-358 (complete). Maps, numerous full-page plates (many color). Fine/very good. Newish binding is bright and superb, while text block shows mild age toning and occasional edgewear, with title page (only) soiled..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1938]. Hardcover. As told to Sah-Nee-Weh. Introduction by Carl Carmer. Illustrations by the author. 8vo. Beige cloth with orange lettering and decoration. 216pp. Frontispiece, numerous line drawings, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Binding a bit age toned at spine and edges, else tight and internally fine; inner..... More
Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, [2000]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full red leatherette with gilt spine lettering. xiii, 220pp. Fine. Perfect, pristine first edition of this scholarly study. Ownership signatute on front pastedown. More
Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, [1994]. Hardcover. Foreword by Bruce Babbitt. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 650pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/fine. Dated ownership signature on front pastedown. Pristine first edition of this thick centennial history of the central Arizona city. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, [1991]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter black cloth with gilt spine lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 393pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight, pristine first edition. More
Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, [2010]. Hardcover. Introduction by Francesco Buranelli. Translation by Saskia Stevens and Victoria Noel-Johnson. Contribution by Pietro Zander. Folio. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 350pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine/fine. First English-language edition of this exceptional study, superbly illustrated, of the massive archeaological..... More
Fair Lawn, NJ: Essential Books Inc., 1957. Hardcover. Foreword by Andrew H. Horn. Small 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 244pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. Handsome first edition. Very much from the mid-century British perspective, but still a useful..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, [1954]. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with green spine lettering and decoration, dust jacket. ix, 219pp. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. Tight and nice first U.S. edition of this simplified version of the previous "Usage and Abusage," done up in two-column format, by the popular and..... More
London: Andre Deutsch, [1957]. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. 176pp. Fine/near fine.Bright jacket with small spot near base of spine where distributor's label once rested. Tight, quite attractive first edition of this volume in editor Eric Partridge's "Language Library" series. American distributor Essential Books' small..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1963. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. 232pp. 7 maps. Fine/near fine. Light sunning to spine only of superior, bright jacket. Handsome and tight first edition of this volume in editor Eric Partridge's "Language Library" series. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1949. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth with silver spine lettering, price-clipped dust jacket. ix, 431pp. 4 maps. Near fine/very good. Slightestf of jacket edgewear only. Superbly tight and nice first edition of this thick and thorough survey that starts with the Norman conquest. Quite uncommon in such..... More
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1939. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, price-clipped dust jacket. xi, 310pp. Very good/very good. Jacket age toned on spine and edges, with 1" chip at foot of spine and corresponding fade to binding beneath; book otherwise near fine, with just a tad..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, corner clipped (NOT price clipped) dust jacket. ix, 316pp. Frontispiece. Near fine/very good. Jacket spine and edges a bit sunned, else quite nice and chip-free. Lovely, tight first edition. Quite uncommon in such superb condition and..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1921. Hardcover. Small 4to. Olive green cloth with gilt spine lettering. xii, 417pp. Illustrations. Very good. Spine faintly age toned. Quite tight and handsome first edition of this hefty study. One of the press's in-house library copies, for front flyleaf bears the handsome "Cambridge University Press..... More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1958. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. viii, 53pp. Tables, numerous maps. Fine/very good. Slightest of wear to bright and lovely jacket. Shockingly fresh and tight first edition of this in-depth linguistic study, No. 2 in the "Studies..... More
New York: The Ronald Press Company, [1947]. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, dust jacket. ix, 181pp. Frontispiece map, line drawings. Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly sunned. Handsome and tight third printing. From the collection of Frank S. Hanlin (1924-82, bibliographer and University of Iowa special collections director)..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, [1953]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgunbdy cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 603pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Slightest bit of jacket edgewear only. Superbly bright and tight first U.S. edition of this substantial, well-regarded survey. A lovely, exceptional copy. More
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, [1971]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Terra cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 376pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Fine/very good. Mildest of jacket wear only. Quite tight and handsome first edition of this superb standard reference. More