Moe's Books Showcase List, Part 3
Matthew Wong
Subject: Sports/Games (Alekhine, A., Inv # 10871)
Alekhine, Alexander. MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS 1924-1937. Harcourt,
Brace and Co., 1948 (cloth). Reprint of the 1939 edition with a
memoir by J. du Mont. Owner's name inscribed on front fly leaf.
Fine in lightly torn dust jacket. $27.50.
Subject: Sports/Games (Alekhine, A., Inv # 10869)
Alekhin, Alexander. MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS 1908-1923. Harcourt,
Brace and Co., nd. (cloth). Translated by J. du Mont and M. E.
Goldstein. Owner's name in pencil front fly leaf. very good in
very good dust jacket. $25.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Badham, C., Inv # 10126)
Badham, C. David. PROSE HALIEUTICS OR ANCIENT AND MODERN FISH
TATTLE. John W. Parker and Son, 1854 (cloth). Some signatures
loose. Hinges cracked. Some writing inside front and back cover.
Cover worn. Fair. $100.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Cleveland, G., Inv # 10876)
Cleveland, Grover. FISHING AND SPORTING SKETCHES. Outing
Publishing Co., 1907 (cloth). second printing. Illustrated by
Henry S. Watson. Buckram binding faded, else very good. $30.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Euwe, M., Inv # 10868)
Euwe, M. THE GRONINGEN INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 1946.
Chess--Sutton Coldfield, 1949 (cloth). Commentaries by H. Kmoch.
Translated and edited by B. H. Wood. very good. $25.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Forester, F., Inv # 10121)
Forester, Frank. FRANK FORESTER'S FIELD SPORTS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND BRITISH PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA. W. A. Townsend,
1864 (leather). 2 vol. 3/4 leather. illustrated. Marbled
endpapers. Leather shelfworn and scuffed. very good. $150.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Fraser, J., Inv # 10122)
Fraser, John Foster. ROUND THE WORLD ON A WHEEL: BEING THE
NARRATIVE OF A BICYCLE RIDE OF 1937 MI. THROUGH 17 COUNTRIES AND
ACROSS 3 CONTINENTS. Methuen and Co., 1907 (cloth). 5th ed.
Travels of J. Fraser, S. Edward Lunn and F. H. Lowe. With 100
illustrations. Foxing. Cover shelfworn. Owner's name on
half-title page. Good. $75.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Hess, H., Inv # 10277)
Hess, Heinrich. SEITSCHRIFT DES DEUTSCHEN UND OSTERREICHISCHEN
ALPENVEREINS. Verlagsanstalt F. Bruckmann, 1903 (cloth). Heavily
illustrated with maps and photographs. Front hinge cracked. Pages
217-18 loose. Cover lightly shelfworn. very good. $45.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Higginson, A., Inv # 10235)
Higginson, A. Henry. TRY BACK: A HUNTSMAN'S REMINISCENCES.
Huntington Press, 1931 (cloth). Signed by author. Illustrated.
Fine in slipcase. $100.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Imprint Society, Inv # 10225)
An Operator. SELECTIONS FROM THE FANCY; OR TRUE SPORTSMAN'S
GUIDE. Imprint Society, 1972 (leather). Forwared by George
Plimpton. Etching and drawings by Randy Jones. Limited to 1950
cc. Signed by Illustrator. Leather spine. Fine. $40.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Kuiper, P., Inv # 10867)
Kuiper, P. Feenstra. HUNDERT JAHRE SCHACHZEIKAMPFE. W. Ten Have
N. V., 1967 (cloth). In German. Fine in worn dust jacket. $20.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Lasker, E., Inv # 10870)
Lasker, Emanuel, ed. THE RICE GAMBIT. , 1910 (paper). With an
addendum insert. 43 pp. Perfect bound. very good. $15.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Littauer, V., Inv # 10276)
Littauer, Captain V. S. JUMPING THE HORSE. Derrydale Press, 1931
(cloth). owner's inscriptions ist flyleaf. 2" tear along bottom
edge of spine. Else very good. $75.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Nimzowitsch, A., Inv # 10864)
Nimzowitsch, A. DIE PRAXIS: MEINES SYSTEMS. Siedentop and Co.,
1929 (paper). Edges of wraps chipped and bend, else clean and
solid. very good. $65.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Piatigorsky, Inv # 10872)
Piatigorsky. SECOND PIATIGORSKY CUP: INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER
CHESS TOURNAMENT JULY 17 TO AUGUST 15, 1966. , 1966 (paper).
Program of the tournament held at the Miramar Hotel in Santa
Monica CA. With short bios on the ten competitors. Crimping on
top right of cover. very good. $7.50.
Subject: Sports/games (Shearman, M., Inv # 10128)
Shearman, Montague, et al. FOOTBALL. Longman's, Green, and Co.,
1899 (cloth). The hisotry of the Association game, the Rugbu
Union game and American Football. With many illustrations. Hinges
cracked. Water damage. Cover worn. Sold as-is. $27.50.
Subject: Sports/games (Smith, Inv # 10127)
Smith, Elder and Co. THE GAMEKEEPER AT HOME. Smith, Elder and
Co., 1878 (cloth). 1st printing. Hinges cracked. Cover shelfworn,
Spine worn at top. Good. $150.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Tarrasch, Inv # 10865)
Tarrasch, Dr. DAS SCHACHSPIEL. Deutche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1931
(cloth). Leather spine a little scuffed. Owner's signature on
front fly leaf. very good. $30.00.
Subject: Sports/Games (Tartakower, S., Inv # 10866)
Tartatower, S. and du Mont, J. 500 MASTER GAMES OF CHESS. Bell,
1952 (cloth). Three volumes in two. Owner's name on front fly
leaf. Back hinge of vol. 1 starting to crack. Slight glue mark on
top of vol. 1. very good. $45.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Tilden, W., Inv # 10279)
Tilden, William. THE ART OF LAWN TENNIS. George H. Doran, 1922
(cloth). Illustrated. Slight underlining on some pages. Cover
slightly shelfworn. very good. $35.00.
Subject: Sports/games (Walford, L., Inv # 10224)
Walford, Lionel A. MARINE GAME FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST FROM
ALASKA TO THE EQUATOR. University of California, 1937 (cloth).
With paintings by Link Malmquist and color photographs by Ralph
Emerson. Cover shelfworn and faded. Scarce. $100.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Austin, S., Inv # 11121)
Barker, Eugene. LIFE OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, FOUNDER OF TEXAS,
1793-1836. Cokesbury Press, 1925 (cloth). Illustrated with 7
plates and two maps. Corners bumped, else very good. $50.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Bandini, D., Inv # 11138)
Bandini, Don Arturo and Williams, Gwladys L. NAVIDAD AND
PASTORELA. California Historical Society, 1958 (++y++ cloth). A
Christmas Day with the Early Californians by Bandini and A Play
by Williams. Fine in lightly chipped dust jacket. $15.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Barry, J., Inv # 11135)
Barry, John. CITY OF DOMES: THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION. John J. Newbegin, 1915 (cloth). Illustrated with
photographs. Cover a little shelfworn and slightly soiled. Good+.
$25.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Bates, D., Inv # 11201)
Bates, Mrs. D. B. INCIDENTS ON LAND AND WATER OR FOUR YEARS ON
THE PACIFIC COAST. James French and Co., 1957 (cloth). 1st ed.
Narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon and
Fanchon. Some foxing. Inside front cover partly torn. Cover worn,
else very good. $75.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Benton, J., Inv # 10882)
Benton, J. A. THE CALIFORNIA PILGRIM. Solomon Alter, 1853
(cloth). Some foxing. Cover has some mildew damage. Good.
$125.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Bigly, C., Inv # 11139)
Bigly, Cantell. AURIFODINA, OR ADVENTURES IN THE GOLD REGION.
Book Club of California, 1974 (cloth). With a publisher's
announcement placed inside. Fine. $50.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Bonnet, T., Inv # 11202)
Bonnet, Theodore. THE REGENERATORS: A STUDY OF THE GRAFT
PROSECUTION OF SAN FRANCISCO. Pacific Printing Co., 1911 (cloth).
Numerous photos of the main characters involved. Fine. $50.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Brown, J., Inv # 11141)
Brown, John Henry. REMINISCENCES AND INCIDENTS OF EARLY DAYS OF
SAN FRANCISCO (1845-50). Grabhorn Press, 1933 (cloth). 1/550 cc.
Signed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. Front hinge beginning to
crack. Near fine. $85.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Cleland, R., Inv # 11123)
Cleland, Robert. THE CATTLE ON A THOUSAND HILLS: SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, 1850-70. Huntington Library, 1941 (cloth). 1st
edition. Fine in soiled dust jacket. $50.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Colton, H., Inv # 11129)
Colton, Harold and Frank Baxter. DAYS IN THE PAINTED DESERT AND
THE SAN FRANCSICO MOUNTAINS: A GUIDE. Museum of Northern Arizona,
1932 (cloth). Bulliten #2 in the Northern Arizona Society of
Science and Art series. Fine. $25.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Curtis, C., Inv # 10879)
Curtis, Caroline. KEOLA: A BOY OF OLD HAWAII. Tongg Publishing
Co., 1941 (cloth). Illustrated by Ethelyn Myhre. very good, no
dust jacket. $20.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Erwin, A., Inv # 10881)
Erwin, Allen. THE SOUTHWEST OF JOHN HORTON SLAUGHTER: CATTLEMAN;
SHERIFF. Clark, 1965 (cloth). Fine in lightly chipped and spotted
dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Hall, C., Inv # 11178)
Hall, Carroll. TERRY-BRODERICK DUEL. Colt Press, 1939 (cloth).
Illustrated with woodcuts by Mallette Dean. Edges faded, else
very good. $45.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Hallenbeck, C., Inv # 11124)
Hallenbeck, Cleve. SPANISH MISSIONS OFTHE OLD SOUTHWEST.
Doubleday, Page and Co., 1926 (cloth). Former owner's name in
pencil front flyleaf. Corners bumped with some shelfwear. very
good. $135.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Hammond, G., Inv # 11191)
Hammond, George P., ed. THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO FEBRUARY
SECOND 1848. Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1949 (cloth).
1/500cc. Includes a folder with maps. Some yellowing at edges,
else fine. $125.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Henshaw, F., Inv # 11176)
Henshaw, Fred and C. C. Covert. WATER-SUPPLY INVESTIGATIONS IN
ALASKA, 1906-1907. Government Printing Office, 1908 (paper).
Water-Supply Paper 218. illustrated with Maps and photos of Nome
and Kouagrok regions, Seward peninsula; Fairbanks district and
the Yukon-Tanana region. Spine worn, else very good. $15.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Hermann, B., Inv # 11117)
Hermann, Binger. LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND OUR TITLE WEST OF THE
ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Government Printing Office, 1898 (cloth).
Include foldout map of the Louisiana Territory. Cover lightly
frayed at the edges, interior very good. $45.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Keeler, C., Inv # 11134)
Keeler, Charles. SAN FRANCISCO AND THEREABOUT. The California
Promotion Commitee, 1903 (cloth). Illustrated with photographs.
Cover shelfworn. Slight soiling inside. $25.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Lewis, O., Inv # 11115)
Lewis, Oscar. ORIGIN OF THE CELEBRATED FROG OF CALVERAS COUNTY.
Book Club of California, 1931 (cloth). Origin of the story that
Mark Twain made famous. Slight wear on spine, else very good.
$125.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Lewis, O., Inv # 10884)
Lewis, Oscar, comp. SECOND READING: SELECTIONS FROM THE QUARTERLY
NEWS-LETTER, 1933-1963. Book Club of California, 1965 (cloth).
With inserts from local California handpresses. Fine. $75.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Luhan, M., Inv # 11173)
Luhan, Mabel Dodge. WINTER IN TAOS. Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1935
(cloth). 1st ed. Illustrated with photos by Ansel Adams, Edward
Weston among others. Book plate inside front cover, else very
good in chipped dust jacket. $85.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Lummis, C., Inv # 11189)
Moneta, Daniela, ed. CHAS. F. LUMMIS: THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
Southwest Museum, 1985 (paper). Fine. $22.50.
Subject: Western Americana (M'Cullum, W., Inv # 11190)
M'Cullum, William. CALIFORNIA AS I SAW IT: PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY
OF ITS GOLD AND GOLD DIGGERS! AND INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL BY LAND AND
WATER. Talisman Press, 1960 (cloth). 1/750cc. Edited by Dale L.
Morgan. Fine in chipped dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Mackey, M., Inv # 10880)
Mackey, Margaret andSooy, Louise. EARLY CALIFORNIA COSTUMES
1769-1847. Stanford, 1932 (cloth). Near fine in lightly faded
dust jacket. Scarce. $50.00.
Subject: Western Americana (McGowan, E., Inv # 11126)
McGowan, Edward. MCGOWAN VS. CALIFORNIA VIGILANTES. Biobooks,
1946 (cloth). Foreward by Joseph A. Sullivan. 1/675cc. very good.
$37.50.
Subject: Western Americana (Meigs, P., Inv # 11116)
Meigs, third, Peveril. DOMINICAN MISSION FRONTIER OF LOWER
CALIFORNIA. University of California, 1935 (cloth). Cover faded,
else very good. $37.50.
Subject: Western Americana (Muir, J., Inv # 11185)
Muir, John. STEEP TRAILS. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1918 (cloth).
Number written on verso page. Some shelfwear, else very good.
$60.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Rand-McNally, Inv # 11130)
Rand-McNally. THE RAND-MCNALLY GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA. Rand-McNally,
1899 (paper). #88 of the Rail To series. With a map insert of the
U. S. Cover lightly chipped and soiled. Good. $60.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Robertson, T., Inv # 11137)
Robertson, Thomas. A SOUTHWESTERN UTOPIA. Ward Richie Press, 1947
(cloth). Signed presentation copy by the author. Illustrated by
Cas Duchow. very good. $45.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Rodriguez, J., Inv # 10889)
Rodriguez, Jose, ed. MUSIC AND DANCE IN CALIFORNIA. Bureau of
Musical Research, 1940 (cloth). With biographies of notable
musicians, composers and choreographers of the time. Spine worn,
else good+. $45.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Root, R., Inv # 10886)
Root, Riley. JOURNAL OF TRAVELS FROM ST. JOSEPHS TO OREGON.
Biobooks, 1955 (cloth). With descriptions of California and its
gold mines. Fine. Limited to 500cc. $30.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Taylor, W., Inv # 11114)
Taylor, W. Thomas. TEXFAKE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE THEFT AND FORGERY
OF EARLY TEXAS PRINTED DOCUMENTS. W. Thomas Taylor, 1991 (new
cloth). With an introduction by Larry McMurtry $40.50.
Subject: Western Americana (Trollope, A., Inv # 11140)
Trollope, Anthony. LETTER FROM ANTHONY TROLLOPE DESCRIBING A
VISIT TO CALIFORNIA IN 1875. Colt Press, 1946 (cloth). With wood
engravings by Mallette Dean. 1/500 cc. Fine. $35.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Underwood, J., Inv # 11182)
Underwood, John. ALASKA: AN EMPIRE IN THE MAKING. Dodd, Mead and
Co., 1915 (cloth). Inscribed. With numerous illustrations and a
map.Cover lightly shelfworn, else very good. $75.00.
Subject: Western Americana (Walker, F., Inv # 10885)
Walker, Franklin. THE SEACOAST OF BOHEMIA: AN ACCOUNT OF EARLY
CARMEL. Book Club of California, 1966 (cloth). Account of the
notable creative lights who lived in the area in the early half
of the century. Fine. $110.00.
Subject: Western Religion (Quarles, F., Inv # 11302)
Quarles, Francis. EMBLEMS, DIVINE AND MORAL. J. Robins and Co.,
1824 (leather). 2 vols. bound in one. Ilustrateed with steel
engravings. Cover worn at edges. Good. $65.00.
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GJ9343
Buckram binding, VG $25.
2. Justinian and Theodora, 1906. Brown suede. Small piece missing at top
of spine, otherwise VG, interior Fine. $130.
3. Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters, G.P.Putnam's Sons,
1900 (reprint of 1899 version). 12 Putnam's editions in brown suede
Roycroft binding. Good +. $20.
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roughness around edges, corners, spine. Scarce. $185.
6. The Story of a Passion, 1901. Illuminated & signed Emma Straight.
Red suede binding, VG. Slight browning on deckle edges of pages. $100.
7. Joaquin Miller, 1903. Red suede binding, damage to bottom edge of
suede (book was stored standing up). $45
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darkening of sued along top edge, otherwise VG. $45.
11. Crimes Against Criminals, 1906. Brown suede w/some staining. Cover
good, interior VG+. $45.
12. Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen, Book One, 1910.
Miriam Edition, bound in gray paper over boards, gold stamped cover &
spine. Slipcase (fair). Slight bump to one corner, otherwise Fine. $50
13. Dreams, 1901. Paper over boards with suede spine. Slight soiling to
cover, good+. Interior VG. $85.
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GJ9343
AND
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cover-fair, interior VG) - all 4 for $45 including postage.
Also, "A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things" 1901, bound in
boards, some wear to corners of cover, slight darkening to spine,
otherwise VG. $25 including shipping.
All 5 volumes for $65 including postage.
Greg Johnson