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Bantam Bks, NY, 1988. HBDJ, November 1988, 1st edition, 291 pgs, Blue & Green Cloth, VG+/VG+. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by The Grabhorn Press], 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Lange, Dorothea; H. Von Schmidt. No. 136 of 400, quarto size, 140 pp. A tribute to Oscar Weil (1839-1921), born in New York and educated as a musician. When the Civil War started he enrolled in the Northern cause as a private and by the end of the war he was a Major; however, injuries received during the war meant he could no longer be a violinist. He therefore turned to composing, and settled in San Francisco where he also served as the music critic for the Argonaut newspaper; he was a man much loved by the community, as attested to by this memoir. Frontispiece a tipped-in photograph by Dorothea Lange from a painting of Oscar Weil by Olga M. Ackerman; when this photograph was taken, Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) was living in Berkeley, having recently married the western painter Maynard Dixon. Printed by the Grabhorn Press, the renowned publishers/printers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. ___DESCRIPTION: Brown laid paper boards with a black cloth spine, red paper spine label with gold lettering and border, red paper label on the front board with gold lettering and decorative border over a slightly larger black pastedown, fore- and bottom edges uncut, plain endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece the photograph by Dorothea Lange of a painting of Oscar Weil as referred to above, title page in red and black, almost every page of text has red lettering for marginal notes and capital letters, some of which are blue; quarto size (approximately 11.5" tall), pagination: (i-xiv), (1)-119, blank (120), sectional title page "Compositions of Oscar Weil" (121), blank (122), 3 pp. of compositions (123-125), colophon page (126). ___CONDITION: Overall in near fine condition, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, straight corners with no rubbing, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; there is a minor spot or two of soiling to the front board, some light rubbing to the paper label on the front board, a hint of rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, the corners are straight with some light rubbing, and the spine label is somewhat faded. ___CITATION: BCC 100 no. 19; Grabhorn Bibliography no. 58. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply, please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

NONE LISTED, 1930 HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET, EARLY VINTAGE, NO DATE, 1930 ? ,NF-/GOOD, NOJACKET, Interior nice tight lightwesr , Fox & some Pencillling, 8 X 5 1/2 IN. Red & Black illustrated Cloth Cvr has corner crease & seated on Bench is girl i outside wearing Dress & Reading a book with Boy Above holding Top Hat on brick wall teasing her with Twig, Titled in black on Front ,INCLUDES Flags of many Lands, Hare & Tortoise ETC.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Berkeley, Books,NY,, 1994. , other articles by David B. Silva, CHarles de Lint, Matthew J. Costello, PBO, PaperbackOriginal, March 1994, 1st Edition, 1st printin, with #1 Intact Number Line, F/F-, SOFTCOVER, 312 pgs, Interior nice tight Clean , Very light Edge wear. First Edition. Soft Cover.

Follett Publ. Chicago. HB NODJ, NO DATE, 1940s, Cloth Brown boards with full Paper Label of boy holding glass of Milk on Front, Cover light rub, wear , VG+/VG, AS-IS, NODJ, X-LIBRARY WITH usual wear, Pocket, stamps ETC, 40 pgs, . Hard Cover.

LITTLE BROWN NY BOOKS YOUNG READERS, 2014. HBDJ , STATED 1ST EDITION , SEPT. 2014, with #1 Intact NUmber Line, Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 32 pgs,a story inspired by her own life about two siblings--a new baby and one diva dog. Cookie the dog is Mommy's Furry Baby and everything is just the way Cookie likes it.until one day when Mommy comes home with a real baby! Little "Peanut" is suddenly getting all the attention, and Cookie gets left behind. As Peanut gets older, and walks and talks, Cookie is forced to make room in her doggy life for the little girl. After throwing Mommy a tea party, Cookie and Peanut realize they can have a lot of fun together. Cookie is a furry big sister now!. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by the page preceding the title page. Illustrated by Daniel Roode.

Harper & Row New York, 1989. HBDJ,Sept, 1989, 2nd edition, VG+/VG+, AS-IS. Signed by Author. Hard Cover.

Houghton Mifflin, NY, 1930. HB NO DJ,1930, 1st edition, dates Match on Title & Copyright pg, NF/VG-, NOJACKET, Small Light olive green boards with Pasted on Label with Black cloth spine with LABEL that has Crease fox on spine cvr, Interior nice tight clean light FOX Wear, . First Edition. Hard Cover.

HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET. 1940 ON TITLE PG, 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, VG- CONDITION, AS-IS, PICTORIAL COLOR CVR OF DOG & CAT HAS THIN EDGE STAINS WITH BLUE CLOTH SPINE & TINY CHIPS EXTREMITIES CVR, 28 pages long. The book measures 9 1/4 inches by 10 inches and weights 9 ounces before postal packaging. It has a MENDED rips and 2 pages - the second to last back BLANK paper has a missing section. All pages ,28 pages long. The book measures 9 1/4 inches by 10 inches and weights 9 ounces before postal packaging. Binding is in good + condition. Front and back covers show wear at the corners. There are no marks within. PRINCESS, THE BLACK CAT, EYED HIM From The Corner, Then Hobbled Over , Squatted Down & Then Playfully Whacked the King on the Nose With Her Wooden Leg. He Awoke Violently , Sat Up, seeing who Had Annoyed Him, Yawned & Stretched Out Again, Princess, the Cat, Curled Up Between Dog's Paws. Up in the Big Timber country of Northwest, Dad Wilson & His Son, Bob Built & Maintained a Hunting Lodge. BOTH OF THEM WERE 1ST CLASS WOODSMEN. Their Cabin was Located in What is Perhaps the finest hunting & fishing Country in Whole U.S. & MEN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY USED TO GO UP THERE FOR THEIR VACATIONS. 1 Rainy Afternoon Bob CAME INTO THE BIG CABIN ROOM Where His Father Was Seated Before t

New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1998. Original Paper Wrps. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 24 leaves (48 pages), with 20 black and white rich photographs. A pristine copy with no flaws and signed by Eric Fischl.