SOLD Fly-Tyer's Color Guide: The First Color Standard for the Fly-tyer by Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi first edition
From the dust jacket: "Al and Bob tell you how the trout sees that under-water morsel you have put before him."
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How Can We Lose When We're So Sincere? by T Willard Hunter first edition trade paperback The Paige Press, Claremont, CA (2005)
A collection of sayings collected during the author's life. From the back cover: "One hobby I have long pursued is collecting witticisms."
A Flower with Love by Bruno Munari translated by Patricia Tracy Lowe first edition hardcover Thomas Y Crowell, New York (1973)
A highly conversational guide for creating flower arrangements with great beauty and meaning. "Do you want to know how to make someone a beautiful gift that costs nothing at all? ...The secret is ikebana, a Japanese word which author-artist Bruno Munari interprets as 'a flower with love'."
Minute Myths and Legends by Marie Schubert first edition hardcover Grosset & Dunlap (1934)
"What wonderful beings are the Gods that men have imagined out of hopes and fears in the twilight of faith!" A Classic!
The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition by Stella G S Perry First edition - this is NOT A REPRINT. staple-bound paperback The Wahlgreen Company, San Francisco (1915)
Important original source material for this Panama Pacific International Exposition
The Garland of Defeat by Florence Mary Bennett first edition hardcover Harold Vinal Limited, New York. (1927)
Wonderful imagery created with words; 5 books in one binding with multiple chapters in each. "In the midst of a grove of pines, well up on the slope of a hill, there was sparkling a fountain of melody..."
Separations by Oakley Hall signed trade paperback University of Nevada Press (1997)
Wonderful gift copy. RARE to find author signed copy. "The Grand Canyon country of the 1880s is the setting of Oakley Hall's compelling new novel."
Schutzhund Obedience Training in Drive by Gottfried Dildei and Sheila Booth signed first edition trade paperback Podium Publications (1992)
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Notes from an Airborne Rifle Company 1950-1951 by Robert T Brown trade paperback Trafford, Canada (2003)
22 soldiers' experiences in the Korean War. The author "entered the U.S. Army directly from high school at age 17, enlisting specifically for airborne training..."
Crossing Life's Wilderness by G Clyde Dodder signed first edition trade paperback Mayadan Publishing, Palo Alto, CA (1996)
Transcripts of Sermons by the Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto. California.
The Man Who Paints Animals by Bob Kuhn first edition hardcover not paginated Ken Meyer Productions, Boulder Colorado (1980)
The artwork is magnificent. The artist has a distinguished career as an illustrator for Field and Stream and Outdoor Life. This book documents the disappearing part of our world - the wild animals. Photo is of the title page.
Dryden High School Then and Now by Stella M Trapp signed first edition paperback DeWitt Historical Society, Ithaca, NY (1963)
RARE signed copy. Important source material. First-hand recollections of very early 1900s education in rural New York.
Gli Occhiali Spectacles by Franca Acerenza first edition paperback text in both Italian and English BE-MA, Milano (1988)
This photographic itinerary "is based on one of the finest collections of spectacles existing in Italy today."
Canyon Shadows by Lou Ella Archer first edition hardcover Times Mirror Press (1931)
Beautiful gift copy. Lou Ella Archer's poetry captures the beauty of the Arizona landscape. Pastedown picture of the Grand Canyon on the cover. Illustrated with black and white scenes plus 7 color artworks by Lillian Wilhelm Smith (1882-1974) including her magnificent paintings of Zion Canyon, the Desert After the Rain, Dawn at Bryce Canyon, From Grand Canyon Lodge, Seven Palms, and the Temple of Sinawava.
How to Quit the Rat Race-Successfully! by John F Edwards first edition trade paperback New Era Press, Weaverville, CA (1980)
The author "shows you how to increase your happiness by following these proven procedures..."
Beyond the Clapping Mountains Eskimo Stories from Alaska by Charles E Gillham Hardcover (Publcation date estimated) The Macmillan Co. (1964)
This book is filled with stories that are "full of humor and imagination - just the kind of folk tales all small children like best."
Metal Techniques for Craftsmen A Basic Manual for Craftsmen on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals by Oppi Untrach hardcover Doubleday (1968)
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The Repair & Restoration of Wooden Boats by Mike Harper and Dave Johnston first edition hardcover Scribner (1980)
Excellent gift copy. Priced for the enthusiast. Here in 191 pages are all the essentials needed for expert wooden-boat repair.
Cooking from the Heart The Hmong Kitchen in America by Sami Scripter and Sheng Yang signed first edition hardcover University of Minnesota Press (2009
Hmong food is simple, earthy, fiery, and fresh. Author signed copies are RARE.