History from Collettes Books

Offprint from the journal Physis: Rivista Internazionale di Storia Della Scienza, Vol. XXXI, New Series, Issue 3. Signed on title page by co-author Alan Bowen as "Alan," with inscription to "Professor Pritchett," likely William Kendrick Pritchett, scholar of ancient Greek history. Uncommon as signed. Good, with tight binding. Light edge wear, marks, and rubs to covers, a few inked notations… Read more about this item

Uncommon copy of stated 2nd Ed. (1979) edition in Good condition with tight binding and unmarked text. Text in Spanish. Shows some edge wear, scuffs, and rubbing to covers, toning to covers and pages, inked notations on half title page. Interesting stories, anecdotes, and information on the cultural milieu of Baja, California, La Paz, with photos. Pictorial wrappers (softcover), 218… Read more about this item

Uncommon copy in Good condition with tight binding. An overview of Baja California Sur with b/w photos circa early 1980s. Some edge wear and rubbing to covers, surface tear to back, light crease to front, ex-owner's name on first blank, small amount of underlining and notations in text. Text in Spanish. Pictorial wraps (softcover), 163 pp, illustrated, 20.5 cm. [z2]

Good hardcover with no dust jacket (possibly as issued). Copy has tight, square binding. Some highlighting, primarily in two chapters. Light edge wear and rubbing to covers, front free endpaper is a bit creased, slight bow to boards. Still a solid, readable copy. Edited volume with nine papers. Hardcover. [z2]

Signed by author Richard Bocking on title page and signed again with inscription to friends on front free endpaper. Account of a journey down the Fraser River in British Columbia by the author. Very Good hardcover in VG dust jacket. Light edge wear to corners and tips of spine, slight bow to back board, else tight binding and clean, unmarked… Read more about this item

Scarce copy in Very Good condition with tight binding and unmarked text. This directory (2000) was extracted by Sheila Martin for the Genealogical Society of Ireland from "The Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack, Compiled by John Watson Stewart, for the Year of Our Lord 1798." A valuable genealogical resource that lists over 4,800 people who worked in diverse merchant and trade… Read more about this item

Scarce copy in Good condition with tight binding and unmarked text. Some obvious edge wear, scuffs, and rubs to covers and spine, bumped corners. Pages are bright and clean. A detailed history and genealogy of the West family of Alabama, esp. Winston County. With photos. Vol II, "The Way West." Can be hard to find in any condition. Softcover, 128… Read more about this item

Signed by the author on title page. Limited Edition: #139 of 300 copies. Good, with tight binding and unmarked text. Some edge wear and rubs to covers, sunning to spine, owner's stamp on inside front. A solid, clean copy, and an interesting example of an early self-published book using early 1980s technology: a Commodore 8032 computer! (Read the preface for… Read more about this item

Uncommon copy in Good condition with tight binding and unmarked text. Most wear is to covers, primarily obvious rubbing and scuffs, plus edge wear. Pages are clean and bright. A "collection of reminiscences of earlier days" of Hudson, Mass. Pictorial blue wrappers (softcover), 189 pp; with line drawings of historical landmarks; 23 cm. [z2]

This is the reprint edition published by Cumming Atlas Reprints in 1974. Very Good condition with tight binding, bright covers and unmarked text. Only light edge wear to covers, slight bow to front board. No dust jacket, probably as issued. While there are numerous POD and reprint editions of this classic, this remains one of the nicer hardcover editions. Brown… Read more about this item

Very Good copy of the 2008 issue of the journal The Covered Wagon with tight binding, bright covers and clean, unmarked text. Very slight wave to textblock, light wear to edges and tips of spine. Pages are clean and bright. Historical articles about Shasta County, California with papers on the history of radio broadcasting in Shasta County and the Quartz… Read more about this item

Stated Revised edition. Near Fine copy with tight binding, fairly bright covers and clean text. Very light edge wear and rubbing to covers; pages are clean and bright. A brief history of Gilroy, California, illustrated with B&W photos. Yellow illustrated wraps (softcover), 74 pp + refs, illus., 22.5 cm. [z2]

Autobiography of Martha Shemer, who founded the Shemer Art Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Signed and dated (2002) by the author on title page with inscription. Uncommon copy in Very Good condition with tight binding, bright covers and unmarked text. Only light edge wear and rubs to covers, slightly cocked spine. Pages and text are bright and clean. Scarce as signed.… Read more about this item

Copy in Very Good condition with tight binding and unmarked score. Only light edge wear and hint of rubbing to covers. This was a short 30-40 min. pageant written by Ring and Hager on the eve of WWII, featuring singers, actors, and chorus. Includes band arrangements of "Spirit of the USA," "Ring Liberty Bell," and "Whistling Johnny." Ring and Hager… Read more about this item

Exhibition catalog for "Life in Philadelphia" oil painting exhibit at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1940. Scarce copy in Good+ overall condition with tight binding, fairly bright covers and unmarked text. The bulletin celebrated the opening of the art exhibit "Life in Philadelphia," which was the inaugural exhibit at the Oriental Wing of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1940. Contains… Read more about this item

Scare copy of official catalog from an exhibit of ancient glass dating from the 1st through 5th Cent. A.D. at the Ball State University Art Gallery, circa late 1970s. Good, with tight staple binding and unmarked text. Some edge wear, rubs, scuffs to covers, small label on front, lower fore text block bumped. Pages and illos are still fairly bright… Read more about this item