Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1980
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original printed wrappers. 252 books about California and Oregon.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original printed wrappers. Circa 1950. Excellent reference for Californiana.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, CA, 1948
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Light discoloration on wrapper. ; 24 pages.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original printed wrappers. 211 rare books listed.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1947
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in original printed wrappers. 208 items listed in Frontier Americana and California Bibliography.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, 1949
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
pamphlet. Condition: Good. Dawson's Book Shop Catalog 227, circa late 1940's. Booklet, paper covers, 16 pp. Good condition, with a few small nicks and tears and aging along the edges and fold of spine. Fourth part of the Frontier Americana collection offered by the shop in the late 1940's. Includes over 163 descriptions and asking prices of items offered for sale. Includes 2 black and white illustrations. Dawson's Book Shop, founded by Ernest Dawson in 1905 on South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, became a renowned rare book dealer specializing in Western Americana, fine press books, and photography. The shop, run by the Dawson family for over a century, was a cultural hub for collectors and enthusiasts and published numerous limited editions.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, 1949
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Pamphlet. Condition: Good. Dawson's Book Shop Catalog 227, circa late 1940's. Pamphlet, 16 pp. Good condition, with a few small nicks and tears and aging along the edges. Fourth part of the Frontier Americana collection offered by the shop in the late 1940's. Includes over 163 descriptions and prices of items offered for sale. Includes 2 b&w illustrations.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, 1990
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dawson's Book Shop, Catalogue 503, May 1990. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Detailed descriptions, several with black and white illustrations, and asking prices for 255 works of art. Dawson's Book Shop, founded by Ernest Dawson in 1905 on South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, became a renowned rare book dealer specializing in Western Americana, fine press books, art and photography. The shop, run by the Dawson family for over a century, was a cultural hub for collectors and enthusiasts and published numerous limited editions. [From inside front cover] We are pleased to offer a selection of Southern California artwork encompassing the period from the late 1880's to the 1950's, with several more contemporary works. The subjects range from landscapes of the region, city views, California missions and bird's-eye views to portraits and magazine illustrations. We have included the work of a few photographers as well: Albert Hiller, James Doolittle, Ernest Pratt and W. H. Rabe. The sizes given on the prints are the printed area, not including margins, with height preceding width. All loose leaf artwork on paper is matted with archival board, unless otherwise noted. We also offer illustrated books, pamphlets and catalogues pertaining to California artits. Prints, Drawings and Paintins : Items 1-170, Illustrated Books items 171-255.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, 1949
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
pamphlet. Condition: Good. Dawson's Book Shop Catalog 235, circa late 1940's. Booklet, paper covers, 32 pp. Good condition, with a few small nicks and tears and aging along the edges and fold of spine. Previous owner's address and cancelled 1 1/2 cent stamp on rear cover. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. Seventh part of the Frontier Americana collection offered by the shop in the late 1940's. Includes over 270 descriptions and asking prices of items offered for sale. Dawson's Book Shop, founded by Ernest Dawson in 1905 on South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, became a renowned rare book dealer specializing in Western Americana, fine press books, and photography. The shop, run by the Dawson family for over a century, was a cultural hub for collectors and enthusiasts and published numerous limited editions.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, 1949
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
pamphlet. Condition: Good. Dawson's Book Shop Catalog 238, circa late 1940's. Booklet, paper covers, 26 pp. Good condition, with a few small nicks and tears and aging along the edges and fold of spine. Previous owner's address and stamp residue (stamp removed) on rear cover. Eighth and final part of the Frontier Americana collection offered by the shop in the late 1940's. Includes over 200 descriptions and prices of items offered for sale. Includes several black and white illustrations. Dawson's Book Shop, founded by Ernest Dawson in 1905 on South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, became a renowned rare book dealer specializing in Western Americana, fine press books, and photography. The shop, run by the Dawson family for over a century, was a cultural hub for collectors and enthusiasts and published numerous limited editions.
Published by Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1940., 1940
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - Small octavo, softcover. Printed cream self-wraps. 31 & [1] pages. The title page & last page are lightly soiled & bumped with a pencil notation in the top left corner of the title. Very good. 245 items are catalogued with prices.From the library of E. Harold Hugo of Meriden Gravure with his address typed on the last page and with a postmarked stamp in the top right corner. There are pencil crosses against a few items in the catalog.
Published by Sowers, Roy V. + Dawson's Book Shop, Glenwood, CA, 1946
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 2 Book Catalogs issued for Christmas, 1946 & 1962: Roy V Sowers, 36 pp., 1946 & Dawson's Book Shop, 40 pp., 1962, VG.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, CA
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Good +. First Thus. White wrappers display light edge-wear, mild sunning to fore-edge, corners neat. Black titles and b/w illustration on front cover, corners neat. Book body clean and tight.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, CA, 1972
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Good +. First Thus. White wrappers display light edge-wear, light sunning to spine, corners neat. Black titles and b/w illustration on front cover, corners neat. Book body clean and tight. Former owners address printing on back cover.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, CA
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. White wrappers display light edge-wear, corners neat. Black titles and b/w illustration on front cover, corners neat. Book body clean and tight, lightly illustrated in b/w.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angleles, Ca
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Good +. First Thus. White wrappers display light edge-wear, corners neat. Black titles and b/w illustration on front cover, corners neat, mild scuffing to covers. Book body clean and tight.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1946
Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former owner's initials at top of front wrapper and address label on rear wrapper, front wrapper faded at edges. 191 items listed including "A Collection of John Masefied" for $3000 and a lovely 15th century Book of Hours with 15 miniatures for $750 and most impressively a 1499 Hypnerotonachia with 172 magnificent woodcuts at $600. . Previous owner Francis Xavier Dwyer was co-author of a widely used textbook: "Introduction to the Study of Law," by Edmund M. Morgan and Francis X. Dwyer, and was a librarian at the Law Library of Harvard University and later for decades at the Law Library of Library of Congress.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, Cal, 1975
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
softcover. Condition: Very Good. Date stamp on the front cover. ; 130 pages.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, CA, 1974
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. White wrappers display light edge-wear. Black titles and b/w illustration on front cover, corners neat. Book body clean and tight, lightly illustrated in b/w. Former owners address printing on back cover.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, CA
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Good +. White wrappers display light edge-wear, light sunning to spine, corners neat. Black titles and on-laid color illustration on front cover. Book body clean and tight.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angleles, Ca, 1972
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Good +. First Thus. White wrappers display light edge-wear, corners neat, light sunning to spine. Black titles on front cover, corners neat. Book body clean and tight, lightly illustrated in b/w.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Good +. First Thus. White wrappers display light edge-wear, light sunning to spine, corners neat. Black titles and on-laid color illustration on front cover. Book body clean and tight.
Condition: Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES 596 lots of rare books and photographs. Some illustrations. Some minor sunning to bottom of front cover.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California, 1948
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 39 pages; paper wrapper with title on the cover and illustration. Catalogue broken into sections of various presses with a large section on the Grabhorn Press, 292 title listed in total. As usual from Dawson's an interesting catalogue with annotations about fine items. Clean copy.
Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California, 1950
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Catalogue 243. 37 pages; paper wrapper with title on the cover (4 x 6 inch). 92 titles listed with annotations, especially the Incunabula (21). Includes a count of incunabula in Southern California institutions - Huntington 5,296; University Southern California 46; and so on for 14 locations.
Published by Los Angeles, Dawson's Book Shop, 1970., 1970
Seller: Alexanderplatz Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Self-wrappers. 8vo, 32 pp. Black-and-white illustrations. Items nos. 727-877, numbering continued from previous catalogues. Chinese items are nos. 851-868, and there are two Korean paintings, nos. 840-841. Very good condition. staple punctures on front page, sent through the mail. We have listed separately the two catalogues dealing with ukiyo-e painting.
Published by Los Angeles, Dawson's Book Shop, 1972., 1972
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Illustrated. Original printed pictorial wrappers. 32 pages including covers. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. 437 listing for first edition books. Prepared by Tom Neal. Includes a selection of books with foredge paintings.
Published by Los Angeles, Dawson's Book Shop, 1965, 1967., 1967
Seller: Alexanderplatz Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wrappers. Two items. Numbering continuous over the two catalogues, items 1-128 are in the first catalogue, and items 129-271 in the second catalogue. Both catalogues in good condition, catalogue 372 is marked "Dup" in red ink on face, and covers of both catalogues have pairs of small puncture marks, probably left from staples. The two catalogues together form the first such offering of ukiyo-e paintings in the US. Two-page preface to first catalogue. Catalogues were edited by Dr. Richard Lane. Catalogue 352, while representing a new category, was also Part V of the shop's series Japanese Picture Scrolls and Paintings. We include with the two a third catalogue, no. 351, which was part IV of that series. Two of the catalogues, nos. 351 and 372, have a mailing address in the space provided on the back cover.
Published by Los Angeles, Dawson's Book Shop, 1975., 1975
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. Anthony S. Bliss, compiler. Original red stamped gray cloth. Fine. 130 pages. As issued, without dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Catalogues 428, 433, 436.