David Warren Ryder (86 results)

Dan Adair (illustrator). Men of Rope: Being the history of the Tubbs Cordage Company; together with an account of some of the collateral activities in which its pioneer founders engaged by David Warren Ryder, cloth, illustrated. 1st edition. Published by Historical Publications, 1954. The Tubbs Cordage Company was originally founded in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849 by Alfred Tubbs as the firm of Folger and Tubbs. "very good, some cover wear, clean and tight".

A Century of Hardware and Steel Being the story of Baker and Hamilton, a business institution which has helped to write the history of California and the Pacific Coast by David Warren Ryder; softcover, illustrated Published by Historical Publications, San Francisco, 1949. In 1849, R.M. Hamilton partnered with L.L. Baker to supply tools and provisions to miners and ranchers from a canvas tent in Gold Country. Soon, Baker & Hamilton began to sell hardware and their own manufactured farm tools" "some cover wear, corner tear, inside is clean and tight, inscription, very good".

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Merrill Story: (being a Record of the Life and Achievements of Charles Washington Merrill, and a History of the Merrill Company and Subsidiaries). Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Book has 1x1" sticker residue on front cover, slanted spine, light foxing to top ege, previous owner inscription on front endpaper.Otherwise, presentable copy with clean, unmarked pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown illustrated stiff paper covers, 6 X 9 1/2 inches, 41 pages. Tiny tears to edges, still Very good. 7 drawings printed on yellow background.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with wear to cover edges and rub from old label top front corner of cover. "Being a *Brief Account* of the Discovery, Settlement and Development of the MENDECINO COAST, together with the *Correlated History* of the UNION LUMBER COMPANY and how Coast and Company grew up together.". 81 pages with illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover/edges are worn and or have small tears, otherwise good reading copy.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Good. 64p. Beige wraps, which are very fragile, have chips to edges and separating from staples . Includes articles by David Warren Ryder, Hugh Russell Fraser, William Charles, Matthew Larkin, Cass Cullis, and Macklin Hogan. (5"x3-1/2").

paperback. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paper covers stained, Fair; text Good, unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Light red cloth, no dust jacket. Front cover has two half inch stains, faint fading to spine, some foxing to top of textblock, faint wear to top/bottom of spine. otherwise quite clean and attractive, with a solid binding and clean pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. There is some wear and rubbing on the covers and spine, with light sunfading on the spine, minor wear to the corners, and some modest yellowing of the pages; the book is otherwise in very good condition with clean print and a solid binding.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Adair, Dan (illustrator). Cover is in excellent condition, save for corner bumping and edge wear, especially to bottom edges and corners. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Corners lightly bumped, otherwise very good, clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Cloth. 80pp. Illus. "Being a Brief Account of the Discovery Settlement and Development of the Mendocino Coast, together with Correlated History of the Union Lumber Company and how Coast and Company grew up together." Nicely printed by Taylor & Taylor. Dark mark on lower front cover, but still vg. No dj.

Flexible Card. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. Dan Adair (illustrator). 1st Edition. A brief account of the discovery and settlement of the coast, along with history of the Union Lumber Company. Crisp and basically clean In faux-bois flexible card wraps.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (California, Mendocino County, Union Lumber Company) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Used: Very Good. Illustrated through out! Unmarked, crisp pages. Strong, tight binding and straight boards. Very mild shelfwear. All items packaged promptly with care.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 80 pp.+ 14 Photo Plts, Brn Wood Grain Illus Hardback with Maroon Spine, Gilt title, VG, 1st ed (Inscribed by Otis R Johnson, of Union Lumber Co., author of the Preface & Otis R Johnson Wilderness Park, Ft Bragg, California). Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Stapled pictorial card covers. Slight toning to covers. Contents fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 40 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Publisher' gilt-titled cloth. Trace foxing to block edge. Tight and square. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 271 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. First Edition. 114 pp., appendix lists service records of employees. Illustrated. Subtitle: "Being the story of Baker and Hamilton, a business institution which has helped to write the history of California and the Pacific Coast." SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Wakefield Baker, grandson of founder and president of Baker and Hamilton. Spine lightly sunned. Contents are very beautiful, bright, tight, in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. APPEARS UNREAD. No wear to large hard back book. Pages are very clean,bright and tight. No name or inscription.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book in near fine condition,name stamped on first blank page,