Teiser Ruth Editor (6 results)
This Sudden Empire - California: The Story of the Society of California Pioneers, 1850 to 1950
Teiser, Ruth, editor; foreword by Edward David Keil, decorations by Mallette Dean
Published by The Society of California Pioneers, San Francisco, 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. x, 76p., decorated green cloth boards with gilt titles, illus., very good condition.
Published by Society of California Pioneers,, 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.Midtown Scholar Bookstore
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. no dj, some wear, still nice! Standard-sized.
Published by The Society of California Pioneers, (1950), San Francisco, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Mallette Dean. Foreword by Edward David Keil. Quarto. 76pp. Decorated green cloth gilt. The slightest bit rubbed, else fine.
More imagesPublished by Anderson & Ritchie, Los Angeles, 1950
- Softcover
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller4 pp. and one slip. 10" x 6-1/2" This Keepsake Series was published for members of the The Book Club of California by Anderson & Ritchie in 1950. These folders were designed by Ward Ritchie There were 12 in the series of which this is 12. In this final keepsake, there is a brief list of thank yous and appreciation's printed on t…he lower wrapper. An extended thanks to Joseph Henry Jackson and all of the contributors, a special thanks to institutions for loaning material for reproduction including the Bancroft Library, the Argonaut Book Shop and the State Library at Sacramento. The last paragraph reading "Last, but on the least, thanks to Ward Ritchie for his valiant efforts to keep us on production time, for his fine interpretive designs, and for his remarkable facsimiles of the various menus." A VG++ copy, some soiling to outer wrappers (especially upper), some rubbing to corners, slip crisp, internally clean and bright. Self wrappers, deckled tail, letterpress printed in black, teal and touches of green. Slip is a reproduction of an old menu, printed on sage green card stock with black lettering. All now housed in a mylar sleeve Limited 850 copies. cf. Olmsted, Keepsakes, XIV and Ritchie 103.
Published by The Society of California Pioneers, San Francisco, 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. With a foreword by Edward David Keil and decorations by Mallette Dean. x, 76pp. 7 chapter heading vignettes. Green decorative cloth. Offsetting from old newspaper to inside covers, else a fine copy. Excellent history of the beginnings and growth of the Society, with much incidental Cali…fornia history. Printed by Taylor & Taylor. Dean, Mallette (illustrator). Book.
Published by The Society of California Pioneers, San Francisco, 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very fine. First edition. With a foreword by Edward David Keil and decorations by Mallette Dean. x, 76pp. 7 chapter heading vignettes. Green decorative cloth. A fine copy. Excellent history of the beginnings and growth of the Society, with much incidental California history. Printed by Taylor & Taylor. Dean…, Mallette (illustrator). Book.
