controversial james essay life work de larson roger keith (15 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original cloth. One of 400 copies. Fine condition. The thin cardboard slipcase is near fine. ; quarto; xii, 98,[2] pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 4to in purple cloth, illustration on the front board in gilt, paper title label on the spine of the slipcase. A Fine book in like slipcase that is very slightly sunned. Laid in is Larson's personal bookplate, inscribed and signed by him.k4 s4.

Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. Hard cover, small folio, in red cloth covered boards with "Indian basket" illustration blocked to top board (the image reproduced the subjects's 1902 title of the same name--see our item no. 8950). Taupe endpapers, xii, 98 [2] pp. Limited edition of 400 copies, first edition, stated colophon. CONDITION: Fine, but lacking slipcase. **A short yet revealing biography of the California-transplanted Englishman George Wharton James (1858-1923), a misunderstood eccentric genius who led a colorful, rather bohemian life. Author and photographer of books on such various topics on western lore and history, ethnography, as well as a self-help manual and guide to after-dinner speaking, he was also a one-time Methodist minister who once worked a circuit in the rough western mining towns of Nevada, in a career beset by small-town scandal and re-invention. Includes a bibliographical checklist for the Author's 78 books and other publications, as well as a secondary bibliography for the researcher or collector of this interesting gentleman. PROVENANCE: Ex-libris Joseph C. Houghteling, California newspaper publisher and political activist. Book Club of California Publication, No.195. Limited Edition of 400 copies, First Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. 400 copies designed and printed at The Yolla Bolly Press. [99] pp. , frontis, incl. Bibliographical checklist; 4to; burgundy cloth, front cover decorative basket in gilt; duotone photographs; drawings. In slipcase with paper title label. A handsome production. Born 1858 in northeastern England, the cradle of Wesleyan Methodism, James went to Nevada as a circuit-riding minister and later as a pastor in Long Beach, fell from grace after a scandalous divorce. He became a popular public speaker on social issues and the western scene. Slipcase also fine. BCC Publication 195.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Limited edition. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 98pp. Limited to 400 copies printed at the Yolla Bolly Press. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. 20 photographic plates. SIGNED and dated by Larson on half-title. Red linen, gilt cover ornament, slip case with paper spine label. Slipcase has very light wear.

Cloth with gilt decoration. First edition. xii, [2], 99 pp. Illus. with b/w plates and in-text drawings. Sm. 4to. Publication no. 195. One of 400 copies. Provenance: From the library of Kenneth E. Hill, with his bookplate. Small bookplate on front pastedown, else a fine copy in a fine slipcase.

Cloth. Etat : As New. First Edition. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. An essay on the Western writer, collector and bibliophile George Wharton James. An As New copy in a Near Fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine+. First Edition. First edition limited to 400 copies. Red cloth cover with gilt basket on top cover. Book is as new. No ownership or other marks in book. With slipcase in fine condition, maroon paper over boards with paper label on spine. There is very faint sunning on spine. Includes bibliography of James's works. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 99 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Limited First Edition. One of 400 copies, quarto size, [112] pp., inscribed by the author. A biography and bibliographical checklist of George Wharton James (1858-1923). James was the author of over twenty major books and hundreds of lesser works on the American West. The son of a basket maker, and ordained Methodist Minister, James traveled from England to the United States in 1881, and settled in the Fresno area. James was a passionate student of the American West, and traveled and photographed the region extensively. He was also an enthusiastic collector of books, Indian baskets and blankets, and photographs. His life had many controversies, especially his personal life, the most well known being that long-running feud with Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859-1928), a California writer and editor of "Land of Sunshine" who charged James with plagiarism, and tirelessly endeavored to destroy his career. An exciting account of a prolific author of western nonfiction, illustrated with beautiful, glossy black and white photos, and reproductions of drawings by Carl Eytel from James's "The Wonders of the Colorado Desert" throughout the text. The third volume in the Literary Profiles series. Included in the Exhibition of Western Books (Rounce & Coffin Club). ___DESCRIPTION: Original maroon cloth with gilt basket illustration to upper board, rose-pink endpapers, eighteen plates of black-and-white photographs, numerous drawings in text, Janson linotype, machine made paper, quarto 10" by 8", [i-x] xi-xii 1-98 [99] [1 colophon] pp., limited first edition, one of 400 copies. Housed in a maroon paper slipcase with white spine label printed in brown. ___CONDITION: A fine copy, internally bright and free of prior owner markings, text block is straight and square, covers are clean; overall a fine copy. Slipcase near fine, mostly clean with a few spots of light soil on one side, minimal edgewear around the opening but free of splits or tears. ___PROVENANCE: Inscribed by Roger Keith Larson to a well-known Bay Area bookseller (name available upon request) in the year of publication; additionally, the dedicatee, Richard H. Dillon, wrote his initials on the dedication page with the same date. ___CITATION: BCC no. 195. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt embossed image of a basket on front cover. Lavender endpapers. Burgundy paper slipcase with paper paste-down title on spine. Light fading to edges of slipcase. Book is in fine condition; extremely clean with a tight binding. One of 400 copies from the Yolla Bolly Press. Signed by the author, the grand niece and nephew of George Wharton James, and Carolyn and James Robertson of Yolla Bolly Press. Filled with an array of gorgeous black and white photography featuring James at various stages of his life, fliers for his lectures, and Native Americans in their native landscape. An essay on the life and work of the popular American lecturer, photographer, journalist, and editor. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 98 pp; Signed by Author.

100 pp. Illustrated. 4to, publisher's cloth in slipcase. First edition; one of 400 copies. Fine in a fine slipcase.

Cloth. Etat : Fine. First Edition. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. This copy is SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink on the half-title from the author to San Francisco physician and bibliophile Sandor Burstein, MD (1924-2015): "To Sandor Burstein, fellow internist and bibliophile with all best wishes / Roger K. Larson". Dr. Burstein was an avid member of the Roxburgh Club and The Book Club of California, and amassed a notable Lewis Carroll collection. Also laid in is the prospectus and a stamped envelope containing Dr. Burstein's invitation, with tickets, to a meeting of The Roxburgh Club for April 19, 1994, featuring a talk by Author Larson on "George Wharton James: Further Reflections". Dr. Burstirn was Master of the Press. An essay on the Western writer, collector and bibliophile George Wharton James. A very FINE copy in a Near Fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. First edition. One of 400 copies printed at the Yolla Bolly Press. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. xii, 98, [2]pp. Frontispiece portrait and 27 plates and illustrations from period photographs, text drawings; extensive chapter notes, annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt cover design. Previous owner's small ownership sticker to endpaper. A fine copy in lightly faded slipcase with printed paper spine label. Becoming quite scarce. Original prospectus with photographic insert laid in. The story of this California author, highlighted with high quality halftones of photographs by and about James. The bibliography is quite useful. Original announcement laid in. Book.

First Edition. Small Quarto. 98(1) pp. Limited to only 400 copies, with a foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. Illustrated with black and white photographic images. This work was written to widen and deepen our knowledge of James so that we are better able to understand his bizarre nature and extraordinary achievements as an author. A fine copy bound in red cloth pictorial stamped i gilt depicting an Indian basket housed within a paper covered slipcase with paper spine label.

Etat : Fine. Illustrated (illustrateur). First Edition. First Edition. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press for The Book Club of California, 1991. Fine in original cloth, in original slipcase with paper label, original prospectus laid in. Scarce thus. Illustrated with photographs. California history.