Conservation of Food: the Public Services of Herbert C. Hoover by James D. (James Duval) Phelan - 2012-01-10

First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 10 short stories. Featured are: The Last Drop by RW Kerrigan, Greetings from Purgatory! by Steve Hockensmith, That One Small Thing by Shane Nelson, The Package by Frank T Wydra, Wolfe at the Door by Loren D Estleman, Clowntown Pajamas by James Powell, The Wilt of Love by Michael Z Lewin, A Stab in the Heart by Twist Phelan, The Adventure of the Dying Ship by Edward D Hoch and Down to the Bitter Dregs by Silvija Hinzmann. There is a 1/4 inch closed tear at top of magazine's front cover. In Near Fine Condition.

First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 10 Short Stories. Featured are: A Wandering-Daughter Job by Edward D Hoch, The Best Suit by Peter Lovesey, Cruel and Unusual by Clark Howard, Who's Afraid of Nero Wolfe by Loren D Estleman, Forget Me Never by Terence Faherty, Clay Pillows by James Powell, Floored by Twist Phelan, The Blonde Tigress by Max Allan Collins, The Center of the Web by Christian X Ferdinandus, Exercise if Murder by Meredith S Cole. In Fine Condition.

NY: Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1906. Book. Illus. by Vernon Howe Bailey. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 9pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 8 drawings by Howe, including a full-page plate of the Hearst Building at Market Street, salvaged from a damaged issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Volume XLI, No. 6, October, 1906. The projected buildings post-earthquake. Other illustrations include Hotel Majestic, at Gough and Sutter Streets, the Bank of California, the Pacific States Telephone Company, the Whittell building, the temporary Palace Hotel, the St. Francis Hotel, and the Humboldt Savings Bank. Housed in a protective mylar report cover..

A. M. Robertson, 1932. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Minor white splotch found at base of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Atlantic Monthly. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1921. Magazine. very good condition article, several pages approximately 6x9,; article, several pages approximately 6x9,; NOVI005200; 9 pages; front hinge has library tape .

The Independent. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1913. Magazine. 6x9; 2 pages .

San Francisco, CA: Press of Overland Monthly. Very Good+. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and may have been issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning rubbing. There are several smallish spots of discoloration to the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "James Duval Phelan (April 20, 1861 – August 7, 1930) was an American politician, civic leader and banker. He served as Mayor of San Francisco from 1897 to 1902 and represented California in the United States Senate from 1915 to 1921. Phelan was also active in the movement to restrict Japanese immigration to the United States." (from Wikipedia) .

Government Printing Office, 1918. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 16 pages. James D. Phelan (1861-1930) was Mayor of San Francisco 1897-1902 and U. S. Senator from California 1915-1921. He was an active supporter of the anti-Chinese, anti-Japanese movement in California and nationally. First edition (first printing). Very good in tan wrappers (paperback). Wrappers are browned and paper is fragile with small edge chips.

San Francisco: James D. Phelan, 1928. 1 page printed letter with Phelan's letterhead and facsimile signature, folded twice for mass-mailing, yellowed with edgewear. Five paragraphs and final admonition "Be not deceived!" In support of Democratic candidate Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. On verso find pencil shopping list including "gargle and spinnage" Onetime Mayor of San Francisco, a proponent of the Chinese and Japanese Exclusion laws.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.: A. M. ROBERTSON. VG IN BLUE CLOTH WITH GILT LETTERING. NO DJ. LIGHT EDGEWEAR. Pages: 319. . 1923. HARDCOVER.. FAINT TONING TO EPS. ALL TEXT & PHOTOS CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. .