Softcover. US, University of California Press, 1st pb, 2007-03-14, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 400 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 464496
Softcover. University of California Press, 3rd, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 176 pages. Some wear to edges. Clean, tight copy. Record # 453423
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 260 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to a few bumps and closed tears by the rear flap. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, and a bind-in with full-color photography halfway through. This is the first book to investigate the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible trait influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. Clean copy. Record # 34108
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 219 pages, hardcover. Cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations are all grouped together at the end of the volume. In this book, the author explores the interactions between linguistic and economic production as they inform discourse from Chretien de Troyes to Heidegger. He demonstrates how literature and philosophy have been driven to account self-critically for a "money of the mind" that pervades all discourse, and concludes the book with a discomforting thesis about the cultural and political limits of literature and philosophy in the modern world. Clean copy. Record # 34091
Hardcover. Berkely, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1986, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 760 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a clean knife cut through the center front, which has been closed with tape. That cut went cleanly through, and marked the red cloth covers underneath. Despite this one very shallow scar, the covers are generally in good condition. Interior pages are all clean and bright, and the binding is solid. This book is a complete translation of an ancient Chinese medical classic, the Nan-ching, combined with selected commentaries by Chinese and Japanese authors. The Nan-ching was compiled in China during the first century C.E., marking both an apex and a conclusion to the initial developmental stages of Chinese medicine. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34042
Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 479 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a part of the Philosophical Traditions series, being volume 5. In this unique collection, 25 notable philosophers offer diverse discussions of Nietzsche's book's central themes and concepts. It presents a cross section of contemporary Nietzsche scholarship and philosophical investigation that is certain to interest philosophers, intellectual and cultural historians, and anyone concerned with this master thinker of the modern age. Clean copy. Record # 34323
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd Pr., 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 242 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, black cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book presents a state-of-the-art debate by five eminent scholars about the origins of Athenian democracy. The result is a stimulating, critical exploration and interpretation of the extant evidence on this intriguing and important topic. Clean copy. Record # 34283
Softcover. San Francisco, CA, Montgomery Gallery, 1st, 1985, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with glossy, illustrated front cover and brown back cover. Minor scratches. Staple wrappers are tight, pages clean and crisp. 44 beautiful color plates of various artists' work representing the American West and California especially. Essay on the evolution of this area of painting and art. Record # 807875
Softcover. University of California Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 184 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 454161
Hardcover. New York, Dial Press , 2nd pr., 1965, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 348 pages, in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket with a closed tear. Record # 403805
Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages, soft cover. Covers are in very good condition overall, despite a few minor dings and some sticker residue on the rear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is an economic history of the Soviet Union, focussing primarily on the consequences of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP). Previous owner's light underlining is present throughout in pencil. Record # 34279
Softcover. University of California Press, 1st, February 13, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 652 pages. Slight crease to spine, else a clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 458241
Softcover. Santa Barbara, CA, UCSB Art Museum, 2nd print, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 105 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This volume thoroughly details the Victorian architectural style of Samuel and Joseph Newsom in California, with B&W photographs throughout. It is one of only 500 printed. Clean copy. Record # 33756
Softcover. Berkeley CA, University of California, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 114 pages, illustrated in color, b&w. Introduction by Selz. Exhibition catalog with paper wrappers. Record # 900319
Softcover. Berkeley CA, University of California, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 114 pages, illustrated in color, b&w. Introduction by Selz. Exhibition catalog with paper wrappers. Record # 900328
Softcover. Berkeley CA, University of California, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, several color, mostly b&w illustrations, each with a detailed description. Excellent, clean condition. Record # 900308
Softcover. Oakland, CA, The Oakland Museum, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with tan covers and photographic color plate on front. Minor rubbing and indentations, as well as light discoloration. Paper wrappers tight. Pages clean and crisp. 22 plates, 3 in color, from various artists photographing the California landscape, past and present. Introduction on landscape themes and the changes in California and photography over a century. 99 item listing. Record # 807880
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 464 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. The history of early republican Rome was marked by a long series of social and political struggles between the patrician elite and the plebeians, often called the 'Conflict of the Orders'. In this book, experts from both sides of the Atlantic illuminate the history of these social conflicts, examining their causes and nature; analyzing a wide range of social, economic, legal, religious, military, and political aspects; and considering the reliability of the historical sources. Clean copy. Record # 34284
Softcover. San Francisco CA, California Historical Society, 1st, 1977, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 256 pages, soft cover. Exterior in average condition with some fading and cracks, interior pages and binding are in very good condition. This extraordinary collection of photographs offer a portrait of the American farm in all of its diversity. American Farm depicts the profound transformation that the counter's agriculture has undergone during the last two hundred years. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33607
Softcover. Oakland, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 298 pages, soft cover. Binding and interior pages in very good condition. Written from widely different perspectives, these essays characterize the Great Revolution as the dawn of the modern age, the grand narrative of modernity. The scope of issues under scrutiny is extremely broad, ranging from the analyses of the hotly debated class character of 1789 and the problem of the nation state to the ?Cult of the Supreme Being," the emancipation of the Jews, and the cultural heritage of the Revolution. Previous owner's name written in the inside cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33591
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 306 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to a few closed tears, significant chipping, and one long closed cut on the front. Red cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book makes deeply penetrating examinations into the psychology of the artist and of artistic creativity. Anton Ehrenzweig was uniquely qualified in this, having great knowledge and understanding both of the most recent trends in art and of the most advanced psychological theory. Clean copy. Record # 34408
Hardcover. New York, Henry Schuman, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Name stamp of a California ship captain front flyleaf. 272 pages. Illustrated with 27 captioned plates of ships. 8vo. Blue cloth. Gilt title on black spine label. The color pictorial dust jacket has seen better days with large chip out of front panel. Fortunately the jacket has been saved because the dated misprint of 1942 on the front over flap which should read 1492 proves this is the first edition of the title. Record # 220592
Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1st, 1918, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 388 pages, hardcover. Covers lightly bumped along the top and bottom of the spine, interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. The Valley of the Giants is set in the early 20th century and examines the timber industry in California. It follows the lives of two men, Bryce Cardigan and Jules Rondeau, who are both involved in the logging business. Bryce is a wealthy young man who inherits a logging company from his father, while Jules is a French-Canadian who works as a lumberjack. The novel explores the challenges and conflicts that arise in the timber industry, including the struggle between conservation and commercial interests. It is a tale of greed, ambition, and betrayal, but also of courage, loyalty, and redemption. With its vivid descriptions of the natural beauty of the California landscape and its larger-than-life characters, this book is sure to captivate readers of all ages. Library mark present on front end page and rear cover, and previous owner's inscription on inside front cover. Includes beautiful frontispiece "Giants of the Valley" by Dean Cornwell. Clean copy. Record # 33866
Softcover. Santa Barbara CA, University of California, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 72 pages, illustrated in b&w and 3 color plates. Exhibition catalog in very good condition. Record # 900300
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