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Chicago: Frederick J Drake, 1909. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Poor. 231, Viii, (100) + Ads At Rear. Disbound, String Binding Intact But Lacking Covers, Informally Wrapped In Correspondence Paper Of The Wendt Studios, With Handwritten Title By Julia Bracken Wendt And Part Of The Wendt's Bookplate. Julia Bracken Wendt, (1870-1942) A Notable American Sculptor, Illinois. Unsupported At Home Following The Death Of Her Mother When She Was Nine Years Old, She Ran Away From Home At Thirteen. By Sixteen She Was Working As A Domestic Servant For A Woman Who Recognized Her Talent And Drive, And Paid To Enroll Her In The Art Institute Of Chicago. There She Studied With Lorado Taft And By 1887 She Had Advanced To Become His Studio And Teaching Assistant. In 1893, During The Columbian Exposition She Was One Of Several Women Sculptors Nicknamed The White Rabbits Who Helped Produce Some Of The Architectural Sculpture That Graced The Exposition Buildings. She Was Awarded A Commission To Produce Illinois Welcoming The Nations, A Sculpture For The Fair. The Work Was Later Cast In Bronze And Unveiled At The Illinois State Capitol.In 1906 She Married Painter William Wendt And Moved To Los Angeles, California Where She Continued Her Success. In California She Taught At The Otis Art Institute And, With Her Husband, Was Instrumental In The Founding Of The California Art Club In 1909, Which Was Developed On The Premise Of Allowing Women And Sculptors Into The Membership. Wendt Was A Member Of The National Sculpture Society And Exhibited And Was Featured In Both The 1923 And 1929 Exhibitions And The Resulting Catalogues. Her Work Can Be Found In: Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, Chicago Historical Society, The Civil War Monument, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, The Laguna Art Museum, Harvard University Portrait Collection,Old Los Angeles City Hall (Now Located In The Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County), Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, California, As Well As In Numerous Private Collections. Exhibitions: World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; Annual Exhibition, Palette Club, Aic, 1895; Annual Exhibition Of Works By Chicago Artists, Aic, 1899-1910 (9 Times); St Louis/Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904 ; Chicago Municipal League, 1905 ; Pan-California Expo, San Diego (Ca), 1915 ; California Art Club, 1918 ; Solo Exhibits With Husband, Aic, 1909-21 ; National Sculpture Society, 1929 National Sculpture Society, Los Angeles (Ca) Museum. Awards: Commission, "Illinois Welcoming The Nations" For Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892 ; Commission, Exposition Park, Los Angeles (Ca). Commission, Battle Monument, Missionary Ridge (Tn) ; Sculpture Prize, Chicago, 1898; Municipal Art League Prize, Chicago, 1905 ; Gold Medal, Pan-California Expo, San Diego (Ca), 1915; Harrison Prize, Los Angeles (Ca), 1918

Harper & Bros,. HB NO DJ, 1947, 1st edition stated , VG-, AS-IS, 2 pgs. missing at end bk, red cloth cover nice condition decorated & lettered in blue light wear, NODJ. First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. HBDJ, 1994, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, F/F-, Very Light Shelf Wear, Interior nice tight Clean,. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.

San Diego, California, USA: Corinth Pub., 1966. Book. Illus. by Painted & Line Drawn Cover Art!. Good to Very Good.. Soft cover. PBO - Paperback Original (True 1st).. 190 pages. Tony Kenilworth II thought he'd found himself another soft berth. He had a good record at being a gigolo --- and Henrietta had all the looks and loot he wanted. But she made him do those strange little things." >> Minor cover wearing. ; Pen on back cover "Circle with 2 dots" drawn. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Deville Galleries. As New. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Soft Cover. 1878180002 . Tight, clean and crisp. The book appears unread and looks New. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. As New. ; 31 color plates. Essay by Gloria Vanjak. Published on the occasion of the exhibition curated by Christian Title at De Ville Galleries, Los Angeles, CA and at Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1990.; 4to; 48 pages .

New York: Star Dist, 1970. Paperback. 190p., illustrated with explicit drawings, very good first printing PBO in camp pictorial wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Rough Trade RT-433.

Publications of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. United States Department Interior Haskell Press,, 1941. SOFTCOVER, 1941, 1st Edition, VG-/GOOD-, AS-IS, PAPERBACK, Beige Cover with Former Owner Name on Front in Ink. Cvr Titled in Black light wear Rub, 6 3/4 X 10 in. Light Scuff Rub Wear Back Cvr, 73 pgs. Ink Writing on Title pg notes, Some Underlining Here & There on some pgs & some marginnotes, Stapled booklet in tan printed wrappers. .FORMER Owner Name Address on Title pg & Half Title with Address & Ink Note, Douglas McKay, Secretary Department of the Interior, Glenn L. Emmons, Commissioner Bureau of Indian Affairs,& Hildegard Thompson, Chief of Branch of Education, with Original Price Intact of 50 cents on front Endpaper pg, Frontispiece, Bibliography & List of Illustrations .paper covers are beige with black lettering on the front, Stapled booklet in tan printed wrappers. In these pages, the Indians will be described as they were when the whites frist found them.. First Edition. Soft Cover.

First printing. Signed "From the Heart Elise Title" on (appropriately enough) the title page. Very lightly bumped on the spine ends. The DJ is similarly is slighlty edgeworn, including a small worn spot on the bottom front corner, and faintly scuffed on the back face. The jacket price is intact. In Brodart dust jacket protector.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1908. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xvii, 180 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt, With Embossed Gilt Angel On Front Cover. Top Edge Gilt, Deckled Edges. First Edition. Wear And Bumping And Fading To Cloth, But All Gilt Brilliant, No Fraying Or Stains. Bookstore Stamp On Front Pastedown, No Other Marks. Pages Clean, Slightly Aged, No Foxing.

Junior Books, DD Dean, Garden City. Hno DJ, beige cl, Good-, some wear, small- tears to cloth spine, 1941, stated 1st edition, interior pages of book VG, AS-IS.