Author:Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

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Benjamin Franklin

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, El Camino Real Press: 2010

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: GKK220-006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Like New

Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. (16) pp. Half-title, Frontispiece is U.S. postage stamp with portrait of Franklin, typographic ornament on title page, title page in red, red decorative initial, black-and-white portrait of Franklin, printer's device on colophon; text clean, unmarked. Orange cloth titled in red, illustrated end-papers; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK220-006. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 160 copies, printed by Patrick Reagh and bound by Mariana Blau. A short meditation upon the life of Franklin, his contributions to American except...
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Baltimore's Cathedral

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, Junipero Serra Press: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: GKK220-004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Very Good

Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. [iv], 9, [3] pp. Half-title, frontispiece is a 15-cent US postage stamp with image of Baltimore's Cathedral; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped grey leather, all edges gilt; binding square and tight, some light wear to covers. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. SIGNED by the author on the colophon. GKK220-004. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies, designed by Roger Pennels and SIGNED by Father Weber on the colophon. Father Weber catalogs the attributes of Benjamin Henry Latrobe's Baltimore Cathedral, which was chosen by the USPS in 1979 t...
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The "Replanting" of Frederick

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, Junipero Serra Press: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: GKK220-013

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Very Good

Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. [iv], 9, [3] pp. Half-title, mounted color frontispiece portrait of Frederick the Great; text clean, unmarked. Gray cloth spine, marbled paper over boards, red cloth spine label titled in gilt, marbled end-papers; binding a bit off-kilter, but tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK220-013. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 125 numbered copies, this copy is out of sequence. Printed by the Tabula Rasa Press in Seattle WA, using Chancery I type and printed on acid-free paper. Who was Frederick the Great (1712-1786)? Father Weber tells of Fred...
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Pope John Paul II at San Fernando Mission

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, Junipero Serra Press: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: RGKK819-013

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, designed by Roger Pennels. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. [iv], (24) pp. Half-title, frontispiece, printer's device on title page, 1 illustration, 1 initial in red; text clean, un-marked. Gilt-stamped white morocco, all edges gilt, John Paul II's bookplate on front paste-down; binding square tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-013. Fine. Contains Msgr. Weber's account of John Paul II's visit to the San Fernando Mission on September 16, 1987, what led up to the visit, and what it meant in the life of the author. REFERENCE: Bradbu...
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Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States: A Personal Memoir

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, Junipero Serra Press: 1999

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: RGKK819-032

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies designed and printed letterpress by Regis Graden at the Nut Quad Press using Caslon typeface on Mohawk Softwhite Acid Free Text paper, bound by Mariana Blau. Miniature Book. 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches. [iv], (14) pp. Half-title, U.S. postage stamp frontispiece, Junipero Serra Press printer's device on last page; text clean, unmarked. Quarter black leather, gilt-titled spine, decorative paper over boards; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-032. Fine. Recounts Father Weber's personal encounter with the Chief Justice of the U...
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Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States: A Personal Memoir

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, Junipero Serra Press: 1999

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: RGKK819-033

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies designed and printed letterpress by Regis Graden at the Nut Quad Press using Caslon typeface on Mohawk Softwhite Acid Free Text paper, bound by Mariana Blau. Miniature Book. 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches. [iv], (14) pp. Half-title, U.S. postage stamp frontispiece, Junipero Serra Press printer's device on last page; text clean, unmarked. Quarter black leather, gilt-titled spine, decorative paper over boards; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-033. Fine. Recounts Father Weber's personal encounter with the Chief Justice of the U...
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Following Bernhardt Wall, 1872-1956. Bio-Bibliographical Sketch.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $500.00

Publisher: Austin, TX:, The Book Club of Texas,: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: FZ315-001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 195 copies, this copy is not numbered. Designed and typeset at the Castle Press, Pasadena, CA, printed letterpress by Patrick Reagh Printers, Inc., of Glendale, CA. 4to. 11 3/4 x 9 inches. viii, (85), [1 blank] pp. Limitation page, black-and-white frontispiece portait of Wall, title page printed within a ruled border and with a vignette of an etcher at work, 9 etchings tipped-in at pages 1, 9, 15, 21, 25, 29, 45, 51, and 61, 5 photogravure reproductions printed by the Flatbed Press of Austin, TX, bibliography; text clean, unmarked. Gray cloth spine over boards by Crai...
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Los Angeles, A Bicentennial Salute.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $50.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1981

Seller ID: OG914-010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. [iv], (22) pp. Title page with City of Los Angeles seal in red ink, decorative initials in red; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped gray leather, all edges gilt; binding square and tight, very minor shelf wear. Comes in a printed envelope with title and seal of the City of California. OG914-010. Fine. Designed by Francis Braun. First published by Charles Fletcher Lummis in Out West Vol. XXX, (April, 1909), pp. 227-257. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century US Miniature Books, No. 3130.
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Los Angeles, A Bicentennial Salute.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $45.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1981

Seller ID: OG914-050

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. [iv], (22) pp. Title page with City of Los Angeles seal in red ink, decorative initials in red; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped gray leather, all edges gilt; binding square and tight, very minor shelf wear. OG914-050. Very Good. Designed by Francis Braun. First published by Charles Fletcher Lummis in Out West Vol. XXX, (April, 1909), pp. 227-257. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century US Miniature Books, No. 3130.
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An Earthquake Memoir.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Los Angeles:, Dawson's Book Shop,: 1971

Seller ID: CGSZ118-008

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, of which 100 were offered for sale. Miniature Book. 2 15/16 x 2 3/16 inches. [vi], (21) pp. Photographic frontispiece tipped in, black-and-white illustration on copyright page; text clean, unmarked. Red cloth, red end-papers; binding square and tight, some soiling to the cloth on the covers. Very Good. Printed by Cathay Press, Hong Kong. Rev. Francis J. Weber recalls his experience of the Sylmar Earthquake in February, 1971. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3073.
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California on United States Postage Stamps.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Worcester, MA:, Achille J. St. Onge,: 1975

Seller ID: GO1115-003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 1,500 copies. Not Quite a Miniature Book. 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. (70) pp. 6-cent Missionary Bell US postage stamp frontispiece, black-and-white facsimiles of postage stamps throughout with captions on opposing pages; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped full blue calf, all edges gilt; binding square and tight. Fine. Printed from Spectrum type by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland, and bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre in Limoges, France. This book is a survey of United States postage stamps that feature California. It was published by Achille J. St. Onge. Franci...
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Mayor of Indianapolis, Father Joseph F. Weber.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Worcester, MA:, Achille J. St. Onge,: 1975

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: OG914-052a

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. (28) pp. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Joseph P. Weber tipped-in, city of Indianapolis seal on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-titled full black leather, all edges gilt; binding square and tight, minor shelf wear. Compliments card laid in. OG914-052a. Very Good. Printed from Lutetia type by Joh. Enschede in Zonen, Haarlem, Holland and bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre in Limoges, France. This volume tells the story of how Father Joseph F. Weber functioned as Mayor of West Indianapolis by direct mandat...
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The Holy Year of 1983-1984

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $50.00

Publisher: San Fernando, CA, Junipero Serra Press: 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: OG914-024a

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, designed by Francis Braun. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. [iv], (23) pp. Postage stamp mounted as frontispiece; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped purple leather, all edges gilt; binding square and tight. Fine. A history of Holy Years produced when Pope John Paul II declared 1983 - 1984 a Holy Year with the theme "reconciliation." REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3117.
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El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1978

Seller ID: OG914-037

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Oblong Miniature Book. 2 3/16 x 2 7/8 inches. [ii], (26) pp. 13-cent United States postage stamp mounted as frontispiece, printer's device on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt, blue end papers; binding square and tight, front cover bowed, with minor scratches. OG914-037. Very Good. Designed by Francis Braun. This is a history of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, the oldest civil settlement in Alta California. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3095.
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El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1978

Seller ID: OG914-031

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Oblong Miniature Book. 2 3/16 x 2 7/8 inches. [ii], (26) pp. 13-cent United States postage stamp mounted as frontispiece, printer's device on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt, blue end papers; binding square and tight, some small scratches on back cover. OG914-031. Very Good. Designed by Francis Braun. This is a history of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, the oldest civil settlement in Alta California. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3095.
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El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $35.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1978

Seller ID: OG914-033

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Oblong Miniature Book. 2 3/16 x 2 7/8 inches. [ii], (26) pp. 13-cent United States postage stamp mounted as frontispiece, printer's device on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt, blue end papers; binding square and tight, some scratches on front cover. OG914-033. Very Good. Designed by Francis Braun. This is a history of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, the oldest civil settlement in Alta California. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3095.
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El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $35.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1978

Seller ID: OG914-035

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Oblong Miniature Book. 2 3/16 x 2 7/8 inches. [ii], (26) pp. 13-cent United States postage stamp mounted as frontispiece, printer's device on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt, blue end papers; binding square and tight. OG914-035. Fine. Designed by Francis Braun. This is a history of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, the oldest civil settlement in Alta California. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3095.
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El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Buenaventura:, Junipero Serra Press,: 1978

Seller ID: OG914-036

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Oblong Miniature Book. 2 3/16 x 2 7/8 inches. [ii], (26) pp. 13-cent United States postage stamp mounted as frontispiece, printer's device on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt, blue end papers; binding square and tight, some minor scratches on covers. OG914-036. Very Good. Designed by Francis Braun. This is a history of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, the oldest civil settlement in Alta California. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3095.
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Up 65 Years to Larchmont.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Los Angeles:, Bela Blau,: 1970

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: OG914-047

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

FIRST EDITION. Miniature Book. 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches. (31) pp. Preliminaries printed in red and gilt, "65 years," frontispiece by Tom Neal, red ornamentation on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt leather boards, decorative end papers; binding square and tight. Fine. Handset, printed, and bound by Bela Blau. Contains stories of the peregrinations of Dawson's Book Shop throughout Los Angeles. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century US Miniature Books, No. 3169.
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An Earthquake Memoir.

By: Francis J. Weber (b. 1933).

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Los Angeles:, Dawson's Book Shop,: 1971

Seller ID: OG914-053

Condition: Used: Very Good

LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, of which 100 were offered for sale. Miniature Book. 2 15/16 x 2 3/16 inches. [vi], (21) pp. Photographic frontispiece tipped in, black-and-white illustration on copyright page; text clean, unmarked. Red cloth, red end papers; binding square and tight, corners rubbed. Very Good. Printed by Cathay Press, Hong Kong. Rev. Francis J. Weber recalls his experience of the Sylmar Earthquake in February, 1971. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3073.
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