Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1969. Cloth. A very unusual copy of the 1969 stated 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 3 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN..... More
Moscow: Art-Volkhonka (Ekaterina Cultural Foundation), 2011. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY IGOR PALMIN TO CRITIC DORE ASHTON on the half-title. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the catalogue based on the June-September 2011 exhibition at Moscow's Ekaterina Cultural Foundation. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. Internally immaculate as..... More
London: Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd. Original Wraps. First Edition. Uncommon look at the British Motor Car of the day, c. 1937-1939. Folio, 16 pgs., including 5 moveable color plates. VG- in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light chipping and fraying along the spine and light soiling and spotting to the..... More
Montreal: Tundra Books, 1975. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy, with supporting documentation. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RENOWNED CANADIAN ARCHITECT ARTHUR ERICKSON (1924-2009) TO ANDY WARHOL on the half-title. Furthermore, we know this copy came from Andy Warhol's personal library for 2 reasons: first, it bears his "Andy Warhol Ex Libris" bookplate..... More
New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969. Cloth. A very sharp example of the 1969 reprint --complete in 2 volumes-- of the 1847 original printings, published originally by John Murray of London and here re-done by Augustus M. Kelley of New York. Both volumes in this handsome re-issue clean and Near..... More
New York: Greenberg, 1927. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the uncommon 1927 1st edition, IN ITS SCARCE DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, bright, VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears and a touch of mild chipping at the tips. Quarto, compiled by..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1939 signed/limited AND stated 1st edition. #416 OF 550 COPIES SIGNED BY EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY at the limitation and printed on "worthy charta paper". Crisp, very sharp and Near Fine. And in a bright, clean, Near..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1945. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY ELIEL SAARINEN on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1945 stated 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing along the panels and just a bit of wear at the spine ends. Octavo..... More
New York: The Vendome Press, 2014. Decorative Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JACK CARLSON on the title page.A very impressive copy to boot of the 2014 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, crisp color photography (principally by F.E. Castleberry)..... More
Merrick, NY: Cross-Cultural Communications, 1998. Hardcover. A crisp, clean copy of the 1998 1st edition of this uncommon monograph on Russian artist Vladimir Kandelaki. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the spine crown. Tall quarto, high-quality color reproductions thruout. And a...... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1917 1st edition, IN THE PUBLISHER'S UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (with light offsetting at the title page) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 53 pgs. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1959. Cloth. A gorgeous copy of the March 1959 correct 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. From the dustjacket front flap: "It is important that all chemists should know the dimensions and configurations of the molecules with which they..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND ("FOR REGGIE LOVE, PAUL") on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (just a tiny bit of bumping to the lower-tips) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1917. Cloth. The elusive 1917 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ ("Royal Midland Counties Home for Incurables" stamp on the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG example of the scarce dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends (including 1" of..... More
London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd., 1951. 1st. Half-Leather. #119 OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY AUTHOR R.W. SYMONDS on the limitation page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1951 true 1st edition. Well-preserved and solidly VG+ in its half-morocco over matching red cloth. Gilt-decorated front panel, bright gilt-lettering to spine. Quarto..... More
France: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade, 1945, 1952. Leatherette. A crisp, clean copy of the 1945 and 1952 1st thus, the 1st appearances of the compact, wonderful Pleiade edition of Stendhal's Romans et Nouvelles. Complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes bright and Near Fine in their light-green leatherette. And in crisp..... More
Anaheim, CA: Daryl, 1987. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, generous black-and-white photographs throughout. More
Tenbury Wells, UK: Porter Press International Limited, 2009. An immaculate copy of the July 2009 1st trade edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Oblong folio, crisp black-and-white photos thruout celebrating the remarkble life of Sir Stirling Moss. More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1982. Al Hirschfeld. An all-but-pristine copy of this 1982 Limited Editions Club offering. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its leather-backed floral covers. #1,864 of 2,000 copies signed by the great Al Hirschfeld (who illustrated this edition) at the limitation. Tall quarto, Foreword..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1928. Cloth. The 1928 1st edition, in its handsome pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG (former owner inscription at front free endpaper, light soiling to the endpapers) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels. 12mo, 141 pgs. More
Stratford-Upon-Avon: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1914. Boards. The 1914 2nd published edition (Wade 26), IN ITS UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. #428 OF 510 COPIES PUBLISHED. Tight and VG+ (small, neat former owner inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and one..... More
Oxford: James Thornton, 1877. Cloth. The 1877 reprint, "with additions, from the thrid edition of Jeremiah Joyce's abridgment". Tight and VG in its russet cloth. 12mo, 149 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. Laminate boards. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1997 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Octavo, part of the "Wiley-Interscience Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optinization" More
Yoshihiko Sasama, 1988. Cloth. A superb copy of the scarce 1988 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Thick folio, hundreds of high-quality illustrations, including a number of them in rich color. Captions and titling in both Japanese and English, the text..... More
