Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 2002. Cloth. SIGNED BY ELLSWORTH KELLY on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the January-April 2003 exhibition at San Diego's Museum of Contemporary Art. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, brilliant, vivid color..... More
Milan: Automobilia, 1984-1996. Cloth. A remarkable run of this lavishly-produced, very high-quality magazine out of Milan, issued half-yearly and devoted to all things Ferrari. Issues 1-13, 15 and 20-25 are offered here, all in 1st edition (limited to 5,000 copies) and all in pristine (or near-pristine) condition. All issues are..... More
David Laidig Publishing Company, 1967. The June 1st, 1967 issue --the 5th issue-- of "The Flash of Pasadena", an uncommon late 60s underground newspaper. Solid and VG in its fragile, brittle pictorial wrappers, with light browning along the edges. Thin quarto, articles in this issue include "The Zen Lunatics", "Vietnam--The..... More
Tokyo: Yobisha Co., Ltd., 1991. Original wraps. The 1991 1st edition, published out of Tokyo by Yobisha Co. Tight and Fine in a clean, Near Fine example of the printed mylar dustjacket. Folio, wild, vivid color plates thruout. More
London: Wm. Collins Sons & Co., 1934. Foxwell. Hardcover. An unusually crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1934 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one or two very small closed tears --and one tiny chip-- along the panel edges. Quarto, vivid color and..... More
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1919. Cloth. Uncommon 1919 collection of letters and poems of Second Lieutenant Dinsmore Ely, American war hero shot down over France while serving with the Lafayette Flying Corps (specifically the Lafayette Escadrille). Ely was bestowed the honor of being buried in Versailles. THIS COPY, WHICH INCLUDES ITS..... More
Westport, CT: Self-published, 1935. 1st. Original Wraps. 1935 1st edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page. Solid and VG in its spiral-bound pictorial wrappers, with light soiling and spotting to the panels. Quarto, 56 pgs. Very nicely printed (in rich, deep color) by the American Offset Corporation of..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1943. Avery Johnson. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1943 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light bumping at the front panel's upper corner) in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00"), VG dustjacket, with very light creasing and wear along the panel edges, and a...... More
Deerfield, MA: Self-published, 1921. Cloth. The 1921 stated 2nd edition of "Raffia Basketry as an Art". Along with the uncommon accompanying "Portfolio of Designs for Raffia Basketry", a suite of 18 additional plates, bound together by ribbon-tie and also including the publisher's original printed envelope. The book is solid and..... More
New York: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1950. Cloth. A sharp, very well-preserved copy of this 1950 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, early study of the chemical and biological basis of drug addiction. More
Washington, D.C. The Bicentennial Post Office History Advisory Committee, 1976. 1st. Original Wraps. 1976 1st edition. Solid and VG in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 164 pgs. Includes an original letter from Texas Congressman and U.S. Representative J.J. "Jake" Pickle. More
Cambridge University Press, 1958. Cloth. The 1958 re-issue of Vol. VII of The Cambridge Medieval History. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear along the spine crown. Thick octavo, 1,073 pgs. More
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932. Jean Cocteau. Cloth. The 1932 1st American edition, translated from Cocteau's original French by Ernest Boyd. Solid and VG (with very light sunning to the spine ends and upper edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG- example of the 1st state dustjacket (with the..... More
London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1898. Cloth. 1898 1st UK edition. Solid and VG in its original red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine and very light soiling to the front panel. 12mo, 140 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
New York and London: A.S. Barnes & Co. and Thomas Yoseloff Ltd., 1964. Cloth. A very impressive copy of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$10.00"), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of faint soiling at the rear panel. Quarto, immaculate..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1936. Cloth. The 1936 1st edition, by the author of "The Velveteen Rabbit". Solid and VG+ (light offsetting to the inner hinges, tasteful former owner bookplate at the half-title) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends (especially the..... More
Modena, Italy: Panini Comics, 2013. Boards. An immaculate copy of the 2013 1st edition of volume #4 in the "Manara Maestro Dell'Eros" series by Panini Comics. Crisp and Fine in its pictorial boards. Quarto, graphic, high-quality color reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in Italian. More
Copenhagen: Hans Reitzel, 1964. Original Wraps. Fascinating --and highly skilled-- artist's book by Danish artist Palle Nielsen. 53 linocuts on the rectos, blank versos. Very brief captions (in both Danish and English) below each linocut. Each piece complete unto itself but there's a clear, palpable theme of despair and urban..... More
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974. Margot Tomes. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR PATRICIA LEE GAUCH IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A tight, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the..... More
London and Cambridge, MA: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press, 1959. Cloth. 1959 early reprints, in the first 2 volumes (of 5 total). Both volumes tight and Near Fine. And, in crisp, VG+ examples of the much less common pale dustjackets, with light chipping along the spine crowns. Translated..... More
New York: Random House, 1971. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1971 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its split pea-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of very light marking at the rear panel's top-edge, otherwise clean as..... More
Penny Ante Press, 2002. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAM LINDER on the half-title. A sharp copy to boot of the 2002 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with just a touch of scuffing to the panels. Square quarto, crisp, high-quality color photos on each recto. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1961. Cloth. A tight, sharp copy of the 1961 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the panel edges. Light pencil underlining thruout by the former owner of this copy, a Vassar sinologist and professor of Chinese..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Decorative Cloth. A handsome example of the 1895 "Van Tassel" edition, complete in 2 dustjacketed volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their brilliantly gilt-decorated front panels and spines. Small, neat former owner inscription and date at each front free endpaper, otherwise clean..... More
