Chicago: Urban Research Corporation, 1970. Original wraps. A mimeographed copy of the uncommon 1970 paper addressing student protest at Cornell. Clean and Near Fine in its plastic-comb binding. 36 pgs., gripping, tense narrative. More
New York: Lantern Press, 1948. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1948 1st edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR BYRON DALRYMPLE on the front free endpaper. VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with pronounced chipping at the foot of the front panel and light chipping at the spine crown. Former owner stamp as well... More
Cleveland: Ghost Press, 1967. T.L. Kryss. Original wraps. A solid copy of the June 1967 1st edition, limited to 500 copies. Very impressive collection of tributes to Jim Lowell, the renowned Cleveland bookseller whose Asphodel Bookshop was an early champion, often at considerable legal peril, of the underground poetry and... More
New York: Macmillan, 1963. Hardcover. The 1963 stated 1st American edition. From the library of --and signed by-- renowned mathematician (PhD Duke, Prof. U. of Kentucky) Jack Roth, who, incredibly, was also a highly-regarded painter and member of the Abstract Expressionists. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG... More
The Gun Digest Company, 1957. Cloth. A very presentable copy of this 1957 reprint. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and very light wear at the spine crown. Thick octavo, wonderful vintage engravings thruout. More
Self-published, 1968. Original wraps. The 1968 1st edition of this self-published (and possibly pirated?) collection of activist, political poems by the Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan. The poems are divided into 2 sections ("Crime Poems" and "Trial Poems") and consist of 3 folded, unstapled sheets, constituting 12 pages. A clean, VG+... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972. Hardcover. The 1972 signed/limited edition, #32 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY at the limitation. This edition calls for "an original ink and water colour drawing by the author", which this copy lacks. Still though, very scarce as such and a lovely copy... More
New York: Shady Hill Press, 1947. Else McKean. Hardcover. A very sharp copy of the 1947 1st edition of this uncommon example of African-American juvenile literature. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light soiling along the rear panel. Slim octavo, nicely illustrated by... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century (Doubleday, Doran), 1935. Hardcover. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1935 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.00"), Near Fine dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the front flap-fold and very light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, also includes a.... More
Boston: International Publishing Co., 1910. Cloth. The uncommon 1910 1st edition of this unusual, thoughtful book on chess strategy. Dispensing with the typical annotated games and diagrams, this book is all prose and reflects on essential ingredients of successful play such as "mobility", "position", "organization", "grand reconnaissance", etc. A very... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1977 1st edition of this seminal title in post-War photography. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of spotting to the front panel and one tiny bump... More
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1959-1981. Cloth. The 1959-1981 1st editions of this sweeping history of the early English stage, complete in 3 volumes --represented as 4 separate books. Each volume is tight and Near Fine (with a small, tasteful bookplate at each front pastedown) in crisp, price-intact, Near Fine... More
Berlin: Phonix Illustratrionsdruck Und Verlag G.M.B.H., 1926. 1st. Cloth. 1926 1st edition of this impressive monograph on German poster/graphic artist Ludwig Hohlwein. VG in its original blue cloth, with light fading and offsetting to the panels and spine. Dark blue title label with bright gilt-lettering tipped onto front panel. Quarto..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1912. 1st. Cloth. The 1912 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the spine and rear panel edges. 12mo, 337 pgs. A crisp example of the dramatic 1912 dustjacket. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Cloth. SIGNED BY INGRI AND EDGAR PARIN D'AULAIRE on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1938 1st edition -- AND IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean, tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with... More
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001. Roger Roth. Hardcover. SIGNED BY BOTH JANE YOLEN AND HEIDI YOLEN STEMPLE on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2001 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Roger Roth. More
Laubach and Berlin: Triton Verlag, 2000. Cloth. Lavish 2 volume history of the formidable German publisher Insel-Verlag, spanning 1899 to 1924. Edited by John Dieter Brinks, with wonderful design thruout by Juergen Seuss. One of 1,480 copies of the cloth-bound edition (of a total printing of 2,000 copies). Includes 240... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1942. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, tight copy of the 1942 1st edition. Solidly VG in a bright, VG to VG+ pictorial dustjacket with light chipping along the spine ends and top-edges. Thick quarto, 361 pgs. More
Paris: Gaston Boutitie, Edituer D'Art, 1921. Raphael Drouart. Original wraps. A clean copy of this 1921 offering, which includes 7 original lithographs by Raphael Drouart within the text. The book consists of a series of loose signatures (as issued), with uncut pages. Laid into a printed beige chemise. All of... More
London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1935. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition of this uncommon history of Egypt's early 20th century monetary system. Tight and VG (very light foxing at the endsheets, light... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1937. Henry E. Vallely. Hardcover. A sharp, virtually pristine copy of the 1937 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. Just the faintest touch of rubbing along the spine, otherwise pristine. Big Little Book #1442. More
Los Angeles: Self-published, 1970. Wonderful self-published 1970 artist's book, a collection of 15 loose sheets of photographs, all of LA artist Scott Greiger playfully mocking-- with only his body and 1 or 2 simple objects-- some of his more famous colleagues in the art community. The artists he affectionatley mimics... More
New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1954. Decorative Cloth. The 1954 1st American edition. Tight and VG (with light foxing at the top and fore-edges) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling at the rear panel and light wear to the spine ends. Quarto, 238 pgs. of text plus 192 crisp black-and-white reproductions. More
Self-published, 2009. Cloth. The 2009 signed/limited edition. #6 OF AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WINTER LAAKE, ONE-TIME DISCPLE OF ANTON LAVAY, on the title page. A pristine copy to boot. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, "Ave Satanas" also written by the author next... More
