Melantrich, Czechoslovakia: S.V.U. Manes, 1948. Cloth. A clean, handsome copy of the 1948 1st edition of this uncommon monograph on Czech caricaturist Antonin Pelc. Tight and VG+ in its original russet cloth. Folio, 121 pgs., high-quakity color reproductions thruout. More
New York: Bradstreet Press, 1867. Cloth. Uncommon 1867 catalogue by Cowling & Co. of Seneca Falls, NY showcasing pumps, fire engines and hydraulic rams, and including well over 100 engraved plates. A number of the pages show light wear and offsetting, tipped-in engraved portraits at the pastedowns of opera singers..... More
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
London: Oxford University Press, 1933. Decorative Cloth. Impressive 1933 compilation by Oxford of some of the great lyrical poems and songs in the English language, selected and arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave. And in the uncommon dustjacket. Solid and VG (with light foxing at the endpapers and tender --but still..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1966. Cloth. The 1966 stated 1st edition of this new translation by Suzy Q. Groden. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing to the panels. Octavo, the Bobbs-Merrill Review Slip laid-in. More
Germany: Eifelkunst, 1940. 1st. Original Wraps. A sharp example of this 1940 collection of small samples of children's classics, all beautifully illustrated by Ilse Schneider. 12mo, clean and VG+ in its pictorial card wrappers. More
Leeds, UK: W.S. Maney & Son Ltd., 1995. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1995 1st edition of this fascinating study of " a twenty-two carat green chameleon diamond". Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 42 pgs., crisp color plates. More
New York: Visionaire, 2006. Frank Stanley. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the 2006 1st edition, limited to 2,000 copies. Tight and Fine in its white card wrappers. Weber's crisp, erotic black-and-white photos throughout, complemented by the drawings of Frank Stanley. "Inspired by the work of D.H. Lawrence" More
Zurich: ABC Verlag, 1977. An immaculate copy of the 1977 1st edition of this impressive monograph on Swiss painter and architect Max Bill (1908-1994). Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely, high-quality color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in German. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940. Lydia H. Parmelee. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1940 1st edition. Tight and VG (former owner name to front free endpaper, light offsetting to inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the rear..... More
Oxford University Press, 1934. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1934 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes, with both volumes boasting their original cream-colored dustjackets. The books are tight and VG to VG+ in their royal blue cloth, with light spotting along several of the panels. Internally, clean as could..... More
Self-Publishedfr, 1964. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HAROLD BARKER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting to the panels and several tiny closed tears along their edges. Octavo, 338..... More
Paris: Editions Aimery Somogy, 1951. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1951 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (with light foxing at the pastedowns) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends. Tall quarto, tipped-in color plates to a number of the rectos. Text..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1962. Original wraps. The 1962 stated 1st edition, in its simultaneous wrappers. INSCRIBED BY JAMES MERRILL on the half-title. A clean, solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine, with one tiny closed tear and chip along the lower spine. The poet's 3rd published book..... More
Self-published, 2004. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH JOHN DRAKE-MOORE AND SIMONE CENEDESE on the biographical page. A prsitine copy to boot of the 2004 1st edition of this wild, very creative collaboration between stage and film designer (and sculptor) John Drake-Moore and renowned Murano glassmaker and designer Simone Cenedese. Tight..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1937. Lois Lenski. Cloth. SIGNED BY LOIS LENSKI FROM HER HOMETOWN OF HARWINTON, CT on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1937 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design along the front panel and..... More
Paris: L'Estampe Moderne, 1944. 1st. Original Wraps. 1944 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its decorative wrappers, limited to 350 copies. Original sketches (still with their tissue-guards) thruout by Robbert Sterkers. Folio, loosely-bound (as issued) and housed in its patterned, printed chemise and its matching slipcase. An attractive rendering of..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1968. 1st. Cloth. An unusually bright, crisp copy of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a very sharp, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Folio, wonderful black-and-white photography thruout. Text and design by Alain Wienc. More
Paris: Librairie Renouard -- Henri Laurens, Editeur, 1911. 1/2 Vellum. A lovely copy of the 1911 1st edition, bound in a sumptuous 1/2 vellum over marbled boards. Crisp, clean and Near Fine, with just a touch of very light spotting toward the front panel's bottom-edge and along the spine. (The..... More
New York: Random House (A U.S. Camera Book), 1940. The 1940 stated 1st edition of this seminal guide to technique in color photography, written and illustrated by the formidable Modernist photographer Paul Outerbridge. A solid, very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (with mild offsetting at the pastedowns) in..... More
Willimantic, CT: Mark V. Ziesing, 1984. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1984 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 223 pgs. More
Vaencia, Spain: Sala Parpallo/Institucio Alfons El Magnanim, 1985. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, very sharp copy of this uncommon Robert Frank catalogue based on the March-April 1985 exhibition at Valencia's Sala Parpallo and Institucio Alfons El Magnanim. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with crisp black-and-white reproductions of some..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY TOM WOLFE (IN HIS TYPICAL FLOURISH) on the first blank endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1979 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ (very light foxing along the edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1960. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1951 1st UK edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild chipping and darkening along the spine. Octavo, 176 pgs. More
