New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1962. Pictorial wrappers. The scarce catalogue based on the groundbreaking November-December 1962 exhibition at New York's Sidney Janis Gallery. Tight and VG in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light rubbing and creasing aloing the rear panel and 2 blindstamps (both from "The San Francisco Museum..... More
Havana: Editorial Gente Nueva, 1977. Stapled wrappers. Uncommon 1977 tribute to Che Guevara, through his writings and an impressive collection of dozens of black-and-white photographs. Issued out of Havana in simple, stapled wrappers. A well-preserved copy to boot. Solid and VG+, with very light creasing throughout and a touch of..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Satellite Publishig Co. Original wraps. "Spankology--Case History", circa late 1960s. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing and rubbing along the panel edges. Octavo (digest-sized), crisp, somewhat graphic black-and-white photos throughout. More
Princeton, NJ: 1951. Wonderful original photograph of an Ivy League football game played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Oct. 13th, 1951 between Princeton and Penn. The photograph captures the dramatic moment when #83 (Frank McPhee) is just about to reel in the ball and make "the catch that beat..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1958. 1st. Cloth. 1958 stated 1st edition. A Review Copy to boot, with the Little, Brown Review Slip laid-in. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening at the spine and front panel. Quarto, 57 pgs. Nicely illustrated by the great Ben Shahn..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1950. Decorative Cloth. The 1950 stated 2nd printing. Solid and VG+ (light spotting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact ($4.00), VG- dustjacket, with a degree of staining to the front panel and very mild soiling at the rear panel. Still though, quite..... More
New York: Delphic Studios, 1933. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the 1933 1st edition, complete with its 25 rich colotypes. #254 of 1,000 copies printed. Tight and Near Fine in its leather-backed oatmeal cloth, with wonderful titling to the front panel. Light wear at the spine ends, just a touch..... More
New York: Arbor House, 1983. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY DICK CAVETT on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1983 1st edition. Tight and VG (very light staining along the spine crown and, inconspicuously, to the inside of the dustjacket) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with..... More
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2004. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOSEPH MCDONNELL on the title page. A crisp, very nice copy to boot of the 2004 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the rear panel's lower-edge. Square..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1938. Decorative Cloth. A bright, crisp copy of the 1938 2nd printing, referring to "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" on the rear flap (Younger and Hirsch, pgs. 62-64). VG- (with light scuffing and rubbing to the panels and light soiling..... More
Tuvoti Magazine Editions, 1972. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ERJE AYDEN TO NOVELIST JOHN AHERN on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Solid and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with 2" of neatly-applied white-out at the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, this "Tuvoli..... More
Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. 1934 1st edition of this art reference. Including a 1 pg. TLS from the author as well. Clean and VG in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 71 pgs. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Lynd Ward. Boards. A tight, very presentable copy of this 1970 re-issue, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (one small former owner name at the front free endpaper's verso) in a crisp, price-intact ($10.95), VG+ dustjacket, with a 2"..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES SHOTWELL on the front free endpaper. A sharp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1937 stated 1st printing, in its uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets) in a...... More
Oldbourne Press, 1961. Hardcover. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOHN RICHARDSON on the title page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1961 1st English language edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, 34 tipped-in plates in color, 43 plates in black-and-white. Also includes..... More
Cologne, Germany: TINAIA 9 Verlags GmbH, 1994. Hardcover. Very impressive 1994 Marcel Broodthaers project, including 6 separate components (as issued) inside publisher's white linen box and red cloth slipcase. "The elements of the box" include 1) "Le Poids D'Une Oeuvre D'Art" (monograph); 2) "Carte Du Monde Poetique" (poster); 3) "Modele..... More
London: Quartet Books, 1985. 1st. Cloth. A clean, tight copy of this impressive 1985 monograph on the German surrealist Hans Bellmer. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, 300 pgs. Very small former owner name at front flyleaf, otherwise clean as could be. More
San Francisco: The Joyful World Press, 1971. Shirley Boccaccio. Pictorial wrappers. A very sharp copy of the 1971 1st edition of this "Feminist children's book". Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light scuffing at the rear panel. Thin quarto, includes photomontages..... More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1827. Full-Leather. The 1827 stated 2nd edition, complete in 9 volumes. Bound in a full, late 19th century, dark-green leather, with lovely gilt-flourishes to the spines and completely unchipped red leather spine labels. Uniform 12mos, gilt-rule at the panels. Each volume is solid..... More
New York: Harry Abrams, 2003. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 223 pgs. Richly illustrated thruout. More
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1960. Tove Jansson. Pictorial cloth. A sharp copy of the 1960 1st English language edition, translated from its original Finnish by Kingsley Hart. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels, several small closed tears (neatly..... More
Hartford, CT: Prospect Press, 1937. Boards. The 1937 signed/limited edition. #14 "OF A SPECIAL EDITION OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE COPIES OF THIS BOOK WHICH HAS BEEN PRINTED ON AN ALL RAG BOOK PAPER AND BOUND IN OAK". Clean and Near Fine in its red, leather-backed spine, which includes bright..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1819-1821. Thomas Rowlandson. Full leather. A mixed state --as is customary-- of William Combe's epic poem, complete in 3 volumes. Uniformly bound in a handsome, contemporary-to-the-period full-calf, with lovely gilt-bordering at the panels and fine-tooled gilt-decorations within the compartments. Vol. I ("The First Tour of Dr. Syntax..... More
Fayetteville, NY: Tenant House Press, 1978. Louis W. Schifferl. Original wraps. A handsome copy of the 1978 1st edition of this monograph on shorebird decoy artist George Boyd. Tight and VG+ in its printed, stapled wrappers, with very light foxing along the front panel. Oblong octavo, crisp black-and-white and color..... More
