London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, c. 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Charming collection of British "Schoolgirl" stories. This copy also includes its uncommon dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with a 1" band of chipping running across the front panel's top-edge, minor chipping along other edges as..... More
Montpelier, Vermont: Burton Preston & Co., circa 1930. Cloth. Very uncommon trade catalogue of 63 samples of tomb stone design, circa 1930. Lavish full-page illustrations, photographed in rich gravure. Tight and solid and VG in its dark cloth, with several tiny abrasions and very light staining along the panel upper..... More
Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Co., 1901. Original wraps. Wonderful cover design by Thomas Mitchell Peirce, a full-page etching of a woman golfer in mid-swing and in full regalia (hat, cape, blouse and skirt down to her feet). An unusually crisp copy to boot of the November 1901 issue. Clean and..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., C. 1920. Hardcover. A lovely copy of this children's coloring book, circa 1920. The pictorial cover is clean and bright and Near Fine. And internally, the book is virtually pristine, with no writing or markings of any kind. Oblong 16mo, handsome color printing thruout. More
The City of Danbury, CT, 1901. Decorative Cloth. A tight, very solid copy of the 1901 1st thus. A clean, VG octavo in its navy-blue cloth, with light fading along the spine. Octavo, "Containing the Doings of the Boards of Councilmen, Aldermen-- Together with the Officers of the City Government..... More
New York: Pirate Editions (Distributed by Grove Press), 1971. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY ABBIE HOFFMAN ("STAY HIGH ABBIE") on the title page. A solid, serviceable copy to boot of the 1971 1st paperback edition. Tight and Good+ in its black pictorial wrappers, with rubbing and creasing to the front panel..... More
Prague: Nakladem Plamja, 1925. Vaclav Masek. Original wraps. The 1925 1st Czech edition of Alexandr Blok's "Dvanact", widely considered "one of the first poetic responses to the October Revoluton of 1917". The Russian lyrical poet Alexandr Blok (1880-1921) centered his story on "The march of twelve Bolshevik soldiers (the Twelve..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Cloth. The 1959 stated 1st edition of 15 year old Bobby Fischer's first published collection of chess games. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of wear at the spine crown) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel..... 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
New York: Avalon Books, 1964. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with one small crease at the front flap. 12mo, dustjacket sesign by Ed Emshwiller. This copy directly from the publisher's personal files. More
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. Decorative Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1971 1st American edition of this impressive monograph on British sculptor Barbara Hepworth. Tight and Near Fine (the ghost of a very small sticker at the front pastedown) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp, high-quality..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1935. Cloth. An impressive example of the 1935 1st English language edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG+ (very light offsetting at the pastedowns and preliminaries) in crisp, price-intact (42s. net), VG examples of the uncommon dustjackets, with mild darkening along the..... More
Port Townsend, Washington: Syzygy Press, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES BROUGHTON on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Also includes the original envelope in which James Broughton mailed this copy. Signed by..... More
Cherry Hill, NJ: Roncorp (Distributed by Northeastern Music Publication, Inc.), 2000. Boards. A gorgeous copy of the 2000 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its blue boards, with pristine gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Thick quarto, dual text (in both English and French). More
New York: Random House, 1938. Jean De Brunhoff. Hardcover. A very solid copy of the 1938 1st American edition, translated from the original French by Merle Haas. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears and light chipping along the top-edges and light wear..... More
Sci-Art Publishers, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, 1939. Hardcover. 1939 stated first impression. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with a bit of darkening along the spine and a minor amount of soiling along the back panel. Thick octavo, 910 pgs. An exhaustive compilation of Yiddish poetry translated into English verse..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972. Cloth. SIGNED BY ROMARE BEARDEN on the first blank endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition of this major Abrams monograph on the artist. Tight and VG+ (very light foxing to the preliminaries) in a crisp, Near Fine dusrjacket..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1912. 1st. Hardcover. A bright, well-preserved copy of the 1912 stated 1st edition. #25 OF 350 COPIES ISSUED IN THE LIMITATION. Tight and Near Fine in its vellum-backed, gilt-lettered boards, with just a touch of light soiling along the spine and very minor wear to the lower..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1924. Cloth. A tight, crisp copy of the 1924 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its dark-red cloth, with just a touch of light offsetting to the inner hinges and very light soiling along the lower text-block. Octavo, part of Yale's wonderful "Historical..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1961. Cloth. A crisp copy of the 1961 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with light fading along the spine. Octavo, 303 pgs. More
Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom: F. Lewis, Publishers1950, 1950. Cloth. The 1950 1st edition, limited to 500 copies. Clea and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth. And in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and a 5" closed tear running along the front panel up toward..... More
Boston: Woolworth, Ainsworth and Co., 1869. Drawings by Wheelock, Engraved by Andrew. Cloth. A handsome copy of this 1869 printing. Solid and VG in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design to the front panel and spine. Light soiling at the rear panel, light wear to the spine ends..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1981. Leonard Baskin. Cloth. SIGNED BY LEONARD BASKIN on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling along the rear panel. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. David and Lolita Granahan. Cloth. An exceptionally crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st edition of this, the 2nd title in the "Rivers of America" series. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (with very light dusting to the panels) in a bright, price-intact, easily..... More
