New York: Lanciar Publishers, 1944. Cloth. First Thus. A crisp, clean copy of the 1944 edition (the 26th annual edition) and in a nice example of the original dustjacket. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 727 pgs. Small, neat former owner signature (Captain Hollingsworth) to the front free endpaper. More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc. 1963. Decorative Cloth. The 1963 1st American edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine and light chipping at its crown. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Brian Wildsmith. More
Verona, Italy: Edizioni Ampersand, 1996. 1st. Original Wraps. A prsitine copy of the 1996 catalogue of Edizioni Ampersand's most recent publications up to date, the series "Le Carte Del Cielo, a collection of 20th century Italian authors. Tight and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a bright, Fine dustjacket... More
San Francisco: Adam Smart and Co. 1936. Ralph Berry. Original wraps. INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY ALFRED SUTRO (1869-1945), PROMINENT SAN FRANCISCO ATTORNEY (PILLSBURY, MADISON AND SUTRO) AND RENOWNED BOOK COLLECTOR (ONE-TIME PRESIDENT OF THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA). A well-preserved copy to boot of this charming 1936 children's title. Solid... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co. 1905. Handsome, bright half-vellum over a mauve cloth. Bound (and signed) by the Morrell Bindery of London. Clean, well-preserved and Near Fine, with leather title label and decorative fine-tooled gilt at spine. 12mo, 171 pgs., top-edge gilt, elegant marbled endpapers. More
Athens: A New View Book/ Vassily Papachrysanthou, 1966. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1966 1st edition, #431 of 850 copies issued. A solid, well-preserved, VG+ copy in its original decorative boards. Very light, forgivable wear at spine tips, otherwise clean and tight. Folio, unpaginated. Experimental collage and word-play. Very impressive. More
Cleveland: The Helman-Taylor Company, 1898. 1st. Cloth. The 1898 1st edition. "Being a Narrative of the Discovery, by Stephen Brule, of Lakes Huron, Ontario and Superior; and of his Explorations (the First Made by Civilized Man) of Pennsylvania and Western New York, also of the Province of Ontario, Canada". VG... More
Paris and New York: Editions Des Chroniques du Jour/E. Weyhe, 1930. Original wraps. A handsome copy of the 1st English language edition of this early, uncommon monograph on Picasso. Translated from its original Spanish by Warre B. Wells. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. And in a well-preserved... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1936. Cloth. The October 1936 1st American edition, limited to 750 copies. Tight and VG (fading to the spine label, light discoloring at the foot of the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a 2" chip at the spine base, light scuffing and... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1949 1st American edition (with the Scribner 'A' and colophon on the copyright page), complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine, with bright gilt-lettering and devices along the front panels and spines. Thick octavos, 1,097... More
The Hague: Dr. W. Junk B.V., Publishers, 1972. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very small former owner name and date stamped at the top of the front pastedown) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny chips along the flap-folds... More
Paris: Jules Tallandier, Editeur. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Beautiful French children's version of Sherlock Holmes, with all the characters animals. Circa 1908. Rich chromolithography thruout, wonderfully illustrated by R. de la Neziere. Nicely-preserved and VG to VG+ in its original decorative boards, with very light fraying at the front tips... More
University of Oklahoma Press, 1934. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1934 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its russet cloth, with completely unflecked gilt-lettering and rule along the spine. And in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges and spine crown. Still... More
New York: Frderick A. Stokes, 1898. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1898 1st edition. Tight and VG in its blue cloth, with light spotting at the spine and the rear panel, and light wear to the spine ends. Small, neat former owner inscription on the front free endpaper, otherwise... More
London: Methuen & Co. 1907. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1907 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Mild foxing --and a bit of offsetting-- to the preliminaries and at the edges. Thick octavo, "Being Autobiographical Accounts of the Early Progress... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Cloth. SIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1942 stated 3rd printing. Solid and VG+ (with bright silver lettering along the front panel and spine) in it sruuset cloth. Small former owner signature... More
Waban, MA: Self-published, 1976. Original wraps. The maiden issue of this poetry quarterly, edited by Jack Kimball and published in Waban, MA. Solid and VG in its printed wrappers, with light staining to the panel top-edges (only bleeding thru lightly to the front pastedown, title and copyright pages). Quarto, #315... More
New York: Hill and Wang, 1976. The 1976 stated 1st paperback edition, which was issued simultaneously with the hardback. SIGNED BY LANFORD WILSON at the half-title. A crisp copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of soiling to the rear panels and... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Cloth. The 1961 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Oblong octavo, Jazz-themed verse by the great Langston Hughes. More
Edinburgh and London: William Hodge & Company, 1927. Cloth. The 1927 1st edition, part of the wonderful "Notable British Trials" series. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges and several closed tears along the front panel. Octavo, edited by Lewis Melville. More
New York: The Century Co. 1918. Cloth. The 1918 1st edition, in its uncommon --and very fragile-- dustjacket. Solid and VG (with rubbed lettering along the spine) in a bright, Good+ dustjacket, which is detached at the front flap-fold. Chipping --and a number of small closed tears-- along the panel... More
New York: Scroll Press, 1970. Decorative Cloth. 1970 1st American edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several very small closed tears at the panel edges and very light soiling to the panels. Oblong octavo, unpaginated. More
Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. (A Cityfiles Press Book), 1994. A pristine copy of the 1994 stated 1st edition of the less common hardback edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, a remarkable array of crisp black-and-white Chicago-themed photos thruout. Introduction by Roger Ebert. More
Prague: 1990. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of this unusual 1990 catalogue issued out of Prague and showcasing 100 years (1839-1939) of nude photography. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 64 pgs., text in Czech. More
