New York: Peter Max (Glenwood Press), 1970. Original wraps. A crisp, very clean example of this uncommon 1970-1971 Peter Max astrological calendar. Bright and Near Fine in its spiral-bound, pictorial wrappers. Just the slightest touch of subtle creasing along the lower corners, otherwise bordering on pristine. Tall quarto, wonderfully designed... More
Cambridge, MA and Philadelphia: The MIT Press/Gee! Group for Environmental Education Inc., 1973. Original wraps. A pristine example of this collection of 1960s-influenced theories of learning and processing. Consisting of 5 separate booklets (each immaculate in its stapled wrappers): An Introduction; Part 1) What You Want; Part 2) Your Resources;... More
Editions de Chene, 1989. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1989 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing to the panels. Tall octavo, beautiful color plates thruout, 439 pgs. More
Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2004. Cloth. "THE HOUSE LTD EDITION, #432 OF 1,250 COPIES ACQUIRED DIRECTLY FROM AND SIGNED BY OFFICIAL HOUSE INDUSTRIES PERSONNEL", INCLUDING AUTHORS ANDY CRUZ, KEN BARBER et al. A clean, solid copy to boot of the 2004 genuine 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its... More
New York: William Morrow & Co. (Greenwillow Books), 1983. Ann Jonas. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY ANN JONAS on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1983 5th printing. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the author herself. More
Venice: Battista Tramontin, 1689. Vellum. The very scarce 1689 original printing of Antonio Biondini's "Prattica D'Algebra" ("Treatise of Algebra"). Published in Venice in its commonly-read Latin, the original vellum binding is still strong and firmly in place. Forgivable spotting and staining to the panels, internally the pages are surprisingly clean... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1882. Cloth. The 1882 1st edition, "with an account of the proceedings on that occasion" (from the title page). Solid and VG in its mocca-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Light wear along the spine crown and very light soiling at the... More
New York: Ruder Finn Press, Inc., 2003. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE SCULPTOR BRUNO LUCCHESI on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the spine... More
Brazilia: Uma Edicao Acropole, 1970. Original wraps. The 1970 1st edition of this impressive compilation of architctural history, planning and building in the city of Brasilia. Text in both Portuguese and English. Solid and VG+ in its orange wrappers, with former owner's neat handwritten name and address (Paul Grayson, renowned... More
North Hollywood, CA: Brandon House, 1969. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, bright copy of the 1969 1st edition. Near Fine in its wonderful lurid wrappers. Brandon House (3058) pocketbook. "What kind of a girl becomes a hooker while she's still a teen-ager? Is she oversexed? From a slum environment? A.... More
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1899. Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1899 1st edition. VG to VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with crisp gilt-titling and design to the spine. Very minor darkening along the panel edges, otherwise very clean. Octavo, 160 pgs. plus 20 plates complementing the text. 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: City of New York Aqueduct Commission, 1887. Cloth. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the "City of New York Aqueduct Commission Reports on the New Croton Aqueduct 1883-1887". Tight and VG in its russet cloth, with decorative blindstamping and elaborate gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine... More
London: The Bodley Head, 1959. Cloth. A crisp, unusually well-preserved copy of the 1959 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of faint soiling along the front panel's flap-fold. Quarto, lovely, pristine black-and-white photos thruout. More
c. 1990. Cloth. A near-pristine copy of this impressive monograph on Fulper Pottery. INSCRIBED BY ONE OF THE BOOK'S AUTHORS --ROBERT DEFALCO-- on the verso of the front free endpaper. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjaclet. Quarto, high-quality color plates thruout. More
The Hague: Mouton & Co., 1966. Original wraps. A solid copy of the 1966 1st edition. Tight and VG in its printed wrappers, with just a touch of inconspicuous soiling along the fore-edge and the bottom-edge, and light foxing to the rear pastedown and its facing page. Octavo, 182 pgs. More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1985. 1st. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1985 stated 1st edition. A Review Copy to boot, with Review Slip laid-in. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 298 pgs. More
London: Boxtree Limited, 1992. 1st. Cloth. 1992 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 160 pgs. More
Miami: Coleccion del Chihereku, 1970. Original wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 1970 1st American edition of this uncommon Cuban vocabulary and dictionary. Tight and Near Fine in its off-white wrappers, with very light wear along the spine. Octavo, 326 pgs., Prologue by Roger Bastide. More
New York: Hearthstone Books (Carlton Press, Inc.), 1973. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1973 1st edition of this uncommon "hobo" autobiography. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of ight soiling to the panels. Octavo, 64 pgs. More
Paris: Editions Neveu-Brunier, 1945. Jen Trubert. Cloth. A bright, clean copy of the 1945 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Very light scuffing along the rear panel and just a touch of rubbing to the front panel. Tall quarto, nicely illustrated thruout in... 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
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1984. 1/2 leather. #10 of 125 copies signed by William Everson on the half-title. A crisp, clean copy to boot: Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown leather over marbled boards. Tall quarto, handsome frontispiece woodcut. More
The Four Winds Press, 1974. Cloth. First Thus. The lovely 1974 re-issue, limited to only 60 copies. A bright and Fine 16mo in its duotone cloth. This essay first appeared in Harper's Weekly, Sept. 3, 1898. More
