New York: Siegel-Cooper Co., 1896. Original wraps. October 1896 trade catalogue of the giant New York and Chicago grocery distributor Siegel-Cooper Company. Bright and VG- in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and dog-earring to the panels, and light soiling and creasing to a number of the pages. Hundreds..... More
New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1963. Original Wraps. First Thus. A crisp, bright copy of the 7th progress report issued in anticipation of the opening of the 1964 New York World's Fair. Immaculate and Fine in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 85 pgs. Wonderfully subtitled "454 Days to Opening"..... More
Washington, D.C. The Indochina Resource Center, 1973. Original wraps. Uncommon 1973 collection of American press clippings citing the ongoing American covert war in Indochina. Solid and VG to VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light foxing along the spine edges. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to..... More
Edinburgh: R. & R. Clark, Limited, 1912. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1912 1st edition of this uncommon history of the King James VI. Golf Club in Perth, Scotland. Tight and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with clean boards and, internally, no writing or markings to speak of. 12mo..... More
Lucknow, India: Madhuri Publishers, 1964. Boards. The stated 1964 7th impression, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG- (soiling along the inner hinges and, less so, along the panel edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a degree of light soiling to the rear panel. "A practical guide..... 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
New York: Acanthus Press, 1999. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 1999 American re-issue of this seminal 16th century text in architectural history. Clean and Fine in its 1/4 cloth over laminate boards. Tall quarto, 118 pgs. "Translated into English, with an introduction and commentary by Branko Mitrovic" More
Lenox, MA: Angel Hair Books, 1974. Original wraps. The 1974 1st edition, limited to 750 copies. Tight and VG to VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light staining along the front panel's lower fore-edge. Glowing review on the rear panel ("Hannah Weiner is the only clairvoyant I know, or..... More
Paris: Editions Du Belvedere, 1947. 1st. Original Wraps. 1947 1st edition, the premiere volume of the wonderful "Les Maitres du Jazz" series. Clean and VG+ in its original tan wrappers. And in a bright, VG pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel and spine edges and one very small..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY NOBELIST JAMES WATSON on the title page. A sparkling copy to boot of the 2001 1st U.S. edition. Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 259 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Cambridge, MA: Alice James Books, 1979. George Schneeman. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY JANE KENYON on the title page. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1978 true 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing to the lower tips..... More
London: Self-published (Printed by Cassell and Co.), 1891. The 1891 1st edition, #354 of 500 copies issued by subscription on small paper. Solid and VG in its beige cloth, with soiling at the panels, light wear along the spine ends and a tipped-in page featuring a former owner's (Francis Frederick..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1942. John R. Neill. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1942 1st edition, 1st issue (Hanff & Greene, "Oziana", XXXV --includes the War Bond message on the rear flap and the "Z" in "Oz" within the "O"). Clean, tight and Near Fine in its pictorial..... More
Oslo, Norway: The Forlaget Press, 2018. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2018 1st edition of this wonderful study of the interior design by Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg of "the most important room in the world", the Security Council Chamber at the United Nations. Tight and Fine in its oatmeal..... More
Hamilton, Bermuda: The Bermudian Publishing Company, 2006. Victoria Barnhill-Hensen. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR LINDA WILLIAMS on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 2006 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Victoria Barnhill-Hensen. More
New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1917. Cloth. 1917 stated 2nd printing, IN THE UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. A clean, VG copy in a bright, VG dustjacket with light creasing along the top-edges. Small former owner signature to front panel, otherwise internally clean as could be. 12mo, 177 pgs. More
New York: 1977. Photograph. Original 1977 black-and-white photograph of Joey Ramone and writer Victor Bockris, taken (and signed at the foot of the photograph) by Marcia Resnick. The photograph measures 8" x 10" and is in crisp, Near Fine to Fine condition. In Resnick's handwriting, it also identifies "Kathy +..... More
Cleveland: Marine Review, 1898. Cloth. The 1898 Blue Book of American shipping, essentially an exhaustive accounting of the year's commerical shipping activities on major American waterways. Broken down into several separate sections, including " a list of lake vessels and statistics", a "list of coast and river steamers and sail..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY NELL DORR on the first blank endpaper. A crisp, lovely copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. By any standard, a superb copy, with Nell Dorr's..... More
New York: Philomel Books, 2008. Hardcover. NICELY SIGNED BY PATRICIA POLACCO on a nicely-illustrated, tipped-in leaf along the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 2008 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of peeling at the..... More
New York: powerHouse Books, 2004. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2004 stated 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY PATRICK MCMULLAN on the half-title. Tight and Fine in its cut-out white boards. Tall quarto, wild color photography thruout. More
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Broadside. An all-but-pristine copy of this early, original Patti Smith broadside, issued by New York's legendary Gotham Book Mart in 1973. #36 OF ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY PATTI SMITH (within a larger limitation of 300 copies, the remaining 250 unsigned). A single..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1885. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR THOMAS JANVIER in year-of-publication. A well-preserved copy to boot of the 1885 1st edition. Solid and VG in its gilt-decorated cloth. 12mo, 227 pgs., 1,000 copies issued. A look at bohemian life in Greenwich Village in the 1880s..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1934. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY TONY WONS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1934-35 edition, in its beautful art deco dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (with light offsetting to the panels) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 112 pgs. More
