New York: Charles Scribner, 1940. 1st. Cloth. The 1940 1st edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ALLAN NEVINS on the half-title of Vol. I. Both volumes tight and VG in their russet cloth, with very light scuffing along the spines. Octavos, 1,429 pgs. all told. Also includes a sturdy, VG example... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1952. Rafaello Busoni. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1952 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Isabel and Florence McHugh. Tight and VG (light soiling along the front panel's top-edge, former owner name and address on the verso of the front free endpaper)... More
Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 1906. Cloth. A tight, sharp copy of the 1906 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine and blindstamped device and bordering at the front panel. Octavo, "illustrated with 67 full-page half-tone and colored plates, including nearly 100 figures" More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. 1952. Lawrence Beall Smith. Cloth. The 1952 signed "Deluxe" edition, with a tipped-in leaf SIGNED BY HERMAN WOUK. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with light creasing along the spine ends. And in a bright, price-intact ("$6.00"), VG- dustjacket, with pronounced creasing and... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1910. Arthur Hirschfelder. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1910 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Former owner name (prominent Yale-educated early 20th century Connecticut doctor) at the front free endpaper, rear hinge starting (but still perfectly... More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Co. 1964. Tomi Ungerer. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact (and clipped), VG dustjacket, with light chipping and several very small closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Tomi Ungerer. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1894. De Witt C. Falls. Cloth. Wonderful 1894 alphabet book, poking light fun at all things military, with vivid chromolithographed illustrations by De Witt C. Falls. Tight and VG in its multi-colored (red, white and blue) cloth, with just a touch of light soiling at... More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1895. John Tenniel. Cloth. A very sharp copy of this handsome 1895 edition, published by Henry Altemus out of Philadelphia. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial cloth, with bright, unrubbed silver lettering and design along the front panel and spine. Former owner name to the front free... More
New York: Frderick A. Praeger, 1964. Cloth. A crisp, very well-preserved copy of the 1964 1st American edition of this impressive monograph on Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the rear panel's top-edge... More
Mexico: Celanese Mexicana, S.A./San Angel Ediciones, 1978. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1978 1st edition, #617 of 1,000 copies issued. Tight and VG+ in its burlap cloth, with long leather spine label (which shows a bit of scuffing and rubbing to the titling) and very clean leather title... More
New York: Random House, 1967. Cloth. The 1967 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG (light spotting at the pastedowns, the preliminaries and along the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the top-edges. Octavo, the book on which the immortal Polanski film was based. More
New York: Random House, 1938. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1938 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (light offsetting at the inner hinges, immaculate gilt-lettering and design along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with 2 tiny chips (one at the front panel's top-edge, the other... More
New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1963. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI on the front pink tissue-guard (to fellow writer Dan Georgakas). A very sharp copy to boot of the 3rd issue (of only 4 all told) of this highly-influential small press poetry magazine. Published by the formidable Loujon Press of... More
New York: Random House, 1964. Dare Wright. Hardcover. The 1964 1st edition of this, Dare Wright's 8th title in her legendary "Lonely Doll" series. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling along the panels and very light chipping and creasing at the spine ends and... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. 1954. Tex Blaisdell. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1954 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.95"), VG dustjacket, with a chip the size of a nickel (creating just a bit of loss to the text) at... More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co. 1933. Kurt Wiese. Cloth. The 1933 1st edition of "The New Animated" Little Black Sambo, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (small 1934 inscription at the front free endpaper, very light wear --and soiling-- along the spine ends) in a crisp... More
Orlando, FL: Self-published, 1996. Original wraps. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MARIE HILL on the front free endpaper. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos thruout. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Athletic Department, 1895. Original wraps. A wonderful piece of Americana, as well as 19th century baseball ephemera and Ivy League history. This crisp, well-preserved score card from June, 1895, in its stiff white card wrappers and its red ribbon-tied binding. Includes several photos of the... More
Perigueux, France: Editions Pierre Fanlac (Bibliotheque du Bournat du Perigord), 1987. Claude Sarlat and Pierre Valpremy. Original wraps. A handsome copy of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its decorative wrappers. Tall quarto, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white photos and detailed line drawings thruout. Text exclusively in French. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. 1984. Cloth. The 1984 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-red cloth, with very light creasing at the foot of the first several dozen pages. And in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with a 4 1/2" closed tear to the front panel and light... More
Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1971. Cloth. SIGNED BY DANA LAMB on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 1971 limited edition. #455 of 1,500 numbered copies issued. Fine in its green cloth, with immaculate gilt-lettering along the spine. And in a clean, very sturdy example of... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. N.C. Wyeth. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1927 1st N.C. Wyeth-illustrated edition. Tight and VG in its dark, pictorial cloth, with light spotting and rubbing to the front panel and some soiling along the rear panel as well. A touch of wear at... More
Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1967. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1967 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a Near Fine example of the mylar dustjacket. Octavo, limited to 1,500 copies. Also includes a very sturdy, Near Fine example of the publisher's cardboard slipcase. More
Mexico City: DAPP, 1939. Original wraps. Uncommon July 1939 issue of "Mexican Art & Life", focusing on the 400 year history of printing in Mexico. Clean and Good+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with separation to the upper half of the spine and light wear and creasing along the panel... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. 1963. More
