Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979. Cloth. A handsome example of this 1979 discography of Atlantic Records, complete in 4 volumes. Vol. I alone is a 2nd printing, the other 3 volumes are all 1st printings. All 4 volumes are clean and Near Fine to Fine in their mustard cloth. Thick... More
London: Eddison Press Ltd., 1973. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (with just a touch of foxing along the top and fore-edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, profusely illustrated thruout with remarkable black-and-white photos. More
Self-published, 1977. Original wraps. The 1977 1st (and undoubtedly only) edition of this comprehensive, self-published look at the music scene in New Haven, CT from 1946 thru 1976. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, discographies followed by artist profiles and an impressive crop of photographs... More
Setauket, NY: Edmond Publishing Co., 1973. Original wraps. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1973 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with very light rubbing along the rear panel. Octavo, a nice crop of uncommon black-and-white photos supplementing Philip Groia's text. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Cloth. A tight, all-but-pristine copy of the 1968 1st edition of this biography of hall-of-fame 1st baseman (principally for the San Francisco Giants) Oralndo Cepeda. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, part of Putnam's wonderful series called... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR EDWARD VAN EVERY AND ALSO BY LEGENDARY SAN FRANCSCO CHRONICLE SPORTS COLUMNIST JACK ROSENBAUM on the front free endpaper. A tight, very impressive copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact... More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc., 1950. David Stone Martin. Cloth. The 1950 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (very light spotting at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and very mild creasing along the panel edges. Octavo, wonderfully... More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1991. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1991 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its printed blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Thick octavo, 727 pgs., compiled by Michel Ruppli. More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1983 1st editions, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG+ in their printed navy-blue cloth, with very light spotting to the panels. Octavos, 733 pgs. all told, compiled by Michel Ruppli. More
Denmark: Karl Emil Knudsen, 1972. Cloth. A tight, very clean copy of the 1972 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its printed tan boards, with crisp gilt-titling and design along the front panel and spine. Octavo, 339 pgs. plus "Additions" More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. Cloth. A handsome example of the 1985 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their red cloth, with crisp, strong titling along the front panels and spines. Small, neat handwritten list of musicians in very light pencil to Vol... More
Newark, NJ: Expubidence Pub. Corp. 1975. Original wraps. The 1975 1st edition of this gritty, no-holds-barred Babs Gonzales memoir. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with very light foxing at the pastedowns and endpapers. Quarto, a generous crop of very cool black-and-white photos at the rear. "The Real... More
Danderyd, Sweden: 1954. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BENNY AASLAND, WHO COMPILED, PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED THIS DISCOGRAPHY, on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial bliue wrappers, with silver titling and a wonderful silver caricature... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Crockett Johnson. Pictorial boards. INSCRIBED BY CROCKETT JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1959 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting at the pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.50), VG dustjacket, with light chipping along... More
Leipzig: Verlag von L. Staadmann, 1909. Richard Scholz. Decorative Cloth. The 1909 1st edition, beautifully illustrated in rich color--and line-drawn black and white-- by Richard Scholz. Octavo, lovely decorative endpapers, 147 pgs. Mounted pictorial color plate and bright gilt-lettering to front panel. A tight, crisp, Near Fine copy. Small, neat... More
Los Angeles: Self-published, 1973. Boards. Offbeat, very obscure artists book by Larry E. Williams, from Los Angeles, 1973. Solid and VG in its bevelled, off-white boards, with light offsetting at the front panel's edges and very light soiling to the rear panel. Thin quarto, "limited edition xerox", this being one... More
Litchfield, CT: Self-published, 1909. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1909 1st edition, self-published by the author in the historic, lovely town of Litchfield, CT. Tight and VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Inner hinges starting (but still perfectly sturdy), tasteful former owner bookplate at... More
New York: Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture, 1923-1930. Cloth. Wonderful collection of 6 separate books devoted to the subjects of hair-cutting and hair-dressing, and all constituting a complete course from the 1920s sponsored by New York's Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture. All 6 books --uniform 12mos... More
London: Printed for James Duncan, 1844. Decorative Cloth. A very presentable copy of this 1844 "new edition", with its 28 pgs. of wonderful hand-colored plates at the rear. Solid and VG to VG+ in its light-green cloth, with elaborate, decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-titling along the spine... More
New York: Walden, Sons & Mott, Inc., 1932-1934. Original wraps. A solid, very presentable grouping of 11 issues (all published between 1932 and 1934) of this uncommon semi-monthly trade magazine devoted to all things (graphic arts, typography, offsetting, lay-out, design, etc.) connected to the world of printing. All 11 issues... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1939. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY OSA JOHNSON (the inscription taking up most of the half-title page). A very solid copy to boot of the 1939 stated 3rd impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing (and one piece of clear... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. Boards. An impressive copy of this 1970 anthology and tribute to the legendary W.E.B. Du Bois, in its much less common hardback edition. Tight and Near Fine (very light abrading at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, the editors of... More
Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1984. Patricia Johnson. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1984 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, helpful line-drawn illustrations thruout by Patricia Johnson. Foreword by the legendary Eric Heiden. More
New York: A Harper's Magazine Press Book (Harper & Row), 1970. Boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1970 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, from the glory days of the Knicks to the infinite richness of playground basketball in NYC. More
New York: Walden, Sons & Mott, Inc., 1932-1934. Original wraps. A very impressive crop of 13 issues (all published between 1932 and 1934) of this uncommon semi-monthly trade magazine devoted to all things (graphic arts, typography, offsetting, lay-out, design, etc.) connected to the world of printing. All 13 issues are... More
