New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. Cloth. SIGNED BY BERENICE ABBOTT on the title page. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1949 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (offsetting at the front free endpaper and front pastedown, former owner ink inscription to the front free endpaper) in...
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. Cloth. A tight, very clean copy of the 1901 stated third edition, "enlarged by the addition of forty-four songs". Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with one tiny scratch --and just a touch of light creasing-- along the front panel's...
London: Cassell & Company, 1955. Paul Oliver. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR YANNICK BRUYNOGHE TO THE GREAT JAZZ GUITARIST DANNY BARKER (1909-1994) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1955 1st UK --and true 1st-- edition (which preceded the American...
IUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 1938. Boards. A solid copy of the 1938 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ (very light tape ghosts at the pastedowns and to the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with inconspicuous tape reinforcement along the inside of the dustjacket's top-edges and...
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press/The Clarendon Press, 2001. Cloth. An all-but-pristine example of this Lucretius "Prolegomena, Critical Apparatus, Translation and Commentary" by Cyril Bailey, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light spotting along the top-edges) in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Thick octavos...
New York: Greenberg Publisher, Inc., 1927. Cloth. The 1927 1st edition of this wonderful compilation of songs of the American mountains. Solid and VG+ (very light soiling at the panels and the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with a degree of soiling to both panels and several...
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878. Decorative Cloth. An especially crisp, bright copy of the 1878 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its gilt-titled and brilliantly gilt-decorated front panel. Internally, clean as could be as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo, impressive engraved illustrations thruout.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1935. Boards. A very presentable copy of the 1935 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends, several small closed tears along the lower-edges and light wear to the flap-folds...
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Hardcover. A solid copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the edges and light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, Introduction "by his brother Theodore Dreiser", illustrated "with stereopticon slides of the period"
Holte, Denmark: Karl Emil Knudsen, 1963-1970. Original wraps. An impressive example of this sweeping 11 volume jazz discography, published out of Denmak between 1963 and 1970. All 11 volumes are in crisp, solid condition. Light soiling at a number of the panels and edges but the wrappered bindings are firm...
Woodstock, NY: Sun in Scorpio/Flash Productions, 1984. Original wraps. A solid copy of the 1984 limited edition. #691 of the original edition of 700 copies. THIS COPY INSCRIBED BY CHARLES GATEWOOD just above the limitation. Tight and VG+ in its dark wrappers, with bright silver lettering along the front panel...
New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Cloth. A pristine copy of this 1988 discography of the formidable Blue Note Label, representing some of the finest jazz ever recorded. Tight and Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Thick octavo, 510 pgs. Compiled and edited...
Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 1992. Cloth. An all-but-pristine example of the 1992 1st editions, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Thick quartos, edited and with an Introduction by G. Legman. Vol. I: Roll Me in Your Arms: Folksongs and Music; Vol...
New York: Regiment Publications, 1971. Original wraps. A tight, very solid copy of the 1971 stated 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its gold and black striped wrappers, with light rubbing to the panels. Octavo, well-illustrated thruout, with ample black-and-white photos complementing the text.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. Cloth. The 1935 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting at the hinges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with chipping (showing some loss to the text) along the spine ends and the rear panel's top-edge. Very minor creasing as well at the...
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970. Cloth. The 1970 correct 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of wear and light creasing along the panel edges. Octavo, the novel which, according to legend, had a deep influence on Pete Townsend in the...
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. Boards. A handsome copy of the March 1930 4th printing. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards, with very light wear along the fore-edge folds and just a touch of light chipping to the spine label. Octavo, Lynd...
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1924. Boards. A handsome copy of the 1924 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-gray boards. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG example of the pictorial dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and a touch of light wear along the spine...
New York: Sturgis & Walton Company, 1911. Cloth. The April 1911 2nd printing (just on the heels of the November 1910 1st printing), IN THE UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (light wear at the front hinge, light offsetting along the rear hinge) in...
Roger Kennedy Graphics, 1966. Original wraps. Very elusive 1966 photographic look at Sunset Strip (and its burgeoning, colorful counterculture scene). Notably, this is the first published work of photographer Ralph Gibson, who 5 years later would go on to found Lustrum Press. A solid, very well-preserved copy. Tight and easily...
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Original wraps. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, the book is a result of "three years spent photographing the students and teachers of Rossville High School in Rossville, Kansas (population 1,100)"
Editions "Tel" 1945. Original wraps. The 1945 1st edition. Solid and VG in its light-yellow wrappers, with very mild soiling to the front panel. Oblong quarto, "193 photographies anciennes choisies par Louis Cheronnet"
New York: Barnes Press, 1931. Original wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its stiff card wrappers. Octavo, lovely engravings and type specimens thruout.
Bienne, Switzerland: Editions Pierre Boillat, 1957. Cardboard covers. The 1957 1st edition of this lovely photographic look at the town and municipality of Biel/Bienne, just outside of Bern, Switzerland. Crisp and Near Fine in its stiff cardboard. And in a bright, Near Fine example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Masterfully...
Berkeley, CA: Scrimshaw Press, 1969. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER ROGER MINICK at the front free endpaper's verso. A very solid copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Just a touch of light bumping to the upper tips...
