Photo Album. Wonderful period photo album (almost certainly made in 1936) by P. Carpenter and T. Newcomb, documenting in early photos the damage inflicted on Hartford, CT by the Great Hartford Flood (or, alternately, the Great Connecticut River Flood) of March 1936. Each photo has an informative handwritten caption below..... More
COMNAVFORV ("Commander Naval Forces Vietnam"), 1966. Permabound. A copy of the uncommon "Republic of Vietnam Patrol Identification Guide", "For Official Use Only" (printed twice on the front cover). OPENS WITH AN OFFICIAL 4-PG DOCUMENT, SIGNED TWICE BY R.A. DOWD, "CAPTAIN USN -- ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE" AND, BASED..... More
Sacramnto, CA: Self-published, 1997. Leatherette. A nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE CO-AUTHOR BILL OAKFORD TO RENOWNED EQUESTRAIN MICHAEL PAGE on the Dedication page. A sharp copy to booty of the 1997 1st (or "Premier") edition. Tight and Near Fine in its light-blue leatherette. And in a crisp, VG+..... More
2003: Cosac & Naify, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pictorial wrappers. A handsome copy of the 2003 presumed 1st Portuguese edition of the seminal architectural title "Learning from Las Vegas". Clean and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white plates throughout. Translated from its original..... More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1968. Original wraps. The 1968 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG+ to Near Fine in their off-white wrappers, with former owner bookplates at the front pastedowns. Thick octavos, uncommon Portuguese history. (From the front cover: "Contribution a l'histoire de la..... More
Drake Publishers, New York. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1972 1swt edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white plates complementing Peter Underwood's text. A Review Copy to boot, with the Drake Publishers Review Slip laid-in. Also, an uncommon..... More
Calcutta: The Writers Workshop, 1968. Boards. LAVISHLY INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR P. LAL, who here offers "a translation, a commentary and an essay on the problems of translation". Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting at the rear panel. Octavo, published by The Writers Workshop..... More
Calcutta: The Writers Workshop, 1967. Boards. INSCRIBED BY THE POET P. PAL on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very minor creaaing at the panels. Octavo, published by The..... More
Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 1967. Sri Sudhir Maitra. Pictorial cover. The 1967 signed/limited. #34 OF ONLY 100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR P. LAL at the limitation. A well-preserved copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, illustrations by Sri Sudhir Maitra. ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's, 1935. Howard Pyle. Pictorial cloth. A handsome copy of the1935 Brandywine Edition of this Scribner's version of the "Champions of the Round Table". Solid and VG+ in its red cloth, with mounted color illustration and bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light spotting along..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. Cloth. The May 1904 correct 1st edition of this very clean copy of Booker T. Washington's sequel to his seminal "Up from Slavery" (1901). Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1887 1st American edition, complete in 2 volumes and edited by Darwin's son, Francis. Both volumes solid and easily VG+ in their russet cloth, with just a touch of light spotting at Vol. II's rear panel..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1958. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1958 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear and just a touch of light creasing along the front panel's lower-edge. Thick octavo..... More
London: Cassell & Co., 1948-1954. 1/2 leather. The 1st British edition, 1948-1954, complete in 6 volumes and bound in a lovely, period 1/2 navy-blue morocco over blue marbled boards. Each volume clean and Near Fine, with raised bands, bright gilt-titling and intricate tooling (armorial lions) within the compartments. Uniform octavos..... More
Genoa, Italy: Club Anna Trenta, 1982. Alex Raymond (John Mayo). Pictorial wrappers. A handsome crop of the first 35 issues of this 1982 reprint. Published out of Genoa, Italy by Club Anna Trenta. Each issue clean and Near Fine in its crisp pictorial wrappers. Oblong folios, rich color reproductions (of..... More
West Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press, 1983. Barry Moser. Cloth. The 1983 1st appearance of this superb Fine Press edition of "Frankenstein", produced by Pennyroyal Press of West Hatfield, Masachusetts. Bound in the publisher's 1/2 caramel morocco over wine-red cloth. Raised bands, immaculate leather title-label at the spine. #94 OF 350..... More
New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1968. Original wraps. The uncommon catalogue based on the April-May 1968 exhibition at New York's Sidney Janis Gallery. Tight and VG in its off-white wrappers, with light foxing and off-setting along the fore-edges and the spine. Oblong quarto, 4 lovely color screenprints ("Between the Lines"..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1927. Cloth. The 1927 2nd edition, "revised and greatly enlarged by Theodore Besterman" and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG (former owner armorial bookplate at each pastedown, light offsetting to the endsheets) in crisp, VG examples of the uncommon dustjackets, with light chipping..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. Cloth. The 1959 1st thus, the 1st printing of the revised edition. A very sharp copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine crown and the top-edges. Octavo, translated from its original..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999. Boards. INSCRIBED BY MARY OLIVER IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A gorgeous copy to boot of the 1999 correct 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Truly a collector's copy. More
Stratford-Upon-Avon: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1914. Boards. The 1914 2nd published edition (Wade 26), IN ITS UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. #428 OF 510 COPIES PUBLISHED. Tight and VG+ (small, neat former owner inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and one..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1986. Cloth. The catalogue based on the February-May 1986 exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light foxing at the preliminaries) in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, crisp black-and-white illustrations throughout ("185 illustrations..... More
University of Texas Press, 1991. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1991 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, 224 illustrations, 8 plates in color. "Catalogue Raisonne, Bibliography, Index". Photographs by David Finn. More
Los Angeles: College of Fine Arts--UCLA, 1984. Cloth. The uncommon 1984 1st edition of this collection of Jan Stussy drawings. Solid and VG (light spotting to the boards) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with a degree of foxing along the panel edges and the flaps. Still though, very presentable. Tall..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1965. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1965 1st English language edition, translated from its original German by Inge Goodwin. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the front panel's top-edge. Folio, 40 color plates complementing..... More
