New York: The Guggenheim Museum, 1981. Original wraps. The uncommon catalogue based on the December 1981 4-day exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. In conjunction with the exhibition "Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia: Selections from the George Costakis..... More
Vienna: Artur Wolf Verlag, 1929. G.E. Stutty. Original wraps. The 1st German language edition of the 6 volume set detailing the misadventures of Bonzo the loveable Bulldog. Wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by the Englishman G.E. Stutty and written by his countryman George Jellicoe. Translated here from its original..... More
Paris: Henri Jonquieres, 1926. Pierre Roy. Original wraps. A clean, very sharp copy of this 1926 1st thus, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Patrick Roy. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with very light offsetting along the endpapers. Quarto, deckled fore and bottom edges. Truly a...... More
Paris: Les Editions du Raisin (Giuseppe Govone), 1935. Mariette Lydis. Original wraps. The 1935 limited edition, #186 of only 250 copies issued. Beautifully illustrated thruout in rich color by the Austrian-Argentine painter Mariette Lydis, who also wrote the text. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with..... More
Paris: 1924. Pierre Bonnard. Full leather. Octave Mirbeau's final novel (first published in 1913 and here appearing originally with the Pierre Bonnard etchings in 1924), centered around his travels with his pet dog "Dingo". #284 of only 300 copies issued in this small limitation, this copy one of 280 within..... More
New York: Cameo Books (Detective House, Inc.), 1954. Original wraps. A bright, very sharp copy of this digest-sized, 1954 stated 3rd edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its lurid pictorial wrappers, with one small circular stamp at the rear panel. Otherwise, no writing or markings to speak of. "The revealing..... More
New York: Carnival Books (Hanro Corporation), 1957. Original wraps. The 1957 1st appearance in this digest-sized format. Carnival Books #956. Surprisingly crisp and Near Fine in its lurid, wonderful pictorial covers. No writing or markings to speak of, a very clean copy. "A behind-the-scenes story of a girl disc jockey..... More
New York: Venus Books (Star Guidance, Inc.), 1957. Original wraps. The 1957 1st appearance in this digest-sized format. Venus Books #197. Surprisingly crisp and Near Fine in its lurid, wonderful pictorial covers. One very small circular stamp along the rear panel, otherwise very clean. "The exciting story of a hard-hearted..... More
New York: Original Novels, Inc., 1952. Original wraps. The 1952 true 1st edition. Digest-sized, Original Novels #707, in its wonderful, drug-themed pictorial wrappers, with a menacing syringe trained right at a helpless woman. Solid and VG+, with very light wear --and just a touch of light creasing-- at the edges..... More
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1947. Jean de la Fontinelle. Original wraps. The 1947 1st edition, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Jean de la Fontinelle. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light offsetting along the rear panel's edges. Quarto, highly-accomplished illustrations playfully..... More
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley and Co., c. 1875. A charming color lithograph panorama of America's history, from Columbus's discovery of the New World to The American Revoluton. Decorative cardboard box, with cut, theatrical window (or proscenium) and magnificent pictorial details along the borders. The box features a long, multi-paneled horizontal..... More
New York: Publication House, Inc., 1957. Original wraps. A very impressive copy of the 1957 1st thus, in its revised, digest-sized paperback. Crisp, sharp and easily Near Fine in its lurid wrappers, with a bit of light soiling --and just a touch of ink-- to the rear panel. Star Novel..... More
New York: Star Guidance, Inc. (Venus Books), 1953. Original wraps. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1953 3rd printing, in its revised, digest-sized paperback. Crisp and easily Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Venus Books #198. "The confidential story of a girl with a past" More
New York: Detective House Inc. (Cameo Books), 1957. Original wraps. A superb copy of the 1957 1st thus, in its revised, digest-sized paperback. Crisp, sharp and easily Near Fine in its wonderful Ray Pease-illustrated wrappers, with just a touch of very light soiling to the rear panel. Cameo Books #368..... More
Philadelphia: Gebbie & Barrie, Publishers, 1874. L.H. Reed. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1874 1st edition of this collection of metaphysical verse by Clement Biddle. A solid, very well-preserved copy. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and decorative blindstamping along the panels. Very light..... More
1969. Original wraps. A poignant, late 1960s (1969) handmade book from a young white teacher trying to come to terms with --and expressing frustration over-- race relations of the day. Very artistic and heartfelt, skillfully made by collage, pasted-on reproductions and his or her own painstaking art work. The newspaper..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1998-2004. Cloth. A remarkable undertaking, the sweeping, full catalogue raisonne of Paul Klee, complete in 9 massive quarto volumes. This is the 1st English language edition, published out of London by Thames and Hudson between 1998 and 2004. All 9 volumes are tight and very sharp..... More
1963. Very uncommon flyer for a 1963 showing of Jack Smith's seminal experimental film "Flaming Creatures". Along with the rushes for his next film, "Normal Love", which had not yet been released in full. The flyer, protected in its thick mylar sleeve, has held up very well and is bright..... More
Springfield, MA: Ayrshire Breeders Association, 1919-1921. Original wraps. The uncommon first 3 catalogues (1919-1921) of the National Sales of Ayrshire Cattle, held each year at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds, Springfield, MA. All 3 catalogues are in lovely, bright, Near Fine condition and all are beautifully "arranged and designed by..... More
St. Petersburg: Expedition pour La Confection des Papiers D'Etat, 1900. Decorative Cloth. The 1900 second volume of a sweeping 4 volume set ("the first description of hunting published in Russia") devoted to the subject of Tsarist hunting in Russia. Only Vol. I (1896) and this Vol. II (1900) were published..... More
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1930. Original wraps. The scarce 1930 French novelization of Greta Garbo's "The Single Man" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1929). The film is essentially a forward-thinking, "feminist" take on the right ("le droit") of women to be held to the same standard as men and to take on multiple..... More
New York: Richard K. Fox, Publisher, 1881. Original wraps. The 1881 1st (and only) edition of this scarce, contemporary-to-the-period recounting of Charles Guiteau's July 2nd, 1881 assassination of President Garfield. Also includes an uncredited "complete secret biography of the assassin". Gripping narrative, with high-quality, generous engravings thruout. The fragile book..... More
Chicago: Self-published, 1974. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TED NELSON on the front cover. A bright, crisp copy to boot of the 1974 stated 1st edition of this early, somewhat uncommon "flip" book and offbeat exploration of the world of computers. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its..... More
New York & Boston: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1839. Original wraps. The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1839, with its uncommon original wrappers (mustard yellow) present but detached. Understandably fragile, given its age, but stll quite presentable. Light creasing along the edges, very light staining (not affecting the legibility of the text..... More
The American Antiquarian Magazine, 1892. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR WILLIAM C. WINSLOW on the front cover. A well-preserved copy to boot of this fragile, uncommon "reprint from The American Antiquarian Magazine for November, 1892". A "biographical sketch" of Amelia Blandford Edwards, the "Queen of Egyptology" and the Honorary..... More
