Lupus Music, 1969. Pictorial boards. The 1969 1st edition of this collection of Tolkien-influenced poetry by Marc Bolan, the legendary lead singer of the rock band T. Rex whose life was cut short at 29 in a car crash. This thin, fragile volume has held up nicely. Solid and VG+..... More
Princeton University, 1919. Boards. A handsome copy of the 1920 Princeton yearbook (the "Bric-a-Brac"), with 3 separate references to F. Scott Fitzgerald. The first, on pg. 139, lists Fitzgerald's military service ("2d Lieutenant--45th Infantry--Fort Taylor"), The 2nd, on pg. 384, clearly shows Fitzgerald, right in the center of the front..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1972. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very light spotting at the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, part of the "Johns Hopkins Studies in Nineteenth Century Architecture" series. More
Groningen, The Netherlands: Noordhoff, 1964. Boards. A solid copy of the 1964 1st English language edition. Tight and VG+ in its pebbled red boards. And in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting and very light soiling along the panels. Octavo, translated from its original Russian by Leo F. Boron..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1921. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1921 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (light bowing to the front board) in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping along the fragile dustjacket's edges. Still though, attractive and very presentable..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1857. Cloth. The uncommon 1857 true 1st edition. Solid and VG in its original chocolate-brown, pebbled cloth, with still-bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light soiling to the panels, mild wear at the spine ends. Tasteful bookplate affixed to the front pastedown, name and..... More
Groningen, The Netherlands: P. Noordhoff Ltd., 1966. Boards. A very solid copy of the 1966 1st English language edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Octavo, translated from its original Russian by Leo F. Boron. More
Stanford University Press, 1982. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1982 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, translated from its original German by Jeanne Moore, Introduction by Dick Wilson. More
Princeton University Press, 1944. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1944 stated 2nd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 271 pgs. More
Princeton University Press, 1980. Cloth. The 1980 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, a handsome copy. More
Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1963. Cloth. The 1963 1st edition of Murray Rothbard's seminal economic analysis of the Great Depression. Clean and Near Fine (light spotting at the fore-edge, light dusting to the top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very mild soiling..... More
New York: Academic Press, 1969. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (small ghosty of a former owner price-tag at the front pastedown) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with rubbing --and a bit of staining-- along the rear panel. Octavo, #34 in Academic Press's..... More
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1964. Cloth. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (light creasing at the foot of the spine, light bumping to the front panel's upper tip, mild offsetting at the rear inner hinge) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with creasing..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1966 correct 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its light-green cloth, with very light soiling along the front panel's fore-edge and just a touch of light scuffing to the rear panel. Octavo, 399 pgs. More
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1938. E. Carlegle. 3/4 leather. #90 of 100 copies (within the larger limitation of 1,210 copies) of this handsome 1938 French edition of Kipling's "Stalky & Co."). Bound in 3/4 pebbled green morocco over marbled boards. 3 raised bands, bright gilt-tilting and lovely Art Deco gilt-tooling along..... More
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1938. Georges Leroux. 3/4 leather. #90 of 100 copies (within the larger limitation of 1,210 copies) of this handsome 1938 French edition of Kipling's "On the City Wall"). Bound in 3/4 pebbled green morocco over marbled boards. 3 raised bands, bright gilt-tilting and lovely Art Deco gilt-tooling..... More
Geneva: ProArte, 1948. Original wraps. Lovely catalogue of the August-September 1948 Swiss watch and jewellry catalogue of an exhibition held at Geneva's L'Hotel Metropole. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light wear along the front panel's hinge. Tall quarto, lavish black-and-white (and several color) illustrations throughout. Published..... More
Mexico City: Publisher DAC, 1952. Fernando Leal. Decorative Cloth. The 1952 1st thus of this story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. "Treated here for the first time in a new way; the text has illustrations inspired by Indian codices". Nicely illustrated in rich color by Fernando Leal. Clean and VG+..... More
Milan: Panini S.p.A., 2006. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 2006 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial. laminate boards, with light bumping to the front tips. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the saucy pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, comic strip-panelled, text exclusively in Italian..... More
Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori, 2002. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the 2002 stated 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its saucy pictorial wrappers. Quarto, comic strip-panelled, text exclusively in Italian. More
Milan: Mondadori, 2002. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the 2002 stated 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its saucy pictorial wrappers. Octavo, comic strip-panelled, text exclusively in Italian. More
Philadelphia: 1935. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1935 1st trade edition. Tight and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of very light scuffing at the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Thick quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout..... More
1898. Decorative Cloth. The 1898 1st edition of this uncommon, self-published examination of "safe and remunerative securities desirable as investments for individuals, trustees and institutions." The first half of the book breaks down the different classes of savings banks, the second half explores the various safe securities. Solid and VG..... More
Paris: Editions Janus, 1973. Cloth. The 1973 translation from its English "All and Everything", by Jeanne de Salzmann. Tight and Near Fine in its deep-red cloth, with just a touch of light rubbing at the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Thick..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1957. A solid copy of the 1957 1st American edition. Tight and VG (soiling to the front inner hinge, small ghost of a price-tag at the front pastedown, small clip to the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light spotting to..... More
