Tokyo & San Francisco: Japan Publications, Inc., 1972. Cloth. A handsome copy of the November 1972 1st American edition, following the original publication in Japanese. Tight and VG+ (light foxing along the edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1900 1st edition. Solid and VG- in its gilt-titled and decorated front panel, with a degree of soiling and spotting at the panels, and light foxing to the preliminaries. Thick octavo, crisp black-and-white photos complementing the text. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Cloth. The 1927 1st thus, the 1st edition of the 20th century, following its 1882 original printing. Edited by Maurice Fulton, who here cleaned up the text considerably and added "copious" notes which by all accounts rendered this the more substantial edition. ALSO INCLUDES..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Cloth. The 1926 probable 1st edition (with matching 1926 dates to the Doubleday, Page title and copyright pages but with no statement of first edition). IN A BRIGHT, VERY SHARP EXAMPLE OF THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (light offsetting..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1962. Maurice Sendak. Cloth. The uncommon 1962 true 1st ed. of Maurice Sendak's beloved and tiny boxed 4 vol. set. All 4 vols. in a uniform pink cloth and including the off-white band on the bottom of the dustjacket of "Chicken Soup with Rice". Most..... 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
London & Glasgow: Collins. Anne Anderson et al. Pictorial boards. An anthology of fairy stories and poems with rich, full-page color illustrations and a profusion of fine black-and-whites by some of the leading illustrators of the era. Circa 1920. The color frontis is by Anne Anderson and the others in..... More
Madison, Wisconsin: Wimp Press, 1971. Original wraps. Uncommon 1971 pictorial piracy of Dylan's "Tarantula", published on the fly by Wimp Press of Madison. A solid, very presentable copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with just a touch of light staining and a bit of very light..... More
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. Full leather. Handsome 1911 edition of Blake's "Songs of Innocence", lavishly bound --and stamped on the first blank endsheet-- in a full, rich red leather by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of London. 5 raised bands, offsetting title labels, intricate gilt-tooling within the compartments. Mild darkening and..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965. Evaline Ness. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR LLOYD ALEXANDER on the first blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial boards. Tasteful formr owner bookplate at the front pastedown, otherwise clean..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1924. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1924 true 1st edition, in its scarcer folio format (measuring 15" tall). #125 OF 250 COPIES (of a total printing of 550 copies) RESERVED FOR THE UNITED STATES AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MARIUS MAXWELL at the..... More
Garden Grove, CA: Lee's Enterprises. Original wraps. Early, uncommon S&M catalogue focused on bondage, circa 1970. Tight and VG in its stapled wrappers, with very light creasing along the front panel's upper tip. 64mo (miniature), line drawings on almost every page. Incudes products such as "the spanking stool", "dungeon decor"..... More
Los Angeles: Flag Publications. Original wraps. Early, underground S&M publicatios focused on bondage, in 2 volumes. Circa 1962, both volumes tight and VG+ in their stapled pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing along the edges. Octavos, a number of black-and-white photos (fairly graphic for the time) thruout. More
Houston: Karaval. Original wraps. Early, underground S&M publication focused on bondage. Circa 1968, tight and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing along the tips. Octavo, 25 pages of text, 14 black-and-white photos (fairly graphic for the time) thruout. More
Los Angeles: Flag Publications. Original wraps. Early, underground S&M publication focused on bondage. Circa 1962, tight and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing and just a touch of soiling along the spine. Octavo, a number of fairly graphic (for the time) black-and-white phtos thruout. More
Original wraps. Early, underground S&M publication focused on bondage. Circa 1965, tight and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Crisp and clean. 16mo, a number of fairly graphic (for the time) black-and-white phtos thruout. More
Los Angeles: Flag Publications. Original wraps. Early, underground S&M publication focused on bondage. Circa 1966, tight and VG in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with a couple of tiny stains t the front cover and very light creasing along the rear panel's top-edge.16mo, a number of fairly graphic (for the time)..... More
Original wraps. A clean, sharp copy of this early, underground S&M publication, with its focus on spanking. Circa 1967, crisp and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers. 16mo, a number of fairly graphic (for the time) black-and-white phtos thruout. More
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1888. W. St. John Harper. Decorative Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of this 1888 1st US edition (?), published out of Boston by Estes and Lauriat. Tight and VG in its lavishly gilt-decorated front panel and spine. Light, forgiveable wear along the tips and the..... More
Milan: Federico Motta Editore, 1999. Hardcover. An immaculate copy of the 1999 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 279 pgs. Text in Italian. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. Full leather. The 1883 1st UK and true 1st edition (preceding the American edition). Sumptuously bound in a full, rich red morocco (and signed at the first blank endpaper) by Bayntun Binders of Bath, England. 5 raised bands, offsetting deep blue and green title and..... More
London: Chrysalis Records, 1977. Cardboard covers. Very scarce promotional stand-up cardboard cut-out and notepad ("Blondienotes"), featuring Debbie Harry and created for the release of Blondie's second studio album, "Plastic Letters" (December 1977, UK label Chrysalis Records). The cut-out, measuring 12 1/8" high, presents Debbie Harry sporting a strappy fuscia dress..... More
New York: David McKay Company, 1956. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY "WALLIS WINDSOR" (The Duchess of Windsor) TO PITTSBURGH SOCIALITE MRS. GEORGE BURNHAM on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1956 1st American edition. Solid and VG+ (very light rubbing along the spine) in a crisp..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1936. Vellum. A handsome copy of the 1936 de luxe edition, # 95 OF 135 COPIES SIGNED BY RICHARD BISHOP AT THE LIMITATION AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING AT THE FRONTISPIECE (in this case called "Trumpeter Swan"). Tight and Near Fine in its beautiful gilt-decorated vellum..... More
Paris: J. Peyronnet, 1929. Original wraps. A handsome copy of this 1929 French study of the career of Douglas Fairbanks. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of wear along the spine ends. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout. More
