New York: The Viking Press, 1970. Don Freeman. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1970 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light soiling to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), VG+ dustjcket, with light wear along the spine ends and very light chipping --with several tiny closed tears--..... More
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1933. The Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. Pictorial boards. The 1933 1st thus, the 1st printing issued in comjunction with the Disney Studios, published out of New York by Blue Ribbon Books. A crisp, sharp copy. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953. Boards. The 1953 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at and along the spine crown. Octavo, a sample of black-and-white photos complementing the text. A nice piece of Americana and an..... More
Basel, Switzerland: Roths' Verlag, 1988. Bill Newkirk. Boards. INSCRIBED BY BILL NEWKIRK TO ARTIST RICHARD MERKIN on a front free endpaper AND WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK AS WELL. A sharp copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its navy-blue boards. Octavo, published by the great..... More
San Diego: Greenleaf Classics, 1969. Original wraps. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. 12mo, 189 pgs., " a photo-illustrated Greenleaf classic". Written pseudonymously by Bill Blackbeard, the founder/director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Robert McCloskey. Pictorial cloth. SIGNED BY ROBERT MCCLOSKEY on the title page. A sharp, very presentable copy to boot of the April 1952 correct 1st edition (with no mention of any kind of the "Junior Literary Guild"). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Robert McCloskey. Pictorial cloth. The March 1954 stated 3rd printing. A very presentable copy. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing along the top-edges (neatly reinforced on the inside of the dustjacket by clear tape). Tall, thin quarto..... More
New York's: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Paul Brown. Pictorial boards. The 1935 1st edition, with the Scribner 'A' on the copyright page. Solid and VG- to VG in its pictorial boards. Light wear and soiling along the panel edges, very light creasing to the lower page edges. Oblong quarto, wonderfully..... More
New York: Holt Rinnehart Winston, 1983. Michael Hague. Cloth. Pristine in its slipcase and original unopened mailer. LIMITED TO 350 COPIES, EACH SIGNED BY HAGUE WITH A REPRODUCTION OF A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED DRAWING FOR THIS EDITION. Illustrated with fabulous full page and partial page color reproductions. More
London: Starfire Publishing Ltd., 2012. Boards. Kenneth Grant's first novel (written in 1952-53), "considered lost for many years and here published for the first time as a welcome addition to Grant's substantial and diverse body of work." Tight and Near Fine (with just a touch of cocking to the binding)..... More
New York: Psychological Dimensions Inc., 1975. Boards. The 1975 1st edition of this uncommon --and pioneering-- Feminist and pro-Choice text. Written by an impassioned Wisconsin grass-roots organizer and advocte of abortion rights, the book is grounded in practical, day-to-day advice and specific political strategies of the moment. A clean, well-preserved..... More
Paris: Scatopolis: Chez Les Marchands D'Aniterges, 1849. 1/4 leather. The 1849 1st edition of this uncommon "scatological" reference. 1of only 150 copies iissued. Solid and VG in its 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Tight and well-preserved, with only light rubbing along the spine and very light fraying at the spine..... More
New York: William Morrow, 1981. Boards. The 1981 stated 1st edition. VG (with very light scuffing at the front panel's bottom-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel edges. A Review Copy to boot, with publisher's crisp Review Slip laid-in. Thick octavo, 467 pgs..... More
TRhe Gordon Volland Publication, 1928. John Rae. Pictorial boards. A bright, crisp copy of the 1928 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Octavo, 119 pgs., beautifully illustrated by the author himself. ALSO INCLUDES THE PUBLISHER'S MATCHING ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX, which is bright and VG+..... More
London: Longmans, Green, 1896. Florence Upton. Pictorial boards. Oblong quarto, cloth-backed pictorial boards. Corner bumped, edges rubbed and usual cover rubbing. Neat, small inscription as well to the front free endpaper. Tight and VG. 1st edition of the second Golliwogg title. Wonderful full page color illustrations by Florence accompany the..... More
Chicago: Scott Foresman. Pictorial wrappers. Uncommon 16 page oblong quarto sample book folded in half to resemble the early Dick and Jane Elson-Gray pre-primers, circa 1937. The text offers an explanation of the entire Elson Gray series with sample pages and text, including Dick and Jane and ranging up to..... More
York Beach, Maine: The Teitan Press, 2013. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2013 stated 1st edition, #222 of only 500 numbered copies issued. Tight and Fine in its rich red cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed gilt-insignia and titling along the front panel and spine. Blindstamped authors's initials at..... More
Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag, 1930. Jan Tschichold. Original wraps. The 1930 1st edition of this, the maiden title in the Bauhaus-influenced "Fototek" series (which would only produce one more title). THIS COPY INCLUDES ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL GLASSINE DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in its Jan Tschichold-designed wrappers, with light wear..... More
Paris: Berggruen Editeur, 1977. Cloth. The catalogue raisonne of the paintings of the great Spanish Cubist artist Juan Gris (1887-1927), complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panels and spines. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing..... More
Paris: Pierre Bricage, 1956. J.J.J. Rigal. Original wraps. The lavish 1956 1st printing, limited to 100 copies. 9 original aquatints by Regal (8 within the text, 1 on the front cover) complementing Cassou's text. THIS COPY HAND-SIGNED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COLOPHON BY BOTH JEAN CASSOU AND J.J.J. RIGAL..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1975. Cloth. A nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH EDWARD G. ROBINSON AND THE BOOK'S AUTHOR, HIS WIFE JANE ROBINSON, TO THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER on the front free endpaper. (Edward G. Robinson's inscription reads: "Don't believe everything they say about me--Love, Grandpa"). Also includes a...... More
Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1991. Original wraps. The 1991 deluxe catalogue, limited to 5,000 copies and including the 10 original lithographs on vellum, which are laid-in at the rear. Based on the March-May 1991 exhibition at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. Both the book itself and the 10 loose lithographs (as issued) are..... More
New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1962. Pictorial wrappers. The scarce catalogue based on the groundbreaking November-December 1962 exhibition at New York's Sidney Janis Gallery. Tight and VG in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light rubbing and creasing aloing the rear panel and 2 blindstamps (both from "The San Francisco Museum..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Full leather. A superb copy of the May 1920 3rd printing of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first published novel, a great triumph out of the gates recounting his student days at Princeton. This, the "signed/limited" edition, includes the tipped-in "Author's Apology" page, purportedly limited to..... More
New York: The New American Library, 1966. Boards. The 1966 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG (ink notes to the front pastedown, inconspicuously tucked behing the front dustjacket flap) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with wear and creasing along the edges, the spine ends and the rear panel. Octavo..... More
