New York: Rogers & Sherwood, 1887. Pictorial cover. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1887 1st edition, in its pictorial green cloth (depicting in-gilt the sinking of "The Alabama"). Clean and VG+, with blindstamping and gilt-titling along the front panel and spine respectively. Light wear to the front inner hinge..... More
Berryville, VA: Virginia Book Company, 1975. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1975 c1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with light foxing along the spine. Octavo, 400 pgs. More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1882. Cloth. The very scarce 1882 manual on the "regulations for the use of Watkin Range-Finders". Solid and VG in its red cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Offsetting along the edges, light soiling to the the panels as well. Octavo, 30 pgs...... More
New Orleans: Blelock & Company, 1868. Pebbled Cloth. A solid, tight copy of the 1868 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its original dark pebbled cloth, with light wear at the spine crown and along the tips. Thick octavo, all maps (including the 3 fold-outs) and engraved full-page plates present..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1928. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping along the flap-folds and one or two small closed tears at the rear panel's lower-edge..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1912 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with very light spotting at the panels and light offsetting to the front free endpaper and front pastedown. Octavo, "A Record of Personal Experiences, and a Study..... More
University of Texas Press, 1947. Pictorial cloth. A solid copy of the 1947 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Octavo, 155 pgs. More
Paris: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade (Gallimard), 1941. Leatherette. The 1941 original appearance of the Pleaide edition, Vol. I only. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. AND IN THE PUBLISHER'S OUTER ONION-SKIN DUSTJACKET AS WELL. Thick 16mo, Intoduction by Andre Gide. More
Paris: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade (Gallimard), 1950. Leatherette. The 1950 1st thus, complete in 2 volumes. The 1st appearance of this text in the Pleiade series. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets. AND IN THEIR ACCOMPANYING OUTER ONION-SKIN DUSTJACKETS AS WELL. Thick, uniform 12mos, translated..... More
Garden City, NY: (Anchor Books) Doubleday & Company, 1964. Cloth. The 1964 1st thus, the 1st Anchor Books edition, in its much scarcer hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. 12mo, part of Anchor Books' wonderful "Science Study" series. More
Garden City, NY: (Anchor Books) Doubleday & Company, 1954. Cloth. The 1954 1st thus, the 1st Anchor Books edition, in its much scarcer hardback. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closer tear to the front panel and mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, part..... More
Garden City, NY: (Anchor Books) Doubleday & Company, 1965. Cloth. The 1965 stated 1st edition, in its much scarcer hardback edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine. 12mo, Part of Anchors Books' wonderful "Science Study" series. More
Paris: Biliotheque de la Pleiade (Gallimard), 1942. Leatherette. A gorgeous copy of the 1942 1st thus and 1st incarnation in the Bibliotheque de la Pleiade series. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. And including the uncommon onion-skin outer dustjacket and the publisher's original card slipcase..... More
Manhasset, NY: Kozy Books, Inc., 1962. Pictorial wrappers. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1962 1st edition. Easily Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Except for just the slightest hint of creasing at the foot of the spine, this copy would be pristine. Pocket-sized, #K 152. "Cozy up with..... More
New York: Beacon Books (Universal Publishing), 1958. Pictorial wrappers. The 1958 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its lurid pictorial wrappers, with just a slight lean to the binding. Pocket-sized, #B191. From the front cover: "A Scathing Attack on the Evils of Off-Campus Housing -- and Co-Eds Obliged to..... More
Chicago: Novel Books, 1964. A bright, crisp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and easily Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, #7N722. "This is another great Novel Books first person exclusive", published by Novel Books of Chicago, "where the word 'taboo' is the only taboo". From the front..... More
Chicago: Novel Books, 1964. Pictorial wrappers. Clean, very well-preserved copy of the 1964 1st (and almost certainly only) edition of this uncommon autobiography of female impersonator Gayle Shermann. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, #7N724. Part of the wonderful "Novel Book First Person Exclusive" series, published by..... More
Gardena, CA: Ember Library Books, 1965. Pictorial wrappers. A sharp copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful lurid covers. with one very small crease at the front panel and just a bit of light soiling to the rear panel. Pocket-sized, #EL 308. "Secret Sin..... More
East Orange, NJ: Expubidence Publishiong Corp. 1967. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY BABS GONZALES, the "Creator of the Be-Bop Language", on the front pastedown. A solid copy to boot of the 1967 1st edition. Bright and VG to VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the edges and just..... More
Seattle: Trident Books, 1999. Louis Breton. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1999 numbered, limited edition. #243 OF ONLY 1,000 COPIES ISSUED. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and just a touch of soiling-- along the panel edges. Octavo, fold-out frontispiece..... More
Los Angeles: Synaesthesia Press, 2006. Pictorial cloth. A lovely Fine Press collaboaration between Bruce Springsteen and author Nick Hornby ("High Fidelity", "Fever Pitch", etc.). Created in 2006 by Synaesthesia Press of Los Angeles in an edition of 232 copies (broken down as follows: 200 numbered, unsigned copies in wraps, and..... More
Paris: Bibliotheue de la Pleiade (Gallimard), 1959. Leatherette. 1959 translation (by H. Mongault) in the elegant Bibiotheque de la Pleiade series of Dostoevsky's towering achievement. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick 16mo in its dark leatherette. Introduction by Pierre Pascal, bibliography by Sylvie Luneau. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1917. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY CAPTAIN ROBERT DANFORD on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1917 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Fold-out maps within the text plus additional fold-out..... More
London: The William Blake Trust/The Tate Gallery, 1998. Pictorial wrappers. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1998 1st paperback edition of Vol. 3 of the Collected Illuiminated Books, complete in 6 volumes. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of creasing along the spine..... More
