London: John Tiranti & Company, 1927. Boards. The 1927 1st edition of this wonderful collection of photographs of French shop-fronts and interiors. Shot in a lavish gravure, each of the 54 photographs feels deeply-influenced by Art Deco aesthetics. Solid and VG in its beige boards, with light bowing to the..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1930. Cloth. 1930 1st edition of this facinating look at the gargolyes, chimeres and the grotesque in French Gothic sculpture. Solid and VG- to VG in its dark cloth, with very light scuffing at the panels, rubbing to the gilt-titling along the spine and..... More
London: Anthony Treherne & Co., 1905. "The Pilgrims" Pictorial boards. #7 in the wonderful (and uncommon) "Stump Books for Children" series, issued in the very early 20th century (this title in 1905) and shaped exactly like a harmonica. Brilliant color illustrations by "The Pilgrims", printed by Chorley & Pickersgill, Ltd...... More
University of Chicago Press, 1938. Cloth. Crisp, very sharp copies of Vols. I & III of the 1938 1st thus ( the "Amplified Edition") of this sweeping study by Bernard Berenson. Both folio volumes tight and Near Fine in bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjackets, with several small closed tears along the..... More
New York: The MIT Press and John Wiley & Sons, 1961. Cloth. The 1961 2nd edition of this Bible in Communications Sciences. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting to the pastedowns, slight lean to the binding) in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1968. Cloth. The 1968 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (very light staining at the rear endpaper and pastedown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling and spotting to the panels. Octavo, 235 pgs. More
Louisiana State University Press, 1937. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1937 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the endpapers and pastedowns, very small former owner name and address to the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. 12mo, translated and edited by G...... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1958 1st American edition of Wittgenstein's "Preliminary Studies for the 'Philosophical Investigations' Generally Known as the Blue and Brown Books". Tight and VG+ (light soiling to the pastedowns, very light offsetting at the endsheets) in a...... More
Boston: Haytian Bureau of Emigration, 1861. Decorative Cloth. The 1861 3rd printing (the "Tenth Thousand", following the 1860 1st edition), of this uncommon portrait of "Hayti" and plea for the American slaves and "freed" African-American community at large to consider fleeing to it. Includes its engraved frontispiece portrait of Haitian..... More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1906. 3/4 leather. An elegant example of the 1906 Winchester edition, complete in 10 octavo volumes and bound (and stamped) in a dark-green, 3/4 morocco by the formidable Zaehnsdorf Bindery of London. Each volume is tight, clean and VG+, with a very light, uniform fading along the..... More
Orono, Maine: The Blanket Conspiracy, 1970. Original wraps. Among Stephen King's earliest contributions, here collected in 1970 in The University of Maine's literary anthology called "Moth". King contributed 3 poems ("The Dark Man", "Donovan's Brain" and "Silence") and his future wife and life-long partner --Tabitha Spruce-- contributed 6 additional poems..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the 1920 1st edition, 2nd impression (with the number "(2)" below the text on pg. 365, the novel's last page). Tight and VG in its dark-red cloth, with fading along the spine and a touch of very..... More
London: Lackington, Allen & Co., 1814. Full leather. The 1814 stated 8th edition, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes tight and VG- to VG in their full, light-brown calf. Vol. I's front board cleanly detached, light wear to the spine ends and the panels. Light to medium foxing as..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1954. Maurice Sendak. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY MAURICE SENDAK (at a later date) on the verso of the front free endpaper. A solid, appealing copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition of this, one of Maurice Sendak's scarcest titles. Clean and VG+ (front inner hinge..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the 1933 correct 1st edition, with both the Scribner colophon and the letter 'A' on the copyright page. Tight and VG in its dark cloth, with bright-gilt title label at the front panel and very lightly-chipped title label..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Will Vawter. Cloth. The 1905 printing of this charming James Whitcomb Riley collection, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, VG- dustjacket, with small, decorative pasted-on leaf to the front panel, light chipping along the panel edges (including the spine..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Cloth. A tight, presentable copy of the 1926 1st edition (with the Scribner colophon at the copyright page). Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Forner owner bookplate (very tasteful) and name at the front pastedown and front..... More
Princeton University Press (Bollingen Series XL-3), 1957. Boards. A tight, solid copy of the 1957 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its light-brown boards, with the ghost of a small price tag at the front cover and very light soiling to the rear cover. Tall quarto, "edited, with a chapter..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library (Department of Printing and Graphic Arts), 1947. Decorative Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1947 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine. Oblong quarto, "550 copies printed in..... More
Derby, CT: Charlton Publishing Corp. 1970. Original wraps. A nice run of the monthly rock magazine "Hit Parader", including all of the issues (all 11) from 1970 except the August issue. Each issue is crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing at..... More
Derby, CT: Charlton Publishing Corp. 1969. Original wraps. A nice run of the monthly rock magazine "Hit Parader", including all of the issues (all 11) from 1969 except the December issue. Each issue is crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing at..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1959. Boards. The 1959 stated 1st American printing. Solid and VG (light soiling to the front panel, light creasing along the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact ($6.00), Good+ to VG- dustjacket, with a degree of chipping and creasing along the panel edges and inconspicuous staining..... More
Boston: Houhton Mifflin Company, 1986. Margaret Rey. Pictorial boards. A clean, solid copy of the 1986 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine, with just a bot of rubbing along the lower spine. Square quarto, edited by Margaret Rey and adapted from the "Curious George" film series. More
The Thomas Wolfe Society, 1991. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 1991 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of light bumping to the front lower-tip. Quarto, edited by Lucy Conniff and Richard S. Kennedy. "This book is number 548 in..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1917. Cloth. The elusive 1917 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ ("Royal Midland Counties Home for Incurables" stamp on the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG example of the scarce dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends (including 1" of..... More
