New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, Inc., 1968. Roger Duvoisin. Pictorial cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, ADELAIDE HOLL, on the title page. A tight, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping --and several small..... More
New York: Garden City Publishing Company (Paramount Pictures, Inc.), 1941. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 1941 1st edition of this story of a friendly community of humanized insects. Tight and Near Fine (very small, neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
Rand McNally & Company, 1945. Janice Holland. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1945 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR FRANCES CAVANAH on the half-title. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny, almost imperceptible chip at the spine crown. Quarto, charming introduction..... More
New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1948. Esphyr Slobodkina. Pictorial boards. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1948 1st edition, 2nd issue (with the $2.50 instead of the earlier $1.50 price on the front jacket flap). Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light..... More
London: Theodore Brun Fine Editions Limited, 1954. Leatherette. The 1954 1st edition of this impressive history of graphic design in the book arts, "with special reference to lettering, typography and illustration". Solid, tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wine-red leatherette, with decorative gilt-design and titling along the front..... More
LucasFilm, LTD (Ballantine Books), 1980. Cloth. A crisp, virtually pristine copy of the much less common 1980 1st hardback edition. Tight and Near Fine (with one tiny smudge at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, impressive, richly-colored illustrations thruout. Edited by Deborah Call, art..... More
New York: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1969. Pictorial wrappers. #19 OF ONLY 20 COPIES SIGNED BY STEVAN WADE at the limitation. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its salmon-pink wrappers. Square 12mo, published by the formidable Tibor de..... More
Vaencia, Spain: Sala Parpallo/Institucio Alfons El Magnanim, 1985. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, very sharp copy of this uncommon Robert Frank catalogue based on the March-April 1985 exhibition at Valencia's Sala Parpallo and Institucio Alfons El Magnanim. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with crisp black-and-white reproductions of some..... More
1969. Original wraps. Stamped mimeo bootleg of Bob Dylan's "Tarantula", which opens with the Dec. 1969 interview between Dylan and Jann Wenner of "Rolling Stone". Appearing just before the 1970 1st trade edition, this remains among the most colorful and appealing of the various bootlegs. In its staplebound wrappers (missing..... More
Paris: Meaght Editeur, 1992. Hardcover. A very sharp copy of the 1992 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its attractive pearl boards. And in its matching pearl dustjacket, which is crisp and Near Fine, with just a touch of light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, text (in French) by..... More
Hull, England: William Andrews & Co., 1890. Cloth. The 1890 1st edition. Tight and VG in its burnt-orange cloth, with mild darkening along the spine, a clean plate removal to the front pastedown and just a touch of light foxing to the preliminaries. Octavo, dozens of engraved illustrations complementing William..... More
Cincinnati: Powell & White, 1932. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1932 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its purple cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. Rubbed titling to the spine, very light offsetting and scuffing at the rear panel. Former owner bookplate ("Edward Samuel Welch -- Shenandoah..... More
London: Norman Military Publications, 1961-1967. Cecil C.P. Lawson. Cloth. A very presentable example of this exhaustive set, complete in 5 volumes. Vols. I and II are early reprints, Vols. III-V are 1st editions. All 5 volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, VG+ or better dustjackets, with very mild wear..... More
Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927. Decorative Cloth. The 1927 1st thus, limited to 760 numbered copies "in the Procopius type here used for the first time". Clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with wonderful gilt-lattice design to the front panel and spine. Quarto, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges..... More
London: Structure Publications, 1968. Original wraps. The Spring 1968 1st --and ONLY-- edition of this experimental film & theatre magazine issued out of London. Bright and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and rubbing along the edges. Includes contributions from Dick Higgins ("some graphis mirrors") and Al..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. William Pene du Bois. Patterned Boards. A handsome copy of the 1947 true 1st edition of this Newberry Award winner. Solid and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, very light foxing along the preliminaries and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG+..... More
New York: Random House, 1939. Boards. A very sharp copy of this early --but not 1st-- edition of Dr. Seuss's 3rd published stand-alone children's book. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the panel edges. By all accounts, this apperars..... More
New York: Random House, 1940. Pictorial boards. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1940 1st American edition. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial boards, with just a touch of light wear at the foot of the spine and mild scuffing to the rear panel. Folio, beautifully illustrated throughout..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1905. John Cecil Clay. Pictorial cloth. The 1905 1st edition of this lovely Mother Goose tribute to lovers. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (a touch of light soiling at the rear panel) in its elegant pictorial cloth, with bright gilt-titling and flourishes to the front..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1978. Cloth. A handsome example of the 1978 1st edition of this sweeping 4-volume set, Pollock's Catalogue Raisonne of "paintings, drawings and other works". Each volume clean, tight and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth. Also includes a sturdy, very sharp example of the..... More
Chalottenburg, Germany: Zementverlag G. m. b. H., 1926. Boards. Obscure, uncommon 1926 German study of the equipment and machinery behind North American highway construction. Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with very light soiling at the front panel and writing (ink and pencil) only to the first 2 pages..... More
London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1929. William Blake. Cloth. The 1929 facsimile rerproduction of Blake's "Book of Urizen". Solid and VG+ in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light soiling to the panels, just a touch of mild bubbling at the rear panel..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1965. Edfward Gorey. Cloth. The 1965 1st edition, in its uncommon Edward Gorey-illustrated dustjacket. Solid and VG+ (light staining at the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with mild creasing along the panel edges and very light rubbing and soiling to the..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1939. Frank Dobias. Pictorial cloth. The uncommon 1939 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting along the inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very mild chipping and creasing at the panel edges. Thick octavo, endpaper and dustjacket..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885-1886. 1/2 leather. The 1885 1st edition, in the publisher's less common 1/2 deluxe brown morocco over chocolate-brown boards. Complete in 2 volumes, the first published in 1885, the second and final volume published in 1886. Both volumes solid and very presentable, with..... More
