Philadelphia: Self-published, 1972. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1972 1st edition of Vol. III of Chess Table Crosstables. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with rubbed titling along the front panel and spine, and light soiling --and a bit of rubbing-- to the rear panel. Internally clean as... More
Philadelphia: Self-published, 1969. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1969 1st edition of Vol. I of Chess Table Crosstables. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with very lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the front panel and very light soiling to the rear panel. Internally clean as could be, with no writing... More
New York: Self-published, 1967. Leather bound. Wonderful late 1960s collection of case reports presented to the American Board of Plastic Surgery by New York doctor Charles B. Dunaif, who, in offering his in-depth analysis of the specific procedures here laid-out, was applying for state and board certification. 12 separate cases... More
San Francisco: Undercurrent (In Cooperation with New Student Review), 1968. Bill Brach. Original wraps. The 1968 1st (and only) edition of this legendary Richard Brautigan offering, a pictorial folder (with 3 sepia photos on the front cover by Bill Brach) containing 8 separate packets of seeds, with Brautigan poems printed... More
Vienna and New York: Universal-Edition, 1926. Original wraps. A handsome copy of this 1926 Schoenberg "texte". Clean and Near Fine in its dark-gray wrappers, with crisp, unrubbed gilt-titling along the front panel. Octavo, the actual text of 4 of Schoenberg's key compositions: "Die Gluckliche Hand", "Totentanz der Prinzipien":, "Requiem" and "Die Jakobsleiter" More
United Kingdom: Blues & Rhythm Magazine. Original wraps. A crisp, clean copy of this "limited edition discography" and guide to Big Bill Broonzy on record. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 103 pgs., including 5 full-page illustrations supplementing the text. More
New York: Barlenmir House, 1972. Steffan. Cloth. The 1972 1st edition of this collection of 3-line "voices" (poems), "strung like varied beads", from poet William Packard (the founder and editor of The New York Quarterly). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light creasing and chipping... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1878. Cloth. The uncommon 1878 1st edition of this important nursing manual intended for the wide variety of care at New York's legendary Bellevue Hospital. A clean, surprisingly well-preserved copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed gilt-titling along... More
Philadelphia: Falcon Press, 1959. Jose Luis Cuevas. Boards. The 1959 stated 1st editon of this wonderful fusing of the words of Franz Kafka with the wild illustrations of the Mexican artist Jose Luis Cuevas. One of only 600 copies issued by the Falcon Press of Philadelphia. Bright and VG in... More
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Company, 1952. Cloth. The 1952 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HUNTINGTON HARTFORD on the front free endpaper. Tight and VG+ (another small inscription just below the author's) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping along the panel edges, and... More
New Haven, CT: Pleasure Principle Publishing Group, 2004. Original wraps. The 2004 1st edition of this uncommon feminist manifesto. Crisp and Near Fine in its dark pictorial wrappers. Octavo, published by Pleasure Principle out of New Haven and calling for "Pussy Power" now and forever! More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Boards. The 1971 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG- (light abrading and soiling to the panels, writing at the rear pastedown) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing along the spine crown. Octavo, Glossary followed by 175 pgs. of text. More
Boston: W.A. Wilde Company, 1942. Cloth. The 1942 1st edition. Solid and VG- (light abrading and soiling at the panels and along the front hinge) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and along the panel edges. Octavo, every chapter and verse includes an... More
Tel Aviv, Israel: The Movement Notation Society, 1973. Original wraps. The 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial card wrappers, with just a touch of light soiling at the panels. Oblong folio, dozens and dozens of clear, well-designed diagrams thruout. More
Tel-Aviv, Israel: The Movement Notation Society, 1974. Original wraps. The 1974 1st edition of this analysis and demonstration of the Arab and Israeli folk dance called Debka. Solid and VG in its pictorial card wrappers, with light spotting and rubbing --and a bit of light creasing-- along the panel edges... More
Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1931. Original wraps. The 1931 edition of this impressive, short-lived French annual issued out of Paris and lasting only 11 years in this original incarnation. 124 lavish full-page gravures by the likes of Doris Ulmann, Man Ray, Edward Steichen, Paul Outerbridge, Munkacsi, Lee Miller, Laszlo... More
Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1932. Original wraps. The 1932 edition of this impressive, short-lived French annual issued out of Paris and lasting only 11 years in this original incarnation. 111 lavish full-page gravures (plus 4 color photographs introducing the collection) by the likes of Man Ray, Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice... More
Paris: Editions des Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1936. Original wraps. The 1936 edition of this impressive, short-lived French annual issued out of Paris and lasting only 11 years all told in this original incarnation. 120 lavish full-page gravures by the likes of Andre Kertesz, George Hurrel, Bill Brandt, Ylla, George... More
Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1939. Original wraps. The 1940 edition of this impressive, short-lived French annual issued out of Paris and lasting only 11 years all told in this original incarnation. 90 lavish full-page gravures by the likes of Brassai, Bill Brandt, Philippe Halsman, Louise Dahl Wolfe, Florence Henri... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press (R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.), 1926. Cloth. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the 1926 1st thus, edited by Milo Milton Quaife. Solid and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-rule and design along the front panel and bright, completely unrubbed gilt-lettering to the... More
Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson Motor Co., 1936. Original wraps. A crisp, very well-preserved copy of this January 1936 motorcycle monthly devoted to all things Harley-Davidson. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with no blemishes or markings and dozens and dozens of charming black-and-white period photos. A thin, fragile octavo... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sopena, 1963. Original wraps. The 1963 1st Argentinian edition of this collection of chess games compiled by Genrikh Kasparian (1910-1995), the Armenian International Grandmaster considered to have been one of the great composers of chess endgame studies. Complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG+ in... More
Portland. Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1908. 3/4 leather. A handsome copy of this 1908 Thomas Mosher limited edition. #4 of only 25 copies printed on Japan vellum and bound in 3/4 navy-blue morocco, with 4 raised bands and intricate gilt-tooling and titling along the spine. Clean and Near Fine, and... More
Philadelphia: Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842. Cloth. The 1842 1st edition of the report of this seminal case brought by "slavecatcher" Edward Prigg against Pennsylvania, a case which not only directly took on the legal question of States' rights (or their reach) to participate in the enforecement of capturing escaped... More
Rouen, France: Imprimerie de la Vicomte, 1924. A. Chalat. Original wraps. The 1924 1st edition of this French dictionary of Luthiers (or makers of stringed instruments such as violins or guitars). Solid and VG in its printed beige wrappers, with light staining along the front panel's fore-edge, light soiling to... More
