London: Etchells & Macdonald, 1928. Hester Sainsbury. Decorative Cloth. The 1928 1st thus, #68 of only 300 copies issued. Wonderfully "adorned with engravings on wood" by Hester Sainsbury, printed by the Chiswick Press of England. Clean and Near Fine in its handsome patterned boards. Very light offsetting at the endsheets..... More
Paris: Editions Gallimard, 1984. Original wraps. The 1st 3 volumes of Michel Foucault's seminal "Histoire de la Sexualite" (History of Sexuality). Vol. 1 is the 1984 reprint, Vol. 2 and 3 are both 1984 1st editions. Each volume tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its printed white wrappers, with..... More
Brussels: Les Levres Nues, 1977. Original wraps. 1977 collection of Rene Magritte "Lettres a Marcel Marien (1937-1962)". Tight and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light spotting to the panels and along the fore and bottom edges. Octavo, 1,000 copies issued. More
Editions Gallimard, 1968. Original wraps. The 1968 1st French edition of LeRoi Jones's "Blues People" Crisp and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with one crease along the front panel's upper tip. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo, translated from its original English..... More
Librairie Plon, 1964. Original wraps. The 1964 correct 1st edition, translated from English by Pierre Sergent. Solid and VG (light spotting and offsetting at the endpapers and pastedowns, small ink inscription to the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG- example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket, with pronounced spotting to..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1948. Original wraps. The August 1948 1st American paperback edition, in its pictorial dustjacket. Crisp and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the front flap-fold and just a touch of light creasing along the front panel's top-edge. Bantam Books #355..... More
New York: Avon Publishing, 1950. Original wraps. The 1950 1st pocketbook edition, Avon #268. Bright and VG in its lurid pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing to the spine and along the rear wrapper's tips. "Killers, Cuties and Coppers--Here's a Hard-Boiled Book That Mixes 'Em Up in the Best Tradition..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1941. Original wraps. The presumed 1st state of the 1941 1st Avon --and 1st American paperback -- edition, with only 12 titles listed at the end of the book AND along the rear cover. This, the 3rd title published in the "Avon Pocket-Size Books" series, is..... More
New York: George Wittenborn Inc., 1968. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of this uncommon 1968 monograph on the great German-born American artist and educator Josef Albers. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears --and just a touch of very light chipping-- along..... More
New York: Something Else Press, 1965. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a number of closed tears inconspicuously re-inforced by white masking tape along the inside of the dustjacket. Oblong quarto, highlighting amomng other things..... More
New York: Catchword Papers, 1983. Original wraps. The 1983 1st edition, "limited to 26 copies lettered A to Z and one hundred numbered copies signed by the author". This is #99 of the 100 numbered, signed copies. Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with just a touch of..... More
San Francisco: Don't Call It Frisco Press, 1988. Original wraps. SIGNED BY LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. More
Tokyo: Minami Gallery, 1964. Boards. Uncommon monograph on Japanese printmaker Toshinobu Onosato (1912-1986). Solid and Fine in its boards. And in a bright, light-blue, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the bottom-edges. Tall quarto, crisp color and black-and-white reproductions thruout. Text in both Japanese and English. More
Stockholm: Byggforlager Kultur, 1999. Cloth. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE TAPESTRY ARTIST HELENA HERNMARCK TO DIANNE PILGRIM, FORMER DIRECTOR OF NEW YORK'S COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM. A near-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of..... More
Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1982. Original wraps. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS LEONARD AND JULIETTE RAKOW TO DIANNE PILGRIM, FORMER DIRECTOR OF NEW YORK'S COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM. (Also includes a laid-in 1 pg. TLS from the Rakows to Dianne Pilgrim). A pristine copy to boot..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1998. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS MARGOT AND CAROL GAYLE on the title page. A prIstine copy to boot of the 1998 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. ALSO INCLUDES A WARM LETTER (laid-in) FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF NEW..... More
Cremora, Italy: Cartobina, 1981. Tilak Samarawickrema. Cloth. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR/ARTIST TILAK SAMARAWICKREMA TO DIANNE PILGRIM, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM IN NEW YORK. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its orange cloth. And including a...... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904. Cloth. An impressive Association copy. The May 1904 reprint of Jacob Riis's autobiography, WITH A 3 PG. 1905 HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY RIIS TO RABBI JAMES WATERMAN WISE (THE SON OF RENOWNED RABBI STEPHEN WISE) TIPPED-IN at the front. ADDITIONALLY, INSCRIBED IN PENCIL BY RIIS..... More
New York: George Harjes, Publisher, 1904. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR CHARLES WILBUR DE LYON NICHOLS along the margins of his frontispiece portrait. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1904 1st edition of this uncommon look at the elite of America's gilded age . Bright and..... More
Santa Monica, CA: Indochina Peace Campaign, 1973. Original wraps. Uncommon 1973 1st edition of this impassioned booklet extolling the peaceful ways of the North Vietnamese, authored by political activist (and future Mayor of Santa Monica) Tom Hayden. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with dozens of photos thruout..... More
Cedar rapids, Iowa: Fedora Press, 1983. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the 1983 1st edition, limited to 425 copies (this one unnumbered). Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, featuring the previously unpublished Thompson novella, "This World, Then the Firworks" More
Oxford University Press (The Clarendon Press), 1949. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1949 1st thus, the 1st appearance of the "revised text with Introduction and Commentary by W.D. Ross". Solid and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press (The Clarendon Press). Cloth. The 1967 and 1966 reprints respectively, in 2 volumes and part of Oxford University Press's formidable "Oxford Classical Texts" series. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets. Thick 12mos, edited and with critical notes by Carolus Hude. Books..... More
Cambridge University Press, 1959. Cloth. A very presentable copy of this early, 1959 reprint. Solid and VG+ (tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine crown and the front panel's top-edge. Thick octavo, "with Introduction commentary &..... More
New York: Wehman Bros. 1879. Original wraps. 1879 booklet of gags, stump speeches and dialects by the raconteur "Bones". Clean and VG- in its light-brown, pictorial wrappers, with light chipping and several very small closed tears along the panel edges. 12mo, publisher's quaint ads preceding and following the text. More
