Shanghai: A.S. Watson & Co., 1921. Silk. A handsome copy of the January 1921 stated 2nd edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its blue-silk covers, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. A bit of light, forgiveable soiling to the panels but very little wear to the silk to..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2017. John Baldessari. Laminate boards. The 2017 1st edition of this unusual departure for the formidable Arion Press, a fabricated screenplay/artist's book. #11 OF 300 COPIES ISSUED IN ITS PICTORIAL 3-RING BINDER AND SIGNED BY BOTH THE SCREENWRITER WILLIAM BENTLEY AND THE ARTIST JOHN BALDESSARI..... More
New York: Wittenborn and Company, 1947. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1947 stated 1st edition of this vital text in 20th century design. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-design and titling along the panels. Light spotting at the preliminaries, otherwise very..... More
Sun in Scorpio, 1981. Boards. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1981 signed/limited. #95 OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED AND DATED BY CHARLES GATEWOOD on the title page. Tight and Near Fine in its dark boards, with bright silver titling to the front panel. Unforgettable black-and-white photos along the rectos..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. Cloth. A tight, handsome copy of the 1986 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, Foreword by Ntozake Shange. More
Point Dume Station, Malibu, CA: Ozone Productions, Ltd., 2003. Olivia. Boards. LAVISHLY SIGNED BY OLIVIA on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2003 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. More
Rolyn, NY: Ozoner Productions Ltd., 1993 and 1997. Olivia. Boards. Pristine copies of the 1993 and 1997 1st editions of both volumes of The Art of Olivia, specifically Let Them Eat Cheesecake (1993) and Second Slice (1997). BOTH TITLES LAVISHLY SIGNED BY OLIVIA and both tight and Fine in crisp..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1978. Pictorial wrappers. SIGNED BY BORIS VALLEJO on the title page. A crisp, sharp copy to boot of the October 1978 stated 2nd printing. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful picorial wrappers. Tall quarto, with an Introduction by Lester Del Rey. More
Florence: Glittering Images, 1986. Cloth. The 1986 1st edition. #328 OF 350 COPIES ISSUED WITH A LARGE LAID-IN PRINT SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY GUIDO CREPIX. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling at the rear panel. Oblong folio, text in..... More
Paris: Editions Cercle d'Art, 1956. Pictorial wrappers. The 1956 1st edition of this handsome Robert Doisneau photographic tribute to Paris. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers AND in the publisher's glassine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderful, evocative gravure photos throughout. Interesting stamp ("Ecole des Hautes Etudes") at the title page..... More
Providence, RI: 1935. Decorative Wrappers. A crisp, well-preserved copy of this lovely 1935 self-published guide to bookbinding. #155 OF 500 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR CLARA BUFFUM at the limitation. Bright and clean and Near Fine in its decorative, light-brown wrappers. Designed and printed by the Akerman-Standard Company of..... More
London: William Pickering, 1832. Full calf. First published in 1795, this is the 1832 stated 2nd edition (and the 1st Pickering edition) of the "first scholarly collection of Robin Hood ballads". Complete in 2 volumes. Bound in a perioid --if not the publisher's-- full calf by the Jenkins Bindery, with..... More
New York: G.A. Baker & Co., 1935. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1935 1st edition, limited to 500 copies. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with just a touch of very light soiling along the lower-edges. All-but-pristine paper title label at the spine crown. Tall quarto, dozens..... More
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 1928. Cloth. A bright, solid copy of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lightly-rubbed titling at the spine. Mild scuffing to the rear panel, otherwise clean as could..... More
Stuttgart: Akadem. Verlag Dr. Fr. Wedekind & Co., 1927. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1927 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with one very small name at the title page's top-edge. Tall quarto, magazine-formatted. Translated from its native French into German by..... More
New York: HarperCollins (Regan Books), 2002. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY XAVIERA HOLLANDER ("THE HAPPY HOOKER") TO HELEN WOLFF, THE FORMER PROPRIETESS OF "COME AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S RENOWNED SEX SHOPS FROM THE 1980s (this one on East 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). A pristine copy to boot of the..... More
New York: The Egan Gallery, 1949. Ephemera. The scarce single-sheet catalogue based on the December 1949 exhibition at New York's Egan Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its even, 4 pg. fold. Essay by Donald Windham on the verso, the list of 26 kinds of birds and bird-related objects in..... More
New York: Julien Levy Galleries, 1937. Ephemera. The uncommon single-sheet catalogue based on the December 1937 exhibition at New York's formidable Julien Levy Galleries. Clean and Near Fine in its even, 4 pg. fold. Contributors (in art, music and photography) include Paul Cadmus, Virgil Thomson, Paul Bowles, George Platt Lynes..... More
New York: The Hugo Gallery, 1949. Ephemera. Very scarce announcement for the 1949 Joseph Cornell exhibition ("La Lanterne Magique du Ballet Romantique") at New York's Hugo Gallery at "26 East 55". Choreographed by the renowned set designer and choreographer Roland Petit, who had just a year earlier formed "Les Ballets..... More
New York: Charles Henri Ford/View, 1942. Magazines. Vol. I, Nos. 11-12 of this impressive New York-based (and highly influential) art magazine, published and edited by the formidable Charles Henri Ford. Folio, magazine-formatted in its pictorial wrappers. This copy bright and VG+, with light creasing and just a hint of very..... More
New York: Charles Henri Ford/View, 1942. Magazines. Vol, I, Nos. 9-10, of this impressive New York-based (and highly influential) art magazine, published and edited by the formidable Charles Henri Ford. Folio, magazine-formatted in its pictorial wrappers. This copy crisp and Near Fine. Contributions by Joseph Cornell, Parker Tyler, Leonora Carrington..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1954. SIGNED BY SAMUEL BECKETT on the title page. A crisp, lovely copy to boot of the 1954 iconic Grove Press edition, not only the 1st American edition but also the first edition to appear in hardback AND the 1st English language edition (which Beckett himself..... More
Paris: Librairie des Arts Decoratifs, 1931. Portfolio. Lovely 1931 French portfolio, complete in 54 loose plates (most still with their original tissue guards). All of the photos are lavish, high-quality black and white illustrations of French Colonial life. The gold and dark ribbon-tied chemise which houses the photos has held..... More
New York: Margaret Samger, 1916. Stapled wrappers. The "revised" 18th edition, heavily marked (with underlining and copious margin notes) on the opening page of text, likely by Margaret Sanger herself. Uncommon booklet, published by Sanger in New York probably during the Great War in Europe. Fragile to be sure but..... More
New York: The Rabelais Press, 1914. Cloth. The 1914 stated 2nd edition. Solid and VG to VG+ in its olive-green cloth, with very light creasing and rubbing to the panels. 12mo, 59 pgs. of text plus other Margaret Sanger titles described at the rear. More
