Tallahassee, FL: Self-published, 1974. Original wraps. 1974 1st edition of this unusual black-and-white study of Florida gas stations. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Oblong octavo, a simple paragraph of set-up followed by a wordless series of highly-evocative, night-time photos. More
Honolulu: Golden Voice Publications, 1975. Original wraps. 1975 1st edition of this uncommon, gritty look at the seamier side of night life in Honolulu. A very sharp copy. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light creasing near the front panel's lower-tip..... More
New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1954. Cloth. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1954 1st edition, with a galaxy of signatures of some of Grantland Rice's closest friends. The signatures were almost all certainly gotten by a former owner of this copy at "The Grantland Rice Memorial Dinner", held on..... More
New York: Charles & Co., 1937. Decorative Cloth. Very impressive, Art-Decoish 1937 catalogue from Charles & Co. of New York, wholesalers of high-end specialty foods. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderfully decorative, duotone (silver and blue) front cover. Crisp black-and-white photos thruout coupled with charming period ads. Octavo, a...... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. Erik Blegvad. Cloth. The 1965 stated 1st edition of this charming tale of found love. Solid and VG+ (light foxing to the preliminaries and along the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ dustrjacket, with mild foxing along the fore-edges. Square 12mo, nicely..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1932. Cloth. The 1932 stated 1st edition of this charming look at the Cairn terrier. Solid and VG+ (tiny printed former owner name pasted-on at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Edmund Dulac. Pictorial boards. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the 1910 1st trade edition, with the 30 full-page, tipped-in Edmund Dulac color illustrations present and in pristine condition. The book itself, in its deep-red leatherette, presents very well. Lavish, decorative gilt-flourishes along the front panel..... More
Newark, N.J. Charles E. Graham & Co., 1929. Pictorial boards. A crisp, bright copy of this 1929 1st thus. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial boards, with light wear along the front tips and just a touch of minor wear at the spine ends. Vintage child's name neatly filled-in..... More
Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1965. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1965 1st edition of this ctalogue of the drawings and graphic arts of German Bauhaus artist Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943). Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial off-white cloth. And in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1879. 1/2 leather. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ALBERT S. BOLLES on the front blank endpaper. An attractive, solid copy to boot of the 1879 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its half-calf over marbled boards. Very light wear along the spine crown and at..... More
Boston: Joseph George Cupples, 1891. The 1891 "Subscriber's Edition" (and 1st edition). "Only one hundred copies of this style were printed for the United States and one hundred for Great Britain. This is No. 40 of the edition for the United States". AND, AS CALLED FOR, EACH OF THE ONE..... More
Hearn Department Stores, Inc., 1934. Decorative Cloth. Clean, very sharp copies of these handsome 1934 re-issues, originally published in 1908 ("Williams on Service") and 1910 ("Williams of West Point") respectively. Both tight and VG+ to Near Fine (very light spotting along the fore-edges, light offsetting to the endpapers) in particularly..... More
New York: American Oil Burner Association, 1931. Full leather. The uncommon 1931 1st edition of this handbook of oil burning, issued by the American Oil Burner Association of New York. Clean and VG (light rubbing to the gilt-titling along the front panel and spine) in its dark-brown, limp leatherette. Light..... More
Cologne: Verlag Galerie Wentzel (Dieter Blume), 1982-1987. Original wraps. 5 of the first 6 volumes of this sweeping, 15 volume catalogue raisonne of British abstract sculptor Anthony Caro (1924-2013). The complete 15 volume set records all of Anthony Caro's work from 1942 thru 2010. Here offered are vols. 1-4 and..... More
New York: 1934. Ferdinand E. Warren. Decorative Cloth. Very impresive examples of the 1934 genuine 1st editions of the first 2 titles in the "Dana Girls" series. The first 3 titles in the series (""By the Light of the Study Lamp", "The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage" and "In the..... More
Boston: Dana Estes and Company, 1905. Cloth. The early, 1905 re-issue (based on the recently-published titles listed on the dustjacket's rear cover), IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (very light spotting at the panels) in a crisp, bright example of the fragile dustjacket, with light chipping at the..... More
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1941. Cloth. The January 1941 "reprint with corrections" of the November 1938 "training course text prepared for employees of the Long Lines Department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T). Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with very light wear --and just a...... More
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1927. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG in its pictorial cloth, with small former owner name stamped in 3 places along the preliminaries and handwritten once at the front free endpaper. Light soiling to the pastedowns and endsheets as..... More
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1928. Pictorial boards. A very presentable copy of the 1928 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial boards, with small former owner name stamped in 4 places along the preliminaries and handwritten once at the front free endpaper. Otherwise, very clean internally. Oblong..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1876. Full leather. The 1876 1st edition, bound in a full, sumptuous calf. Solid and VG+, with bright, intricate gilt-tooling within the spine's compartments, 5 raised bands and gilt-lettered, offsetting title and author labels. Handsome gilt-bordering --and decorative gilt-flourishes-- along the panel edges as well. A bit..... More
San Francisco: Alternatives Foundation, 1972. Original wraps. The 1972 1st edition of this uncommon, detailed guide to the communes of Europe, published out of San Francisco by Alternatives Foundation. A crisp, well-preserved copy: light foxing to the covers and pastedowns, otherwise clean as could be. Tightly-bound as well in its..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995. Cloth. A pristine copy of the uncommon 1995 catalogue raisonne of painter Lee Krasner (1908-1984). Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, "660 illustrations, including 267 plates in full color" More
Los Angeles: Cliff House Books, 1972. David Hadlock. Original wraps. The 1972 1st edition of this uncommon guide to cooking for orgies, etc., written by the author of the '60s underground classic "A Child's Garden of Grass". Clean and Near Fine in its red wrappers, with bright gilt-titling and design..... More
New York: Congdon & Lattes, Inc., 1980. Mark Alan Stamaty. Original wraps. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1980 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, Introduction by the great Jules Feiffer. More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1959. Pictorial boards. The 1959 1st edition of this charming beginner's how-to on drawing cartoons. Solid and VG+ (just a touch of very light soiling at the boards) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine crown and a bit..... More
