New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1932. Original Wraps. An unusually attractive copy of this seminal 1932 MoMA catalogue, which essentially ushered in the age of modernism in architecture. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with strong, very bright titling to the front panel. Fading and... More about Modern Architecture: International Exhibition (Feb. 10 to March 23, 1932
New York: The Viking Press, 1974. A tight, very impressive copy of the 1974 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very light, thin scratches along the rear panel's bottom-edge. Thick octavo, 337 pgs. plus "Prize Fighting Record" More about The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to #45472
New York: Atheneum, 1973. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with faint creasing along the rear panel's edges. Octavo, dozens of black-and-white photos complementing the text. More about The Basketball Skill Book
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1930. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1930 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild chipping along the rear panel's top-edge. Thick octavo, "a simple tale of an idea, an experiment, a.... More about This Thing Called Broadcasting
New York: Chess Review (Distributed by David McKay), 1947. Cloth. A very presentable copy of Vol. 15 (1947) of the Chess Annual Review, with all 12 monthly issues nicely bound-in by the publisher and ALSO INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (light bumping to the front tips) in... More about Chess Review Annual -- 1947 (In a Bright, Crisp Dustjacket
New York: Chess Review (Distributed by David McKay Company), 1946. Cloth. A handsome copy of Vol. 14 (1946) of the Chess Annual Review, with all 12 monthly issues nicely bound-in by the publisher and ALSO INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and Near Fine in a clean, price-intact ($3.75), VG+... More about Chess Review Annual -- 1946 (In a Very Sharp Dustjacket
New Orleans: 498 Productions, 1998 and 2007. Boards. Pristine copies of the 1998 and 2007 1st editions, complete in 2 volumes. VOL. 2 (THE BEATLES SWAN SONG) SIGNED BY BRUCE SPIZER, who somehow brought together and compiled all of the dense, unending information. Both volumes tight and Fine in their... More about Beatles Records on Vee-Jay: Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles Records on...
Cherry Hill, NJ: Roncorp (Distributed by Northeastern Music Publication, Inc.), 2000. Boards. A gorgeous copy of the 2000 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its blue boards, with pristine gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Thick quarto, dual text (in both English and French). More about Jean-Marie Londeix: Master of the Modern Saxophone/Maitre du Saxophone Moderne
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1962. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MOSES SOYER on the title page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with light wear along the spine crown. Tall quarto, "more than 150... More about Moses Soyer (Inscribed by Moses Soyer
Cherry Hill, NJ: Roncorp, Inc. (Distributed by Northeaster Music Publication, Inc.), 2003. Hardcover. An As New copy of the 2003 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its deep-red boards, with flawless gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Quarto, dual text (in both English and French). More about A Comprehensive Guide to the Saxophone Repertoire/Repertoire Universel de Musique pour Saxophone...
Cherry Hill, NJ: Roncorp Publications, 1994. Boards. A pristine copy of the 1994 1st edition. Crisp and Fine in its navy-blue boards, with immaculate gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Quarto, dual text (in both English and French). "Bibliographical index of music and educational literature for the saxophone: 1844-1994. More about 150 Years of Music for Saxophone/150 Ans de Musique pour Saxophone
Philadelphia: Grey Falson Press, 1950. Original wraps. A significant Association copy: INSCRIBED BY GEORGES ROUAULT TO PUBLISHER JAMES HEINEMANN (who oversaw this project) AND ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES HEINEMANN AND HIS WIFE TO THE BOOK'S DESIGNER, ARNOLD FAWCUS. A lovely copy to boot of this rare 1950 facsimile edition, of... More about Miserere (Inscribed by Georges Rouault to Publisher James Heinemann
Zurich: Verlag Peter Ineichen, 1982. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1982 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, limited to 3,000 copies, text exclusively in English. This copy also includes interesting laid-in Patek Philippe ephemera: 2 typed, signed 1970 letters (on Patek Philippe stationary and... More about Patek Philippe: Geneve (Pocket Watches) -- With 2 Letters from the Author Alan Banbery of Patek...
London: Lund Humphries, 1977-1988. Cloth. A very handsome example of this sweeping catalogue raisonne of Henry Moore's sculptures, complete in 6 volumes. All 6 volumes tight and Fine in bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjackets. Uniform quartos, hundreds and hundreds of crisp black-and-white photos thruout. Vol. 1: 1921-1948 (the 1988... More about Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture (1921-1986) -- Complete in 6 Vols
Monte-Carlo: Editions Andre Sauret, 1988. Cloth. The 2 volume catalogue raisonne of the entire body of paintings of the great French artist Georges Rouault (1871-1958). Both volumes tight and Near Fine (small, tasteful bookplates at each front free endpaper) in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Tall quartos, over 2,500 reproductions all told... More about Rouault: L'Oeuvre Peint (Complete in 2 Vols
New York: William Morrow, 1978. Cloth. SIGNED BY DAVID HAMILTON on the first blank endpaper. A superb copy to boot of the 1978 1st edition. Solid and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with one tiny crease along the front flap's top-edge. Quarto, Hamilton's sensual color photography thruout. More about The Young Girl: The Theme of a Photographer
New York: KHarmony Books, 1988. Cloth. SIGNED BY DAVID HOCKNEY ALONG THE ENTIRE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light creasing along the spine crown. Tall quarto, conversations with... More about Hockney on Photography: Conversations with Paul Joyce (Signed by David Hockney
Jaipur, India: The Information Bureau, Government of Jaipur, 1948. Cloth. The 1948 1st edition of one of Henri Cartier-Bresson's most elusive --and earliest-- titles. A very special copy to boot -- both because of its remarkable condition and because of the 2 laid-in sheets from the Information Bureau, Government of... More about Beautiful Jaipur (An Advance Review Copy {With Supporting Ephemera} -- And in a Superb Dustjacket
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1958. Henri Matisse. Boards. A very unusual copy of the 1958 1st American edition of this sumptuous collection of Matisse color lithographs, comprising Verve double issue #35/36. 40 lithograhs all told, each in immaculate condition. 27 of the lithographs are stand-alones, appearing on single... More about The Last Works of Henri Matisse: 1950-1954 --Verve #35/36-- (In the Rare Dustjacket!!
Geneva: Gerald Cramer Editeur, 1973-1980. 1st. Cloth. The sweeping catalogue raisonne of Henry Moore's Graphic Work, complete in 4 volumes. All 4 volumes tight and Fine (small, tasteful bookplate at Vol. I's front pastedown) in bright, Fine dustjackets. Thick, tall quartos, hundreds and hundreds of illustrations (in color and black-and-white)... More about Henry Moore: The Graphic Work (Complete in 4 Vols
The Friends of Photography, 1981. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY ROY DECARAVA on the title page. A superb copy to boot of the 1981 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, edited by James Alinder, Introduction by Sherry Turner DeCarava. More about Roy DeCarava Photographs
Berkeley, CA: Uniersity of California Press, 1968. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ISTVAN DEAK on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 346 pgs., with compelling black-and-white photos supplementing the text. More about Weimar Germany's Left-Wing Intellectuals: A Political History of the Weltbuhne and Its Circle
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1926. Boards. A very solid copy of the 1926 1st edition. Tight, clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling along the panels. octavo, the woodsmen's songs gathered and edited by Franz Rickaby. More about Ballads and Songs of the Shanty-Boys
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1961. Cloth. The 1961 Stanford re-issue of this legendary text written in roughly 1250 by Frederick II, "Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily and Jerusalem, in whose court, with its remarkably cosmopolitan and highly intellectual life, may be found the real beginning of the... More about The Art of Falconry
London: Frederick George Shaw, 1920. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1920 second edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Well-preserved and VG in its original green cloth with bright gilt-designed and lettered front panel and spine. Thick octavo, 432 pgs. plus wonderful contemporary-to-the-period ads. Signed by Author. More about The Complete Science of Fly Fishing and Spinning
