Syracuse, NY: Plymouth Congregational Church, 1923. Pictorial boards. The 1923 1st edition of this charming collecion of local recipes, compiled by the Pilgrim Class of Plymouth Congregational Church of Syracuse, NY. Tight and VG+ in its attractive pictorial boards, with light soiling at the panels. Internally, clean as could be..... More
New York: The Citadel Press, 1946. Harriet and Laurence Lustig. Pictorial boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1946 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the front panel's top-edge and just a touch of very light wear..... More
New York: Rae D. Henkle, 1934. Cloth. The October 1934 1st edition of the life story of "the wicked John Goode", IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG (light spotting along the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very mild chipping at the tips and along the..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1938. Norman Lindsay. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1938 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting along the pastedowns and the inner gutters) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears and light creasing at the panel..... More
New York: Invisible-Exports, 2009. Genesis P-Orridge. Pictorial boards. A CRAZY, FULL-PAGE DOODLE AND INSCRIPTION BY GENESIS P-ORRIDGE along the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2009 catalogue based on the exhibition at New York's Invisible-Exports. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial boards. Wild examples of..... More
Modena, Italy: Panini Comics, 2013. Boards. An immaculate copy of the 2013 1st edition of volume #4 in the "Manara Maestro Dell'Eros" series by Panini Comics. Crisp and Fine in its pictorial boards. Quarto, graphic, high-quality color reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in Italian. More
Modena, Italy: Panini Comics, 2013. Milo Manara. Boards. A pristine copy of the 2013 1st edition of volume #9 in the "Manara Maestro Dell'Eros" series by Panini Comics. Crisp and Fine in its pictorial boards. Quarto, graphic, high-quality color reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in Italian. More
Modena, Italy: Panini Comics, 2013. Milo Manara. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2013 1st edition of volume #2 in the "Manara Maestro Dell'Eros" series by Panini Comics. Tight and Fine in its pictorial boards. Quarto, graphic, high-quality color reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in Italian. More
Modena, Italy: Panini Comics, 2013. Milo Manara. Hardcover. A lovely copy of the 2013 1st edition of volume #10 in the "Manara Maestro Dell'Eros" series by Panini Comics. Clean and Fine in its pictorial boards. Quarto, graphic, high-quality color reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in Italian. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1931 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its deep-red cloth, with still-bright gilt-titling along the spine. Octavo, internally very clean, with no writing or marks to speak of. Part of Harvard University Press's "Studies in..... More
New York/Rome: Inanout Press, 1990. Silk. A pristine copy of the 1990 signed/limited. #3 OF ONLY 100 COPIES ISSUED IN THIS DELUXE EDITION, WITH ITS SILK BINDING AND ITS NAVY-BLUE FELT SLIPCASE. This copy includes a long, year-of-publication inscription by Ricard at the rear panel and is also signed by..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. Cloth. The 1933 stated 30th printing, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG- (offsetting to the endsheets, light soiling to the panels) in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG- dustjacket, with soiling and light abrading to the front panel, darkening along the spine and..... More
Colorado Springs, CO: The Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1943. Cloth. INSCRIBD BY THE AUTHOR MITCHELL WILDER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1943 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-red, pictorial cloth. Quarto, generous..... More
Cambridge, MA: Alice James Books, 1979. George Schneeman. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY JANE KENYON on the title page. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1978 true 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing to the lower tips..... More
University of Chicago Press, 1958. Boards. A handsome copy of the 1958 1st edition, in a stated 3rd printing dustjacket. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (very light spotting along the spine, light offsetting to the rear pastedown and endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact ($4.75), VG+ dustjacket, with one small..... More
New York: Davison Publishing Co., 1904. A solid copy of the 1904-1905 "seventeenth annual edition" (the World's Fair edition) of the Blue Book Textile Directory of the United States and Canada. Solid and VG+ in its duotone cloth (dark-blue over black spine). Crisp, unflecked gilt-titling along the front panel and..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1974. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY EDWIN JAY TEALE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light blue cloth, with offsetting at the front free endpaper and front pastedown. And in a...... More
Japan: Kyuryudo Co., 1979. Cloth. Uncommon 1979 monograph on important Japanese fashion designer Sueko Ohtuka (1902-1998). Clean, tight and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with titling in both Japanese and English. Inrternally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Tall quarto, crisp, first-rate color reproductions..... More
New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1986. Cloth. An impressive collection in facsimile of the first 10 years of The Armchair Detective (ranging from October 1967 thru October 1977), complete in 7 large quarto volumes. All 7 volumes clean and tight and easily Near Fine in their mustard cloth. A new..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1930 stated 1st printing, following "the printing of 134 De Luxe copies". Tight and Near Fine in its beige cloth, with bright gilt-rule and pictorial leather label to the front panel and spine. Small..... More
Leipzig: Verlagsbuchhandlung von J..J. Weber, 1869. Cloth. Following the 1850 original printing of Wagner's virulent attack on the influence of Judaism in music, this is the 1869 correct 2nd edition (published out of Leipzig and for the first time using Wagner's own name as author). Rebound (in the mid-20th century)..... More
Alekos Records, 1981. Vinyl. SIGNED (AND DATED) BY ALLEN GINSBERG on the outer pictorial sleeve. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of this 1981 record on 45 rpm. The record itself is all-but-pristine and both the inner and outer sleeves are very crsp as well. On the front side..... More
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Ephemera. Uncommon 1973 Patti Smith broadside. LETTER 'R' OF 26 LETTERED COPIES SIGNED BY PATTI SMITH at the bottom edge of the single beige sheet. (An additional 125 unsigned copies were printed as well). Crisp and all-but-pristine, with printed handwriting at the margins and..... More
New York: Bob Gruen, 1980. Photograph. A crisp, original 1980 print of Joey Ramone (and an unidentified friend) by legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen, whose stamp and address (along with an accompanying chop block) is at the rear of the photo. The photo is in beautiful, near-pristine condition and measures..... More
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1959. Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1st English language edition (circa 1959) of this impressive study of the techniques of the great stage director of the early Soviet theatre, Yevgeny Vakhtangov. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ example of the striking..... More
