London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Cloth. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1963 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, VG to VG+ dustjackets, with very light creasing at the panel edges, mild soiling along the spine and the rear panels, and several..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1958. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1958 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very light spotting along the top-edge) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. With a Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. More
Hartford, CT: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1949. Pictorial boards. The 1949 1st edition of Samuel Colt's own 1847 record of transactions with Captain Walker and Eli Whitney, Jr. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the publisher's uncommon glassine dustjacket. Limited..... More
London: David Nutt, 1913. Cloth. A lovely, beautifully-preserved copy of the 1913 1st issue (limited to no more than 350 copies) of Robert Frost's first published book. Clean and easily Near Fine to Fine in its bronze pebbled cloth, with immaculate gilt-titling to the front panel and startlingly bright boards..... More
New York: Adventures in Poetry, 1970. Pictorial wrappers. #47 OF 65 COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY JOHN ASHBERY at the limitation. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of this 1970 John Ashbery mimeo, published by New York's "Adventures in Poetry". Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers..... More
Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. Cloth. The 1980 1st edition, #51 of 330 copies issued signed by James Merrill at the limitation. Tight and VG+ in its light-green cloth, with pronounced, even offsetting to the front panel. Deckled fore and bottom-edges, designed by Grant Dahlstrom and printed at the..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1975. Hardcover. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1975 1st edition, in its less common hardback. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny, pinhead-sized closed tear at the spine crown. More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1962. Cloth. SIGNED BY JOHN ASHBERY on the half-title. A clean, sharp copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (one tiny bump at the front panel's upper tip) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the..... More
New York: New Directions, 1950. Boards. A gorgeous copy of the 1950 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. 1,600 copies printed at The Golden Eagle Press, Mt. Vernon, NY. More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1968. The 1968 stated 1st printing of this early collection of Kurt Vonnegut short works. Clean and Near Fine in a Good only dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends and tips, and the lower 25% of the dustjacket's front flap (including a good amount of..... More
New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1963. Original wraps. The uncommon catalogue based on the December 1963 exhibition at New York's Sidney Janis Gallery. Solid and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light soiling along the panel edges and very light wear to the spine. k. More
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1958. 1st. Cloth. The 1958 1st edition of this biography of the explorer Cartier in the wonderful Morrow Junior Books series. Solid and VG (with very light offsetting and foxing at the endpapers and pastedowns --and stamped and printed former owner name) in a...... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Cloth. The 1966 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a degree of soiling and staining to the panels. Still though, very presentable. Only Sylvia Plath's 2nd collection of poetry published, her first posthumously. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1971. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with 2 very small areas of spotting at the rear panel. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1900. Decorative Cloth. A tight, impressive copy of the 1900 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with 2 bright gilt-ornaments to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings, and only..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1940. Pictorial cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1940 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light foxing along the fore-edges and, inconspicuously, to the inside of the dustjacket. Wonderful blindstamped design to the front panel (and mimicked..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1922. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the 1922 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Clean and Near Fine in its printed beige wrappers. More
Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1929. Boards. The 1929 1st edition, limited to 425 copies "printed and published by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats at the Cuala Press, Dublin". Clean and Near Fine in its cloth-backed, light-blue boards. A touch of light chipping to the paper spine label, light offsetting to the endpapers..... More
Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1940. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1940 1st edition, limited to "Four hundred and fifty copies and published by the Cuala Press, Dublin". Clean and Near Fine in its cloth-backed, deep-blue boards. Paper title label along the spine all-but-pristine. A small number of pages..... More
Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1911. Boards. The 1911 1st edition, limited to 350 copies. Solid and VG in its cloth-backed gray boards, with very light fraying along the lower spine. Bookplate of the publisher Mitchell Kennerley ("This book Is now published by Mitchell Kennerley") at the front pastedown, otherwise very..... More
London: T. Werner Laurie, 1925. Boards. A crisp, bright copy of the 1925 signed/limited. #364 OF 600 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS at the limitation. Tight and Near Fine in its vellum-backed light-green boards. Mild offsetting at the endpapers, otherwise clean as could be. Deckled fore and bottom-edges..... More
London: T. Werner Laurie, Ltd., 1922. Boards. The 1922 signed/limited, #827 OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY W.B. YEATS at the limitation. Solid and Near Fine in its vellum-backed light-green boards, with deckled fore and bottom-edges. Light bumping to the upper tips and just a touch of light creasing..... More
Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1939. Boards. A clean, well-preserved example of the 1939 1st edition, limited to 500 copies "printed and published by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats at the Cuala Press, Dublin". Tight and Near Fine in its light-blue boards over an oatmeal-cloth spine. A tiny amount of offsetting at the..... More
London: The Macmillan Company, 1928. T. Sturge Moore. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1928 1st edition. Clean and easily Near Fine in its brilliantly-designed (by T. Sturge Moore) pictorial-gilt at the front panel and spine. No writing, no marks, internally all-but-pristine. A striking example, by any measure a...... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. Boards. A handsome copy of the 1924 1st American edition, #108 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS at the limitation. Solid and VG+ in its cloth-backed light-chocolate boards, with a bright, proud title-label to the front panel and a lightly soiled smaller..... More
