Paris: Robert Laffont, 1964. SIGNED BY MAN RAY in a clear ink on the half-title. A bright, sharp copy to boot of the 1964 1st French edition. Clean and VG+ in its dark and gold pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light creasing and bumping along the spine... More about Autoportrait
Bethany, CT: Adrienne Publications, 1982. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR RICHARD KALETSKY on the title page. A solid, very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing along the front panel's upper tip... More about Ali and Me: Through the Ropes
New York: Sphinx Press, Inc., 1985. Cloth. The 1985 1st English language edition of this impressive biography of Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan. Tight and VG (spotting to the panels) in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine example of the pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, a generous number of black-and-white photos supplementing the text. More about Aram Khachaturyan
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1978. Cloth. The first appearance of this handsome 1978 University of California translation of Schoenberg's seminal 1911 dissertation on the theory of harmony. Tight and VG+ (very light streaking to the panels) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with minor spotting and darkening along the... More about Theory of Harmony
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1958. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1958 Frederick Ungar reprint, "now brought up tp date with new material". Solid and VG+ (very light offsetting at the pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and very light creasing... More about George Gershwin: A Study in American Music
London: The British Chess Federation, 1922, 1927 and 1936. Original wraps. A handsome example of the complete --and uncommon-- 3 volume set of this wonderful chess periodical from the 1920s and 30s. Bound together in its dark bevelled boards and including each of the 3 issues in its entirety, from... More about Chess Pie: The Official Souvenir of the International Tournament -- 1922, 1927 and 1936 (Complete...
Paris: Imp. Arte, Adrien Maeght, 1978. Original wraps. The 1978 1st (and very likely only) edition of this uncommon portfolio of 16 David Hamilton "phototypies". THE PORTFOLIO IS SIGNED IN PENCIL BY DAVID HAMILTON at the title page and dated 1994. Each full-page phototypie is loose as issued and each... More about Seize Phototypies (Edition Limitee--Vol. I
Tokyo: 1973. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1973 1st edition of this unusual, eroticized interpretation of "Alice in Wonderland" by Japanese photographer Sawatari Hajime. Crisp and Near Fine in its light-green boards. And in a bright, VG+ example of the pictorial slipcase. Oblong quarto, text mostly in Japanese... More about Alice (In Slipcase
Paris: Marcus, 1945. Felix Lorioux. Original wraps. 1945 installment of this wonderful series of children's books by Bernard Roy, richly illustrated in vibrant color by Felix Lorioux. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its thick pictorial wrappers, with very light spotting to the front panel. Square quarto, "grave et... More about Le Buffon des Enfants (1945
Paris: Marcus, 1943. Felix Lorioux. Original wraps. 1943 installment of this wonderful series of children's books by Bernard Roy, richly illustrated in vibrant color by Felix Lorioux. Solid and VG to VG+ in its thick pictorial wrappers, with very light spotting to the panels. Square quarto, "grave et imprime par... More about Le Buffon des Enfants (1943
Portland, Oregon: Nazraeli Press, 2007. Boards. SIGNED BY TODD HIDO on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2007 2nd printing, limited to 2,000 copies. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Folio, evocative color reproductions thruout. Also includes the A.M. Homes story "Just Looking" More about House Hunting
Toronto: Lumiere Press, 2000. Cloth. SIGNED BY DAVE HEATH at the title page just under his printed name. A pristine copy to boot of this elegant 2000 reprint of Dave Heath's seminal collection of black-and-white photographs from the early 1960s. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall, thin... More about A Dialogue with Solitude
Paris and Leipzig: Henri Jonquieres, 1931. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1931 1st edition of this impressive study of 19th century photography. Clean and Near Fine in its brilliantly gilt-decorated panels. Quarto, all edges gilt. Foreword by Iwan Goll. text in German. More about Die Alte Photographie
London: The Fleuron Limited, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Issue #4 of this impressive series of woodcut collections issued annually out of London by the Fleuron Limited. Tight and VG+ in its decorative boards, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Just a touch of light chipping at the front outer hinge and... More about The Woodcut: An Annual (No. IV
New York: B. Westermann Co., 1948. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1949 2nd printing (so stated on the dustjacket and showing the Roman numeral II on the copyright page). Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --and very light soiling-- along the... More about The Rio Grande: River of Destiny -- An Interpretation of the River, the Land, and the People
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1960. Fred L. Wolff. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the rear endpaper and pastedown) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, drawings by Fred W. Wolff as well... More about The Astronauts: The Story of Project Mercury, America's Man-in-Space Program
London: Methuen & Co., 1932. Cloth. A crisp, very attractve copy of the uncommon 1932 1st edition of this Depression-era guide to investment strategy. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of minor creasing along the spine crown. 12mo, a noted... More about Stock Market Forces: A Preface to Speculative Investment
New York: Columbia University Press, 1950. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STEPHEN KEMP BAILEY on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light spotting at the boards) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with... More about Congress Makes a Law: The Story Behind the Employment Act of 1946
New York: Rizzoli, 2017. An as new copy of the 2017 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in its light-brown cloth (and including the publisher's wraparound band). Quarto, lovely color illustrations thruout. More about Hortus Mirabilis: Discovering the World's Oldest Botanical Garden
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Mary Cowles Clarke. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1902 1st edition, 2nd printing of this charming look at turn-of-the-century hostessing. Unusually clean and Near Fine in its decorative, dark-green boards, with light foxing at the frontispiece's tissue-guard. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated... More about The Hostess of To-Day
Coventry, UK: Self-published, 1994. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TONY HADLAND on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1994 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just the slightest hint of very light bowing) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photos thruout. More about The Spaceframe Moultons
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Arthur Rackham. Cloth. A very presentable copy of this 1913 early American re-issue. Solid and VG in its olive-green cloth, with an Arthur Rackham-illustrated paste-on at the front panel. Light spotting to the panels, otherwise very impressive, with crisp gilt-titling to the front panel... More about Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1929. Cloth. 1929 examination of the law of commercial paper. Solid and VG in its light-green cloth, with mild spotting to the panels and fading along the spine, and former owner name and bookseller stamp to the front free endpaper. And in a bright... More about The Law of Commercial Paper
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. 1st. Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1959 stated 1st printing of Philippe Halsman's beloved "Jump Book". Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting to the endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with several chips and closed tears --and light creasing-- along the... More about Jump Book
Crocker Art Museum/Papadakis Publisher, 2015. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the June-September 2015 exhibition at Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, superb color reproductions thruout. More about David Ligare: California Classicist (In Dustjacket
