The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1994. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the September 1994-January 1995 exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. "180 pages, 187 illustrations (94 in color)" More
New York: Hudson Hills Press/Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 1988. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1988 1st edition, in its less common hardback. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. 118 lovely colorplates plus 8 black-and-white illustrations. More
Baden, Switzerland: Lars Muller, 1990. Pictorial boards. A lovely copy of this 1990 facsimile reissue of the 1925 1st edition, originally created and published by the formidable El Lissitzky and Hans Arp. Tight and Near Fine in its striking laminate boards, with a bit of light rubbing along the rear..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1958. Patterned Boards. The 1958 1st edition of this biography of renowned abolitionist and women's rights activist Lucretia Mott (1793-1880). Tight and VG+ (light offsetting along the top-edges) in a bright, VG example of the uncommon pictorial dusdtjacket, with light chipping and creasing along the..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017. Boards. INSCRIBED BY AUGUST KLEINZAHLER on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 2017 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Includes both the poetry collections "Before Dawn on Bluff Road" AND (on the reverse..... More
New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 2009. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2009 stated 1st edition, 5th printing. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Elephant folio, lovely color reproductions throughout. Edited and Introduced by Sonu Shamdasani. More
Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2000 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light scuffing to the rear panel. Quarto, lavishly illustrated throughout in rich color. Text in both English and French. More
London: NLB (New Left Books), 1972. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1972 1st English language edition, translated from the German by Michael McColgan. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the uncommon dustjacket. Octavo, edited by Rodney Livingstone. More
Princeton University Press, 1952, 1953. Cloth. This sweeping scholarly set, complete in 2 volumes and here translated into English for the first time. Specifically, VOL. I ("The Period of the Philosophers: From the Begnning to Circa 100 B.C.") is the 1952 2nd edition in English and Vol. II ("The Period..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1925. Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1925 correct 1st American edition. Inscribed at the front free endpaper by Gerrtude Schell (1891-1970), American artist and member of the Philadelphia Ten, a noted group of female painters (1917-1945). Solid and Good+ in its orange..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1885. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1885 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light scuffing and spotting at the rear panel, internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings..... More
New York: International Publishers, 1935. Cloth. The 1935 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine crown and light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, part of the impressive "Books on Labor and Industry" series..... More
The Technology Press of MIT/John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, VG dustjackjet, with light chipping along the top-edges and light soiling to the panels. Octavo, "an inquiry into..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1953. Cloth. The 1953 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (very light rubbing along the spine) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine ends and the tips. Seminal collection of 9 of Quine's essays related to "semantics and adjacent areas of..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. Cloth. The 1970 stated 1st edition of John Edgar Wideman's 2nd published novel. Clean and VG+ (light rubbing at the spine) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of wear at the spine ends and light creasing --with several tiny closed..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1928. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1928 1st edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG (light spotting at the panels, foxing along the fore and bottom-edges) in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with mild soiling at the panels and very light scuffing..... More
New York: The Third Press (Joseph Okpaku Publishing Co.), 1971. Cloth. A very presentable, sharp copy of the 1971 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (a touch of very light staining along the endaper top-edges) in a crisp, price-intact ($6.95), VG+ dustjacket, with just a bit of light fading along..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1910. Pictorial cloth. A clean, sharp copy of the November 1910 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its russet cloth, with a bright mounted depiction of Hull House at the front panel. Thick octavo, a dozen full-page plates, plus multiple "illustrations in the text"..... More
New York: Sturgis & Walton, 1911. Cloth. A tight, very presentable copy of the May 1911 1st edition of this uncommon history of the "militant" suffrage movement from 1905 through 1910, written by renowned British feminist and Socialist Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960). Furthermore, this copy is signed at the front free..... More
Paris: H. Floury, 1925. Maurice Marinot. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1925 1st edition of this examination of the French painter --and major artist in glass-- Maurice Marinot (1882-1960). Clean and Near Fine in its rebound gray cloth, with the lovely original front wrappers bound-in. Internally very clean, with..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904. Pebbled Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1904 1st edition. Solid and VG in its pictorial dark-blue boards, with very light staining and spotting along the rear panel. Thin octavo, tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown. Wonderful Christmas marginalia along every..... More
Center for Creative Photography/The University of Arizona Press, 1992. Cloth. A lovely copy of this exhaustive, major 1992 Edward Weston catalogue, essentially constituting the photograher's catalogue raisonne. All-but-pristine. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, over 1,800 crisp black-and-white images (with captioning) all told. More
New York: McKim, Mead and White, 1952. Cloth. The uncommon 1952 1st edition of this catalogue of the "current" work of the formidable architecture firm McKim, Mead & White of New York. Essentially a lavish brochure, showcasing just a small sampling of their remarkable body of work, from their contributions..... More
Paris: Les Editions G. Cres, 1930. Original wraps. The 1930 1st edition, in its original pictorial wrappers. Solid and Good+ to VG-, with light chipping at the spine ends and the outer hinges, and soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, hundreds of illustrations and diagrams complementing Le Corbusier's text. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955. Rockwell Kent. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1955 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth (light offsettng to the endsheets and pastedowns, mild spotting along the spine and rear panel) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along..... More
