New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. Edward Gorey. Pictorial boards. A sharp example of this 1963 Edward Gorey offering, featuring "The Gashlycrumb Tinies", "The West Wing" and "The Insect God". All 3 volumes clean and Near Fine (a touch of very light wear along several edges), all stated 1st printings..... More
Paris: Les 4 Mers, 2000. 1st. Original Wraps. Irreverent, artistic collage-work out of Paris, 2000. VG+ in its sewn dark wrappers. Oblong 12mo, collages on each recto. Vol. XIII in the wonderful "Encyclopedie Antipodiste" series. More
Paris: Les 4 Mers. 1st. Original Wraps. Artistic, irreverent collection of drawings, 1995. Bright and Near Fine in its sewn dark wrappers. 12mo, oblong, illustrations to each recto. Vol. I of the wonderful "Encyclopedie Antipodiste" series. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. Gelett Burgess. Pictorial boards. The October 1901 1st edition of this "collection of the humorous masterpieces of Gelett Burgess", IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (mild offsetting along the front panel's lower-edge) in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping to..... More
New York: The John Lane Company, 1914. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1914 1st edition, 2nd issue. Solid and VG in its mustard cloth, with light wear to the spine ends and very light offsetting at the pastedowns and front and rear endpapers. 12mo, 222 pgs. More
Minneapolis: T.S. Denison & Co., 1929. A very sharp copy of the 1929 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a well-preserved, Near Fine example of the patterned glassine dustjacket, with just a touch of chipping at the spine. 12mo, wonderful cartoonish illustrations thruout by the author himself. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1982. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY BOTH ISAAC ASIMOV AND HIS WIFE J.O. JEPPSON TO THEIR CLOSE FRIENDS LES AND CHAUCY BENNETTS. A solid copy to boot of the 1982 1st thus. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at..... More
Rodgers' Books Press, 1982. 1st. Original Wraps. Wild 1982 'zine, including collage work and original drawings by J. Ryan. #66 of 500 copies issued. Bright and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. 64mo. More
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1948. James Thurber. Cloth. A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM JAMES THURBER on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1948 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (with mild sunning at the spine ends) in a bright, price-clipped, slightly-cropped dustjacket, with very..... More
New York: Random House, 1935. Hardcover. The 1935 1st American edition (with only 3 previous titles listed and no later dates on the copyright page). Solid and VG in its pictorial laminate boards, with light soiling to the panels and very light staining (not affecting the text or plates at..... More
Aux Editions de la Mappemonde, 1947. Joseph Hemard. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, bright copy of the 1947 1st edition. #1,639 of 2,400 copies issued. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting to the rear panel. Octavo, full-page illustrations in rich color by Joseph Hemard. More
Milan: Rizzoli, 1955. The November 1955 stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MASSIMO SIMILI on the half-title. Solid and VG in its original wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the panel edges. Octavo, text in Italian. More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Co., 1908. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean copy of the 1908 1st edition. VG in its pictorial cloth, with no writing or markings internally. The remnants of the uncommon dustjacket laid-in as well. 16mo, 96 pgs. More
San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1984. Drew Friedman. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MOE FEINBERG, "LARRY'S" BROTHER. on the front pastedown. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1984 1st paperback edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Foreword by Steve Allen, Appendix by JACK KEROUAC..... More
Los Angeles: Henry J. Pauly Company, 1910. 1st. Cloth. Humorous postcards about 1910 Los Angeles written by "Skinny" East and wildly illustrated by Adolph C. Fera. VG- in its oatmeal, pictorial cloth, with light wear along the spine, light soiling to the rear panel and witty, light pencil annotations to..... More
New York: The Fantod Press, 1966. Edward Gorey. Pictorial wrappers. The uncommon 1966 1st edition in book form, having first appeared a year earlier in an issue of Evergreen Review. A very sharp copy of this Edward Gorey miniature. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1939. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY OTTO SOGLOW AND ALSO INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE "LITTLE KING" JUST ABOVE HIS SIGNATURE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition. Tight and VG (light scuffing to the boards, small..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1956. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG (with very light staining along the panel top-edges) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light wear to the spine ends and..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936. Gluyus Williams. Cloth. The 1936 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light creasing at the spine crown, very mild offsetting along the fore-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the tips and the spine crown, and mild chipping and creasing..... More
The New York Times, 1963. 1st. Hardcover. The 1963 1st edition, in the glassine dustjacket. Tight and Near Fine in a completely-intact, VG dustjacket, with a perfectly circular light coffee ring at the front panel. Octavo, wonderful photographs thruout by Robert Frank. More
New York: Manufacturers Service Co., 1949. Cloth. The 1949 1st edition of this charming, cheeky guide to modern romance. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and a tiny bit of chipping at the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, nicely illustrated in line-drawing throughout. Part One..... More
New York: J.H. Sears & Company, 1928. 1st. Cloth. 1928 1st edition, in the original pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. 12mo, 94 pgs. More
Paris: Editions Denoel, 2005. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 2005 14th edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, 127 pgs. More
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1934. Decorative Cloth. The 1934 2nd printing, INSCRIBED BY SIGMUND SPAETH on the front free endpaper. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with chipping --and several closed tears-- along the spine and panel edges. Octavo, 148 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: John Lane Co., 1917. 1st. Cloth. The 1917 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with light foxing at the endsheets) in a bright, VG- jacket, with moderate chipping at the spine ends (affecting the lettering) and light chipping along the panel edges. Still though..... More
