Berkeley, CA: Self-published, 2001. Ann Arnold. Original wraps. Charming guide by renowned Bay Area bookseller and collector Ian Jackson (with an assist from his son Arnold and illustrations by his wife Ann) on the dos and don'ts of taking on legendary (and legendarily prickly) bookseller Peter Howard and his formidable..... More
Chicago: Normandie House, 1950. 1st. Cloth. A nice Presentation copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACK POTTER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. The 1950 1st edition. Solid and VG in its brown cloth, with light fading along the spine and light soiling at the front panel..... More
New York: Franklin Furnace, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. A clean, tight copy of the 1989 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its dark-blue wrappers. Quarto, 68 pgs., with crisp black-and-white illustrations thruout. More
New York and Boston: The Pierpont Morgan Library/David R. Godine, 1973. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED in year-of-publication BY JOSEPH BLUMENTHAL TO LEGENDARY GRAPHIC DESIGNER CIPE PINELES. A solid copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing..... More
Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1974. 1st. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1974 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light spotting at the upper rear panel. Folio, 346 illustrations, including 8 in color and a map. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Decorative Cloth. The 1906 1st American edition. Solid and VG, with light foxing to the text, fading along the spine and light, general wear to the panels. Thick quarto, 340 pgs., 27 lovely color plates (with their original tissue guards) thruout. More
Alpignano, Italy: Stamperia Di Alberto Tallone, 1975. 1st. Original Wraps. Lavish history of the renowned Italian publishing house and printers located just outside of Turin, Alberto Tallone. A crisp, very well-preserved copy. Clean and Near Fine in a Near Fine example of the glassine dustjacket. Also includes a beige cardboard..... More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1957. 1st. Cloth. 1957 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 391 pgs. More
London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1958. 1st. cloth. SIGNED BY BOTH THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF CASSELL AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1958 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
Lunenburg, Vermont: The Stinehour Press, 1957. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1957 1st edition. "With a selective list of printing, a gathering of sample pages and drawings by John R. Nash". Clean and Near Fine in its salmon-colored wrappers. Octavo, 47 pgs. More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1991. John DePol. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STEPHEN O. SAXE on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1991 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with one narrow crease running vertically along the rear..... More
New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1977. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1977 1st edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Quarto, 258 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: Targ Editions, 1983. Antonio Frasconi. Decorative Boards. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1983 signed/limited. #5 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH THE ILLUSTRATOR ANTONIO FRASCONI AND THE PRINTER LESLIE MILLER at the colophon. Clean and Fine in its off-white cloth over decorative blindstamped boards. Quarto, also includes a...... More
The Harvard College Library, 1999. 1st. Original Wraps. INSCRIBED BY MARTIN W. HUTNER on the half-title, one of the 3 lecturers to deliver this talk on George Parker Winship at the Widner Library at Harvard College, April 17, 1997. A pristine copy to boot:Tight and Fine in its bright, Fine..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2010. 1st. Original Wraps. A pristine copy of the 2010 catalogue of The Grolier Club exhibition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, 156 pgs., crisp color lllustrations thruout. 1,500 copies issued. More
