Brockton, Mass. Benj. F. Pierce, c. 1925. Booklet. Charming bookseller pamphlet ("Benj. F. Pierce Magazine and Book Specialist"), circa mid-1920s. 16mo, stapled pictorial wrappers. Clean and very sharp. with wonderful color illustrations. "The Best Recent Fiction -- Now at 75 Cents" More
Newark, NJ: Antiquarian Bookman. Original Wraps. The 1960 annual AB Bookman's Yearbook. Solid and VG in its printed wrappers, with light wear along the spine crown and very light spotting to the front panel. Octavo, 456 pgs., an intimate look at the American used and rare book world of 1960..... More
Newark, NJ: Antiquarian Bookman. Original Wraps. The 1964 annual AB Bookman's Yearbook. Tight and VG in its printed white wrappers, with very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, 352 pgs., wonderful look at the rare book world in the mid 60s. More
Hartford, Connecticut: Selp-published, 1940. 1st. Cloth. The 1940 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its duotone cloth, with well-preserved title label at spine. Octavo, 45 pgs. More
Paris: Pierre Beres Libraire Expert, 1939. Original Wraps. Catalogue No. 22--1939. "Livres, Reliures et Autographes". Well-preserved and VG+ in its original wrappers. And in a VG example of the glassine dustjacket, with light spotting to the rear panel. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates thruout. More
London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 1929. Original Wraps. First Edition. 1929 catalogue of recent finds in the worlds of botany, agriculture, forestry, fruit-culture, gardens and gardening, herbals, early and modern medicine and surgery and tobacco. Issued by legendary London bookseller Bernard Quaritch, Limited. VG (with light tape at the spine crown)..... More
Philadelphia and Washington: The Franklin Inn Club and Ross & Perry, Inc., 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and lettering at the front panel and spine. Quarto, 203 pgs. "Compiled by David J. Holmes--Including..... More
Verona, Italy: Edizioni Ampersand, 1996. 1st. Original Wraps. A prsitine copy of the 1996 catalogue of Edizioni Ampersand's most recent publications up to date, the series "Le Carte Del Cielo, a collection of 20th century Italian authors. Tight and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a bright, Fine dustjacket..... More
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1993. 1st. Original Wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RICHARD-GABRIEL RUMMONDS at the colophon. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1993 1st edition, limited to 300 copies. Bright and Fine in its printed card wrappers. Quarto, 74 pgs., also includes publisher's original prospectus. More
New York: The Eakins Press Foundation, 1997. 1st. Original Wraps. A pristine copy of this 1997 tribute to Leslie Katz, the founder of Eakins Press. Bright and Fine in its original navy-blue wrappers. 12mo, 131 pgs. More
New York: The Modern Library, 1935. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1935 stated "First Modern Library Edition". Solid and VG in its tan flexicloth. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild wear, one tiny chip and several very small closed tears along the edges. More
Paris: Librairie Ancienne et Moderne Edouard Rouveyre, 1878. First Edition. Bound in a handsome 1/4 morocco over russet cloth. #41 of 500 copies issued. New endsheets and pastedowns, bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Tight and VG, with the margins to a number of the pages professionally lengthened. Octavo, wonderful frontispiece..... More
Paris and Lausanne: Editions Des Catalogues Raisonnes/Bibliotheque Cantonale et Universitaire De Lausanne, 1994. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR, ARMAND ISRAEL, on the front free endaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1994 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 213..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1931. Cloth. The September 1931 1st edition of this highly-regarded "narrative of Mr. Currie's experiences in tracking down elusive first issues or in acquiring famous manuscripts". Solid and VG+ (light spotting at the spine) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the..... More
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1977. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1977 1st edition, one of only 350 copies issued. Clean and Fine in its russet cloth. Quarto, edited with an Introduction by Dan H. Laurence and Daniel J. Leary (whose personal copy this was). Beautifully printed and..... More
San Francisco: The Pterodactyl Press, 1980. Original Wraps. A wonderful, beautifully-printed 1980 collection of dustjacket blurbs and advertising squibs written by Carl Van Vechten himself for his own books pubished by Alfred A. Knopf between 1916 and 1932. #8 of only 100 copies issued by the Pterodactyl Press of San..... More
Vermont: Janus Gefn Unlimited, 2002. Original wraps. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2002 1st trade edition. Clean and Fine in its dark pictorial wrappers. Octavo, impressive collaboration between 3 leading Fine presses (The Janus Press, The Steiner Press and The Gefn Press). More
Providence, RI: 1935. Decorative Wrappers. A crisp, well-preserved copy of this lovely 1935 self-published guide to bookbinding. #155 OF 500 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR CLARA BUFFUM at the limitation. Bright and clean and Near Fine in its decorative, light-brown wrappers. Designed and printed by the Akerman-Standard Company of..... More
New York: The Typophiles, 1980. 1st. Decorative Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. ALSO INSCRIBED BY ABE LERNER, THE BOOK'S DESIGNER, at the colophon. A pristine copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition, limited to 500 copies for The Typophiles. Bright and Fine in its duotone cloth..... More
Meriden, CT: Bayberry Hill Press, 1959. 1st. Cloth. The 1959 1st edition, #38 of 100 copies issued. Clean and VG+ in its brown cloth. Octavo, 69 pgs. plus bibliography. More
Princeton University Press, 1969. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR GEORGE GALAVARIS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light soiling along the bottom-edge) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the..... More
London: Phaidon, 1972. Cloth. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1972 1st English language edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear along the front panel's upper corner. Thick, tall quarto, includes a generous number of rich color plates. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1936. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY NOVELIST KENNETH ROBERTS IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A clean, solid copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends. 12mo, 305..... More
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
