Because I Was Flesh: An Autobiography By Edward Dahlberg
New York: New Directions, 1964. Original Wraps. A clean, solid copy of the Uncorrected Proof. VG+ in its white printed wrappers, with very mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, 234 pgs. More
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Nelson SIGNED
Doylesford, PA: Oak Knoll, 1928. Original wraps. Wonderful 1928 privately-printed keepsake about Lord Nelson by the great A. Edward Newton. SIGNED BY A. EDWARD NEWTON along the title page. 12mo, crisp and Near Fine in its blue ribbon-tied wrappers. Tasteful, very small bookplate (Louis Grabosky) at the front pastedown, otherwise..... More
Guide to Carlyle (Vol. I -- In Dustjacket)
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1920. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1920 1st edition of Vol. I, IN ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (inconspicuous staining along the top-edge) in a crisp, VG+ example of the elusive printed dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing and chipping..... More
Prince of Vienna: The Life, the Times & the Melodies of Oscar Straus
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1957. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1957 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 224 pgs. More
Henry Demarest Lloyd and the Empire of Reform SIGNED
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1963. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, CHESTER MCARTHUR DESTLER, on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light rubbinbg --and very light soiling-- to the panels. Thick octavo..... More
My Three Hockey Players SIGNED
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY COLLEEN HOWE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1975 1st edition. Cleran and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the spine crown and several small closed tears along the apnel..... More
Leopold of the Belgians
New York: The Century Co., 1929. Cloth. The 1929 stated 1st American edition, translated from its original French by Thomas Reed. Clean, tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one closed tear --and very light chipping-- along the panel edges. Thick octavo, 366 pgs., fold-out map..... More
The Canadian Don Quixote: The Life and Works of Major John Richardson, Canada's First Novelist SIGNED
Ontario: The Porcupine's Quill, 1977. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DAVID BEASLEY on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, 219 pgs. More
Walt Disney: An Intimate Biography by His Daughter Diane Disney Miller
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1958. Cloth. The 1st British edition of this early, uncommon 1958 memoir of Walt Disney by his daughter, Diane Disney Miller. A very solid copy to boot: Tight and Near Fine in its red cloth, with bright, unrubbed gilt-titling along the spine. And in a crisp..... More
John George Jackson
Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Co., 1976. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1976 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the front panel. Thick octavo, 440 pgs., fold-out map. More
Un Sargento LLamado Batista ("A Sergeant Named Batista")
Havana: Arocha, 1954. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY FULGENCIO BATISTA (former President of Cuba {1940-44, 1955-59}) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1954 1st Cuban edition (following the original American publication). Tight and VG (with light staining at the rear panel's lower corner) in a...... More
Lessons in Service from Charlie Trotter SIGNED
Berkeley, CA: 10 Speed Press, 2001. Cloth. SIGNED BY CHARLIE TROTTER on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2001 3rd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 233 pgs. More
Out in Bad Standings
Owasso, Oklahoma: Blockhead City Press, 2006. Cloth. A near-pristine copy of the 2006 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the foot of the front flap-fold. Octavo, 432 pgs. "Inside the Bandidos Motorcycle Club--The Making of a Worldwide Dynasty"..... More
Sir Walter Raleigh
London: Penguin Books, 1941. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1941 1st edition, in its uncommon original dustjacket. A VG pocketbook (with light foxing at the panels and pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine and flap-folds. A handsome wartime production. More
Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony (With Supplementary Notes)
Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927. Cloth. The 1927 1st thus --and 1st hardback edition (following the 1924 original wrappered edition, published out of Paris). Ezra Pound's take on the young American avant-garde composer George Antheil (1900-1959). Solid and VG+ (small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper) in a compromised..... More
Portraits from Life SIGNED
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY FORD MADOX FORD on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1937 1st edition. Tight and VG, with light abrading along the rear panel's top-edge and minor bumping to the tips. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very..... More
The Life Story of Thomas Alva Edison (In Dustjacket)
New York: Groset & Dunlap, 1931. Cloth. An impressive copy of this attractive 1931 Grosset & Dunlap reprint. Solid and VG+ (light spotting at the rear panel) in a crisp, VG+ example of the pictorial dustjacket, with just a touch of mild creasing and chipping along the spine crown and..... More
Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir SIGNED
New York: The Viking Press, 1971. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1971 1st edition, SIGNED BY GARSON KANIN IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 307 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Bidwell's Travels: From Wall Street to London Prison--Fifteen Years in Solitude
Hartford, CT: Bidwell Publishing Co., 1897. Cloth. The 1897 1st edition. Solid and VG- in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright silver-lettering at the front panel and spine. Unseemly old newspaper glued to the rear panel, a bit of spotting along the spine and light staining at the rear pastedown and..... More
Old Troubador: Carl Sandburg with his Guitar Friends SIGNED
New York: Walker and Company, 1987. Cloth. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY GREGORY D'ALESSIO IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout as well by the author. More
The Death of Anton Webern
New York: Philosophical Library, 1961. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1961 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 118 pgs. More
A Door Will Open
Portland. ME: House of Falmouth, Inc., 1970. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon 1970 memoir of Randy Brooks, "the virtuoso with his golden trumpet, from Sanford, Maine, who was a legendary part of the Big Band era". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with light spotting..... More
Memories of a Great Schoolmaster (Dr. Henry A. Coit)
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1906. 1st. Cloth. 1906 1st edition of this tribute to the 19th century educator (and headmaster of the elite St. Paul's School of Concord, New Hampshire), Dr. Henry A. Coit. Written by a proud alumnus of St. Paul's and reminiscent of John McPhee's "The Headmaster"..... More
Wilkie and American Unity (Including Face to Face with Presidents) SIGNED
New York: Joe Mitchell Chapple Inc., 1940. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOE MITCHELL CHAPPLE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild soiling along the spine and rear panel..... More