1935. Trade Paperback. 13 by 9 inches. 48 leaves, with tissue interleaving. More than 200 small photographs depicting family visits around Germany in 1934-1935. All the the images are captioned in a neat hand. The album opens with four views of a Nazi rally. Other images show the Graf Zeppelin.....
(Hauser y Menet), 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. The first systematic catalog of exotic bronze offerings exhumed from the Iberian Peninsula, which introduced nomenclature still in use today. Volume I: 188 pages of text with descriptions of the bronze items depicted on the 169 loose sheets housed in Volume II. Sheets.....
Z Subwencji Funduszu Kultury Narodowej, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 254 pages. The first monograph of the general theory of operations, one of the fundamental parts of functional calculus. Text in French. The major work by the influential mathematician who had many mathematical concepts named after him. First edition (first printing).....
Lone Goose Press, 1996. Trade Paperback. Oblong, about 9-3/4 by 6-1/2 inches. Fine binding, printed on Zerkall German Ingres paper. A limited edition of the 1996 Pushcart Prize-winning essay by Lopez in honor of Stegner. This edition limited to 150 signed and numbered paperback copies, plus 29 deluxe signed and.....
![Item #246332 Billy Ray's Farm [Limited edition] [Publisher's copy]. Larry Brown](/pictures/thumb/246332.jpg?v=1619127955)
Wisteria Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 40 pages. 6-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. Limited to an edition of 256 copies printed on Nideggen mourldmade paper, 250 of which were numbered for sale. Illustrated from engravings by Barry Moser. This essay about a heifer's struggle to birth a calf was later included.....
1855. Ephemera. Single sheet folded, 5 x 8 inches when folded, written first leaf only. William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was a poet and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Autograph letter signed, dated New York December 18th, 1855: 'Dear Sir, The poems of Mr. Duganne (Augustine J. H......
![Item #280903 An Ode to Harvard and Other Poems [Leather binding]. Witter Bynner](/pictures/thumb/280903.jpg?v=1628551095)
Small, Maynard & Company, 1907. First Edition. Leather. 119 pages. Presentation copy of Bynner's first book. First edition (first printing). Very good in full leather stamped with gold lettering and Harvard University seal in gold and blue on the cover. Wear to edges, spine faded with minor loss to the.....
United Artists, 1952. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 10 pages, pages 7-10 printed on recto only. Movie starring Charles Chaplin, Clare Bloom with Buster Keaton. The first and only time Chaplin and fellow silent film actor Buster Keaton appeared together. The only Chaplin film to win an Academy Award (albeit for.....
American Place Theater, 1972. Trade Paperback. 50 pages. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Original playscript. The text is reproduced from typescript; the title page is typeset. According to the New York Times review, the play opened on Nov. 17; this script is dated 2 November 1972. The play opened at the.....
B. Dutton Publishing Limited, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 192 pages. 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. 'For the first time, Professor Dessi's amazing masks are brought together in one remarkable collection' -- from the front flap. Illustrated with more than 140 color photo reproductions of the Italian mask-maker's work. First edition (first.....
D.S. Stanley & Co, 1893. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 112 pages, including more than 200 half-tone reproductions of photographs. The most elaborate of the 19th century booster publications on Humboldt County, California, extolling the region's extensive natural resources with an eye toward attracting investment. As with most such publications of.....
Simonsz. Boeken Kunst-verkooper, 1775. Pamphlet. Two leaves, folded to form 8 pp., the first seven printed. Pre-publication state, or proofs. Poem, 6 stanzas, followed by trade list of other books available from the printer, including Vondel's Gysbrecht Van Aemstel in two states + Letterdruk a f I: = [or] en.....
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. 311 pages plus 4 pages of other books by Cable. Cable's Civil War romance. Inscribed by the author and his wife on front free endpaper: 'To / Our friend and neighbor / A Tale of shot and sabre / And passion strong /.....
Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office by Wyman and Sons, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. xiii, 1238. List of Members, (p.ii), Table of Contents (pp. iii-x), Royal Warrant (pp. xi-xiii).[Majority] Report (pp. 1-645; Index (p.646); List of Principal Recommendations (pp. 647-670); Separate Report by the Prebendary H. Russell Wakefield, Franccis.....
Eric Partridge Ltd., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 269 pages. The first novel by the Irish-born Liverpool author whose seafaring experiences were often incorporated into his novels. First edition (first printing). Blue cloth with gold spine lettering. Spine a bit faded with 2-inch tide mark up the bottom edge. A very.....
Arlan at The White Owl Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 63 pages. Limited edition, one of 106 copies of which 100 were for sale. By the Irish-born Liverpool author whose seafaring experiences were often incorporated into his nautical-themed novels. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy; no dust jacket.....
Horace F. McCann, 1882. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 31 pages. The pamphlet recounts the author's visit to several Episcopal missions and schools operating on Sioux reservation lands in South Dakota and Nebraska. Welsh was an earnest advocate for the rights of the American Indian. He founded the Indian Rights Association.....
Selmar Hess, 1894. Hardcover. Complete set. Each volume about 200 pages. 9-1/2 by 12 inches. Short, illustrated essays about famous people of history. Black-and-white plates with printed tissue guard protectors. Brown cloth with gold lettering and decoration on spine and covers, with gilt page edges. Volumes I - II with.....
William B. Ewert, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. [10] pages. Relief Engravings by Barry Moser printed directly from blocks. Limited to an edition of 150 copies signed by both Updike and Moser. This is one of 50 printed on Rives lightweight paper and handcased in boards. First edition (first printing). A......
Imprimerie royale (volume 3: Imprimerie nationale), 1840-1852. First Edition. Hardcover. The first Western and second-ever publication of the great Kashmiri historical epic, the Rajatarangini, written by the Brahmin Kalhana in the middle of the 12th century. A very scarce and attractive complete set of the first printing of this edition.....
![Item #147263 Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships [3 Volumes]. Basil Lubbock, J. Spurling,...](/pictures/thumb/147263.jpg?v=1619127018)
Madison Square Press, Grosset & Dunlap, 1971. Hardcover. 10 by 12 inches. 153, 152, and 102 pages, plus many unnumbered color plates, black-and-white figures, and folding diagrams. A facsimile reprint of one of the classic books on clipper ships. A fine set in a fine slipcase. No jackets, as issued.....
City Lights Books, 1957. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 27 pages. Originally published in Dissent Magazine, this is Mailer's 'superficial reflections on the hipster,' with criticisms by Jean Malaquais and Ned Polsky followed by Mailer's responses. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Stains to covers and page.....
Ancienne Librairie Furne, Boivin & Cie, Editeurs, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. 84 pages. 36 full-page brightly illustrated plates, 4 of which are double-paged. A very popular biography in a series for young adult readers. Job was the pen-name of Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville (1858-1931), artist and illustrator, best.....
![Item #207352 A Severed Head: A Play in Three Acts [Original Playscript]. Iris Murdoch, J. B....](/pictures/thumb/207352.jpg?v=1619127432)
Michael Codron Ltd., (n.d. but ca. 1960s). Trade Paperback. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. 117 leaves. Murdoch attempted to adapt her novel for the stage but was dissatisfied with the results and nearly abandoned the project. For a while she was working with the West End producer Michael Codron, and they.....
Tower Bridge Publications Limited, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 235 pages. First edition (first printing). Orange cloth with red lettering on spine. Spotting to cloth edges, thus a very good copy; in a dust jacket with a bit of edge wear and light fading to spine.