Salzburg, Austria: Not published, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. Folio ledger, bound in red leather, with three large brass or brass/silver armorial calling card holders affixed to and protruding from the front cover. The pre-1958 inclusions are on separate smaller sheets that are tipped-in, presumably from a previous guestbook. There..... More
Santa Ana, CA: Fine Arts Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 247 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. No dustjacket, as issued. No limitation stated, but 500 copies were printed. Includes 5 multicolored linoleum cuts by Jean Goodwin, a portrait of Father..... More
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1895. First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Three volume set. Original matching green cloth bindings in very good condition with minor bumping to two corners, minor shelfwear, and slight discoloration to the spine of the 2nd volume. Vol. I: cxiii, 356 pages with portrait and..... More
Washington: Edward De Krafft, Printer, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxxi, [i] blank, 279 pages of text. Newly rebound in quarter leather with a gilt-lettered leather spine label, and marbled paper-covered boards. Original endpaper with previous owner's names neatly affixed to the new endpapers. Previous owners includes B.W. Leigh..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 192 pages of text. With a poem handwritten by a student of Chapin School (graduated 1944) that was signed at the bottom by Robert Frost. The poem is Frost's epic "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening"..... More
Managua, Nicaragua: Tipografia de El Pais, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 855 pages of text followed by [i] page of publisher's advertisement. Rebound for a private collection in sturdy light brown cloth with a black cloth spine label (circa 1980). Recent previous owner's name and bookplate on the new..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1954. First edition, 2nd printing. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 248 pages. Hardcover binding in excellent condition without defect. The unclipped dustjacket (price intact) is lightly rubbed at the extremities, with minor soiling, minor browning to the spine, and a few spots of..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Simplemente Maria Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Three volume set in hardcover, with separate paperback colophon folder and a tipped-in original watercolor, protected in the original slipcase. The slipcase has minimal shelfwear/soiling. Number 19 of 20 copies, signed and numbered..... More
New York: Crime Club, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 294 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor darkening to top edge, and minimal shelfwear. Price-clipped dustjacket is somewhat sunned on spine, and is moderately rubbed, with tiny chips to extremties, and several creases and tears; protected in archival..... More
Durham, NC and New York, NY: Giles Lithographic and Liberty Printing Co. N.Y. for Mess. W. Duke Sons & Co., 1880. Early edition. Unbound. Large folio. Lithographic print on faux parchment, measuring approximately 20.5" x 27". Original metal trim present at top and bottom edge with minor creasing, and minor..... More
Vienna, Austria: J. G. Heubner, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. [iv], 49 pages, followed by 2 color plates containing 52 illustations. Original printed paper-covered boards with moderate rubbing and shelfwear, remaining intact and attractive. The pages measure 17.25 inches in height. The margins of some pages are lightly foxed. The..... More
New York: Ziegfeld Theatre, 1951. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Stagebill from performance beginning December 31, 1951. Signed in ink "Vivien Leigh" and "L. Olivier" on photo-illustrated front cover. Minor crease through center of entire program, not affecting autographs; moderate browning to edges, and one small chip to corner. More
New York: No publisher, 1871. First Edition. No Binding. Two page letter, handwritten and signed by Francis Lieber. Folded several times to fit in an envelope. On printed letterhead "No Right Without Its Duties. No Duty Without Its Rights." Dear Sir, You are laying me under very great obligation. The..... More
New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 5 mounted color plates, followed by 16 pages of text, followed by black & white illustrations of 33 works, followed by 6 pages describing the works. Original grey hardcover cloth binding in almost new condition. Minor foxing to the..... More
London: Printed by James Cotterel, 1667. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Two works bound in one volume. "Poems" [iii], 68 pages of text. Heavily browned and irregularly discolored, with some minor early marginalia, with several corners or small chips repaired. "A Sermon..." [v], 30 pages; Printed for Brabazon Aylmer, London..... More
Cincinnati, OH: B. W. Grinnell & Co, 1857. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Partly printed document with six certificates printed in color. Document reads "Office of Western Emigrating Aid Association. Cincinnati, Ohio, 'June 16' 185'7'. 'Savesing Bank' Dear Sir: This Association has been formed for purposes set forth in a...... More
New York: Francis Childs, 1787. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 27 pages. Incomplete, but missing pages (pgs. 11-26) are suppplied in facsimile from the copy held at the Library of Congress. Measures 20.4cm; sheets sewn; unbound. Howes P375 states: This speech, made before the Constitutional..... More
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Signed and inscribed in the Mexican muralist artist's hand on the half title page "To Eddy Wolff in souvenir of my first visit to her Studio [signed] Diego Rivera Mexico Jan 1940 En recuardo tambien de que en Mexico..... More
Paris: C. Reinwald et Ce. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 181 pages of text. Hardcover: leather spine and paper-covered boards, minimally rubbed and shelfworn. Marbled endpapers. The text is lightly and evenly browned along the edge of the margins, and there are a few spots of foxing on..... More
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 230 pages of text. Original pink hardcover binding in almost new condition. The original unclipped dustjacket has a chip to both the top and bottom of the spine, with several small tears and creases, and minor..... More
Farringford, Isle of Wight: Not published, 1875. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). 4.5" x 7" letter written on Tennyson's blind-stamped letterhead. The letter, written entirely in Tennyson's hand, is lightly creased in two locations to fit in envelope; creases do not affect signature and the envelope is included. Slightly foxed..... More
Nurnberg: Christoph Kiegelischen, 1780. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [vi], 260 pages of text. Original quarter leather binding is quite worn and soiled, but remains intact. Quarto (9.25 inches/235mm). Illustrated with a frontis depicting the four seasons and at least twelve large in-text plates representing each month of the year..... More
Amsterdam: Joannem Blaeu, Danielem Elzevirios, Franciscum Hackium, 1663. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. 10 p. leaves, 796, [12], 388, [12], 300, 92, [39] p. Original full leather binding is heavily worn, with the front board detached, and heavy chipping and loss to the spine. Lacks the engraved title page. The printed..... More
Fairfax, VA: Not published, 1760. First Edition. Unbound. Folio. A large document, measuring over 34 inches long and almost 15 inches wide, which transfers land from the Darrell family to George Washington for the price of 150 pounds of current money of Virginia. This land added to the Mt. Vernon..... More