Scarsdale, NY: William Tenney Brewster, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Three volumes. Vol. I published in 1954: 166 pages. 500 copies printed. Vol. II published in 1957: 130 pages. 250 copies printed. Vol. III printed in 1958: 244 pages. 250 copies printed. Each hardcover binding has minor shelfwear, minor..... More
Santa Rosa, CA. First Edition. No Binding. Four autograph letters. More
Paris, France: E. Dentu, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Five volumes similarly bound in red leather spine with marbled paper-covered boards. Antique: xxiv, 332 pages of text; 2nd edition 1867; color frontispiece and numerous in-text black & white line-drawings; excellent condition with only minor rubbing to the extremities. Au..... More
Little Rock, AR: No publisher, 2005. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page typed letter, signed "Bill Clinton" in thick black marker. Dated June 2, 2005. Includes the original mailing envelope. For an AIDS awareness program, songwriter and musician Larry Nestor of River Grove, IL wrote the song "Ribbon of..... More
New York: J. H. Colton, 1853. First thus edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Folding map measures 13.75 x 17 inches, housed in the original cloth covers with moderate wear and minor discoloration. Minor mis-folding and tiny breaks at a few folds. The map is in full..... More
New York: Duffield & Company, 1920. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 213 pages of text. Original tan cloth binding is moderately to heavily soiled and rubbed, with minor fraying to the spine extremities, and minor bumping to the corners. No dustjacket, but protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Signed..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co., 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). [viii] pages, followed 38 color plates for different mother goose rhymes followed by 38 duplicates plates printed in black-and-white. Hardcover binding; original decorative paper-covered boards and red cloth spine with minor to moderate shelfwear, and a bit of..... 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
New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xx, 235 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to spine extremities, and minor darkening along other edges. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate browing to spine, and several chips to extremites, and a few small..... More
Various places: Various publishers, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 30 late 19th Century political items bound in one volume. Original maroon leather binding with black cloth boards; lightly chipped at the top edge, with cracking to the hinges, remaining intact and attractive. Previous owner's name stamped on the bottom..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1998. Expanded edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 719 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket is slightly shelfworn; protected in archival mylar. Includes over 3275 illustrations, including 94 plates in full color and 107 in duotone. This expanded edition contains 205 new..... More
Unknown: Michel-Wollheim Publications, 1938. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 17 un-numbered leaves containing text and illustrations. Original silkscreen front cover artwork in pink, light blue and yellow by John B. Michel. The covers are detached and brittle, with minor chipping around the edges, with the inside edge reinforced with cloth..... More
New York, NY: Anais Nin Press, 1948. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 101 pages of text. Original paperback binding, with minor rubbing to the extremities; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Binding illustrations by Ian Hugo. Inscribed and signed by Anais Nin on a front endpaper "For [name withheld] Anais..... More
London: Printed for Michael Spark at the blew-Bible in the Green-Arbor, 1649. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Numerous errors in pagination, but text is complete and consecutive. [xxiv], followed by pages numbered 3-17, 14-15, 20-21, 11, 10, 24-40, 45-52, 49-72, 41-48, 81-119 and [i] page errata; total 142 pages. Small..... More
San Francisco: Center of Asian Art and Culture, 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 130 pages of text. Original paperback binding in almost new condition with minimal fading to the spine; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with 54 color plates. Includes a biography and a bibliography. The author..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. [vi], 47 pages, followed by [iii] blank and illustrated endpaper. Original hardcover binding is moderately rubbed at the extremities, with minor scuffing and shelfwear, and a large illustrated area lacking from the front cover illustration; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar..... More
Paris, France: Librairie Larousse, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 12 pages. Original plastic spiral binding with printed boards; minor rubbing and shelfwear, and some chipping and deterioration at hinge. Contains two movable discs and two movable panels, printed on both sides. Two sheets conjoined..... More
Nurnberg: Zufinden bey Paulus Fursten Kuntsthandler, 1657. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 16mo. Engraved title page, 20 leaves of introductory text, followed by 71 leaves of text, followed by four leaves of black and white copper-engraved plates numbered I-IIII, followed by 226 leaves of black and white copper-engraved plates numbered 1-226..... 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
Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785. First Edition. Hardcover. 235 pages of text. The original patterned paper boards are worn, stained and soiled but intact, with old ink ownership notation on board: B.W. Leigh [Virginia politician Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849)]. Folio: measures 12 7/8 x 8..... More
New York: Kurt H. Volk, Inc., 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A collection of 27 typographic designs. Contains each letter of the alphabet. Additionally, the title page contains an illustration of the letters K, H and V combined. There is an extra illustration of..... More
Washington D.C. Not published, 1971. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One-page typed letter, on NASA stationery and dated May 27, 1971, signed by Wernher von Braun as Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA. An educator in training has asked von Braun about the value or worth of mathematics in the education..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Times-Mirror Company, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Original full speckled calf have had three boards professionally rehinged; the binding is slightly shelfworn. Illustrated with a frontisportrait. A few pages with tiny tears to the edges, and minor browning to the edges of the..... More
Chicago, IL: Published by the author, 1872. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 128 pages, 49 unnumbered leaves of plates each containing a mounted portrait photograph. AEG; all edges gilt. Full maroon morocco extra gilt bound by F. Kiss & Co. (Francis Kiss formerly of Kiss & Ringer) apparently the first..... More