Diogenes: (Zurich), (1963). Hardcover. Illus. by Edward Gorey, oblong 4.75 x 6.5", glossy pict boards, unpaginated, corners a little bumped, endpapers a little yellowed else a nice, clean copy. Translation of "The Willowdale Handcar" More
Weatherhill: NY, (2000). 9 x 6:, pict wraps, 413pp, beautiful, fresh, clean copy of the fourth printing. More
Evgen Diederichs, Jena. 1912. 8.5 x 6, boards, 316 pp, gilt decorated frontispiece and title page, b/w places, belle epoque illustrations by F.H.E. Schneidler, end notes, glossary, blue papered boards w/paper spine title label and polychrome decoration on front board, age darkening to spine and board margins, ink owner's stamp..... More
Samuel Weiser: NY, 1970. 2 volumes. 10 x 6.75, gray cloth, 1011 pp, covers a little rubbed, spines slightly cocked, spines darkened, hinges loose, old bookseller stamp in each volume else a nice clean set in unevenly sunned and rubbed slipcase. Persian poetry. More
Coward-McCann: NY, 1931. 7.75 x 5.25, pict cloth, 441 pp, covers moderately worn but still sharp, extremities lightly bumped, hinges loose, contents toned with some damp spottint to eps, in soiled, worn dust jacket with large chips out of top of front cover and top of spine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION..... More
E. & F. N. Spon: London, 1896. Hardcover. Ads, 8.75 x 5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 277pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned, but still a nice, clean copy of the original edition. More
Fleming H. Revell: NY, 1933. Illustr, 9 x 6, decorated red cloth, 156 pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped, hinges quite loose, couple of paper labels on spine, contents edge toned. Still, a scarce book. More
Peter Owen/Vision Press: London, (1956). Hardcover. 7.25 x 5", black cloth, 93pp, covers rubbed, extremities lightly bumped, spine a bit darkened, pp (especially endpapers) toned, in a soiled, edge-worn/lightly chipped dustjacket. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, with "Nobel Prize Winner" noted on front panel of dustjacket. More
Clarendon Press: Oxford, 1970. 8.75 x 5.5, blue boards, 234 pp with index + folding map, covers with some shelf wear, hinges loose, former owner's ink stamp on fly and title pages, small adhesion mark on last page of index and opposite map panel else a nice copy in rubbed..... More
Tudor Publ.: NY, 1960. Illus, 9.5 x 6.75", two-tone cloth, 495pp with index, covers worn, stain to bottom of spine, hinges quite loose, contents toned & used, in a stained & worn dustjacket. Still, it looks better than it sounds. More
Leavitt & Allen: NY, nd (1800s). Hardcover. Frontis engraving, 9.5 x 6", full calf, 544pp; 426pp, covers heavily worn with old cello tape marks, extremities bumped, covers and spine detached (but present), pp detached at front and rear of book, pp toned and fragile with some spotting and finger soiling..... More
New Amsterdam Book Co.: NY, 1898. Hardcover. 8 x 5.25", green cloth, 339pp, covers quite worn and soiled, spine sunned, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned, textblock edges browned; a rather loose copy but still a SCARCE copy of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. More
Clarion Publishing: Alton, England, 2001. Illustrations (often erotic) by Henry Fuller. 11.75 x 8.25, pict wraps, unpag, minor wear else a very nice copy of this scarce title. LIMITED TO 299 COPIES, THIS ONE NUMBERED (#201) AND INSCRIBED (by artist?). More
Unicorn Press: Santa Barbara, 1967. Author portrait, 7 x 4.75, patterned boards with paper title label on front cover, 39 pp, covers a bit worn, spine darkened, gutters at endpapers glue-stained, contents edge-toned else a decent copy of scarce hardcover edition. More
Chatto & Windus: London, 1897. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 5.5", tooled black leather, 661pp with index, covers a bit extremity-worn, hinges starting else a handsome (if a bit dark) decorative leather binding. Volume II only. More
Chatto and Windus: London, 1880. Hardcover. Illus., 10.5 x 7.5", gilt-dec green leather backed cloth, teg, 559pp, corners bumped and fraying, spine rubbed a bit else a decent decorative leather binding. With presentation card from "The Claes", an old Detroit bookselling family. More
A & C Black: London, (1936). Illus., 7.5 x 5", gilt-dec red leather SIGNED BINDING BY BAYNTUN (RIVIERE); aeg, 136pp, covers a bit rubbed, re-hinged with original chipped spine laid down, hinges a little loose else a nice, clean copy of this decorative binding. More
Gibbings and Co.: London, 1906. Hardcover. Illus. by Frank Bragwyn including five full page color plates, 10 x 6", highly gilt-dec leather SIGNED BINDING BY HISCOX, LONDON; aeg, 135pp, covers a bit rubbed and darkened, very minor extremity wear, some light spotting to first and last couple pp of text..... More
Outing Publishing Co: NY, nd. Frontis portrait of Fitzgerald, 7 x 4", cloth backed gilt-dec boards, 55pp with notes, covers a bit worn and soiled, hinges loose, ink inscription from former owner and blank paper label on front fly else a nice copy of this decorative binding. More
Dodge Publishing: NY, 1912. "With illustratiosn photographed from life studies by Adelaide Hanscom and Blanch Cumming," 10.5 x 7.75, gilt decorated green cloth, unpag, covers rubbed, extremities fraying, spine ends bumped, hinges loose, front inner hinge cracked, old ink presentation from former owner on front fly leaf, contents edge toned..... More
L.C. Page & Co.: Boston, 1898. Hardcover. Facsimiles, 10.25 x 6.5", gilt-dec white boards, 320pp, covers heavily worn and stained, spine ends badly chipped, pp toned and fragile, textblock cracked, an old bookseller label inside front cover (American Baptist Publication Society in Dallas); SWAF. SCARCE. "Second Edition, Carefully Revised and..... More
Centrizdat: Moscow, 1931. 7.75 x 5.25, printed stapled wraps, 39 pp, covers quite worn and soiled, ink stamped name on front cover, ink writing on title page, pp browned and edge worn. In English. More
(Verlag Meinders & Elstermann: Germany), (1996). Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 7", gilt-pict cloth, 228pp, spine ends a little bumped else a nice, clean copy in a lightly edge-worn dustjacket. Second Edition. In English. More