THE SPECTATOR. 8 Vols.
V.and R. Tonson: London 1765. Frontis, 6.5x4", mottled calf, bookplates, ink inscriptions, worn set, hinges cracked, spines chipped, few labels chipped, 1 lacking, still an age mellowed set. More
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SQUA TRONT 7 & 8 (magazine)
1977 & 1978. Illus, 11 x 8.5", stapled wraps, covers yellowed with cigarette smoke odor. Includes Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines, etc. The pair. More
STARWARD BOUND, The Fantasy Issue
The Starward Bound, Inc.: np (Dayton, OH), 1989. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", pict stapled wraps, 78pp, covers a little rubbed else a nice copy of this fanzine published in the Dayton, OH area. More
STORIES OF SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE, VOLUME 1, No. 1, Spring, 1951.
Read Adventures Publ Co: NY, 1951. Illustr, ads, 10 x 7, pict wraps, 96 pp, edge chipped, worn and pencil scratched darkened covers, spine taped, rear hinge torn at top, contents brown and brittle but intact. Three stories by James Anson Buck, and one by John Starr. Scarce pulp! Only..... More
STRAND MAGAZINE. Bound Volumes, each containing Arthur Conan Doyle stories, in highly attractive, custom made, recent, gilt-dec, leather-backed slipcases with gilt profile of Sherlock Holmes on spine.
London v.d. Illus, 9.5x6.5", half leather; cloth, most just ok, slipcases in v.g. condition. The following: a) Vol. III, July-Dec. 1891. Ilcludes "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "A Case of Idenity", The Boscombe Valley Mystery", The Five Orange Pips", and "The Man With The Twisted Lip". B) Vol..... More
THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN. . .
Privately printed: np (J.G. Thieme: Holland), nd (c 1920). Illustr by William Strang and J.B. Clark, 9 x 6, half red leather, marbled boards, teg, 299 pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities beginning to fray, small stain at top of front board, top edge of rear board abraded, hinges a...... More
TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED, A Magazine of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society. #2 (Spring 1987) through #5 (Spring/Summer 1989).
4 issues. Minneapolis, MN. Illus, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, approx 48-56pp each, covers unevenly toned, edges worn, slight cigarette smoke odor else vg. More
Ten Michigan Women Poets
The Glass Bell Press: Detroit, 1975. 13 loose sheets plus title page, 11 x 8.5", last sheet spotted else okay in tined and chipped folder with press release from publisher regarding another book. FIRST EDITION. Includes Faye Kicknosway, Marge Piercy, Christine Tysh and others. The original set is printed on..... More
TERENCE X. O'LEARY'S WAR BIRDS.
Odyssey Publications: West Newton, MA 1974. Drawings, 8 x 5.5", pict wraps, 118 double-co pp, minor wear, price sticker residue on front cover, yellowed from cigarette smoke else ok. More
THAUMAYURGIA, Or Elucidations of the Marvellous.
Edward Churton: London 1835. 6.5x4", later plain cloth, 362+ads, covers well rubbed, minor text spotting. FIRST EDITION. More
"Then a ploughman said, Speak to Us of Work" (cover title), an excerpt from The Prophet.
Yolla Bolly Press: Covelo, CA, 1975. Woodcut illust, 9.5 x 6, self wraps, unpaged, top edge wrinkled and a bit ragged, minor scattered soil else a nice, scarce ed. LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES, PRINTED BY STUDENTS FROM THE COVELO GARDEN PROJECT AS A CHRISTMAS KEEPSAKE "FOR FRIENDS OF THE..... More
THEOCRITUS BION ET MOSCHUS, Graece et Latine. 2 Vols.
Excudebat A.J. Valpy, A.M. Sumtibus Whittaker, Treacher, et Arnot: Londini 1829. 9x5.5", recently rebacked calf, 471; 141+260pp, ink names on title, covers a bit worn, covers rubbed, corners bumped, minor foxing. Edited by Gottlieb Kiessling. More
THE THISTLE. Fall Issue.
Toledo, OH Vol. 13, No. 1. Nov. 1925. Drawings, 10.5x7.5", pict stapled wraps, 48 double-col pp, covers heavily soiled. More
THOM GUNN.
Lannan Literary Videos 41. Los Angeles. 1994. VHS tape in original case. More
Three real photo postcards "Mark Twain In 1908 Hannibal, MO D-406, "Mark Twain's Boyhood Home The Museum And The Famous Tom Sawyer Fence, Hannibal, MO, B370", "Becky Thatcher's Home Tom's First Sweetheart Hannibal, MO B-375"
L.L. Cook: Milwaukee, nd. 3.5 x 5.5", two are sepia, one is black and white, light wear/soiling/scratches, Mark Twain postcard has a worn corner else very good condition. The cards are postmarked 1942 but appear to be older. The lettering at the lower front of each card is white. L.L...... More
Three University of Detroit High School "Club" Yearbooks with photos of Elmore Leonard, 1941-1942-1943
University of Detroit High School: Detroit, 1941-1943. Hardcover. 3 vols. Photos; nice local ads, 12 x 9.25", one cloth and two boards, vp, well worn, soiled, loose copies. Each has photos of Elmore Leonard (mostly group shots- he was on the football team, though the 1943 has his Senior Class..... More
THE TIGER'S EYE [literary and art magazine, full run Vol 1, 1-9]
Tiger's Eye Publishing: Westport, CT, 1947-1949. Paperback. Nine issues. Each illus., 10.25 x 7.25", pict wraps, vp, quite rubbed, covers creased and edge-worn; a rather well read set. Thomas Merton, Kenneth Rexroth, Theodore Roethke, Stephen Spender, Conrad Aiken, Kenneth Patchen, John Cage, William Carlos Williams, Jean Genet, etc. The lot..... More
A TINY FABLE OF REYNARD THE FOX.
The Hill Press: Baltimore, 2002. 10.25 x 6.5, stitched wraps, unpag, vg. LIMITED TO 200 COPIES. Edited by Joseph Jacobs. With publisher's presentation slip present. More
THE TONGUE CUT SPARROW [Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 2].
T. Hasegawa: Tokyo, nd. Illustr in color, 6 x 4, color illustr crepe linen, (19) pp, covers worn and darkened, page edges fraying and pages toned else a decent copy. More
TRANSITION NO. 1, April 1927.
Shakespeare and Co.: Paris. Illus, 7.5x5.5", wraps, 158pp, text browned, covers and spine badly chipped. Includes Joyce's "Opening Pages of a Work in Progress", plus contributions by Kay Boyle, Gertrude Stein, Hart Crane, Max Ernst, etc etc. More
"TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIC CONTRAPTION, Your Program Guide for a Weekend of Science Fiction," [April 11-13, 1997, Troy, Michigan].
np (Troy, MI), 1997. Illustr, ads, 8.5 x 5.5, pict stapled wraps, 24 pp, covers a bit worn with one corner creased, contents ok with some marginal finger soil. Guests included Phil and Fruma Klass. Activities included discussions on Star Trek and Babylon 5, Anime, a costume contest and a...... More
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.
Thomas Nelson and Sons: London n.d. Illus, 10.5x8", cloth backed pict boards, 64pp, rear inner hinge totally detached, covers scuffed, ink and hand stamped name, corner chipped, some bumping. Juvenile abridgment. Scarce. More
Unknown Scientology Magazine-Type Item, circa 1975.
np (Los Angeles?), nd (c 1975). 11.75 x 8, stapled wraps, pp 3-94, some wear and toning else a decent copy, MISSING COVERS AND PP UP TO PAGE 3 (and at rear). Could be the scarce "Indispensability of Scientology" from 1976. Facsimiles of newspaper articles, proclamations from governments, etc., concerning..... More
UNSER WEG 1920.
Paul Cassierer: Berlin (1919). Illus, 9.5 x 7", printed boards, 136pp, top corner bumped, lacks spine cover, extremities bumped & frayed, covers soiled, text browned. Contributions by George Gross, Max Liebermann, and others. More
Victorian Manuscript Album with Handwritten Poems in French, anonymous dated 1843-1845.
np, 1843-1845. Lavender watered silk covers with gilt ruling and decoration, watermark "Superfine Bath" with a crown in the center, irregular pagination (58 unlined pages, 13 are blank). Covers well worn, faded, rubbed, frayed, some staining, spine tips lacking, text block detached from covers, endpapers soiled, most of free front..... More