LITERATURE
THE SPECTATOR: With Notes and a General Index, from the London Stereotype Edition, Complete in Two Volumes
J.J. Woodward: Philadelphia, 1832. 2 vols. Engraved frontispieces and extra title pages, 9 x 5.75", full calf, 459pp, 444pp; 244pp with indexes, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, bottom of spine on volume 2 chipped, spine labels chipping with some missing altogether, hinges loose, inner hinges cracking, some foxing and..... More
LOVE AND THE LUXEMBOURG.
Covici, Friede: NY, 1930. 9.5 x 6, cloth, 53 pp, t.e.g., spine a little dull else ok in chipped slipcase. ONE OF 475 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND THE BOOK'S DESIGNER FREDERIC WARDE. More
AUS DEM FRAGMENT, PAULA: Herbstmorgen in Oserreich
Johannespresse: New York 1944. 9 x 6", boards, 62--, frontispiece, gray-green papered boards, spine darkened, a bit of wear to spine ends, short tear to head of spine. First edition, Limited to 325 copies. More
NOTES ON VIRGINIA'S CHILDHOOD
Frank Hallman: NY, 1974. Hardcover. 9 x 6", boards, (11)pp, a very nice, clean copy. Printed by Andrew Hoyem. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #15). More
QUEER DOINGS AT ALDBOROUGH
Oxford University Press: London, (1927). Hardcover. Colored frontispiece, 7.75 x 5", pict green cloth, 288pp, covers rubbed and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a bit sunned, pp toned, small mark on foredge of textblock, ink date ("Mar 1959") on rear fly; a rather worn and loose copy, but a...... More
A STRETCH ON THE RIVER.
Little, Brown: Boston. 1950. 8 x 5.5, cloth, 242 pp, short tears and moderate darkening to jacket, small scuff to head of jacket spine, ink owner's name, vg in good jacket, FIRST ED, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. More
COMPANIONS TO YOUR DOOM.
The New Fresco: Detroit 1961. 8.5 x 5", stapled wraps, 22pp, covers yellowed & soiled. LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More
ROMMEL DRIVES DEEP INTO EGYPT
Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte: NY, (1970). Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.5", pict boards, 85pp, spine ends a little bumped, extremities a little worn, remnants of old sticker inside front cover else a nice copy in a rubbed, lightly toned, edge-worn dustjacket with tear on rear panel. FIRST EDITION. More
LOADING MERCURY WITH A PITCHFORK.
NY (1976). 8.5x5.5", cloth, 127pp, top corners bumped else v.g. in worn and soiled dw. FIRST EDITION. More
THE TOKYO-MONTANA EXPRESS.
Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence: NY, 1980. 8 x 5.5, cloth backed gilt decorated boards, 258 pp, bottom of covers a bit sunned, covers a little rubbed, hinges loose, minor spotting to edges of text block else a nice copy in edge-worn but nice dust jacket. Second Printing but INSCRIBED "This copy for..... More
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAN NIGHTS AND A NIGHT.
17 Volumes. Printed by the Burton Club for Private Subscribers Only. Np nd (circa 1900). Illus, 9.75 x 6.5", cloth w/paper labels, top edges gilt, spines a bit worn & soiled else a nice set. ADEN EDITION, LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED SETS. More
THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT, A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments.
Privately printed by the Burton Club; np, nd. 16 volumes, 9.5 x 6.5, black cloth with gilt and silver decoration, vp, some soiling and wear, some spotting to top edges else a decent set: 10 volumes of the Arabian Nights, and 6 of Supplemental Nights. More
THE JEW THE GYPSY AND EL ISLAM. Edited with a Preface and Brief Notes by W. H. Wilkins
Herbert S. Stone & Co: Chicago 1898. Frontis, 10.25 x 7.25", cloth, 351pp, covers very well worn, soiled, stained, spotted, shelfworn, extremities bumped & worn, spine label darkened, cracked, chipped & missing sm pieces, bookplate, inner hinges badly cracked & covers becoming detached, rear inner hinge repaired with masking tape..... More
The Psalms of Krishna [Bhagavad-Gita]
The Phoenix Press: Los Angeles, CA, 1933. Color frontis, 8 x 5.75", gilt-dec black cloth backed marbled boards, unpaginated, covers rubbed and abraded, extremities quite worn, bumped and fraying, hinges loose, pp toned with some minor bleeding-through/ staining on pastedowns. Second Edition, but INSCRIBED "To a very good friend..." AND..... More
THE FLY
Farrar, Straus & Giroux: NY, (1965). Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", cloth backed boards, 291pp, very good condition in slightly worn and foxed, price-clipped dustjacket. No relation to the science fiction movie "The Fly" starring Vincent Price. Really nice drawing of a fly on an eyeball by the author on the..... More
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
Armchair Detective Library, (1991). Hardcover. 8.75 x 5.75", cloth with pict label, 308pp, very good condition in slipcase. LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES (#36) PLUS 26 LETTERED, SIGNED BY RICHARD CONDON. More
AN INFINITY OF MIRRORS.
Random House: NY, 1964. 8.5 x 6, gilt decorated black cloth, 333 pp, covers worn esp at edges, hinges loose else a nice copy in an edge-worn dust jacket. FIRST ED, SIGNED BY RICHARD CONDON. More
THE MYSTERIOUS HUSBAND: A Tragedy in Five Acts.
C. Dilly: London. 1785. 8 x 5, disbound, 87 pp, vg. Early edition. More
CROSSING OVER: A Vietnam Journal
Apple-Wood Press: Cambridge, 1980. Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.5", light green cloth, unpaginated, nice, clean, fresh, tight copy in a lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. More
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST, A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea...Second Edition
Edward Moxon: London, 1841. Hardcover. 9.25 x 6.25", half leather; marbled boards, 124pp in double columns, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and chipping, old bookseller label inside front cover ("P. Rolandi, Foreign Bookseller...London"), pp with light spotting/finger soiling but still a good copy. Second Edition. More
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST, A Personal Narrative of Life at sea...[limited, Grabhorn printing]
Random House: NY, 1936. Hardcover. 9.75 X 6", gilt-lettered parchment backed cloth, 464pp, covers rubbed and stained/toned, spine heavily stained, extremities a bit worn, eps unevenly toned, textblock edges toned, but still a rather impressive issue. LIMITED TO ONE THOUSAND COPIES PRINTED BY EDWIN AND ROBERT GRABHORN, San Francisco. More
SARA AND GERALD, Villa America and After
Times Books: (NY), (1982). Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 6", cloth backed boards, 254pp with index, good in edgeworn dustjacket. SIGNED BY DONNELLY. Much on Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dos Passos, etc. More
MYSTERIES SUSPENDED, More Early Cases of Sherlock Holmes, as Chronicled by John H. Watson M.D.
Turnstone Press: Luton, UK, 1992. 8 x 5", cloth, 251pp, covers with minor shelf wear else a nice copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket with one bumped corner. Second edition, 1993. More