Harper & Bros: NY, 1925. Hardcover. Frontis illus., 7.75 x 5", pict cloth, 400pp + publ. ads, covers lightly rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, ink name of former owner on front fly, pp toned, but still a pretty good copy in an extremity-worn, darkened, spine-sunned dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. More
Crime Club/Doubleday Doran: Garden City, NY, 1942. Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", blue cloth, 304pp, extremities bumped and worn, spine darkened, pp toned, full-page ink inscription from former owner on front fly with inkspot that soaks through to title page, in a rubbed, spine-sunned, extremity-worn/torn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. More
Elliot Service Co.: np (NY), nd (1931). Hardcover. Sepia-colored wood frame 17 x 19", triple matted (sepia/white/sepia), black/white photo approximately 10.5 x 13.5" (not examined out of frame), professionally framed. Frame has light wear, backing paper has a few small tears, photo creased with smudging. Shows a chest-high image of..... More
Covici, Friede: NY, 1931. Paperback. 9.5 x 6", gilt-lettered wraps, 30pp, covers rubbed, unevenly toned and lightly spotted, extremities a bit bumped, couple of light brown spots on first couple of pp and title page; still a nicely preserved copy in a folding cloth-backed and boards case (quite worn, spotted..... More
The Studio Museum in Harlem: New York, NY, 1979. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 96pp, covers rubbed, small spot on front cover, light staining and an old price sticker on rear cover, contents pretty good. African-American artist. With an Introduction by Romare Bearden. More
Technical Int'l Tattoo Supply: (West Babylon, NY), nd (2000s). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", glossy pict wraps, 145pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped else a good copy of this tattoo supply catalog, including machines, parts, templates, etc. Cover shows an old photo of a street with tattoo parlors, on..... More
Corwin Dale Willson: (Cambridge), 1915. Paperback. 11 x 8.5", light blue folder with metal prongs, carbon typescript, (114)pp, script on one side only. Covers well worn, creased and soiled, first and last couple of pages are soiled else contents good to very good condition. Willson has added at the end..... More
American Fireworks News: np, 1991. Paperback. Ads, 11 x 8.5", plastic-comb bound pict wraps, 174pp + pp, covers a little rubbed, book bumped near bottom of spine else a good, clean copy. Ad on cover for Ruggieri-USA. More
Cecil Palmer: London, (1927). Hardcover. 9 x 6", black cloth, 191pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, eps toned, in a toned, edge-chipped, stained dustjacket missing spine cover. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title page, dated "Jan. 21 1928". SCARCE with any parts of the dustjacket..... More
Gunston Hall Regents Fund: VA, 1983. Paperback. Illus. by Barbie Sonnett, oblong 8 x 10", color pict wraps, unpaginated, covers nice, minor spotting to prelims else a nice copy of this SCARCE title. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, who adds "Maryland Regent to Gunston Hall" More
Dodd, Mead & Co.: NY, 1941. Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", red cloth, 240pp, covers worn and stained, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned, in a rubbed, spotted, edge-worn/torn/creased, lightly soiled dustjacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. More
np ("KH"), nd. Hardcover. 9 x 6", silver pict blue cloth, very nice copy in the original, unopened shrinkwrap. Seems to be a facsimile reprint of the original edition (with "KH" on spine). More
Josiah P. Mendum: Boston, 1872. Hardcover. 8 x 5", gilt-lettered green cloth, 101pp, covers worn and spotted, extremities bumped and fraying, ink inscription from former owner inside front cover, pp toned and finger soiled with large stain on pp91-92 (in margin) and horizontal tear on p101. SCARCE. Epic poem with..... More
International Psycho-Analytical Press: London, 1921. Hardcover. 9.5 x 6.5", gilt-lettered green cloth, 59pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities badly bumped and worn, eps toned, ink names of former owners, with small bookseller label ("Robert Brunner, Psychiatric Books" NYC). SCARCE. Introduction by Sigmund Freud. More
Imago Publ. Co.: London, (1949). Hardcover. 8.75 x 5.5", blue cloth, 133pp with index, extremities a little bumped and worn, covers a little rubbed, ink name of former owners on front fly, old bookseller label ("Robert Brunner, Psychiatric Books" NYC) inside rear cover, pp a little toned else a nice..... More
Macmillan and Co.: London, 1933-1936. Hardcover. 3 vols. 9 x 5.75", green cloth, 204pp with index, 151pp with index + ads; 323pp with index, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, pp toned and a bit used, in the extremely rare original dustjackets (browned, edge-worn/torn, vol I with some..... More
Geoffrey Bles: London, 1956. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", blue cloth-like boards, 320pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, ink inscription from former owner on front fly, flys and prelims toned, couple of spots to foredge of textblock else a decent copy of the FIRST EDITION. No dustjacket. More
The Macmillan Co.: NY, 1947. Hardcover. Illus. by Ken Chamberlain, 8.5 x 5.75", red pict cloth, 302pp, extremities a bit bumped and worn, ink names of former owners on front endpapers, pp a bit used, in a rubbed, worn, edge-chipped/creased/torn, spine-sunned, price-clipped (but mostly complete) dustjacket. September 1947 reprint. More
The Bobbs-Merrill Co.: Indianapolis, IN, (1923). Hardcover. 8 x 5.25", gilt-lettered cloth, 523pp with index, covers quite rubbed and darkened, extremities bumped and worn, pp toned and used. INSCRIBED "To my dear Stockings- in whose house I had many lessons on hospitality, and where lives one of the most Gracious..... More
The Bobbs-Merrill Co.: Indianapolis, IN, (1925). Hardcover. Photos, 8 x 5.5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 424pp with index, covers heavily worn and rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, top of spine torn and creased, front outer hinge torn about 80% of the way down from top, large stain at gutters of endpapers..... More
Crist, Scott & Parshall: Cooperstown, NY, 1906. Hardcover. 7.75 x 5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 77pp + ads, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned and finger-soiled. FIRST EDITION (NAP), INSCRIBED "To My dear friend Elizabeth Lyman Stocking from the author...November 23, 1906" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR..... More
Little, Brown and Co.: Boston, 1941. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 328pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a little cocked, bookplate opposite title page. Second printing but INSCRIBED "This book is inscribed to Daisy In memory of happy days...September 11, 1941" AND SIGNED "Della" BY THE..... More
Little, Brown and Co.: Boston, 1936. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", red/white gingham cloth with pict label on front cover, 261pp + index, covers heavily worn, extremities bumped and fraying, pp used; in a worn, edge-worn, wrinkled, soiled and heavily tape-repaired dustjacket. FIRST EDITION ("Published September, 1936"), INSCRIBED "Inscribed to my..... More