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
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
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
Ballantine Books: NY, (1964). Paperback. All illustrated, 7 x 4", color pict wraps by Frank Frazetta, 192pp with publisher's ad, covers worn, lightly soiled and creased, the "Y" in the title is filled-in with blue ballpoint pen, bottom of spine a little torn, contents toned and used. FIRST BALLANTINE PRINTING..... More
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
Jacob and Richard Tonson: London, 1759. Hardcover. 4 vols. Frontispieces; portraits on title page, 8.25 x 5", gilt-ruled polished speckled calf, 440pp, 488pp, 472pp; 470pp + index, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped and chipping, spine ends chipping, spine covers cracking, endpapers toned and spotted, inner hinges cracked, but still..... More
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
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
Edward Churton: London 1835. 6.5x4", later plain cloth, 362+ads, covers well rubbed, minor text spotting. FIRST EDITION. More
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
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
Toledo, OH Vol. 13, No. 1. Nov. 1925. Drawings, 10.5x7.5", pict stapled wraps, 48 double-col pp, covers heavily soiled. More
Lannan Literary Videos 41. Los Angeles. 1994. VHS tape in original case. More
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
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 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
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
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
Privately Printed: Paris, 1906. Paperback. 9 x 6", wraps with paper tilte label on front cover, 134pp + ads, covers quite worn, extremities bumped, spine ends chipped, textblock edges toned, halftitle toned from old newspaper clipping, LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #120). With original prospectus! More
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
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
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
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
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
New York Center for Visual History: the Annenberg/CPB Collection: NY, 1988. Sixty minute VHS tape in plastic case. Case in vg condition, tape not played by us. More