THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII. Viols. 2 & 3 (of 3).
London 1834. 7.5x4.5", 3/4 leather, marbled boards, 296; 315 pp with errata slips, ink inscriptions, covers well worn. FIRST EDITION. More
LITERATURE
LAST WAVE. Winter 1986. Volume One, Number Five.
Framingham, Mass 1986. 8 x 5.5", stapled wraps, 96pp, covers a bit yellowed & worn with minor cigarette smoke odor. More
LEAFLETS OF MEMORY: An Illuminated Annual for MDCCCLV.
E. H. Butler and Co: Philadelphia, 1855. 11 engravings by Sartain (including extra title which is in color), 9.25 x 6.5, full highly gilt stamped red leather, all edges gilt, 314 pp, binding a bit worn and scuffed, lacks f.e.p., minor margin stain pp 27-37, else ok. FIRST ED with..... More
Leinhard Und Gertrud; Ein Buch fur's Volk
Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1785. 6.5 x 4", leather backed patterned boards, 416pp, covers very heavily worn, leather spine badly worn and missing bottom 1", outer hinges cracking, inner hinges cracked, pp well used, soiled and toned with some finger soiling, old ink inscription from former owner on front fly. Usable..... More
A LETTER OF ADVICE TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN LEAVING THE UNIVERSITY CONCERNING HIS BEHAVIOUR AND CONVERSATION IN THE WORLD. With Introduction and Notes by Frank C. Erb.
NY 1907. 6x4.5", cloth 45pp, t.e.g., cover a bit worn and darkened. FIRST EDITION THUS of this 17rh century work. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ERB. More
LETTERS ET EPITRES AMOUREUSES D'HELOISE ET D'ABEILARD, Nouvelle Edition, Tome Premier [only]
A Geneve, 1777. Hardcover. Frontis illus. of Abeilard, 4.5 x 2.5", full gilt-ruled speckled calf; aeg, 178pp with "Table de Matieres, covers rubbed, extremities badly bumped and chipped, outer hinges cracked, inner hinges cracking, pp toned and spotted. Volume One Only!! More
LETTERS FROM THE HON. HORACE WALPOLE, TO GERORGE MONATGU, ESQ. From the year 1736, to the year 1770.
London 1818. 11.5x9.5", old 3/4 leather; marbled boards, 446+(2)+(8)pp, disbound, covers rough, spine gone, ink splash on foredge, couple pp torn, incomplete words as printed filled in manuscript. FIRST EDITION. More
LIFELINES.
Lifelines Publications: Central City Hospitality House: San Francisco, CA, nd (c 1982). Oblong 5.5 x 8.5, string-tied decorated wraps, unpag, covers spotted, contents nice. WITH 13 PRINTS (FIVE IN COLOR, TWO EMBOSSED PAPER DESIGNS). Scarce, More
THE LIMERICK. 1700 Examples, with Notes, Variants and Index.
Les Hautes Etudes: Paris, 1953. 9 x 6.5, printed wraps, 517 w/index, uncut, bookplate, covers slightly browned, glassine cover shattered. More
THE LINE BOOK 1947 Edited by Charles Collins.
Chicago 1947. 9x4", pict stapled wraps, 64pp, covers soiled and rubbed. Centennial Edition. More
LISTENING TO RICHARD BRAUTIGAN.
(Hollywood, CA 1969). 33 1/3 LP in 12.25x12.25", pictorial sleeve and plastic inner sleeve, outer sleeve well worn w/cello-tape along edges, soiled, record looks ok (though we haven't played it). Scarce Brautigan collectible. More
LIVING THEATRE POEMS.
Boss: NY, 1968. Photos, 10 x 7, pict stapled wraps, unpag, few spots to inside covers, extremities worn else ok. FIRST ED. More
LOS ROBAYYATS DEL SABIO ABOL-FATH GHIAC-EL-DIN EBRAHIM OMAR JAYYAM DE NISABUR...
(Teheran), 1968. Color illus., 6.5 x 4.75", green cloth, 662pp + pp, covers quite rubbed, hinges loose else a decent copy printed in Spanish and Farsi, published on the 25th Anniversary of the last Shah of Iran. More
THE MAHABHARATA, Translated and Edited by J.A.V. van Buitenen [volumes 1 and 2/3].
The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, IL, 1973-1975. 3 books in two volumes. 9.5 x 6.5, cloth, 492 pp; 864 pp with Notes and Indices, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped (esp spine ends), hinges loose, foredges of text block soiled else decent copies in well-worn, edge worn and edge..... More
Marvel Comics Poster Advertising the Publication of Jon J. Muth's Graphic Novel DRACULA, A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares.
Marvel Comics Group: np, 1986. Printed in black, white and red. 36 x 23, folds, some minor wear, but still a nice, attractive watercolor image of a beautiful woman with blood dripping from her lips. "Not the vampire you remember, but one you'll never forget." More
MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES, VOLUME 1, NO. 1
Postal Publications, 1958. Illustr, 10 x 7, pict wraps, 128 double column pp, text block toned, extremities slightly frayed, minor tears at spine. Includes 2 complete novels "Survival" by Arthur J. Burks, and "Avengers of Space" by Henry Kuttner. More
Marvel Universe Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volume 3 [Mad Thinker through Sentry]
(TSR: Lake Geneva, WI), (1988). Illus., 10.75 x 8.25", plain wraps with three punch holes, in a pict cover, 256pp, covers worn, edges of textblock soiled else a decent copy. Marvel Super Heroes, Advanced Game Official Accessory. More
Marvel Universe Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volume I [Abomination through Dreadnought]
(TSR: Lake Geneva, WI), (1988). Illus., 10.75 x 8.25", plain wraps with three punch holes, in a pict cover, 256pp, covers worn, edges of textblock soiled else a decent copy. Marvel Super Heroes, Advanced Game Official Accessory. More
McSWEENEY'S Number 4, Late Winter 2000.
Reykjavik, Iceland, 2000. 14 stapled wraps booklets, very nice, in soiled and broken box. Includes Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Letham, and many more. "Trying, trying, trying, trying, trying." More
MEETING OF THE JAMES JOYCE SOCIETY On October 23, 1951...Courtesy Gotham Book Mart [LP record]
Folkways Records: NY, nd (c. 1951). 12.25 x 12.25", textured blue cardboard sleeve with printed label with some dust and edge-wear; LP is 11.75" in diameter and appears to be in decent condition (not played by us). Side I has Comments by Padraic Colum and readings by Prof. Joseph Campbell;..... More
MICHIGAN'S TWO-HEARTED RIVER, A Story & A Story
Nature Conservancy, Michigan Chapter: (Washington, DC), (2005). Hardcover. Photos; map, 7.75 x 5.25", gilt-lettered black cloth, 71pp, a nice, clean, fresh, tight copy. "Limited Reprint Edition." Reprint of Hemingway's story, plus a short essay "How This Book Came to Be." SCARCE. More
THE MONTHLY REVIEW; Or, Literary Journal, Enlarged: From January to April, inclusive, MDCCXCI [1791] Vol. 4
R. Griffiths: London, 1791. 9 x 5.5", boards, 584pp + index, covers rubbed and soiled, spine creased and chipped, extremities bumped, hinges loose, some spotting to lower margins of many pp else a nicely preserved piece. Includes articles on Edmund Burke and the French Revolution, Voltaire, England (of course) plus..... More
MORCEAUX CHOISIS. Des Meilleurs Poetes Francois…
Paris 1805. 7 x 4", gilt-dec. polished calf, 262pp., covers worn and scuffed, hinges starting, scattered foxing else good. Contains works by Racine, Moliere, Voltaire and Boileau. More
Movie Poster for "Bukowski, Born Into This" (2003 documentary)
2929 Entertainment/ Magnolia Pictures: np, nd (2003). 40 x 27", rolled, minor edge wear, cello-tape tabs on top and bottom edges (attached to verso), a nice copy of this poster advertising the Charles Bukowski documentary. More
MYSTERY ADVENTURE MAGAZINE.
Odyssey Publications: Melrose Highlands, MA 1976. Drawings, 8 x 5.5", pict wraps, 117 double-col pp, yellowed from cigarette smoke else ok. More