London/ NY: William Heinemann/ Doubleday, 1912. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Limited to 1450 copies, this #1330 signed by Rackham on the limitation. Large 4to, quarter brown cloth, paper-backed covers, front stamped in gilt, gte, sides untrimmed, xxix (1) 223 (1), 25 full page color tipped-in plates. 13 tipped-in color plates..... More
Toronto: M. F. Feheley, 1976. Brown Cloth. Edges and corners sharp on binding and dw. Color paintings and illustrations throughout. More
Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, matching endpapers, gte, gilt to spine, (xii), 26. Errata statement printed at bottom of xii. Top edge slightly darkened/soiled, and marbled boards a wee dulled. Internals fine. No names or bookplates and desirable thus..... More
NY: Viking, 1971. Hardcover. Presentation copy by Calder to author and art historian Arnason. Inscribed, with Icelandic spelling of Arnason's name, in blue ink on the ffe by artist Calder to H. Harvard Arnason, who wrote the critical text, and Arnason's wife Elinor: "to Elinor and Hahvrarhd Arnaasonn Goda Knjda..... More
Kansas City: Hallmark Cards Inc, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An apparently unused copy in near fine dustjacket with a short, closed tear bottom edge front panel. More
Neuchatel: Ides et Calendes, 1977. First Edition. Cloth Boards, Gilt Title Spine. Beautifully produced book combining French artist Ciry's journal writings with his paintings, most in color. Laid in are three b&w photographs each with either the artist's signature or handwritten notes on their versos. One is photograph of the..... More
London: John Lane The Boley Head, 1924. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. New edition stated on copyright page, the first edition with the introduction by Shane Leslie. Book near fine, rough weave green cloth, gilt spine title, lx,421 in rare dustjacket, which is chipped about edges and moderately soiled. Solid copy..... More
NY: Harper & Row, 1962. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in dustjacket that is moderately soiled, heavily worn at folds and obviously chipped at corners and spine ends. Clean internals. Solid binding. Great recipes, which is what the book is really about. Gift inscription verso ffe. CUISINE COOKERY COOKING..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presumed first edition of the Play Edition with 'The Story of the Play' by actress Constance Collier, who appeared in the stage production. 8vo, reddish-brown woven cloth, titles stamped in gold, gte, sides untrimmed, in sepia pictorial dustjacket, vii (viii -xvi) (1)..... More
NY: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Polished, French-style stiff paper covers. Catalog 12 of the IAUS series. Scarce. More
Calgary: Folio Gallery/ Waterous & Co, 2002. 1st Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Artist Edition - #518 of 800 copies signed and numbered (of the total of 2000 printed). Oblong, fine - an apparently unused copy - in unclipped, slightly rubbed dustjacket. Plainly signed by photographer Gibson on the title page..... More
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Autobiography of US Army veteran, Colonel Hacknell, who served as the youngest colonel in Vietnam and is among America's most decorated war heroes. Inscribed by him, to author and journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Frances FitzGerald (b1940) whose watershed 1972 book "Fire..... More
NY: Hastings House, 1946. Rivera, Covarrubias, Oroozco, et al (art of). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Comprehensive mid-20thC review of Latin American artists in woodcut, etchings, lithis, aquatint, etc. 26 pages text and glossary, then 37 -186 pages of reproductions by artist and country. An apparently unused copy, internals as new, in..... More
Privately Published, 1935. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Top edge very slightly dusty. Gilt coat of arms stamped into front cover. Interestingly designed dj with book review printed on front panel, small pieces missing spine ends, rubbed/soiled rear panel. Laid in promotional slip with order form and same review as printed..... More
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, pictorial cover printed in black on light tan, linen-backed boards, decorated endpapers. xv + 184, gte. Bottom corners slightly worn , firmly bound, no PONs or inscriptions. A collectable copy. More
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, the second printing (perhaps refereed to as trade edition by some), pictorial cover printed in black on paper-back boards, decorated endpapers. xvii + 217, gte. Corners worn, incidental wear to spine edges, firmly bound, no PONs or inscriptions. A...... More
New York: Boni and Liveright Publishers, 1925. First Edition. Black Cloth. Limited, number 440 of 485 copies printed on water-marked paper for friends and authors of Boni and Liveright. Very small tear at limitation page, edges and corners sharp. Gilt double ruling and decorations with eagle pictorial at covers, spine..... More
Boston: Women's Educational and Industrial Union, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The original edition. Gray cloth, gilt-stamped titles front and spine. More
Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1861. First US Edition. Hardcover. Nicely preserved in publisher's cloth bonding. 8vo, green pebbled cloth, blind-stamped covers, gilt to spine, xxx, 31- 490, (16). George Müller (born Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller, 1805 - 10 1898) was a Christian evangelist and the director of the Ashley Down..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1911. Second Impression. Hardcover. 8vo, tan publisher's cloth, title stamped in gilt, 414 (2), over 500 original illustrtations from photographs. A classic magic tricvk instructional. Spine a bit shaken, some cloth loss heads on and spine. Internals quiet good. More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First state dustjacket with the nude frontal portrait of O'Hara by Rivers. Solid book with the lightest stain that affects about 1/2" of the lower right corner of the book through page 152 (of 586 pages). Some spotting to beige cloth covers..... More
London: Folio Society, 2006. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. An as new set of The Folio Society's four-volume set, with an introduction by William Trevor. More
NY: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to, black cloth covers, an apparently unused copy, with front and rear panels of broken slipcase. More
NY: Feliciie, 1974. 1st English language edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in near fine dusthjacket. Some bottom shelf wear and modest wear at dj edges. No names, bookplates. More
