Shanghai: The Commercial Press, Limited, 1929. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Decorated paper covers, obviously soiled, some loss of paper over spine, binding firm, internals quite nice, 132 pages, illustrated with color plates of make-up and costumes and 2 foldout duotone plates of Lan-Fang posing with international dignitaries visiting China. Mei..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, 8vo, brown cloth with antlered buck pictorial and titles stamped in gilt, double-blind ruled front cover, 339 + 14 page publisher's catalog in rear, illustrated. Spine faded, slight water stain to upper corners near spine that has very slightly warped covers..... More
Frederick MD: Baughman Brothers, 1877. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, 8vo, purple cloth with pictorial and titles pressed in gilt and ruled in black front cover, beveled edges, 222p, illustrated with 8 full-page plates w/ tissue guard, most by H. W. Crutchfield, one by Joseph T. Harley. Spine faded with..... More
NY: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon treatise written by sixth grade educator Barnes and her assistant about creating curriculum that instructs grade-school students on the rudiments of architecture through historical periods. 8vo, green Art-Deco style design of skyscrapers and titles stamped in gilt..... More
London: Country Life. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presumed first or early printing, and the first of what evolved as three volume series. undated, c1920, 4to, gilt-pressed green cloth, x, 224, (8) with index and publisher's list in rear. Lots of plans and diagrams and stunning b&w images of English country houses..... More
NY: Random House, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fiftenn essays on American life in the late 1960s from one of America'sa best essayists of the period. Near fine, apparently little- or un-used copy, unclipped dustjacket, faded dustjacket spine, no ownership marks or bookplates. More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine unused copy in unclipped dustjacket that has modest edgewear. Inscribed by author Camp on the ffe: "Luck on the marsh Ray Camp" More
Northampton (MA): Main Street Press, 1976. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Only 75 copies, this numbered 75/75 by designer Moser and signed by him, signed by author Stafford, too and especially inscribed by binder Bourbeau "for a most deserving bibliophile and wonderful friend" all on the colophon. Printed at Moser's Main..... More
Aspen CO: (published by author), 1968. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Stiff pictorial covers, plastic spiral-bound, 130 pages, b&w photographs throughout. All kind of recipes from Aspen townsfolk - retailers, hoteliers, chefs, ski-instructors, teachers, artists - with not only photographs of them but also of Aspen historical and natural sites. Besides..... More
NY: The Derrydale Press, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 850 copies. A fine, apparently unused copy, green linen over boards with titles and gilt-stamped device in unclipped dustjacket that is modestky worn about edges. No names, bookplates and desirable thus. HORSES EQUESTRIAN JUMPING RIDING. More
NY: Doubleday, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Solid, internally clean copy in used dustjacket obviously chipped around all edges. More
Norfolk CT: New Directions, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Solid copy, some modest bottom edgewear in UNclipped dustjacket with very shallow loss spine head. No ownership names, marks or bookplate. More
London: Longmans, 1911. 1st Edition Thus, Limited. Hardcover. 4to, quarter linen backed boards, spine label, spare spine label tipped in. (4), 161 (7). Printed in black and red ink. Designed by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by Willima Morris..... More
London: Longmans, 1911. 1st Edition Thus, Limited. Hardcover. 4to, quarter linen backed boards, , spine paper label, spare spine label tipped in, map, xiv, (2), 177, printed in black and red ink. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press. Spine..... More
Chicago: The Bookfellows. Printed at the Torch Press, 1920. Hardcover. Private edition, 12mo, paper over boards, title label front cover, in plain dustjacket of same paper as used over covers. With a distinctive double page photogravure frontispiece by eccentric photographer, Lejaren a' Hiller (1880 - 1969). Hiller (born John Hiller..... More
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1964. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. One of 200 copies of a total run of 205, this an unsigned copy. Printed in in purple and black on Tovil hand-made paper, handset Palatino type. Quarter crushed purple morocco leather spine with paper label, with trace fading of leather..... More
Santa Cruz CA: The Lime Kiln Press, 1978. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, this #109 of 150 copies signed by poet Everson on the colophon. A fine copy, as new really. More
London: H. Karnac (Books) Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. An apparently unread, fine limited edition copy, #87 of 150 copies, SIGNED BY PINTER on the flyleaf limitation. Bound in black and red cloth in original clear acetate dustjacket. Screenplays are: The Servant, based on the novel by Robin Maugham;..... More
North Hills PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1980. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. One of the 170 copies (of 350) houses in a cloth-coverd 10 x 13" clamshell box, leather spine label. The box has a recess for the book (an unnumbered copy) which has been signed on the colophon by..... More
Poughkeepsie NY: The Vassar Miscellany Monthly, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first state - page 30, line 7 "fcultily" (instead of faultily). e Contains "Interim" and "The Suicide", two poems by a young Edna St. Vincent Millay. ('18), published before any of her books. A fine, almost as new..... More
Mount Horeb WI: Perishable Press, 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As new copy, with original invoice on Perishable Press letterhead laid-in. More
London: Lindsay Drummond, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Critical essays by poet Treece. A fine copy, blue cloth stamped in red, in Better than very good dustjacket, designed by John Tunnard, with light wear at corners, a few closed tears and a small chip upper edge rear panel. More
Dublin/ london: The Talbott Press/ T. Fisher Unwin, 1918. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Unread copy, leaves unopened, edges gently toned (paper stock) in original dustjacket same design as front cover. 156 pages. Dustjacket spine a wee toned. More
London: Fortuen Press, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, black cloth, gilt spine titles, in fine, original dustjacket, sides untrimmed, leaves uncut, 100 pages, frontispiece by Picasso. Trace foxing largely too prelims/ title and rears. An obviously unread copy. More
Silvermine CT: Random House, 1929. Paul Johnson. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12 pamphlets each with a new poem in its first appearance by leading poets and authors of the day. Books are fine, in yellow printed wrapper, which is missing spine and flap, in moderately worn decorated box, designed by..... More