London: Contsable, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce English translation of a food-worker's memoir by Pierre Kamp, a pseudonym for Henri Bourillon (1876- 1962), the French writer known for "his hyper-realistic descriptions of the world of work and the working class" (Wikipedia). This memoir focuses on his experience as a young..... More
London: Laurie & Whittle, 1798. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 20 panels, on linen, folded, some panels just holding, heavily stained and a map well used. In original slipcase, heavily worn with some loss. Circular label on slipcase states specific publishing date as Nov.1st 1798, with the ownership signature of "The Rev..... More
London: Marshall's School of Cookery. Later Edition. Hardcover. Stated Revised and Enlarged Edition on title page. List of Marshall's publications list this title as 19th thousand, c1880-90, so later printing. In publisher's blue linen cloth, gilt titles front cover. vii + 80pp. Lots of illustrations of ice machinery and moulds..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The two volume set, volume 1 published in 1922, Volume 2 in 1928. Both in green cloth, the gilt on Volume 1 dulled a tad, Volume 2 bright. Both volumes apparently unread/ unused in almost as new condition. Pocket map with printed..... More
Paris: Draeger Freres, 1934. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1934 catalogue from the pre-eminent French house of wine. Strikingly designed by French artist Alfred Latour. Spiral bound. Clear plastic spiral spine tanned and the covers a tad soiled. Internals near fine. More
London: Theo. A. Stephens, 1937. various. 1st Edition. Soft cover. MY GARDEN ran from January 1934 until December 1951 in a total of 216 monthly issues. This lot of 63 individual issue (not rebound) runs from January 1937 to October 1949, noncontinuously as follows by number: 37, 40, 69- 72..... More
Paris: Draeger Freres, 1931. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1932 catalogue from the pre-eminent French house of wine. Strikingly illustrated by French artist Edy Legrand. Black paper cover is an oval cut out that reveals pictorial underneath. It is missing its right lower quadrant. The rest of the catalogue is near..... More
Paris: Draeger Freres, 1935. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1936 catalogue from the pre-eminent French house of wine. Strikingly designed by French artist Cassandre. Spiral bound. Near fine. More
Stevenage: Clarence-Wlliott Ltd Six Hills Nursery, 1926. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. 1926 catalogue of the Clarence Elliott Six Hills Nursery in Stevenage with John Nash illustrations, this numbered 3 of a special edition of 100 copies, SIGNED and numbered by Nash on the limitation. The 9 line engravings on 8..... More
Zurich: Diogenes, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY MEHRINg on the ffe: "With compliments from Walter Mehring ASCONA - Ticcina August 1961" Near fine book in very good dustjacket. More
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book very good in worn dustjacket with chipping at corners. INSCRIBED by Suyin and dated by her May 1, 1980 on the ffe. Uncommon signed. More
NY: Crown, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Langston Hughes on the ffe at the top and bottom margins of the illustrated panels in green ink: "Happy Holidays to the Lloyd K. Garrisons - Sincerely, Langston Hughes, New York, Christmas 1960". Ownership copy of Lloyd Garrison, The The New York..... More
NY: Crown, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Langston Hughes on the ffe at the top and bottom margins of the illustrated panels in green ink: "Especially for LLoyd this African book inscribed in Africa - Sincerely. - Langston. First Dakar Festival of the Negro in the Arts. Senegal. 1966."..... More
Bloomington IN: Indiana Univesity Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Langston Hughes on the ffe under the flap in green ink, "Especially for Lloyd in Africa, Sincerely, Langston. Dakar Festival April 1966". Ownership copy of Lloyd Garrison, The The New York Times correspondent in Africa, who covered conflicts including..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A collection of the poet's first five books, all first editions, internals near fine in better than very good dustjackets (most near fine). No previous owner names or bookplates. Valentine's first book, Dream Barker, is neatly inscribed and dated April 1965..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1923. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. One of the most sought after sets of Austen's works, the originla 1923 edition. Internals near fine, including the movable forntispiece for Mansfield Park. No previous owner names or bookplates and desirble thus. Publisher's quarter cloth over marbleized boards, corners moderately worn..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The true first edition, first printing, mostly found in later printings or, most commonly, book club. Near fine book - no names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. UNclipped dustjacket (price $1.00), spine just a wee faded and very shallow sliver from..... More
Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 1985. Hardcover. Collector's Edition, all 49 volumes, each apparently unused, unread, uniformly bound, all with ribbon markers, most with unused bookplate laid-in (NOT affixed). 5 dark brown leather: Stars and Planets, Geology, Atmosphere, Venomous Animals, and Rocks and Minerals. 8 tan leather: Freshwater Fishes, Pacific Coast..... More
Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Unread copies, as new. In black, cloth-covered slipcase. More
London / Cambridge: Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Apparently unread copies. Near fine dustjackets, internals fine. More
Washington, DC: United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio, blue cloth with gilt titles, unpaginated, 50 plates (pages) that are described on the title page as "A collection of 85 maps including 28 made by George Washington, 7 used and annotated by him, 8 made at..... More
Hartford: Published by the State (Connnecticut), 1908. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The actual, original edition, published in 1908, large 8vo, blue, ribbed cloth, gilt-pressed titles and vignette to front and titles to spine. Two frontispieces of sepia photographs of the Union soldier sculpture monument (one of his face in close-up) separated..... More
NY: Charles Frohman, 1907. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Oblong, paper covers, front with pictoriasl paste down, yap edges which have seen some shallow loss. Internals fine, amply illustrated with scenes from Frohman's hugely successful production. Stapled spine, red braid extant in inside but missing on the exterior. More
NY: The Library of America, 1983. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 3 volume set, fine copies, apparently unread. More