London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, 4to, vii + 130 with 120 full page hand-colored lithographs (numbered tabs) after the original colored drawings from Franz Andreas Bauer. 19th C quarter leather over marbelized boards (matching marbelized endpapers), worn, especially about edged and panel roughly repaired, gte..... More

np: handmade, 1934. Hardcover. Handmade book, dated 1934, full leather, displaying elements of basic bookbinding. Covers are brown crushed morrocco with inlaid green calf on the diagonal pressed in gilt with devices and title on front cover, and in same format, authors' names on rear cover. Inner dentelles with gilt..... More

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscrined by Caroline Kennedy to her mother's lifelong friend, Nancy Tuckerman, who served for decades as Jackie Kennedy's personal secretary including the years as First Lady: "To Nancy with lots of love as always Caroline" Fine in fine dustjacket. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Kennedy authoritative historian Schlesinger to Nancy Tuckerman, Jackie Kennedy's lifelong friend and personal secretary to the First Lady; "For Nancy with great affection in memory of the best days. Arthur" - an inscription that not only associates two of the most..... More

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. 1st Edition Limitd. Hardcover. Number 5 of 50 copies, signed by Dahlberg, apparently unread in publisher's glassine wrapper, which is toned and partially separated at front fold. More

Easthanptom: Adastra Press, 1994. 1st Editions, Limited. Soft cover. Six titles, 1994 - 1996, each in fine condition, Millrat slightly faded around edges. Each limited softcover edition, each apparently unused, unread. More

Venetis Old: 1771. Hardcover. Old (18thC?) half calf over marbelized boards, worn, missing leaher over spin, 6 raised bands, still firmly bound, internals lightlly foxed but still quiet good. Volume 3 only of the 1771 edition. More

London: Lloyd Humphries, 1951. 1951. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 4to, pictorial covers in color (of unidentified Picasso watercolor), illustrated with 3 full-page color prints and 77 b&w drawings, many provided by Picasso from his own collection, plus b&w photographs of Picasso by Douglas Glass and Lee Miller. In publisher's glassine that..... More

NY: Random House, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition of arguably the best or most influential book on the movie business, inscribed, with a nod to the authors' famous character Sammy Glick, to Tay Garnett, one of the leading directors ("The Postman Always Rings Twice') of Hollywood's Golden Age and..... More

NY: Dutton, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A history of MGM by the NYTimes film critic of many decades. Inscribed on the ffe: "For Fawn Lee, whom most everybody in Philadelphia reads showing thereby rare good taste! Best regards, Bosley Crowther".From the inscription, we assume Lee was a ariter, perhaps a...... More

NY: Random House, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition of William Inge's first play. SiGNED by the entire cast led by Shirley Booth who received the Tony Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lola, for which she later received the Oscar in the film version. Only one cast..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon first edition of West End 1964 musical based on J. M. Barrie's "The Admiral Crichton" inscribed by playwright and lyricist Kretzmer on the ffe. Near fine all around. More

NY: Coward McCann, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Third impression of the first edition of the Puluitzer-Prize winning (and arguably best American play of the 20thC) inscribed with good wishes by its producer Jedd Harris on the title page. Book near fine, worn dustajcket missing a piece top spine, which is..... More