NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Satterlee, Marion and Elsie Loiuse Shaw. New Edition after the First Thus. Hardcover. 1926 edition of the New Edition of 1921, with colored plates. Decorative binding oif green cloth after Margaret Armstrong (uncredited). Better than very good copy, inscribed and dated January 1927 by author..... More
Chicago: Photocopied draft by office of author, 1991. 1st Edition. No Binding. The famous (or infamous) Secretary of Defense and one of the principal architects of the Iraq War (currently portrayed by Steve Carrell in the movie VICE about Vice President Dick Cheney) began composing his own "words of wisdom"..... More
NY: Scholastic, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1999 - 2017. The seven novels plus the eighth installment, the play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The first four titles are a boxed collection in slipcase. The earlier titles are later printings, the most recent first editions, all American editions. The boxed..... More
NY: Harlin Quist, 1978. Naprstek, Joel. Failly, Gerard. 1st Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Variant editions, these the smaller format . Story 1 illustrated by Joel Naprstek, Story 2 by Gerard Failly. Both fine in near fine dustjacket. More
NY: E. Weyhe, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1675 copies. Black cloth, stamped red titles and eagle design. Lacking dustjacket, spine faded. Illustrated with a series of woodcuts of eagles by book designer Armitage. Inscribed by Armitage to Milton Lancelot, author and authority on WWI aircraft on the dedication..... More
Boston: Women's Educational and Industrial Union, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The original edition. Gray cloth, gilt-stamped titles front and spine. More
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Solid, clean copy - no names, inscriptions or bookplates - in unclipped dw that is slightly faded at spine with loss at ends, more noticeably at top. Chipped corners, too. Still, a presentable copy. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. First edition, near fine in near fine unclipped dw. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and collectible thus. More
NY: Scribners, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Warmly inscribed by the author on the ffe and dated 14 Feb 73, to Bill Hopanki, likely Native American, "For my good friend and host, Bill Hoponaki, who has known wars as badly messed up as these with many thanks and all good wishes..... More
NY: Harlin Quist, 1978. Delessert, Etienne. Corentin, Philippe. Nicolett, Jean-Michel. 1st Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. First illustrated editions, large format (4to) volumes 1 and 2 illustrated by Etienne Delessert, volume 3 illustrated by Philippe Corentin, and volume 4 by Jean-Michel Nicollet. Volumes 1 and 2 have very good duistajcket with some..... More
Irvington NJ: Privately published, 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First hand memoir of American serviceman POW, remarkably detailed and illustrated, 109 pp. Pages through 56, text, pages 57-109 list of serviceman interned. Pictorial paper covers, stapled spine. Minor edge bottom right corner of first for pages, else better than very..... More
NY: Richard Grossman, 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. An un-numbered copy, collection of sketches of a "bosomy" woman, known as Gladys, a sexual and comical figment of industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss' (1904-1972) imagination, which he drew for personal amusement and for his (male) friends. Dreyfuss' friends, retailer extraordinaire Staley Marcus..... More
NY and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Foreword Fernando Zobel. Photos Akio Kawasumi. Visual presentation Norio Ishiguro. Gift inscription half title. Extra shipping charges will apply. More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A lot of 6 titles (of the 9 total) of Mrs. Leyel's The Lure of Cookery series published by Routledge circa1930s. One dated 1931, rest undated, presumed first or early printings, bound uniformly in cloth (different colors) stamped titles with decorative..... More
NY: Harper& Brothers, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. Solid, clean copy - no names, inscriptions or bookplates. Stated second edition. Green cloth, black-stamped titles. Lacking dustjacket. Slight wear to cloth at spine head. More
New York: Horizon Press, 1952. Miton, John (decorated by). 1st American Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Trace spotting to sides, else very good - no names, inscriptions or bookplates, in dj browned about flap edges and missing a small triangular piece spine head, else very good (unclipped). More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 1858. Early American edition from the 9th English. Hardcover. Early edition from the 9th London edition. Certainly no earlier than 1850, before which Lee and Blanchard first published in the US in 846, and likely no later than 1860. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt..... More
IBM Office Products Division, 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Sales catalogue, undated, c 1966, for IBM office equipment which can make the office run more economical. Stiff paper, 9"x 12", printed covers, stapled spine, 10 pages, one double fold out, chronicling the route of a memo through an office system..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American edition, Scribner stated above Urwin, printed on British plates. Spine sunned a tad, with a small closed tear to cloth on spine, else covers near fine. Some spotting to prelims and rears, else internals better than very good. Gift inscriotion..... More
NY: New York World's Fair, 1939. Soft cover. Souvenir booklet. Pictorial cover, stapled spine. 65 pages. covers a wee soiled. Internals near fine. More
NY: Gaer Associates, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First US edition of autobiography of Molnar (1878 - 1952), Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary's most celebrated and controversial playwright, and best known in US theatre history for his play LILIOM (1909) on which Rodgers and Hammerstein based..... More
NY: Gaer Associates, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First US edition of autobiography of Molnar (1878 - 1952), Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary's most celebrated and controversial playwright, and best known in US theatre history for his play LILIOM (1909) on which Rodgers and Hammerstein based..... More
Salem MA: The Marine Research Society, 1930. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Limited to 97 copies, this #37 fine copy (almost as new), cloth spine, marbelized boards, gte. No names, bookplates and desirable thus. More
Okinawa: Headquarters Special Troops US Army, 1945. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 4to, self-wrappers, illustrated, pp 20. First edition of a souvenir compiled by Headquarters Special Troops, and reproduced by 3020th Engr. Top. Co. Corp. An account of the surrender of the Ryukus islands to General Joe Stillwell. Mimeographed, four photos..... More
NY: Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near fine, printed paper covers, stapled spine. INSCRIBED BY WILBUR to theater director Clinton Atkinson: "Clint/ This was my first shot/ at doing Moliere, /first performed/ in 1955/ Dick Wilbur/ Cummington 2000" on title page. More