NY: Grossman Publishers, 1969. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Large, three-volume set housed in paper-backed slipcase with title label. The slipcase is dusty and slightly worn about edges. The spines of the books are gently toned, but the covers and internals are as new. SIGNED BY BASKIN and dated 1988 by... More
NY: Grossman Publishers, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Sixties activist Deming on the ffe. Book near fine, dustjacket lightly soiled, spotted. More
London: Cresset Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Levertov, with variant spelling, on the ffe to US puiblisher Richard Grossman: " Denis Levertov / (Levertoff) / 1973/ signed for/ Dick Grossman" Book almost as new, dustjacket toned, especially at spine. More
NY: Dutton, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The author's first book, wittily inscribed on the ffe, commemorating what must have been, if not expensive, then a humorously transactional dinner: "4/14/82 To xxxxx and yyyy - / Thank you for a/ lovely evening. You/ owe me $2750./ Love/ Fran/ xxx/xxx" Book near... More
NY: Knopf, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Lahr on a visit to Connectticut in 1984: "To Impunity Prodcutions/ + their entire staff, / As Bambi's mother said/ to Bambi, "If you can't say/ anything nice, don't say / anything at all."/ Always with love,/ John/ Roxbury, 1984" Unread copy... More
NY: Random House, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Playwright and lyricist E. Y. Harburg's personal ownership copy of one of the most beloved American musicals of mid-20thC for which he co-wrote the book, along with Fred Saidy, and alone the lyrics for the songs, music by Burton Lane. With Harburg's address... More
London: Cassell, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine all around, dustjacket near fine too, except for price-clipped. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. A collectible copy. More
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1969. Soft cover. Complete set. #1 Tonal and Rhythmic Principles, 4th printing, 1969. #2 Jazz Rhythm and the Imporvised Line, 3rd printing, 1969. #3 Swing and Early Progressive Piano Styles. #4 Contemporary Piano Styles. Each with original price of $4.95. Covers a tad worn, corner missing from front cover of #4, internals fine. More
NY: Hispanic Society of America, 1932. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Complete set of two volumes, bound in cream-colored linen and boxed in cloth covered slipcase. Limited edition, #42 of 100 copies, sides untrimmed. Spine toned and soiled, slipcase more so. Sides spotted, internals fine. Personal gift inscription dated May 1946... More
Bay City MI: North American Construction Company, 1915. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Original edition, decorated covers, 128p (130 if you count the covers), stapled spine. Solid, clean condition. Amply illustrated. Hundreds of model houses, many in the Colonial Revival, Prairie or Art & Crafts style. WHY PAY MORE FOR A.... More
London: Published at the Punch Office, 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three works bound together, mid/late 19thC half leather over marbelized boards, moderately worn, front cover loosening a tad, ffe lacking. WONDERS (76p) is first edition. BUBBLES ( 75p) is second edition. LECTURES (vii + 142p) is fourth edition. Page of... More
NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1906. 1st Edition, 1st Issue. Hardcover. First edition, first state. Brown cloth w/ pressed pictorial in cream and black front cover, spine. Colors on spine vanished with darkened spine, some loss to color in pictorial and in title front cover. Internals better than very good... More
(Amenia NY): Amenia Times, 1854. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, cloth spine over marbleized covers, orignal binding, 104 pp.Edges worn, and some internal spotting, firmly bound, solid copy. RARE temeperance publication. More
np: F.W. Dodge, 1959. 1st Edition. Near fine - no names, inscriptions, bookplates, in bette rthan very good dw, just slightly soiled/rubbed. THE collectible copy. More
Los Angeles: DeVorss & Co., 1939. 1st Edition, limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, this #895 of 1500 copies. Half cloth over patterned covers. Corners a tad worn/bumped. Internals fine. No names inscriptions or bookplates. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1835. Hardcover. First edition in original binding, grren pebbled cloth, red leather label spine, and uncommonly seen thus. 228 pages, leaves somewhat darkened, more so at frontispiece and title. Contemporary inscription in Spanish ffe. Solid copy. More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The first published appearance of the Melnick's study of their view of "urban archeology" expanded into a more complete pictorial thesis called MANHOLE COVERS published by MIT Press in 1994. Thin 8vo, decorated covers, black cloth spine w/ gilt titles, 81... More
London: Chappell & Co, 1901. Hardcover. LArge 8vo, custom rebound in baby blue, half leather over patterned paper boards. 225 + adv. Printed vocal score with 25 songs for this light operetta, first produced in 1900 by George Edwardes. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Light spotting top edge, otherwise near fine in near fine dw. INSCRIBED BY CONROY on half title and dated by him Nov 4 1986. More
NY: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine clean copy (no names, inscrptns or bkplts) in very good dw with modest edgewear. More
Richfield Springs NY: Mercury Office, F. E. Mungor, Proprietor, 1886. First Edition, thus>. Hardcover. Presumably a first edition of variant or an abridged version of the 1874 edition, "designed as a guide to those who visit Richfield Springs" in the new preface, published by the local newspaper. Short 8vo, pebbled... More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1925. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, 5 volumes, limited to 500 copies. Original, navy blue morocco backed, linen-covered boxes, metal Smithsonian medal front cover, cloth ties. Each portfolio contains 80 loose lithographs of floral specimens with descriptive text. Volume 1 w/ string-tied booklet w/ forward signed... More
Athens: Olkos, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An apparently unused, unread book, as new in fine dustjacket. More
London: Nisbet & Co., 1909. MACKENZIE, Thomas. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, this #249 of 250, signed by illustrator T. Mackenzie on limitation page. 12 mounted color plates, with captioned tissue guard, ample text illustrations and decorations in b&w. Folio, publisher's gilt-decorated white cloth, t.e.g, sides untrimmed. Rough edges... More
NY: Harry N. Abramsl, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NEar fine copy in printed acetate dw that is moderately rubbed. INSCRIBED BY DIANA VREELAND and dated October 1976 by her on the contents page, and uncommon thus. More