Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1931. Hardcover. 8vo, green cloth , gilt titles, 274 pp, loads of b&w photos. Laid-in is US GPO 1932 brochure on Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, 12 pages, stapled spine, illustrated with maps. Also laid-in is double-sidedprinted single sheet (folded in half) with..... More
Tower, 1943. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Third printing of the first reprint edition of Steinbeck's third novel, first published in 1933. Fine book in very good dustkjacket, with a very slightly faded spine and moderate chipping spine ends. More
NY: D. Appleton, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Four volumes complete. Uniformly issued, blue linen, paper label front and spine. Very good condition, though the last volume is missing the left third of the spine label. More
Asheulot: Golgonooza Letter Foundry, 1989. 1st Edition Limited. Soft cover. Fine copy. Signed by both author and artist. 200 copies. More
NY: W.C. & F.P. Church, Army and Navy Journal, 1878. Sixth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Sixth revised edition, terra-cotta cloth, some loss at spine head. xviii + 19 - 303p + 13p adv, last leaf excised. Gift inscription to prep school rifle club member on ffe dated 1943. Covers titles stamped..... More
Columbia MO: University of Missouri Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Inscribed to fellow Vassar instructor theater director Clinton Atkinson with a charming illustration of a half moon in blue felt pen resting on a cloud in red, observed by a block stamp of the Chesthire Cat (from Alice in..... More
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to fellow Vassar instructor theater director Clinton Atkinson with a charming illustration of a sleeping half moon on gentle waves in blue felt pen, stars above and inscription below in red. Near fine book in near fine dustjacket. More
NY: Knopf, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to fellow Vassar instructor theater director Clinton Atkinson "with good wishes for good plays" with a block stamp of Alice (in Wonderland) in flight with the quotation " 'who invented water? ' " encircled in purple crayon and Willard's inscription encircled in orange..... More
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. Shekerjian, regina (illustrtaed by). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to fellow Vassar instructor theater director Clinton Atkinson "with thanks for all you taught me about playwriting when you read mine" warm wishes" with Willard's charming illustration of a delightful face of the sun in black ink..... More
NY: Liveright, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in better than very good dw. More
NY: Liveright, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to fellow Vassar instructor theater director Clinton Atkinson "with warm wishes" with charming black penned illustration a delightful face of the sun outlined in red felt marker as balloon on a string held by arm outstretched all observed by a block-stamped Tin Woodsman..... More
Remington, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Product catalog/ user manual for the Remington 25 Featurama electric typewriter. 25 loose stiff sheets printed both sides in solid colors of blue, black, orange and brown with photos or graphics in the style of Henry Dreyfuss, Paul Rand, perhaps Hiram Ash. c. 1965..... More
np: The American Foundation of Arts, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Exhibition catalog, designed by Hiram Ash, for exhibition of 22 sculptures, curated by artist and scholar Sidney Geist. One sheet, folded to oblong, printed on one side only, rear panel Geist's text, front panel 8 rectangles stacked alternating in..... More
NY: The Cement League, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. History of the importance of concrete to the major contractors and builders of skyscrapers, office buildings and major commercial and industrial building projects in Manhattan and burroughs. Linen-backed covers, gilt titles, 67 pages . Thumbnail sketch on major contractors like Turner Construction..... More
New Havenb: Yale School of Art and Architecture, 1960. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Only 100 copies printed. Square 8vo, printed paper covers, 32pp each double leaved, printed on Mohawk Superfine paper in Bodoni Bold Italic by Hiram Ash at the Yale School of Art and Architecture. Ives was a member..... More
Boston: International Pocket Library, 1919. First Edition Thus. Soft cover. Uncommon "pocket book" (paperback) edition of Hardy's work with a new forward by a young conrad Aiken. Striking decorative cover (silkscreen) in yellow, blue and purplke. Small bimp lower spine, else near fine. This is not a reprint or fascimile..... More
Giovanni Chiaramonte - Franco Lefevre, 1992. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Oblong softcove. In Italian, photographs industrial higheay and brodge construction. SIGNED by Rossi on title page. More
(Millerton NY): Aperture, 1982. Hardcover. As new copy, cloth slipcase still in publisher's shrink-wrap. #49 of 100 copies. SIGNED by Levenson. Unfortunately, lacking print, otherwise it wouldn't be priced like this. More
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Both volumes hand-illumed and signed: Vol X by Carrie Stewart and numbered 128 of 940 copies, and Vol XI by Nellie Elridge and numbered 700 of 940. Suede covers are faded, dried and brittle at edges, with some loss to those..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The second title of Muriel Goaman's "home economic" series for girls. Very good condition in original very good dustjacket that has some chips at corners. Only published in the UK: no American editions. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The first and tenth title of Muriel Goaman's "home economic" series for girls, the two titles specific to cooking, both first editions, 1947 and 1958, uniform format. Both very good condition in original very good dustjackets that have some chips about the..... More
Grosset & Dunlop, 1925. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Presumed first edition of Grosset & Dunlop reprint edition, interesting as it is one several dozen titles listed on the flaps printed in "de luxe" editions by Grosset & Dunlop, with heavier covers and higher quality paper than its typical, inexpensive publications..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1806. Hardcover. Handsome set of the fourth edition, in its original contemporary 3/4 leather over marbleized boards, gilt to spine with black leather title label. Edges scuffed, covers uniformly worn. Marbleized endpapers. A solid set. More
Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1882. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The real book. A first edition of the original publication. 8vo, brown cloth ruled in black, titles stamped in gilt front and spine, iv + 220pp, 9 full page engravings. Covers scuffed, spine ends and corners a bit worn, leaves toned..... More