GEM BOX VOLUME II
NY: Kurt Volk, 1949. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Individual sheet per letter laid into printed box. Internal sheets fine. Pasedown covers on box worn. Refernce copy. More about GEM BOX VOLUME II
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SYMBOL SOURCEBOOK: AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC SYMBOLS
NY: McGraw Hill, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. PRESENTATION COPY with small sketch from author and renowned designer Henry Dreyfuss to his publisher Richard Grossman on the half title: "For Dick Grossman/ Your bookshleves looked/ empty without a copy / of Symbol Sourcebook. A (toast - Dreyfuss has drwan and colored... More about SYMBOL SOURCEBOOK: AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC SYMBOLS
BLUES & ROOTS/ RUE & BLUETS: A GARLAND FOR THE APPALACHIANS
NY: Grossman Publishers, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by poet Williams: "Johnathan Williams/ Highlands/ North Carolina" on ffe. Fine internally, rare printed glassine better than very good - just a tad worn at spine ends. More about BLUES & ROOTS/ RUE & BLUETS: A GARLAND FOR THE APPALACHIANS
THE OTHER HAMPTON
NY: Grossman Publishers, 1974. Tomkins, Jill (photography). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy to publisher Richard Grossman, inscribed to him some time after publication by photographer Tomkins on the ffe: "For Poppy - back where it belongs - (drawn heart) - J" Book near fine, dustjacket has minor toning and light... More about THE OTHER HAMPTON
THE WATTS TOWER
Los Angeles: Comm(ittee) for Simon Rodia's Towers in Wattts. 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Uncommon brochure produced by artist and community activists tp protect Rodia's sculptures. Stiff, glossy pictorial covers printed in aquamarine blue and green, 12 pages, the front and rear in blue ink on light aqua blue tissue-like... More about THE WATTS TOWER
THE CONCERNED PHOTOGRAPHER and THE CONCERNED PHOTOGRAPHER 2 (2 vols)
NY: Grossman Publishers, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, the initial (1968) and the second (1972) compelte. Books near fine apparently unused, dustjackets better than very good w/ some minor chipping spine ends/edges. PON ffe in vol 2. More about THE CONCERNED PHOTOGRAPHER and THE CONCERNED PHOTOGRAPHER 2 (2 vols
ANTAEUS (misc lot of 26 copies)
Tangier: Antaeus, 1970. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Lot of 26 copies: numbers 1, 12, 16 (2 copies), 19, 20, 27,28, 29, 30/31 2 copies), 32, 34 (2 copies), 45/46, 51, 52, 54 (2 copies), 57, 58, 59, 60, 64/65, 69. Issue #1 water damaged, so a reference copy, the rest near fine. More about ANTAEUS (misc lot of 26 copies
ANTAEUS (Numbers 1-22)
Tangier: Antaeus, 1970. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Run of the first issues, some double issues. Near fine copies. More about ANTAEUS (Numbers 1-22
DIRECTIONS FOR A KITCHIN GARDEN EVERY MONTH IN A YEAR (KITCHEN)
Barre MA: Barre Publishers, 1970. 1st Edition Lim. Hardcover. This one of 100 copies that has a suite of single-sheet engravings each signed by the artist in envelope on pastedown at rear of book (not one of the 1000 as usually seen). Quarter leather over marbelized boards, which is slightly... More about DIRECTIONS FOR A KITCHIN GARDEN EVERY MONTH IN A YEAR (KITCHEN
MY BUSY DAYS: A CHILD'S VERSE
NY: D. Appleton, 1908. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon children's title, from illustrator associated with the Barndywine group Pictorial cover a wee rubbed, sunned and edges/ corners showing moderate wear. One plate showing some edge loss from apparently once been loosened, now professionally re-inserted. A thoroughly presentable copy. More about MY BUSY DAYS: A CHILD'S VERSE
MEMORIALS OF TWO FRIENDS - JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 1819 - 1921 GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS 1824 - 1892
NY: The Gilliss Press, 1912. 1st Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, only 50 copies, privately printed by The Gilliss Press for private distribution. The author, Edwin Babcock Holden, is identifed as E.B.H. on the author's note page (after the title page). Contents are Curtis's eulogy of (or address about)... More about MEMORIALS OF TWO FRIENDS - JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 1819 - 1921 GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS 1824 - 1892
American Pictures by Richard B. Adam, with an introduction by Richard Braungart, translated by A.M. McCaig.
Munich: F. Bruckmann AG, 1930. Soft cover. Warmly inscribed by artist Adam to an American society lady on a trans-Atlantic crossing; "For my neighbor at the / Captains table on board/ S.S. Europe/ Mrs L. Y. Dunlop/ from Richard B. Adam/ S/S/ Europe/ December 15-21/ 1930" Dark brown paper covers... More about American Pictures by Richard B. Adam, with an introduction by Richard Braungart, translated by...
CLOTHES: An Essay upon the Nature and Significance of the Natural and Artificial Integuments Worn by Men and Women.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Short 8vo, blue-green cloth, gilt title to spine, no dustjacket, 197pp w/ 10 engravings by Gill. Spine and edges faded, solid binding, internals better than very good, no names, inscriptions or book plates. Single leaf advertising "Eric Gill: Mason Sculptor" by Thorp is bound-in. More about CLOTHES: An Essay upon the Nature and Significance of the Natural and Artificial Integuments...
THE UNCONSOLED
NY: Knopf, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. ADVANCE UNCORRETED PROOFS. Printed paper covers. As issued by Knopf marketing and publicity. Scarce, especially in as nice, apparently unread, condition. From the 2017 Nobel Laureate for Literature. More about THE UNCONSOLED
COLLEGE GIRLS
Princeton NJ: Princeton Tiger Publishing Company, 1901. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Booklet, w/ tan pictorial covers printed in red and brown, stapled spine, unpaginated, 40 pages, with 16 full page pen&ink illustrations w/ blank versos of college girls at: Wellesely, Baltimore, Smith, Cornell, Mount Holyoke, St. Andrews (Scotland), Mills, Heidelberg... More about COLLEGE GIRLS
THE MORALITY OF WOMAN
Chicago: The Ralph Fletcher Seymour Company, 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, apparent mixed state. Gray cloth titles stamped in black, gilt device, titles in black on spine. 77 pp, 26 lines type per page. Translator name misspelled "Mamah" on title page. Better than very good copy. Clean boards and... More about THE MORALITY OF WOMAN
THE POWERS OF GENIUS, A POEM IN THREE PARTS
Phildelphia: John Conrad & Co, 1802. 2nd Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Hardcover. 8vo, original binding, half red leather, gilt ruled wi/ titles, over marbleized boards, 191 pp, 3 full-page engraved illustrations. Boards soiled, leaves toned and spotted, firmly bound. OCLC lists one copy of this version of 1802 edition. More about THE POWERS OF GENIUS, A POEM IN THREE PARTS
PROSPECTUS for THE COLOPHON: A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY
NY: Pynson Printers, 1929. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine copy, 4to, single sheet, single fold, with mailing envelope. Fine condition. Undated, announcing the first issue for Feb 1930, so we assume this was printed latter part of 1929. More about PROSPECTUS for THE COLOPHON: A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY
THE COLOPHON: A BOOK COLLECTOR's QUARTERLY with PROSPECTUS
NY: Pynson Printers, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to, 20 issues, complete run of the original series. Internals all nea fine, some issues have toned glassine's chipped and torn, some spines variouly toned, overall the covers are better than very good. Isseu 5 has David Milne drypoint, "Hilltop", signed by the... More about THE COLOPHON: A BOOK COLLECTOR's QUARTERLY with PROSPECTUS
DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
NY: Charles Scribners Sons, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, publisher's black cloth in original dustjacket (unclipped with $3.50 price). INSCRIBED BY Sydney Franklin, one of Hemingway's bullfighter subjects (and the first American bullfighter) on captioned p.388 with the his photo in the arena opposite page. "To Mrs. xxxxx/ with... More about DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
PEOPLE ON PARADE
NY: David Kemp, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition in scarce dustjacket. Yellow cloth, distjacket a wee dusty, rear panel a tad wrinkled, and lighet wear to spine tips. Fascinating b&w pix of Depression-era swells form society photographer Zerbe, with an intro form his pal Lucius Beebe. Blind-stamped PON ffe..... More about PEOPLE ON PARADE
HIGH IRON: A BOOK OF TRAINS
NY: D. Appleton-Century, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce, true first edition of Beebe's classic work, inscribed by him in 1939 on the ffe. "To xxxxx/ 'there isn't a train I/ wouldn't take, no matter/ where it's going' / Lucius Beebe/ 1939" Original brown cloth stamped in black and gilt, a.... More about HIGH IRON: A BOOK OF TRAINS
THE BUILDER'S JEWEL. Or the Youth's instructor, and Workman's remembrancer. Explaining short and easy rules, made familiar to the meanest capacity, for drawing and working...
London: R. Ware, 1746. 2nd Edition? Hardcover. Second or later edition of Langley's classic builder's manual, this well-used copy missing front cover, prelims, title page, starting with Introduction page authored by Tho. Langley and dated Nov 2, 1746, so this edition postdates that. Short 8vo. 2-33 + Plates 1- 99... More about THE BUILDER'S JEWEL. Or the Youth's instructor, and Workman's remembrancer. Explaining short and...
GROSSMAN PUBLISHING/ CAPE GOLIARD COLLECTION (24 items)
NY/ London: Grossman/ Cape Goliard, 1968. Hardcover. Tidy collection of this short-lived co-publsiging venture for "cutting edge" poets on both sides of the Atlantic. Various dates, late 60s- early 70s, about 75% hardcover, all in very good or better condition in dustjacket where issued. Titles by author as follows: Blackburn... More about GROSSMAN PUBLISHING/ CAPE GOLIARD COLLECTION (24 items
The North American Sylva; or a Description of Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia To which is added a Desctiption of the Most Useful of the European Forest Trees (3 of 5 volumes)
Philadelphia: Rice, Rutter, 1865. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Three volumes of the 1865 edition, each in uniform publishers binding, in elaborately stamped (fornt and back) full leather binding, five raised bands to spine, gilt titles. aeg. Vol III is third volume of Micahux's) 180pp, plates 103 -156. Volume IV and... More about The North American Sylva; or a Description of Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova...