New York: American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1889. First edition. Hardcover. Good reference copy with some detached leaves and soiling, fraying, and general wear to blue clothbound boards. Handsomely decorated in gold and black. Pagination begins on page 33—unclear if this is an error, intentional, or if front matter (most..... more
New York: Pergamon Press, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus jacket—lightly rubbed. The front pastedown carries the library stamp of NCAC—National Coalition Against Censorship—from whom the book was acquired and a bookplate stating, “Donated by Joseph and Shirley Wershba 2007.” Joseph Wershba (1920–2011)..... more
Daylight Books, 2020. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, save for bumped fore corners. Without jacket, as issued. First printing. 164 pages. 8.25” x 10.25”.The Light at the End of History is a remarkable artistic survey of the United States’ nuclear history. Photographer Abbey Hepner presents a seven-part series of images..... more
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good, overall. The case is somewhat rubbed and worn with fraying and bent corners. The interior, while largely clean, bears some fingersoil and an occasional stain or splatter. Foreword by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Bookplate of previous owner, Mary..... more
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1997. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good book block and case with a slightly shelfworn jacket. The front free endpaper carries the library stamp of NCAC—National Coalition Against Censorship—from whom the book was acquired. Signed by the author and inscribed to Judy [Blume] (1938–..... more
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good book block and case with very minor fingersoil/scuffing on one page. Two leaves remain uncut in the upper corner. Some bleed through from the adhesive on the endpapers. Very Good jacket, unclipped, with scuffing, minor soiling, small closed..... more
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good book block and case with occasional soiling throughout. Some bleed through from the adhesive on the endpapers. Very Good jacket, unclipped and bright with chipping to the front panel; general shelfwear otherwise. Signed and inscribed to the Cahans—fashion..... more
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1948. First printing. Hardcover. A Very Good, clean and unmarked, book block and case. Good jacket, heavily worn and scuffed, though missing very little paper. Stated first edition. 205 pages. 6” x 8.25”.Ape and Essence (1948) is a post-nuclear war dystopian novel by Aldous..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First printing. Hardcover. A Fine copy in all regards with a tipped in signature. Stated first printing. 620 pages. 6.5” x 9.5”.“Awe, mixed with a little sadness, is perhaps the inevitable response to this hefty volume, which, coming on the heels of Munro’s Nobel..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First trade edition. Hardcover. A Fine copy in a Near Fine jacket. Humorously inscribed to fashion journalist and editor Grace Mirabella’s (1929–2021) husband Bill Cahan. Stated first trade edition. xv + 204 pages. 6” x 8.5”.A collection of speeches made by British journalist and..... more
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. First printing. Hardcover. A Very Good Minus copy. The front hinge of the case is split about two inches on the front. Otherwise, excellent and unmarred. Fine jacket. Signed by Allen Ginsberg on the title page, dated April 12, 1995. His circled “AH” is also..... more
New York: The Free Press, 1987. First printing. Hardcover. A Fine copy, inclusive of the dust jacket, save for the ownership markings to the front pastedown, which carries the library stamp of NCAC—National Coalition Against Censorship—from whom the book was acquired and a bookplate stating, “Donated by Joseph and Shirley..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in all regards, the only flaw being slightly rounded at the head and foot of the spine. “Signed first edition” sticker to the front. Signed by Anne Tyler on a tipped in leaf. Stated first edition. 244 pages. 6.5”..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. First printing. Hardcover. Fine in all aspects, with jacket. Stated first printing. 178 pages. 6” x 9.5”.Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s 2020 novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. As with all of her writing, Tyler’s strength is..... more
New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in all regards, including the jacket. Bookplate inscribed to fashion journalist and editor Grace Mirabella’s (1929–2021) husband Bill Cahan affixed to the half title page. Black and white photo insert. First printing/full number line. 236 pages. 6.25” x...... more
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1944. First printing. Hardcover. A Very Good first printing, lacking the jacket. The yellow clothbound case is modestly soiled. A previous owner’s bookplate on the front free endpaper, and a stain from high acid paper, now gone, laid in on the half title and the..... more
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good, overall. The book block is totally clean and unmarked, though the case and jacket show wear about the edges and rounding of the corners and head and foot of the spine. Stated first edition. xv + 183 pages. ..... more
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. Michael K. Firth. First printing. Hardcover. A Very Good book block and case—the only flaw being some fraying at the head of the spine. The jacket is unclipped, though bearing several large closed tears and discoloration to the spine. Inscribed by the author..... more
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good, overall. Book block clean and unmarked. The jacket is unclipped with small closed tears and minor creasing. Stated first printing. 335 pages. 5.75” x 8.5”.Loosely based on the real life case of Mendel Bellis, The Fixer (1966)—winner of..... more
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971. First printing. Hardcover. A crisp and clean copy with a Near Fine jacket. The case and book block, however, are marred by a heavy bump to the bottom edge, which has pierced the cloth binding, exposing about ¾” of the front board, and..... more
Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1945. Unbound leaves on various stock in the original folio, all lightly discolored and chipping. Printing of 1000 with 200 “de luxe” copies; this is the regular edition. Includes leaves 12, 14, 15, and 16 in duplicate. Lacks leaf 7, Albert Camus’ Letter to a...... more
Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2019. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus, overall, jacket included. Lightly bumped corners, otherwise unflawed. Stated first printing. 247 pages. 6.25” x 9.25”.Written in a series of brief vignettes, Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir takes a brilliant and heartbreaking approach to describing the complexities of being in a...... more
New York: The Red Ozier Press, 1982. Isamu Noguchi. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, without jacket as issued. Handsomely bound in orange publisher’s cloth with gilt cover design. Printed on handmade paper. Number 34 of 155 copies. From the estate of bibliophile Martin W. Hutner. Signed by author Charles Henri..... more
Milan: Fabbri Editori, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. Fine book block and case. Slipcase shows staining and scuffing, particularly around the edges, but the dark cloth successfully masks it to a casual observer. Limited edition; hand numbered 29. 159 pages. 12” x 12” in slipcase.From the introduction: “The fifty-nine pieces published..... more
Berkeley: Ginko Press, 2013. First printing. Hardcover. A Fine copy in all regards. Without jacket, as issued. Includes a powder blue ribbon marker. First printing. 224 pages. 9.25” x 10.75”.This is an impressive, exceptional book documenting the unique handstyles of graffiti artists from across the United States. Type designer Christian..... more