East Aurora: Roycrofters, 1921. Decorative Initial Letters; Head and Tail Pieces, in Brown and Black. First Edition. 3/4 Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Beautifully bound in a period Roycroft binding - purple-brown 3/4 crushed Levant morocco over pearlescent marbled boards, spine with raised bands and elaborate geometric and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [2], ix, [1], 344, [4] pages. Contains various essays on travel (particularly in Europe before the First World War, and on the seaboard of the eastern United States). BAL #9908; with Scribner's seal and..... More
[Los Angeles]: [Ward Ritchie Press], 1938. First Edition. Wraps. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. A very good copy- in wraps (slight stains/browning to wraps). 12mo 7,[1]pp Upper wrapper title. Huxley's terse and brilliant essay on the pleasures of reading. One of 500 copies (the entire edition), printed by..... More
![The Complete Works of Washington Irving [40 volumes]. Washington Irving](/pictures/thumb/005496559.jpg?v=1563065598)
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. The Pocantico Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 40 volumes, complete as issued. Uniformly bound in 3/4 period brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, titled and ruled in gilt, covers bordered with gilt rules, top edges gilt..... More
Denver: J. L. Armstrong, 1915. First Edition. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Exceptionally rare Directory of the Wyoming and Colorado owners of electric cars manufactured by the Baker Motor Vehicle Company, and the "Sixes" of the Winton Motor Carriage Company, issued by their Denver agent, J. L. Armstrong..... More
Dayton, OH: Bookfactory, 2011. B/w Photos. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by co-author Robert Rhode on title page: "For... from Bob - I wish you the joys of yesterday and today! Robert T. Rhode Nova Albion 2011". Bound in brown leather; original..... More
Boston: Crosby, Nichols and Company, 1856. 2 color plates / engr vign. First American Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good in cloth (ext sunning/rubbing; sl int soiling/browning). vi+[2] +260+4+p Notable illustrated biography of the Polish king (1624-96), famous for his many battles against the Turks; "compiled..... More
Chicago: Renaissance Society, 1988. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Exceptionally nice copy of this scarce retrospective. Near fine condition (has slight wear tio edges). Notes: Exhibition held May 4 - 30 June, 1988. Description: 28 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30..... More
![The Writings in Prose and Verse [12 volumes]. Rudyard Kipling](/pictures/thumb/005505236.jpg?v=1581990311)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. First Edition Thus. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A beautifully bound set of 12 volumes, bound in period 3/4 crushed and polished green morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt titling within gilt-ruled compartments, covers ruled in gilt..... More
New York: powerHouse Books, 1998. Over 200 Color & b/w Photographs; Advertising Matter. First Edition. Paperback. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (small thin). SIGNED BY WILLIAM KLEIN WITH DRAWING. Slight rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to edges); else a near fine copy internally. 118, [10] pages. Overview of some..... More
Stuttgart und Augsburg: J.G. Cotta'fcher, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volumes. 576pp., together. Text in German. "Travel in Canada, and Through the Countries of New York and Pennsylvania." Very Good in quarter calf over paste-paper boards. 19th-century ex-library marks, remnants of library labels..... More
![Poems Plays and Miscellaneous Essays of Charles Lamb [Fore-Edge Painting]. Charles Lamb, Alfred...](/pictures/thumb/005504844.jpg?v=1581385577)
London: Macmillan, 1884. First Edition Thus. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This attractively bound copy features a unique fore-edge painting, an oblong oval suggestive of a ceiling fresco, featuring four gaily-costumed peasants sowing in a field, the two men wearing elaborate hats, the two women in..... More
Seattle: The Artist, 2015. Original Artwork. Single Sheet. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Charming original ink and watercolor rendering of a rather contented sheep by artist Alan Chong Lau to mark Chinese New Year, 2015. 6 x 4 inches. Signed and inscribed by artist (with Kazuko). More
Anchorage AK: Salmon Run Press, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" SUPERB PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by author to her only child, Nikolai Goodman: "For my darling Nikolai February 1st 97." Also inscribed on colophon (see below). Hand-sewn color pictorial wraps; handmade paper endpapers. Copy "2A" of..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [6], 401, [7] pages. First issue of the novel concerning the moral dilemmas faced by the eponymous middle-class salesman; with "Purdy" for "Lyte" (page 49, line 4) and "my fellow human" (page 49..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket (cloth is bright, jacket shows only slightest hints of fading and slight traces of nicking to edges). First issue book, second issue jacket. [6]..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First English Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Nice copy of the first English edition in original blue cloth binding and jacket complete with 7/6 price (jacket spine darkened, some browning to jacket with slight wear to edges; slight wear to cloth; some offset..... More
![Self Portrait [Signed and Inscribed with Original Drawing]. Man Ray](/pictures/thumb/00535299.jpg?v=1519777100)
Boston: Atlantic Monthly / Little Brown, 1963. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Man Ray with an original drawing of his trademark floating eye and face. This copy is inscribed on the half title to Frank Goodman, "one of..... More
New York: Bellport Press, 1987. 18 tipped-in color plates. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very good copy of this striking monograph with its superb tipped-in color plates. Text by Patti Smith. One of only 2000 copies printed. Book and jacket are very good (jacket..... More
London: Trubner and Co., 1863. B/w Illustrations, Map. First English Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xvi + 251pp., plus 24pp. ads (dated August 1882). One folding map at the back. Original dark brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind, yellow coated endpapers. Light wear at the..... More
Los Angeles: The Artist, 2003. Original Color Painting By DeLoss McGraw. Original Painting. Original Painting. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colored ink and gouache original painting / drawings, signed in pencil by the artist, created Spring, 2003 for a future edition. Sheet size 5 1/4 x 8 1/8..... More
Los Angeles: The Artist, 2003. Original Color Painting By DeLoss McGraw. Original Painting. Original Painting. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colored ink and gouache original painting / drawings, signed in pencil by the artist, created Spring, 2003 for a future edition. Sheet size 5 1/4 x 8 1/8..... More
Los Angeles: The Artist, 2003. Original Color Painting By DeLoss McGraw. Original Painting. Original Painting. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colored ink and gouache original painting / drawings, signed in pencil by the artist, created Spring, 2003 for a future edition. Sheet size 5 1/4 x 8 1/8..... More
Los Angeles: The Artist, 2003. Original Color Painting By DeLoss McGraw. Original Painting. Original Painting. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colored ink and gouache original painting / drawings, signed in pencil by the artist, created Spring, 2003 for a future edition. Sheet size 5 1/4 x 8 1/8..... More
Los Angeles: The Artist, 2003. Original Color Painting By DeLoss McGraw. Original Painting. Original Painting. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colored ink and gouache original painting / drawings, signed in pencil by the artist, created Spring, 2003 for a future edition. Sheet size 5 1/4 x 8 1/8..... More
