Leaves from the Log of William Bainbridge, Commodore U.S.N.
Privately Printed, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. Scarce. A very good copy in orignal limp tan cloth. Illustrated in color and sepia. [37] pages. More
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The Sunset Land; or, The Great Pacific Slope
Lee and Shepard, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good in origina plum cloth (spine faded, slight wear to edges; ink inscription by prior owner dated July, 1869) 322 pages. In which the author relates his travels in the state of California. More
Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and the Armada
Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1851. First Thus. Leather Binding. Bound in full period vellum, spine decorated in gilt, covers with an elaborate border in gilt and red, a single red fillet surrounding two gilt fillets encompassing a repeating gilt floral scroll which encloses a single red fillet with gilt floral devices at..... More
Vathek: An Arabian Tale
Limited Editions Club, 1945. First Thus. Hardcover. Copy #179 of 1500 numbered copies signed by artist. The book is nearly pristine; bound in full orange morocco decorated in gilt; publisher's slipcase and inner chemise have some wear (the slipcase is rubbed and cracked; the bok has a tiny ink date..... More
New and Collected Poems
Harcourt, April 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author to fellow poet (and close friend) William Matchett and his wife on front endpaper. A fine copy of the first edition, first printing in jacket. xv, [1], 393 pages. Includes poems from 6 previously published collections, plus 'new' poems..... More
Santa Claus: A Morality
Henry Holt and Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good copy of the first edition hardcover in original jacket (jacket has small chip to top of spine, some nicks and wear to edges). From the library of noted poet William Matchett with his ink inscription on endpaper. More
The Paris Review Spring, 1953. Volume I, Number 1
La Table Rond, 1953. First Edition. Paperback. The RARE FIRST ISSUE of the Paris Review, one of the most influential literary journals of the last century, remarkable for its longevity. This first issue includes work by William Styron, Terry Southern, Pater Matthiessen, E.M. Forster, Robert Bly, Donald Hall, and Henry..... More
Bleak House
Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full brown polished calf by Root & Son, spine with raised bands, contrasting red and dark green morocco labels, and gilt floral tooling within gilt-tooled cpmpartments, covers bordered with triple gilt fillets and rosettes at corners; inner dentelles decorated in gilt..... More
All Good Americans
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good first edition in jacket (jacket has surface and edge wear). More
The Single Hound: Poems of a Lifetime
Little, Brown, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good copy in original white cloth over pale gray boards (binding has some edge wear and discoloration). Edited, with an introduction, by Martha Dickinson Bianchi (the poet 's niece). BAL #4669. One of 595 copies issued. xxv i+151 pages. Nice copy in..... More
Last Step: The American Ascent of K2
Mountaineers Books, November 1980. First Thus. Hardcover. Signed by four expedition team members: Jim Whittaker, John Roskelly, Jim Wickwire, and Diane Roberts. A near fine first edition in a very good jacket (jacket has chip to rear cover; minor wear to edges). More
In High Places
Macmillan, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, sign on title page by two noted climbers who participated in these exploits: Layton Kor and Chris Bonington. A good copy of the first American edition in jacket (jacket has some edge and surface wear and some offsetting; previous owner's marker name and..... More
Storm and Sorrow in the High Pamirs
Gollancz, January 1980. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author Robert Craig and 3 other expedition members on title page: John Roskelly, John Evans, and Jeff Lowe. A near fine UK first revised edition in near fine jacket. More
Home As Found [2 volumes]
Lea & Blanchard, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. A2 volumes, complete as issued. A very good copy in the original plum muslin, printed paper spine labels (spines cocked with some fading, darkening and wear to labels; portations of the rear endpapers have been torn away in each volume; some foxing to..... More
A Shropshire Lad
John Lane The Bodley Head, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. The rare first American edition, one of only 150 copies issued. There were only 500 copies in the first printing of A'A Shropshire Lad', 350 of which carried the Kegan, Paul imprint and 1896 date, and 150 issued in America with..... More
Americans On Everest: The Official Account of the Ascent Led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth
J.B. Lippincott Company, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by two expedition members, and celebrated mountaineers, Maynard Miller, and Barry Bishop on half-title (who both also contributed chapters to this book). A fine hardcover in a fine jacket (jacket has tiny flaws to edges). 429 pages. Illustrated by B/w photos. First..... More
Americans On Everest: The Official Account of the Ascent Led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth
J.B. Lippincott Company, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by two expedition members, and celebrated mountaineers (two of the first five Americans to summit Everest) Jim Whittaker and Tom Hornbein on half-title (who both also contributed chapters to this book). A very good first edition hardcover in jacket (jacket has some..... More
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Privately Printed, 1928. First Thus. Hardcover. A good copy in period burgundy textured cloth titled in gilt (light reading wear; gilt titling oxidyzed; some rippling to text;; slight internal uniform browning, chiefly to edges). 307 pages. Early pirated issue of the author's most infamous novel, concerning a married woman's affair..... More
Polar Star
Franklin Library, 1989. First Edition. Leather Binding. Signed By Author. An as new copy in original shrinkwrap. Bound in original full blue leather decorated in gilt, all edges gilt. Publisher's printed letter laid in loose. More
Ji: Signs and Symbols of Japan
distributor, Harper & Row, January 1975. Hardcover. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, sunning to spine, bumped corners, and a former owner's plate on the inside front cover. Interior is otherwise clean, unmarked, and tight. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in (oblong). More
The Art of the Louvre's Tuileries Garden
Yale University Press, December 2013. Hardcover. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket. Book has a touch of shelfwear; DJ has a touch of edgewear. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 4to (oblong). More
Outerbridge Reach
Franklin Library, 1992. First Edition. Leather Binding. Signed By Author. A good copy in original full green leather decorated in gilt, all edges gilt (some reading wear). Publisher's printed letter laid in loose. More
The Wings of the Morning
Franklin Library, 1990. First Edition. Leather Binding. Signed By Author. As new in original shrinkwrap. Full gray leather decorated in gilt, all edge gilt. More
Operation Shylock
Franklin Library, 1993. First Edition. Leather Binding. Signed By Author. Full burgundy leather decorated in gilt, all edges gilt. A fine copy. Publisher's letter laid in loose. More