Basileae: Typis G. Haas : Ex officina J.J. Thurneisen, 1780. First Edition Thus. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A stunning copy of the first edition to include all of the Holbein sketches - a great edition of Erasmus' classic "In Praise of Folly". The text is in..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Frontis Portrait. Reprint. Leather Binding. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Attractiv=vely custom-bound in heavy 3/4 brown morocco over brown cloth, spine with raised bands and gilt titling within gilt-ruled compartments, covers ruled in gilt, all edges gilt (light rubbing). Printed on India..... More
London: John Chapman, 1850. First English Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Scarce first English printing in the original cloth. Myerson A.22.2.a - binding variant "A". Original green cloth stamped in gilt and blind, yellow coated endpapers (chip to top of spine with loss of about..... More
Ashingdon, England: C. W. Daniel Company, Limited, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Exceptionally rare text on the inherent goodness of man. A remarkably well-preserved copy in the original white cloth and original cream printed jacket (slight wear to book and jacket; offset to endpapers)..... More
New York: Viking, 1983. Mapplethorpe, Robert (photographer); Over 100 b/w Photographs. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (tall). WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFULLY CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTION BY LISA LYON - THE SUBJECT OF THIS WORK... Slight creases to bottom corners of front cover, with tape repair (reinforcement)..... More
Buenos Aires: La Luminosa. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. 48pp. Eighteen color photographs. One of one hundred numbered copies, each signed by the artist/photographer. A Fine copy. More
Montrose, CA: Preview Publications, 1938. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A SUPERB AND UNIQUE COPY: This was Reps' last copy of the book, marked up by him for a proposed new edition. It was sent by Reps with proposed revisions (including a new dedication and title..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. First American Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author Bertrand Russell at top of title page in his characteristically neat hand. Russell himself credited this profoundly important and controversial work for his receipt of the Nobel Prize: "When I...... More
Wiley-Blackwell, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy. Some shelf wear to corners and edges. More
New York: Harper & Bros. 1867. First Thus. Hard Cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Solid with unmarked text, but with owner's ink name on second page; stamped green cloth, gilt titling on spine. Title page indicates "The only complete American edition. From the eighth London ediotion revised."..... More
