Recent Arrivals from George Robert Minkoff, Inc.

8vo. Original brown and beige cloth- backed boards, gilt letters on spine and cover, teg. (London) Boriswood Limited, 1933. Limited to 69 numbered copies on English hand-made paper, signed by the author. Printed at The Alcuin Press. 8 presentation copies were also printed. This copy #38. A fine, clean copy.

Original Letters, Written during the Reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV And Richard III. By various Persons of Rank or Consequence; Containing Many curious Anecdotes, relative to that turbulent and bloody, but hitherto dark, Period of our History; And Elucidating, not only Public matters of State, but likewise the Private Manners of the Age: Digested in Chronological Order; With Notes,… Read more about this item

David McKitterick. A New Specimen Book of Curwen Pattern Papers. Illustrated with 6 photo-reproductive plates and 32 tipped-in paper specimens. Tall 8vo. Original ¼-cloth-backed patterned paper boards, enclosed in publisher's slipcase. The Whittington Press, (Andoversford 1987). First Edition. One of 250 numbered copies in this binding, from an edition of 335. This copy #131. Printed at Whittington Court on… Read more about this item

Painting and Decorating. Working Methods. A Text Book for Apprentice Journeyman Housepainter Decorator. Produced under the directions of the International Association of Master Painters and Decorators. Illustrated. 8vo. Original black cloth, gold lettering on spine. Theo Audel, New York (1942). Second Edition. With 20 paint samples tipped-in. Very Nice.

MILLER, HENRY. Les Livres de Ma Vie. (Books in My Life). Translated into French by Jean Rosenthal. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Gallimard, (Paris 1957). First French Edition. One of 50 numbered exemplaire copies on vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre. This copy #43. Uncut and Unopened. Spine slightly darkened, o/w clean and bright. Together with, Les Livres de Ma Vie, tirage à part… Read more about this item

André Verdet. Au Parvis de l'Avril. Poèmes. Illustrated with an original etching and 2 prints by Jean Lurçat. 8vo. Loose signatures laid into white printed wrappers; enclosed in burgundy folding sleeve and slipcase. Aux Dépens des Amateurs. (Nice 1966). First Edition. Limited to 150 numbered copies on BFK paper. This is copy #2. Fine.

LE GUIN, URSULA. Gwilan's Harp. 8vo. Original wrappers, label on front cover. Lord John Press, Northridge 1981. First Edition. Limited to 300 copies signed by Le Guin. This is copy # 36. Fine.

Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself: Illustrated From His Letters. With Occasional Notes and Narratives by John Lord Sheffield. 4to. Bound in original publisher's boards, rebacked in cloth, original paper labels on spines, with the price of 4 shillings preserved on the label for the third volume; in slipcases. London:… Read more about this item

GENTHE, ARNOLD. As I Remember. Illustrated with 112 photographic illustrations by the author. 4to. Leather-backed blue cloth, gilt letters and gilt design on spine; enclosed in publisher's cloth slipcase, chipped and frayed at edges. New York (1936). First Edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by the author. This copy #58. Presentation copy inscribed, "For Mrs. H.H. Timken With all… Read more about this item

Rudolf Borchardt. Das Buch Joram. Illustrated with 7 woodcuts by Hans Fronius. Folio. Original cloth, in plain gray dust wrapper. (Frankfurt am Main, Trajanus Press 1962.) First Edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Fronius, of which 50 were not for sale. This copy #124. The art historian Otto Benesch thought Fronius was the most significant Austrian illustrator sense… Read more about this item

Caresse Crosby. Painted Shores. Illustrated with three Watercolors by Franois Quelvée. Folio. Original wrappers printed in red and black. Editions Narcisse, Paris 1927. First Edition. One of 222 copies on Papier Vélin d'Arches. This copy # 39. Minkoff A-5. Original torn darkened glassine present. Spine darkened; cover slightly darkened at edges; o/w very nice.

The Home. From Cellar to Shingles. The Webber Lumber & Supply Co. Catalog No. 96. Illustrated. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, in original mailing envelope. Fitchburg, Mass. (Ca. 1928). First Edition of this catalogue featuring home hardware, fixtures and related accessories with a distinct focus on Arts & Crafts and Mission style accents. "You will find this catalog a ready… Read more about this item

WOOLLCOTT, ALEXANDER. While Rome Burns. 8vo. Original tan cloth with vertical purple line and embossed copper-colored circle on front cover; enclosed in edge-worn, faded slipcase, Viking Press. New York 1934. First Edition. Limited to 500 copies signed by the author. This is copy #482. Slipcase has "482" written on the spine in white ink; head and heel of book spine… Read more about this item

WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. The Kingdom of the Earth with Hard Candy. 8vo. Original brown cloth-backed decorated boards, in publisher's slipcase, paper label on front of slipcase. New Directions (New York 1954). First Edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Williams. This copy # 93. Of the 100 copies approximately 90 copies were destroyed. There are only 10 numbered copies and… Read more about this item

PRESENTATION COPY TO "MAJOR G. GORDON" WAUGH, EVELYN. The Loved One. An Anglo-American Tragedy. Illustrated by Stuart Boyle. 8vo. Original green cloth, gold letters on spine; top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Chapman & Hall (London 1948). Large Paper Edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Waugh and Boyle. This copy # 39. Inscribed by Waugh on the colophon: "Major G.… Read more about this item

UPDIKE, JOHN. Getting the Words Out.8vo. Original leather-backed marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine. Lord John Press, Northbridge 1984. First Edition. Limited to 50 numbered deluxe copies, specially bound, signed by Updike. This copy is #50. Fine.

UPDIKE, JOHN. Concerts at Castle Hill. H.H. John Updike's Middle Initial Reviews Local Music in Ipswich, Massachusetts, from 1961 to 1965. 8vo. Original leather-backed decorated boards, in publisher's slipcase. Northridge, Lord John Press 1993. First Edition. Limited to 50 deluxe numbered copies specially bound, signed by Updike. This is copy #37. Fine.

THURBER, JAMES. Alarms and Diversions. Illustrated. 8vo. Original cloth, in dust wrapper. New York, Harper & Brothers (1957). First Edition. Presentation copy inscribed in a bold hand, "For Old Mort Bodfed affectionately James Thurber." Two small chips to top spine of dust wrapper, o/w Fine.

THURBER, JAMES. The Beast in Me and Other Animals. Illustrated. 8vo. Original pictorial green cloth, spine faded, in pictorial dust wrapper. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company (1948). First Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front endpaper, "For Pooz and Ruth Happy days Don't tease the animals Jim Jano / Thurber." Dust wrapper chipped at head and heel of spine;… Read more about this item

Inscribed to James Thurber. SPENDER, STEPHEN. The Making of a Poem. 8vo. Original red cloth, gilt letters on spine, in dust wrapper. Hamish Hamilton, London (1955). First Edition. Presentation copy inscribed by Spender to James Thurber. "In all Humility, to my severest critic (See p. 12) from Stephen Spender, Aug. 6, 1955." Spender has marked with a red line the last… Read more about this item