Search Results: Authors starting with C from DuBois Rare Books

New York: Pegasus Books, 2006. First American edition, First Printing so stated with full number line. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 495 pp. 8to. Black paper over boards, gilt spine lettering.

New York: R.C. Publications, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine. 132pp. 31cm. Softcover. Photo-illustrated wraps perfect bound. Condition: Very near fine with the slightest signs of handling. The coveted Weyerhaeuser insect issue featuring 4 large full color plates of beautifully rendered insects on heavy stock advertising Weyerhaeuser Paper Company. Also includes: Inside the New Yorker: Portraits and Self-Portraits, a great Duane Michaels piece we've never seen, extensive article about early paper-engineered books (aka pop-up books) and much more.

Trézélan: Filigranes, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. [N.p.] : ill. en n. et bl. ; 17 cm. 16mo. Stiff photo-illustrated wraps. Boldly signed by Caffery. A fine bright copy with some mild superficial indentions to the cover. From the Collection L'Oiseau Rare series; in French with fantastic gravure photo-illustrations.

New York: Pantheon, 1993. First Trade Edition, First Printing with full number line. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. Alexander Calder. 74 pp. 4to. Hardcover Black cloth covered boards with silver gilt spine lettering and illustrated front panel. Book Condition: Fine. Binding tight and square, corners sharp, text unmarked and apparently unread, edges clean and white. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Glassine jacket has some wrinkling, chip at spine head. Issued in 1955 as a signed limited edition, this is the first trade edition. Published in 1993 to very exacting standards. Calder's drawings are a source of great pleasure. Features more than fifty line drawings by the world-famous sculptor, accompanied by classic literary excerpts on animals of every ilk.

New York: The Educational Press, 1925. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Lacking. iv, 312pp. : illustrations ; 20 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original burgundy cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: spine ends pushed, else fine. Includes illustrated staplebound pamphlet laid in.

Arles: Actes Sud, 2000. Edition originale, documentation très complète. Stiff Wraps. Near Fine/Near Fine. 375 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. Notice et cote du catalogue de la Bibliotheà  que nationale de France Biographies: p. 271-295. Historique 1802-2000: p. 364-367. Index: p. 373-375. .- A travers une sélection de plus de 300 oeuvres, la collection composée par Bruno Decharme et présentée par Abcd (Art Brut Connaissance et Diffusion) rassemble les principaux auteurs d'art brut de la fin du 19e s. à nos jours. In French. An extraordinary book, especially if any type of art brut, outsider art, or folk art holds any interest to you. Superior design and execution. Stiff wraps in an pictorial acetate jacket. Book is in near fine condition, jacket shows a few dings else fine.

Melbourne: They Shoot Homos, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Very Good +. 96pp. 21cm. Softcover. Perfectbound magazine. Wraps. Book Condition: some superficial scuffing to covers, creasing at spine, else fine. Editor-in-Chief: Shannon Michael Cane. This issue: For Men and Their Admirers. Contributors include: Alfredo Paloma, Anthony Hunt, Christian Thompson,

Melbourne: They Shoot Homos, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Very Good +. 104pp. 21cm. Softcover. Perfectbound magazine. Wraps. Book Condition: some superficial scuffing to covers, creasing at spine, else fine. Includes CD: TSHDT Music Compendium 003, unopened and affixed to back cover gatefold. Editor-in-Chief: Shannon Michael Cane. This issue: Gay Power. Contributors include:.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982. First Printing of First English Translation. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 398 pp. 22 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original fine maroon colored cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: faint signs of handling, else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: light wear to the extremities, spine a little sunned, edges show a crinkle hear and there. A lovely copy. Translated by John Minford. The story of the stone : a Chinese novel in 5 vol. / Volume 4. The debt of tears. - 1. clothbound edition. - 1982. -Chinese literature in translation.

[Milano]: A. Mondadori, 1933. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Near Fine. 152 pages. 19 cm. Softcover. Book Condition: edges dusty, light foxing to endpapers, a nick to lower cover at crown of the spine else fine. Number 734 of a limited edition of 1500 copies.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Fine. ix, 523 p. ; 24 cm. Softcover. Perfectbound wraps. Book Condition: fine. A sharp copy.

New York: Soho Press, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 190pp. 20cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original paper over boards, lettering to spine. Book Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: lightly rubbed, else fine.

New York: Soho Press, 2001. First Printing of First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 192pp. 20cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original paper over boards, lettering to spine. Book Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: lightly rubbed, else fine.

New York: Soho Press, 2001. First Printing of First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 188pp. 20cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original paper over boards, lettering to spine. Book Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: lightly rubbed, else fine.

New York: Viking Press, 1962. First Printing of First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 71 pages illustrations 24 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original 1/4 green colored cloth and decorated paper over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: faint signs of handling, else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: clipped, light wear to extremities but altogether lovely and well preserved jacket. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1962 to "Yvette" from "David and Patti Bryden" and ALS (autograph letter signed) from Carmen Bernos de Gasztold addressed to "Madame Yvette Ripplinger" and dated 10/1/1963 (Jan. 10, 1963 in U.S. date order), very close to publication date. Letter includes transmittal envelope and is handwritten in ink and signed by Gasztold. Written in French, approximately 150 words. Condition of envelope and letter is about fine for both. Signed copies of this work are rare, letters by Gasztold exceedingly rare. The sterling provenance of this offering: that is, the appearance of… Read More

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 107 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 23 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original dark navy blue cloth over boards, lettering stamped in black to spine and upper cover. Book Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: light crinkling to spine ends and edges else fine. A sharp copy. "In this first major collection of her work, more than 85 full-color reproductions reveal the inspired world of artist Squeak Carnwath.

København: V. Pois Boghandel, 1923. First Printing of first Dutch edition. Hardcover. Fine/None Issued. Translation of the 11th edition of "Love's coming-of-age" (London, 1919). Chapters II, III, and IV are abridged translations of corresponding chapters in the author's "The drama of love and death". Description: 228 pp. 22 cm. Smallish 8to. Originally issued in rather handsome stiff wraps this copy has been rebound 3/4 crushed Morocco over marbled boards with original front cover bound in. Condition of book is fine.

New York: Tor Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing so stated with full number line. Very Good +/Very Good +. 302 pp. Violet colored paper over boards. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good +. Binding tight and square, spine ends pushed, corners sharp, text unmarked and apparently unread, edges clean and white. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + . Colors bright and fresh, tiny bit of wear showing on upper right corner, minimal rubbing.

Garden City: Doubleday, 1967. First Edition, First Printing with full number line. Very Good/None Issued. Not paginated. 16mo. Hardcover. Photo illustrated boards. Illustrated by Whitney Darrow Jr.. Book condition: Very Good. Some rubbing to extremities, interior super clean, Mr. Carson's mug smiling from both the front and rear panels. No dust jacket was issued for this book. For the collector of Carsonalia no explanation or expansion on this description is necessary. For the merely curious however we feel like it is our obligation to warn prospective buyers, valued potential customers, and other human beings in general: this is not a good book. There is definitely nothing funny about the humor. We were never big Carson fans, we admit, but Mr. Carson must have really been in some financial straits to associate his name with this book. The only positive thing we can say about the humor embodied in the text of this book is that it is not as bad as the illustrations. The illustrations (color duotones… Read More

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good -. xii, 173 pages ; 22 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original paper over boards. Book Condition: faint signs of handling, else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: light toning to spine, nicks at corners and spine ends; rear flap fold with chipping in several places, scuff to rear panel. Jacket presents well in spite of its flaws; altogether presentable collector's copy. Cover art by Tim Lewis.