Search Results: Titles starting with A from Downtown Books & News

Metro Manila, Philippines: Institute for Inner Studies Publishing Foundation, Inc, 2008. Second edition, third printing. Trade paperback. Very Good+. 4to. 265pp. General shelf wear. Corners lightly bumped. Textblock edges soiled, several dogears. Color illustrations by Benny Gantioqui through out. Bound-in red ribbon bookmark.

Amsterdam: Soyo Publishers, 1991. Limited Edition of 30 remainders from music boxset. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dj. as issued. 16mo. 57pp. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering on upper board and spine. Boards lightly soiled, else fine. Sticker on lower board that says Made in the Netherlands. "Across the Years is a selection made by Richard from all the poems he'd written up to the time the book was published. A beautifully designed, cloth-bound little book set in Garamond containing 33 poems in the chronological order of their composition, this is the remainder of the approximately 30 copy overflow from the luxury edition, published in an edition of 500, long out of print. (from Hell's website)"

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1970. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo. 188pp. Red Boards with silver lettering on spine. Edges at head of boards rubbed. Dustjacket has minor staining along head and fore edge of upper cover, accompanied by 1" closed tear. "Westlake creates a touching, funny thoroughly enjoyable portrait of what hppens when a small-time writer tries to "make it" in the world of big-time pornography.(from dj)".

Zurich, Switzerland: Haunch of Venison, 2009. First Edition, limited. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to (10"x10.5"). 59pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Covers lightly rubbed; long scuffs without paper loss to upper cover. Bottom corner of lower board bumped, tail corners rubbed; very slight warp to low lower board. Light spotting to textblock edge. Small stain to rear endpapers. No dj. as issued; covered in protective mylar. Color photographs & complete catalogue of Ghenie's sold-out (in the first 20 minutes) show at the now-closed Haunch of Venison Gallery in Zurich.

Boston: Collins Press, 1894. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Hardcover. VG-/No dustjacket. 8vo. 308pp. Gilt-stamped red cloth. The author recounts his time aboard a whaling vessal, in Australia and during the Gold Rush in California. Referenced in Cowan II, 687; Howes W-465. Both the upper and rear fly leaf have been removed resulting in damage to the hinges, but the binding itself is still pretty tight. Moderate rubbing to boards; edgewear; bumping to spine and top upper corner.

Novi Sad, Serbia: Forum Konyvkiado, 1977. no additional printings listed. Looseleaf in slipcover. Good+/Good. Arpad G. Balaz. Oblong Folio (12.5"x16"). Looseleaf, unpaginated. Heavy edgewear, creasing, splits to corners of paper slipcover. Interior toned, lightly rubbed page corners. Eight b/w/tan illustrations by Balaž. Translated from the Hungarian to Croatian-Serbian by Danilo Kiš.

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1957. 1st ed. No add'tl ptg. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo. 192pp. Illus. dj. feat. a "native" African stalking through the jungle while two official types look on from behind the trees, in a jeep, from a higher vantage point. Black cloth, gilt to spine. Dust jacket: two 1'' closed tears at bottom corner and tail; edgewear; chipping to extremities; scuffing & soiling, esp. visible on rear cover. Boards: bumping to spine. Bound material: foxing to all edges; foxing to endpp., else fine. "And in a territory where the beast isn't always four-legged, man doesn't always behave rationally. Woman certainly doesn't." The protaganist is named Rocky Russel and the author was in the R.A.F. I think that about says it all. Author has signed the FFEP. Author's 1st book; covered in protective mylar.

New York: The Mysterious Bookshop, 2010. First edition thus, first printing, limited. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (8"x5"). 429pp. 1/4 bound in blue leather & marbled paper-covered boards with giltstamped spine. Signed by Otto Penzler, Charles McCarry, Lee Child, James Grady, Joseph Finder, John Lawton, John Weisman, Stephen Hunter, Gayle Lynds, David Marrell, Andrew Klavan, Robert Wilson, Dan Fesperman, Stella Rimington and Olen Steinhauer to designated page before story. Crack to gutter at page 199. Limited edition hand-numbered 91 of 120 copies. Covered in protective mylar by seller.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Agon, 1953. First edition. Paperback. Good. Folio (14"x10.5"). 71pp. Illustrated wraps, french flaps. Toned, soiled, dampstained wraps. Large open chip to midspine, chipped spine extremes. Heavily rubbed edges & corners. Sewn binding very loose. Pages toned. B&W tipped-in photo, illustrations throughout.

Tokyo, Japan: Parco/Isamu Ito, 2005. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo (8"x5.5"). 697pp. B&W photographic paper-covered boards. Photographic dust jacket covered in mylar. B&W photos throughout. Publisher's slip laid in. Text in Japanese. Originally published in 1966.

New York: Random House, 1933. First edition, first printing, limited. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo. (10"x7"). 159pp. Full navy leather with red/teal/gilt spine label and four raised bands, deckled edges. Missing original slipcase. Rubbed covers, and spine, spine label chipped. 2" stripe of paint to upper cover. Heavy edgewear, board exposed at corners and spine extremes worn. Endpaper cracked over lower hinge. Toned and foxed. Crayon mark to ffep. Signed and numbered 264 of 325 copies to half title verso.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo (8.5"x6"). 209pp. 1/4 navy cloth & tan/blindstamped paper-covered boards with gilt title to spine, robin's egg blue topstain, deckled edges. Toned endpapers, light tone throughout: else fine. Typographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar.

Westminster, MD: Insight Studios Group, 2003. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 4to. 96pp. Black cloth-covered boards with giltstamed decoration to upper cover & spine. Dampstaining to interior of dj. visible at topedge of the back cover with no damage to boards. Pen mark to bottom edge of lower cover of dj. B&W illustrations throughout. Dj. covered in protective mylar.

Cinisello Balsamo, Milano: Silvana Editoriale Spa, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 4to. 285pp. Burgundy cloth-covered boards with whitestamped title to upper cover & spine. Parallel text in English & Italian. Color photos throughout. 4-15-19.

Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2002. no additional printings listed. Trade paperback. Near Fine. 4to. 142pp. Illustrated paper wraps. 76 color plates. Covered in protective mylar. Text in German & English.

New York: Cassell Publishing, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (9"x7"). 132pp. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt/blue/dk. brown -stamped decoration to upper cover & spine, blind stamped decoration to lower cover, illus. endpapers. Boards rubbed, esp. to spine, extremes and corners (board exposed). Spine stiff (competently repaired), corners soft. Endpapers foxed, splitting over hinges, uneven signatures, binding sound. Textblock edges & pages toned. Gift inscription to first page. B&W frontis, B&W engraved cuts throughout. Covered in seller's protective mylar. Scarce.

Phoenix Press, 1983. First edition, limited. Paperback. Very Good+/Very Good. Sharyn Jayne Hyatt. 4to (12"x9"). Unpaginated. Cream-colored, card stock staple-bound with typographic paper dust jacket. Top-edge of dust jacket chipped, soiled spot to head of spine extreme. Light crease to final pages. B&W illustrations by Hyatt throughout. From a limited first edition of 300 copies.

Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate Communications, Inc, 1998. First edition, first printing. Softcover. Very Good+. 4to (11"x8.5").144pp. Paper wraps, french flaps. Light shelfwear. Binding tight, no marks. Catalog of a 53 work exhibition organized by and held at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Indiana in 1998. Color plates throughout. Includes essays, chronology, collections and bibliography.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1994. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Hardcover. VG+/VG. 8vo. 712pp.(vol. I) 292pp.(vol. II). Slight wear to edges of spine on each volume. Former owner's name on ffep of vol. II. Light scuffing to dustjackets. (from vol. I dj.) "This volume provides an unprecedented portrait of American life and religion at its grass roots. Readers are invited to explore the history and culture of the congregation, a distinctively American type of religious structure which is often overlooked in traditional studies of American religion.".

Johnson Reprint Company, 1965. reprint. Hardcover. VG+/No dustjacket. 8vo. Blue cloth. A fascinating historical glance at the dyer's trade in the early 20th century. Light edgewear, small spot on lower board.