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Arbor House, New York, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Inscribed by Author. LAWRENCE BLOCK. A Dance at the Slaughterhouse, New York: William Morrow, 1991.Octavo, first edition, pp. 309, orange paper-covered boards quarter-bound in lighter orange cloth with silver lettering to spine, signed on the title page by Block. A Matt Scudder detective tale.Condition of this book:Silver lettering at spine has flaked a bit; in fine jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; 1990s; Fiction. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0688103499. ISBN/EAN: 9780688103491. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55380. . 9780688103491

Self published, Tokyo, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. MASUNO ASADA. Dance of Japan, Tokyo: self-published, 1956.12mo, English-language edition, pp. 61, white paper-covered boards, halftone photos, errata slip laid in, signed in Japanese on the free front endpaper by the author and Hiroshi Asada, whose relevance here is unknown to me. Also laid in is a silver gelatin photo of the author in dance costume, inscribed by the author on the reverse, plus her business card and Hiroshi's business card. The text is a history of Japanese dance and how it was influenced by Western dance. Asada was a dance critic as well as a dancer.Condition of this book:Overall very good; jacket discoloring with some chipping at the edges. This is the first USA edition. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity… Read More

Viking, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/As New. STEPHEN KING. The Dark Half, New York: Viking, 1989.Octavo, first edition, pp. 431, 1 (afterword), black paper-covered cloth boards quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front. Horror master delivers a creepy supernatural murder case.Condition of this book:Fine in fine jacket, although the leaves are age-toned, which seems to be common to this book. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; 1980s; Horror. ISBN: 067082982x. ISBN/EAN: 9780670829828. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55338. . 9780670829828

Harper & Row, New York, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. Signed by Author. TONY HILLERMAN. The Dark Wind, New York: Harper & Row, 1982.Octavo, first edition, pp. 214, blue paper-covered boards quarter-bound in blue cloth with silver lettering to spine, inscribed on the free front endpaper by Hillerman to "Eleanor -- from one ex-police reporter to another." Bookseller ticket on front pastedown,Condition of this book:Fine in a near-fine jacket with tiny nicks along the bottom of the rear panel, short, innocuous crease in rear flap. The cloth along the top edge is faintly sunned. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; 1980s; Fiction. Signed by… Read More

Worthington, Hartford, 1892. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HELEN CAMPBELL. Darkness and Daylight or Light and Shadows of New York Life, Hartford: A.D. Worthington, 1892.Large octavo, early edition, pp. xii, 13-740, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration to spine and front, illustrated from photographs. Campbell, a journalist and reformer, wrote extensively on New York's poor, the garment industry and exploitation of women (see Feminist Companion, Yale). Her use of photography was in striking similarity to that of Jacob Riis, but she never published the photos themselves.Condition of this book:Spine ends worn, fraying; various minor discolorations to covers. Both hinges cracked, clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Spine working loose but still intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available:… Read More

Orion, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/As New. Inscribed by Author. IAN RANKIN. Dead Souls, London: Orion, 1999.Octavo, first edition, pp. 406, black buckram boards with silver lettering to spine, cryptically inscribed on the title page by the author. Edinburgh has never been more haunted for Inspector RebusCondition of this book:Fine in fine jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Scotland; 1990s; Fiction. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0752807234. ISBN/EAN: 9780752807232. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55358. . 9780752807232

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Dear Socks, Dear Buddy, Kids' Letters to the First Pets, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.Square octavo, first edition, pp. 205, red and blue paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine, color photos, signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the front paste-down -- possible autopen signature.. Written when Clinton was first lady in an effort to encourage children to write.Condition of this book::Spine shaken, all else fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; United States; 1990s; Animals & Birds. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0684857782. ISBN/EAN:… Read More

Random House, New York, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/As New. Signed by Author. THOMAS PERRY. Death Benefits, New York: Random House, 2001.Octavo, first edition, pp. 383, 1 (note), gray paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black. An insurance investigation keeps spreading and getting bigger. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; Modern; Fiction. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55217. .

Victor Gollancz, London, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. KENNETH GILES. A Death in Church, London: Victor Gollancz, 1970.Octavo, pp. 192, red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Inspector Harry James and Sgt. Honeybody have work to do.Condition of this book:Jacket has darkened, small stain at top edge, all else fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Britain/UK; 1970s; Fiction. ISBN: 0575003979. ISBN/EAN: 9780575003972. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55230. . 9780575003972

De Puy, Holmes, New York, 1872. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Various sources, Deduction of the Title to Harlaem Commons, and Abstract of the Title of Dudley Selden, New York: De Puy, Holmes & Co., 1872.Octavo, pp. 73, brown cloth covers, former owner's name on free front endpaper, bookstore advertisement tipped in at front, a couple of damaged paper labels attached to back cover. A collection of legal documents relating to the ownership of land in Harlem during the 17th century.Condition of this bookExtremities rubbed, the entire book is creased down the middle, but overall good and sound. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 18th century; Business, Finance… Read More

Self published, New York, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Anne Maria Jauss. Inscribed by Author. OSKAR MARIA GRAF. Der Ewige Kalender, New York: self-published, 1954.Quarto, edition of 500 copies, pp. 48, light gray cloth boards with red lettering to spine, logo and initials on front, illustration by Anne Maria Jauss. A poetry cycle to mark Graf's 60th birthday, signed by Graf on the limitation page. Text in German.Condition of this book:Dust jacket missing chunks, all else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text is in German. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Anne Maria Jauss. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; United States; 1950s; German Language; Antiquarian & Rare.… Read More

Maeght, Paris, 1963. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Periodicals, Braque, Reverdy.] Derriere le Miroir No. 135-136, Paris: Maeght Editeur, December 1962-January 1963.Unbound folio, wraps, pp. 28, 4 (Chroniques), lithographs by Braque and Reverdy, with essays by Reverdy, Stanislaus Fumet and Francois Chapon.Condition of this book:Fine, lithos fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; France; 1960s; French Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54912. .

Maeght, Paris, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Periodicals, Paul Rebeyrolle, Jean-Paul Sartre.] Derriere le Miroir, No. 187, Paris: Maeght Editeur, October 1970.Unbound folio, pp. 26, wraps, lithographs, 2 double-page, with the essay "Coexistences" by Jean-Paul Sartre.Condition of this book:Short tear near head of spine spine, overall near fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; France; 1970s; French Language; Philosophy. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54925. .

Maeght, Paris, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket. Richard Lindner. Derriere le Miroir limited edition, Paris: Maeght, 1977.Folio, No. 17 of an edition of 150 on Rives de velin Arches paper, pp. 24, 3 (limitation page, note), wraps in chemise, slipcase with paper label, color lithographs showing paintings, watercolors and pastels. Text by James Lord in English and French.Condition of this book:All fine except for a few finger marks on the chemise and a small spot on the front. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in multiple languages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; United States; 1970s; Antiquarian & Rare. ISBN: 2855870399. ISBN/EAN: 9782855870397. Pictures of… Read More

Maeght, Paris, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Adami. Derriere le Miroir limited edition, Paris: Maeght, 1970.Folio, No. 123 of an edition of 150 on Rives de velin Arches paper, pp. 32, 1 (limitation page), wraps in chemise, slipcase with paper label, 3 original color lithographs. Text in French by Jacques Dupin.Condition of this book:All fine except for a few small marks on the chemise. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1970s; French Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54887. .

Derrydale Press, New York, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. DE GOUY, L.P. The Derrydale Cook Book of Fish and Game [in 2 volumes], New York: Derrydale Press, 1937.Octavo, first edition, copy No. 1102 of 1,250 printed by Eugene Connett (the Derrydale founder), pp. xx, 308; xxvi, 330, maroon cloth boards with green lettering and rules on spines, Derrydale hunting-goddess logo stamped on upper boards inside gilt and green frames.I haven't tried any of these recipes but they look like they would fit right in at an upscale 21st-century gastro-pub, although De Gouy created them many decades ago. See entry No. 114 in Henry Siegel's Derrydale bibliography. Also see Axford p. 113.Condition of these books:Very good but lacking slipcase. Boards show minor edge wear.Leaves clean and tight, age-toned, a few small stains at edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean,… Read More

John Murray, London, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WALTER HAMILTON, ESQ. Description of Hindostan, and the Adjacent Countries, in 2 volumes, London: John Murray, 1820.Quartos, first editions, pp. xlii, large folding map, 766; iv, 830, 1 (addendum), gray cloth boards half-bound in brown sheep with black morocco labels on spines, folding map measuring about 31x25 inches or 79x64cm, drafted and engraved by Sid. Hall for John Murray. Covers what we know as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan.As author of this work and the East-India Gazetteer, Hamilton created for the British reader a detailed view of distant parts of the Empire.Condition of these books:Overall very good and clean, short tears in preliminary leaves and in lower center of map, hinges cracked in V1, V2 has been rebacked with neat tape repairs to hinges. Moderate wear and bumping to covers. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Text body… Read More

Geishudo, Japan, 1907. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. FURUYA KORIN. Design book, Japan: Yamada Geishudo, 1907.Oblong octavo about 10x7 inches, unpaginated with 13 woodblock-printed leaves separated by parchment, 4 images per leaf for a total of 52, cardboard covers, front cover with paper label attached. Artistic themes include leaves and trees, water, Mount Fuji, and others, with some abstraction.Wikipedia: "Furuya Korin was a Japanese artist, illustrator, and designer active in the Kyoto arts and crafts circle in the Meiji period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries." His paintings are held in museums around the world.Condition of this book:Cover label peeling from edges with corner piece missing. Light age toning inside, prints fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in Japanese. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and… Read More

Fischer and Franke, Dusseldorf. Early Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. KUITHAN, ERICH. Deutsche Kinderlieder (German Children's Songs), Dusseldorf: Fischer and Franke, undated (1900 or 1901).Quarto, edition unknown, unpaged, illustrated boards, text in German, color illustration. A slim volume of poetry and songs. Kuithan (1875-1917) was a prominent expressionist who ran his own art school in Jena. OCLC locates 8 copies of this book held in worldwide libraries, either the 1900 or the 1901 edition.Condition of this book:Paper covering the boards is pulling away from the boards, interior very good, images fine. Size: Quarto. Text is in German. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Germany; 1900-1920; German… Read More

Tennant and Ward, New York, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. TENNANT, JOHN A. Developers and Development, New York: Tennant and Ward, 1912.12mo, first edition, pp. 64, blue cloth boards with gilt-stamped lettering on spine, blind-stamped logo on upper panel. "A practical survey of the principal developers and their characteristic points: with reliable formulae and instructions for their use in negative making." Roosens/Salu 3091.Condition of this book:Boards lightly worn with tiny white speckles.Leaves clean and tight, toning. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; United States; 1900-1920; Science & Technology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More