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Hoover Brothers, New York, 1940. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Anonymous. Official Precancel Stamp Catalog, Part 1, New York: Hoover Brothers, 1940.Octavo, 16th edition, pp. 581, 11 (ads), black buckram boards with gilt lettering and rules to spine, penciled notes on title page. Includes pricing information. Touch of dust at fore edge, leaves a bit toned, overall very good. 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: Antiques & Collectibles; United States; 1940s; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55331. .

Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1945. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Federal Writers Program. Oklahoma, A Guide to the Sooner State, Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma, 1945.Octavo,second edition, pp. xxvi, 445, halftones, large folding map in rear pocket, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Part of the American Guide Series created by the Works Progress Administration during the Depression to give work to unemployed writers and photographers.Condition of this book:Very good with a few marks to covers. Jacket is sunned at spine with chipped edges, internally reinforced at spine ends by binder's tape. Map 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: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; United… Read More

Scribner, New York, 1900. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. PAGE, THOMAS NELSON. The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock, New York: Scribner, 1900.Octavo, illustrated and expanded edition of a book that was released in 1897, pp. xii, 170, color plates, teal cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering on spine and upper board, gilt and black illustration in vellum scroll on upper board (designed by Margaret Armstrong, initialed MA) 7 color plates by Howard Chandler Christy, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Poignant romance in the pre-auto era. BAL 15387.Condition of this book:Boards lightly worn, cover illustration darkening; rear hinge cracked.Leaves clean with scattered foxing, free front endpaper is lacking, images fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is loose but fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing.… Read More

Robert Clarke, Cincinnati, 1876. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. CRAIG, NEVILLE B. [editor]. The Olden Time, A Monthly Publication Devoted to the Preservation of Documents ... in Relation to the Early Explorations and the Settlement and Improvement of the Country Around the Head of the Ohio, Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1876.Tall octavos, 2nd edition, pp. 586, 1 (errata), 1 folding plate; 580, folding map of Braddock's route, original green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spines. Howes C846: "The first edition is seldom found complete with the final number, many copies having been confiscated at the printer's on a creditor writ. Unrivaled collection of Ohio Valley sources." Also see Thompson 892-893: "Contains much original material not to be found elsewhere. An exceedingly valuable collection of rare documents and other materials, preserved in the best form for the use of future historians."Condition of this… Read More

Doubleday, New York, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. KENNETH ROBERTS. Oliver Wiswell in 2 volumes, New York: Doubleday Doran, 1940.Octavos, No. 817 of an edition of 1,000, pp. 411; 412-849, olive cloth boards with beveled edges, gilt lettering to spines, blind-stamped monograms on fronts, top edges gilt, some leaves unopened, lacking slipcase, signed on the limitation page by the author. Sprawling Revolutionary War novel with a Loyalist as the hero.Condition of these books:Faint wear at edges, overall near fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Fiction; United States; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Pictures of this item not… Read More

Limited Editions Club, New York, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Reynolds Stone. Herman Melville, Omoo, New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961.Quarto, No. 1,164 of an edition of 1,500, pp. xix, 273, 1 (limitation page), printed boards with beveled edges and a calf label to the spine, top edge tinged gray, slipcased, illustrated by Reynolds Stone and signed by Stone on the limitation page.Condition of this book: Fine in a sound but soiled slipcase, with remnant of a parchment wrapper. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. 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: Reynolds Stone. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; 19th century; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

Baker & Taylor, New York, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. R.F. & H.L. DOHERTY. On Lawn Tennis, New York: Baker & Taylor, 1903.12mo, first American edition, pp. xvi, 17-233, 4 (ads), green cloth boards with gilt lettering and tennis racket to spine, gilt lettering and tennis player on front, halftone illustration, former owner's name on free front endpaper. Two great English players, both Wimbledon champs, hold forth on the game's details, including how to set up your own court.Condition of this book:Covers darkened with a few marks, showing wear at corners and spine ends. Inside near fine, a few leaves over-opened. 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 Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

Harper & Row, New York, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ. One Hundred Years of Solitude, New York: Harper & Row, 1970.Octavo, first edition, pp. 422, 1 (note), green cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering to the spine, gilt logo and date on front, gift inscription on free front endpaper. First state dust jacket with exclamation point at end of first paragraph on front flap; book too is first state with no numbers on the last leaf. This novel broke ground with its use of magical realism, complex narrative structure, exploration of Latin American history and identity, and integration of mythical and symbolic elements. It holds an enduring influence on literature.Condition of this book:Jacket is price-clipped and missing pieces, but holding together (see photos), protected under Brodart. Book is good with minor stains at edges, rubbed spine ends, and spots of discoloration on front panel. This is the… Read More

Browns Editions, London, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). New Book/No Dust Jacket. BRUCE GILDEN. Only God Can Judge Me, London: Browns Editions, 2018.Tall folio (250x376mm), first edition of 700, unpaginated (56 pages), glossy printed boards, full-bleed color photos, 1 gatefold, signed on a preliminary leaf by Gilden.Pictures of prematurely aging female drug addicts taken outdoors in Overtown, Miami, showing faces of a harsh existence close up. These people can be hard to look at, portrayed intimately by a photographer who knows the territory all too well, being a former addict and the son of an addict. He says he sees his mother in the faces of his subjects. "This personal motivation is the genesis of my ongoing project, Only God Can Judge Me, on prostitutes and drugs. ... It’s hard to imagine how much suffering and how little hope their stories contain. ..."I want to continue this project and attract attention to them and to what… Read More

Metropolitan Museum, New York, 2001. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Fine. Keith Christiansen and Judith W. Mann. Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi, New York: Metropolitan Museum, 2001.Heavy quarto, released to accompany an exhibition, pp. xx, 476, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, extensive illustration. With previously unpublished documents relating to the case against Agostino Tassi the rape of Artemisia.Condition of this book:Slight touch of white shelf paint to bottom edge of boards, else fine. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: Quarto. 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Reference. ISBN: 0300090773. ISBN/EAN: 9780300090772. Pictures of this item not already displayed… Read More

Western Society of Engineers, Chicago, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. TURCK, J.A.V. Origin of Modern Calculating Machines, Chicago: Western Society of Engineers, 1921.Octavo, first edition, pp. 196, pebbled green morocco boards with a stamped design and embossed lettering on spine and upper panel, illustrated with schematics, engravings and halftones. Begins in the stone age and runs through the 19th century, encompassing the work of Pascal, Leibnitz, Felt, Burroughs and others.Condition of this book:Boards worn at extremities, barely noticeable initials scratched into upper panel.Leaves clean and tight, images fine. Overall near 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:… Read More

Lothrop, Boston, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BENJAMIN, S.G.W. Our American Artists, With Portraits, Studios, and Engravings of Paintings, Boston: D. Lothrop, 1879.Octavo, unpaginated, green cloth boards with beveled edges, black stamped lettering and a gilt palette on front, all edges gilt, illustrated. Not a children's book but meant to introduce the uninitiated to art; interesting to all for its depictions of artists' studios and working methods.Condition of this book:Spine ends, corners rubbed with minor losses, boards a bit darkened but gilt is bright. Interior is clean and tight. Very good and attractive overall. 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… Read More

Rodale, Emmaus, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. AL GORE. Our Choice, A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, Emmaus: Rodale, 2009.Quarto, first edition, pp. 416, wraps, color illustration, signed on the dedication page by Gore. We can fix this mess, says the crusader for a better climate.Condition of this book:Fine, price stickers on rear cover. 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: Natural History & Resources; Modern; Science & Technology. Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781594867347. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54067. . 9781594867347

Knopf, New York, 1995. Publishers Proof Copy. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. JOHN LE CARRE. Our Game, New York: Knopf, 1995.Octavo, uncorrected proof, pp. 302, 3 (notes), wraps, proposed front panel of hardcover dust jacket stapled to the inside of the front cover.Condition of this book:Dust-darkened at edges, overall very good. 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. Edges greyed with dust marks. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; 1990s; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0679441891. ISBN/EAN: 9780679441892. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55367. . 9780679441892

Ticknor & Fields, Boston, 1863. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. Our Old Home, A Series of English Sketches, Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1863.12mo, first edition, first state with one page of ads in rear, pp. xi, 9-398, 1 (ads), brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped frames and decoration to covers. The American novelist does non-fiction with a journey through England, including a grim portrait of poverty. BAL 7626, Merle Johnson p. 223, FPAA p. 173.Condition of this bookSlight losses at spine ends, a few spots inside, one binding string has broken, resulting in some looseness, but overall very good. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is loose but fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

Mysterious Press, New York, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). As New/Near Fine. Signed by Author and Illustrator. BLOCH, ROBERT. Out of the Mouths of Graves, New York: Mysterious Press, 1978.Octavo, No. 133 of 250 signed, numbered copies, pp. xiii, 193, 14 (ads, limitation page etc.), blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and logo to spine, slipcased, signed on the limitation page by Bloch. A short story collection.Condition of this book:Rubbing at jacket edges because of tight fit in slipcase, else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. 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; 1970s; Fiction. Signed by Author and Illustrator. ISBN: 0892960442. ISBN/EAN: 9780892960446.… Read More

William Morrow, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. LAWRENCE BLOCK. Out on the Cutting Edge, New York: William Morrow, 1989Octavo, first edition, pp. 260, beige paper-covered boards quarter-bound in white cloth with gilt lettering to spine, signed on the title page by Block. A Matt Scudder detective tale.Condition of this book:Touch of foxing at edges, boards moderately foxed; 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. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0688090699. ISBN/EAN: 9780688090692. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55209. . 9780688090692

Oxford, Oxford, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). New Book/No Dust Jacket. MICHAEL COX [editor]. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature in 2 volumes, various places: Oxford University Press, 2002.Quartos, first edition, pp. xxix, 816; ix, 483, printed boards quarter-bound in red morocco with gilt lettering to spines, in original box. Begins with Caxton and the dawn of English printing in 1474, takes you right into the 21st century. A deeply researched reference set.Condition of this bookFine, no flaws. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). 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: Over 3 kilos. Category: Reference; Books on Books. ISBN: 0198600267. ISBN/EAN: 9780198600268. Pictures of this item not already displayed… Read More

no publisher, no place, 1955. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. FRANCES IRVIN. Oyster Bay in History, an unpublished typescript, together with an autographed letter signed from Irvin to the Oyster Bay Historical Society, 1955.Quarto, pp. [ii], 176, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, with a letter turning this text over to the historical society "to do with as they may decide." This draft was eventually revised and published as Oyster Bay: A Sketch. The present book is a photocopy of Irvin's original, with text printed on only one side of each leaf. It is unknown to me why she turned this over to the society unfinished. She covers high points of this Long Island community, of course including its most famous resident, Theodore Roosevelt.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully… Read More

Quadrante Editorial, Rio de Janeiro, 2003. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author. [Exhibition catalog.] o passeio do olhar, Rio de Janeiro: Quadrante Editorial, 2003.Square quarto, pp. 62, printed boards, color plates, text by Fernando Bini, inscribed by the artist opposite the title page. Released for a retrospective show of Pugnaloni's paintings, this is a surprisingly rare book, unrecorded in either OCLC or KVK.Condition of this book:Near fine with a minor spine slant and age toning at the leaves' edges. Size: Quarto. Text is in Portuguese. 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; Brazil; Modern; Portuguese Language; Reference. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already… Read More