Rare books from The Book House in Dinkytown

Oceanside, California: Thelema Publishing, 1971-01-01. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Good+. 0x0x0. Thelema Publishing, Oceanside, CA, 1971. Maroon cloth with gilt titles and cover decoration. Rear hinge intact but starting. Several corners worn through and several spots on back cover. Rose decorative end papers with some water lower corner of ffep. Extremely scarce volume (#7) of Crowley's Equinox Vol. III. First edition of Crowley's paraphrase of the I Ching. Published in 1971 by the Crowley group, Church of Thelema, headed by Jack Parsons and his wife, Helen Parsons Smith. Parsons was an early supporter and researcher of Jet Rocket Propulsion and Moon exploration. In fact, a crater on the moon was named for him after the initial landing and exploration. Parsons, who helped found the JPL, was mysteriously killed in a laboratory explosion in his thirties. A number of sources suspected foul play. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. Oversize. Signed. An exquisitely produced set celebrating the achievements of a firm on the forefront of early and mid-20th century architectural expression. Two Volumes; 1933; 42 cm x 30 cm elephant folios in heavy board slipcases. Privately Published for Graham, Anderson, Probst & White by B.T. Batsford in a limited edition of 300. This copy, number 34, is presented with the compliments of firm founder Ernest R. Graham to prominent Chicago lawyer John P. Wilson of the firm Wilson & McIlvaine, with Graham's signature on the limitation page. Bound by London bindery Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full crushed Morocco with gilt ruled borders over front and back-sides of boards; gilt titling between and decoration over five raised bands on spine; signed by S&S on turn-in over bottom edge of front board; top edge of page block in gilt as well. Images of the firm's works are illustrated in 386 gorgeous photogravure plates, divided… Read More

New York, NY: Doubleday Doran, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good- Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Doubleday Doran, 1935. Stated first edition. Good+ tight copy in original cloth, spine very lightly sunned and silver lettering lightly rubbed. In scarce unclipped dust jacket, now in mylar, with closed tears and minor chipping to head heel and corners. Invitation card tipped in: "Sinclair Lewis invited Mr. Bennett Schneider (ink in Lewis' hand) to see his play 'Angela is Twenty Two' (signed in ink) Sinclair Lewis". Bennett Schneider's bookstore (1979-2004) was an institution in Kansas City. A bookseller known widely, he was visited by literary luminaries including Hemingway and Lewis, with whom he had ongoing exchanges. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hawley, PA: YaleBooks, 1999-01-21. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. 11x8x1. Signed by Illustrator. YaleBooks Press, Ltd., 1999; Limited edition re-issue of Lewis' first book (published under the pen name Tom Graham), with a separate portfolio of loose lithographic prints by noted watercolorist Richard L. Price; this edition is limited to 26 copies, this copy being number "J"; personalized inscription by editor Stephen R. Pastore on front end page of book, after tipped-in limitation page; each of the nine black and white prints are signed in pencil by the illustrator, and includes a cover page stating the limitation with Pastore's signature. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; blue cloth boards in very good+ condition, gilt titling on spine and front board remains bright and bold; interior illustrations and text also very good. Dust jacket in very good+ condition, and arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Sticker seal on illustration portfolio has been broken,… Read More

New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Norman Rockwell. Signed by Author. Harper and Brothers, "Published September, 1915 KP". Signed 1st printing of first edition of Lewis' scarce third book, illustrated by Norman Rockwell. Spine dulled but legible, else a very good copy, hinges tight and front board bright. No dust jacket. Frontispiece by Norman Rockwell, one of his first book illustrations. Ink PRESENTATION from the AUTHOR on the front endpaper reads: "To Robert Lang from the heroic driver of this caravan - Sinclair Lewis". Tipped in adjacent is a newspaper photo of Lewis and his new bride, Dorothy Thompson with the caption "HONEYMOON ON WHEELS SINCLAIR LEWIS who introduced Mr. Babbit to the World, Embarking, With His Bride, at Oxford for a Caravan Trip Through England (Times World Wide Photos)". Lang was Lewis's close friend and physician. In archival acetate jacket. A contemporary blog elaborates:… Read More

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x1. Harcourt, 1927. First edition, first state with C on spine. Very good jacket, dark aqua with black and red ($2.50). Small chip at head and bottom corner. Presentation on blank (3x5) card: "To John W(M?) Hughes for his Gantry with the greetings of Sinclair Lewis Monterey, Cal. Feb. 15, 1930". Card is lightly tipped in at front endpaper with shadow of old fashioned scrapbooks 'corners'. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York, NY: John Lane Company, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. First American edition. Large 8vo in dark green ribbed cloth with decorated board and spine. 301 pages with index. Light bump to heel, else very good. Maria Edgeworth (1768 - 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. She wrote highly influential books on childhood education and held views on estate management, politics and education. She was home-tutored by her father- in law, Irish economics and politics, science, and literature. She And pursued lifelong correspondences some of the leading literary and economic writers of the times. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Please inquire for international shipping rates, as extra charges may apply due to the size/weight of the book.

New York: Whittlesey House / McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Whittlesey House / McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934; stated First Edition; xi, 725pp. Black cloth binding, scarce. Printed for a small distribution to traders in the US. The book represents the genesis of financial analysis, corporate finance and value investing. This copy bears the purple ink stamp of the Wall Street firm Salomon Bros. & Hutzner's Statistical Department on the front end paper. 8vo, blind stamped border on front board, gilt titling on spine. Very good+ condition. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of boards; text is clean, with faint wear to the front edge of the page block. An exemplary copy. Warren Buffett reviewed the success of value investing in a speech given on May 17, 1984, at the Columbia University School of Business in honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Security Analysis.

Springfield, Massachusetts: Reprinted for Dr. Samuel Cooley, by Ashley & Brewer, 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First American Edition of Teller's foundational text in the science of immunology, and the first description of successful vaccination. Reprinted for Dr. Samuel Cooley, by Ashley & Brewer, 1802; no later printings indicated; collated, complete; iv, 116pp., with four color stipple engravings. Rebound in 20th-century brown leather rebinding, with red/gilt titling on spine. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of boards, light surface scratches/rubbing on front board, titling remains bright and bold; color plates are foxed and somewhat faded, lighter foxing to most pages; text is free of markings. (Garrison-Morton 2529.3 / 5423) Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. First US Edition, released in the UK as Five Little Pigs. Dodd, Mead and Co., 1942; same date on title and copyright pages, no later printings indicated; 234pp. Dust jacket is clipped on all corners, but retains part of the dollar sign on the front flap and the date code 'C.5.42.139C' at bottom edge of rear flap, indicating the correct publication date of May 1942. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges of blue cloth boards, navy blue titling remains bold; text very good throughout; gift inscription, dated Christmas 1943, on front end page. Dust jacket is edge-worn with several chips and closed tears; moderate amount of rubbing to panels; small red ink-stamps that (incorrectly!) state "Reprint" on front flap and rear panel; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. A presentable copy of this classic Poirot mystery, scarce in the First American Edition with original jacket. Ships… Read More

Medellin: Aguirre Editor, 1961-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Text in Spanish. First edition: Aguirre (Medellin), 1961, but printed September 17, 1961, at Americalee in Buenos Aires. 90pp. In very good- condition. Binding sturdy, pages tanned, free of markings. Wraps should be handled with care at the hinges: glue attaching wraps to spine may be fragile. Gray/red printed French wraps, slightly oversize, are creased/bumped around the corners, tanned and rubbed, and a bump to the spine has produced a 1.5cm closed tear to the front panel at the hinge. Very slight foxing; a few darker spots to top edge, which are superficial. Very scarce. From a personal collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Washington D.C. / Cambridge / New York: Arthur M. Sackler Foundation / Harvard University Press / Harry N. Abrams, 1987-1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oversize. Complete in three folio volumes. All books in VG condition, bound in brown leatherette with gilt titling; Vols. I & III have jackets in VG condition, Vol. II in two parts housed in slipcase (no jackets issued). Bindings are tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold on all volumes; text, photos, illustrations very good throughout set. Very light toning over spines, else jackets in VG+ condition. Gentle bump to one corner, else Vol. II slipcase in VG condition as well. Publication information -- Vol. I (Shang Ritual Bronzes): Arthur M. Sackler Foundation / Sackler Museum Harvard University, 1987; no later printings indicated; 599pp. Vol. II (Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes, IIA and IIB): Arthur M. Sackler Foundation / Sackler Museum Harvard University, 1990; no… Read More

Washington D.C: Government Printing Office, 1870. Hardcover. Good. Parts 1-3, complete in six volumes. All plates present. Government Printing Office, 1870-1888 (further bibliographic information at end). Small folio (~24.5 cm x 29cm) volumes uniformly bound in half-leather and black cloth, raised bands and gilt titling on spines. A triumph of medical and surgical reporting, which employs a variety of print techniques to illustrate the detailed statistics and case studies of disease, injury and deaths during the Civil War. Free of any library markings, a rarity for this set. All volumes firmly bound and fully intact; light to moderate amount of wear to edges, a few bumped/split corners; no markings to text/illustrations, tissue paper protection over all plates. Part 1, Volume 1: Medical History (1870 (presumed) first issue, prepared by J.J. Woodward): [3], 4-726, [5], 2-365pp. + 16 full page black and white lithograph maps. Small brown/black dots apparent on some interior pages /// Part 1, Volume 2:… Read More

Cambridge University Press, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cambridge University Press, 1954 - 2008. 26 of a projected 28 volumes, complete as of February 2024. All volumes near fine in near fine/fine dust jackets. Several volumes carry stamps of distinguished but not associated academics. Bindings are tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good throughout all volumes. Light damp-spotting to spine panel of one jacket, else dust jackets in near fine condition as well, and arrive wrapped in protective mylar. A seminal set, Needham and his collaborators reset the discourse, disrupting the prevailing Eurocentric historiography by revealing and widening the multicultural roots of scientific development into the modern era. The project is still continuing under the guidance of the Publications Board of the Needham Research Institute. Two of the 28 volumes, Volume V, Part VIII and Volume V, Part X, are still works in progress and not currently available. The set is otherwise complete to… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x7x1. Signed by Author. From the collection of sociologist Ira L. Reiss, with his ink stamp on front paste-down. Warmly inscribed by all three authors to Reiss on front end page, dated February 1982. Dr. Reiss was a pioneering researcher and educator whose work, primarily at the University of Minnesota and as a charter member and director of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, aimed to broaden the theoretical and scientific framework used in the study of human sexuality, the family and gender roles. He is listed in the Acknowledgments section of this book (which Dr. Reiss helpfully underlined in his copy), and thanked by the authors for his "thoughtful input" to this work in their inscription. Little, Brown & Co., 1982; First Printing with full number line; xxi, 547pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of pictorial cloth boards; photos, illustrations and text very good… Read More