Kyoto: Kyoto Journal, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. Square 8vo. Textured matte wraps. Over 100 color photo plates. Small grey scuff on spine, otherwise fine. This is one of 500 copies of this limited edition photo book celebrating the everyday architecture of Kyoto. The book is the result of a successful..... More
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Boston: Estes and Lauriat, [1895]. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Hand-pressed pages. Illustrated plates by various artists. Vol. I: 239 pp. Vol. II: 558 pp. Minor scuffing to edges and covers and spine headers. Sticker residue on spine of Vol. I. Top corners..... More
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. Dust jacket is faded and has some rubbing. Unclipped, but dust jacket paper is brittle and some of the corners have snapped. Otherwise, this is a fine first American edition of T.S. Eliot's play in verse. Bound in black cloth with..... More
Harcourt Brace, 1939. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Missing dust jacket. Stamp inside front cover and owner's name written on flyleaf. A nice, affordable first American edition of Eliot's Greek mythology-inspired family drama. More
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a fine first American edition of Eliot's classic study of literary theory. In protective overwrap. Stamped inside back cover. More
New York: Harper and Row, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 262 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a stated first edition of Ellison's collection of sci-fi short stories. More
Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books, 1997. First Thus. Cloth. 4to. Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Dust jacket. Unpaginated. Signed by illustrator Berry on title page. "Signed copy" sticker on plastic protecting front jacket cover and can be easily removed. Small chip to top edge of rear..... More
Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Back hinge cracked. This is a signed first printing of the great crime novelist's memoir. By the author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and many others. More
R.S. Peale, 1883. Cloth. Front cover is loose at binding, which was repaired with scotch tape by previous owner. Would recommend removing the tape. Edges rubbed and torn all around, especially corners, but binding is sound. Mild soiling throughout. With 60 full-page steel and woodcut engravings. A very handsome family..... More
J.B. Millet Company, 1900. Cloth. Front hinge cracked. Cloth is missing around spine. In protective overwrap. This the second volume in Elson's illustrated exploration of classical composers. In brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. More
Washington: Cornelius Wendell, 1857. First Edition. Cloth. Large 4to. Brown cloth with embossed decorations. Many steel engravings, woodcuts, and color lithographs throughout, as well as fold-out maps and charts bound in. Part I: [xvi], 258 pp. Part II: [xiii], 174 pp. Cloth covering spine is removed, but binding is not..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois, College of Engineering. Pamphlet. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. 21 pp. Some sunning to wraps and discoloration from age. Tight and clean. Not in OCLC. This is a very scarce academic engineering pamphlet. More
Kobe, Japan: privately printed, 1956. First Edition. Large 8vo. Cream boards with title pastedown on spine and gilt device on front board. Hand-made paper. 41 pp. Signed below frontispiece portrait and numbered on colophon. Minor shelf wear with a few dark scuffs on front board. Small dent to spine. This..... More
New York: Robert Ensko Incorporated, 1937. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 9.5"x6.5". Patterned maroon cloth with silver lettering and decoration on cover and spine. Black and silver dust jacket. Frontispiece pasted on recto of title page. Many illustrations throughout. 109 pp. Jacket has a 5" tear down from top of spine..... More
This is a lot of 12 first edition poetry chapbooks and books by beloved Midwestern poet Etter, including uncommon first editions of Alliance, Illinois and I Want to Talk About You. All are association copies inscribed to Etter's friend, fellow Illinois poet Rick Holinger. All of these books are in..... More
Chicago: Evaporated Milk Association, 1932. 6th printing. Pamphlet. 8vo. Orange and black staple-bound wraps. Unpaginated. Shelf wear and some scuffing to wraps. This is a pamphlet which teaches techniques for "efficiency eating," which can be roughly summaraized as "eating mostly evaporated milk." Contains several brief articles on the subject followed..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1927. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s cloth, gilt illustration on front cover. Numerous photographic illustrations. 298 pp. plus advertisements. Minor toning to endpapers. An excellent, near-mint copy. This is a very attractive first edition volume of historical tales of the exploration of American rivers. Profusely illustrated. More
New York: Random House, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth. 383 pp. Lacks jacket. Inscription on front free endpaper. An excellent copy. This is a stated first printing of Faulkner's second novel. There are variant bindings of the first printing, and this is the red cloth variant..... More
Milwaukee: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Tan buckram stamped in blue and orange. 480 pp. Lacks jacket. A good copy with an excellent interior. Scuffing to edges and sunning to spine. Corners are bumped. Two small white specks on front cover next to..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1931. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth. 349 pp. Lacks jacket. Some of the text on spine is rubbed and difficult to read. Small Grolier Book Shop sticker on front free endpaper. An excellent copy. This is a stated second printing of Faulkner's second novel. More
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with black stripe. 315 pp. Lacks jacket. Minor scuffing to edges and front cover. Quite a bit of sunning to spine, which has a faded look. This is a stated first printing of Faulkner's..... More
New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Dust jacket. Red cloth. 305 pp. Jacket is good+ and book is very good. Jacket is price-clipped and has some white scuffs on spine and front cover. Small scratch on rear jacket cover. Some creases to jacket as well..... More
New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Dust jacket. Green and black cloth with grey stained top edge. 286 pp. Scuffing to jacket edges and some chipping to header and footer of jacket spine. A damp spot on top block edge has led to some of..... More
Milwaukee: Casanova, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's wraps. Slipcase. Deckle fore edge. Tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Faulkner. 53 pp. Minor sunning to spine with title slightly faded. Several small brown specks of discoloration on rear wrapper. Slipcase is cracked and quite worn, with a large damp stain..... More
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Grey quarter cloth with burgundy paper-covered boards. Grey stained top edge. 380 pp. Lacks the scarce dust jacket. Cock to spine. Significant sunning to spine, with a tiny closed tear at spine footer. Small dent in..... More