New York: Harmony Books, 1980. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 215 pp. Small chips and closed tears to jacket edges. This is a first book club edition of Douglas Adams' classic science fiction farce. More
Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1998. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 227 pp. Inscribed by author on half title. Minor shelf wear. This is a book about bringing humor to the medical industry signed by Patch Adams, who was played by Robin Williams in the 1998 film. More
Washington DC: self-published, 1899. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Several illustrated and photographic plates throughout. 72 pp. plus 3 pp. "To the Delaware Indians" poem bound in. Scuffing to edges and sunning to spine. Ex-library, with stickers on spine and cover, stickers..... More
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy cloth. Dust jacket. 339 pp. Price clipped. Scuffing to jacket edges. Previous owner's name inside front cover. An excellent copy. This is a first issue ("Walking" on p. 80) of Agee's landmark final novel. More
John C. Winston Company, 1931. Burd, Clara M. Cloth. Water stain on side edge. Some minor fraying at top and bottom of spine. This is a beautiful vintage edition of Alcott's juvenile novel with full-color illustrations, endpapers, and a cover pastedown by Clara M. Burd. Bound in green cloth with..... More
Houghton Mifflin, 1923. Boards. Boards are missing along spine, but binding is otherwise sound. This is a small 1923 edition of Aldrich's 1885 classic. Part of the Evergreen Series, the boards have a charming pine tree pattern, and there are some nice line illustrations on the title page and its..... More
Hurst and Co., 1900. Cloth. Spine cracked at back page. Binding is quote scuffed and damaged at corners. Water damage on cover and a bit along bottom edge. Title page is loose and laid in. An early edition of Alger's classic melodrama that shows its age. More
Hurst & Company, 1912. Cloth. Stains and bumping at corners and spine. Crayon scribbles inside front cover. A few small stains in interior, but otherwise good. Publisher's catalog in back pages. A charming old copy of Alger's juvenile melodrama. More
New York: Vintage, 1972. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. 196 pp. Several pages have creased corners. This is an early printing of Alinsky's still-relevant handbook for political organizing. More
London: Newnes, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Illustrations throughout. 174 pp. Several chips to jacket edges. Tear on front jacket cover was repaired with tape by previous owner. This is an uncommon collection of bawdy humor pieces and cartoons from British magazine Men Only. More
Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Minor rubbing at corners and ends of spine. This is a stated first edition of the classic novel of the American Civil War. More
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 209 pp. pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Allen's biography of Yankees home run king Maris. More
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 382 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by author on half title. Previous owner's mark on rear free endpaper. This is a signed reprint edition of Allende's novel. More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, [1938]. First Thus. Cloth. 12mo. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Gilt top edge. Deckle edges (fore and bottom). 60 pp. No jacket as issued. Fine condition. This is a limited edition (number 182 of 500) fine reprint of an essay on oration..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. With 2 full-page colored maps and a number of facsimiles. 275 pp. Fine condition. This is a rare, finely printed first edition by historians Alvord and Bidgood. (Howes A194). More
Boulder, CO: Roost Books, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Color photographic plates. 260 pp. Signed on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition cookbook by celebrity pastry chef Ameen. More
Boston: Privately printed by Nathan Haskell Dole, 1903. Boards. 8vo. Publisher's boards. French hand-pressed paper. Deckle edge. Frontispiece and art nouveau illustrated borders on each page. 214 pp. Hinges overopened and beginning to split. Paper covering spine is torn on one side. General edge wear. Contemporary signature inside front cover..... More
New York: Tor Teen, 2021. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Signed by Anders on bound-in page. This is a signed first edition young adult science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders. More
New York: Scribner's, 1915. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. With 3 full-page facsimile reproductions of documents. Ex-library with stickers on spine and cover, stamps on top and bottom block edges, and card pocket inside front cover. Circular damp stain on front cover. Tight and clean. This is a collection of primary..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Slipcase. Several pages of photographic illustrations. 256 pp. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. An excellent copy. This is an illustrated retrospective of the first century of the Chicago Historical Society. More
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Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinchosha, 2006. First Edition. Wraps. In Japanese and English. 8vo. Illustrated wraps in paper slipcase. Full color. 93 pp./213 pp. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of the ceramic art of Aoyama Jiro. One volume contains the images while the other volume contains the text in both..... More
McSweeney's, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Flat signed by Apatow on title page. Hardcover with paper band wrapped around. Band shows a little wear at the base of the spine, but otherwise in very good condition. A collection of literary humor pieces by everyone from Jon Stewart to Ernest Hemingway, edited..... More
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 174 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of anthropologist Appel's study of American cults. Prior to publication, the title was changed to Cults in America: Programmed for Paradise. The author is the daughter of..... More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1989. First Thus. Cloth. 12mo. Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Lakeside Press device in gilt on front cover. Gilt top edge. With several illustrations and a map. 416 pp. Spine uncracked. A fine, unread copy. This is a limited edition Lakeside Press printing of..... More
Cambridge: University Prints, [1960s]. spiral bound. Oblong 12mo. Spiral bound. 173 illustrated plates in color and black and white. This is an academic supplement from a Harvard University art history class in the 1960s. It features reproductions of all the pieces that would be referenced in the course. More