New York: Pantheon, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 470 pp. Association copy. Inscribed by Terkel on front free endpaper to influential peace activists Kathy Kelly and Karl Meyer: To Kathy and Karl -- And all our dreams -- that you two help so much to come true. With..... More
New York: New Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. 301 pp. Association copy. Inscribed by Terkel on front free endpaper to influential peace activist Kathy Kelly: "For Kathy: Our hope, our hero -- in you is all that should be in us all -- your everything -- courage, gallantry, humanity..... More
New York: New Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 301 pp. Association copy. Inscribed by Terkel on half-title to influential peace activist Kathy Kelly: "To Cathy [sic] -- There's music in you -- the music of peace, grace, and beauty. With love, Studs Terkel." Minor shelf wear. This is..... More
Los Angeles: 2.13.61, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Paperback with French flaps. 239 pp. Inscribed by Rollins on title page. Minor shelf wear. This is a signed memoir by Black Flag singer and jack-of-all-trades Rollins, recounting stories from touring with his bands. More
Weston, CT: Magic Circle Press, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 162 pp. Association copy. Inscribed by Bilderback to Charles Flanders, who evidently helped type the manuscript. Another gift inscription inside front cover and a few instances of underlining. This is an uncommon signed memoir by dancer and educator Bilderback. More
New York: Creative Age, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. Small 4to. Publisher's burlap cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. Hand-pressed paper. Many illustrations throughout by the author and photographic plates. 330 pp. Minor scuffing to jacket. A few small spots of foxing in front and end matter. An excellent copy. This is an illustrated critical..... More
New York: Gallery Books, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 323 pp. Minor jacket wear. Signed on publisher's tipped-in page. Autograph sticker on front jacket cover. This is a signed first edition memoir by the comedian Schumer. More
New York: Touchstone, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 275 pp. Minor jacket wear. Signed on publisher's tipped-in bookplate. Autograph sticker on front jacket cover. This is a signed first edition memoir by the star of Pitch Perfect and many other films. More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Photographic plates throughout. 192 pp. Signed by Kurtis on title page. Very minor shelf wear to jacket. This is a signed first printing of the first book by legendary Chicago journalist (and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me scorekeeper) Bill..... More
New York: Library of America, 1990. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth in slipcase. Silk ribbon attached. 1136 pp. plus advertisements. Book is fine. Slipcase has some very minor shelf wear. This is an attractive volume from the long-running Library of America series. More
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Deckle fore and bottom edge. Hand-pressed paper. 9 full-page illustrations, including frontispiece and a folding map. 301 pp. plus advertisements. Much speckling to spine and covers. Sticker residue on spine..... More
San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Quarter cloth over decorative boards. Pastedown on spine. Hand-pressed rag paper with deckle edge. Color frontispiece and red initials. 94 pp. Minor wear to edges and corners. Hinges overopened but binding is sound. Sticker residue inside rear cover. This is a...... More
New York: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece and several illustrated plates. [3], 493, [5] pp. Shelf wear to edges, and some small tears with loss at header and footer of spine. Sunning to spine. Hinges overopened but binding is sound. Browning to first few..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. With 2 facsimiles of letters from McGillivray. 385 pp. Minor edge wear and bumping to corners. Ex-library with sticker residue on spine and cover, stamp on top and bottom block edges, bookplate inside front cover, and card pocket..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Deckle edge. Frontispiece. 539 pp. Edges scuffed and corners bumped. Rear hinge overopened. Sticker residue on spine and cover. Ex-library, with stamp on bottom block edge, card pocket inside front cover, and embossment on title page. This is a first edition memoir..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1897. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt portait on cover, plus gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrated plates throughout. 427 pp. plus advertisements. Minor edge wear. 1/2" closed tear at header of spine. Bookplate inside front cover and previous owner's name..... More
New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1914. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. Frontispiece plus 3 full-page illustrations. 230 pp. Ex-library with mark on spine, card pocket inside front cover, and embossment on title page. Sticker residue on front cover. Previous owner's..... More
Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Co., 1922. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s cloth, author, title and design in gilt on spine and gilt design on front cover. Color frontispiece. 163 pp. plus advertisements. Ex-library, with sticker on spine and cover, stamp on block edges, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper..... More
Cincinnati: Cranston & Curts, [1860]. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Boards. 8vo. Original printed boards. 548 pp. Spine backed in tape, and boards reattached to block with tape. First 8 leaves loose and laid in. A fair copy. This is a second printing of Finley's memoir of his time spent with indigenous communities..... More
