New York: Covici-Friede, 1934. 3rd edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Profusely illustrated. 410 pp. Numerous chips and closed tears to jacket edges. Damp stain along top front jacket edge. Gift inscription inside front cover. This is an early printing of McMurtrie's classic text on the history of books and..... More
New York: Rinehart, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 247 pp. Signed on front free endpaper to opera singer Jennie Tourel. Lacks jacket. Shelf wear to edges, including a large chip at header of spine. This is an uncommon signed copy of Rogers' personal biography of Gertrude Stein. More
San Francisco: City Lights / Harper and Row, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Many photographs throughout. 254 pp. Minor shelf wear and several small chips to jacket edges. Price clipped. Remainder stamp on bottom edge. This is a stated first edition book of San Francisco's literary history..... More