New York: New American Library, 1966. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Half-cloth. Dust jacket. 304 pp. Ex-library, with sticker on spine, withdrawal stamps on top and bottom block edges, card pocket on front free endpaper, and stamp on title page. Slight lean to spine. Library tape and some specks of..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cream quarter cloth over blue boards. Dust jacket. 288 pp. This is a signed first printing of Gass' collection of literary essays. More
New York: Knopf, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth. Green stained top edge. 338 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Gass' landmark essay collection. One of the great books of literary criticism of the..... More
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1926. 2nd edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and embossed black lettering on cover. Frontispiece of William James and many diagrams. 474 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Some small stains along top edge of front cover and a lightly bent..... More
New York: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 1940. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. 256 pp. Minor scuffing to covers. Hinges lightly soiled. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of progressive political economist Henry George's bestselling treatise on income inequality. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black and red boards. Pictorial dust jacket. Photographs. 445 pp. Slight cock to spine. Minor shelf wear. Lengthy gift inscription by author on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition biography of controversial Communist leader Castro by the late journalist..... More
44Flood, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. A massive 18x12.25 art book featuring many diverse artists exploring the book's theme. Right front corners are a little bent. Requires an extra shipping fee due to large size and shape. More
Librairie Gallimard, 1936. First Edition. Paperback. In French. This is a stated first edition of Gide's novel that concludes his trilogy that began with The School for Wives (1929) and Robert (1930). Stains and bends on cover and a bit of the covering is missing on the top and bottom..... More
Harvard University Press, 1962. Hardcover. Missing dust jacket. This is the scarce 1962 reprint of Giedion's 1941 theoretical architecture volume. Small scratches on cover, a light stain on spine, and corners are bumped. More
PAX, 1963. Pamphlet. In Polish. This is a rare war novel by the Polish poet Gielo. More
Angel Press, 1984. Cloth. This is a rare biographical novel of the 14th century Arab philosopher and adventurer. A very scarce title with no other equivalents for sale at time of listing. More
Spineless Books, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. A curious post-modern book of self-criticism. The left-hand pages tell the story of grad students in love, while the right-hand pages reflect on the form, composition, and theory involved in crafting it. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Orange cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 80 pp. Price-clipped. Touch of wear to top jacket edge. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Book is fine. This is a first printing of Golding's only play, a limited printing of 2000 copies. By the author of..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 253 pp. Rear jacket cover has some minor scuffing along top and right edge and a small nick at left edge of jacket spine. Touch of discoloration bottom right corner..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1982. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Purple quarter cloth over maroon boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 202 pp. Minor wear to jacket edges and a 1/4" closed tear at top right of rear jacket cover. Small scuff on bottom block edge. Laid in..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1982. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Purple quarter cloth over maroon boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 202 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is the first American edition of Golding's story collection. By the author of Lord of the Flies. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Reddish purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 224 pp. Rear jacket cover has some minor scuffing along bottom and left edge. Book is fine. This is a first printing of Golding's early novel. By the author of..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1964. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. 215 pp. Edge wear to jacket, with several chips and closed tears around edges. Slight cock to spine. This is a stated first American edition novel by the author of Lord of the Flies. More
Oxford University Press, 1914. Cloth. Minor rubbing to corners. Owner's mark on flyleaf. This is an early printing of Oxford's collection of Goldsmith's works, including the books The Bee (1759), Essays (1766), Eight Essays (posthumous, 1798), and The Life of Richard Nash (1762). More
Limited Editions Club, 1964. Cleland, T.M. First Thus. Boards. In original slipcase and with protective rice paper overwrap. Numbered 1261 and signed by the illustrator T.M. Cleland on colophon page. Books from the Limited Editions Club imprint are highly collectible. Founded by George Macy in 1929, the LEC prints limited runs..... More
[Minneapolis]: Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, 1983. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Staple-bound wraps. 121-153 pp. Sunning at top of front cover. 2 1" stains on front cover. 1" closed tear at top of crease and 2.5" closed tear at bottom of crease. Tight and clean. Not in OCLC. Reprinted..... More
New York: Wise-Parslow, 1935. First American Edition. Boards. 8vo. 9.75"x6.75". Illustrated boards. Pictorial dust jacket. Many full-color illustrations by Janet Laura Scott including endpapers. 93 pp. Minor scuffing at edges of jacket. Light red scuff on back cover. 1/2" closed tear bottom center of back cover. Previous owner's inscription on front..... More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. Leather bound. Large 8vo. Contemporary sheep. vii, 628 pp. Binder's copy. Spine covering is missing, boards detached, and binding is split at p. 222/223. Some tape on board from previous rebacking. Small amount of soiling on first few pages, otherwise interior is clean and complete. This..... More
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. (Toledano A27a). More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Three 1/8" closed tears along top edge of front jacket cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated..... More