Viking Press, 1951. Du Bois, William Pene. Cloth. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. Sticker residue on back cover, and corners are a bit bumped. This is an odd little illustrated book for young children about koala bears who throw a masquerade. More

1992. Spiral bound. In original envelope with title sticker. This is a rare self-published art zine by Chicago artist Jim Duignan. Spiral-bound and hand-made. Duignan is now a professor of visual arts at DePaul University where he founded the Arts Education Program. He is best known as founder of the..... More

New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1900s]. Full leather. 8vo. 6.25"x4.25". Black soft mottled leather with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt top edge. Silk ribbon attached. Marbled endpapers. Vol. I: 726 pp. Vol. II: 728 pp. Edges scuffed. Spine header of Vol. I chipped. Front hinge of Vol. I...... More

[Chicago]: [Yogi Publication Society], [1970s]. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Navy cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on cover. 238 pp. Pen notation on front free endpaper. Sporadic underlining throughout. This is a 1970s reprint of Atkinson's 1930 guide to mentalism. One of the leaders of the New Thought and Rosicrucian movements, Atkinson..... More

Brick Row Book Shop Inc., 1926. First Edition. Boards. This is a small, elegantly bound volume from the mostly forgotten New York poet Duryee. In addition to being a poet, Duryee was also a civic leader and frequent contributor to the New Yorker. Corners and edges are worn, and pages..... More

Paris: Editions "TEL" [1931]. First Edition. Wraps. Folio. 15"x11". Mixed pagination. 42 helio-engravings and 2 pages of text in French and English loose as issued in brown paper wraps. Wraps are a bit curled and ragged around the edges. Pen notation at top right of front cover. Water stain on front..... 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

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.5"x6.5". Volume 1: 1898-1922. Blue hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 871 pp. Volume 2: 1923-1925. Maroon hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 878 pp. Volume 3: 1926-1927. Yellow hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 954 pp. Light scuffing to jackets..... More

Chilton Book Co, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Stated first edition of artist Eliscu's guide to techniques and examples of this Renaissance medium. Pages are a little wrinkled, and jacket has some scratches and edge wear. 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

New York: Vertigo / DC Comics, 2009-2011. First Thus. Hardcover. 8vo. 10.5"x7". Black boards with gilt lettering on spines and covers. Pictorial dust jackets. Book One: 335 pp. plus art gallery. Book Two: 368 pp. Book Three: 344 pp. plus art gallery. Book Four: 364 pp. plus art gallery. All 4..... More

London: Sampson Low, [1920s]. 2nd edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 8.5"x6.75". Cream cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and cover plus illustrated paste-down on cover. Color plates by C.E. Brock. 118 pp. Scuffed edges and corners. Foxing throughout. "W&G Foyle London" bookseller sticker inside rear cover. This is a handsome 2nd..... More

Macmillan, 1947. Cloth. This is an ex-library reprint of Field's classic historial novel. Back hinge is cracked, and inside covers bear the usual ex-library markings and stamps. This particular copy belonged to a US Air Force base library. A charming old reading copy with a lot of character. More