Henry Demarest Lloyd and the Empire of Reform
by Chester McArthur Destler
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1963. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, CHESTER MCARTHUR DESTLER, on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light rubbinbg --and very light soiling-- to the panels. Thick octavo, 657 pgs. Signed by Author.... Read More
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Bob Cousy
by John Devaney
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY BOB COUSY on the title page. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1965 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 192 pgs. Part of the wonderful "Putnam Sports Shelf" and a true collector's copy.
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Athenian Officials 684-321 BC
by Robert Develin
Cambridge University Press, 1989. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very nice copy of the 1989 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 556 pgs.
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Old Witch and the Polka-Dot Ribbon
by Wende and Harry Devlin
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1970. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Wende and Harry Devlin.
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Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America
by David H. DeVorkin
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Pictorial boards. Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DAVID DE VORKIN on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1989 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its laminate boards. 87 illustrations accompany De Vorkin's text.
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Ploughshares: A Quarterly of the Arts (Vol. 1, No. 1)
by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley, Eds
Cambridge, MA: Ploughshares, Inc, 1971. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon September 1971 maiden issue of this influential Irish-American literary journal, published out of Cambridge, MA, specifically at the Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial beige wrappers, with light soiling to the panels. Octavo, 124 pgs. plus local acknowledgements.... Read More
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Elvis: The Sun Years --The Story of Elvis Presley in the Fifties
by Howard A. DeWitt
Ann Arbor, MI: Popular Culture, Ink, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The 1993 1st edition of this impressive study of Elvis's years at Sun Records. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial laminate boards. One small bump at lower corner, otherwise very solid. Quarto, 362 pgs.
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The Shoemakers of the Stars
by S.A. DeWitt
New York: Parnassus Press, 1951. Original wraps. Very Good. Elisabeth Fulda. Interesting 1951 offering by the Parnassus Press of New York. Bright and VG in its ribbon-tied, blue felt wrappers, with offsetting pictorial silver mount at the front panel. Light creasing to the front panel, light soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, 3 beguiling illustrations by Elisabeth Fulda... Read More
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Passion Ring
by John Dexter
Ember Books. 1st. Original Wraps. Fine. A crisp, fresh copy, c. 1965. Near Fine in its boxing-themed pictorial wrappers. Ember Books (EB 925). Pocket-sized, 190 pgs. "Her body was the winner's prize in this --Passion Ring
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Sinfully Yours
by John Dexter
New York: Pert Publications, Inc, 1962. Original wraps. Very Good +. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its lurid pictorial wrappers. The original cover price marked out and a "$1.00" price stamped on the cover, otherwise clean as could be. Bedside Book #1221. "The Sins of Her... Read More
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How Great Was Joe Louis
by Wilfrid Diamond
London: The World's Work Ltd, 1955. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An unusually bright, crisp copy of the 1955 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a sharp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. One small, subtle ring to the jacket's front panel, otherwise sparkling. 12mo, 128 pgs. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. ... Read More
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Ellsworth Kelly: A Retrospective (Signed by Ellsworth Kelly)
by Diane Waldman, Ed
New York: The Guggenheim Museum, 1996. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ELLSWORTH KELLY on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the October 1996-January 1997 exhibition (the major retropsective) at New York's Guggenheim Museum. The 1st edition in hardback: Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Thick, oblong quarto,... Read More
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The Floating Bear: A Newsletter (Issue #7)
by Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones, Eds
New York: Floating Bear, 1961. Original wraps. Very Good +. The March 1961 issue #7 of "The Floating Bear", Diane Di Prima's and LeRoi Jones's first-rate poetry newsletter and mimeo issued out of New York's Lower East Side (at 309 East Houston Street). Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Contributors to this issue include... Read More
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Floating Bear: A Newsletter (Issue #8)
by Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones, Eds
New York: Floating Bear, 1961. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 1961 issue #8 of "The Floating Bear", Diane Di Prima's and LeRoi Jones's first-rate poetry newsletter and mimeo issued out of New York's Lower East Side (at 309 East Houston Street). Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Contributors to this issue include Ed Dorn... Read More
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Floating Bear: A Newsletter (Issue #6)
by Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones, Eds
New York: Floating Bear, 1961. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1961 issue #6 of "The Floating Bear", Diane Di Prima's and LeRoi Jones's first-rate poetry newsletter and mimeo issued out of New York's Lower East Side (at 309 East Houston Street). Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Contributors to this issue include Robert... Read More
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The Floating Bear: A Newletter (Issue #9)
by Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones, eds
New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1961 issue #9 (one of the most important --and least common-- issues) of "The Floating Bear", Diane Di Prima's and LeRoi Jones's first-rate poetry newsletter and mimeo issued out of New York's Lower East Side (at 309 East Houston Street). Crisp and VG to VG+ in... Read More
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It Takes a Village
by Alejandro Diaz
San Antonio: Linda Pace Foundation, 2016. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST ALEJANDRO DIAZ on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2016 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial, oatmeal cloth. Quarto, immaculate color reproductions throughout.
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A Child's History of England
by Charles Dickens
Lodon: Chapman & Hall. Marcus Stone. Lovely late 19th century Chapman & Hall Dickens, bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/2 purple morocco over marbled boards. Solid and VG+, with light fading along the spine and decorative bookplate at the front pastedown. Octavo, top-edge gilt, matching marbled endsheets and pastedowns as well. 8 full-page sketches by Marcus Stone complementing the text.... Read More
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (with 26 Mounted Photographs)
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman and Hall, 1890. Full leather. Very Good +. R. Seymour and "Phiz. A wonderful Presentation copy of this 1890 re-issue, bound (and signed by the binder) in full calf by Morrell of London. Included with this copy are 26 mounted photographs (most of them signed by the actors) of characters from a local production of "The... Read More
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Master Humphrey's Clock (3 Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman and Hall, 1841. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. A handsome example of the 1840-1841 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes clean and VG+ in their original red cloth, with early 20th century Art Deco spines and matching red leather tips. Stylish, very attractive 1/4 leather bindings by W.H.... Read More
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Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Charles Dickens
New York: James Turney, 1838. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1838 1st 1 Vol. American edition. Bound in 3/4 dark morocco over marbled boards. A well-preserved, VG copy, with light scuffing along the spine and leather tips. 5 raised bands, gilt-compartments, bright gilt-lettering to spine. Thick octavo, 607 pgs. 54 illustrations by Phiz and others. New endpapers--including beautiful... Read More
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Bleak House (2 Vols.)
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman & Hall. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. H.K. Browne. Lovely late 19th century Chapman & Hall Dickens, bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/2 purple morocco over marbled boards and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG+, with light fading along the spines and decorative bookplates at the front pastedowns. Octavos, top-edges gilt, matching marbled endsheets... Read More
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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Tale of Home
by Charles Dickens
London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1905. Collectible; Fine. Handsome, bright half-vellum over a mauve cloth. Bound (and signed) by the Morrell Bindery of London. Clean, well-preserved and Near Fine, with leather title label and decorative fine-tooled gilt at spine. 12mo, 171 pgs., top-edge gilt, elegant marbled endpapers.
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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home
by Charles Dickens
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1846 1st edition, 2nd state (including "New Edition of Oliver Twist", followed by 3 lines in italics, at the rear). Well-preserved and VG in its red cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering at the front panel and bright, decorative gilt-flourishes and lettering along the spine. Very... Read More
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Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People (Second Series)
by Charles Dickens
London: John Macrone, 1837. 3/4 leather. Very Good. Along with the "First Series" of "Sketches by Boz", this, the "Second Series" (here offered by itself), constitutes Dickens' first published book. The 1st issue of the 1837 1st edition, with the 20-page publisher's catalogue dated December 1836 at the rear. Tight and VG in its custom 3/4 dark morocco... Read More
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