Basic Chess Endings (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Reuben Fine
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1941. Patterned Cloth. Very Good +. THE 1941 SIGNED/LIMITED AND STATED 1ST EDITION. #248 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY REUBEN FINE at the limitation. A very solid copy to boot: Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its patterned crimson cloth, with just a touch of light spotting to the front panel and one small,... Read More
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The Sex Seller
by Walt Finerton
Compass Line, 1966. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A bright, clean copy of the 1966 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its lurid pictorial wrappers. One crease at the front panel, otherwise clean as could be. A Compass Line Book (CL 128). "Lust products of the depraved brand
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Andy Warhol (Dedicated to Nico)
by Nat Finkelstein
Antwerp, Belgium: Gallery Ronny Van de Velde, 1989. Near Fine. A magnificent --and very uncommon-- portfolio of original photographic prints by Nat Finkelstein (1933-2009), one of the great chroniclers of Andy Warhol, specifically his mid to late 60s period at The Factory. Gallery Ronny Van de Velde of Antwerp produced and published this lavish tribute to Warhol in... Read More
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Boxing: Photographs by Larry Fink (The Slipcased, Limited Edition)
by Larry Fink
New York: powerHouse Cultural Entertainment, Inc, 1997. Silk. Near Fine. The uncommon 1997 slipcased, limited edition. #86 OF 100 COPIES ISSUED INCLUDING A LAID-IN "SIGNED AND NUMBERED GELATIN-SILVER PRINT". This copy additionally is SIGNED BY LARRY FINK at the half-title. Tight and Near Fine in its dark silk boards (another feature of the signed/limited), with just a touch... Read More
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Social Graces (Copy #1 in the Slipcased Signed/Limited Edition, Each Including a Signed, Original Silver Print)
by Larry Fink
New York: Aperture, 1984. Cloth. Fine. A pristine, unopened copy --copy #1-- of the 1984 signed/limited edition of Larry Fink's "Social Graces". Limited to 250 copies. Clean and Fine in its light-brown cloth, SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY LARRY FINK at the limitation page. Also includes a separate chemise which contains a pristine copy of the signed, original silver... Read More
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Early Signed Photograph of His Sister Elizabeth
by Larry Fink
1960. Photograph. Very Good. Very early signed portrait by 20 yr. old Larry Fink of his 16 yr. old sister Elizabeth, who went on to become a renowned Civil Rights attorney, defending, among others, a number of the inmates from the 1971 Attica Prison Riot. Possibly Larry Fink's earliest work on the market. The photograph measures 9" wide... Read More
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The Harvard Medical Unit at Boston City Hospital (complete in 3 Vols.)
by Maxwell Finland
Boston: Harvard Medical School, 1982. 1st. Buckram. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper of Vol. 1. A sparkling copy to boot of the 3 Vol. 1st editions, 1982-83. All volumes clean and Near Fine in bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjackets. Thick octavos, 2,208 pgs. all told. Signed by Author.
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Pooh Unplugged: A Parody
by Karen Finley
Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 1999. Laminate boards. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY PERFORMANCE ARTIST KAREN FINLEY on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its yellow laminate boards, with just a touch of light soiling to the panels. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated throughout by... Read More
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Haiku for You: 101 Fun Readings for Boys and Girls
by Maeve O'Reilly Finley
New York: Vantage Press, 1966. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MAEVE O. FINLEY on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light soilig to the pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the panels. Charming collection... Read More
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Bruno Lucchesi
by David Finn
New York: Ruder Finn Press, Inc, 2003. 1st. Cloth. Fine/near fine. INSCRIBED BY THE SCULPTOR BRUNO LUCCHESI on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the spine crown. Quarto, 336 pgs., crisp black-and-white... Read More
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The Medium Is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects
by Marshall McLuhan (Quentin Fiore)
New York: Random House, 1967. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the 1967 stated 1st printing. Sharp and VG+ (small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and several tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Quarto, brilliantly designed throughout... Read More
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The Corvair Decade: An Illustrated History of the Rear Engined Automobile
by Tony Fiore
Pensacola, FL: Corvair Society of America, 1980. Leatherette. Near Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TONY FIORE on the 2nd blankl endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light spotting along the flap-folds and the rear panel.... Read More
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Der Gestiefelte Kater ("Puss in Boots")
by Charles Perrault (Hans Fischer)
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1957. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Hans Fischer. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1957 German translation (from the original French of Charles Perriault), wonderfully illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white by Hans Fischer. Clean and Near Fine in its mustard, pictorial boards. INSCRIBED BY HANS FISCHER at the front free endpaper.
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Pitschi
by Hans Fischer
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. An early re-issue (probably early 60s) of this charming children's tale about a kitten named Pischi. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several closed tears along the panel edges and light wear at the spine. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the... Read More
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Das Moderne Buhnenbild
by Oskar Fischel
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth A.-G, 1923. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1923 1st edition of this impressive study of German stage design, with 8 full-page color plates and numerous black-and-whites. Tall quarto, 142 pgs. A clean, VG copy, with bright gilt-lettering and design to front panel and lightly-faded gilt-lettering to spine. Light, forgivable foxing as well to endpapers... Read More
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The Athenian Decadrachm (In Dustjacket)
by Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert
New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2008. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st edition, in its less common hardback. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, Numismatic Notes and Monographs #168.
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Wine, Women, and Woad: A Tale of Decadent Rome
by Ed Fisher
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ED FISHER on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light spotting to the panels.
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Beat Coast East: An Anthology of Rebellion
by Edited by Stanley Fisher
New York: Excelsior Press, 1960. Original wraps. Very Good +. An amazing copy of the 1960 1st edition, signed by 7 of the contributors: SIGNED BY ALLEN GINSBERG, GREGORY CORSO, NORMAN MAILER, AMIRI BARAKA, HUGH ROMNEY ("WAVY GRAVY"), PETER ORLOVSKY AND RAY BREMSER next to their printed names at the top of their respective poems. A solid, very... Read More
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A Last Will
by Williston Fish
The Four Winds Press, 1974. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Thus. The lovely 1974 re-issue, limited to only 60 copies. A bright and Fine 16mo in its duotone cloth. This essay first appeared in Harper's Weekly, Sept. 3, 1898.
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The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals: A Study of Medieval Vault Erection
by John Fitchen
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1961. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1961 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate to the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light foxing at the front panel and the rear flap-fold, and a touch of mild creasing at the spine. Quarto, John Fitchen's first-rate text accompanied... Read More
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The Farmers' Frontier 1865-1900
by Gilbert C. Fite
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1966. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Poor. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR GILBERT C. FITE on the half-title. A sharp copy to boot of the 1966 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, V+ dustjacket. Octavo, 272 pgs. Signed by Author.
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This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Cloth. Very Good +. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the April 1920 2nd printing of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first published novel. Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling at the spine. Tasteful bookplate to the front pastedown, light offsetting at the endpapers and very slight cocking to the binding.... Read More
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (In the Publisher's Original Box)
by The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse by Edward FitzGerald
New York, c. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Willy Pogany. Clean, well-preserved copy of this early, lovely Willy Pogany-illustrated edition of The Rubaiyat, with its 12 lavish full-page, tipped-in color plates complementing Omar Khayyam's immortal text, here translated into English by Edward FitzGerald. Circa 1920. Tight and Near Fine in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling and device along... Read More
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's Preface to This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Iowa City, Iowa: The Windhover Press and Bruccoli Clark, 1975. cloth. Fine. John Thein. A pristine copy of the 1975 1st edition, limited to only 150 copies. Crisp and Fine in its olive-green boards."Printed from handset Palatino types on Rives Heavy, a French mould-made paper. The drawing by John Thein is based on a photograph of Fitzgerald taken... Read More
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The Fitzkee Trilogy (Complete in 3 Volumes)
by Dariel Fitzkee
Pomeroy, Ohio: A Lee Jacobs Productions, 1989. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The stated 4th edition (published 1987-1989) of this very impressive 3-volume set. All; 3 volumes clean and Near Fine to Fine in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets, with just a bit of mild rubbing at Vol. II ("The Trick Brain"). The trilogy is as follows: Vol. I: Showmanship for... Read More
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