Machine-Made Leisure
by Paul T. Frankl
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Cloth. Very Good +. SIGNED BY PAUL FRANKL on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1932 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its denim-blue cloth, with very light chipping and creasing along the spine label. Otherwise very sharp and, internally, clean as could be,... Read More
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Song of Love (The Photoplay AND 1st Edition)
by Irwin R. Franklyn
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good -. The 1929 1st photoplay edition AND true 1st edition of the novelization by Irwin R. Franklyn, "from the all-talking Columbia picture by Howard Green and Henry McCarthy". Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with chipping at the tipds and spine ends, light chipping and... Read More
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Pilgrimage: Photographs by Mary Frank
by Mary Frank
New York: Eakins Press Foundation, 1971. Decorative Cloth. Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with lovely mounted color plate to the front panel. Quarto, rich, fantastical color reproductions throughout, many in collage.
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Pilgrimage: Photographs by Mary Frank
by Mary Frank
New York: Eakins Press, 2017. Decorative Cloth. Fine. SIGNED AND DATED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY MARY FRANK at the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with lovely mounted color plate to the front panel. Quarto, rich, fantastical color reproductions throughout, many in collage.
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A Treatise on Advanced Calculus (In Dustjacket)
by Philp Franklin
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1940. cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. The 1940 1st edition, in its uncommon original dustjacket. Solid and VG, with a former owner name and bookplate at the front pastedown and the same name (small and neat) again at the front free endpaper. Also, light offsetting to the pastedowns and the endsheets. And... Read More
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Robert Frank: Fotografias/Films 1948/1984
by Robert Frank
Vaencia, Spain: Sala Parpallo/Institucio Alfons El Magnanim, 1985. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A clean, very sharp copy of this uncommon Robert Frank catalogue based on the March-April 1985 exhibition at Valencia's Sala Parpallo and Institucio Alfons El Magnanim. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with crisp black-and-white reproductions of some of Robert Frank's film-stills and iconic... Read More
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New York to Nova Scotia
by Robert Frank
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1986 stated 1st editon of this Robert Frank catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling at the panels, several small closed tears along its top-edges and light foxing along the fore-edges. Tall quarto, 112 pgs. Includes "21 duotones,... Read More
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Robert Frank (Photofile)
by Robert Frank
London: Thames and Hudson, 1991. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT FRANK TO JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER YUICHI HIBI on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1991 1st English language edition (published out of London) of this impressive pocketsized monograph on the work of Robert Frank. Clean and Near... Read More
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Ferrari 333 SP (IMSA--USRRC--SPORTSCAR--ISRS)
by Davide Franzini
Milan, Italy: Solaris Progetti Editoriali, 1998. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1998 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, superb color photography thruout.
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Thomas Jefferson Architect and Builder
by I.T. Frary
Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1931. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A well-preserved copy of the 1931 1st edition. Solid and VG (light spotting at the boards, neat former owner name and date to the front pastedown) in a sharp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light wear along the tips and the spine... Read More
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See and Say: A Picture Book in Four Languages
by Antonio Frasconi
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Antonio Frasconi. A very sharp copy of the 1955 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny chip at the front panel's lower-tip. Quarto, wonderful color woodblocks by the great Antonio Frasconi throughout.
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See Again Say Again: A Picture Book in 4 Languages
by Antonio Frasconi
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Antonio Frasconi. SIGNED BY ANTONIO FRASCONI on the title page. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1964 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (small magic marker to the front free endpaper's top-corner) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with... Read More
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The Snow and the Sun/La Nieve y el Sol: A South American Folk Rhyme in Two Languages
by Antonio Frasconi
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Antonio Frasconi. SIGNED BY ANTONIO FRASCONI on the half-title. A crisp, gorgeous copy to boot of the 1961 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact ($3.00), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in color woodblocks by the great Frasconi.
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The Cantilever Rainbow
by Ruth Krauss (Antonio Frasconi)
New York: Pantheon Books, 1965. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR RUTH KRAUSS AND THE ILLUSTRATOR ANTONIO FRASCONI on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (light creasing to the lower edges of the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ dustjacket, with... Read More
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Gerlach's Jugendbucherei (33 Vol. Set in 31 Books)
by Edited by Hans Fraungruber
Vienna and Leipzig: Gerlach & Wiedling Verlag, 1920. Boards. Near Fine.
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Pausanias's Description of Greece (Vol. IV: Commentary on Books VI-VIII)
by Translated and with a Commentary by J.G. Frazer
London: Macmillan and Co, 1913. Boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1913 stated 2nd edition (following the 1897 1st edition). Tight and VG+ (very light soiling to the boards) in a surprisingly crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, translated and with a Commentary by the pre-eminent Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist J.G. Frazer.
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Pausanias's Description of Greece (Vol. VI: Indices, Maps)
by Translated and with a Commentary by J.G. Frazer
Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1913 stated 2nd edition (following the 1897 1st edition). Solid and Near Fine (just a touch of very light spotting to the front panel) in a surprisingly crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, translated and with a Commentary by the pre-eminent Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist J.G. Frazer. ... Read More
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The Central Park: Photographed by W.H. Guild, Jr., with Descriptions and a Historical Sketch, by Fred B. Perkins
by Fred B. Perkins, W.H. Guild, Jr.
New York: Carleton, Publisher, 1864. Full leather. Very Good. Very scarce 1864 photographic study of Central Park, with 50 mounted albumen prints of the Park by W,H. Guild, Jr. and "descriptions and an historical sketch" by Fred B. Perkins. Cleanly ex-libris, each print having been neatly --and inconspicuously-- stamped at its rear by the "Grand Rapids Public Library".... Read More
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The Poems of Bacchylides: From a Papyrus in the British Museum
by Frederic G. Kenyon, Ed
London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1897. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1897 1st edition. VG in its dark-purple cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Octavo, 246 pgs.
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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (The First 13 Volumes)
by Frederick Burkhardt and Sydney Smith (Duncan M. Porter), Eds
Cambridge University Press, 2002. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A very impressive example of the first 13 volumes (of 28 published so far --30 all told are planned) in this extraordinary, sweeping collection of letters to and from Charles Darwin. All 13 volumes are in gorgeous condition, each tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. The first... Read More
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The Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal (1434-1459) at San Miniato in Florence
by Frederick Hartt et al.
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (former owner bookplate --and additional tiny tag-- at the front pastedown) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 192 pgs. of text plus 152 additional black-and-white plates at the rear (and 4 separate color plates... Read More
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Eight Photographs
by Arthur Freed
New York: Doubleday & Co, 1971. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1971 1st edition. Eight crisp black-and-white folio prints, bright and very clean, housed in a paper chemise and publisher's pictorial slipcase. Part of Doubleday's ambitious 1970 project called "Eight Photographs", which also included work of Edward Weston, Les Krim, Jerry Ueslsmann, etc.
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The Abortionist
by Dr. X (As Told to Lucy Freeman)
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1962 1st British edition, in its uncommon hardback AND dustjacket. Solid and VG+ (light spotting along the edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with very mild chipping along the top-edges and notable offsetting at the spine and along the rear panel's edges. Still though, a very... Read More
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Pet of the Met
by Lydia and Don Freeman
New York: The Junior Literary Guild and the Viking Press, 1953. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WONDERFUL HALF-PAGE DRAWING OF "MAESTRO PETRINI" (the "Pet of the Met") ACCOMPANIED BY A HALF-PAGE, YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION INSCRIPTION BY DON FREEMAN. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the Junior Guild/Viking Press edition, which is virtually identical to --and barely preceded by-- the 1953... Read More
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Your Wonderful World of Science
by Mae and Ira Freeman
New York: Random House, 1957. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Rene Martin. A sharp copy of the 1957 stated 1st printing of this charming children's introduction to science. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.95), VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the edges. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Rene Martin.
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