Amerika
by Franz Kafka; Edwin Muir [trans.]; Klaus Mann [foreword]; Max Brod [afterword]
New York: New Directions, 1946. Very Good/Very Good. New York: New Directions, 1946. Reprint. Octavo (18cm); 278pp. Publisher’s dust jacket with $1.50 price intact; boards bound in gray cloth with navy stamping to spine. Dust jacket toned with significant bumping; chips and tears abundant at corners, spine ends, and along edges, though text remains untouched. Boards bumped at... Read More
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Call It Sleep
by Henry Roth; Alfred Kazin [intro.]; Hana Wirth-Nesher [afterword]
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. First Thus. Octavo (21.5cm); xx,[ii],9-462pp (mispaginated between intro and text). Illustrated dust jacket with $30.00 price intact; boards in plum paper and black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket edgeworn with a patch of bumping and creasing at bottom front... Read More
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![The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Limited Edition, Signed by Moser with Original Signed Print]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/230/837/1596837230.0.m.jpg)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Limited Edition, Signed by Moser with Original Signed Print]
by Arthur Conan Doyle; Barry Moser [illus.]; Peter Glassman [afterword]
New York: Books of Wonder / William Morrow & Company, 1992. Near Fine. New York: Books of Wonder / William Morrow & Company, 1992. First Thus, Limited to 50 copies of which this is no. 4. Octavo; publisher's brown cloth, glossy pictorial paste-on to upper cover, gilt-lettered spine, all edges gilt, in matching cloth slipcase; [12],342pp.; color frontispiece,... Read More
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Ghoul Warning and Other Omens [Signed by Lumley]
by Brian Lumley; David Carson [illus.]; David A. Sutton [afterword]
Fareham, UK: Spectre Press, 1982. Very Good +/Very Good +. Fareham, UK: Spectre Press, 1982. First Edition, wrapper issue. Signed by Lumley at title page without inscription. Octavo. 40pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket over plain white stiff wrappers. Very light wear to edges of dust jacket. Wraps rubbed at extremities. Binding sound and pages unmarked.... Read More
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The Man Who Planted Trees
by Jean Giono; Michael McCurdy [illus.]; Norma L. Goodrich [afterword]
Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1985. Near Fine/Very Good. Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1985. First Edition, stated First Printing. Slim octavo (23.6cm); publisher's cloth in price-clipped pictorial dust jacket; 52pp.; woodcut illus. throughout. Light shelf wear, dust jacket soiled; overall a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket overall.
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The Gernsheim Collection Harry Ransom Center
by Roy Flukinger; Alison Nordstrom [foreword]; Mark Haworth-Booth [afterword]
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press / Harry Ransom Center, 2010. Very Good/Very Good. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press / Harry Ransom Center, [2010]. First Edition Stated. Large quarto; publisher's cloth in glossy photo-illustrated dust jacket; ix,[1],354pp. Light shelf wear, dust jacket a bit dust-soiled, corners bumped, else Very Good, internally clean and sound.
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A Kind of Rapture [Signed by Toni Morrison]
by Robert Bergman; Toni Morrison [introduction]; Meyer Schapiro [afterword]
New York: Pantheon Books, 1998. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Pantheon Books, 1998. First Edition. Signed by Toni Morrison without inscription to title page without inscription. Quarto. Unpaginated. Color photographs throughout. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt; black endpapers. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing to edges with a few faint smudges. Boards show a touch of... Read More
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The Murder on the Links
by Agatha Christie
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1923. Very Good/Good. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1923 [but ca. 1942] Reprint. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; [6],298pp. Jacket rather worn with chipping at spine crown, spine panel sunned, front flap separated but present, textblock significantly toned; a Good copy in the uncommon dust jacket. Madison... Read More
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Line-Up: A Collection of Crime Stories by Famous Mystery Writers
by [Agatha Christie, et al] John Rhode [ed.]; A.A. Milne [intro.]
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. Very Good -. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's yellow stamped in black; ix,[1],378pp. Moderate wear to cloth extremities with brief fraying at spine crown, corners bumped, the whole rather dust-soiled and lightly damp-spotted, contemporary ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else a Good to Very... Read More
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Collection of Seven Pieces of Promotional Nursery Literature
by O.K. Gerrish [agent]
Portland, ME: O.K. Gerrish, 1880. Very Good. [Portland, ME]: [O.K. Gerrish], n.d. [ca. 1880s]. Collection of seven broadsides, handbills, and pamphlets promoting different strains of fruit on offer by the Portland agent O.K. Gerrish, all but two adorned with woodcut illustrations. Most examples have previous folds and a few small chips, the "Russian Apricot" broadside the most worn... Read More
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Agnes Sze: A Selection of Paintings [Signed]
by Agnes C. Lin Sze
[N.p.]: Chia-Wen, Morgan, and Agnes Sze, 1985. Very Good. [N.p.]: Chia-Wen, Morgan, and Agnes Sze, 1985. First Edition. Signed by Agnes Sze at front free endpaper with brief inscription to previous owner. Quarto. 63 pp. Color reproductions. Tan cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. Light rubbing and soiling to boards. Binding is sound and... Read More
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![The Creepie-Man and Other Stories [alt. title: The Adventures of Be-Wee the Gnome]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/104/272/1577272104.0.m.jpg)
The Creepie-Man and Other Stories [alt. title: The Adventures of Be-Wee the Gnome]
by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Lilian A. Govey [illus.]
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1923. Very Good. New York: Cupples & Leon Company, [1923]. Later Edition. Octavo; publisher's green gilt-embossed cloth, color pictorial paste-on to upper cover; color frontispiece, and nineteen (19) leaves of plates. Light scuffing to cloth margins, textblock a shade toned, else a Very Good, clean and sound copy. First published in 1921... Read More
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Agnes Martin: Works on Paper
by [Agnes Martin] Aline Chipman Brandauer, Harmony Hammond, and Ann Wilson
Santa Fe, NM: Museum of Fine Arts / Museum of New Mexico, 1998. Very Good. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of Fine Arts / Museum of New Mexico, [1998]. First Edition. Slim, square quarto (23.5cm); publisher's white pictorial card wrappers, French flaps; 47pp.; illus. throughout. Light shelf wear and dust-soil, old glue residue to rear wrapper from removed price... Read More
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![Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest [Sixteen volume set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/188/984/1673984188.0.m.jpg)
Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest [Sixteen volume set]
by Agnes Strickland; John Foster Kirk [intro.]
Philadelphia: Printed for Subscribers Only by George Barrie & Sons, 1902. Very Good. Philadelphia: Printed for Subscribers Only by George Barrie & Sons, 1902. Limited Edition of 1000 copies, this being #197. Sixteen octavo volumes, complete. Frontispiece to each volume. Bound in dark blue cloth with paper title labels to spine; top edges gilt. Rubbing and minor bumping... Read More
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Olympe Aguado (1827-1894): Photographe
by Olympe Aguado
Strasbourg: Musees de Strasbourg, 1997. Very Good. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg, [1997]. First Edition. Square quarto; publisher's photo-illustrated card wrappers; 214pp.; illus. throughout. Light wear and dust-soil to wrapper margins, else Very Good, internally clean and sound.
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![A Sister's Face [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/089/703/1721703089.0.m.jpg)
A Sister's Face [Inscribed and Signed]
by Akwasi O. Agyeman
Washington, DC: Akwasi O. Agyeman, 1977. Very Good. Washington, DC: Akwasi O. Agyeman, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (23cm); publisher's photo-illustrated staplebound card wrappers; [2],22pp. Wrappers significantly toned and rather dust-soiled, shallow dog-earing to bottom fore-edge corner of textblock; About Very Good. Inscribed and signed on title page, "Peace + Love / Kwasi." Uncommon poetry collection... Read More
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Collected Books: The Guide to Values, 2002 Edition [Signed]
by Allen Ahearn; Patricia Ahearn
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. First Printing Thus, with full numberline. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket with $75.00 price intact; bound in cranberry paper and cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering; [xii],788pp. Jacket lightly rubbed along edges with some faint surface scratching. Boards show very mild shelfwear. Binding... Read More
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South Asia Crisis of Development: The Case of Bangladesh
by Moudud Ahmed
Dhaka, BD: The University Press Limited, 2002. Very Good/Very Good. Dhaka: BD: The University Press Limited, 2002. First Edition. Octavo. 341 pages. Charts and graphs. Unclipped decorative dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in black, white, and yellow. Dust jacket lightly worn and creased around edges. Boards show light wear to extremities with some bubbling to front and... Read More
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Hunting "Blue Stripes" [Limited Edition]
by E.H. Ahrens
[Detroit?]: E.H. Ahrens, 1940. Very Good. [Detroit?: E.H. Ahrens, ca. 1940.] First Edition, Limited to 65 copies. Slim 16mo (14cm); publisher's parchment over decorative paper-covered boards; 11pp. Grease pen "X" on front cover. Light soil and toning to extremities, else a Very Good, internally fine copy. Quite possibly unrecorded keepsake signed in text by E.H. Ahrens, editor... Read More
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Killing Floor [Signed and Inscribed]
by Ai
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (22cm); photo-illustrated dust jacket with $7.95 price intact; olive boards with beige cloth spine and gilt lettering; 49pp. Jacket toned along top and fore-edge with scattered spotting and a small closed tear to bottom rear. Boards faded at fore-edge... Read More
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![Conversation [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/902/317/1686317902.0.m.jpg)
Conversation [Signed]
by Conrad Aiken
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940. Very Good/Good +. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940. First Edition Stated. Octavo (21 cm); 256pp. Boards in blue cloth with silver stamping, wrapped in publisher's intact pictorial jacket ($2.50). Green top stain. Jacket faded at top margin and spine with creasing, chips, and tears to all margins, with minor... Read More
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A Letter from Li Po and Other Poems
by Conrad Aiken
New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. First Edition. Octavo (23cm); publisher’s graphic dust jacket with $3.50 price intact; sage green boards; 93pp. Cream endsheets. Dust jacket shows scratching and staining; minor chipping to spine edges; toning to jacket verso with dampstain down spine, mostly visible to interior. Bumping to... Read More
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Priapus and the Pool
by Conrad Aiken
Cambridge: Dunster House, 1922. Very Good +. Cambridge: Dunster House, 1922. Limited edition of 425 copies. Octavo (22 cm); unpaginated. Boards half bound in black leather and blue cloth with gilt stamping to spine; edges gilt. Board margins, corners, and spine ends lightly worn and bumped with the leather flaking slightly at inner margins. Endsheets offset by leather... Read More
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The House of Dust: A Symphony
by Conrad Aiken
Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1920. Very Good. Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1920. First Edition. Small Octavo; gray cloth boards stamped in black; 148pp. Board corners lightly rubbed, crown and tail of spine slightly bumped with some toning to spine, light toning throughout text block, otherwise binding is sound and pages unmarked, a Very Good copy. ... Read More
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Nocturne of Remembered Spring
by Conrad Aiken
Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1917. Very Good +. Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1917. First Edition. Octavo (20 cm); 140pp+2ads. Missing jacket. Boards bound in black cloth with gilt stamping. Fore-edge deckled. Boards, corners and spine ends gently bumped and rubbed with fading to spine, though titling still legible. Endsheets show erased pencil inscription and previous owner... Read More
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