A Considerable Speck
by Robert Frost
Cambridge, MA: Dard Hunter, Jr., 1939. Original wraps. Near Fine. An impressive, early effort by Dard Hunter, Jr., offering up this first separate edition of Frost's delivered poem at the Annual Dinner of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on November 21st, 1939. A folio, in this case constituting a single folded, printed sheet (with its original accompanying tissue-guard... Read More
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The Lone Striker (Inscribed by Frost)
by Robert Frost
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. Original wraps. Fine. A lovely example of the 1933 1st edition, limited to 2,000 copies. THIS COPY BOASTS A WARM, 1934 INSCRIPTION BY ROBERT FROST ("IN MEMORY OF EVENINGS AT THE NEW SCHOOL"), appearing at the top of the front pastedown. The chapbook, #8 of the Borzoi chap books, has held up... Read More
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A Masque of Reason (The Signed/Limited -- In Slipcase)
by Robert Frost
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1945. Boards. Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1945 signed/limited edition. #731 OF 800 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST at the limitation. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its duotone boards, with a tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown and just a touch of very light offsetting... Read More
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Our New Cook Book and Houselhold Recepits
by S. Annie Frost
Boston: People's Publishing Co, 1883. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1883 1st edition. Tight and VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with strong lettering at the front panel and still bright gilt-lettering along the spine. 12mo, 454 pgs.
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A Phoenix Too Frequent (EB White's Heavily-Annotated, Personal Copy)
by Christopher Fry
London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. EB White's heavily annotated copy of Christopher Fry's "A Phoenix Too Frequent". White's initials (in bold ink) at the top of the dustjacket's front panel and also his full name written at the top of the front pastedown. The book is heavily underlined, with margin notes thruout (in ink... Read More
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Law Relating to Buildings in the City of New York / Law Limiting the Height of Dwelling Houses / Mechanics' Lien Law for the City and State of New York 1885 (3 Separate Parts in 1 Volume)
by Edited by William J. Fryer
New York: The Record and Guide, 1886. Boards. Very Good +. A handsome, well-preserved example of the uncommon 1886 3rd printing. Hitchcock cites the 1885 1st edition (Hitchcock #476) but omits this one, which is the first to include a list of New York City architects (not in the first 2 editions) AND a set of "Laws Limiting... Read More
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Pipkin Sees the World
by Rosalie K. Fry
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1951. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. Rosalie K. Fry. The 1951 stated 1st edition of this uncommon tale of Pipkin the woodmouse. Solid and VG+ (light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout in black-and-white line-drawing by the author Rosalie Fry herself. ... Read More
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Arnulf Rainer (Signed by the Artist)
by Curated by R.H. Fuchs
Vienna: ARGE Gabriele Wimmer & John Sailer, 1989. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the May-July 1989 exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. LAVISHLY SIGNED BY THE AUSTRIAN ARTIST ARNULF RAINER on the title page. Quarto, curated by R.H. Fuchs, 900 copies issued. First-rate color reproductions throughout. ... Read More
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El Mundo de Jose Luis Cuevas
by Carlos Fuentes
Mexico: Galeria de Arte Misrachi, 1969. Full leather. Fine. Jose Luis Cuevas. #4 OF 110 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST JOSE LUIS CUEVAS, THE PUBLISHER AND THE GREAT MEXICAN BOOKBINDER FERNANDO LOPEZ VALENCIA. This copy, bound in the publisher's full, multi-colored leather, also includes an original color drawing by Cuevas (at the frontispiece), executed especially for this deluxe... Read More
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El Indio
by Georgio Lopez Y Fuentes
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1937. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1937 stated 1st U.S. edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Wonderful Diego Rivera jacket design and illustrations thruout by the great Mexican artist. Octavo, 256 pgs.
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Yakushiji Main Hall Restoration
by Shoji Fukai
Tokyo: Akira Corporation, 1976. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy of the uncommon 1976 1st (and perhaps only) edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the pictorial dustjacket. Tall quarto, gorgeous gravure photography throughout. Text in both Japanese and English.
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Critical Path
by Buckminster Fuller
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER on the half-title. A very clean copy to boot of the 1981 1st paperback edition (which was printed simultaneously --we believe-- with the hardback edition). Clean and Near Fine in its beige wrappers, with just a touch of light spotting at the top and... Read More
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Fever! The Hunt for a New Killer Virus (Inscribed by the Author)
by John G. Fuller
New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1974. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN FULLER on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light spotting along the top and fore-edges, very mild cocking to the binding) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and... Read More
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Tetrascroll: Goldilocks and the Three Bears -- A Cosmic Fairy Tale
by R. Buckminter Fuller
New York: ULAE, INC./St. Martin's Press, 1982. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Allegra Goldy. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER TO AUTHOR BRENDAN GILL (THE NEW YORKER, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, ETC.) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near... Read More
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And It Came to Pass -- Not to Stay
by R. Buckminster Fuller
New York: Macmillan, 1976. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1976 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket.
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Nine Chains to the Moon
by R. Buckminster Fuller
Southern Illinois Uiversity Press, 1967. Original wraps. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER on the title page. A solid copy to boot of this 1967 later paperback printing of the author's 1st published book. Light rubbing to the panels, light creasing along the edges and at the spine. Thick pocket-sized, Arcturus Books edition.
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No More Secondhand God and Other Writings
by R. Buckminster Fuller
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1963. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing at the panels and one small closed tear along... Read More
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Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity
by R. Buckminster Fuller
Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1969. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1969 correct 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting along the top-edges) in a crisp, clean example of the price-intact ($11.95) dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear at the front panel's lower-edge. Bright and easily Near Fine. Octavo,... Read More
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Grunch of Giants
by R. Buckminster Fuller
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1983 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket.
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Untitled Epic Poem on the History of Industrialization
by R. Buckminster Fuller
Highlands, North Carolina: Jonathan Williams (The Nantahala Foundation), 1962. Original wraps. Near Fine/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER TO ARCHITECT BARRY BYRNE (1883-1967), A MEMBER OF THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL GROUP OF ARCHITECTS, on the front free endpaper. A sharp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1962 1st paperback edition (which was issued simultaneously with the hardback). Clean... Read More
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Archeological Notes on Texas Canyon, Arizona
by William Shirley Fulton
New York: Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1934 1st edition, in its original salmon wrappers. Bright and VG+, with one very small spot at the foot of the front panel. Quarto, 23 pgs. of text plus 20 plates.
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The Magical World of Slydini (2 Vols.)
by Karl Fulves
Brooklyn, NY: D. Robbins and Co, 1979. Cloth. Fine. Joseph K. Schmidt. A pristine copy of the 1979 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes (both the "Text" and the "Photographs" volumes). SLYDINI HIMSELF HAS SIGNED THE TEXT VOLUME AT THE TITLE PAGE. The Text volume additionally illustrated by Joseph K. Schmidt, the Photographs volume photographed by Arthur Manfredi.... Read More
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The Best of Slydini -- and More (In 2 Volumes)
by Karl Fulves
Brooklyn, NY: D. Robbins & Company, 1976. Boards. Near Fine. Crisp, near pristine copies of the 1976 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes (the "Text" volume and the "Photographs" volume) tight and Near Fine in their dark boards, with immaculate gilt-titling along the front panels and spine. Uniform quartos, edited by Karl Fulves as well as... Read More
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Tarnished
by John Furlough
New York: Universal Publishing, 1964. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1964 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small, neat former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Beacon Signal Sixty B721X. "A teen-ager's tarnished past threatened to taint her future!
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How to Catch and Tame a Husband: An Instructive Romance
by Robert Torrington Furman
New York: Manufacturers Service Co, 1949. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1949 1st edition of this charming, cheeky guide to modern romance. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and a tiny bit of chipping at the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, nicely illustrated in line-drawing throughout. Part One: Prologue; Part Two: Catching;... Read More
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