ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. With ninety-two illustrations by John Tenniel
by Carroll, Lewis
NY: Macmillan and Co, 1885. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Title page states "New edition in one volume." Green cloth over boards, gilt title on spine, gilt Cheshire Cat on front cover, and blind embossed Queen of Hearts on back cover. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass each have their own title page and are paginated... Read More
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Sylvie and Bruno (with) Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
by Carroll, Lewis. Furniss, Henry (illustrated)
London: Macmillan, 1893. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A solid pair of fist editions, in uniform bindings of Sylvie and Bruno (18930 and its sequel Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893). original salmon red linen covers with figures centered and triple ruled both front and back; gilt spine titles, aeg. Spines moderately soiled and the first book has lost... Read More
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JULIAN MITCHELL'S PRODUCTION OF WONDERLAND: A MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
by (Carroll, Lewis). Herbert, Victor (music). MacDonough (lyrics). Keller, Edgar (cover art)
NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1905. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good -. Pictorial softcover, cloth spin e, large 8vo, 131 pages. Vocal score for Mitchell's staged, musical version of Alice in Wonderland, in three acts. Cover art by Edgar Keller. Cover's worn, binding loosening. Scarce - seldom found in the marketplace, and only three libraries with a copy... Read More
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TOUGH ENOUGH'S TRIP
by Carroll, Ruth and Latrobe
NY: Oxford University Press, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Uncommon first edition, near fine copy in price-clipped dustjacket that is gently toned about edges and spine, and a few short closed tears here and thee. No names or bookplates. DOGS.
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THE ADMIRAL'S CARAVAN
by Carryl, Charles E. Brich, Reginald (illustrations by)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1920. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. Uncommonly well-preserved copy - red cloth covers stamped in black - scarce dustjacket gently soiled around edges and missing a very narrow strip head of spine. Internals almost as new. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desireable thus.
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HUDSON RIVER HAYRIDE
by Carse, Robert
Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society Publishers, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Scarce juvenile maritime novel by Robert Carse (c1904 - 1971) known for his books on the sea, based on his early adult years as a commercial seaman. This story about a trio of young people caught up in piracy of whaling ship on the... Read More
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THE X-FILES, SIGNED SCRIPT, "ANASAZI", EPISODE 25
by Carter, Chris
LA: 20th Century Fox Fim Corporation, 1995. Presumed Limited Number of Copies. Soft cover. Near Fine. THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE. Copy of episode 25, the concluding episode of Season 2, of the phenomenally successful THE X-FILES, dated April 17, 1995 (episode broadcast on May 19, 1995). On 8.5" x 11" white stock, three hole punched on left... Read More
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Zola and the Theater
by Carter, Lawson A.
New Haven / Paris: Yale University Press / Press Universtaires de France, 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. An as new copy.
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Zola and the Theater
by Carter, Lawson A.
New Haven / Paris: Yale University Press / Press Universtaires de France, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. A custom bound copy, burlap cloth with red leather label spine. As new.
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MY MUSICAL LIFE
by (Caruso, Enrico). (Ricordi, Tito). HAWIES, H. R.
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1902. Sixth Impression. Publishers Cloth. Very Good. Caruso, Enrico (original self-portrait).. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth, gilt stamped decoration front and spine, 673p. + 40p. pub list. (Unrelated 1965 gift inscription verso ffe). Ownership copy of Tito Ricordi II, with his ownership signature upper left corner front fly dated by him 14.01.05 (January 14,... Read More
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THE ROSETTIS DANTE GANRIEL AND CHRISTINA
by Cary, Elizabeth Luther
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Lovely Knickerbocker Press production, custom rebound in green full morocco, gilt ruled front and back, with double-ruled dentelles, with corner florals and crimson suede pasetdown and ffe. Binder unidentified. Large 8vo, gte, sides uncut, xi + 310 + 2. Pub list in rear, illustrated w/ 31 full... Read More
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Living Shrines: Home Altars of New Mexico
by Cash, Marie Romero (text). Halus, Siegfried (photopgraphs)
Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Fine copy signed by photographer Halus on the half title.
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WILLA CATHER'S RED CLOUD
by (Cather, Willa)
Salisbury, CT: Lime Rock Press, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Seymour, Gabriel North (photography). Limited edition, 100 copies, this numbered 10 and signed by photographer Gabriel North Seymour. 12 loose folded sheets bearing, variously, colophon/title page and text about Willa Cather's hometown of Red Cloud Nebraska, with separate essays about specific aspects of it and her home... Read More
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CHIMICA IN VERSI (ORGANICA ED INORGANICA)
by Cavaliere, Alberto
Roma: Umoristi del "Marc'Aurelio, 1935. 4th Edition. Soft cover. Very Good -. Compilation of humorous verse by Cavaliere that was published in Marc'Aurelio, an Italian satirical magazine, published between 1931 and 1958 (and briefly resurrected in 1973). It was the first satirical magazine in Italy following the forced closure of other satirical magazines by the Fascists under Mussolini.... Read More
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THE LAWS AND PRINCIPLES OF WHIST STATED AND EXPLAINED AND ITS PRACTICE ILLUSTRATED ON AN ORIGINAL SYSTEM BY MEANS OF HANDS PLAYED COMPLETELY THROUGH
by Cavendish
London: Thos. De La Rue & Co, 1868. Eighth Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Near Fine. Decorated cloth covers of titles in diamond surround of hearts, diamonds, spades and ckubs and double-ruled border of same. Decorated endpapers, gilt edges all around. Near fine copy.
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THE OCTOBER CYCLE, 2000-2002
by Celaya, Enrique Martinez. Lynne Cooke, Bradfors Morrow, Roger Smith Hotel (text)
Lincoln NE: Lincoln, NB: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Gallery in association with Marquand Books, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. As new. Still shrink-wrapped.
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DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHA TRADUIT DE L'ESPAGNOL .PAR FLORIAN; OUVRAGE POSTHUME
by Cervantes, Miguel de
London: Didier et Tennet, 1809. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 volumes in 3, London reprint from the Didot edition (of 1799), 24 new plates by unknown engraver after the designs of Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier and Claude Lefebvre. 16 mo, contemporary half calf over marbleized boards. Calf over spine blind stamped vertical laurel border front and rear,... Read More
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
by Chabon, Michael
NY: William Morrow, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine unclipped dustjacket. Plainly signed by Chabon on title page. Chabon's first book.
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THE CUCKOO'S SECRET
by Chance, Edgar
London: Sidgwick & Johnson, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth, covers slightly soiled. All one wants to know about the cuckoo bird. One-leaf statement by author tipped in after ffe. Scarce title. BIRDS ORNITHOLOGY.
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The Bride and The Pennant
by CHANCE, Frank. Comisky, Charles A. (preface by)
Chicago: Laird and Lee, 1910. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good -. Scarce baseball title. First edition, paperback original. Preface by Charles Comisky, then President of the Chicago White Sox. Cheap pulp, so pages are browned as expected. Pictorial paper, vividly colored in green and orange, chipped about the edges here and there. Still, a presentable copy. ... Read More
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The Baltimore Clipper Ship. It's Origin and Development
by Chapelle, Howard Irving
Salem MA: The Marine Research Society, 1930. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Fine. Limited to 97 copies, this #37 fine copy (almost as new), cloth spine, marbelized boards, gte. No names, bookplates and desirable thus.
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MY HARTFORD OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
by Chapman, Helen Post
Hartford: Edwin Valentine Mitchell, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near fine copy with glassine wrapper, over which is pictorial dustjacket that is worn and soiled yet quite presentable. Inscribed by author on the title page.
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A ROUNDABOUT TURN
by Charles, Robert H. Brooke, L. Leslie (drawings by)
London: Freederick Warne, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good-. First US edition, this copy printed in England but for the American market as the price on the dustjacket is $1.50. 8vo, orange linen stamped in brown and gilt in pictorial dustjacket, pictorial endpapers. Book is better than very good in moderatley soiled dustjacket with a few... Read More
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KNOLL INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION (undated, c1980)
by Charles Pollock, Max Pearson, Neils Diffrient, Marcel Breuer, Harry Bertoia, Richard Schultz, Charles Gwathmey, Robert Siegel, et al (designs of)
NY: Knoll Associates, Inc. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Undated (c1980) catalog of the Knoll International Collection with hundreds of photographs supplemented with detailed drawings and specifications for Knoll furniture for residences and offices. Catalog is organized as follows, by tab: office seating, side chairs, lounge seating, multiple seating, outdoor furniture, tables, desks/credenzas. Three-ring binder in striped, opaque... Read More
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Histoire Du Christianisme Au Japon (2 vols)
by Charlevoix, P. De
Paris: Rusand, 1828. Nouvelle Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original or old polished calf, marbleized edges and endpapers, gilt decorated spine. Backstrips dried w/ some flaking and loss to crown. Innards of volumes very nice w/ intermittent spotting. xxx + 467; 469.
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