The Carrot Seed (The 1st Japanese Edition -- Inscribed by Ruth Krauss)
by Ruth Krauss (Crockett Johnson)
Penguinsha Co., Ltd. (Japan Uni Agency), 1980. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Crockett Johnson. A wonderful curio. The 1980 1st Japanese edition of "The Carrot Seed", INSCRIBED BY ITS AUTHOR RUTH KRAUSS on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with very light fading along the front panel's... Read More
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SAM, M.B.E.
by Ruth R. Johnson
Meriden, CT: Bayberry Hill Press, 1972. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Good. INSCRIBED BY BOTH RUTH AND FOSTER JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Crisp and VG (with light foxing at the panels) in a G+ example of the fragile glassine dustjacket, which is 80% present but is... Read More
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Mies Van Der Rohe
by Philip Johnson
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1953. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, unusually well-preserved copy of the 1953 second edition, revised. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, very sharp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the faintest trace of light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white plates complementing Philip Johnson's text. A... Read More
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(3) Philip Johnson Letters from 1956
by Philip Johnson
New York, 1956. Letters. Near Fine. 3 typed, signed letters from the renowned architect Philip Johnson --all from 1956-- to NYU Professor Dora Wiebenson. Each letter measures 8 1/2" x 11", is written on his business stationary ("Philip Johnson Associates") and each includes its accompanying original envelope. The March 1956 letter has good content (discussing the "Cite Industrielle",... Read More
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Writings
by Philip Johnson
New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY PHILIP JOHNSON on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1979 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the printed translucent dustjacket, with one even crease running vertically along the dustjacket's front flap. Foreword by Vincent Scully,... Read More
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The Paper Snake (The Limited Edition--With Artwork)
by Ray Johnson
New York: The Something Else Press, 1965. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Ray Johnson. The February 1965 limited edition, purportedly of 197 copies. In its rich-blue, patterned boards, this is a distinctly different binding from the pictorial cloth of the trade edition. Furthermore, this copy includes an original piece of Ray Johnson art, a 7" strip of collage... Read More
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The Paper Snake
by Ray Johnson
New York: Something Else Press, 1965. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ray Johnson. A lovely copy of the February 1965 1st trade edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with 2 tiny, almost microscopic chips along the rear panel's edges. Oblong quarto, filled with Johnson's wild illustrations, correspondence art, doodles, poems,... Read More
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Rasselas
by Samuel Johnson
London: William Miller, 1805. Full leather. Near Fine. A. Raimbach/R. Smirke. The 1805 1st thus, bound in a lovely custom full calf, a duotone panelled calf, unsigned but circa late 19th century. Raised bands, fine gilt-tooling within the compartments. Decorative matching rectangles at each panel. Handsome gilt-dentelles lining the pastedown edges, marbled endsheets and pastedowns. An attractive, Near... Read More
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The Adventures of a Brownie as Told to My Child (In the Original Dustjacket)
by Miss Mulock (Annie Fellows Johnston)
Boston: The Page Company, 1919. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The May 1919 16th impression, in a nice example of its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting and foxing to the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and mild darkening along the spine and the rear... Read More
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Clubs and Club Life in London
by John Timbs, F.S.A.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1899. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A tight, well-preserved copy of this 1899 new edition (following the 1872 original ed.). "With Anecdotes of Its Famous Coffee Houses, Hostelries, and Taverns from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Time". VG in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-insignia to front panel and bright gilt-lettering at the... Read More
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Scenes Along the Rails (Volume I: The Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania--Part 2)
by John W. Hudson, II and Suzanne C. Hudson
Loveland, Ohio: Depot Square Publishing, 1997. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1997 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 138 pgs., Signed by Author(s).
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Robert Indiana
by John Wilmerding, Joachim Pissarro and Robert Pincus-Witten
New York: Rizzolli, 2006. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROBERT INDIANA on the front free emdpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2006 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling along the front flap-fold. Folio, lovely color reproductions thruout. Text by Joachim Pissarro, John... Read More
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Legend in Japanese Art
by Henri L. Joly
Tuttle, 1967. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st thus (after a 1908 original ed.), this is a pretty copy of the 1967 1st Tuttle edition. VG+ in a VG+, bright dustjacket with its original price intact and with a very small, inconspicuous closed tear on the head of the spine of the dustjacket. Thick quarto, 623 pgs. In its... Read More
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Radioactivity and Geology: An Account of the Influence of Radioactive Energy on Terrestrial History
by J. Joly
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1909. Cloth. Very Good. The 1909 1st American edition. Solid and VG in its light-green cloth, with very light spotting and scuffing to the front panel. Thick 12mo, 6 full-page plates and numerous tables and formulas complementing J. Joly's text. Also includes the publisher's uncommon tipped-in note advising how to sell this... Read More
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Film Culture #37 (The Harry Smith Issue)
by Jonas Mekas, Editor
New York: Film Culture Non-Profit Corpopration, 1965. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Issue #37, the "Harry Smith" issue, summer 1965. With New York artist and filmmaker Harry Smith (1923-1991) adorning the front cover and featuring a lengthy Harry Smith interview. Clean and very sharp. Easily VG+ to Near Fine. Also features a piece by Jonas Mekas ("Notes on Some... Read More
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Boys and Girls Who Do: An In-Depth Study of Today's "Mod" Mini-Swingers
by Dr. Harvey T. Leathem and Hugh Jones
North Hollywood, CA: Venice Books, 1967. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A clinical look at the 'mod' young swingers who go all the way--and further!" Venice Books 320. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocketbook, 224 pgs.
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The Life Story of Thomas Alva Edison (In Dustjacket)
by Francis Arthur Jones
New York: Groset & Dunlap, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. An impressive copy of this attractive 1931 Grosset & Dunlap reprint. Solid and VG+ (light spotting at the rear panel) in a crisp, VG+ example of the pictorial dustjacket, with just a touch of mild creasing and chipping along the spine crown and the top-edges. Octavo,... Read More
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The Foundations of a National Drama
by Henry Arthur Jones
London: The Chiswick Press, 1904. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. A handsome copy of this "lecture delivered by Henry Arthur Jones at the Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W. on Friday Evening, March 18th, 1904". Bound in full, limp vellum and includes its original green ribbon ties as well. Solid and VG, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel.... Read More
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Golden Ballast: Twenty-Two Science Talks to Children
by H. Victor Jones
London: The Epworth Press, 1934. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1934 1st edition, in its wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 128 pgs.
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From Here to Eternity
by James Jones
New York: Charles Scribner, 1951. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1951 1st edition, later state (lacking the 'A' on the copyright page). This copy though includes a 1 pg. TLS from James Jones addressed to an American ambassador in France, asking for some sort of diplomatic assistance. The book is clean and VG+... Read More
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The Vanguard: A Photographic Essay on the Black Panthers
by Ruth Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones
Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. A presentable copy of the 1970 1st paperback edition. Solid and VG in its blue pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the edges and mild rubbing at the panels. Crisp, evocative black-and-white photos throughout, Introduction by William Worthy.
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Posters & Their Designers: Special Autumn Numebr of The Studio 1924
by Sydney R. Jones
London: The Studio, Ltd, 1924. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Special Autumn Number of the Studio, 1924. A bright, Fine copy, handsomely rebound in recent red cloth, with decorative title label affixed to front panel. Original 1924 front wrapper bound-in. Contents clean and bright. Quarto, 150 pgs., color and crisp black-and-white plates thruout.
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Fruits & Vegetables
by Erica Jong
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1997. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY ERICA JONG on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1997 25th Anniversary edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 87 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Megan's Two Houses: A Story of Adjustment
by Erica Jong
West Hollywood, CA: Dove Kids Books, 1996. Pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Freya Tanz. SIGNED BY ERICA JONG across the title page. A pristine copy to boot of this 1996 1st Dove edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto,
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Mistress
by Jean-Francois Jonvelle
Los Angeles: Melrose Publishing Co, 1983. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1983 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (a touch of very light foxing at the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, Jean-Francois Jonvelle's sensual, lavish black-and-white photography throughout.
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