Death at Dayton's Folly
by Virginia Rath
Garden City, NY: The Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1935. Very Good. Garden City, NY: The Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 304 pp. Black boards stamped in red. Red topstain. Lacks dust jacket. Boards roughly worn along edges with brief exposure, general spotting and scuffing,... Read More
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A History of Mercersburg Synod, 1939-1962
by Irvin A. Raubenhold
York, PA: Trimmer Printing, 1965. Fine/Good. [York, PA]: [Trimmer Printing], [1965]. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver foil, original glassine dust jacket; vii,[1],167pp.; four leaves of photographic illus. printed on rectos and versos. Book in Fine condition; uncommon glassine dust jacket quite toned and chipped along spine edge, Good only.
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![Photos In + Out City Limits Boston [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/339/556/1570556339.0.m.jpg)
Photos In + Out City Limits Boston [Signed]
by Robert Rauschenberg
West Islip, NY: ULAE, 1981. Very Good+. [West Islip, NY]: ULAE, [1981]. First Edition. Folio; publisher's white card wrappers lettered in silver foil, housed in original paper-covered slipcase; [8],45pp.; halftone photographic illus. throughout printed on rectos only. A hint of shelf wear, spine toned, else a Very Good or better, internally clean and sound copy. Signed "Bob Rauschenberg"... Read More
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John Thorndyke's Cases Related by Christopher Jervis, M.D.
by R. Austin Freeman; H.M. Brock [illus.]
London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. Very Good. London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. First Edition, Second State with title page cancel. Octavo; publisher's brown pictorial cloth stamped in black and tan; xi,[1],288pp.; frontispiece and nine leaves of plates, several of them taken from photographs, additional drawings in text. Boards a bit scuffed, spine glued down and cloth darkened and... Read More
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Joseph Fourier, 1768-1830: A survey of his life and work, based on a critical edition of his monograph on the propagation of heat, presented to the Institut de France in 1807
by I. Grattan-Guinness and J.R. Ravetz
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1972. Very Good+/Very Good. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, [1972]. First Edition. Octavo (26cm); publisher's cloth in unclipped dark blue pictorial dust jacket; x,[2],516pp. Moderate wear and a few small chips and closed tears to jacket margins, else Very Good and sound.
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Troopers West: Military & Indian Affairs on the American Frontier
by Ray Brandes [ed.]; De Grazia [illus.]
San Diego: Frontier Heritage Press, 1970. Very Good/Very Good. San Diego: Frontier Heritage Press, 1970. Limited Edition, numbered 362 of 1000 on limitation statement opposite title. Quarto (11.25" x 8.75"); xii, 206pp. Eight color illustrations, with black and white photos and vignettes throughout. Illustrated dust jacket over brick boards with mounted color title card and gilt lettering to... Read More
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![Worlds to Come: Nine Science Fiction Adventures [Signed by Knight]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/288/568/1492568288.0.m.jpg)
Worlds to Come: Nine Science Fiction Adventures [Signed by Knight]
by [Ray Bradbury et al, contrs.] Damon Knight [ed.]
New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First Edition, stated, with B-R code. Octavo; publisher's pictorial boards in matching price-clipped dust jacket; xii,[2],337pp. Moderate edge wear and wrinkling to jacket extremities, front flap creased, else a Very Good and sound copy overall. Signed by the editor on title page. ... Read More
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![[Life-size] Young Man by Charles Ray](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/627/000/1406000627.0.m.0.jpg)
[Life-size] Young Man by Charles Ray
by Charles Ray
New York: Olympic Productions and Matthew Marks Gallery, 2014. Near Fine. New York: Olympic Productions and Matthew Marks Gallery, 2014. First Edition. Large Folio (45x33cm). Item consists of seven bifold folio sheets on heavy white stock, inserted into each other, but not fastened or bound, to allow for reassembly. All sheets printed in color recto and verso, with... Read More
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![Man Ray: A Selection of Paintings, 14 January - 7 February 1970 [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/412/162/1494162412.0.m.jpg)
Man Ray: A Selection of Paintings, 14 January - 7 February 1970 [Signed]
by Man Ray
New York: Cordier & Ekstrom, 1970. Very Good. New York: Cordier & Ekstrom, 1970. First Edition. Signed by Ray without inscription on color frontis illustration mounted to first page. Small quarto (10.75" x 8.25"); [22pp]. Mounted color frontis with black and white illustrations throughout. Printed blue paper wraps, with cutout window to front. Covers a bit edgeworn with... Read More
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![The English Hero: or, Sir Francis Drake Reviv'd. Being a full Account of the dangerous Voyages, Admirable Adventures, Notable Discoveries and Magnanimous Atchievements [sic] of that Valiant and Renowned Commander](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/850/021/1618021850.0.m.jpg)
The English Hero: or, Sir Francis Drake Reviv'd. Being a full Account of the dangerous Voyages, Admirable Adventures, Notable Discoveries and Magnanimous Atchievements [sic] of that Valiant and Renowned Commander
by R.B. [a.k.a. Robert Burton, pseud. of Nathaniel Crouch]
London: Nath. Crouch, 1716. Good. London: Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bull against Grocers-Alley in the Poultrey, near Cheapside, 1716. "The Ninth Edition Inlarged." 12mo; full contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in six compartments, marbled endpapers; [6],173,[15]pp. (A-H12, collated complete with 14 pages of publisher's advertisements in rear); engraved portrait frontispiece, woodcut illus. in text. Leather significantly... Read More
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Yarrowstalks Vol. 00 No. 1
by [R. Crumb] David Auten and Brian Zahn [eds.]
Philadelphia: David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967. Very Good. Philadelphia: David Auten and Brian Zahn, [1967]. First Edition. Tabloid format (42cm); half-tone pictorial self-wrappers, text printed in purple; [24]pp.; illus. throughout. Textblock uniformly toned, faint damp stain at bottom edge of upper cover, old mail fold, else Very Good and sound. Inaugural issue of this Philadelphia-based underground... Read More
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![Celebrity Caricature in America [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/908/365/1279365908.0.m.jpg)
Celebrity Caricature in America [Signed]
by Wendy Wick Reaves
New Haven / London: Smithsonian Institution / Yale University Press, 1998. Very Good/Very Good. New Haven / London: Smithsonian Institution / Yale University Press, 1998. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author on half title wiht inscription "To Harry, With great respect and gratitude--I'm lucky to have you as a colleague. Wendy May 1998." Quarto;... Read More
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The Otis Redding Show Publicity Kit
by [Otis Redding] Volt Records
Memphis, TN: Volt Records, 1965. Very Good +. [Memphis, TN]: Volt Records, 1965. Five loose sheets including photo-illustrated title page, printed on rectos only. Mild rubbing and toning, else Very Good or better. Detail-rich promotional material for Otis Redding's 1965 tour, "a completely self-contained musical show of musicians, vocalists, bus drivers, body guards, road managers, and publicity... Read More
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Bacco in Toscana
by Francesco Redi
Napoli [Naples]: Presso Gaetano Castellano, 1774. Very Good. Napoli [Naples]: Presso Gaetano Castellano, 1774. 12mo; 19th-century calf over marbled boards, gilt spine in six compartments, maroon morocco spine label, all edges stained red, marbled endpapers; 192pp.; engraved frontispiece depicting Bacchus and a beautiful young woman in Tuscany, barrels of wine spilling all over the countryside as Bacchus raises... Read More
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![Sunlight & Shadow: Pictorial Photographs by John B. Eaton FRPS (1881-1966) [Limited Edition, Inscribed and Signed by Reeder]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/842/723/1565723842.0.m.jpg)
Sunlight & Shadow: Pictorial Photographs by John B. Eaton FRPS (1881-1966) [Limited Edition, Inscribed and Signed by Reeder]
by [John B. Eaton] Warwick Reeder
Melbourne: Reeder Fine Art, 2006. Very Good. Melbourne: Reeder Fine Art, [2006]. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 441. Slim octavo; publisher's pictorial card wrappers; viii,64pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate shelf wear to wrapper extremities, else Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page to photography historian Larry Schaaf.... Read More
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![Angels, Divas and Blacklisted Heroes [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/367/974/1714974367.0.m.jpg)
Angels, Divas and Blacklisted Heroes [Inscribed and Signed]
by Jeremy Reed
London: Peter Owen, 1999. Near Fine. London: Peter Owen, 1999. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); publisher's photo-illustrated card wrappers; 175pp. Very light shelf wear, else a Near Fine example. Inscribed and signed on title page, "This is No 24 out of 26 signed holograph copies / Jeremy Reed." With additional holograph note on dedication page, "In the photograph... Read More
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![Campaign to Valley Forge, July 1, 1777 - December 19, 1777 [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/629/221/1445221629.0.m.jpg)
Campaign to Valley Forge, July 1, 1777 - December 19, 1777 [Inscribed and Signed]
by John F. Reed
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1965. Very Good/Very Good. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1965. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 448pp.; portrait frontispiece, full-page illus. and maps throughout. Jacket extremities a bit chipped and rather toned, short split at bottom half inch of front jacket flap fold, spine slightly cocked, corners gently bumped with... Read More
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![The Better Part [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/396/740/1602740396.0.m.jpg)
The Better Part [Inscribed and Signed]
by Kit Reed
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($4.95), lime green topstain; [10],208pp. Light wear to jacket margins, brief soil at foot of jacket spine panel, remainder mark to bottom textblock edge, boards... Read More
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![Mother Isn't Dead She's Only Sleeping [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/541/131/1602131541.0.m.jpg)
Mother Isn't Dead She's Only Sleeping [Inscribed and Signed]
by Kit Reed
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth, red topstain, in tan pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.75); [10],245pp. Cloth and jacket margins a bit toned, front hinge cracked and rather crudely repaired, else a Very Good and sound copy. Brief author inscription simply... Read More
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Heroes & Heroines: Poems
by Reed Whittemore; Irwin Touster [illus.]
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946. First Edition. Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Additional handwritten note laid. Octavo (8.25" x 5.75"); x, 80p. Illustrated black dustjacket with original $2.50 price; book in red cloth with blue lettering. Jacket shows a few small chips and... Read More
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![Free Within Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art [Signed by Regenia Perry, Renee Stout, and Keith Morrison]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/053/877/1456877053.0.m.jpg)
Free Within Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art [Signed by Regenia Perry, Renee Stout, and Keith Morrison]
by Regenia A. Perry; Kinshasha Holman Conwill [intro.]
Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art / Pomegranate Art Books, 1992. Very Good. Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art / Pomegranate Art Books, 1992. First Edition, wrapper issue. Signed by author Regenia Perry and artists Keith Morrison and Renee Stout with brief inscriptions to previous owner. Quarto. 205 pp. Black and white and color illustrations and... Read More
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![What Can You Do With a Shoe? [Limited Edition, Signed by Sendak and de Regniers]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/990/405/1636405990.0.m.jpg)
What Can You Do With a Shoe? [Limited Edition, Signed by Sendak and de Regniers]
by Maurice Sendak [illus.]; Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1997. Fine/Near Fine. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1997. First Thus; Limited Edition of 200 copies signed by Sendak and de Regniers, this being #246. Oblong octavo. Unpaginated. Color illustrations throughout. Blue cloth with color illustrations mounted to front; yellow endpapers. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Tight in binding; unmarked. A couple... Read More
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A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
by J.B. Reid
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. Very Good. New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. Reprint of the 1889 edition. Small quarto (10.25" x 7.25"); [viii], 568pp. Green buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Boards lightly rubbed at corners with a bit of nudging at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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All Concerned Notified: An Inspector McKee Story
by Helen Reilly
New York: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. Very Good-/Very Good-. New York: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. First Edition Stated. Octavo (20.5cm); publisher's cloth, red topstain, in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); [8],275pp. Jacket and cloth margins quite rubbed and worn with several small losses to jacket margins, old tape... Read More
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Not Me, Inspector
by Helen Reilly
New York: Random House, 1959. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing stated. Octavo (19cm); publisher's two-toned boards in clipped pictorial dust jacket; [6],207pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, the whole rather dust-soiled with small smudge at bottom spine-edge corner of upper panel, spine ends bumped; Very Good and sound overall. Late... Read More
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