The Cabin on Ghostly Pond (With Wonderful Ephmera)
by Marjorie Reynolds
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1962. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A gorgeous copy of the 1962 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Also includes 2 warm, hamdwritten letters from the author Marjorie Reynolds to the illustrator Lorence Bjorklund.
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Ride the Wild Storm (With Publisher's Ephmera)
by Marjorie Reynolds
The Macmillan Company, 1969. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1969 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Also includes 2 letters (both signed) from the publisher Macmillan, both addressed to the book's illustrator, Lorence Bjorklund. The 1st letter discusses payment for his illustrations, the... Read More
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Carzou: L'Apocalypse
by Robert Rey
Paris: Andre Sauret, Editeur, 1959. 1st. Pictorial Cover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A wonderful association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST CARZOU TO LEGENDARY PUBLISHER (founder and publisher of New York Graphic Society), ANTON SCHUTZ. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1959 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine glassine dustjacket. Quarto, 158 pgs. 6 crisp, original color lithographs... Read More
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Carzou: L'Apocalypse
by Rober Rey
Paris: Andre Sauret, Editeur, 1959. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST CARZOU TO NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER ANTON SCHUTZ on the half-title. A clean, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1959 1st trade edition. Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers AND in a Near Fine example of the thick mylar... Read More
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The Tabernacle in the Wilderness; the Shadow of Heavenly Things
by W.G. Rhind
London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1845. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Four Engravings, Coloured, and Inlaid with Gold, Silver, and Brass, According to the Texts of Scripture". A magnificent folio production, glorifying the sanctity of the tabernacle in the desert. 4 remarkable plates, each handcolored and inlaid with gold, silver and brass. The 1845 4th edition. Well-preserved and... Read More
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Wife-Swappers Confidential
by Faith Rhinehart
Newark, NJ: Capri Publishers, 1968. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of this uncommon 1968 (illustrated) look at the wife-swapping scene of the moment, with "69 exclusive photos". Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Published out of Newark by Capri, text by Faith Rhinehart.
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Something Old Something New
by Susan Rhinehart
New York: Harper and Bros, 1961. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A clean, attractive copy of the 1961 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 32pgs. Nicely illustrated by the great Arnold Lobel.
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Notebook 2010-2012
by Rene Ricard
London: Morel. Decorative Boards. Fine. An immaculate copy of this posthumous publication, out of London, of Rene Ricard's "Notebook 2010-2012". Clean and Fine in its decorative silk boards, limited to 300 copies. From the Introduction: "Here we have a rare insight into Rene's working process with drawings, drafts of poems, finished poems, witty remarks and memories. Rene wrote... Read More
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Persian Women & Their Ways
by C. Colliver Rice
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1923. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The experiences & impressions of a long sojourn amongst the women of the land of the Shah with an intimate description of their characteristics, customs & manner of living" (from the title page). A solid copy of the 1923 1st American edition. Bright and VG in its green/gray cloth. Thick octavo,... Read More
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The Winning Shot (In Dustjacket)
by Jerome D. Travers and Grantland Rice
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A truly impressive copy of the 1915 1st edition. Tight and unusually crisp, with just a touch of light foxing to the endpapers. And in a bright, price-intact ($1.25), VG- to VG example of the 1st issue pictorial dustjacket. Light chipping at the spine crown and... Read More
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Selected Poems
by Adrienne Rich
London: Chatto and Windus/The Hogarth Press, 1967. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Not only the 1967 1st British edition but also the first work of Adrienne Rich's published in the UK. A very sharp copy to boot. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Truly a collector's copy, all-but-pristine.
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A Change of World
by Adrienne (Cecil) Rich
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1951. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1951 1st edition of poet Adrienne Rich's first published book of verse. #48 in the Yale Series of Younger Poets, which was edited at the time by W.H. Auden. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its salmon boards. And in a crisp, price-intact,... Read More
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Low Cost Suburban Homes: A Book of Suggestions for the Man with the Moderate Purse
by Richardson Wright, Ed
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co, 1920. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A VG/VG- copy in its decorative green cloth, 1920. Light rubbing and offsetting to the front panel, small former owner stamp and catalogue entry to front pastedown. Quarto, 120 pgs. Handsomely illustrated thruout in crisp black-and-white.
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Proceedings of a Conference on Motor Vehicle Traffic: With Special Reference to Regulation, Control, and Safe Operation, Held under the Joint Auspices of Yale University and the State of Connecticut in New Haven -- April 9th, 10th and 11th, 1924 (The Uncommon 1924 1st Edition)
by Richard Shelton Kirby, Ed
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1924. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 1924 1st edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its original beige card wrappers, with very light spotting and offsetting along the rear panel edges. Includes a number of graphic black-and-white photos, almost 40 charts/graphs and a fold-out map (of a "Traffic Court Plan"). ... Read More
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Poems of William Wordsworth
by Richard Henry Stoddard, Ed
New York: W.J. Johnston, 1896. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE PUBLISHER on the front flyleaf. A handsome copy to boot of the 1896 1st thus. Clean and tight and VG+ in its decorative brown cloth. Bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine, all edges gilt. Octavo, 320 pgs. Small, neat former owner inscription as well... Read More
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Frontfighters: The Norwegian Volunteer Legion of the Waffen-SS, 1941-43
by Richard Landwehr, Ed
Madison, Wisconsin: Roger Hunt Publisher, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Very Good. 1st U.S. edition, 1986, in its original wrappers. A bright, VG copy. Octavo, unpaginated. Translated from the 1943 original edition-- published out of Oslo-- titled "Legionsminner- Trekk Av Den Norske Legions Historie
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An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism
by Richard N. Albert, Ed
Greenwood Press, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Compiled by Richard N. Albert, this is a bright, VG+ copy of the 1996 1st edition. 8vo., 114 pgs., without dustjacket as issued.
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Film Comment --January/February 1975 (Special Issue: The Hollywood Cartoon)
by Richard Corliss, Ed
New York: The Film Society of Lincoln Center, 1975. Original wraps. Very Good. The Jan/Feb 1975 "Hollywood Cartoon" issue of Film Comment, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE GREAT CHUCK JONES on the front cover, next to his full-page drawing of "Bugs Bunny". Magazine-formatted, clean and VG in its stapled wrappers, with very light waviness at the front panel. 96... Read More
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The Life and Letters of Captain John Brown, Who Was Executed at Charlestown, Virginia, Dec. 2nd, 1859, for an Armed Attack Upon American Slavery; With Notices of Some of His Confederates
by Richard D. Webb, Ed
London: Smith, Elder, and Co, 1861. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. An unusually tight, well-preserved copy of the 1861 true 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in the publisher's original bevelled, chocolate-brown boards, with bright gilt-titling along the spine and decorative blindstamping and rule to the panels. Impressive albumen, oval-shaped portrait of John Brown (the daguerrotype... Read More
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Sam Adams: The Boy Who Became Father of the American Revolution
by Fayette Richardson
New York: Crown Publishers, 1975. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, unpaginated. Nicely illustrated by William Sauts Bock.
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Richard Avedon: Portraits
by Richard Avedon, Harold Rosenberg (Essay)
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1976. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY RICHARD AVEDON IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION along the front free endpaper. A solid, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting along the edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very... Read More
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Petrochemical America (The Boxed Set -- Limited to 100 Copies)
by Richard Misrach, Kate Orff
New York: Aperture Foundation, 2012. Pictorial boards. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2012 signed/limited boxed set. #17 OF 100 COPIES, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A SIGNED LIMITATION LABEL (SIGNED BY BOTH RICHARD MISRACH AND KATE ORFF), 2 INITIALLED PRINTS FROM THE BOOK AND A LOVELY PICTORIAL CHEMISE HOUSING BOTH THE BOOK AND THE PRINTS. The book, an... Read More
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Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reign of Charles II and James II. Comprising His Diary from 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A.B. of St. John's College, Cambridge, from the Original Short-Hand Ms. in the Pepysian Library, and a Selection from His Private Correspondence (in 2 Vols.)
by Richard, Lord Braybrooke, Ed
London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1825. Full leather. Very Good +. A handsome 1st edition of Samuel Pepys' famous diary, which remains one of the great sources for the study of Restoration England. Complete in 2 thick quarto volumes, with 12 engraved plates, including a folding map. Bound in a gilt-edged full leather (dark-brown calf), with ornate... Read More
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Cakes for Bakers
by Paul Richards
Chicago: Bakers' Helper Co, 1921. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1921 1st edition. Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with several small spots at the rear panel and very light wear to the spine ends. Octavo, 280 pgs. plus index. Nice frontispiece portrait of the author, Paul Richards.
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics (3 Vols.)
by Richard Feynman et al.
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, 1977. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1977 6th printing, complete in 3 bright, very clean quarto volumes. Near Fine in their original red wrappers. Vol. I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation and Heat; Vol. II: Mainly Electromagnetism and Matter; and Vol. III: Quantum Mechanics.
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