Can Our Cities Survive? An ABC of Urban Problems, Their Analysis, Their Solutions (In a Sharp Dustjacket)
by Jose Luis Sert
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the 1942 1st edition of this seminal, scholarly text in city planning. Solid and VG (light offsetting to the pastedowns and endsheets, several pages of text opened roughly, causing light abrading) in a bright, price-intact ($5.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very mild chipping... Read More
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Illustrated Dodge & Plymouth Muscle Car (Buyer's Guide)
by Peter Sessler
Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1995. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Crisp black-and-white photos throughout.
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The Story of Flight
by Mary Lee Settle
New York: Random House, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by George Evans.
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Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp
by Michel Seuphor
New York: Galerie Chalette, 1960. Suede. Very Good +. A sharp copy of the catalogue based on the October-November 1960 exhibition at New York's Galerie Chalette. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its gilt-decorated suede wrappers. And in a crisp, Near Fine copy of the publisher's printed mylar dustjacket. #445 of 970 copies issued.
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The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1957 1st edition, 4th issue ("Younger & Hirsch", pg. 28), with the $1.95 price, the glossy boards AND the mention of the "Books for Beginners" series. A clean, solid copy. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and light creasing--... Read More
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I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1965. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dr. Seuss. A very sharp copy of the 1965 1st edition (with all issue points conforming to "Younger and Hirsch", pgs. 102-104). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact (295/295), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing along the edges and at the... Read More
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The King's Stilts (Very Early Edition)
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1939. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very sharp copy of this early --but not 1st-- edition of Dr. Seuss's 3rd published stand-alone children's book. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the panel edges. By all accounts, this apperars to be the 2nd... Read More
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Yertle the Turtle
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1958. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dr. Seuss. The 1958 correct 1st edition (Younger & Hirsch, pgs. 194-196). Solid and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and several tiny closed tears along the panel edges. Quarto, wonderfully... Read More
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1960. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. Dr. Seuss. A crisp, very pleasing copy of this early reprint (with its $2.95 price to the front flap), circa 1960. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Very light bowing to the... Read More
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Scrambled Eggs Super!
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1958. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. Dr. Seuss. A bright, very sharp copy of this early reprint (circa 1958) of one of the 6 infamous Dr. Seuss titles to recently come under censorship. In a crisp, gorgeous dustjacket to boot. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behing the... Read More
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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Vanguard Press, 1937. Pictorial boards. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1937 true 1st edition, 1st issue of Dr. Seuss's first published children's book. With the essential issue points (as set forth by "Younger & Hirsch", pgs, 14-15) all present: 1) Marco's white shorts on both the book's and dustjacket's front covers; 2) The same date (1937)... Read More
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And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street (The 11th Printing)
by Dr. Seuss
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dr. Seuss. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1937 stated 11th printing of Dr. Seuss's first published children's book. Clean and VG+ in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine ends and mild creasing at the spine. One or two... Read More
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Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A lovely copy of the 1960 1st edition, 2nd issue (with the printed-on "50 word vocabulary" box --Younger & Hirsch, pgs. 75-77). Clean and VG+ (with one very small chip at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear at the spine... Read More
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dr. Seuss. The presumed 1940 1st edition, 2nd state (with the 200/200 price, the Madison Avenue address, the absence of the bird to the dustjacket's front cover and the absence of the first printing statement). Nonetheless, a sharp, very serviceable copy of this earliest possible state other... Read More
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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
by Dr. Seuss
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1938. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A bright, crisp copy of the 1938 2nd printing, referring to "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" on the rear flap (Younger and Hirsch, pgs. 62-64). VG- (with light scuffing and rubbing to the panels and light soiling to the text) in... Read More
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1960. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. Dr. Seuss. A crisp, very sharp copy of this early reprint, circa 1960. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light scuffing and wear along the rear panel's lower-edge. Nicely illustrated throughout in... Read More
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1958. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Dr. Seuss. The 1958 correct 1st edition (Younger & Hirsch, #82)). A clean, well-preserved copy. VG+ in a bright, price-intact ("295/295"), VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends, light creasing to the front panel and very light rubbing along the top-edge of the back panel.... Read More
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The Cat in the Hat AND The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (The 1st Large Print Editions)
by Dr. Seuss
Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1958. Loose sheets. Near Fine. The scarce original "large print" issues of "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Cat in the Hat Cmes Back", circa 1958. Both published by the Chicago-based textbook outfit Scott, Foresman and both issued unbound, in loose sheets, with no illustrations. 26 and 27 quarto sheets respectively, issued as part... Read More
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On Beyond Zebra!
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1955. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dr. Seuss. Handsome copy of this 1st edition, 2nd issue (with its $2.95 price on the dustjacket instead of the $2.50 price called for in the 1st issue). Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a crisp,... Read More
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Thilo Koch: Die Goldenen Zwanziger Jahre Unter Mitarbeit
by Juergen Seuss
Frankfurt: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft ATHENAION, 1970. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, bright copy of the 1970 1st edition of this colorful history of early German cinema. Tight and VG in its pictorial laminate boards. Octavo, 171 pgs., crisp black-and-white photography thruout.
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The Eye Book
by Theo. LeSieg (Dr. Seuss)
New York: Random House, 1968. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dr. Seuss. A clean, very attractive copy of the 1968 1st edition (Younger & Hirsch, pgs. 60-61), with the "195/195" price intact. Bright and Near Fine in its laminate boards. And in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very light creasing --and just a touch of... Read More
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Ten Apples Up On Top!
by Theo. LeSieg (Dr. Seuss)
New York: Random House (Beginner Books), 1961. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Roy McKie. The 1961 1st edition, in a 2nd issue dustjacket (with 24 rather than 20 titles listed on the rear cover). A solid, very presentable copy. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine (with no writing or markings to speak of internally) in a bright,... Read More
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Equipotential Space: Freedom in Architecture
by Renato Severino
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY RENATO SEVERINO on the half-title. A sharp, tight copy to boot of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light wear along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the panel edges. Octavo, 100+... Read More
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Jimmy and Jemima
by Helen Sewell
New York: Macmillan, 1940. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1940 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a bit of wear along the spine. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by... Read More
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The Death Notebooks
by Anne Sexton
Boston, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. An impressive Association copy: INSCRIBED BY ANNE SEXTON (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) TO THE POET AND LITERARY CRITIC J.D. ("SANDY") MCCLATCHY, WHO MADE SEXTON THE SUBJECT OF HIS DOCTORIAL DISSERTATION AND WHO WOULD GO ON TO EDIT "ANNE SEXTON: THE ARTIST AND HER CRITIC". SEXTON'S INSCRIPTION TO MCCLATCHY, ALONG THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, IS... Read More
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