At the Paris Peace Conference
by James T. Shotwell
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES SHOTWELL on the front free endpaper. A sharp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1937 stated 1st printing, in its uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+... Read More
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Paper Joss: Deity Worship Through Folk Prints
by Wang Shucun
Beijing: New World Press, 1992. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1992 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a crisp, bright, VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 191 pgs. High-quality color plates thruout. Text in English.
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The Making of Miami Beach 1933-1942: The Architecture of Lawrence Murray Dixon
by Jean Francois Lejeune and Allan T. Shulman
Rizzoli/Bass Museum of Art, 2000. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. The catalogue based on the 2000 exhibition at Miami Beach's Bass Museum of Art. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, Foreword by the renowned architectural critic Paul Goldberger.
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Shoefull of Shamrock
by Mary Francis Shura
New York: Atheneum, 1965. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. N.M. Bodecker. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, N.M. BODECKER, on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine and one small closed tear along the spine base. Quarto,... Read More
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Fancies Free
by E.L. Shute
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. Lovely --and uncommon-- Victorian-era children's title, c. 1890. Beautifully illustrated thruout in rich chromolithography by the author. A solid, well-preserved and VG octavo in its wonderful pictorial boards, with a neat 1893 Christmas inscription --and school presentation below-- on the front free endpaper. A bit of... Read More
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Toward Lexington: The Role of the British Army in the Coming of the American Revolution
by John Shy
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket with ever-so-slight chipping at the spine crown. Thick octavo, 463 pgs.
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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
by Margaret Sidney
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1936. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1936 1st thus (the true 1st edition was 1881) in a solid example of the pictorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing --and small closed tears-- along the panel edges and light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, the... Read More
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The Tories of the Upper Ohio
by Professor Wilbur H. Siebert
Charleston, West Virginia: Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia, 1914. Original wraps. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WILBUR SIEBERT ("Compliments of the Author") on the front cover. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the uncommon 1914 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its printed beige wrappers, with one tiny closed... Read More
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Typical Gynecological Operations: With Special Consideration of Technical Advantages
by Siegfried Tapfer, M.D.
Philadelphia: 1960, 1960. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1960 1st American (and 1st English language) edition, translated from its original German by L.M. Szamek, M.D. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 168 black-and-white plates complementing Dr. Tapfer's text.
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Les Arts Traditionnels Au Maroc
by M. Sijelmassi
Paris: Flammarion, 1974. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1974 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright pictorial dustjacket, with the uncommon paper wraparound band. Very light chipping at the spine ends. Tall quarto, 257 pgs.
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Habibi and Yow: A Little Boy and His Dog
by Althea O. Silverman
New York: The Bloch Publishing Company, 1948. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Jessie B. Robinson. A clean, sharp copy of the uncommon 1948 2nd edition of this "Jewish" children's book, published by Bloch Publishing Company, "The Jewish Book Concern". About a little boy (Habibi) and his dog (Yow). Solid and VG to VG+ in its orange pictorial boards,... Read More
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Collision Course
by Robert Silverberg
New York: Avalon Books, 1961. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1961 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), Fine dustjacket. 12mo, dustjacket design by Ed Emshwiller. An as new copy, directly from the publisher's personal files.
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Drain My Brian and Other Songs (LP Record)
by Shel Silverstein
Cadet Records. Record. Cadet Records LP 4054. Both the 33 1/3 record and the sleeve are in bright, VG condition. More songs by the great wordsmith Shel Silverstein.
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Take Ten: A Collection of Cartoons (In the Publisher's Original Shipping Carton)
by Shel Silverstein
Pacific Stars and Stripes, 1955. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. A tight, very handsome copy of the 1955 1st edition of the 1st book published by the formidable Shel Silverstein. IN ITS VERY UNCOMMON PRINTED SHIPPING BOX. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial, laminate boards, with bright red titling at the front panel and spine. 12mo, internally immaculate,... Read More
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Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities
by Shel Silverstein
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Original wraps. Very Good +. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1960 stated 1st printing of Shel Silverstein's 2nd published book (following "Take Ten") and the first collection of his cartoons from American magazines. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN AT THE FRONT PASTEDOWN AND ALSO BOASTS A FULL-PAGE DRAWING IN HIS... Read More
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The Great Conch Train Robbery and Other Songs (LP Record)
by Shel Silverstein
Chicago: Flying Fish Records, 1980. 1980 1st pressing of this Shel Silverstein 33 1/3 record. The record is immaculate and the pictorial sleeve bright and VG+.
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The Emperor (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Charles Simic
Portland, OR: Charles Seluzicki, 1997. 1/4 Cloth. Fine. Erik Stotik. A superb copy of this impressive 1997 Charles Simic fine press poetry offering. #43 OF 75 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH THE POET CHARLES SIMIK AND THE ILLUSTRATOR ERIK STOTIK at the limitation. Clean and Fine in its 1/4 dark cloth over purplish patterned boards. Clean and Fine,... Read More
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Briganti e Baroni
by Massimo Simili
Milan: Rizzoli, 1955. The November 1955 stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MASSIMO SIMILI on the half-title. Solid and VG in its original wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the panel edges. Octavo, text in Italian.
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Champagne: With Appendices on Corks; Methods of Keeping and Serving Champagne; Vintages; Brands; Shippers
by Andre L. Simon
London: Constable and Co, 1934. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1934 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping and one tiny closed tear along the spine crown and one tiny chip (the size of a pinhead) and mild soiling to the rear panel.... Read More
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Port
by Andre L. Simon
London: Constable & Co, 1934. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A pleasing copy of the 1934 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the flaps and very mild toning to the spine. Part of Constable's Wine Library, which was edited by this title's author, the great Andre Simon. ... Read More
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Tables of Content: Leaves from my Diary
by Andre L. Simon
London: Constable, 1933. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1933 1st edition of this early title by the great wine author and merchant Andre Simon (1877-1970). Tight and VG (light offsetting and foxing at the endsheets and pastedowns, light foxing to the text) in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with creasing at the front panel, several small closed... Read More
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A Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy
by Andre L. Simon
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1952. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1952 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, very sharp, easily Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, with decorations complementing the text by John Leigh-Pemberton. Truly a collector's copy.
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Voyage d'un Francais en Angleterre, Pendant Les Annees 1810 et 1811 (in 2 Volumes)
by Louis Simond
Paris: Treuttel et Wurtz, 1816. 1/4 calf. Very Good. The 1816 correct 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both vols. solid and VG in their contemporary-to-the-period 1/4 calf over light-green boards. Light offsetting and darkening along the panel edges, very mild creasing and rubbing at the spines. Tasteful vintage bookplate at each pastedown, very mild, intermittent offsetting and... Read More
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Ruthie
by Norma Simon
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY NORMA SIMON IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1968 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting at the front panel. Octavo, illustrated by Tom Eaglin. Signed by Author. ... Read More
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The Arrivistes: Poems 1940-1949
by Louis Simpson
The Fine Editions Press, New York, 1949. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY LOUIS SIMPSON on front free endpaper. 1949 1st edition of the author's 1st book, 1 of 500 copies issued. A solid, VG copy in original wraps. Octavo, 93 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
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