JONATHAN TROY
by Abbey, Edward
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First printing – and only edition – of Abbey's first book, talked about but rarely seen by Abbey aficionados. Abbey's biography James A. Cahalan describes how embarrassed the author would become about his first novel: "Abbey remained so unhappy with his first novel... Read More
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ROLLO LEARNING TO READ
by [Abbot, Jacob]
New York: Samuel Colman, 1839. Very good.. Early edition of the book that made the Rollo series big, intended to instruct the novice American reader by combining a mature vocabulary with a lively series of animal metamorphoses and moral lessons. The hapless and ungrateful Rollo made his first cameo appearance in the rare THE LITTLE SCHOLAR LEARNING TO... Read More
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THE ARK SAKURA
by Abé, Kobo; Carpenter, Juliet Winters
London: Secker & Warburg, 1988. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First UK edition of this story of a survivalist's attempt to build an ark — (à la Noah, but with people) — by, at the time, "Japan's foremost living novelist." 8.5'' x 5.25''. Original dark blue cloth, silver lettered spine. In original unclipped (£11.95) color pictorial... Read More
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THE INFERNAL HOLMES : Dante in Baker Street
by Accardo, Pasquale
(Shelburne, Ontario): The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 1999. Fine.. First edition of this collection of essays examining the Sherlock Holmes stories through the lens of Dante's INFERNO. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original gilt-stamped maroon cloth. In original unclipped (no price) pictorial dust jacket. 266 pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member... Read More
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DIAGNOSIS AND DETECTION: The Medical Iconography of Sherlock Holmes
by Accardo, Pasquale
Rutherford / Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1987. First edition. Fine in fine jacket.. First printing of this monograph on Holmes's questionable diagnostic and deductive methods, by a practicing physician with a pronounced "aversion for detective fiction." 9'' x 6''. Original black cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original deep yellow dust jacket. 139, [1] pages. Price... Read More
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THINGS FALL APART
by Achebe, Chinua
London / Melbourne / Toronta: Heinemann, 1958. First printing. Very good in very good jacket.. First edition of the "first classic African novel" (Killam) in Anglophone literature, a work of immense impact on postcolonial literature. First in the Nigerian author's African trilogy, which also includes NO LONGER AT EASE (1960) and ARROW OF GOD (1964), THINGS FALL APART... Read More
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HOPES AND IMPEDIMENTS: Selected Essays
by Achebe, Chinua
New York: Doubleday, 1989. First printing. Very good plus in near fine jacket.. Inscribed first US edition of the celebrated Nigerian author's book of essays, including the much discussed "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness" This important collection begins with a quintessential piece of postcolonial criticism, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart... Read More
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NO LONGER AT EASE
by Achebe, Chinua
London: Heinemann, 1960. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. Scarce first edition of Achebe's second novel, set in contemporary Nigeria and following the grandson of Okonkwo, hero of THINGS FALL APART. NO LONGER AT EASE derives its title from Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" ("But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation"), as the... Read More
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by Acker, Kathy
New York: Grove Press, 1983. First printing. Fine in a fine jacket.. First edition of Acker's rewriting and reinterpretation of Charles Dickens's famed coming-of-age novel. Told with Acker's typical sense of experimentation, appropriation, and brutal honesty. Oddly uncommon and a beautiful copy. 8'' x 5''. Publisher's quarter black cloth over black boards. In original unclipped ($14.95) color pictorial... Read More
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MARIONETTES: Easy to Make! Fun to Use!
by Ackley, Edith Flack; Flack, Marjorie
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1929. Fine in very good jacket.. Children's activity book with instructions on making marionettes, including pattern sheets for faces and costumes. Quarto. Original cloth. In original dust jacket. Illustrated by Flack in black and white. Inserted into a pocket in the back are full size pattern sheets. 115, [1] pages. Dust jacket soiled.
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HUTU AND KAWA MEET TUATARA
by Acres, Avis
Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1956. Near fine.. First edition of the charming story of Kewpie-esque Pohutukawa flower fairies HUTU AND KAWA as they cheer up a lonely reptile. Tuatara are New Zealand's largest reptile, and are a unique species endemic to the islands. They are also the only surviving member of the order Sphenodontia, which... Read More
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ADAMS'S NEW ARITHMETIC
by Adams, Daniel
New Hampshire: J. & J. W. Prentiss, 1827. First printing. Very good minus.. First edition of this late Regency arithmetic textbook for American schools — by the author of THE SCHOLAR'S ARITHMETIC, one of the era's most popular mathematical textbooks. 4.5" x 6.75" Original brown quarter calf with green typographically printed paper boards. 264 pages. Previous owner names/notes... Read More
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THE SCHOLAR'S ARITHMETIC: OR, FEDERAL ACCOUNTANT
by Adams, Daniel
Leominster, Massachusetts: Adams & Wilder, 1802. Good plus.. Second revised edition of one of the most popular mathematical textbooks in the early United States, with extensive contemporary figuring. "Judged by the number of editions produced, [THE SCHOLAR'S ARITHMETIC] attained second place in popularity among the arithmetics published in America in the period from 1800 to 1825," says historian... Read More
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SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
by Adams, Douglas
New York: Harmony Books, 1985. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Association inscribed first US edition of the fourth Hitchhiker's book, presented by Adams at the 1992 Harbourfront International Festival of Authors to festival founding director and Canadian literary impresario Greg Gatenby. A departure in tone from the previous books in the series, SO LONG is a romance... Read More
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LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
by Adams, Douglas
New York: Harmony Books, 1982. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Inscribed association first US edition of the first, but not the last, conclusion to the five-book Hitchhiker's trilogy, presented by Adams at Toronto's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront to Greg Gatenby, the Festival's founding artistic director. The plot of the third Hitchhiker's book was once intended... Read More
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JOLLY OLD SPORTS
by Adams, Frank
London, Glasgow, Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, 1915. Very good plus.. First edition of this attractive collection of three humorous rhymes about hunting and fishing, with vibrant illustrations by Frank Adams. Noted for his skill as a landscape painter, Frank Adams gives his amusing illustrations a lush sense of depth, and his cheerful characters are evocative of Cecil... Read More
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THE STORY OF MOTHER GOOSE
by Adams, Frank
London, Glasgow, Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, 1911. Near fine.. First edition of this evocatively illustrated MOTHER GOOSE book, a scarce and highly-sought version in particularly nice condition. Noted for his skill as a landscape painter, Frank Adams gives his lovely nursery rhyme illustrations a lush sense of depth, and his cheerful characters are evocative of Cecil Aldin.... Read More
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ABC PICTURE BOOK
by Adams, George A.; Henning, Paul
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc, 1947. First edition. Very good.. First printing of this interesting photographic alphabet, some of the compositions quite surreal. 6.75'' x 6.75''. Original red cloth boards. No dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [56] pages. Binding with light bumping to corners and spine ends, faint soil. Leaves with occasional shallow creases and... Read More
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HENRY ADAMS : Selected Letters
by Adams, Henry; Samuels, Ernest
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press, 1992. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of this collection carefully selected from Samuels's monumental and authoritative larger six-volume set of Adams's letters. 9.25'' x 6.25''. Original brown cloth lettered in gilt. In original dust jacket. 587, [1] pages. Only minor wear to jacket.
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CLARENCE GOES OUT WEST AND MEETS A PURPLE HORSE
by Adams, Jean Ekman
Flagstaff: Rising Moon, 2000. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Inscribed early printing of this charming tale of a city pig on vacation Out West, and the unusual friend he makes at the ranch. 9'' x 10.5''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($15.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [36] pages. Inscribed by Adams to title page... Read More
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THE CHAS ADDAMS MOTHER GOOSE
by Addams, Charles
n.p.: Windmill & Dutton, 1967. Fine.. First paperback edition of this collection from the NEW YORKER artist's gothic interpretations of classic nursery rhymes. 12'' x 9''. Original color pictorial wrappers. [56] pages. Only light edgewear.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE: Arguments and Results
by Addams, Jane; Frances Maule Björkman; Annie G. Porritt; Carrie Chapman Catt
New York: National Woman Suffrage Association, 1912. Very good plus in good jacket.. First edition of this collection of booklets issued by the National Woman Suffrage Association, in the scarce dust jacket and with an inserted publisher's notice listing new legislative gains made in the year since publication. The volume was edited by Frances Maule Björkman, socialist and... Read More
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DAVID ADJAYE HOUSES
by Adjaye, David; Allison, Peter
(New York): Thames & Hudson, 2006. First edition. Fine.. Signed first paperback edition of Adjaye's first monograph, documenting thirteen of his major projects in London, with a series of visual 'portfolios' and additional essays by Stuart Hall, Caroline Roux, and Deyan Sudjic. 9.5'' x 8''. Original dark purple wrappers. 256 pages. With 430 illustrations, 162 in color. Signed... Read More
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DAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
by [Adler, David]; Thorne, Martha; Wilson, Richard Guy; Metcalf, Pauline C.; Zelleke, Ghenete; Stern, A. M.; Harr, Bob; Blessing, Hedrich
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2002. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Early printing of this lavishly-illustrated assessment of American architect David Adler's elegant buildings, which incorporate a number of historic styles. The prosperity of the Roaring '20s brought Adler's practice to prominence, and he injected unique personalities into all of his structures: "style provided expression, identity, and... Read More
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AIRCRAFT RIVETING
by Bureau of Aeronautics
(Scranton, Pennsylvania): (International Textbook Company), 1943. First printings. Very good plus.. World War II-era Navy manual on aircraft riveting applications, materials, and methods, illustrated with photographs and line drawings of the women who famously flooded into heavy construction machinery jobs during the war. At the peak of wartime aircraft industry employment in 1943, women workers made up more... Read More
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