ÆSOP'S FABLES, IN FRENCH; With a Description of Fifty Animals, Mentioned Therein and a French and English Dictionary of All the Words Contained in the Work
by Aesop
Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1849. Very good.. Early edition of this French reader for young US learners, published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form. The world economic status of the US in 1849 was strong, due in no small part to the country's ability to produce cotton cheaply through the labor... Read More
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PERMIT ME VOYAGE
by Agee, James
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1934. First printing. Very good plus in very good jacket.. First edition of Agee's debut collection, published as the thirty-third volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets only two years after the author's graduation from Harvard. Claimed as a peculiarly brilliant critic, screenwriter, journalist, and novelist according to the interests and allegiances... Read More
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PERMIT ME VOYAGE
by Agee, James
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1935. Very good plus in very good jacket.. Second printing of Agee's debut collection of poetry. Claimed as a peculiarly brilliant critic, screenwriter, journalist, and novelist according to the interests and allegiances of his readership, Agee has also been hailed in turn as a poet above all - "Basically, he was a poet"... Read More
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A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
by Agee, James
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1957. First printing. Very good in very good jacket.. First printing and issue of Agee's autobiographical novel set in Tennessee, left unfinished at the time of his death in 1955, winner of a posthumous Pulitzer Prize. 8'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth stamped in metallic green and silver. Cream endpapers. Pale blue topstain. In... Read More
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Z GOES HOME
by Agee, Jon
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this largely wordless alphabet picture book, the story of the letter Z's commute home after a long day of being the first letter in "zoo" Jon Agee studied painting and animation at the Cooper Union, an education evident in his... Read More
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THE RETURN OF FREDDY LEGRAND
by Agee, Jon
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1992. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this story of a talented but slightly unlucky pilot, who is twice rescued by an unexpected pair of aviation enthusiasts. Jon Agee studied painting and animation at the Cooper Union, an education evident in his bold illustrations – he... Read More
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NOTHING
by Agee, Jon
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2007. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this rather conceptual examination of the literal value of NOTHING in the modern world. Jon Agee studied painting and animation at the Cooper Union, an education evident in his bold illustrations – he imbues even inanimate objects with a... Read More
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TERRIFIC
by Agee, Jon
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this story of a pessimistic, grumpy old man who meets his match in a resourceful parrot. Jon Agee studied painting and animation at the Cooper Union, an education evident in his bold illustrations – he imbues even inanimate objects... Read More
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GO HANG A SALAMI! I'M A LASAGNA HOG!
by Agee, Jon
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this funnybone-tickling work about palindromes, words or phrases that are spelled the same forwards and backwards. Jon Agee studied painting and animation at the Cooper Union, an education evident in his bold illustrations – he imbues even inanimate objects with a... Read More
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MILO'S HAT TRICK
by Agee, Jon
[New York]: Michael di Capua / Hyperion Books, 2001. First edition. Fine in a very good plus jacket.. First printing of this magical misadventure involving a bear, a missing hat, and an unlucky magician. Jon Agee studied painting and animation at the Cooper Union, an education evident in his bold illustrations – he imbues even inanimate objects with... Read More
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ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE MYSTERY SONNETS
by Aitchison, Ellay; [L.A. Haffendon]
(Vancouver, BC): (Hansom Press), 2001. Second edition. Near fine.. Inscribed copy of this sonnet sequence inspired by the Holmes canon, by a member of the Bootmakers of Toronto and the Stormy Petrels of British Columbia, with the author's inscription to a fellow Sherlockian. Scarce. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Premium Petrel Volume One. Original saddle-stapled printed wrappers. 61 pages. Black... Read More
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FROM MISEDUCATION TO EDUCATION
by Akbar, Na'im
Jersey City: (New Mind Productions), 1984. Very good plus.. Revised edition of this pamphlet combatting mainstream Eurocentric pedagogy. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original stapled wrappers. [4], ii, 26 pages. Price sticker to rear wrapper. Some light wear, bumping to corner, bit of marginal toning.
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RASHOMON
by Akutagawa Ryunoske; Kanin, Fay; Kanin, Michael; [Kurosawa Akira]
New York: Random House, 1959. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.. First edition thus, of this play based on Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of a pair of short stories by Ryunoske Akutagawa, a psychological murder mystery set in Heian era Japan. This adaptation of RASHOMON ran for six months on Broadway, and was nominated for three... Read More
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CALIFORNIA LA BELLA
by Alarcón, Abel
Madrid: Renacimiento, 1926. First edition. Very good.. Rare signed true first edition of this novel of Mexican immigration to the United States from one of Bolivia's most celebrated writers. A social novel with romance overtones set in the Santa Clara Valley during the mission period of California's early statehood, the story of CALIFORNIA LA BELLA revolves around a... Read More
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WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
by Albee, Edward
New York: Atheneum, 1962. First edition. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. Signed first printing of Albee's greatest work, the Tony award-winning play and the basis for the film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. This play about a drunk couple's dinner night with a new couple at the university brilliantly proves that dialogue can be... Read More
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THYME OF DEATH
by Albert, Susan Wittig
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. First edition. Fine in very good plus dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this Agatha and Anthony-nominated mystery introducing China Bayles, a lawyer-turned-herb shop proprietor who finds that murder has followed her in her efforts to make a fresh start. 9.25'' x 6''. Original green cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($20.00) color pictorial... Read More
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IVAN ALBRIGHT
by Albright, Ivan; Croydon, Michael
New York: Abbeville Press, 1978. First printing. Fine in very good jacket.. First edition of this impressive monograph on the American painter, with spectacular large-format reproductions of his characteristically grisly portraits. 15'' x 11.5''. Original crimson cloth, stamped in gilt to front board and spine. In original color pictorial jacket, no price (as issued). Textured black endpapers. 170... Read More
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THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTY: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
by Albright, Madeleine; Bill Woodward
New York: Harper Collins, 2006. First edition. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. Signed first printing of the former Secretary of State's examination of the influence of Christianity in American attitudes and political discourse, and its impact in world affairs. 9'' x 6''. Publisher's boards in original unclipped ($25.95) dust jacket. Inscribed by Albright at half title.... Read More
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Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
by Alcott, Louisa May; Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton; Mary Mapes Dodge
New York: The Century Co, 1882. Very good plus.. First appearance, in ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE, of Alcott's story about a less common holiday seen in literature, and later incorporated into AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG. A nostalgic tale set in rural New Hampshire filled with food and games: pudding in brandy, apples and cider, plenty of pies; fiddle tunes,... Read More
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THE DESTRUCTION OF CATHEDRALS: And Other Poems
by Aldan, Daisy; De Kooning, Willem; Pollock, Jackson
Paris / New York: Two Cities Press, 1963. First printing. Near fine.. First edition, rare hardcover issue, of these poems by New York School poet, editor, and translator Aldan — with illustrations by De Kooning, Pollock, Nell Blaine, Grace Hartigan, Alice Kirkpatrick, and Franz Kline. 9'' x 6''. Original glossy blue and white boards designed by Leon Hecht.... Read More
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THE WHITE KITTEN BOOK
by Aldin, Cecil
New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. Near fine.. Beautiful first US edition, a departure from Aldin's usual canine subjects. The narration and illustrations of this story are both credited to a little white kitten named Snow, who gets up to a variety of adorable hijinks. 9'' x 8.5''. Cloth backed color pictoral boards. Twelve color full-page illustrations on... Read More
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US
by Aldin, Cecil
London: Humphrey Milford, 1922. Very good plus.. A rare Aldin work, all about little Pat and her new black Scotch terrier Smut. Although Pat treats him like her baby, Smut shows himself to be quite a brave boy in a pinch! 10.5'' x 9''. Original cloth backed color pictorial boards. Six full-page color illustrations on heavy tan paper,... Read More
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THE RED PUPPY BOOK
by Aldin, Cecil
London: Humphrey Milford, 1910. Near fine.. First edition of this puppy picture book, charmingly illustrated by the author. 9'' x 8.25''. Quarter cloth with pictorial boards. 12 full-page color illustrations on tan paper with additional full-page illustrations in line. Slight wear to spine.
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THE MERRY PUPPY BOOK
by Aldin, Cecil
London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Near fine.. First edition of a rare Aldin title, THE MERRY PUPPY BOOK follows the spirited exploits of a variety of puppies in a variety of settings. Aldin at his best. Cecil Aldin loved dogs both as a topic for illustration and a career, caring for hunting dogs as an... Read More
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THE MONGREL PUPPY BOOK
by Aldin, Cecil
New York: Oxford University Press, 1920. Near fine.. A dog's life, versified and illustrated by the author, rare in this condition. Square quarto. Original quarter cloth with pictorial boards. 12 full-page color illustrations on green paper; numerous other line illustrations throughout. Blank endpaper foxed.
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