PUPPY TAILS
by Aldin, Cecil; Waylett, Richard
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1912. Very good plus.. Lovely US edition of these verses on the hardships of a dog's life, much scarcer than the UK edition. 10'' x 8.5''. Original green pictorial boards with red cloth spine. 16 color plates and additional black and white illustrations throughout by Aldin. Unpaginated. Emboss and previous owner's ink dedication to... 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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ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
by Alexander, C.; Politi, Leo
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. Fine in very good plus jacket.. First edition, first printing of this classic nineteenth century hymn adapted by Leo Politi. 10.25'' x 8.25''. Original yellow cloth. In original, very slightly frayed dust jacket. Illustrated by Politi in color.
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LETTERS ON THE SLAVE-TRADE, SLAVERY, AND EMANCIPATION
by Alexander, G.W. [George William Alexander]
London: Charles Gilpin, 1842. Near fine.. First edition of these essays presenting arguments for the international abolition of the slavery by the Treasurer of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, specially bound for presentation and inscribed by the author. After the victories of the triumphant generation of British abolitionists such as William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and Ottobah Cugoano,... Read More
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I WOULD STEAL HORSES
by Alexie, Sherman
Niagara Falls, NY: Slipstream, 1992. First Edition. Very good +.. Inscribed first printing of Alexie's second book, and arguably his most difficult to find. This poetry collection is noted on the publication page as Slipstream's fifth annual Chapbook Contest Winner. Signed and dated a month after its March 1992 publication. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled cream wraps, very faint stain... Read More
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THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
by Algren, Nelson
Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949. First edition. Fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First printing of this tale of a WWII veteran struggling with a morphine addiction – winner of the 1950 National Book Award for Fiction. The 1955 film adaptation, starring Frank Sinatra and depicting drug use, pushed the limits of the... Read More
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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
by Algren, Nelson
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First edition. Very good plus in near fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this sometimes humorous but always grim Depression-era tale of the doomed Dove Linkhorn, a Texas drifter who lands in New Orleans – inscribed to the founder of the Lord John Press. Ostensibly about "the natural toughness of... Read More
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CONVERSATIONS WITH NELSON ALGREN
by Algren, Nelson; Donohue, H. E. F.
New York: Hill and Wang, 1964. First edition. Fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First printing of this series of interviews with National Book Award-winning author Nelson Algren – with postcard from Algren to his friend, publisher William Targ. Nelson Algren was fascinated by the underbelly of society, a theme he returned to frequently in his works.... Read More
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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
by Algren, Nelson
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First edition. Fine in very good dust jacket.. First printing of this sometimes humorous but always grim Depression-era tale of the doomed Dove Linkhorn, a Texas drifter who lands in New Orleans. Ostensibly about "the natural toughness of women and men, in that order" (jacket), A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE... Read More
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THE ILLUSTRATED HAGADA [HAGGADAH] : First Jerusalem Edition
by Al-Hanani, Arieh; [Aryeh Elhanani]; [Arieh El-Hanani]; Meltzer, Julian
Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz, 1930. Very good.. Pre-WWII Jerusalem-published Haggadah with beautiful color-printed borders and illustrations by the Russian-Jewish avant garde artist. Russian-born El-hanani (transliterated here as Al-Hanani) is best known for his contributions to the architectural aesthetic of the modern state of Israel — for instance, renovating the Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv in 1969 and designing the... Read More
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Official Souvenir Program for Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston May 25th, 1965
by [Ali, Muhammad]; [Clay, Cassius]; [Louis, Joe]; [Braddock, Jim]; [Walcott, Jersey Joe]
Lewiston, Maine: Inter-Continental Inc, 1965. First edition. Very good.. Rare program for Muhammad Ali's legendary rematch against Sonny Liston, signed as "Muhammad Ali" shortly before the bout, only a year after he took the name — and additionally signed by three other heavyweight champs present at Ali's training camp: Joe Louis, Jim Braddock, and Jersey Joe Walcott. Ali's... Read More
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CUENTOS DE EVA LUNA
by Allende, Isabel
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1990. First printing. Very good.. Inscribed first edition of this short story collection by the renowned Chilean-American author. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original green pictorial wrappers with French flaps. 283, [5] pages. Inscribed by Allende with a drawing of a flower on half-title page. Small stain and scuffed patch to lower edge of text block,... Read More
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THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
by Allende, Isabel
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First printing. Very good.. Uncorrected proofs for the first US edition of Allende's debut novel, a multigenerational saga and classic of magic realism. In a later interview, Allende recalled the circumstances of her first novel's composition: "I started my first novel, 'The House of the Spirits,' on January 8, 1981 because I... Read More
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THE STORIES OF EVA LUNA
by Allende, Isabel; Peden, Margaret Sayers
New York: Atheneum, 1991. First printing. Very good plus.. Doubly inscribed advance proofs for the first US edition of this short story collection by the renowned Chilean-American author. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original yellow wrappers. 336 pages. Inscribed by Peden on title page, "For Fernando Vega - voracious collector (beloved to writers and translators!) / Best, Peden / April... Read More
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LA CASA DE LOS ESPÍRITUS [THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS]
by Allende, Isabel
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1985. First printing. Very good.. First South American edition of Allende's debut novel, a multigenerational saga and classic of magic realism. 7.5'' x 5.25''. Original color pictorial wrappers. Text in Spanish. 363 [5] pages. Wrappers with some rubbing and wear, faint crease to rear wrapper. Overall sound.
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OF LOVE AND SHADOWS
by Allende, Isabel; Peden, Margaret Sayers
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First printing. Very good.. Doubly inscribed uncorrected proofs for the first US edition of Allende's novel set in Chile under Pinochet's dictatorship, later adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly. 7.25'' x 5.25''. Original blue printed wrappers. 247, [1] pages. Inscribed "con un abrazo" by Allende, with a drawing... Read More
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EVA LUNA
by Allende, Isabel
Helsinki: Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, 1989. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First Finnish edition of this short story collection by the renowned Chilean-American author. 8.25'' x 5''. Original dark blue glossy paper boards, stamped in light blue and silver to front board and spine. In original unclipped color pictorial jacket, no price as issued. Blue pictorial... Read More
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OF LOVE AND SHADOWS
by Allende, Isabel; Peden, Margaret Sayers
London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. Very good plus.. Uncorrected proofs for the first UK edition of Allende's 1984 novel, set in Chile under the Pinochet dictatorship, later adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly. 8'' x 5.5''. Original rust brown printed wrappers. 247, [1] pages. Minor edgewear and a few scuff marks to wrappers, light toning... Read More
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APHRODITE
by Allende, Isabel; Llona, Panchita; Peden, Margaret Sayers; Shekter, Robert
(London): Flamingo, 1998. First printing. Fine in about fine jacket.. First UK edition of Allende's illustrated memoir, an ode to sensual pleasures. 9'' x 6''. Original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped (£16.99) green pictorial jacket. Dark green endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. 318 pages. Jacket with a tiny crease to front panel. Book fresh and bright. ... Read More
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THE STORIES OF EVA LUNA
by Allende, Isabel
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1991. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First UK edition of this short story collection by the renowned Chilean-American author, inscribed by translator Margaret Sayers Peden. 8.5'' x 5''. Original black cloth, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped (£13.99) color pictorial jacket. [8], 228 pages. Jacket with light edgewear. Boards with minor bumping to... Read More
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THE STORIES OF EVA LUNA
by Allende, Isabel; Peden, Margaret Sayers
New York: Atheneum, 1991. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. Inscribed first US edition of this short story collection by the renowned Chilean-American author. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter black cloth with yellow boards stamped in metallic red. In original unclipped ($18.95) pictorial dust jacket. 330, [8] pages. Signed by Allende on half-title page... Read More
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