The Villa d'Este at Tivoli
by David R. Coffin
Princeton University Press, 1960. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, offsetting to the front inner hinge) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 186 pgs. of text plus 137 captioned black-and-white illustrations. #34 in the "Princeton Monographs in... Read More
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Kevin Roche
by Francesco Dal Co
New York: Rizzoli, 1985. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY KEVIN ROCHE on the half-title. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1985 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --and just a bit of very light creasing-- along the panel edges. Square quarto, crisp... Read More
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Sonia Delaunay
by Arthur A. Cohen
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1975. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The 1975 1st edition of this handsome Abrams monograph on French artist Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979). Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 217 illustrations, including 53 in full color.
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Introduction to Newton's 'Principia'
by I. Bernard Cohen
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1971 1st edition of this sweeping study of Isaac Newton's 'Principia'. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and fading along the spine. Thick quarto, 16 full-page, photographic plates... Read More
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Le Corbusier et La Mystique de L'URSS: Theories et Projets pour Moscou 1928-1936
by Jean-Louis Cohen
Pierre Mardaga Edituer, 1987. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JEAN-LOUIS COHEN on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its red pictorial wrappers, with very light curling and creasing along the front panel's upper tip. Square octavo, over 300 plates complementing the text.... Read More
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Conversations with Albert Einstein
by William Howard Cohen
St. Augustine, FL: Self-published, 1979. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1979 1st edition of this uncommon, self-published book of poetry. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent literary critic and biographer and one-time editor of Ramparts Magazine. (Also included is a letter written from the poet to Geismar). Solid and VG in its pictorial wrappers,... Read More
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Stage and Television Design of Japan (2 Vols)
by Keishosha Publishing Co
Keishosha Publishing Co, 1985. Hardcover. 1985 1st editions. Both volumes beautiful copies. Fine in bright, Near Fine dustjackets. Vol. 1 1970-78 and Vol. 2 1979-83. Square quartos, 481 pgs. all told. Both volumes also have their original cardboard slipcases, which are VG+.
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The First Part of the Institutes of the Law of England (2 Volumes)
by Sir Edward Coke
Birmingham, Alabama: The Legal Classics Library, 1985. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. A mint copy of the 1985 Legal Classics Library edition, in 2 volumes. Both volumes As New in full leather, with bright gilt-design to front and back panels and bright gilt-lettering to spines. Thick octavos, all edges gilt as well.
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Roll and Go: Songs of American Sailormen
by Joanna C. Colcord
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1924. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1924 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-gray boards. And in a crisp, price-intact ($3.00), VG example of the pictorial dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and a touch of light wear along the spine ends. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout, Introduction... Read More
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Industrial and Commercial Correspondence of Alexander Hamilton -- Anticipating His Report on Manufactures (In Dustjacket)
by Edited by Arthur H. Cole
Chicago: A.W. Shaw Company, 1928. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1928 1st edition of this uncommon collection of Hamilton's economic corresponences, IN ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with mild chipping along the lower flap-folds and the spine ends. A touch of offsetting at the endsheets, otherwise... Read More
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Mr. Frizzle's Adventures: Medieval Castle
by Joanna Cole
New York: Scholastic Press, 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR JOANNA COLE AND ILLUSTRATOR BRUCE DEGEN on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2003 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, unpaginated. Signed by Author(s).
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Aspects of Symmetry: Selected Erice Lectures
by Sidney Coleman
1988. Original wraps. Near Fine. A sharp copy of the 1988 1st paperback edition. Clean and Near Fine (one tiny name at the half-title) in its blue wrappers. Octavo, 402 pgs.
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Essays and Marginalia (2 Vols.)
by Hartley Coleridge
London: Edward Moxon, 1851. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1851 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Bound in a full, light-brown calf, with raised bands and bright gilt-rule and lettering along the spines. Light scuffing at the panels and very light chipping to the spine labels. Still though, solid and VG and very presentable. 16mos, marbled endpapers... Read More
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Lives of Northern Worthies (3 Vols.)
by Hartley Coleridge
London: Edward Moxon, 1852. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1852 "new" edition, complete in 3 volumes. Each volume bound in a handsome light-brown calf, with raised bands and bright gilt-rule and lettering along the spines. Light wear and scuffing to the panels and light wear to the outer hinges but still solid and VG. 16mos, marbled endpapers and... Read More
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The Poetical Works of S.T. Coleridge, Including the Dramas of Wallenstein, Remorse, and Zapolya (3 Volumes, of Only 12 Copies)
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
London: William Pickering, 1828. Full leather. Very Good +. A rare example of this smallest possible limitation of the 1828 1st thus, complete in three Royal octavo volumes. #3 OF ONLY 12 COPIES PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER AND INSCRIBED (IN CONFIRMATION OF THE LIMITATION) BY THE ESTEEMED LONDON PUBLISHER WILLIAM PICKERING, WHO PUBLISHED THIS HANDSOME SET AS WELL.... Read More
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Essays on His Own Times: Forming a Second Series of The Friend (3 Vols.)
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
London: William Pickering, 1850. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1850 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes. Bound in a full, light-brown calf, with raised bands and bright gilt-compartments and lettering along the spines. Light wear to the panels and at the spines but still solid, well-preserved and VG. 16mos, marbled endpapers and beautiful marbled edges. Tasteful former... Read More
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Notes and Lectures Upon Shakespeare and Some of the Old Poets and Dramatists (2 Vols.)
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
London: William Pickering, 1849. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1849 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Bound in a full, light-brown calf, with raised bands and bright gilt-rule and lettering along the spines. Light wear --and scuffing-- to the panels and at the spines but still solid and VG and very presentable. 16mos, marbled endpapers and beautiful... Read More
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The Notebooks of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The First 3 of 5 Volumes All Told)
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Princeton University Press (The Bollingen Series), 1973. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The first 3 volumes in this sweeping 5 volume set of Coleridge's notebooks, all in lovely condition. The 3 volumes are all 1st editions and each includes its original printed slipcase. Together, the 3 volumes make up 6 separate books, each volume consisting of a book of text... Read More
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Jean-Luc Godard: An Investigation into His Films and Philosophy
by Jean Collet
New York: Crown Publishers, 1970. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A very solid copy of the 1970 1st American edition (based on the 1970 revised French edition). Clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light soiling along the spine. 16mo, 215 pgs. plus index. Part of the wonderful "Cinema d'aujourd'hui" series out of Paris. Text in English.... Read More
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Stopping Street Accidents: A History of New York City's Bureau of Public Safety (Plus Ephemera)
by Barron Collier
New York: Self-Published, 1925. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1925 1st edition, including a laid-in period (1920s) envelope from the NYC Police Department. This copy at one time belonged to Benjamin Taffee, the Chief of Police of the Kalamazoo, Michigan Police Department (whose name and title appear on the first blank endpaper). A very solid copy to... Read More
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Good Dog, Bad Dog
by Billy Collins
New York: The Center for Book Arts, 2001. Original wraps. Near Fine. A lovely copy of this 2001 signed/limited. #51 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY BILLY COLLINS at the limitation. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its handsewn beige wrappers. Octavo, includes his poems "Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House" and "Dharma... Read More
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Captain of the Queens: The Autobiography of Captain Harry Grattidge Former Commodore of the Cunard Line
by Captain Harry Grattidge (Richard Collier)
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1956. Boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. A very solid copy of the 1956 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very liht soiling along the flap-folds. Thick octavo, illustrated with photographs throughout.
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Sure Thing
by Max Collier
New York: Tower Publications, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood F303. "They gave her the name so she played the game -- and loved every sordid minute of it. ... Read More
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Experimental Television: A Series of Simple Experiments with Television Apparatus; Also, How to Make a Complete Home Television Transmitter and Television Receiver
by A. Frederick Collins
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, 1932. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A. Frederick Collins. A fresh, bright copy of the 1932 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial blue cloth with crisp, silver-decorated front panel and spine. And in a sharp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. One very small... Read More
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Love of a Glove: The Romance, Legends and History of Gloves
by C. Cody Collins
New York: Fairchild Publishing Co, 1945. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1945 1st edition, produced under austere, wartime conditions. Clean and VG+ (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing at the panel edges and a bit of soiling to the... Read More
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