Anatomy of a Mistress
by Brad Curtis
New York: Tower Publications, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1965 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood F335. "Only a woman with her kind of past could turn a man into a love slave.
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A Little Maid of Old Connecticut (in Dustjacket)
by Alice Turner Curtis
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co, 1918. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Good +. Charming 1918 title in "The Little Maid Historical Books" series, THIS COPY INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG- (with staining along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with pronounced chipping along the front flap-fold and light chipping at the panel edges and spine... Read More
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The Organization of the British Army in the American Revolution
by Edward E. Curtis
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1926. Cloth. Near Fine. A sharp, very impressive copy of the 1926 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its burgundy cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. No. XIX in the formidable "Yale Historical Publications" series.
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A Famous Command: The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
by Colonel John A. Cutchins
Richmond, VA: Garrett & Massie, 1934. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1934 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting to the inner hinges) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel, mild chipping and creasing to the spine ends and discreetly-applied clear tape at several of the edges. Still... Read More
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No Running No Diving
by Criag Cutler
Art + Commerce. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Impressive photography/artist's book, circa late 90s, capturing mindnumbing Texas suburbia. 16mo, square, unpaginated. A very clean, Near Fine copy.
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The Fire Ox and Other Years
by Suydam Cutting
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR SUYDAM CUTTING on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1947 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ (mild offsetting along the front inner hinge) in a bright, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the tips... Read More
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The Tenting School: A Description of the Tours Taken, and of the Field Work Done, by the Class in Geography in the Academy of Science and Art at Ringos, New Jersey, During the Year 1882
by C.W. Larison, M.D.
Ringos, NJ: C.W. Larison, 1883. Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1883 1st edition. Solid and VG to VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and gilt-titling along the spine. Light rubbing and wear at the spine and along the panel edges. Internally, clean as could be, with no... Read More
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The Motor Cyclist's Workshop: Issued by The Motor Cycle (In Dustjacket)
by TORRENS of The Motor Cycle
London: Iliffe & Sons Ltd. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1st edition, 3rd reprint of this look at the British motorcyclist's workshop, in its charming pictorial dustjacket. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the edges and soiling to the panels (especially the rear panel). Still though,... Read More
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Stream of Light: Queen of Tepeyacac
by Elise Dac
Mexico City: Publisher DAC, 1952. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Fernando Leal. The 1952 1st thus of this story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. "Treated here for the first time in a new way; the text has illustrations inspired by Indian codices". Nicely illustrated in rich color by Fernando Leal. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in... Read More
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Rikk of the Rendal Clan
by Borghild Dahl
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1968. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1968 stated 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Ib Ohlsson. Signed by Author.
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Quisling: A Study in Treachery
by Hans Fredrik Dahl
Cambridge University Press, 1999. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp copy of the 1999 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 452 pgs. Exhaustive biography of the Norwegian leader Vidkun Quisling.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Donald Chaffin. A handsome copy of the 1970 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine, with no writing or markings of any kind internally. And in a crisp, price-intact ($3.95), VG+ dustjacket, with one or two tiny closed tears along the front panel's top-edge... Read More
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THE MANTIS and Other Poems 1966-2009 (Inspired by the Music of Cecil Taylor)
by Steve Dalachinsky
Point Pleasant, New Jersey: Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books, 2010. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE POET STEVE DALACHINSKY on the title page. FURTHER, AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO HIM by an indecipherable name. A crisp copy to boot of the 2010 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, collaged wrappers, with just a bit of... Read More
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The Life of Sir William Crookes
by E.E. Fournier D'Albe
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1923. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1923 1st edition of this biography --issued out of London-- of the renowned English chemist and physicist Sir Wlliam Crookes (1832-1919). Solid and VG in its purple cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light rubbing at the panels and the spine as well, very mild, occasional... Read More
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Old Troubador: Carl Sandburg with his Guitar Friends
by Gregory d'Alessio
New York: Walker and Company, 1987. Cloth. Fine. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY GREGORY D'ALESSIO IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout as well by the author.
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Topics in Vaccine Adjuvant Research
by Dale R. Spriggs and Wayne C. Koff, Eds
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1991. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. 1991 1st edition. A bright, Fine copy in its original cloth. Quarto, 150 pgs. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind.
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Exhibition of Paintings by Salvador Dali
by Salvador Dali
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1933. Single sheet. Very Good. A wonderful piece of Surrealist ephemera and one of the great early Julien Levy catalogues. The scarce, historic November-December 1933 catalogue/announcement of Salvador Dali's first solo exhibition in America. 26 listed paintings, followed by a Dali essay and 2 Dali illustrations. All on a single purple sheet folded... Read More
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Paintings by Salvador Dali
by Salvador Dali
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1934. Ephemera. Near Fine. The uncommon catalogue (and announcement) of the November-December 1934 exhibition at New York's Julien Levy Gallery. Clean and bright in its wonderful pictorial wrapper, a single sheet neatly folded in half (by the gallery) to create 4 panels, which include a list of the 22 paintings by Dali featured... Read More
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Ice Fishing for Everybody
by Byron W. Dalrymple
New York: Lantern Press, 1948. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1948 1st edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR BYRON DALRYMPLE on the front free endpaper. VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with pronounced chipping at the foot of the front panel and light chipping at the spine crown. Former owner stamp as well at front pastedown. Still... Read More
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Canzoni
by T.A. Daly
Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times Publishing Co, 1906. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR T.A. DALY on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1906 1st edition. VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and decoration to front panel and spine. Light foxing to prelims, otherwise internally clean as could be.... Read More
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The "New Breed" Series (complete in 7 Vols.)
by Dan Ariel, Arieh Avneri, Yehuda Harel and Matti Shavitt
Tel Aviv: Olive Books of Israel, 1972. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An Outstanding 7-Volume Collection About Israel--The Men and Events Which Made History" (from the publisher). Uncommon in its complete 7 volumes. All volumes clean and tight and Near Fine. And all in bright, very clean, Near Fine dustjackets. Octavos, 1,355 pgs. all told. Also in a VG... Read More
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Slavery in Babylonia
by Muhammad A. Dandamaev
Northern Illinois University Press, 1984. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. The 1984 1st American edition (translated from its original Russian) of this exhaustive study of slavery in the Ancient Orient. Tight, solid and VG+ in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine. Thick octavo, 836 pgs. Translated by Vicotria Powell and edited by Marvin Powell... Read More
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Debbie
by Paul Daniels
Derby, CT: Monarch Books, 1965. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1965 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Monarch Books 554. "The Amorous Adventures of a Luscious Model on Her Way to Success
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La Theorie, et La Pratique du Jardinage, ou L'On Traite a Fond des Beaux Jardins appelles communement Les Jardins de Plaisance, et de Proprete
by Antoine-Joseph Dezailler D'Argenville
Jean Martin Husson, 1739. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. The 1739 "troisieme edition", bound in a 19th century green calf over dark-gray boards. Bright gilt flourishes within the compartments, still-bright gilt titling along the spine. Written by Antoine-Joseph Dezailler D'Argenville, arguably France's premiere authority on 18th century French gadening and garden design. Includes 42 plates --after the designs... Read More
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The Mediterranean Diet -- Origins and Myths
by Dario Giugliano et al.
Naples, Italy: Idelson-Gnocchi, 2000. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very crisp copy of the 2000 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, 266 pgs.
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