Titles starting with A from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

1768. first edition. Boswell’s "Highly Esteemed" Account of CorsicaBOSWELL, James. An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica. Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, London, 1768.First edition. Octavo (8 1/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 205 x 125 mm.). xxi, [1, blank], [1, table of contents], [1, blank], 382 pp. Bound without the final blank leaf (Aa8). La... more information

1885. first edition. First American Edition of “Huckleberry Finn,” A Spectacular Copy of the Later PrintingTWAIN, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). With One Hundred and Seventy-Four Illustrations. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.First American edition, later printing, with the following “traditional” bibliographical points: the title-page is a cancel, with the copyright notice dated 1884 (BAL second state, with the first state only noted in... more information

1928. first edition. TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). The Adventures Of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass. Edited by Charles Honce, with a Foreword by Vincent Starett, and a Note on "A Celebrated Village Idiot" by James O' Donnell Bennett. Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1928. First edition, limited to 375 numbered copies, this being copy 95. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in; 234 x 162 mm). xxiii, [1], 59, [7, blank] pp on wavy laid paper. Publisher's original tan buckram over brown laid paper boards. Printed p... more information

1998. The Arion AlienistOne of 250 Copies Signed by the Artist[ARION PRESS]. MACHADO DE ASSIS, Joaquim Maria. DUNHAM, Carroll (illust.). The Alienist. Translated from the Portuguese with an Afterword by Alfred Mac Adam. With Twelve Drawings by Carroll Dunham. San Francisco, Arion Press, 1998. Limited to 250 copies for sale, numbered 1 to 250 and signed by the artist, this being copy number 165. Oblong quarto (10 1/8 x 13 7/8 in; 257 x 352 mm). 55, (1, colophon) pp. Ten full page drawings. Green cloth with... more information

1752. first edition. There's Something About AmeliaFieldings' Favorite BookFIELDING, Henry. Amelia. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1752. First edition, first impression with dropped pagination to p. 22 of volume one, but with second impression correction to p. 191 line four ("at the Folly") of volume three. With the often lacking "Universal-Register-Office" advertisement at end of volume two (M12r). Four twelvemo volumes ( 6 9/16 x 3 7/8 in; 167 x 99 mm). xii, 285, [1, blank]; v... more information

1892. first edition. The American ClaimantTWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). The American Claimant. With 81 Illustrations by Dan Beard and Hal Hurst. London: Chatto & Windus, 1892. First U.K. Edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 in; 182 x 122 mm). xi, [1, blank], 258, [1, publisher's device], [1, blank], 32 as catalogue pp. Catalogue dated May 1892. Eighty one black and white text illustrations.With fifty-seven text illustrations by Hurst not found in the U.S. edition.Publisher's original pictorial red... more information

1992. Mamet's MasterpieceSigned by the Author and the Artist[ARION PRESS]. MAMET, David. McCurdy, Michael (artist). American Buffalo. A Play by David Mamet. With Wood Engravings by Michael McCurdy. Limited to 400 numbered copies for sale signed by the author and artist, this being copy number 268. Quarto (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in; 272 x 200 mm).117, (3, blnk) pp. Teal silk with onlaid title label and inlaid buffalo nickel. As new. ... more information

1868. first edition. Extremely Rare in the Original ClothWOOD, Mrs. Henry. Anne Hereford. A Novel. In Three Volumes. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.First edition. Three octavo volumes (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in; 190 x 125 mm). [6], 295, [1, printer’s imprint]; [6], 319, [1, printer’s imprint]; [6], [7]-316, [1, advertisement for Mrs. Henry Wood’s Magazine “The Argosy”], [1, blank] pp.Original violet vertically-ribbed moiré cloth with covers decoratively stamped in blind and spines de... more information

1933. Arthur Rackham's 'Old Favourites of the Nursery'RACKHAM, Arthur, [illustrator]. The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. A book of old favourites with new illustrations. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1933].Limited to 460 numbered copies, signed by the artist (of which this is number 223). Octavo (9 x 6 in; 228 x 150 mm). 288 pp. Eight full-page color plates and sixty drawings in black and white.Original vellum over boards, ruled and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, ... more information

1979. One of Twenty Copies Signed by Ralph Thompson and Specially Bound by Zaehnsdorf[ZAEHNSDORF, binder]. THOMPSON, Ralph. An Artist’s Safari. London: Collins in Association with The Tryon Gallery, 1979.“Of this edition 20 copies have been reserved by arrangement with the Publishers for fine binding by Zaehnsdorf. This is copy number 9 which has been specially bound for David Brass” (calligraphed on an inserted limitation leaf at front). Small folio (11 x 7 11/16 inches; 279 x 195 mm.). [16... more information

1557. first edition. Rare First Edition of Bassantin’s Important Astronomical and Cartographical Workwith Thirty-Five VolvellesThe Destombes CopyBASSANTIN, James. Astronomique discours. Lyons: Par Jan de Tournes, 1557. Rare first edition of this beautifully illustrated astronomical work. Large folio (16 7/8 x 11 11/16 inches; 428 x 297 mm.). 285, [1, privilege], [1, printer’s device], [1, blank] pp. With 175 woodcuts and woodcut diagrams, of which fourteen have a total of thirty-five (of thirty-s... more information

1973. first edition. First American Edition[CROFT, Peter John, editor]. Autograph Poetry in the English Language. Facsimiles of Original Manuscripts from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century. Compiled and Edited with an Introduction, Commentary and Transcripts by P. J. Croft. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1973].First American edition. Limited to 1,500 sets. Two folio volumes.Original green cloth and paper over boards. A mint set. In the original dust jackets and slipcase. ... more information

1899. To And Of The Publishers Twain Loved To HateTWAIN, Mark (1835-1910). Autograph note written in black ink to [Elisha] Bliss dated Nov. 30/[18]99 regarding Following the Equator (1 page). Together with a clipped signature "S.L. Clemens / Mark Twain" and a portrait photograph, and illustrated plate [ca. 1899]. Framed and glazed."Nov. 30/99 / Dear Bliss: / Please send me in care Chatto, a copy of "Following The Equator" / How does the Harper assignment affect you - to your inquir... more information