ON MY WAY: Poetry and Essays 1912-1947
by Arp, Jean
New York: Wittenborn, Schultz, Inc, 1948. First edition. Very good.. Collected writings by the great Dadaist painter and sculptor, with two original woodcuts. The sixth volume in the series "The Documents of Modern Art", directed by Robert Motherwell. In addition to Arp's own writings, ON MY WAY includes a preface by Motherwell and biographical essays by C. Giedion-Welcker and Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia, with a bibliography by Bernard Karpel. 10'' x 7.5''. Original grey and yellow wrappers with cover and... Read More
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WITCH, WITCH! : Stories & Poems of Sorcery Spells & Hocus-Pocus
by Arrowood, Clinton; Shaw, Richard; Brothers Grimm; Oscar Wilde; Ben Jonson; Nancy Gorgorian
New York / London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1975. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. Inscribed first edition of these spooky, gothic, and fantastical tales for children - including works by Oscar Wilde, Ben Jonson, Nancy Gorgorian, and the Brothers Grimm. 9'' x 6''. Original olive pictorial paper boards stamped in black. In original unclipped ($6.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Arrowood in black and white. 206 pages. Inscribed by Arrowood on front free endpaper... Read More
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LITTLE DEVIL'S ABC
by Asch, Frank
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. Fine in near fine jacket.. Uncommon first edition of Asch's devilish illustrated alphabet book. 8 x 5.5''. Original pictorial periwinkle cloth. In original unclipped ($6.95) pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color throughout. Unpaginated. Cloth lightly sunned at spine, offsetting to endpapers. Minor edgewear to jacket with a few tiny closed tears.
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THE DOUBLE DREAM OF SPRING
by Ashbery, John
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1970. First printing. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. Inscribed association copy of the first edition of this defining Ashbery book, one of the most important of his career - signed to the poetry editor of THE NEW YORKER, Howard Moss. DOUBLE DREAM marked Ashbery's first book published after his return from France and includes many poems originally written in French and translated by the author. It includes many of... Read More
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SELECTED POEMS
by Ashbery, John
(New York): Viking, 1985. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of Ashbery's own selection of poems from among his ten previously published collections. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter black cloth with red boards. In original unclipped ($22.95) marbled dust jacket. 349, [1] pages. Spine faintly toned. Trace shelfwear here and there. Else clean and sharp overall.
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THE VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION
by Ash, Brian; [Farmer, Philip José]
New York: Harmony Books, 1977. First edition. Very good plus.. First softcover edition of this pictorial checklist of SF, warmly inscribed by subject and contributor Philip José Farmer. Comprehensive visual encyclopedia of the state of the genre circa 1977, signed by SF author Philip José Farmer. The first edition offers a time capsule of the unwary world as it was, just before the first tendril of the Star Wars behemoth - if behemoths have tendrils - emerged later... Read More
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POETS AND THE PAST
by Ashton, Dore; Barbara Howes; James Wright; Louise Bogan; Theodore Roethke; John Malcolm Brinnin; I.A. Richards; William Carlos Williams; W.S. Merwin; Stanley Kunitz; C. Day Lewis; St.-John Perse; William Jay Smith; Richard Wilbur; Jean Garrigue; Octavio P
(New York): (Andre Emmerich Gallery), 1959. Very good.. 15-times signed limited first edition of this anthology of modern poetry written in response to Pre-Columbian sculpture, with leaves autographed by every contributing poet. For this project, Ashton selected and sent an individual photograph to each participant, soliciting a wide variety of poetic responses limited only by the title of the collection. The full list of contributors includes: Barbara Howes, James Wright, Louise Bogan, Theodore Roethke, John Malcolm Brinnin, I.A.... Read More
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PRIMITIVE SECRETS
by Atkinson, Deborah Turrell
(Scottsdale): Poisoned Pen Press, 2002. Fine in fine jacket.. Inscribed first edition of the Honolulu-based author's mystery novel, the first in a series starring detective Storm Kayama. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original dark blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original pictorial dust jacket. 309, [1] pages. Inscribed by Atkinson on title page ("Me ke aloha, Debby Atkinson). Minor jacket edgewear.
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THE SECRET MARRIAGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: And Other Eccentric Readings
by Atkinson, Michael
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1996. First edition. Fine in fine jacket.. First printing of Atkinson's didactic application of diverse lit-theory techniques to the Sherlock Holmes stories. 9'' x 6''. Original red cloth. In original unclipped (no price) dust jacket designed by Marty Somberg. 198 pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck. Minimal edgewear.
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LUCIE ATTWELL'S FAIRY TALES KIDDIES' HANDKIES
by Attwell, Lucie [Mabel Lucie Attwell]
[n.p.]: [n.p.], 1925. Near fine.. Scarce set of eight cotton handkerchiefs printed with charming and bright illustrations to classic fairy tales by the beloved children's artist. Atwell's characteristic style is on full display in these lovely designs, where her popular original characters, the 'Boo-boos', mingle with instantly recognizable fairy-tale figures. Each handkerchief is decorated with a bold central geometric shape around which Attwell's sweet and stylized figures frolic, blending a modern art deco design aesthetic with a sweet... Read More
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PEEPING PANSY
by Attwell, Mabel Lucie; "Marie Queen of Rumania
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1919. Scarce and desirable Attwell title, an Alice in Wonderland-esque fantasy adventure illustrated by the creator of the Boo-Boos, 10'' x 7.75''. Original pictorial orange cloth stamped in black. Illustrated by Attwell with 8 full-page color plates, illustrated tissue guards, and 8 full-page black-and-white images. 312 pages. Early ink gift inscription to front pastedown. Binding rather shaken. Light spotting to boards, a bit more to text block edges. Offsetting to endpapers. Interior bright.
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BABY'S BOOK
by Attwell, Mabel Lucie
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1920. Very good.. First edition of this beautiful book of rhymes and simple stories for very young children, vividly illustrated in Attwell's characteristic style. 9.5'' x 7.25''. Original pictorial boards with red cloth spine. 14 full-page color illustrations and additional decorations by Attwell. Moderate chipping and rubbing to boards; light soil to rear board with occasional spotting to interior.
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STITCH STITCH: THE LUCIE ATTWELL NEEDLEWORK BOOK
by Attwell, Mabel Lucie
Dundee and London: Valentine & Sons, Ltd, 1922. Near fine.. First edition of this embroidery book for children, complete with silk thread and iron-on pattern transfers that feature Attwell's beloved Boo-Boos. Best known for her Boo-Boos series, Mabel Lucie Attwell's art was quite a hot commodity in this period. In addition to illustrating numerous children's books, her darling little babies appeared on everything from tea sets to thimbles to handkerchiefs. This delightful book invites children to try their... Read More
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SHERLOCK HOLMES IN DALLAS
by Aubrey, Edmund
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1980. Very good.. Uncorrected galleys for the first edition of this Holmes-assisted attempt to investigate and correct the errors of the Warren Commission. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original printed beige wrappers. 214 pages. Green pencil name to front cover, occasional markings to text. A few page corners creased. Light edgewear, minor soil to wrappers. Spine sunned.
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UN VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
by Aubry, Alice
[Paris]: Hachette, 1920. Very good.. Rare French fantasy picture book about children who travel by balloon to the moon. Three children receive a warm welcome on the fantastical moon world. In a very French take on the moon voyage, the climax of activity is baking moon-themed treats. After little moon creatures destroy their balloon, the Mistress of the Moon sends them home in a parachute. The vividly stylized illustrations pair with minimalist sentences with surprising storytelling force. OCLC... Read More
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JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS
by Austen, Jane; Johnson, R. Brimley; Cooke, William C.
London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1894. About fine.. Fresh and beautiful late Victorian set from one of the most celebrated and widely read writers in English. Austen combines a profound artistic confidence with entertaining popular love stories. Audiences have been buoyed along for centuries by Austen's subtly bold and witty authorial voice, her novels burrowing into our collective literary consciousness. This set includes introductory notes by R. Brimley Johnson, a Cambridge professor specializing in 19th-century novels. He is... Read More
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MANSFIELD PARK
by Austen, Jane; [Rébora, Sol]
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. Near fine.. First US edition of Austen's third published novel - in a stunning fine art binding by the acclaimed Argentinian design bookbinder Sol Rébora. Morally upright Fanny gets pulled into a neighbor's scheming via an adaptation of Elizabeth Inchbald's well-known play, LOVERS' VOWS. Among Austen's works, MANSFIELD PARK especially demonstrates how careful contrasts of characters and plot twists can bring out subtle ironies. First published in 1814 in three volumes, this is... Read More
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NORTHANGER ABBEY
by Austen, Jane; [Rébora, Sol]
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1833. Near fine.. First US edition of the most bookish of Austen's novels - in a stunning fine art binding by the acclaimed Argentinian design bookbinder Sol Rébora. Often misread as critical of the gothic novels that were popular at the period of its first composition, NORTHANGER ABBEY is a more complex exploration of the genre that is especially notable for its passages in defense of the novel form - written, uncharacteristically, in first... Read More
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SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
by Austen, Jane; [Rébora, Sol]
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1833. Very good plus.. First US edition of Austen's first novel - in a stunning fine art binding by the acclaimed Argentinian design bookbinder Sol Rébora. Austen's first novel uses the love stories of two sisters to explore the complexities and contradictions in the gendered expectations of the Regency era: a woman will be praised for her capacity to feel emotion (her sensibility), but not too much; a woman will be praised for her... Read More
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ELIZABETH BENNET; OR, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Austen, Jane; [Rébora, Sol]
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. First printing. Near fine.. First US edition in a stunning fine art binding by the acclaimed Argentinian design bookbinder Sol Rébora. Austen's most beloved novel is simultaneously a unique production of profound artistic confidence and an entertaining popular love story: it builds on a long-established tradition of English courtship novels in conversation with many women authors before her like Frances Burney (from whose book CECILIA Austen may have borrowed the very phrase "pride... Read More
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MANSFIELD PARK
by Austen, Jane
London: Richard Bentley, 1833. Very good.. First illustrated edition, and first single-volume edition, of Austen's third published novel - in the exceptionally scarce first issue cloth binding. MANSFIELD PARK centers on the comedic neighborhood drama caused by the amateur theater production: Morally upright Fanny gets pulled into a neighbor's scheming via an adaptation of Elizabeth Inchbald's well-known play, LOVERS' VOWS. Among Austen's works, MANSFIELD PARK especially demonstrates how careful contrasts of characters and plot twists can bring out... Read More
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THE STORY OF JANE AUSTEN'S LIFE
by [Austen, Jane]; Adams, Oscar Fay
Chicago: A.C. McClurg and Company, 1891. First printing. Very good plus.. First edition of the "first critical biography of Austen" (Juliette Wells). Austen biographies have been one of the main vehicles for the author's canonical ascent that blasted off in the late 19th century, beginning with her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh's MEMOIR (1870). This publication was the first to build upon family lore and bring in professional scholarship: it "drew on extensive research and incorporated substantial interpretations" (Wells,... Read More
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![THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN [Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey; Persuasion; Lady Susan; The Watsons]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/070/011/1685011070.0.l.jpg)
THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN [Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey; Persuasion; Lady Susan; The Watsons]
by Austen, Jane
London: Martin Secker, 1939. Very good plus in very good jackets.. Handsome Adelphi edition, issued on the eve of WWII - a pleasing set in the scarce original dust jackets. Austen's novels are among the most celebrated and still-widely read in English, combining a profound artistic confidence and entertaining popular love stories. Audiences have been buoyed along for centuries by Austen's subtly bold and witty authorial voice, her novels burrowing into our collective literary consciousness. A charming '30s... Read More
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Signed Original Photograph of Paul Auster
by [Auster, Paul]; Patten, Arturo
(Rome): [n.p.], 1988. Near fine.. Signed original photograph of the late American writer, taken by esteemed portrait photographer Arturo Patten in Rome, published in Patten's PORTRAITS RITRATTI (1992) and used as Auster's author photo on many of his own works. 7'' x 5''. Original black-and-white photograph. Signed by Auster below image. Stamped on verso "Publication Prohibited / Foto Copyright / Arturo Patten / Lab. Stampa Luly / Roma," with Auster's name in pencil. Minor edgewear, else sharp and... Read More
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THE NEW YORK TRILOGY: City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room
by Auster, Paul
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1986. First edition. Fine in fine jackets.. Signed first printings (all) of Auster's beloved and best-known work, a postmodern deconstruction of the detective novel. Initially inspired by a wrong number placed to his house asking for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Auster's interlocking series of novels take as their starting point classic mysteries, but use them to investigate more existential and philosophical ideas. As he later said of the trilogy: "[The detective novel]... Read More
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