THE SECRET CHRONICLES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Thomson, June
New York / London / Toronto / Sydney / Tokyo / Singapore: Otto Penzler Books, 1994. First edition. Fine in a fine jacket.. First printing of this exceptional pastiche of seven untold cases "discovered" in the tin dispatch box mentioned in THE PROBLEM OF THOR BRIDGE; one of which reunites Sherlock with his brother, Mycroft. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original quarter blue cloth, grey paper boards, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($20/$26.50 IN CANADA) pictorial dust jacket designed by... Read More
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PETER PIXIE
by Thorburn, Augusta, Adams, W. Dacres
London: Grant Richards, 1908. Very good plus.. First edition of the near-miniature story of PETER PIXIE, a fairy made from the laughter of children, and his efforts to cheer little Kitty. Number 1 in the GRANT RICHARDS'S NURSERY LIBRARY series: another themed group of books for children printed in small format, after the success of Richards's DUMPY BOOKS series. 4.5'' x 3.5''. Original pictorial publisher's cloth binding. All edges stained blue. Pictorial endpapers of toys (cw: including golliwog).... Read More
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SUMMER
by Thoreau, Henry David; Blake, H.G.O.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884. Very good.. First edition of this posthumous selection from Thoreau's journal, aptly following the theme of the season. Transcendentalist Thoreau idealizes one of the most powerful strains of the American spirit, a "spiritual seeker, philosopher, and poet [... who] encouraged his readers to try the experiment of life for themselves" (Walls, xiii). Independent-minded and a committed naturalist, his writing have had an enormous impact on popular American environmentalism. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original... Read More
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THE MAINE WOODS
by Thoreau, Henry David
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Very good.. First edition of this collection of travel memoirs from the great American ecological aesthete, his first excursion taken while living at Walden Pond. Transcendentalist Thoreau idealizes one of the most powerful strains of the American spirit, a "spiritual seeker, philosopher, and poet [... who] encouraged his readers to try the experiment of life for themselves" (Walls, xiii). Independent-minded and a committed naturalist, his writing have had an enormous impact on popular... Read More
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MEN OF CONCORD
by Thoreau, Henry David; Wyeth, N.C.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1936. Fine in very good plus jacket.. First edition, signed and dated in the year of publication by Wyeth, a great copy - not often found signed. Wyeth was a long-time admirer of Thoreau, leading him to develop this book containing selected entries from Thoreau's journal. A brilliantly executed homage. 9.25'' x 6.25''. Original green cloth stamped in blue and silver. In original dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Wyeth with 10 color plates; 24... Read More
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HIGH LONESOME ROAD
by Thornton, Betsy
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this Arizona mystery marking the return of victim advocate Chloe Newcombe, who must track down the murderer of a bookmobile-driving old friend. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original black boards. Original unclipped ($23.95) color pictorial dust jacket. 234 pages. Signed by Thornton to title page. Jacket with "signed by the author" sticker to front and price sticker to rear. Sharp and bright.
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ABC OF DOGS
by Thorne, Diana; Lloyd, Freeman
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1938. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. Early printing of this scarce canine alphabet, from Airedale to Zero (the wolfhound) - illustrated by renowned dog artist Diana Thorne, with verses by the Kennel Editor of FIELD AND STREAM. 7.5'' x 6.25''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [24] pages. Small owner name to front pastedown. Jacket with light edgewear and chipping, a... Read More
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![CADMUS: Or, A Treatise on the Elements of Written Language [...] With an essay on the mode of teaching the surd or deaf, and consequently dumb, to speak](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/282/554/1449554282.0.l.jpg)
CADMUS: Or, A Treatise on the Elements of Written Language [...] With an essay on the mode of teaching the surd or deaf, and consequently dumb, to speak
by Thornton, William
[Philadelphia]: [American Philosophical Society], 1793. Very good.. Presentation copy extract of the first US publication on the education of deaf people. A prize dissertation proposing spelling reform into 30 letters to represent English, the enduring legacy of this article is in the related essay at the rear on teaching deaf people to speak. An extract from the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol. III, this essay suggests different strategies depending on the age of the learner: just... Read More
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NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
by Thorp, Roderick
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1979. First edition. Near fine in a very good jacket.. First printing of Thorp's thriller, the tale of an off-duty policeman battling German terrorists in a Los Angeles office building - and basis for the blockbuster holiday stalwart DIE HARD. Thorp's sequel to his 1966 novel THE DETECTIVE, continuing the gritty, noirish adventures of Joe Leland, played by Frank Sinatra in the 1968 adaptation of that first installment. In this sequel, set... Read More
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NIGHT OF FIRE
by Thubron, Colin
New York: Harper, 2017. Very good.. Uncorrected proof of this story of six very different people, told over the course of the fire which burns their rented house down - this copy issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series, a subscription-only selection of specially-produced, (typically) limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature... Read More
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APPLE T-SHIRTS
by Thygeson, Gordon
Scotts Valley, CA: Pomo Publishing, 1997. First printing. Fine in a near fine or better jacket.. First edition of this scarce visual history of Apple through the lens of employee-designed company t-shirts. The history of Apple in t-shirt form, from 1977 to 1997, with each of the 1000-plus designs captioned with explanations of each creator's role and project, showing the technical development of Apple's products through the two decades that saw the rise of the personal computer. ... Read More
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FLOWER POWER
by Tidyman, Ernest
New York: Paperback Library, 1968. First printing. Very good plus.. Scarce first edition of the first novel by the screenwriter of SHAFT and THE FRENCH CONNECTION, a hippie-exploitation adventure starring a teen runaway and any amount of drugs. 7'' x 4''. Original pictorial wrappers. All edges tinted red. Paperback Library 52-643. 160 pages. Light edgewear and scuffing.
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NO TIME TO DIE
by Tilberis, Liz
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. First edition. Fine in a near fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this memoir from the long-time and beloved editor of fashion's Harper's Bazaar, published the year before her untimely death. 9.25'' x 5.75''. Original blue boards. In original unclipped ($23.95) pictorial dust jacket. 292 pages. Warmly inscribed by author Tilberis to half-title. Touch of rubbing to bottom edge of front jacket panel. Else bright, clean, sharp and tight overall.
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EVEN THE SPOKES CRIED LOUD
by Tillman, Carolyn
Los Angeles: Crescent Publications, 1977. First printing. Near fine.. First edition of Tillman's scarce novel, a semi-autobiographical story of heartbreak and resilience starring a Black polio survivor and wheelchair user, a sequel to the author's previous LIFE ON WHEELS. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original pictorial wrappers. 113, [1] pages.
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Original art scene of fairies: "Gossip
by Timlin, William
n.p.: n.p., 1942. Fine.. Fabulous signed original watercolor by William Timlin, best known for his fairy-populated science-fiction fantasy, THE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARS. Although Timlin was born in England, he was raised in South Africa. Along with his success in painting, Timlin was also a practicing architect. THE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARS was Timlin's masterpiece, of which this artwork is reminiscent. He executed a later series of pictures intended for a book to be called THE... Read More
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THE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARS
by Timlin, William
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1923. Very good.. First edition of this gorgeous outlier of the Golden Age of Illustration, a fully realized fantasy of interplanetary travel written and illustrated by South African architect William Timlin. An Old Man fulfills the dream of his youth, "sailing by way of the Moon, and the more friendly planets" on his way to the Shining City of Mars. The ship of the title, designed by the aged engineer but built... Read More
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TEN THOUSAND LIGHT-YEARS FROM HOME
by Tiptree Jr., James
New York: Ace Books, 1973. Very good.. First edition, paperback original, of the debut short story collection by the legendary intelligence officer-turned science fiction author, published to acclaim before the sf community discovered "Tiptree" was a pen name for a woman writer. Includes her first published short story ("Birth of a Salesman," which appeared in ANALOG in 1968). As adroitly narrated in the Hugo award-winning biography by Julie Phillips, a number of prominent male writers in the community... Read More
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ABC AND 123
by Todd, Mary Fidelis
New York: Whittlesy House, 1955. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. Third printing of this stylish combination alphabet and counting book, in which each letter is also presented as an opportunity to learn about a number and a career. 10'' x 7.75''. Original red boards. Original unclipped ($2.95) red and black pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in red and black. [32] pages. Jacket with mild edgewear, a hint of sunning to spine. Binding with a bit of... Read More
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IRMA VOTH
by Toews, Miriam
(New York): Harper, 2011. Fine.. Advance uncorrected proof of the US edition of Toews's fifth novel, set in a rural Mexican Mennonite community and issued as part of the Powell's Books's INDIESPENSABLE series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series, a subscription-only selection of specially-produced, (typically) limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature (Claire Messud, George Saunders, Michael Chabon, Annie Proulx,... Read More
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ALL MY PUNY SORROWS
by Toews, Miriam
San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2014. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed, slipcased first edition of Toews's sixth novel, a family tragedy which won the 2014 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, specially issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series, a subscription-only selection of specially-produced, (typically) limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature (Claire Messud, George... Read More
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TREE AND LEAF
by Tolkien, J.R.R.; [Auden, W.H.]
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. Very good.. Uncorrected proof of the first US edition of Tolkien's long essay on fairy tales, accompanied by an exemplary story - W.H. Auden's copy. Though unsigned, this copy is W.H. Auden's, with his markings in the text and notes (including a list of the seven deadly sins) on the blank verso of the last leaf. Auden famously wrote a 1954 NEW YORK TIMES review raving about THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS, which... Read More
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
by Tolkien, J.R.R.
Boston / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1967. First printings (stated) all; first edition thus. Near fine in near fine jackets.. Handsome set of the first printings (all) of the second US edition of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, comprising THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING - all review copies. Tolkien's Middle Earth grew not only from his experiences in World War I and studies as... Read More
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Original Artwork for Four Fashion Designs for Princess Diana
by Torimaru, Gnyuki [Yuki]; Princess of Wales Diana Spencer
[London]: n.p., 1990. Generally fine.. Series of four concept drawings and studies for dresses and other outfits designed for H.R.H. The Princess of Wales, including two for Diana's 1986 state visit to Japan. Throughout her public life when visiting foreign countries, Diana would commission native designers to create custom dresses and other fashions for her to wear. Gnyuki Torimaru (Yuki) had been on the London fashion scene since the 1970s, having previously worked for the London fashion house... Read More
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AGENDA EBRAICA PER L'ANNO 5703 / 1942-1943 (XX-XXI)
by [Tempio Israelitico di Torino]
Turin: Tipografia del Commercio, 1942. First edition. Very good plus.. Calendar of the Jewish year 5703 (1942-43), issued by the Synagogue of Turin for the period in which that synagogue would be destroyed by Allied bombardment. Constructed in 1884 after lengthy disputations with architect Alessandro Antonelli until his replacement by Enrico Petiti, the Synagogue of Turin was partially destroyed by bombardment amidst the Allied attack on Italy in November, 1942; rebuilding and restoration was not completed until the... Read More
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Mexican Broadside Enlisting Privateers To Fight Texans
by Tornel, José María de; Montoya, Antonio; Montalvo, Rafael de; Olaguibel, José Rafael de
Mexico City: Palacio del Gobierno Nacional, 1836. Fine.. Official printed government notice of Mexico's continuing efforts to maintain control over Texas immediately after the loss at San Jacinto - here, working with privateers to harass Texans at sea. When Mexico finally won its independence from Spain in 1821 its territory included modern-day Texas, settled by a mix of Tejano (Mexican) and Texian (Anglo-American) populations, in addition to indigenous tribes and enslaved African Americans. Tensions between the Tejano and... Read More
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