ESPERANDO A LOLÓ: Y Otros Delirios Generacionales
by Vega, Ana Lydia
(San Juan): Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1994. First printing. Very good in very good plus jacket.. Inscribed first edition of these "generational deliriums" wherein Vega journeys through different eras of Puerto Rican history in a blend of fiction and personal essay. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original black cloth, blind stamped to spine. In original color pictorial jacket, no price (as issued). Black endpapers. [8], 112 pages. Text in Spanish. Signed by Vega on half title page: "A Beatriz, un... Read More
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THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS: Poems, Poets, Critics
by Vendler, Helen
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1988. Near fine in very good plus.. First printing of these collected essays by "a critic incorrigibly unhappy without a text to dwell on" - from the library of poet Stanley Plumly, author of POSTHUMOUS KEATS, with his own critical annotations to Vendler's "Keats and the Use of Poetry." 9'' x 6''. Original peacock blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($29.50) dust jacket. 473, [1] pages. Some underlining and marginal notes... Read More
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AU PARVIS DE L'AVRIL
by Verdet, Andre; Lurcat, Jean
(Nice): Aux dépens des amateurs (Imprimeries Nouvelles Réunies), 1966. Near fine.. Signed limited first edition of these privately printed poems by artist, poet, and French Resistance fighter Verdet, illustrated with three fine prints by Jean Lurçat, issued in the year of the artist's death and dedicated to him by the poet. 8.5'' x 5''. Original printed wrappers, laid in to green leather folio with gilt-lettered spine, leaves loose as issued portfolio-style. Edition of 150 numbered copies printed on... Read More
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DER EWIGE JUDE
by Vermeylen, August; Masereel, Frans; Kippenberg, Anton
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1921. First edition. Very good plus.. First printing in German of this allegorical story of a Jewish man who converts to Christianity in the tradition of the Wandering Jew, with illustrations by influential woodcut artist Frans Masereel. (Though they share a title, DER EWIGE JUDE is unrelated to the anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda film released in 1940.). 9.75'' x 7.5''. Original cloth-backed boards. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts. 96 pages. Binding with mild edgewear, a bit of foxing... Read More
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MICHAEL STROGOFF: A COURIER OF THE CZAR
by Verne, Jules; Wyeth, N. C.
New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Fine in very good plus box.. First Wyeth-illustrated edition of this adventure novel by the French author better known for his science fiction - a Brandywine beauty with gorgeous color plates by Wyeth. MICHAEL STROGOFF has been adapted to screens large and small, almost since the genesis of the moving picture as an art form: its first foray into theaters was in 1910, at the hands of Thomas Edison's movie... Read More
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MICHAEL STROGOFF
by Verne, Jules; Wyeth, N.C.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Fine in near-fine jacket.. First printing of the Wyeth edition, an incredible copy in the scarce original dust jacket. MICHAEL STROGOFF has been adapted to screens large and small, almost since the genesis of the moving picture as an art form: its first foray into theaters was in 1910, at the hands of Thomas Edison's movie studio. The N. C. Wyeth edition illuminated the story in Brandywine style, with atmospherically lit characters... Read More
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GIANNI VERSACE: Collezione Uomo Autunno Inverno 1993/94
by Versace, Gianni; Weber, Bruce
[n.p.]: [Versace], 1993. Very good plus.. Catalogue of Gianni Versace's men's collection for Fall/Winter '93-'94, photographed by Bruce Weber. Large of shoulder, hair, and trousers, Versace's models recline in unbuttoned jackets on beds of dying roses in the dying sunlight, draped in soft coats and scarves and occasionally nothing at all. In the heart of winter, they do not feel the cold. With three black and white spreads by Richard Avedon for the Versace Home Signature line. 13''... Read More
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THE LITERARY IMPACT OF THE GOLDEN BOUGH
by Vickery, John B.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. First printing. Very good plus.. First Limited Paperback Edition of Vickery's study of Frazer, owned and signed by novelist David Markson, subsequently from the library of Tom Verlaine. Following Markson's death in 2010, the bulk of his private library found its way to The Strand, and from there to myriad buyers much like the author himself - an avid buyer but not keeper of books, who had in life already sold off... Read More
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THE DIVER'S CLOTHES LIE EMPTY
by Vida, Vendela
(New York): Ecco / HarperCollins, 2015. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed, slipcased first edition of the fourth novel by Vida, a founder of THE BELIEVER magazine and past winner of the Kate Chopin award, 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... Read More
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IL PLEUT, BERGÈRE
by Villeneuve, Marguerite de; Caspari, G.
Paris: Émile Guérin, 1911. Very good plus.. Scarce and lovely French book of verses about different kinds of weather, and all the delightful ways to play in them. IL PLEUT, BERGÈRE was published during a particularly busy time in Gertrude Caspari's burgeoning career, and exhibits her skilled use of bold lines and simple shapes. Scarce on the market. 13'' x 9.25''. Original cloth-backed color pictorial boards. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Gift inscription to front flyleaf, dated Noël... Read More
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SKELETON WOMAN
by Villoldo, Alberto; Yoshi
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1995. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this Inuit tale of a tsunami's aftermath, and the girl who is left behind at the bottom of the sea - until a fisherman happens upon her bones. 10'' x 9.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($16.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Jacket with a touch of edgewear, tiny area of edge soil. Bright.... Read More
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IN AND OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA: And Other Sketches And Studies Of Travel
by Vincent, Frank
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1890. First printing. Near fine.. First edition of this early Progressive-era travel guide through Central America, stopping at major cities and ports - with a surprisingly large section devoted to Cambodia. 5.25" x 7.25" Original green cloth with gilt-lettered spine, quetzal bird design stamped in red, black, yellow and gilt to front board. Grey topstain. Includes black-and-white portrait frontispiece, 15 full-page black-and-white photographic plates, and three maps - two printed in color... Read More
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BLESS THIS DAY
by Vipont, Elfrida; Jones, Harold
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1958. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Advance review copy of the first US edition, containing prayers for children accompanied by lovely illustrations in Jones's distinctive style. Printed in the U.K. and issued the same year as the U.K. edition, BLESS THIS DAY is a companion to THIS YEAR NEXT YEAR but much scarcer. Very lovely. 9'' x 7''. Original blue cloth. In original unclipped ($3.25) color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers. Includes... Read More
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TWO SCREENPLAYS / THREE SCREENPLAYS
by Visconti, Luchino
New York: The Orion Press, 1970. First edition. Near fine in very good plus jackets.. First printings of these five early Visconti screenplays in two volumes, translated from the Italian by Judith Green. Two volumes, 8'' x 5''. Original black cloth stamped in metallic red. Grey topstain; red topstain. In original unclipped ($6.95 / $7.95) black and white photographic dust jackets designed by Everett Aison. Black and white photographic illustrations. 186 pages; 313, [1] pages. Minor wear to... Read More
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FATHERS AND CROWS
by Vollman, William T.
[New York]: Viking, 1992. Near Fine.. Signed uncorrected proofs of this second book in the sprawling SEVEN DREAMS series - the "dark and often gruesome" story of the conflicts between French Jesuit missionaries and the Huron and Iroquois people in "New France" (present-day Canada). Each novel in Vollman's historical series SEVEN DREAMS: A BOOK OF NORTH AMERICAN LANDSCAPES focuses on an episode of conflict between the indigenous peoples of North America and the settlers that would come to... Read More
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THIRTEEN STORIES AND THIRTEEN EPITAPHS
by Vollmann, William T.
New York: Pantheon, 1993. First printing. Fine.. Signed bound galleys for the first edition of these collected short stories by the "word-drunk Capt. Ahab of America's post-bog generation" (McCaffery). 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original printed cream wrappers. 318 pages. Signed by Vollmann on title page. Minimal edgwear.
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WATERSCAPES, LANDSCAPES
by Vonnegut, Kurt; Gornik, April
(East Hampton, New York): Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 1999. First edition. Fine in a fine slipcase.. Signed limited first edition of this catalogue published to coincide with an exhibit of Gornik's "small paintings," featuring an introductory essay by Vonnegut - signed by both artist and author. 7.5'' x 9''. Original slate blue cloth, grey titles stamped to front board. Includes 12 mounted color reproductions of Gornik's oil paintings. Housed in original slate blue cloth slipcase. From a total edition... Read More
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FANTASTIC ARCHITECTURE
by VOSTELL, Wolf; Dick Higgins
[Millerton, NY]: Something Else Press, 1969. Very good + in a very good + jacket.. First US edition, one of 2000 copies, with work by Raoul Hausmann, Franz Mon, Gerhard Ruhm, Wolf Vostell, Stefan Wewerka, Claes Oldenburg, Kurt Schwitters, Carolee Schneemann, Joseph Beuys, John Cage and Buckminster Fuller. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan linen boards in photographic dust jacket. A few small chips/tears to upper edge of dust jacket. Mild toning. Very good plus overall. [Frank p. 33].
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CARACTÈRE NOËL 55: Le dessin dans l'imprimé Français
by Vox, Maximilien
Paris: Compagnie Française d'Éditions, 1955. First edition. Very good plus in near fine jacket.. Spectacular fifth annual Christmas issue of Vox's graphic arts magazine Caractère, devoted to French drawing and design. A dazzling midcentury showcase of French typography, printing, and printmaking, heavily and luxuriously illustrated in a wide variety of formats, including an embossed frontispiece, several fold-out plates, and a notable chapter on the artist's book in France. Artists represented include Degas, Seurat, Rodin, Maillol, Roualt, Braque, Picasso,... Read More
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ALLURE
by Vreeland, Diana; Hemphill, Christopher; [Talley, André Leon]
Garden City/New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1980. First printing. Near fine in very good jacket.. First edition of this photographic meditation on the concept of allure by the "High Priestess of Fashion" - with warm gift inscription from Vreeland's most important protégé: André Leon Talley. André Leon Talley considered himself a graduate of "The Vreeland School" and spoke of Mrs. Vreeland ("Never Diana!") as both "the most extraordinary visionary" and a surrogate mother, second in influence only... Read More
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NAMING THE DAWN
by Waberi, Abdourahman A.; Carlson, Nancy Naomi
London: Seagull Books, 2018. Fine in fine jacket.. First English-language edition of these works by the Francophone Djibouti poet, warmly inscribed by translator Carlson to poet Stanley Plumly. 8.5'' x 5''. Translated from the French. Original black boards. In original dust jacket. 76 pages. Inscribed by Carlson on half-title page: "For Stan - Thank you for your poems & for mine. Gratefully & with love, Nancy / Frederick, Maryland June 16 2018." Additionally signed by Carlson on title... Read More
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SHE-MALE: The Sex-Reversal True Story of Coccinelle
by Wade, Carlson
New York: Epic Publishing Co., Inc, 1963. First printing. Near fine in very good jacket.. Scarce first edition of this semi-plagiarized, semi-pirated biography of Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (1931-2006), one of the earliest transgender women to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Performing under the stage name Coccinelle, Dufresnoy worked as a cabaret singer and founded the organization "Devenir Femme" to lobby and provide support for transgender people in her native France. Her 1962 marriage marked the first time a transgender... Read More
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HANGIN' OUT: City Kids, City Games
by Wagenvoord, James
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1974. Very good in like jacket.. First edition of this stunning photographic essay on the social life of city kids. Sections include "Skillzies, " "[Jump] Ropes, " "Hopscotch, " "Stoopball, " and "Street Hockey, " gorgeously illustrated throughout with dynamic shots of children playing in the streets, with accompanying 1970s street fashion and graffiti. 11'' x 8.25''. Original full yellow cloth, brown-lettered spine. Original unclipped photographic dust jacket designed by Anita Wagenvoord. Black-and-white photographs... Read More
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RAPHAEL SORIANO
by Wagener, Wolfgang; Shulman, Julius; [Soriano, Raphael]
(London): (Phaidon), 2002. First edition. Fine in fine jacket.. The first comprehensive monograph on Soriano's architectural work, illustrated with the photographs of Soriano's friend and associate Julius Schulman. 8.25'' x 8.25''. Original pale green boards. In original black and white dust jacket. 224 pages. Trace shelfwear. Else bright and sharp.
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IN CATLAND
by Wain, Louis
London: John F. Shaw, 1915. Near fine.. A remarkably beautiful copy of this rare Wain title. Known as "The Edwardian Cat Artist That Went Mad," Wain was once "the most famous cat artist on earth" (Haining). His work in conceiving an entire Catland inspired the creators of Felix the Cat and even Mickey Mouse; Haining notes that Wain also "played a major part in making the cat the most popular of all domestic pets." 9.5'' x 7''. Original... Read More
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