The Misadventures of John Nicholson
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
New York: M. J. Ivers & Co, 1887. Title loose at gutter, paper brittle and lightly browned. 8vo. 92 pages. Original printed wrappers; morocco pull-off case. Wrapper reads "The Misadventure [singular] of John Nicholson." American Series no. 60. A pirated reprint of a Christmas number. Scarce in any condition.
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When the Devil Was Well
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis; William P. TRENT, editor
New York: Privately Printed for Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach [by Boston: The Bibliophile Society], 1921. 4to (23 x 17.5 cm). Frontispiece portrait, folding facsimile plates of the manuscript. Original gilt-lettered parchment-backed boards; fragment of plain original dust wrapper. One of 450 copies of this "Small Complimentary Edition," issued by The Bibliophile Society as a "token of gratitude and appreciation" for Rosenbach as he had allowed them to reproduce his original manuscript of this piece.
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Documents Relating to the Great Awakening in Nova Scotia 1760-1791
by STEWART, Gordon T. (editor)
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1982. A fine copy. 8vo. Plates. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. One of 1650 copies of volume LII of the Publications of The Champlain Society.
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Angels on the Bough
by STEWARD, S[amuel] M[orris]
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1936. Scarce first edition, first printing of the author's first novel, review copy with the publisher's sticker on front pastedown. Some fading to lettering on cloth, a few nicks and scuffs, corners and ends of spine lightly worn. 8vo. 317 pages. Original brown cloth, gilt lettered. Samuel Morris Steward later wrote erotica under the name Phil Andros and counted Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey as his greatest mentors. A pioneer both in... Read More
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Dirk Stewen: While You Were Out
by STEWEN, Dirk (artist); Yilmaz DZIEWIOR (contributor)
New York: Walther Konig, 2009. New in shrinkwrap. 11 x 9 inches. 136 pages. Original boards; pictorial dust jacket. First edition.
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Instructions / Istruzioni / Anleitung / Mode d'Emploi / Instrucciones /
by STINGEL, Rudolf
Milan: Nava web ... fro Italiana di Comunicazione, 1989. Two leaves with orange borders added by hand around two photos, otherwise in fine original condition. 12 unnumbered leaves. 8vo (209 x 149 mm). Leaf with title with artist's name, verso and following leaves with 12 repeated pictorial spreads with explanatory text in six sections divided by language, two spreads per language (English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Japanese); photographic reproductions of images by Santi Caleca, images and text... Read More
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Stories of New Jersey
by STOCKTON, Frank
New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company, 1896. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A few minor marks on front cover, natural toning to flyleaves. 8vo. Illustrated. Original brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. First edition of these historical tales for use in schools. A very good copy of one of Stockton's more uncommon books. BAL 18922. (BA).
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The Gainsborough Packet, &C
by STOKES, Matt
London: Zabludowicz Art Projects, 2009. Corners slighly bumped; generally a clean copy. First edition, one of 1000 copies. Published in conjunction with the exhibition presented from February 26 to June 28, 2009.
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Sonnets & Lyrics
by STONEHILL, Charles
London: Selwyn & Blount Ltd, 1926. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Fine. 8vo. Original mottled paper printed wrappers; in a cloth folding case. One of 11 copies on Japan vellum. Presentation copy, inscribed by the poet on the half-title: "XI copies have been printed on Japan Vellum. This is Number II, and is for [English author, dramatist and translator] Alfred Sutro, With kindest regards of Charles Stonehill.
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Siralli and Other Tales
by STONEHILL, Charles
London: Selwyn & Blount, 1926. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A few stains to spine and covers, light wear at extremities. 8vo. Original green cloth, lettered in black. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author to the "dean of American booksellers": "For Dave Kirschenbaum from his friend, Charles Stonehill. 1st edition, but second issue binding." Enhanced by a playful note to Bart from a bookseller-friend, presenting the book to him.
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First Editions of American Authors... Introduction by Eugene Field
by STONE, Herbert
Cambridge: Stone & Kimball, 1893. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Spine darkened and sides slightly soiled, light rubbing to extremities. 8vo. Original lavender cloth, paper label on spine, untrimmed. First edition of the first hardcover Stone & Kimball book and the first work with that imprint on its title-page. Number 47 of 50 large-paper copies signed by the publishers. The first bibliography of American authors. BAL (Field) 5756; Kramer 2a. (BA).
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Outerbridge Reach
by STONE, Robert
New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. In fine condition. 8vo. Advance uncorrected proof in wrappers. With a warm inscription by Stone on the half-title in the year of publication. Sold with: a fine copy of the first edition in a fine jacket.
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A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
by STORM, Colton (compiler)
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1968. A near-fine copy, some light spotting to sheet edges, and with some light wear to the jacket. 10 x 8 inches. 890 pages. Original cloth; dust jacket. "The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana consists of some 10,000 books, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, broadsides, broadsheets, and photographs, of which about half are described in the present catalogue. The Graff Collection displays the remarkable breadth of interest, knowledge, and taste of a great... Read More
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Ordinary Miracles. The Photography of Lou Stoumen
by STOUMEN, Lou
Los Angeles: Hand Press, 1981. Some lightl foxing at the end, but generally clean and fine. 4to. 102 pages. Reproductions of Stoumen's black-and-white photographs. Original printed wrappers. Published to accompany the touring exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum, Frederick S. Wright Art Gallery, and ICP.
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![Paul Strand: A Retrospective Monograph The Years 1915-1946 [and] 1950-1968](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/968/431/1477431968.0.l.jpg)
Paul Strand: A Retrospective Monograph The Years 1915-1946 [and] 1950-1968
by STRAND, Paul
New York: Aperture, 1972. Some fading to the case and spines, else fine. Two volumes, 4to. Purple buckram; slipcase. Deluxe limited issue, number 17 of 100 copies, "specially bound in buckram and stamped in genuine gold, signed by Strand.
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Paul Strand: A Retrospective Monograph The Years 1915-1946
by STRAND, Paul
New York: Aperture, 1971. A fine copy, well preserved. 4to. Original cloth. Published to accompany a major retrospective exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts and City Art Museum of St. Louis.
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A Defence of Ignorance
by STRONG, L. A. G.
New York: House of Books Ltd, 1932. 12mo. [12] pp. Original gilt-lettered cloth; original glassine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 162 of 200 copies signed by the author. Publisher's First Book. This is the first book of Margie Cohen's Crown Octavo series, issued by her House of Book Ltd imprint. It is also the first book printed by William E. Rudge's Sons.
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First Editions of American Authors
by STONE Herbert Stuart
Cambridge: Stone & Kimball, 1893. Spine lettering faded, a few scuffs to covers and some light wear at extremities.. 12mo. xxiv, 223, [1] pages. Original gilt-lettered green beveled cloth, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. FIRST EDITION of the first book by Stone & Kimball, written by one of the publishers while both were still at Harvard. Introduction by Eugene Field. Kramer 2.
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This Quiet Dust
by STYRON, William
New York: Random House, 1967. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A trifle faded. 8vo. 16 pages. Original blue wrappers printed in black, stapled as issued. First edition, issued as a promotional item for 'The Confessions of Nat Turner' (published Oct. 9, 1967); no copies for sale. (BA).
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The Legacy of a Deeper Vision
by SUDEK, Josef
Munich: Hirmer Verlag GmbH, 2012. A fine copy, the jacket with some very minor shelfwear. 9.75 x 12 inches. 288 pages. Original black cloth; black-and-white pictorial dust jacket. "Copiously illustrated with photographs from the Art Gallery of Ontario (...) this book takes readers on a journey through Sudek's life and work. Included here are essays by some of the foremost writers on Sudek's work, including curator Maia-Mari Sutnik, photo-historian Antonín Dufek, Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes, and photographer... Read More
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![Autograph letter signed (in full), in French, to Charles Hygin de Furcy; [Paris, 7 January 1845]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/576/804/1499804576.0.l.0.jpg)
Autograph letter signed (in full), in French, to Charles Hygin de Furcy; [Paris, 7 January 1845]
by SUE, Eugene
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Trifle wrinkled, but in very good condition. 2 pages, 8vo, integral address leaf. A letter of encouragement to a young poet who had sent Sue some of his verses. (With transcript and English translation.) (BA) Reading in Full: "J’ai lu, Monsieur, avec beaucoup d’intérêt et de plaisir les vers que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’adresser ; n’étant pas poète, et étant par ce fait plutôt apte à vous dire... Read More
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Sugimoto: Architecture
by SUGIMOTO, Hiroshi
Chicago and New York: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; D. A. P., 2003. A near-fine copy of this quite fragile dust jacket, internally fine and well-preserved with perhaps the slightest of toning to the sheet edges. 12 x 11 inches. 166 pages. Tritone images. Original cloth; translucent dust jacket printing an image. First edition, signed by Sugimoto on the title-page. With essays by Francesco Bonami (who was also the exhibition's curator), Marco De Michelis, and John Yao. Published... Read More
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The Three Perfections: Chinese Painting, Poetry and Calligraphy
by SULLIVAN, Michael
London: Thames and Hudson, 1974. A near fine copy. 8vo (8.5 x 6 inches). 64 pages. Original brown cloth; slipcase. First edition. This presentation copy of the Walter Neurath Memorial Lecture is sent with the compliments of the Directors of Thames and Hudson.
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Slipping through the Jelly Line. A Novel
by SULLIVAN, Monica
San Francisco: Steve Rubenstein, 1981. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A few small stains, but a very good copy. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Dearest Alvah! I hope you like my book. At any rate, it's onward and upward! Thank you for helping me to keep my sensayuma. Love, Monica 6 August, 1981. San Francisco." The printed dedication reads: "For Alvah Bessie The Best Cheerer-Upper West of the... Read More
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Donald Sultan: Paintings: April 28 to May 24, 1990
by SULTAN, Donald
New York: Knoedler & Company, 1990. Softcover. A near-fine copy with some light wear to the wrappers. 10.5 x 10.5 inches. Wrappers.
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