The Magus
by Fowles, John
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 First edition, uncorrected proof. Publisher's original light green wraps, publisher's label pasted to front panel. A very good copy with some toning and wear to spine. The Magus follows Nicholas Urfe, a young Oxford graduate and aspiring poet who is mentally deteriorating while teaching on a small Greek Island. Nicholas becomes depressed and falls into a friendship with Maurice Conchis, a wealthy and mysterious man who severs Nicholas' grip on reality through elaborate... Read More
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The Magus
by Fowles, John
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1965 First American edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in red, and red top stain; in its original wraparound pictorial dust jacket designed by Tom Adams, featuring a surreal collage of Greek masks, artifacts, and flora. Near fine book, with light toning to spine and board edges; very good unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to spine, light rubbing to rear spine fold, light wear to spine ends with a shallow chip to... Read More
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1929 Type 1 Photograph
by Foxx, Jimmie
1929 6 ½" x 8 ½" Type 1 sepia toned photo. Original photo of a smiling Jimmie Foxx holding a bat, with teammate (possibly Hall of Famer Eddie Collins) standing in background, and blue caption paper affixed to verso of photo. Near fine photo, with a light creasing to bottom edge, and light wear to corners. Overall, an excellent photo of an all-time baseball great. Jimmie Foxx, nicknamed "The Beast," was one of the greatest hitters in baseball... Read More
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Typed Letter Signed
by Frick, Ford C.
April 17, 1962. From Ford Frick to Dr. Stewart D. Brown, Jr. One page typed on Frick's commissioner letterhead and signed by Frick in green ink. Near fine tri-folded letter with a circle and minor annotation made by previous owner in pencil, and two tiny staple holes to top of letter. Overall, an excellent letter with a vibrant signature. Includes James Spence Authentication (JSA) certificate. In this letter, Ford Frick lets Stewart Brown, Jr. know that he is... Read More
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West-Running Brook
by Frost, Robert
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1928 Illustrated with four woodcuts by J. J. Lankes, including a frontispiece. First edition, first state, lacking first edition statement to copyright page. Publisher's paper-covered boards over green cloth, with gilt illustration to front board, and spine lettered in gilt; lacking dust jacket. Very good book, with spine ends and corners rubbed to boards, and light toning to spine. Overall, a clean copy of Frost's enduring collection of poetry. Crane A10. ... Read More
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Mountain Interval
by Frost, Robert
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916 First edition, first state, with duplicate lines on p. 88 and "Come" for "Gone" on p. 93. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt; in the original gray dust jacket printed in black. A near fine copy with a touch of rubbing to extremities a small area of the front board, slight lean to spine, a bit of rubbing to the gilt on the front board visible in the "T" in... Read More
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La Hojarasca
by García Márquez, Gabriel
Colombia: Festival Del Libro Colombiano Early reprint. Signed by García Márquez to first free leaf with his less common "GARCIAM" signature. Publisher's orange paper wrappers, lettered in white. A very good copy with toning to wrappers and text block, a touch of creasing to top right corner, light wear to extremities, otherwise still a pleasing copy signed by the author. In La Hojarasca, García Márquez introduces many plot points and characters that make appearances in his later work,... Read More
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Pretty Tales for Tired People
by Gellhorn, Martha
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1965 First edition, uncorrected galley proof. Original plain blue three-hole punched paper wrappers, bound by string, with loose trimmed sheets. Very good, with light toning to wrappers and page edges, and a couple of old tape marks to wrappers. Overall, a lovely example of this very scarce pre-publication copy. Pretty Tales for Tired People contains three novellas by Martha Gellhorn: "A Promising Career," "The Clever One," and "The Fall and Rise of Mrs.... Read More
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Bob Gibson Type I Photo
by Gibson, Bob
1970 Original black and white photo of Bob Gibson in a Cardinals uniform. Encased in a PSA slab ("Type I / Authentic"). About fine, with light black mark to verso. Overall, a lovely little photo. Bob Gibson (1935-2020) overcame a number of obstacles, including severe health issues as a child and racial segregation, to become a major leaguer. He played for the Cardinals for seventeen years, picking up nine Gold Glove Awards and nine All-Star selections along the... Read More
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Mostly Sitting Haiku
by Ginsberg, Allen
Paterson, NJ: From Here Press, 1978 First edition, first printing. Signed by Ginsberg on the title page: "Allen Ginsberg / AH". One of 500 copies. Publisher's tan wrappers, lettered in black. Near fine, with a touch of soiling to front wrapper, and a small closed tear to bottom edge of rear wrapper. Overall, a lovely signed copy. Celebrated haiku poet William J. Higginson (1938 - 2008) writes of Mostly Sitting Haiku, "This booklet further paves the intersection between... Read More
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Sad Dust Glories, poems during work summer in Woods
by Ginsberg, Allen
Berkeley: The Workingmans Press, 1975 First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Ginsberg on the title page: "For Ron Benham / Naropa 1977". With some hand-written corrections by Ginsberg to the subtitle: poems "^written" during work summer "1974" in "Sierra" woods. Publisher's gray-green wrappers, with a photo of Ginsberg by Paula Farley to front wrapper, lettered in black. About fine, with light toning to wrapper edges. Overall, a great copy. Sad Dust Glories is a collection of poems by... Read More
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The Gates of Wrath, Rhymed Poems: 1948-1952
by Ginsberg, Allen
Bolinas: Grey Fox Press, 1974 With a prefatory letter from Ginsberg to William Carlos Williams. First edition, first issue. Signed and inscribed by Ginsberg on the title page: "Allen Ginsberg / For Ron Benham." Publisher's purple wrappers, with black and white photo taken by Ginsberg to front wrapper, lettered in white. Near fine, with light rubbing to spine. Overall, a firm, clean copy, with poems from a young Allen Ginsberg. The Gates of Wrath gives an early look into... Read More
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Iron Horse
by Ginsberg, Allen
Toronto, Canada: The Coach House Press, 1973 Second edition. Signed and inscribed by Ginsberg on the half-title page: "Allen Ginsberg / AH / For Ron Benham / Naropa / 1977". With handwritten corrections made by Ginsberg to text on pp. 14 and 18. Publisher's pictorial wrappers, with train photo to wrappers, lettered in red, and pink-tinted pages with a train in the background. About fine, with a tiny crease to bottom left corner of front wrapper. Overall, a vibrant copy.... Read More
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White Shroud Poems 1980-1985
by Ginsberg, Allen
New York: Harper & Row, 1987 First paperback edition ("First Perennial Library edition"), first printing. Presentation copy, signed, lengthily inscribed, and dated "7/12/88" by Allen Ginsberg in black pen to friend and fellow Naropa Institute teacher Susan Edwards on the title page. With an original drawing by Ginsberg on the facing page of a sunflower and serpent, with "AH" in the center of the head of the flower, and the Star of David. Publisher's cream wrappers, with illustration by Harry... Read More
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Airplane Dreams: Compositions from Journals
by Ginsberg, Allen
[San Francisco]: House of Anansi / City Lights Books, 1969 First American edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Ginsberg on the title page: Allen Ginsberg / For Ron Benham." With a few annotations by Ginsberg to the title page, including "-Yeats" beneath printed quotation, and "AH" and "Naropa" and a couple of undeciphered words around printed 3-fish symbol. One of 5,000 copies. Publisher's white and blue wrappers, with photo of Ginsberg by Terry Walker to front wrapper, lettered in... Read More
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Composed on the Tongue
by Ginsberg, Allen; Allen, Donald (Editor)
Bolinas: Gray Fox Press, 1980 First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Ginsberg on title page: "Allen Ginsberg Cambridge 1982 March 5", with "Literary Essay 1967-1977" handwritten underneath the title. Publisher's gray and red wrappers, lettered in white. Near fine, with light toning to spine, and wrinkling to foot of spine. Overall, a clean and tight copy. Composed on the Tongue is a collection of journal entries, lectures, and recorded conversations by Allen Ginsberg, largely on the... Read More
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale
by Goldsmith, Oliver
Corke: Printed for Eugene Swiney, 1766 Pirated Corke edition. Bound in contemporary full brown calf, with five raised bands to the spine, contrasting red calf label to the spine, lettered and decorated in gilt, board edges tooled in blind. Very good, with some wear to the extremities, light rubbing to the boards and spine, minor spotting to the fore edge, former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, some minor creasing to the otherwise bright pages. Overall, a tight and unsophisticated... Read More
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30th Annual Hall of Fame Game, Yankees vs. Dodgers, August 7, 1972
by [Gomez, Lefty]
Cooperstown, NY, 1972 First edition. Signed by Lefty Gomez in black ink to front wrapper. Folded cream-colored scorecard, lettered in red and blue. Unscored with fold not perfectly lined up, else fine. On August 7th, 1972, the 30th annual Baseball Hall of Fame Game took place, with the Yankees defeating the Dodgers 8-3. That same day, Lefty Gomez was formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Vernon "Lefty" Gomez (1908-1989) was born in Rodeo, California, the youngest... Read More
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A History of Baseball in the San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco Giants Official 1985 Yearbook
by [Gomez, Lefty (HOF)]; Thorpe, Laura A. [Editor]
San Francisco: Woodford Associates, 1985 Historical text by David Nemec. Signed by Lefty Gomez on front wrapper. First edition, first printing. 8vo oblong. Publisher's stapled white wrappers, with team photo to front wrapper, Camel cigarettes advertisement to rear wrapper, and b/w photographs throughout. Fine. Overall, an exceptional copy. From Lefty Gomez's personal library. This book looks back over the rich baseball history of the Bay Area. Some notable players to come out of the Pacific Coast League... Read More
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Personal Archive of Letters, Photos, Newspaper Clippings, and Other Materials.
by [Gomez, Vernon "Lefty"]
1972 Vernon "Lefty" Gomez (1908-1989) was born in Rodeo, California, the youngest of eight children, to Francisco and Rita Gomez. He began playing baseball on his hometown team at age thirteen, and by fourteen was pitching throughout central California. In 1928, when Gomez was 20 years old, he signed a contract to play for the San Francisco Seals, and two years later he joined the New York Yankees. Except for a single game in 1943 with the Washington Senators, Gomez... Read More
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The Black Doll
by Gorey, Edward
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973 First edition, first printing. Signed by Gorey on title page. Publisher's light gray paper wrappers; in the original black paper dust jacket, white paper label with Gorey's illustration of a black armless doll laid onto the front wrapper. Near fine book, with just a touch of wear to spine ends and light soiling to a few pages; near fine dust jacket, with head of spine lightly bumped and rear panel just barely scratched. Overall,... Read More
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Goose Goslin Type IV Photo
by Goslin, Goose
1970 Black and white photo of Goose Goslin in his Detroit Tigers uniform, with "Goose Goslin" written in print and cursive and "H.G. 'Herb' Havens / Mr. Baseball" address stamped to verso. Encased in a PSA slab ("Type IV / Authentic"). Near fine, with yellow tape residue to verso, slightly visible on recto. Overall, a handsome action photo. Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin - so nicknamed for the awkward arm-flapping movements he made while tracking down fly balls -... Read More
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The New York Giants: An Informal History
by Graham, Frank
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1952 Illustrated with black and white photos. First edition, first printing, with no subsequent printings noted on the copyright page. Publisher's black boards, with spine printed in red; in its original black, orange, and white dust jacket, with small glove and ball illustration to front panel. Very good book, with light wear to spine ends and corners, a hint of soiling to spine label, a touch of staining to fore edge of text block,... Read More
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The Comedians
by Greene, Graham
New York: The Viking Press, 1966 First American edition, advance issue. One of 500 copies "specially bound for presentation to friends of the author and the publishers in advance of publication." Publisher's green buckram, front board ruled in blind, black labels to spine with titles in gilt, and black topstain; in the original acetate dust jacket. Fine book; near fine dust jacket, with a small chip to top edge of rear panel. With publisher's holiday greeting card laid in. Overall,... Read More
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The Comedians
by Greene, Graham
London: The Bodley Head, 1966 First edition, first printing. Publisher's dark green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, in the original green pictorial dust jacket designed by Ivan Lapper, with 25s price to front flap. Light spotting to endpapers and title page and small nick to top edge, else fine book; near fine dust jacket, with light wear to edges of spine and some toning to top edges of front and rear flaps. Overall, an exceptionally crisp copy. The... Read More
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