Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...
The Olympics: Where Men and Women of All Nations Engage in Peaceful Competition
by BEARDEN, ROMARE
Kennedy Graphics, 1976. Poster. Color screenprint. Measures 39 3/4" x 24 7/8." Signed and numbered in pencil in lower margin. 51/200. Expressionist poster for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featuring runners and the Olympic torch, framed by a five-color striped border. Poster was designed by Romare Beardon and is signed in pencil in the lower right. Limited edition of 200. In excellent condition. Full margins. Romare Beardon (1911-1988) was an American artist, social worker, and writer. He was a founding member of both the Harlem-based art group known as The Spiral and of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1972, and received the National Medal of Arts in 1987.
Offered by Argosy Book Store.
The Affluent Society EASTON PRESS
by GALBRAITH, JOHN KENNETH; ZIEGLER, JEROME M. (INTRO.)
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1994. Leather_bound. Very good. Leather_bound. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". vii, 368pp. Bound in gray leather over boards with decorative stamped gilt to covers. Five raised bands to spine with 6 gilt compartments. All-edges gilt. Orange silk moire endpapers. Slight evidence of a removed bookplate at front endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. With gold silk bookmark sewn in.
ABOUT THIS BOOK: John Kenneth Galbraith's classic investigation of private wealth and public poverty in postwar America. With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith gets at the heart of what economic security means in The Affluent Society.
Warning against individual and societal complacence about economic inequity, he offers an economic model for investing in public wealth that challenges "conventional wisdom" (a phrase he coined that has since entered our vernacular) about the long-term value of a production-based economy and the true nature of poverty. Both politically divisive and remarkably prescient, The Affluent Society is as relevant today on the question of wealth in America as it was in 1958.
Offered by Underground Books.
The Indigo Bunting; 15 Love Poems
by BLY, ROBERT; SMITH, THOMAS R. (FOREWORD); CRANMER, KEITH (WOOD ENGRAVINGS)
Santa Rosa: Nawakum Press, 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Cranmer, Keith. One of 20 deluxe copies, quarto size, [32] pp., signed by Robert Bly, with extra print signed by Cranmer, in a clamshell box. An early publication by the Nawakum Press run by the inimitable David Pascoe, whose name has become synonomous throughout the world of fine press publishing with meticulous craftsmanship and design, often paired with original art work by contemporary artists. As is stated on their web site, "While incorporating the very best from the fine press tradition, the Press also chooses to stretch the boundaries of the modern day book."
This work presents fifteen poems by Robert Elwood Bly (1926-2021), renowned poet and activist, who won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1968 for his book "The Light Around the Body". Per the prospectus, "It has been said that Bly has taken on many roles, among them groundbreaking poet, and remains one of the most hotly debated artists of the past half century The psychologist Robert Moore has said that, 'when the cultural and intellectual history of our time is written, Robert Bly will be recognized as the catalyst for a sweeping cultural revolution.' "
Presented with two original wood engravings by Berkeley artist Keith Cranmer, who began engraving by hand in 1975. He "works on paper with drawing, gouache, ink, and painting...[h]is main interest is representational figurative drawing with, at times, a surreal edge" (n.b., quote from the web site of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers).
This one of twenty deluxe copies with a separate engraving in a wallet numbered and signed by Cranmer, the engraving and book in a clamshell box.
DESCRIPTION: Quarter bound in foil stamped rich brown leather with burnt orange Cave Paper over boards, paper label on the front board with a wood engraving of the Indigo Bunting, patterned endpapers, the frontispiece a two-colour wood engraving (both this and the engraving on the front board printed letterpress directly from the blocks), title page in brown and black, poem numbers and titles in brown, signed by Robert Bly in ink at the colophon; monotype Walbaum on Hahnemühle Biblio, quarto size (10 3/4" by 6 3/8"), [32] pages, limited edition, this no. 9 of 20 deluxe copies, total edition 100. Enclosed in a paper chemise is an engraving of the Indigo Bunting also used for the cover, signed and numbered in pencil by Keith Cranmer. Both contained in a clamshell box of Japanese brown book cloth, leather spine label with gilt lettering inset.
CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; as new directly from the Press. Separate print and chemise also fine, clean and without wear; clamshell box fine, also clean and without wear. Overall a stunning production.
Offered by Swan's Fine Books.
EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY-BOOK: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations
by DULAC, EDMUND
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. This is No. 88 of 350 copies signed by Edmund Dulac. Quarto: [x], 170 p. Original white cloth binding, with elaborate gilt-stamped designs and blue accents. Near fine. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin.
"British artist Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) was among best-known illustrators of the "Golden Age of Children's Gift Books" during the early twentieth century. After studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and winning major prizes for his paintings, he returned to London in 1904 and began his meteoric rise as illustrator of luxury picture books, adapting his skill at pen and ink drawing, watercolor and gouache to new developments in color offset printing technology.
Originally published in 1916 during the darkest days of the Great War (First World War: 1914-1916), Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book is one of the last examples of this category of high-end publishing, as wartime rationing severely restricted the availability of paper for civilian use. One can only speculate that Dulac's book was given special consideration because of its patriotic focus in presenting a selection of tales representing the Allied nations fighting alongside Great Britain, including France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Serbia, Japan, and China. (Conspicuously absent are any familiar tales from Germany and the other Central Powers!)
Dulac adapted his own texts, clearly with an eye for describing settings and details that he would highlight in his illustrations. The sixteen tipped-in color plates, each measuring approximately 15 x 13 cm., demonstrate through the different styles he employs his keen interest in the folklore and folk art of each country. For example, his illustration to the Chinese tale "The Story of the Bird Feng" takes the form of a Chinese fan. The Japanese tale "Urashima Taro" is represented by a subtle watercolor clearly influenced by Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Perhaps most spectacular of all are the illustrations for the Russian tales "Ivan and the Chestnut Horse" and "The Fire Bird," both of which owe a debt to Leon Bakst's opulent stage designs for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes productions" (Minneapolis College of Art and Design).
Offered by johnson rare books & archives.
by KRAEMER, EMIL J.; PHOTOGRAPHER
Auburn, NY, 1913. Silver print. Captioned in ink on the mount below the image "The Harriet Tubman Home / Auburn, N.Y." and signed by the photographer at lower right. Inked photographer's stamp on verso of the mount. Image approx. 7 x 9-1/4 inches. Damage at top of photograph, chips and losses at corners and edges of the mount affecting the photographer's signature recto. Silver print. Captioned in ink on the mount below the image "The Harriet Tubman Home / Auburn, N.Y." and signed by the photographer at lower right. Inked photographer's stamp on verso of the mount. Image approx. 7 x 9-1/4 inches. Believed to be Among the Final Photographs of Harriet Tubman. One of at least three photographs taken by Auburn photographer Emil Kraemer, circa 1911, comprising the present image, another variant group shot in front of the same building and a portrait of Tubman (https://www.loc.gov/item/rbcmiller002657), each showing Tubman dressed in all white with a white shawl over her head, seated in a high-backed wooden chair covered in black cloth. Taken together, the three images are believed to be the final known photographs of Tubman.
Born enslaved in 1822, she escaped in 1849 but returned to Maryland to rescue her family beginning her extraordinary service as part of the Underground Railroad guiding fugitive slaves to freedom. Often referred to as Moses, she befriended John Brown, who called her General Tubman, and assisted in the planning of the raid at Harper's Ferry. During the Civil War she became a Union nurse and later spy, going deep into the South to liberate slaves, widely credited as the first woman to lead an armed military operation in the United States.
In early 1859, Frances Adeline Seward, the wife of abolitionist Republican U.S. Senator William H. Seward, sold Tubman a seven-acre farm in Fleming, New York, just outside of Auburn. Tubman moved her parents from Canada back to the U.S. and her farmstead became a haven for fugitive slaves, her family and friends. There, after the Civil War, she married, adopted a daughter and became active with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. In 1895, she established the Tubman Home for the Aged to care for indigent African Americans, purchasing a neighboring farm and converting one of the buildings on the property for that use, naming it John Brown Hall. The AME Zion Church took over the property in 1903, eventually opening the home officially in 1908. In 1911, after many years of suffering and frailty, Tubman became a resident at the home, passing away from pneumonia two years later. The present image shows her with members of the board of managers and staff of the home, believed to have been taken after she became a resident in 1911. The Home would continue in operation after her death until the late 1920s.
Unlike Frederick Douglass or Sojourner Truth, who used photography as a means to promote their causes, as well as a source of revenue, images of Tubman are very rare. We find no record of this image appearing on the market.
Offered by James Cummins Bookseller.
by A.J. CRONIN
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1937. Very Good/Very Good. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Octavo. 446 pp. Printed dust jacket with wrap-around band declaring "Overnight Sensation!! Cronin's novel about Doctors." Black boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket lightly chipped and creased along edges; tear along top portion of spine with brief tape mending to verso; toning to edges and spine. Bellyband also with short tear and a few chips to toned spine; larger chip to base of front fold. Boards lightly shelfworn with bumping to bottom corners and nudging to spine ends; top edge sunned. Binding sound and interior unmarked; overall a Very Good copy.
Cronin's novel was indeed a sensation. His story of a young idealistic doctor grappling with the entrenched medical community caused a stir in the United Kingdom and United States, bringing the issues of medical ethics and social services to the fore, quickly becoming a best-seller, and winning the National Book Award in 1937. Basis for the 1938 film of the same name. Scarce in dust jacket and with wrap-around band.
Offered by Capitol Hill Books.
by BROWN, CALEB
Folk art or naïve watercolor on paper, circa 1868, measuring approximately 7 x 7 inches, watercolor on paper, in four colors, executed on the verso of a portion of a nineteenth century colored print, the paper is brittle and tanned, and with self-evident condition problems, significant chipping with portions missing (see image), it is also stained. It bears the remains of a signature at the lower right-hand corner of Caleb Brown and the date of 1868.
Caleb Brown was likely a formerly enslaved man, and his watercolor is a poignant and evocative expression, in visual form, of Mr. Brown's thoughts upon his newly won freedom. The image depicts Brown, splitting his own wood, on his own land, his own home, horse and property surrounding him. His two small children stand nearby with the family dog. In short, it depicts Caleb Brown, free man, in pursuit of his own "happiness", determining his own destiny, and realizing the fruits of his labors. The image was likely tacked to the walls of Brown's cabin.
Offered by Michael Brown Rare Books.
by David Foster Wallace
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1996. Special Galleys, First Edition. Paperback. Fine. SIGNED (WITH DRAWING), ADVANCE "SPECIAL GALLEYS" OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK BY FOSTER WALLACE. Listed by Time Magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels published since 1923, Infinite Jest transcends the conventional novel, offering a sprawling narrative that intertwines humor and philosophy. A novel unafraid to use footnotes and end-notes with self-conscious absurdity. These "special galleys", or uncorrected advance proofs, were given to reviewers and precede the first edition.
First edition, "Special Galleys" uncorrected pre publication proof copy of the first edition, signed and with face drawing by the author. Thick octavo. Published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1996. Bold signature and drawing. Fine condition.
Offered by Manhattan Rare Books.
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. Prussian Guard. Peter Rabbit.
1960 · United States
United States, 1960. Very good to near-fine. Toning, a couple short tears, letter fold.. A veritable "emoji incunable": three sets of whimsical shapes formed by typewriter keystrokes, including: The Parade of the "Wooden Soldiers", "Prussian Guard", and "Peter Rabbit." Note the clever use of quotation marks for rabbit ears and military hat plumes. A nice reminder that people have been making shapes and pictures using typographic letter forms since before the cell phone and computer. Blank card typewritten in red and black (4.25" by 7"), verso blank
Offered by Eclectibles.
by HAYASHI, SHIHEI 林子平
Print (830 x 585 mm.), mounted on a hanging scroll (1320 x 620 mm.), with wooden roller & cord for hanging. [Nagasaki: Toshimaya 豊嶋屋], 1782.
This striking print, carefully and appropriately mounted on a hanging scroll, is an important and rare survival: it made possible the publication of Hayashi's "epoch-making" (Donald Keene) Kaikoku heidan 海國兵談 [Military Defense of a Maritime Nation], which was privately issued beginning in 1787. This book, which caused a sensation, called for stronger military forces and a maritime defense capability to enable the island nation to repel aggressive encroaching actions by Western nations, particularly the Russians and the Chinese. Only with armed warships and naval batteries along every part of the coastline, argued Hayashi, could Japan be safe from foreign interference and attacks.
Hayashi created the original drawing for this fine print in order to raise funds (much like today's crowdfunding) and awareness of his planned Kaikoku heidan. The image of the Dutch ship was made to shock the Japanese public: it shows a massive "Schellach-type" vessel, bristling with cannons, numerous busy sailors and officers, and colorful flags, including one of the "VOC," signifying it is one of the Dutch East India Company's ships, which regularly visited Dejima in Nagasaki for trade. Japan had nothing like this ship in size or weaponry. The print is made from one woodblock and was then heightened by hand in colors, principally red, yellow, brown, beige, and black.
Hayashi (1738-93) was a Japanese scholar and a specialist in military affairs. In 1777, he travelled to Nagasaki, where he was greatly impressed by the size and strength of the Dutch ships. While there, he also learned of Russian intentions to advance south from Siberia into Asia. This prompted him to go to the northernmost island of Hokkaido to study the situation.
As a result of his journeys, Hayashi became alarmed at the weakness of Japan's coastal defenses and ignorance of the outside world. He began to plan the publication of a large work to inform the shogunate, bakufu, and general population of his concerns. He needed money to publish the book and issued our print as a method of raising funds and awareness amongst his friends and acquaintances. In 1787, Hayashi started to issue, in a series of 16 volumes, his famous and controversial Kaikoku heidan, which recommended stronger military forces and a maritime defense capability. Hayashi had money problems, and it took until 1791 to publish all the volumes (only 38 sets were produced). His book is a remarkable example of a study on modern strategy, introducing the military sciences of the West to Japan. Hayashi describes the powerful weaponry of the Western powers and openly criticizes the shogunate for its ignorance of the rest of the world and reliance upon an isolationist policy while neglecting maritime defenses.
Kaikoku heidan caused a sensation and was banned by the government in 1792 on the grounds that national security matters were being discussed without official consent. Almost all copies and the woodblocks were confiscated and destroyed. Hayashi was placed under house arrest in 1792 and died the following year. In his last years, he used the pen name Rokumusai (六無斎), meaning "Six Losses," enumerated as: "no parents, no wife, no children, no woodblocks, no money, and no desire to die."
In the fifth chapter, "Pictorial Arts," of his Jan Compagnie in Japan, 1600-1850 (Nijhoff: 1950), Charles R. Boxer discusses Nagasaki-e 長崎絵 (color prints made from woodblocks and published in Nagasaki) in general and our print in particular. Nagasaki-e "deal with subjects connected with the port of Nagasaki in general, and with Hollanders or Chinese who frequented it in particular" (p. 69). The first dated Nagasaki-e was issued by the publishing house Toshimaya, founded by Ohata Bunjiemon 大畠文治右衞門. Our print is part of a series of three (with two variants) named by Boxer as "Schellach" prints, all published by Toshimaya. These depict Dutch Indiamen ships of the "Schellach type."
1. The earliest, ca. 1770-79, depicts Amsterdam harbor with two Dutch Indiamen ships flying VOC flags. Hayashi was not involved in this print.
2a. The second, variant A - our example - was created by Hayashi. It is dated by Boxer as ca. 1782 (Tenmei 2, or 1782, is printed at the end of the description) and depicts an 18th-century Dutch East India ship with the name SCHLLAAK on the stern. It has no title nor heading, but the upper half of the print is occupied by a long printed inscription describing Holland and its inhabitants and giving details of Dutch commercial relations with Nagasaki. Boxer describes our print as "exceedingly rare" (p. 82) and gives a full translation of the inscription in his Appendix, pp. 177-79.
2b. The third is variant B of 2, probably of the same year or a bit earlier, but lacks the inscription at the top. In its place is the title Oranda sen no Zu.
3. This is dated 1790 and is much like 2a but longer and narrower and with other differences, including a printed title and a publication date of Kansei 2. It has the title Oranda sen zusetsu.
In fine condition, preserved in an old wooden box.
Offered by Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller.
The Fellowship of the Ring. [Together with:] The Two Towers. [And:] The Return of the King
by TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
London: , 1954-55. One Ring to Rule Them All..." A First Edition Set of What is Considered one of the Greatest Fantasy Novels ever Written.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring. Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954.
First edition, first impression. One of 3,000 copies printed.
Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 222 x 143 mm.). [1-7], 8-423, [1, printer's imprint] pp. Map of "A Part of the Shire" on p. 25 printed in red and black. Folding map tipped to rear free endpaper. Illustrations on p. 319 (full-page) and p. 333.
[Together with:]
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Two Towers. Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954.
First edition, first impression. One of 3,250 copies printed.
Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 222 x 143 mm.). [1-8], 9-352 pp. Folding map tipped to rear free endpaper.
** The dust jacket is slightly stained at the foot and also part of the lower edge of the front panel. There is a small and very light stain (3/8 x 2 1/2 inches) at the lower edge of the front board by the spine.
[And:]
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Return of the King. Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955.
First edition, first impression, second state, without the signature mark "4" on p. 49 and with 'straight' type. One of 7,000 copies printed.
Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 222 x 143 mm.). [1-10]-416 pp. Illustration on p. 396. Folding map tipped to rear free endpaper.
Publisher's red cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt on spine. Top edge stained red (the last volume with the red slightly faded). In the original gray pictorial dust jackets printed in red, black, and gold (jackets small tears at folds). First impression dust jackets, priced "21s net" at lower right corner of front flaps.
An excellent, untouched set of what is considered one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (1892-1973) was an English writer and philologist renowned for his high fantasy works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. His success with these novels greatly increased interest in the fantasy genre, leading to a surge of new fantasy books and authors. Consequently, Tolkien is often hailed as the "father" of modern fantasy literature and is widely regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time.
Although many authors had published fantasy works before Tolkien, the widespread acclaim of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings transformed the landscape of fantasy literature. Tolkien's intricate world-building, deep lore, and compelling storytelling set a new standard and inspired countless writers to explore and expand the genre. His influence extends beyond literature, impacting various forms of media and popular culture, from films and television series to video games and music.
Tolkien's academic background in philology, the study of language in historical and literary contexts, profoundly shaped his writing. His deep knowledge of languages and mythologies is evident in the rich linguistic and cultural tapestries of Middle-earth. This attention to detail and authenticity has captivated readers for generations, cementing his legacy as a master storyteller and a pivotal figure in the history of fantasy literature.
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel set in the fictional world of Middle-earth and began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book, The Hobbit. However, it eventually developed into a much larger and more complex work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings has become one of the best-selling books of all time.
The title refers to the story's main antagonist, Sauron, the Dark Lord. In an earlier age, Sauron created the One Ring to control the other Rings of Power, which were given to Men, Dwarves, and Elves, as part of his campaign to conquer all of Middle-earth. The narrative begins in the Shire, a peaceful hobbit land reminiscent of the English countryside, and follows the quest to destroy the One Ring. This quest is primarily seen through the eyes of the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry), and Peregrin Took (Pippin). They are aided by a diverse group including the Wizard Gandalf, the Men Aragorn and Boromir, the Elf Legolas, and the Dwarf Gimli. This fellowship strives to unite the Free Peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron's forces, giving Frodo a chance to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom.
Though often mistakenly called a trilogy, The Lord of the Rings was intended by Tolkien to be one volume in a two-volume set, along with The Silmarillion. For economic reasons, it was published in three volumes between 29 July 1954 and 20 October 1955, titled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. The work is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of background material.
Tolkien's work, after an initially mixed reception, has been extensively analyzed for its themes, literary devices, and origins. Influences include philology, mythology, Christianity, earlier fantasy literature, and Tolkien's experiences in the First World War.
Considered one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written, The Lord of the Rings has significantly influenced the modern fantasy genre. It has been reprinted numerous times and translated into at least 38 languages. Its enduring popularity has led to numerous references in popular culture, the creation of fan societies, and extensive scholarly research. It has inspired a wide range of derivative works, including paintings, music, films, television series, video games, and board games.
Offered by David Brass Rare Books.
by CHAGALL, MARC; JEAN LEYMARIE
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[New York]: George Braziller, Inc. / André Sauret, 1962. First American edition. A fine copy with slight wear along the upper edge of the jacket. Folio (12.75 x 9.75 inches). 213pp. Two original lithographs after Marc Chagall, printed by Mourlot Frères; color and black-and-white plates. Original red cloth. In the original pictorial dust jacket and outer acetate wrapper. Without the publisher's slipcase. Translated from the French by Elaine Desautels. This edition was published the same year as the first edition in French. This celebrated work shows various drafts and the final versions of the 12 stained glass windows (one for each of the tribes of Israel) designed by Chagall for the synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center.
Offered by Riverrun Books.
by CARLYLE, THOMAS
London: James Fraser, 1837 First edition. Late nineteenth-century polished tan calf. Covers and spine ruled in gilt, top edges gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Binding by Bickers & Sons, with their stamp in each volume. Three volumes, octavo. A fine set. Of the three great political upheavals which have altered the face of the world …. only the French Revolution has stimulated literary masterpieces which, in turn, have made their impact, direct and indirect, upon millions of readers … They are Carlyle's book and the History of the French Revolution by Michelet.
Offered by Michael R. Thompson Rare Books.
Langston Hughes (Text), Roy Decarvara (Photography)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Small octavo (18cm); original photo-illustrated card wrappers; 98pp; illus. Inscribed in a contemporary hand by Edwin and Louise Rosskam on the verso of the front wrapper to Sarah Libsohn, daughter of Photo League co-founder Sol Libsohn: "For Sarah / on her 16th birthday / from the Rosskams." Light toning and foxing to wrappers, moderate rubbing to spine, though contents are clean and complete; Very Good. A striking volume, with text by Hughes, brought to life by DeCarava's now iconic black and white photographs of daily life in Harlem. An important Harlem document and a high spot of African American literature and photography.
Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books.
DALI. Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis. 5 Vols. With 105 Lithographs
Five Volumes. Milano: Rizzoli 1967. One of the 199 copies of the Magni Luxus edition in Roman Numerals, of which this is number XXIX. With certificate of authenticity by Rizzoli. The five volumes are illustrated with 105 lithographs in color from Dali watercolors, printed on thick paper. Text in Latin. Each volume in the original publisher binding in hazelnut full Moroccan, spine with 5 nerves, gilded title and floral compositions, guarded in the publisher slipcase. Ref: R. Michler and L.W. Löpsinger, Salvador Dali, Catalogue Raisonne of Prints II, Lithographs and Wood Engravings 1956-1980, New York, 1995, p. 180, no. 1600; A. Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí, New York, 1996, pp. 201-208, no. 3-12.
Offered by Marninart.
by (DICKENS, CHARLES) GREEN, FRANK W., WORDS BY, AND ALFRED LEE, MUSIC BY
Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1875. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Two nested bifoliums making eight pages. Light foxing and offsetting throughout, toning to the exterior, and light bumping to the corners, still a very good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate number, 13189 - 4. The cover illustration shows a young woman in a style of dress that was popular at the time known as "Dolly Varden," named after the Charles Dickens character from *Barnaby Rudge*. The song speaks playfully of the new fashion stating, "Have you seen my little girl? She doesn't wear a bonnet/She's got a monstrous flip-flop hat with cherry ribbons on it/She dresses in bed furniture just like a flower garden/A blowin' and a growin' and they call it 'Dolly Varden.'" The front cover of this piece features a beautiful example of the style. *OCLC* locates only a single holding of this song and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books.
by Wallace Stegner
8vo. New York: The Viking Press, 1962. 8vo, 306, 1, pp. Original orange cloth, a very good, square copy; shadows of tape marks on upper and lower boards and a stain on rear endpaper. In the original unclipped dust-jacket priced $5.95; lightly faded else very good. First edition, signed by Stegner on the half title. "A history, a story, and a memory of the last Plains frontier" where Stegner spent his boyhood.
Offered by John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller.
by LALANDE, [JEROME] DE.
Paris.: Desaint & Saillant., 1764. 1st Edition.. 4to, contemporary full brown leather, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red spine labels, red edges.. Good plus, moderate wear to covers, spine ends chipped, hinges cracked, scattered marginalia minor marginal worming to a few leaves, contents tight and bright.. 26.5x20.5 cm.. French text. First edition of this important work by the eminent French astronomer. Bookplate of George Harvey, fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh on the pastedown of volume one. Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 9.4 lb. 36 engraved folding plates.
Offered by Lee Johnson's Zephyr Books.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1937. First edition. 286 pp. Publisher's orange cloth. A few spots to boards, a dog-eared page or two, ownership signature of Elizabeth L. McCraw, teacher in Port Republic, VA, dated 1937, on front paste-down. Unclipped dust jacket, expertly restored. First edition. 286 pp. In the Rare Dust Jacket. Hurston's second novel, her best known book, and by far the scarcest of the three novels she wrote during the 1930s. Set in her hometown of Eatonville, Hurston's dialect dialogue was employed to display her affection for the folk culture and traditions of the poor black people she grew up with and wrote about, rather than for the strictly comic effect to which it was generally put. A very nice copy of a Harlem Renaissance rarity. Alice Walker's interest in and celebration of Hurston and her influence on African-American literature and culture marked one of the major literary rediscoveries of the last few decades. One of the most important novels of the century past, rare in jacket.
Offered by James Cummins Bookseller.
Pippi Longstocking Original Drawing Signed
by Astrid Lindgren
Lindgren has drawn a colorful full length sketch of her beloved character, Pippi Longstocking, wearing two different long stockings. The author writes at the top margin, "Pippi Longstocking," draws an arrow to her arm and writes, "incredibly beautiful isn't she." Lindgren signs to the right under her printed photograph, "Astrid Lindgren."
The sketch was crafted on a folded card with Lindgren on the cover. Opened flat, the black and white photograph shows to the right of the Pippi Longstocking sketch. Lindgren signs, "Astrid Lindgren, " on the light lower portion of her smiling half length image as she leans out of a window. Condition: Drawing is done in crayon on a shiny card requiring a cover to protect the crayon. Author sketches of Pippi are rare. . Autograph
Offered by Schulson Autographs.
The First Widely Distributed Transgender and Crossdressing Magazine Archive, Transvestia, 1963-1981
PRINCE, Virginia et al. Transvestia. Los Angeles: Chevalier Publications. 1968-1981. Archive of 4 issues. Includes one copy of Femme Fantasies by the same publisher from 1963. Pages range from 15-96. Three 8vo and one 4to. Original pictorial wrappers.Transvestia was founded in 1960 by Virginia Prince, a transgender woman and activist who began her identity expression at the age of 12. Having been divorced by her wife and disowned by her socialite parents because of her identity, Prince returned to the University of California, San Francisco and began working as a research assistant and lecturer in pharmacology. During this time, Prince took advantage of the university's small collection of medical literature on transvestism. She began the publication with 100 dollars from donors and it became the first widely distributed transgender and crossdressing magazine. The beginning dedication of these issues read "TRANSVESTIA is dedicated to the needs of those heterosexual persons who have become aware of their "other side" and seek to express it." The stated aim is to help their readers achieve "Understanding, acceptance, peace of mind." The contents contain primarily readers' submissions, from photographs, research papers, book reviews, letters to the editor, short stories, advertisements, and more. Transvestia was published bi-monthly by Prince between the 1960s and 1980s, with a total of roughly 100 issues being created. This collection includes; [1] Femme Fantasies: A Collection of Short Stories with a Transvestite Background, 1963. Multiple authors, either anonymous or with pen names, and black and white illustrations throughout; [2] Transvestia Volume IX, No. 54, 1968. Includes poetry, short fiction, short autobiographies, comics, and photography. [3] Volume X, No. 59, 1969. Includes a story of a cisgender woman helping her husband find his true identity, a scientific article on psychological aspects of transvestism, and a large spread of Virginia's trip to Europe for the first time fully presenting as her identity. [4] Transvestia Vol. XVIII, No. 104, 1981. Edited and published by Carol Beecroft. Short stories and fiction, one about an army commander's son who poses as a girl singer Allied spy, a memorium to Virginia Prince, illustrated comics, and photography. Some minor foxing and staining to some covers, the 1963 issue has wear to spine, binding is a bit delicate but overall text block, and pages are clean and crisp.
Offered by Max Rambod, Inc.
by MILLS, MABEL L.
First edition. Tall octavo. 28 b/w halftone photographs of movie stars each planting a tree or bush. Original tan pictorial wrappers. No dust jacket. Very good (few chips and few nicks). 118 pages. No signatures or bookplates.
Membership form laid in loose. Printed by The Times-Mirror Printing & Binding House.
Offered by Houle Rare Books & Autographs.
by DE FER, NICOLAS
Paris: Nicolas De Fer, 1689. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Sheet measures 13" x 9.5". Image measures 12.75" x 7.25". This is a lovely 1689 map of Ireland by Nicolas De Fer. Depicts the Emerald Isle in its entirety, color coded and subdivided into its four provinces of Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster. Parts of Scotland, the Isle of Man, and England and Wales are also visible. Major towns, lakes, rivers, and islands are noted in Ireland and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. The title cartouche represents the Celtic Harp. The map is in good condition with minor toning along the original fold. Original platemark visible. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prolific cartographer, engraver and publisher who took over the family map business from his mother when she retired in 1687. The business flourished and he gained a great reputation in his lifetime and was appointed 'Geographer to the King' in 1690. This map demonstrates his skill and provides a curious yet alluring mixture of history and geography.
Offered by Argosy Book Store.
London: Printed for H.D. Symonds, 1800. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 279pp. Frontispiece and five additional engraved plates. Bound in early 19th C. half purple morocco gilt and cloth over boards. With five plates, including the frontispiece. Scattered foxing, some light stains in the text mostly confined at the margins, light mottling on the boards, a sound and tight else very good copy. A very uncommon title.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books.
by CARL BERNSTEIN; BOB WOODWARD
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo. 349 pp. Black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket with $8.95 price intact. Navy boards stamped in white; red endpapers. A touch of rubbing and toning to edges of jacket. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound and interior unmarked; a Near Fine copy.
Offered by Capitol Hill Books.
by F. SCOTT FIZGERALD
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Edward Shenton. A markedly above-average copy of the 1934 true 1st edition, in a very presentable example of the 1st issue dustjacket (with the T.S. Eliot and H.L. Mencken blurbs). Solid and VG+ to Near Fine, with very light offsetting to the endsheets. There's a touch of mild spotting to the panels but the gilt-titling along the spine is bright, vivid and completely unrubbed. And in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG to VG+ dustjacket, with the faintest touch of chipping at the front tips and more pronounced --though still very light-- chipping and creasing at the spine ends. There's 3/4" of loss just above the foot of the spine (with several streaks of creasing running from it) and mild, even fading to the spine as well, which lacks the more vibrant coloring of the front and rear panels. Still though, very handsome and appealing in its original dustjacket (whose artist, even to this day, is still unknown).
Offered by Appledore Books.
Notes on the Summer Solstice. June 21, 1969
by Diane Di Prima
San Francisco: n.pub, 1969. Pamphlet. 3p. poem with cover sheet; 8.5x11 inch mimeographed pages stapled together at corner, very good.
Offered by Bolerium Books.
[n.p., 1790. Oblong, puzzle is 7-1/8" X 11-3/4" completed. Housed in a period bottom of the box. Color lithograph mounted on wood and cut using a round knob jigsaw puzzle cutting style. Pink marbled paper backs the puzzle pieces. One edge piece has a small area of loss. A few very light stains or water spots, else quite clean and bright. Very Good.
Offered by David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books.
Juneteenth" [story in] Quarterly Review of Literature. Volume XIII, Numbers 3/4
by Ralph Ellison
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York: Bard College, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Magazine. Octavo. Printed paper wrappers. Near fine with light wear and toning, along with the ownership signature of a noted American psychologist. This issue includes Ralph Ellison's "Juneteenth," an excerpt which was later published as part of a novel under the same name. While the book was published posthumously, this and a few other shorter pieces were first published in magazines.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books.
[Maine(?), 1930. Original black & white photograph (10.3 x 16 cm.). Silver gelatin photograph depicting a roadside picnic, with two men and two women sitting on the ground or on rocks, surrounded by an impressive amount of camp or picnic cookware, including a camp stove, thermoses, aluminum pots, lids, dishes, cups, etc. Their dress is a bit formal by today's standards. No automobile is visible. Small stain to upper right hand corner, but the image is still clear. Pencil annotation to verso states, "Roadside Picnic, ME, c. 1920s", but we would date this a decade or two later.
Offered by Rabelais: Fine Books on Food & Drink.
by Marion Richardson
London: University of London Press, 1951. Midcentury set of English educator Marion Richardson's handwriting guides, first published in 1935. Richardson was a pioneer in English art education, who first achieved fame when Bloomsbury critic Roger Fry featured her students' work in his children's art shows at Omega Workshops. Fry wrote of Richardson: "she really has found out how to educate and not to teach, which I thought was impossible." Richardson's method of teaching handwriting begins with the child's spontaneous drawing of shapes and patterns - "a free live quality of line is always to be valued above mere neatness" -- gradually leading to the development of a fluid personal script. The five student books demonstrate increasingly complicated abstract patterns constructed out of basic penmanship strokes, paired with examples of literary passages to be copied: the passages begin with nursery rhymes in Book I and conclude with excerpts from Shakespeare, Defoe, Kipling, and Hardy in Book V. Richardson's handwriting curriculum remained in active use as late as the 1980s. A near-fine set. Six side-stitched volumes, measuring 8.5 x 6.75 inches. Teacher's handbook: 61, [3]. Original black patterned wrappers, color frontispiece, dozens of black-and-white photographs in text. Student books, numbered I-V: [40]; [20]; [24]; [24]; [24]. Original color patterned wrappers, text printed in red and black or tan and black. Occasional pencil note in text; creasing to several corners; light sunning to spines. With: specimen card printed in tan and black, featuring text from Book II.
Offered by Honey & Wax Booksellers.
Collection of educational and manuscript material related to dentistry
[ Ohio and Pennsylvania, ca. 1900 – 1923] Includes six booklets by dentist Charles R. Hambly: Dental Bridge Work Today (1901), Dollars and Sense in Bridge Work (1901), Tooth Facts (1902), Tooth Truth Plainly Told (1902), The American Dental Instructor (n.d., ca. 1900), and Dr. Earl E. Bird, Dentist (n.d., ca. 1900). The seventh booklet is the Bulletin of the Department of Industrial Relations and Industrial Commission of Ohio (1929), which includes a list of standard dental procedure charges and regulations on x-ray usage. Booklets in publisher's printed paper wrappers. Some discoloration to booklets. One manuscript account book bound in stiff cloth wrappers and the other in stiff paper wrappers. Seven booklets (various sizes, 3 x 6 in. to 5 x 6 in.), two manuscript account books (3 x 5 in., about 150 ff., and (2 x 5 in., about 50 ff.), and a business card. Also, with five contemporary publisher's order forms for these dental booklets and seven prepaid Ohio stamps. Manuadript bookslets worn, with fraying to cloth and old tape repairs to the binding of the paper wrappers. A good set of manuscript material and rare ephemera documenting the practice of an Ohio dentist. The business card is for Union Painless Dentists in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. These items presumably belonged to a dentist employed at Union Painless Dentists (possibly one of the proprietors), as one of the manuscript account notebooks contains a multi-year list (1903 – 1907) of patients and how much they paid for each of their procedures (some of which are enumerated in the account). The notebook also contains several pages of notes on dental procedures and lists of prices of dental supplies. The other notebook is a personal account book (1917 – 1923) that also lists expenses relating to the operation of a dental clinic ("dental gas," "Dental Society dinner," "dental meeting," or often just "dental").
Offered by Michael R. Thompson Rare Books.
by WILSON, AUGUST, 1945-2005
New York: A Dutton Book, 1993. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 110p. Original cloth-backed boards. dj. 22 cm. Narrow jagged chipping at upper corner on front and back panels. Binding chipped at same corner on both front and back cover. SIGNED by Wilson on title-page.
Offered by McBlain Books.
by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
London: Chatto and Windus, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The true first edition, preceding the American edition by 5 days. First binding with 32 pages of ads dated March 1883. Over 300 engravings by various artists. Spine faded half a shade, foxing to title and frontispiece from the tissue guard that's between them, else near fine condition, uncharacteristically little wear, an unusual survivor. Scarce in this condition.
Life on the Mississippi is part memoir, part travel book. It tells of Mark Twain's period as a steamboat apprentice and then a pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It also describes his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years later. The book opens with a brief history of the river beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (intern) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. Twain describes the science of navigating the Mississippi in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi." Although Twain was actually 21 when he began his training, Twain the storyteller makes himself appear somewhat younger, referring to himself as a "fledgling" and a "boy" who "ran away from home" to seek his fortune on the river. He also tells the reader about the later competition from railroads, and of the new cities, and adds his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture.
Offered by Biblioctopus.
The Works. Complete in Seven Volumes
by Hannah More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. Seven volumes. 8vo. 205 x 130 mm., [8 x 5 inches]. Bound in brown publisher's floral patterned textured cloth, title gilt at head of spine; corners a bit bumped, head of spine of a few volumes with minor chips, otherwise a very attractive copy.
Second American edition of the Complete Works of Hannah More (1743-1833) published by Harper, a two volume set by the same publisher appeared the previous year. The first English edition of the Works appeared in 1830. Very attractive copy in original publisher's cloth, of one of Great Britain's most prolific and beloved authors. The American edition includes all of her writings that appeared in the 11 volume English edition, plus the biography of Miss More by William Roberts, originally published in 1834.
Hannah More was an independent, self-confident, and ground breaking author, who avoided convention and began and sustained a literary career that lasted decades. Poet, playwright, memorialist, teacher, and editorialist, Hannah More's career spanned the age of Johnson through the Romantics and beyond. Her consistent message of religiosity and patriotism to God and Country fostered a loyal and vast audience who supported her work and brought her independence, a rare commodity for women at the time.
"The sale of many of her religious and moral tracts has been very large. Of the Cheap Repository series, 2,000,000 copies were sold in the first year; and more than 150,000 of one of the best of them, the excellent story of the Sheperd of Salisbury Plain have been put into circulation. Nor must her many political tracts in defense of the English Constitution against the Revolutionary party be passed over with respectful remembrance." Allibone, S. Austin. A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, V. II, pp. 1360-61.
Offered by De Simone Company.
Buffalo Soldier Stereoviews during W.W.I photograph Archive
Archive of 7 stereoview photographs of Buffalo Soldiers during the W.W.I era. Published by the Keystone View Company. Photos depict the 9th U.S. Cavalry, the 8th Regiment Colored Troops, the 10th Cavalry, the Chicago Regiment of Colored Troops, and the 15th Regiment of the 369th Infantry. We see two shots of the Black troops in machine gun companies, manning the Lewis guns which tore up the battlefield in W.W.I. A light cavalry unit, Troop K of the 10th, is seen on the move on horseback in Camp Chickamauga, GA. W.W.I was the final major conflict where there was a sizable force of soldiers on horseback. Given that many Buffalo soldiers were skilled horsemen due to training in the West and during the Indian Wars, they found themselves in these units. Eventually, armor would take over and the cavalry charge would be a totally outmoded war tactic. Four stereoviews show Buffalo soldiers having returned from the European front, two of which they are marching down grand boulevards such as 5th Avenue in New York. In this moment, they were heroes, but black soldiers still faced widespread discrimination and racism while on duty and certainly after they took their uniforms off and returned to a deeply unequal society. Formed as a segregated African-American unit, the 10th Cavalry was one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regiments in the post-Civil War Regular Army. It served in combat during the Indian Wars in the western United States, the Spanish-American War in Cuba,[2] Philippine-American War and Mexican Revolution. This black regiment was a trained as a combat unit. In very good condition overall.
Offered by Max Rambod, Inc.
by Jane Rule
Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition. First American edition. Signed by Jane Rule on the front free endpaper, inscribed to poet and compuer science pioneer Josephine Miles, "For Jo[,] Probably illegal "skys of [illegible] vision", but there is a "human show". Jane." 224 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket.
One of the first novels to deal with lesbian characters in a literary/ romantic context (rather than pulp or erotic), and published in hardcover rather than paperback. The basis of a 1985 film. Uncommon signed.
Offered by Burnside Rare Books.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
by MURAKAMI, HARUKI; TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE BY PHILIP GABRIEL
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. SIGNED. 213pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Black paper over boards with a metallic-pink stamped title on the backstrip and a circular printed title label on the front board. With a very minor lean to the spine and light soiling to the label on the front board. No dust jacket. Signed by Haruki Murakami on the front flyleaf.
A often dreamlike novel which recounts the story of Hajime ("Beginning") from his childhood as an only child in a small town in Japan to his adulthood in Tokyo.
From the publisher-
"Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. When a childhood friend, now a beautiful woman, shows up with a secret from which she is unable to escape, the fault lines of doubt in Hajime's quotidian existence begin to give way. Rich, mysterious, and quietly dazzling, in South of the Border, West of the Sun the simple arc of one man's life becomes the exquisite literary terrain of Murakami's remarkable genius.
Offered by Ken Sanders Rare Books.
The Art of Hunger: Essays, Prefaces, Interviews (Signed Limited Edition)
by Paul Auster
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1992. First edition thus. Hardcover. 312 pages. Number 158 from an edition of 300 copies. The true first edition was put out by a small publisher in England as a paperback. This version was expanded from the original and includes a number of new essays and interviews. A fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Auster.
Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books.
by FABRE, J. HENRI; DE MATTOS, ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA (TRANS.); HASBROUCH, LOUISE SEYMOUR; GOLDBERG, ELIAS (ILLUST.)
Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York: World Book Company, 1918. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. Led by "the insects' Homer," the French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915), the adventures within these frog-guarded green covers will have you greeting familiar friends in new ways, from "burgling" bees to that
"talented weaver" and "wily huntress" the tarantula, along with "truffle-hunting" beetles, Great Peacock Moths, and many more, illustrated throughout in vignettes and 13 full-page illustrations by Elias Goldberg. This edition has been adapted for readers of all ages by Louise Seymour Hasbrouch from the translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. This 1918 book, teeming with friendly prose and lively illustrations, will have you exclaiming along with Fabre and friends, "I am never tired of looking in a pond. What busy life there is in that green world!"
7 1/2" X 5 1/2". 287pp. Bound in deep sage green cloth over boards, with frog sitting below a spider web stamped in light green and black to upper board, small faded butterfly in kind to spine, both letttered in light green. Moderate wear to binding, with rubbing to corners and head and tail of spine, scattered rubbing, especially to decorations at spine, and faint ring stain to upper board. Hinges a touch tender; binding remains sound. Spiderweb endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked.
Offered by Underground Books.
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