The Great Houses of San Francisco.
200 illus., 8 in color. square 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Arch Cape, (1987). vg. More
200 illus., 8 in color. square 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Arch Cape, (1987). vg. More
Wien: c. Rstian Brandstatter, 1999. Numerous photographic illustrations. Tall 4to, black boards, d.w. Wien: Christian Brandstatter, (1999). First Edition. Fine. Signed by the photographer on the title page. More
Slim 8vo, printed wrappers. (London): Curzon Press, (1980). Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 43. More
Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 1990. Many color and b/w Illus. Oblong 4to, red cloth, d.w. Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, (1990). Fine. Exhibition catalogue. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 257 pages. Small 4to, green cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1996). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Atheneum, 1965. Illustrated in color and black and white by Milton Glaser. Unpaginated slim 4to, yellow cloth (gently rubbed and bumped at the corners). New York: Atheneum, 1965. First edition. Very good condition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Aaron and Linda from Conrad with love 1965." More
1924. 2 pages (75 lines), folded in quarters. Jeakes House, Rye, Sussex, Dec. 3, 1924 Aiken replies at length to a Mr. Emery, who has asked him to defend himself against the charge of introducing immoral or smutty episodes to his poems, specifically "Punch". "...The request staggers me! It's very much as if you reproached me for not believing in the devil......If it offends you then it must be that parts of life itself offend you......I suggest that the person..... More
New York: Scribner, 1927. 8vo, cloth backed gilt textured boards. N.Y., 1927. Limited First Edition. One of 125 signed copies. Fine, in publisher's gilt board box which is slightly rubbed at the edges. More
New York: duell sloan, 1940. d.w. N.Y.: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1940). First Edition. A near fine copy of an uncommon title. More
George Braziller, 1967. Drawings by Leonard Baskin. Tall thin 8vo, blue boards, printed slipcase (top edge of case is worn). N.Y.: George Braziller, (1967). First Printing. Fine in very good case. Limited edition. Number 22 of 100 copies signed by Baskin. Also signed by Aiken on the half title page. More
New York: Braziller, 1967. Drawings by Leonard Baskin. Tall thin 8vo, boards, d.w. N.Y.: Braziller, (1967). First Edition. Fine. More
London: Inca Books, 1973. Illus. by Gillian Ruff. Thin 8vo, leather backed boards. London: Inca Books (1973). First Separate English Edition. Number 93 of 100 copies signed by the poet. More
Londonderry: 1831. Fine content A.D.S., folio, 1 page, Londonderry, January 14, 1831, an affidavit by pub owner John Aiken to the Committee opposing the roadway that would pass his establishment, in part: "...I John Aiken keep a Public House in Londonderry on the road leading from Charter to Manchester - am well acquainted with the road all the way and think myself and have frequently heard the teamsters and other travelers remark that with some trifling attention in the town..... More
London: R.H. Evans, 1810. Title page vignette. xxviii, 352pp. Short 8vo, handsomely bound in 19th century tan polished calf (a bit rubbed); marbled page edges. London: Printed for R.H. Evans, 1810. A New Edition with Additions and Corrections, and a Supplement by R. H. Evans. A work first published in 1772, by the Scottish physician and author, the brother of Anna Letitia Barbauld. "Aikin is better known as a man of letters than as a physician. His elegant scholarship gave..... More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Doubleday, 1940. vg Political relationship between the U.S. and Latin America. More
Washington: U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 1963. many color illus. 4to, cloth, torn d.w. (Washington): U.S. Capitol Hist. Soc., 1963. More
Montpelier: Firmin et Montane, 1913. Illustrated. 299pp. 4to, 1/2 morocco. Montpellier: Firmin et Montne, 1913. First Edition. Near Fine. Presentation copy. More
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1932. 20 in text images and 64 pages of black & white illustrations at rear. xiii, (iii), 96 pages plus index. Tall slim 8vo, red cloth. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1932. First edition. A very good(+) copy. Ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro on the pastedown endpaper. Series: Grundriss der slavischen Philologie und Kulturgeschichte. More
Paris: New York Graphic Society, 1957. 32 full page color reproductions, several halftone photos. 30pp. of text. Large folio, cloth-backed boards. Paris: New York Graphic Society, (1957). Very good in torn dust jacket. UNESCO World Art Series. More
New York: Trident Press, 1968. 493 pages. Thick 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Trident Press, (1968). First edition. Near fine in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Nuggets from Many Hidden Veins. 8vo, cloth. Culver City, CA, 1948. More
New York: World, 1968. 250 illustrations in black and white, 16 in color. xiii + 242pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, chipped and worn along top edge. New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1968). A very good (+) copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1937. 340pp. 8vo, maroon boards. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1937). A fine copy. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. 1350 pages. Thick 8vo, original black cloth, cloth soiled, corners lightly bumped. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. First Edition. Correspondence, Orders, Reports, and Returns of the Union Authorities from January 1, 1864, to April 30, 1865. More
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