Pages from a Cold Island
New York: Random House, 1975. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1975). First Edition. Fine. Mint copy of his second book. More
New Arrivals
Passionate Intelligence; Imagination & Reason in the Work of Samuel Johnson
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1967. Frontispiece. 124 pages. Thin 8vo, brown cloth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1967. A very good(+) copy. More
Pieces of My Mind. Essays & Criticism 1958-2002
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. 467 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards in dust wrapper. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. Fine. More
Samuel Johnson and The Tragic Sense
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972. 267 pages. 8vo, brown cloth in dust wrapper (wrapper slightly worn at corners). Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Letters of John Gay
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. Frontispiece. 142 pages. 8vo, navy blue boards. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. A very good(+) copy, aside from light rubbing on top edges. More
The Squadroon (1920)
Kessinger Legacy Reprints. Few black & white illustrations. 306 pages, 8vo, glossy printed boards. Kessinger Legacy Reprints, circa 2010. A fine copy. A reproduction of the original 1920 edition from John Lane The Bodley Head. More
From Many Lands
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Illustrated in black & white. 350 pages. 8vo., red cloth. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. A very good copy (+) aside from minor stain on pages' edges. More
The Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago [1919-1944].
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Illustrated with many hundreds of photos, drawings, documents, etc., all in black-and-white. 653 pages. Thick folio, white cloth lettered in black; black cloth box lettered in white. Cambridge: MIT, (1969). Second edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) box. Translated by Wolfgang Jabs and Basil Gilbert, and including the American movement. More
Vlaminck.
New York: Universe, 1958. Illustrated with 5 original lithographs (4 black & white & 1 double-page color), printed by Mourlot Freres; 35 other fine color reproductions, printed one side only. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers over boards (spine a bit wrinkled); protected in slipcase. Monte Carlo & New York: Andre Sauret & Universe, (1958). First American edition. Limited Edition. Very good(+). Limited Editon. Number 887 of 2000 copies. More
Lutyens & The Edwardians; An English Architect & his Clients
London: Viking, 1996. Frontispiece. Illustrated in black & white. 276 pages. 8vo, black cloth in dust wrapper. London: Viking, 1996. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Aeroscience
Los Angeles: Aero Products Research, 1973. Book inscribed by Thomas Stafford to Anatol Forstenko on decorative endpaper: "To Anatol - With my very best wishes - And many thanks for all of your understanding and help - General Thomas Stafford". Illustrated extensively with color and black & white diagrams, includes the 1972 private pilot written examination and sectional aeronautical chart insert, both loose as issued. 798 pages. Thick 8vo, pictorial boards. Los Angeles: Aero Products Research, 1973. Second edition. A...... More
The Photographic Art of Hoyningen-Huene.
New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Foreword by George Cukor. Frontispiece, and illustrated with 225 photographs, 11 in color. 248pp. 4to, beige cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Rizzoli, (1986). First American edition. A fine copy. More
Cecil Beaton: Photographs 1920-1970.
New York: STuart Tabori, 1995. Over 265 photographs in full color & duotone, tall 4to, black cloth, New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, (1995). First American edition. Stain on dust wrapper cover, otherwise fine. More
Moments Preserved: Eight Essays in Photographs and Words.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Many finely printed illustrations, a handful in color. 183 pages. Slim 4to, natural cloth, glossy pictorial slipcase. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1960). First edition. Cassic monograph, a high-spot of mid-twentieth century photography books. More
Nexus:; The Rosy Crucifiction Book Three
New York: Grove, 1965. 8vo, black cloths d.w. New York: Grove Press (1965). First American Edition. More
Charles Webster Hawthorne: Paintings & Watercolors
Massachusetts: Chameleon Books, Inc., 1999. Frontispiece. Illustrated in black & white & color. 111 pages. 4to., navy blue cloth in dust wrapper. Massachusetts: Chameleon Books, Inc. , 1999. Fine. More
Lawrence Sterne; The Early & Middle Years
London: Methuen, 1975. Frontispiece. Illustrated in black & white. 333 pages. 8vo., green cloth in dust wrapper. London: Methuen, 1975. A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Biblioteka i zycie kulturalne lancuckiej rezydencji
NP: Lancut, 1986. Illustrated in black & white. 171 pages with text in Poliosh. Thin 8vo., brown cloth with gilt-stamped text on cover & spine in dust wrapper (wrapper chipped, worn, and creased on back flap). Lancut: Muzeum-Zamek w Lancucie, 1986. A very goo (+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Autograph Letter Signed
A.L.S., 8vo. 1 page, no place/no date, in French, translated, c. early 1883, at a time when he suffered from a host of ailments and was unable to complete even the most rudimentary commission without difficulty, in full: "I will implore you to delay until later the visit you promised to make me Thursday in my workshop. I am not yet advanced enough with my painting. 'Til next Thursday therefore...Please convey to Mademoiselle the assurance of my regards." *By early..... More
Louis And Antoinette
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1974. Illustrated in black & white. 445pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; slight wear to d.w., previous owners signature on flyleaf. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1974. A very good (+) copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Margaret: Countess of Jersey; A Biography
London: Heinemann, 1978. Illustrated in black & white. 196 pages. 8vo, green cloth in dust wrapper (wrapper price-clipped and worn at corners). London: Heinemann, 1978. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Map of the City of New York
Homans & Ellis, 1846. Map. Engraving. Image measures 12.5" x 10.5". This finely drawn map of Manhattan depicts "New York as it was in 1846," and covers up to 21st St. on the west side and 34th St. on the east side. It also includes small sections of Brooklyn Heights and Williamsburg. The map is meticulously rendered with street names and piers numbered and labeled. Evidence of early Dutch settlement is still apparent in many of the names. Parks, ferry..... More
Autograph Note Signed
1845. Scarce A.N.S., 8vo. 1 page, [Copenhagen], April 17th, 1845, in Dutch-German, informing the recipient that: "As Chairman for the Pharmaceutical Examination Commission - I am taking the liberty to request your attendance during the examination in the pharmaceuticals and botany (which will be given) on the coming Monday from 9:30-11:00." Evenly toned and in very good condition. Dutch physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism..... More
Yankee Diva: Lillian Nordica And The Golden Days Of Opera
New York: Coleridge Press, 1963. With Lillian Nordica's Hints to Singers. Frontispiece and other black-and-white photographs. 366 pages, 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering. New York: Coleridge Press, 1963. Faint drink ring on front cover, still a very good copy. More