London: Chatto & Windus, 1920. Introduction by Siegfried Sassoon. Frontispiece. Thin 8vo, red cloth. London: Chatto & Windus, 1920. First Edition. This book looks as if it has been through the war. The binding is darkened & soiled, the spine mostly missing; the title page & facing photographic frontispiece have offset browning from the tissue guard (now removed); there is a nail hole through the bottom of the title page. Nevertheless, the interior pages are fine, and this is one..... More
New York: Minton, Balch, 1930. 20 lovely colored drawings by Juliet Wigan, and calligraphy by Margaret Shipton. 52 pages. Thin 4to, cloth-backed pictorial boards (rear cover soiled and with wear at out rear joint; internally clean). New York: Minton, Balch, (circa 1930). English folk songs and sea shanteys, with piano accompaniment and calligraphic text. More
New York: Knopf, 2007. Foreword by Calvin Klein. Introduction by Hamish Bowles. Extensively illustrated with color photographs. 383 pages folio, white cloth, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Atlanta: Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, 1997. Photography by James R. Lockhart. Extensively illustrated. 250 pages, 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w.; upper front corner bumped, dust wrapper rubbed. Atlanta: Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, (1997). Internally fine, a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
23 Brooklyn Dodger signatures on yellow legal pad sheet. Exceptional item with all the key signatures from the heartbreaking year that ended when Bobby Thompson of the New York Giants hit the "Shot heard round the World" off Ralph Branca in the game that decided the National League Pennant Race. The 1951 Dodgers will best be remembered for their late season swoon that saw the New York Giants erase a 13-game lead and force a best-of-three series. The signatures are..... More
New York: Crown, 2004. Small 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Crown, (2004). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed by Trump on the fly-leaf. More
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1968. 1st (of 3 volumes) ONLY. 583 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1968. First edition. A very good(+) copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. Volume I ONLY. More
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1968. 2nd (of 3 volumes) ONLY. 707 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1971. First edition. A very good(+) copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. Volume II ONLY. More
Munich: Prestel, 2002. Profusely illustrated in color. 320 pages. Square 4to, black cloth, d.w. (minor scuffing) Munich: Prestel, 2002. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996. 289 illustrations including 219 plates in full color, 312pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1996). Near fine. More
Photographs by Erica Lennard. Prologue by Marguerite Duras. Over 250 color illustrations, 199 pages., small folio, cloth, d.w. (minor wear to upper margin). (New York): Vendome Press, (1995). Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: The Royal Collection, 2001. Hundreds of color illustrations. x + 453 pages, large 4to, red cloth, d.w. (significant scuffing to rear panel) London: The Royal Collection, 2001. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 2001. Photographs by Barbara and Rene Stoeltie. 265 photographs in color. 191 pages. Folio, cloth, d.w. (New York): Abrams, (2001). Near fine. More
New York: Crown, 2005. Small 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Crown, (2005). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed on the fly leaf by Donald Trump. More
SCottsdale: Plata, 2011. Slim 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Scottsdale): Plata Publishing, (2011). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed by Donald Trump on the fly leaf. More
SCottsdale: Plata, 2011. Slim 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Scottsdale): Plata Publishing, (2011). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed by Donald Trump on the fly leaf with a calling card (printed in gold) from Trump laid in. More
Brooklyn: 1938. Rare inscribed and signed souvenir printed excerpt from Richard Wright's very first book "Uncle Tom's Children" (1938), 5 1/4" X 7", containing the powerful and controversial opening introduction to the novella of the same title, in full: "The post Civil War household word among Negroes-"He's an Uncle Tom!" - Which denoted reluctant toleration for the cringing type who knew his place before white folk, has been supplanted by a new word from another generation which says: -"Uncle Tom..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1980. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 277 pages. 8vo, black and tan cloth-backed boards, battered dust wrapper. New York: Harper & Row, (1980). First Edition. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page by the author: "Howard! We will meet again won't we? Love, Havoc" More
New York: 2009. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Vanguard Press, (2009). First Edition. Fine. Inscribed on the fly leaf by Donald Trump and on the title page by Meredith McIver. More
New York: Collins, 2007. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Collins, (2007). First Edition. Fine. Bold presentation on the fly-leaf signed by Donald Trump. More
Amsterdam: Gerard Valk. Print. Mezzotint. Page measures 11 1/4" x 8 1/2". In good condition, small worm hole in outer ring, some light toning, but otherwise in good condition> Mezzotint of Queen Mary II, wife of King William III. Gerard Valk (1652-1726) was a based publisher, engraver and globe maker from Amsterdam. He moved to London and 1672 where he worked with other map and print sellers. He was well known for his mezzotint portraits of English royalty and nobility..... More
Boldly signed and addressed postal cover "Charles Dickens", to his brother-in-law and best friend Henry Austin, who, at the time, was a Commissioner at the Board of Health at Whitehall, in London and a strong supporter of Edwin Chadwick's Public Health Act. 3" X 5", black-bordered mourning envelope, circa 1850's. Item is floated inside a white colored mat with two openings, with a sepia portrait-photograph of Dickens posed in formal attire, to 7" X 9 1/2", and set into a...... More
Engraving. 6 1/8" x 4" Stunning 18th century portrait engraving of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, the 17th century French playwright and actor known by his stage-name Moliere. Engraved by Ficquet after Coypel. Antique ink notation in the margin reads "born at Paris 1620, died 17th Feb-y 1673. More
Augusta: Kennebec Journal, 1904. 95 pages, 45 muster rolls. Slim 8vo, navy blue cloth, neatly re-backed in plain cloth. Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print, 1904. First Edition. Very good(+). More
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