Rebellions, Perversities, and Main Events
New York: Times Books, 1994. xv, 570 pages. Thick 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, d.w. (minor edgewear) New York: Times Books, (1994). First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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Jerusalem Upon Your Palm; Map of Jerusalem
Jerusalem: The Commercial Press, 1952. Map. Lithograph. 17.25" x 21.25". In very good condition. This fold-out map is contained in a printed paper cover that shows some wear at fold, verso of cover shows a map of the region. Fold-out pictorial tourist map of Jerusalem from 1952. Key indicates old and new areas of the city, undeveloped areas, parks, historic and religious sites, the 1948 Armistice Line, and transportation lines. The map identifies Jewish Controlled Territory, United Nations Controlled Territory..... More
Leaves of Grass.
New York: Doubleday, 1940. Selected and with an introduction by Christopher Morley. Illustrated by Lewis C. Daniel with nicely printed full-page plates, many in color. xvi, 317pp. Short 4to, handsomely rebound in 1/2 dark green morocco, green cloth. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940. A fine copy. More
Midis Gagnes: Poemes.
Paris: Editions Denoel, 1939. 8 black & white illustrations by Matisse, rubricated title, handsomely rebound in 3/4 crimson morocco, marbled boards. Paris: Editions Denoel, 1939. Fine. Number 482 of 950 copies. More
Selected Letters of Virgil Thomson
New York: Summit Books, 1988. 413 pages. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards, d.w. (price-clipped, spine sunned). New York: Summit Books, (1988). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Sea Around Us.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in full lime green morocco, black spine labels. New York: Oxford Universuty Press. 1951. First Edition. Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Ephemeral Museum: Old Master Paintings and the Rise of the Art Exhibition
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000. Illustrated in black and white. xiv, 200 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2000). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Fables of La Fontaine.
New York: Viking, 1954. Translated by Marianne Moore. Tall trhick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full turquoise morocco, black leather spine label. New York: Viking, 1954. Fine. More
The Statue Gallery
London: R. Ackerman, 1814. Print. Aquatint with hand coloring. Sheet measures 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" Beautifully designed aquatint depicting the interior of the Statue Gallery, in the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford -- Britain's first public museum. This print was published in "A History of the University of Oxford" by Rudolph Ackermann. William Westall (1781-1850) was an English landscape artist and member of the Royal Academy. More
Talking Straight
New York: Bantam Books, 1988. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 324 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Bantam, (1988). A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. More
The Mill on the Floss
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Illustrated by Wray Manning. 472 pages.Tall 8vo, decoratively gilt-stamped rust leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1980. Limited edition. A fine copy. More
Tycoon: The Life of James Goldsmith
New York: Atheneum, 1987. Illustrated in black and white. 396 pages. 8vo, navy cloth-backed boards, d.w. (large chip at rear panel). New York: Atheneum, 1987. Some spotting at outer edge of text block. Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Tough Guys Don't Dance.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1984. 229 pages. 8vo, full gilt-stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1984. Limited First Edition. Gilt at top edge is abraded, else a fine copy. Privately printed and signed by the author for members of The Signed First Edition Society. More
The Fifth Son
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1985. With a double page frontispiece illustration in black and white. Translated from the French by Marion Wiesel. 211 pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Franklin Library, 1985. First edition. Gilt on top edge is abraded, else a fine copy. Limited first edition, signed in full by the author on a preliminary page. More
The Confessions of Saint Augustine.
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. Translated by J.G. Pilkington, with an introduction by George N. Shuster. Illustrated with paintings by Edy Legrand. 296 pages. Short 4to, gilt-stamped maroon leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
The Republic.
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Illustrated with wood cuts by Fritz Kredel. 462 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped burgundy blue leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
The Fifties
New York: Villard, 1993. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 800 pages. Thick 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Villard, (1993). First Edition. Somewhat pulled at head, else a near fine copy. Second printing, with a nice inscription to critic John Leonard -"For John and Sue Leonard with gratitude for the way they serve the past as well as the present and even more, the future." More
The Bat-Poet.
New York: Macmillan, 1964. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Macmillan,(1964). First Edition. Fine. With the ownership stamp of illustrator Hilary Knight. More
Lost Hollywood
Altadena: Twin Palms, 1987. Filled with exquisite black-and-white photographs from the golden age of Hollywood. Folio, black cloth. Altadena: Twin Palms, (ca. 1987). First edition. A fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. One of 5000 copies. More
Witch's Money
New York: Viking, 1940. 30 pages, slim 8vo, red cloth (spine faded). New York: Viking, 1940. Very good(-) condition. Limited Edition, one of 350 copies signed, for private distribution. More
Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women.
New York: Warner Books, 1987. Many illustrations, some in color. 343 pages. Small, 4to, pictorial wrappers, lightly edgeworn and several pages bent. (New York): Warner Books, (1987). First softcover edition. Very good. More
In The Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Illustrated in black and white. 384 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1990). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Portraits of the Old West
New York: Salamander, 1997. Filled with black-and-white photographic portraits, and accompanying biographies of figures from the American West. 128 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w.; foot of spine bumped, dust wrapper, rubbed, worn with several small tears. New York: Salamander Books, (1997). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Little Prince.
New York: Harcourt Brace World, 1943. Color illustrations. 91pp., tan cloth printed in brown, d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace & World, (1943). Although the date on the copyright page is 1943, this is a later edition, published in the 1960's. The dust wrapper is slightly dust soiled & price-clipped. More
Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint, Interiors
New York: Rizzoli, 2005. With several brief chapters by various authors. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs. 223 pages, large 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (2005). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the editors and two of the chapter authors. More