Blood and Grits
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. 213 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.. New York: Harper & Row, (1979). First edition. Fine. A collection of non-fiction pieces. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. 213 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.. New York: Harper & Row, (1979). First edition. Fine. A collection of non-fiction pieces. More
New York: Aperture, 1975. Many full-page b/w photographs by Koudelka. Oblong 4to, dark gray cloth, d.w (largely intact but with some wear at extremities and one larger chip at lower corner). New York: Aperture, 1975. First printing stated, with centered numberline 2-9. A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. The first major monograph from this important Czech photographer, with pictures taken mostly in the separated Gypsy settlements of East Slovakia during the period 1962-1968. -- Parr & Badger..... More
New York: Aperture, 1986. Illustrated throughout with color plates. 87 pages. Slim oblong 4to, gray silk cloth, d.w. New York: Aperture, (1986). First edition. Cloth is just a trifle sunned at bottom edge, still fine in fine dust wrapper. An excellent association copy, inscribed on the title by Davidson to an editor at Aperture: "To... For your support of my work and your help on Subway. Bruce Davidson '90." The New York subway and its passengers provide the setting for..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1979). First trade edition. Autographed by Heller. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1964. Thin 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (light edge-wear, & light soiling on back panel), price-clipped. London: Faber & Faber, (1964) Contains three stories by Stoppard, his first appearance in print. More
New York: Knopf, 1974. 569 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1974. First edition. Fine. Signed in full on the free endpaper. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977. Small 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1977). First English Edition. Fine. More
New York: Morrow, 1970. 8vo, clth backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow, (1970). First Edition. Fine. His third novel. More
Geneva: Apresso Felippo Alberto, 1636. Della Peripetia has divisional title page and separate pagination. 642, [2], 75, [1] pages. Decorated with ornament on title page, & woodcut headpieces and initials. Thick 12mo, contemporary limp vellum. Geneva: Apresso Felippo Alberto, 1636. Text in Italian. Very good. Scarce. OCLC lists only 1 copy at The University of Oxford. More
London: W.H. Allen, 1979. ix, 357 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, d.w. (slightly edgeworn). London: W.H. Allen, 1979. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Paris: Lagune, 1997. Illustrated in black & white and color images throughout. 390 pages. Large 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Paris): Lagune, (1996). Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1979. Translated from the French by Jean Stewart. Slim 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1979). First English edition. Some spotting at the wrapper's interior. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Phaidon, 1954. Profusely illustrated with 1734 black & white images, many reproduced in the original size. 6 volumes. Small folios, green cloth with gilt-lettered spines. London: Phaidon, (1954-1957). First editions. Some spines are slightly faded to different shades, still a very good(+) set. Un-retouched collotypes of all known drawings by the master, including over 100 "lost" originals. The standard catalogue raisonne of Rembrandt's drawings. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. Translated from the French by Eileen Ellenbogen. 154 pages. Slim 8vo, mauve cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1978). First English edition. Some spotting at the outer page edges, internally pristine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Orion, 1998. 230 pages. 8vo, red cloth with gold lettering, d.w. London: Orion, (1998). First edition. Inscribed by the author at at front free endpaper and signed at title page. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Grove, 1976. 75 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Grove Press, (1976). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Colombo: Ceylong Government, 1950. Translated into English by Wilhelm Geiger, assisted by Mabel Haynes Bode. Addendum by G. C. Mendis. Frontis map. lxiii + 323 pages, 8vo, two-toned white and yellow cloth (quite rubbed, and spine well worn with chip along top edge of front cover). Colombo: Ceylon Government Information Department, 1950. A good copy, rather ugly but with clean text clean. More
Paris: Editions du Regard, 1990. 2 volumes, folio, 879 pages, including over 1,000 plates in color and in black & white. Short thick folio, black cloth, d.w. board slipcase. Paris: Editions du Regard, 1990, 1991. A fine set. Text in French. More
Brussels: 1781. Engraving. 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches. Some foxing and toning otherwise in good condition. Brussels: np, (1781). Wonderful full length portrait of George Washington in his lifetime. Engraved by Jacques le Roy, after the John Trumbull painting in the Met Museum in New York City. He is in military uniform overlooking the Hudson River. In his left hand he holds a hat, and in his right hand he holds a scroll and points at the West point..... More
Florence: 2013. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white square 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Florence" Palazzo Strozzi, 2013. Owner's small signature on title, else fine. More
France: Editions Daniel Briand, 1993. Beautifully illustrated with numerous color photographs. Trilingual edition: French, English and Arabic. 252 pages. Tall 4to, glossy pictorial boards. France: Editions Daniel Briand, [1993]. A fine copy, as new, and housed in a custom gilt-stamped red leather portfolio. A gift card is inserted from Othman Benjelloun, the CEO of BMCE Bank of Africa. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. 156 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth with gold spine lettering, d.w. First English edition. Page edges lightly spotted. Near fine in a nera fine dust wrapper. Translated from the French by Helen Thomson. More
Los Angeles: Delmonico: Prrestel, 2009. 220 pages, over 240 illustrations in color and in black & white. Large 4to, pale gray cloth with white lettering on spine, d.w. Los Angeles: County Museum of Art & Prestel, (2009). First Edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1969. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 95 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (two small tears). New York: Random House, (1969). Text block toned. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Braziller, 1987. Illustrated with 70 color plates. Tall 4to, purple cloth, d.w. (some fading on spine and edges). New York: Braziller, (1987). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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