New York: Knopf, 2009. Illustrated in black and white. 300 pages. 8vo, white boards, d.w. Knopf: New York, 2009. A near fine copy-- wear at top of spine and a tiny mark on front board-- in a fine dust wrapper. Idina Sackville's story is a parable of the twentieth century...The Bolter is an enthralling account of a dazzling, troubled life. More
New York: Morrow, 2002. Illustrated in black and white. 307 pages. 8vo, grey boards, black spine, d.w. (scratched, discolored on back) New York: Morrow, (2002). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. They would be called upon to lead a nation in one of its darkest hours-- but were they up to the task? He became the embodiment of America's fighting spirit and she assumed the role of "First Comforter" with effortless grace. Still, the true nature of..... More
London: Granta, 1990. 8vo, leather backed marled boards; leather label: Granta/Penguin, (1990). Limited First Edition. Fine. Special edition limited to 251 signed copies published simultaneously with the trade edition. More
New York: New York University Press, 1981. Illustrated. 382 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: New York University Press, 1981. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1953. Illustrated in color throughout. Folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: Viking (1953). First Edition. Fine, in an un-clipped dust wrapper, with 2 short closed tears & a tiny chip at the top of the spine, (fine, under mylar). The Caldecott medal winner for 1954. More
Columbia, SC: U. of South Carolina, 1996. A Facsimile of the 1914 Acting Script and the Musical Score. Edited with an Introduction by Matthew Bruccoli. Illustrations from the original production.. 4to, cloth backed glazed pictorial boards. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, (1996). Limited to 500 copies printed in celebration of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary. This copy, unnumbered, is stamped: REVIEW COPY. Small smudge on end-paper, otherwise fine. More
New York: Scribner, 1952. 8vo, light brown cloth. New York: Scribner, 1952. First Edition. Fine copy lacking the dust wrapper. Uncommon. More
Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1969. Illustrated with 16 full-page surreal and macabre color lithographs by Federico Castellon. 2 volumes -- book and plates. 69 pages. Thin folio, black calf-backed gold brocade cloth, cloth slipcase. Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1969. Limited edition. A fine pair in very good slipcase. Signed by Castellon on the colophon. A very fine copy of the deluxe edition of this first publication of the Aquarius Press. From a total of 500 copies, this is number IV of only..... More
London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color and in black & white. 239 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (London): Royal Academy of Arts, (2003). Fine in very good(+) dust wrapper--a bit scuffed and dust-soiled. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2003. Profusely illustrated, both in color and black & white, 150 pages. Square 4to, pictorial boards. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (2003). First Edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1992. Frontispiece portrait, and packed with 592 illustrations, including 320 in color. 480 pages. Thick square 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: MOMA/Abrams, (1992). First edition, third printing. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Published in conjunction with the 1992-1993 Matisse retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow, 1990. Edited by Edward Field. Foreword by Gore Vidal. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow, (1990). First Edition. Review copy. More
Boston: Manning & Loring, 1794. 8vo, original old calf, quite rubbed, front cover detached, lacking front flyleaf. Boston: Manning & Loring, 1794. First, or early edition. Early 19th century ownership writing on back flyleaf. Appendix includes a copy of the French Constitution of 1791. More
New York: Knopf, 1987. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Presentation copy, signed in full on the flyleaf, 11-10-98, and signed again on the title page. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2011. Illustrated profusely in color. 288 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (2011). A near fine copy-- minor wear along bottom edge of front board-- in a near fine dust wrapper. Printed in conjunction with the exhibition "German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse." More
New York: Prestel, 1989. With 180 color illustrations. 292 pages. 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper (chipped at spine end, yellowed, and scuffed). New York: Prestel, (1989). A very good(-) copy-- small damp stain along bottom edge of rear board-- in a very good dust wrapper. Edited by Thomas Krens, Michael Govan, Joseph Thompson. More
San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 2009. Exhibition catalogue illustrated in color and black and white. 264 pages. Square 4to, stamped grey cloth, dust wrapper (small tears on top edge and top of spine). San Francisco: The San Francisco Museum of Art, (2009). A near fine copy-- tiny scratch on front board-- in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Includes DVD at rear. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. 4to, burgundy cloth, slightly edgeworn d.w. New York: Metropolital Museum of Art, (2008). First Edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. Illustrated in b/w and color. 332 pages. Small square 4to, pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2005). A near fine copy. More
Paris: Quarte Chemins, 1948. Illustrated with 40 single-sided plates (10 in color protected with tissue, and 30 in double-tone) handsomely printed in France by Les Ateliers G. Bouan & Dreux-Barry on water-marked Marais paper. 7 pages of text in French. Small 4to, original printed wrappers (spine defective; as usual the binding glue has turned brittle so all pages are sprung but present -- some glue stains at inner margin of first several pages). Paris: Quarte Chemins & New York: Shoman..... More
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997. Illustrated with color photographs. 159 pages, square 4to, yellow cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, (1996). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. A companion volume to the award-winning full-length feature film Microcosms. More
New York: Whitney Museum, 1998. Illustrated in black and white and color throughout. 200 pages. 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, (1998). Laminate on the front cover is crinkled and some staining around outer page edges but, mostly clean save for a few pages with paint in the margin. A very good copy. More
New York: Independent Curators International, 1999. Illustrated in color and black and white. 224 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Independent Curators International in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1999). Very minor bump, still a near fine copy. More
New York: Whitney Museum, 1997. Profusely illustrated in color. 275 pages. Large 4to, stiff, pictorial wrappers (spine evenly sunned). New York: Whitney Museum/University of California Press, (1997). A near fine copy. Published on the occasion of the Whitney exhibition. More
London: Victoria and Albert, 2003. Illustrated with 125 color plates. 144 pages. Thin 4to, black boards, d.w. London: Victoria and Albert Publications, (2003). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
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