Looking for LaForgue: an informal biography.
b/w illus., 248pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (some light edgewear on d.w.). New York: Persea Books, (1979). More
BIOGRAPHY
William Herschel.
London: Thomas Nelson, 1962. Illustrated. 158pp. Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w. (lightly worn) London: Thomas Nelson, (1962) Very good copy in very good d.w. More
Martha Graham
Los Angeles: Merle Armitage, 1937. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Edited and with a Foreword by Mere Armitage. Articles by John Martin, Lincoln Kirstein, Evangeline Stokowski, Stark Young, Wallingford Riegger, Edith J.R. Isaacs, Roy Hargrave, Hames Johnson Sweeney, Goerge Antheil, Margaret Lloyd, Louis Danz, and Martha Graham. Biography by Winthrop Sargeant. Paintings by Edward Biberman and Carlos Dyer. A Portrait of Louis Horst. Affirmations by Martha Graham. 132 pages, 8vo, small 8vo, printed gray cloth (uneven toning; hinges skillfully repaired; previous..... More
Igor Strawinsky. (Stravinsky)
New York: Schirmer, 1936. Photographic portraits by Edward Weston, other illustrations, Title in red and black. 158pp., 8vo, cloth (light dust soil). N.Y.: Schirmer, 1936. First Edition. Articles and critiques by Eugene Goossens, Henry Boys, Olin Downes, Merle Armitage, Emile Vuillermoz, Jean Cocteau, Eric Satie, et al. Presentation from Merle Armitage (on the last page) who also designed the book. More
A Century Of Great Actors, 1750-1850.
16 illustrations. 412pp. 8vo, green inlaid pictorial cloth. London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 1912. Good copy. More
Five Generations: Life and Letters of an American Family: 1759-1900.
New York: Harper, 1930. Illus. 425pp. 8vo, brown cloth. New York: Harper, 1930. First Edition. Very good. More
Chamfort: A Biography.
Translated by Deke Dusinberre. b/w illus. 340pp. 8vo, cloth-backed bds., d.w. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, (1992). Fine. More
Histoire de Dom Jean de Palafox, Eveque d'Angelopolis & Depuis d'Osme. Et des differens qu'il a eus avec les PP. Jesuites
1690. (22), 548, (2)pp. 24mo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, lacks half-title page, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, corners bumped. blank page near end is chipped, some pages with a small amount of foxing, mostly to margins. N.p., 1690. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza was Bishop of Puebla Mexico from 1640 to 1655. He was against the conversion methods of Jesuits in Mexico and placed an interdict on them in 1647. In response, the Jesuits excommunicated Bishop Palafox y...... More
The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana) Being The Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism (As Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist)
Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1891. Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue guard. 246 pages, 12mo, gorgeous Florentine vellum binding with ornate gilt stamping and dark green leather label and panels, beveled edges, metallic filigree endpapers. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. A near fine copy. An adaptation of the Lalitavistara Sutra. Binder's label on preliminary page. More
The Light of Asia: Being the Life and Teachings of Gautama; Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism.
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Illustrated by Ayers Houghtelling with 8 color plates and other drawings in the text. 193pp. 4to, patterned cloth with green leather label, board slipcase. Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1976. A fine copy in a near fine box. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
Jonathan Mason Warren: Memoir.
Boston: Privately Printed, 1886. Illustrated. 329pp. tall 8vo. blue cloth. Light overall toning, inner front hinge a bit loose, 2 personal bookplates. Boston: Privately Printed, 1886. First Edition. Very good(+). More
Presidents Under Fire; Commanders in Chief in Victory and Defeat
New York: Orion Books, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Orion Books, (1994). Very good Studies of George Washington, James Polk, Jefferson Davis, and Lyndon Johnson. More
The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation; being The Life and Teaching of Gautama.
Philadelphia: McKay, 1932. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. 182 pages. Tall 8vo, silver-stamped black cloth, pictorial label inlaid on front cover; a touch faded at spine ends. Philaelphia: David McKay, (1932). Small faint gift inscription on fly-leaf, still near fine. More
Fair Fights and Foul; A Dissenting Lawyer's Life.
New York: Harcourt, 1965. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled, spine ends of cloth faded. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1965). Presentation copy. More
The Bradlaugh Case: A Study in Late Victorian Opinion and Politics.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1965. Illustrated. xii + 348pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly worn at head of spine. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1965. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Walt Whitman's Secret.
374pp. Tall 8vo, grayish cloth (chipped at foot; d.w torn). Chicago: Argus, 1955. Very good. More
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
New York: St. Martin's, 1990. Illustrated. 307pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1990). First U.S. edition. A bear fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld
London: John Murray, 1994. Illustrated. x + 246 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. London: John Murray, (1994). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Royal Family: Years of Transition.
London: John Murray, 1984. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (London): John Murray, (1984). A near fine copy. More
Arthur Ashe: A Life
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018. Illustrated. xii + 767 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2018). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Forgotten Voices of World War II; A New History of World War II in the Words of the Men and Women Who were There
Guilford: Lyons Press, 2004. Illus. 486pp. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w., corners of boards lightly bumped, otherwise very good. Guilford: Lyons Press, (2004). More
Contact; Volume One: Careers of US Naval Aviators, Assigned Numbers 1 to 2000
Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967. Illus. 612pp. 4to, maroon cloth. (Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967). Very good. More
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
New York: Abrams, 1993. 70 illustrations, 56 in full color. Folio, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Never Again; Securing America and Restoring Justice
New York: Center Street, 2006. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., some pages underlined in ink, otherwise very good. New York: Center Street, (2006). More
The Stuarts in Love: With Some Reflections on Love and Marriage in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
New York: 1969. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1969). Very good. More