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The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. 344 pages. 8vo, two-toned blue and green boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (slightly dust-soiled). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (2014). First edition. Signed by Ackerman at the half-title page. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Fables of Aesop
Boston: Gambit, 1975. Selected and illustrated by David Levine with 50 humorous line drawings. 104 pages. Thin 8vo, black cloth with red printed labels on cover and spine, d.w. (price-clipped and lightly chipped at edges, with one small stain). Boston: Gambit, 1975. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper; inscribed by the artist on the half title, along with a large original pen and ink drawing of a lion. More
Autographed Document Signed.; (Vermont) A Proposed Road from Charter to Manchester
Londonderry: 1831. Fine content A.D.S., folio, 1 page, Londonderry, January 14, 1831, an affidavit by pub owner John Aiken to the Committee opposing the roadway that would pass his establishment, in part: "...I John Aiken keep a Public House in Londonderry on the road leading from Charter to Manchester - am well acquainted with the road all the way and think myself and have frequently heard the teamsters and other travelers remark that with some trifling attention in the town..... More
February Trouble
New York: Walker, 1992. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Walker, (1992). First Edition. Autographed on the title page. More
January Corpse.
New York: Walker, 1991. 8vo, orange boards, d.w. N.Y.: Walker, (1991). First Edition. Fine. Scrawled autograph of the author on the title page, and with a publicity photo of him laid in. More
The Five People You Meet In Heaven AND: Tuesdays With Morrie
Norwalk: Easton, 2005. 2 volumes. 196; 192 pages. 8vo, full gilt-stamped burgundy leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, 2005. Fine. The first volume is signed on preliminary page and includes the certificate of authenticity. More
Time I Was Dead: Pages From My Autobiography
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. Illustrated in both color and black and white with reproductions of drawings and photographs. 387 pages, 8vo, 1/2 maroon morocco. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. Near Fine. A funny and self effacing autobiography accompanied by illustrations by the author. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 10, signed by Cecil Aldin. Handsome early bookplate on inside front cover and small newspaper article about the book with a photo of Cecil Alden and is..... More
The Colonel's Daughter.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1931. Tall 8vo, green cloth, uncut; spine faded. London: Chatto & Windus, 1931. Limited First Edition. One of 210 signed copies. More
Command Performance: An Actress in the Theater of Politics.
Cambridge: Da Capo, 2001. Small 8vo, 335 pages, paperback. Cambridge: Da Capo. (2001). Fine. Boldly signed in blue on the title page. More
Command Performance: An Actress in the Theater of Politics.
Norwalk: Easton, 2001. 335 pages, tall 8vo, full black leather, ornately gilt covers and spine, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (2001. Fine. Signed on the limitation page. More
Earth Moods and Other Poems.
New York: Harper, 1925. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Harper, 1925. First Edition. Inscribed by the author. More
Typed Letter Signed
Van Nuys: 2000. American television personality, author, composer, musician and actor who achieved national fame as the first host of The Tonight Show; the first late-night television talk show. Excellent content T.L.S. "Steve", reminiscing about the early days on the Tonight Show. 4to. 1 page, personal letterhead, Van Nuys, California, February 21st 2000 Written just a few months before his death, to long time friend and collaborator Herb Sargent. The letter reads in full: "I'm hurrying to finish up a...... More
The Achievement of Isaac Bashevis Singer
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1969. 177 pages, 8vo, red cloth with a gilt-lettered spine, dust wrapper (worn and chipped). Carbondale & Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, (1969). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed "Marcia" by the editor on the front free endpaper. More
Nixon. Volume Three: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1900
Norwalk: Easton, 1991. Illustrated. 667pp. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1991). First edition. A fine copy, signed by the author. More
The Nightingale
New York: Crown, 1984. Illustrated in color by Beni Montresor. Adapted by Alan Benjamin. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, 1984. First Edition. Presentation copy: "For Howard and his family with a kiss from Beni Montresor 1985" More
Pyramids Rise, Spheres Turn, and Cubes Stand Still: David Nash, 19 May - 16 July 2005
London: Annely Juda Fine Art, 2005. Illustrated in color and black and white. 72 pages, slim oblong 8vo, tan pictorially stamped cloth. London: Annely Juda Fine Art, 2005. A fine copy (every so slightly bumped spine ends). Signed David Nash on the title page with a drawing of a pyramid, a sphere, and a cube. More
Robinson Jeffers: Fragments of an Older Fury.
Berkeley: Oyez, 1968. Essays in Tribute and Definition. 8vo, printed wrappers. Oyez, 1968. First Edition. Review copy. Inscribed by the author. Crease in front cover, otherwise fine. More
Pour ne pas Mourir; To Not to Die
Paris: Editions de la Difference, 1987. Text in French and English (translated from the English by Francois Rosso). Slim 8vo, stiff white wrappers with red and blue lettering at the front cover and spine. Paris: Editions de la Difference, (1987). Limited first edition -- 1 of 99 un-numbered copies. A fine copy. Signed and inscribed by both Arakawa and Gins on the half-title page. More
Brett Weston Photographs.
New York: Weyhe, 1956. 28 plates by Weston. 102pp., very small stain on fore edge, not affecting the margins. Square 4to, black cloth (extremities of spine rubbed and worn), d.w. is present, but tattered and in pieces. New York: Weyhe, (1956). First Edition. Very good(+). Inscribed on the fly-leaf by the author "Merle & Isabell" More
Robert Motherwell.
New York: Abrams, 1982. Profusely illustrated with 332 images, including 116 plates in color. 250 pages. Oblong 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Harry Abrams, (1982). Second edition, revised. A fine copy in a near fine wrapper. Boldly signed by Motherwell on the front endpaper. More
Julian Stanczak. Decades of Light.
Buffalo: University at Buffalo, 1990. Numerous color plates. 151 pages. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (lightly rubbed at edges). Buffalo: University at Buffalo, 1990. First trade edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Signed by the artist at bottom of the title page, but this is NOT the limited edition, so there is NO original signed print included. More
In America
New York: Knopf, 1983. Numerous color photographic illustrations. Oblong 4to, glossy blue boards, d.w. (wrapper yellowed and a bit mis-aligned; small dampstain at foot). New York: Alfred Knopf, 1983. First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper . Signed on the fly-leaf by the photographer. More