FIRST EDITION
Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions, by A Square
London: Seeley & Co., 1884. Black and white illustrations within the text by the author. viii, 100 pages. Small square 4to (8.5 x 7 inches), original plain card wrappers with illustrated parchment dust wrapper; uncut edges. London: Seeley & Co., 1884. First edition. Some light scattered foxing and neat contemporary ownership name on front endpaper, otherwise pages are rather clean. Minor wear to spine ends; the fragile wrapper, toned as usual, has significant loss at spine but is otherwise intact..... More
Lucien Aigner
New York: International Center for Photography, 1979. Illustrated with black and white photography throughout. 127 pages, silm wide 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: International Center for Photography, 1979. First paperback edition. A near fine copy. More
Fascism: A Warning
New York: Harper, 2018. 288 pages. 8vo, black boards, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped). New York: Harper, (2018). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath
New York: Random House, 2012. 198 pages. Thin 8vo, blue boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Random House, (2012). First edition. Upper corners bumped. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Nelson Algren's Own Book of Lonesome Monsters
New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1963. 213 pages, 8vo, orange boards with a dark gray cloth spine (faded) .New York: Bernard Geis Associates, (1963). First Edition. Inscribed by Algren on two facing pages, in a heavy felt tipped marker which has leaked through several pages, making it difficult to read. The verso of the dedication page reads "For Russ and May from Nelson, with a drawing of 2 cats. The facing Contents page is over-written " 'Lost and by the..... More
The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
New York: Pantheon, 2006. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Jules Feiffer. Unpaginated oblong 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To [...] - With much love, and huge gratitude - you made this book happen - Jenny Love, Jules Feiffer." More
The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
New York: Pantheon, 2006. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Jules Feiffer. Unpaginated oblong 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed by Allen and Feiffer on the title page: "To All of the Hornes - with lots of love, Jenny and Jules Oct 06." More
Tight Shot
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 262 pages, 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper with mylar cover. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1995). First edition. Near fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
New York: Knopf, 1965. Translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby. Interesting illustrations by Emil Antonucci. 97 pages. Thin 8vo, decorative boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1965. First American Edition. More
Man in the Middle
New York: ESPN Books, 2007. 290 pages, 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: ESPN Books, (2007). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed in black marker on the half-title page: "To George & Peter, Best Wishes, John Amaechi." 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
Children of Abraham
New York: Putnam, 1942. 433 pages, 8vo, black cloth (gently edge-worn and bumped). New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1942). First edition. Very good(-) condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Dr. F. Breitbarth with best wishes, Sholem Asch, Stamford, May 42." More
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror: Poems
New York: Viking, 1975. 83pp., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1975). First Edition. Review copy, with publicity photo and broadside. Autographed by Ashbery on the title page. More
The Atonement and Other Stories
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 275 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed on half title. More
The Education of Oscar Fairfax
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 225 pages, 8vo, purple cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the front free endpaper. More
The Lady of Situations
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. 274 pages, tall 8vo, beige and green cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. First edition. Fine. Signed in full on the title page. More
A World of Profit
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. 265 pages, 8vo, silver-stamped blue cloth with a black label on the spine, dust wrapper (worn). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed in full in a large hand on the flyleaf. More
Observations.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Profusely illustrated with fine photographs by Avedon, many full-page. Comments by Capote. 151 pages. Thin folio, glossy white printed boards (spine sunned and worn/scuffed at edges), printed slipcase. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First edition. Overall a very good(-) copy in the publisher's printed board slipcase, which is sunned, soiled and well-rubbed at extremities. More
By Myself
New York: Knopf, 1979. Illustrated with 57 black and white photographs. 377 pages. 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. (loose fitting). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Signed on the front free endpaper by Lauren Bacall. Very faint water stain on bottom edge of front cover. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Book of Jamaica
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. First edition. 326 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1980). A near-fine copy. Author signature-- presentation copy. More
Success Stories
New York: Harper, 1986. First edition. 183 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Harper & Row, (1986). A fine copy. Author signature. More
The Story of Little Black Sambo.; The Dumpy Books for Children, No. 4.
London: Grant Richards, 1901. 27 color illustrations. [14], 113 pages consisting of 56 single-sided pages, with text pages facing the illustrations so there are back-to-back blanks throughout. 16mo, pale green cloth with decorative stripes (cloth fingered and spine browned; inner hinges partially cracked but holding; several pages with minor staining). London: Grant Richards, 1901. Sixth edition. A very good copy, preserved in a lovely custom clamshell box with Sambo inlaid in colored leather on cover. More
Oaxacan Wood Carving: The Magic in the Trees
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 107 pages. Thin 4to, black cloth with red inlaid lettering, d.w. (slightly edgeworn). San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1993). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Photography by Vicki Ragan. More














