English Music.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1992. Frontispiece by Norman Walker. 400 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped red leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1992. Fine. Signed first edition. More about English Music
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You Gotta Have Heart
New York: Donald I. Fine, 1990. An autobiography with Lee Davis. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs; endpapers decorated with drawings by Al Hirschfeld. 354 pages, 8vo, yellow and burgundy cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1990). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To ...:New friends who I hope will someday be old friends ... Richard, 10/8/91" More about You Gotta Have Heart
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 about Lucien Aigner
Cats and Bats and Things with Wings
New York: Atheneum, 1965. Illustrated in color and black and white by Milton Glaser. Unpaginated slim 4to, yellow cloth (gently rubbed and bumped at the corners). New York: Atheneum, 1965. First edition. Very good condition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Aaron and Linda from Conrad with love 1965." More about Cats and Bats and Things with Wings
Ragged Dick; Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
Boston: Loring, 1868. 8vo, original embossed green cloth, spine title in gilt. Boston: Loring, (1868). First Edition.; First state with "Fame and Fortune" announced for December, and Dick standing alone on the engraved half-title. Good copy of a book frequently found in deplorable condition. The book is cocked; minor blistering and staining on covers; repair to inner front hinge; pencillled bibliographic notes on endpaper, but altogether attractive. More about Ragged Dick; Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe
Boston: Loring, 1871. 5 illustrations, including frontispiece; yellow tinted end-leaves. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in gilt & blind; edges rubbed; light shelf-wear. Boston: Loring, (1871). Early edition Third title in the Pluck and Luck series. More about Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe
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 (stained and spotted on the spine), dust wrapper (heavily worn and torn) in a mylar sleeve. New York: Bernard Geis Associates, (1963). First printing. A very good(-) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Roger and Fay Donoghue, may your shadows never grow less - Nelson." More about Nelson Algren's own book of Lonesome Monsters
Action at Aquila
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. 369 pages, 8vo, cloth (bottom corners lightly bumped). New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1938). First Edition. Very good condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "This first edition of Action at Aquila autographed for E. Donovan of New York City with the [?] regards of the author Hervey Allen. May 4, 1946." More about Action at Aquila
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 about The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
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 about Tight Shot
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 about The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
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 about Man in the Middle
Night Train
New York: Harmony Books, 1997. 175 pages, 8vo, two-toned boards, dust wrapper in a mylar sleeve. New York: Harmony Books, (1997). First American edition. Fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More about Night Train
After
New York: Random House, 1973. 342 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped). New York: Random House, (1973). First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Dear Howard - I enjoyed our talk at the Museum of Broadcasting. Thank you for your generous attitude towards my work. Possession of this book does not carry with it the obligation to read it. Just regard it as a thank you. Best, Bob April 28, 1981." More about After
Nibble Nibble Mousekin: A Tale of Hansel and Gretel
New York: Harcourt, 1962. Illustrated in color and black and white. Large slim unpaginated 8vo, green cloth (spine and edges faded). New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., (1962). First edition. Very good(-) condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "for TOBY + for Jonny!" Signed in full below by author/illustrated Joan Walsh Anglund, who has drawn a small image of two berries. More about Nibble Nibble Mousekin: A Tale of Hansel and Gretel
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 about Children of Abraham
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror: Poems
New York: Viking, 1975. 83pp., coth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1975). First Edition. Autographed by Ashbery on the title page. More about Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror: Poems
Foundation and Empire
New York: gnome, 1952. 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Gnome Press (1952). First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Second book in the Foundation Series, and the fourth in the in-universe chronology. More about Foundation and Empire
The House of Lee
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1940. 302 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (worn and torn) in a mylar sleeve. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1940. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Albert Bender from his friend - except when he calls her "Dr." Gertrude Bender 1940." Bender later presented the book with an inscription on the facing page: "To my dear friend Andre Kostelanetz, every good wish, Albert Bender." More about The House of Lee
Broadway
New York: Macmillan, 1970. Profusely illustrated. 484 pages, 8vo, red cloth. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1970. Very good condition. Signed in full by Atkinson on the front free endpaper. More about Broadway
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 about The Atonement and Other Stories
The Education of Oscar Fairfax
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 225 pages, 8vo, purple cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (gently creased on the front cover). 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 about The Education of Oscar Fairfax
The Education of Oscar Fairfax
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 225 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed on front end paper. More about The Education of Oscar Fairfax
Exit Lady Masham
Franklin, 1983. Illustration by Istvan Ventilla. 169pp. Thin 8vo, gilt stamped red leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1983. Fine. Signed first edition. More about Exit Lady Masham
False Gods
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages, 8vo, black cloth dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Barbara with love, Louis." More about False Gods