My Father and Myself.
New York: Coward-Mccann, 1969. 219 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (spine sunned and edges worn). New York: Coward-McCann, (1969). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Coward-Mccann, 1969. 219 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (spine sunned and edges worn). New York: Coward-McCann, (1969). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Moscow: 1989. Signed program from an event about human rights to American writer and editor Leo Lerman (best known for his work at Conde Nast publications and as a major advocate for gay rights from the 1940's until his death in 2011), inscribed: "To Leo Lerman - with gratitude - an effect of my humble efforts - Svetlana - Moscow - September 1989". Excellent condition. Russian-born daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who caused an international furor when she defected..... More
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
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
1896. A.L.S. "Johnstone Bennett" 8vo, 1 page, Hotel Grenoble, ca. 1896, requesting tickets from a theatre owner. In full: "Will you honor me with a box for Tribby" any evening most convenient to you and confer a great favor."Boldly signed and in excellent condition. French-born American stage actress who gained great notoriety for her penchant for wearing men%u2019s attire both in the street and on the stage. She is believed by many to have been one of the very first..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1993). First Edition. More
New York: Bloomsbury, 2018. Illustrated with a handful of b/w images. 437 pages. 8vo, lavender cloth, d.w. New York: Bloomsbury, (2018). A very good(+) copy--light bumping to title pages; in a good wrapper--staining to bottom edge of front panel. More
2007. Numerous color and black & white photographic illustrations. 104 pages, slim small 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. N.p. 2007. Fine. Inscribed by the Publisher and Editor in Chief, Shannon Michael Cane. More
Tuskegee Institute, AL: 1934. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, on personal "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute" letterhead, Tuskegee Institute, AL, April 27, 1934 -- an explicit letter to a young man, filled with highly personal observations on the race barrier which separates them, in part: "Your letter touches me so very deeply as it touches my life so vitally. The financial condition has and is a great stumbling block in our path, this in time I hope will be..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 149 pages. 12mo, yellow boards with black spine, dust wrapper. New York: Columbia University Press, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Vanguard, 1956. 254 pages, blue boards, d.w. New YOrk: Vanguard, 1956. First Edition. His first book. Fine in a a good dust wrapper, lightly edge-chipped, with a closed tear and some dust soil on the back panel. More
London: Routledge, 1975. 243 pages, 8vo, navy cloth, green dust wrapper (price clipped). London: Routledge, 1975. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: GMP Publishers, 1985. Illustrated with color paintings throughout. 93 pages with text in German and English. Square 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. London: GMP Publishers, (1985). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 414pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, sunned and edge-worn d.w. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1963). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
2010. Photo illustrations. 4to, thin photographic wrappers. (New York & Paris) 2010. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 300 numbered copies. Two photographs laid in. More
New York: 1987. 2 pages (front and back) on "Committee For the Free World" letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, New York, April 15, 1987. In this letter, Decter writes to constitutional attorney Howard Meyer in response to his lengthy missive to her. In small part: "...The Boys on the Beach is not homophobic. It is to be sure - an attack on the Gay Rights movement...which is not synonymous with homosexuals, any more than the Black Power movement was co-extensive..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1952. Translated by P.B. 143 pages. Short slim 8vo, blue cloth, graphic d.w., lightly worn at spine ends. London: Secker & Warburg, 1952. 2nd impression. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. From the Standard Edition of the Works of Gide. More
New York: St. Martin's, 1984. Illustrated with full-bleed images, many double-page, some in colot. Unpaginated. Very slim folio, celadon green cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's, 1984. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Covici Friede, 1928. 2 volumes, tall 8vo, handsomely rebound in 1/2 tan morocco, black leather spine labels. New York: Covici Fried, 1929. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 225 numbered copies signed by Radclyffe Hall. More
New York: Random House, 1965. Foreword by John Braine & introduction by Robert Nemiroff. lxi, [3], 143 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (largely intact but with some light chipping at spine ends). New York: Random House, (1965). First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed and dated on front endpaper by Robert Nemiroff (Hansberry's husband and co-producer of the play) "For Lynn Lane - One of those who helped to prove why the author believed..... More
New York: Random House, 1988. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1988). First American Edition. Fine. More
Chicago: Aldine, 1974. xix + 180pp., 8vo, orange cloth. Chicago: Aldine Publishing, (1974). A very good copy. More
Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1989. Illustrated. 384pp., 8vo, 1/2 green leather with gilt decoration, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1989). A fine copy. More
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