Recent Arrivals from Downtown Books & News

Springville, Utah: Christopher Publications, 1996. Eleventh printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to (9.5"x6.5"). 724pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards, illustrated endpapers. Upper/tail corner bumped, slightly soiled textblock edge to tail. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar: slightly faded spine panel, NOT price-clipped ($39.95).

London, UK: Fulgur Press, 2013. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Square 4to (11"x11"). 133pp. Black linen-covered boards with grey-stamped title to spine, silver endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket: small faint spot to upper panel. B&W illustrations throughout, fold-out plate. From a limited edition of 1001 copies.

Lightning Flash of Alef/David Chaim Smith, 2020. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo (9"x6.5). 181pp. Black cloth-covered boards with red-giltstamped titles, fine endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket: french folds. B&W illustrations throughout. Includes a deck of 32 soft-feel contemplation cards. The third volume from the Lightning Flash of Alef series.

Nephilim Press, 2016. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo (9.25"x6"). 695pp. Tan buckram covered boards with giltstamped decoration to upper cover and title to spine, black ribbon, illustrated endpapers. Inscribed, "Dear Jack, I hope this tome be a source of blessings in your life" and signed by Maggi to the dedication page. Several faint soiled spots to covers… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co, 1952. First US edition, later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo (7.5"x5.25"). Black cloth-covered boards with silver-stamped title to spine, green photographic endpapers. Slightly cocked. 1/8" tear to cloth at head of spine. Previous owner's bookplate to half title. Textblock edges and pages toned. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar: faded spine,… Read more about this item

New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1883. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 12mo (7.5"x5"). 382pp. Dk teal cloth-covered boards with brown/red/giltstamped titles & decoration. B&W frontis with tissue (foxed), B&W cuts. Lightly rubbed spine extremes and corners, several small light spots to covers, small dent to fore-edge of upper board. Textblock edges and pages toned. Previous owners bookplate… Read more about this item

Boston, Mass: Little, Brown and Co, 1931. First US edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo (8"x5.5"). 343pp. Grey woven cloth with black and red stamped titles/author, red topstain. Slight spine slant. Toned edges and spine, toned interior. Binding tight. Illustrated dj. covered in protective mylar: toned with heavy edgewear, creasing, chips missing at corners and spine extremes, short closed… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, 1888. Fifth McKay edition. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5"x6"). 404pp. Gold yellow cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title and decoration to spine and Whitman's name giltstamped to upper cover (binding A), top-edge gilt, fore- and tail-edges deckled. Lightly rubbed spine extremes and corners. Lightly soiled cloth, more to spine and top-edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pdep. Frontis/etched… Read more about this item

London, England: L. B. Seeley, 1797. Sixth edition. Hardcover. G+/G+/G+. 8vos (8.5"x5.5"). 504 +422 +404pp. Full leather with red/giltstamped spines, laid paper. Leather starting to crack over spine, endbands exposed, some gilt loss. Leather over joints starting to crack. Heavily scuffed covers, several dampstains. Several corners rubbed with board exposed. Previous owner's name in pen to pdeps and… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli, 1978. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Square 4to (10"x10"). 546pp. 254 full color plates. Maroon cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles to spine. Foxing to textblock edges.Photographic dj. covered in protective mylar. Translated from the French by Valerie Howard. Parallel text in English and Arabic.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2005. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Oblong 4to (11"x11.5"). 179pp. Brown paper-covered boards. Tail corner of upper cover slightly bumped. Remainder mark to top-edge. Stain to fore-edge. Photographic dj. covered in protective mylar. Color photographs throughout.

New York: HarperCollins/ecco, 2014. First edition, third printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. 8vo (9.5"x6.5"). 362pp. 1/4 bound white paper & white paper covered boards, title stamped in purple to spine. Spine slant. Tail spine extreme bumped. Flat signed in sharpie to title page. Illustrated dj. covered in protective mylar: not price-clipped.

Paris, France: Chez les Frères de Bure, 1778. Sixth edition. Hardcover. Fair+. 12mo (7"x4"). 492pp. Full leather, spine label, marbeled endpapers, laid paper. Leather cracked over spine parallel to joints, leather cracked over joints. Binding held by 3 of 7 intact raised bands. Signature at p.243 loose except for uppermost band. Leather heavily worn and scuffed. Spine extremes… Read more about this item

Berlin, Germany: Propylaen-Verlag, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Folio (13.5"x11"). Unpaginated. Half black leather and illustrated paper-covered boards with giltstamped title to spine, top-edge gilt, deckled edges. B&W lithographs by Liebermann throughout. Signed by Liebermann in pencil to frontis and in pencil to colophon. From a limited edition, numbered 284 0f 400 copies. Previous owner's bookplate to… Read more about this item

Sugar Grove, NC: Jung Tao Productions/N.V.N., 2006. No additional printings listed. Hardcover. VG/VG+. 4tos (11"x8.5"). 412 + 329pp. Black buckram-covered boards with giltstamped titles. Inscribed and signed by Tran to ffep of both volumes. Very light shelfwear. Textblock edges lightly foxed. Previous owner's name in pen to ffep and some pencilled marginalia to vol1. Vol1. contains Books I-III… Read more about this item

Brookline, Mass: Paradigm Publications, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to (11"x9"). 484pp. Grey cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles. Textblock edges lightly soiled. B&W diagrams throughout. Out of print. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar.

New York: Random House, 1933. First edition, first printing, limited. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo. (10"x7"). 159pp. Full navy leather with red/teal/gilt spine label and four raised bands, deckled edges. Missing original slipcase. Rubbed covers, and spine, spine label chipped. 2" stripe of paint to upper cover. Heavy edgewear, board exposed at corners and spine extremes worn. Endpaper cracked over… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1915. First edition. Paperback. Good+. 8vo (9"x6"). 293pp. Green typographic wraps, staplebound. Large chips missing to spine extremes and upper cover at tail, upper/head corner chipped. Spine and upper cover toned. Pages toned. Binding sound (last page free from staples, but secure).

Winona, MN: Sutton Hoo Press, 2003. First edition, limited. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo (9"x6"). 79pp. Charcoal silk covered-boards with pastedown label to spine and pastedown intaglio to upper cover, deckled edges, cold-pressed paper, letter-pressed text. Flat signed by Sebastian Matthews. B&W and single-color intaglios by Cristofaro: frontis and throughout. From a limited edition of 200 copies. No dj. as… Read more about this item

North Truro, Mass: Pond Road Press, 2006. First edition, first printing, limited. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo (9"x6"). 24pp. B&W photographic wraps. Flat signed by Gilbert to the title page. Slightly rubbed back cover.