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Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Co., 1960. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Various. Modern painting is a book of the greatest painters of the late 19th and throughout the 20th century. The book was written by one of the greatest observers of these painters, Maurice Raynal.( 1894-1969) Since around 1900 the author had been close personal friends of most of the artists in this exceptional and beautiful folio. No one was better qualified than the author for conducting this journey through a recent past so rich in great achievement that all contemporary art has been shaped by it and all future art will stand indebted to it. Book is as new and totally unmarked with 200 large full color plates. Jacket is unclipped $(27.50) and would be as new except for a small stain at bottom of spine. Original slipcase is fine. This wonderful book would be a fine addition to any library.

New York: The Typophiles , 1964. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Original tissue. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Typophile chap books: XXXX this memoir has been designed by Joseph Blumenthal composed by the Peter Pauper Press printed at the Spiral press and the Meriden Gravure Company bound by the H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company, Inc. type face: Granjon for text, Garamond for display paper: Curtis Rag; cover, Tweedweave cloth: Bancroft Linen Finish Seven hundred cipies printed for subscribers, contributors, and friends of Peter Beilenson. Book is Very fine, quarter cloth binding over paper boards with peter Pauper logo on front board. A wonderful homage. Very collectible, in near fine original tissue with a few chips to spine top. Interior flawless and unread.

Chicago: Normandie House, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Original tissue. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Book unread as new condition. The author tries to point out some of the politics hypocritical and evasive thinking of the ruling class during that period in Vardis Fisher's life. Not unlike today. In original tissue with small chip on front and larger chip on rear. One of 400 copies.

About this Item: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln Nebraska, 1971. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in very fine condition, quarter bound in white cloth over faux leather bound boards with gilt lettering and a fine blind stamp of a steer skull in gilt. Priced (25.00) jacket is very good with several closed tears and wear to the extremities. This up to date (1970) bibliography of famed Western artist Charles Russell, records approximately 3500 items and is illustrated with 42 plate, 18 of which are in full color. This is an indispensable guide for students of Western art and history, librarians, dealers and collectors. it is said " that every person who is introduced to Russell's work, becomes a collector. Fine and collectible.

bout this Item: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1971, First Limited Edition, Lincoln, 1971. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. The Bibliography of Charley Russell is in very fine condition. Book is bound in light brown faux leather with gold lettering and a fine blind stamp of a steer skull on the front cover. The priced (50.00) dust jacket is very good with several closed tears. This copy is part of a limited edition #551/600 of 600 numbered copies.In 1948, Charles M. Russell , Cowboy Artist: A bibliography was compiled by Karl Yost describing 865 items about the famous artist. This Bibliography has approximately 3500 citations. This comprehensive bibliography has many great Russell prints in color and black and white. Every person who is introduced to the work of Charley Russell, becomes a collector. Every major art museum has his work prominently displayed . This Limited edition is very desirable and collectible.

About this Item: Henry Holt and Co., New York, 2015. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is AS NEW in a priced (28.00) dust jacket. This book is an electrifying tale of a New York City police detective under siege by an unsolved murder, by his own dark past, and by a violent stalker seeking revenge. Razor sharp and propulsively written, The Whites introduces Harry Brandt ( Richard Price) , a new master of American crime fiction. " The Whited is the crime novel of the year (2015), grim, gutsy and impossible to put down. Call him Brandt or Price, he knows everything about police life, and plenty about friendship; what your friends do for you and what they sometimes do to you.Stephen king. like King, i couldn't put it down.

New York: John day Company, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Covarrubias. The author, John Riddell was a book reviewer for Vanity Fair in the 20's and 30's. This book is dedicated for Frank Crowninshield, the editor and chief of Vanity Fair from 1914-1936. The forward reads in part, "This is a bumptious book, more full of sheer wango and utter pht! than you are likely to find in a doy's march in search or crumpets. Theses untutored memories of a senile reviewer adventuring amid last year's Best Sellers, recorded with a sarcomic pen in a Lexington Avenue doss-hose, what I mean to say, not a scone's throw from Broadway, where was I? Book is in very good condition . Spine is faded but still readable, corners are worn, top stain is still apparent and bottom and fore edge is untrimmed. Tipped in a note from the publisher about the untimely death of Miss Frances Newman, whose novel, DEAD LOVERS ARE… Read More

Self Published, 1967. Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SIGNED First edition book is AS NEW, unmarked, very solid and square beautiful copy, should be listed NEW but it is 51 years old. Book is signed neatly on the title page by the author Marjorie Riegel Ingalls (1897-1995), who I assume is also the illustrator. This book is a delightful addition to any library and appears to be hand lettered lithography. The pictures are innocent and would be very appealing to my young grandchildren. Collectible. Signed by Author

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. During the most violent strife of the Civil War, Constance Robertson has written this gripping story of a group of Northerners who hated Abraham Lincoln.Those were dark years full of hate where social politics of the time, splinted families apart and turned a nation upon itself, almost like today. Book is in very fine condition with a slight bumps at the spine ends.Book appears lightly or unread and is internally unmarked except for several light pencil notations on first free end paper. Unclipped ($3.00) dust jacket has significant losses to bottom front 3"x1.5" and top front 1/2"x5", spine ends and back of jacket at top and bottom. See pictures. Even with the damaged jacket the book and jacket are rare and highly collectible. Book is a first edition and stated first printing.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. BOOK IN FINE CONDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR on card (4.25"x3") pasted down on decorated ffe. Book perfectly clean and unopened. Jacket is unclipped ($4.95) with wear to spine ends and front corners. Three small tape repairs to verso. A fine collectible. 436 pages + a small portfolio.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. BOOK IN FINE CONDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR on card (4.25"x3") pasted down on decorated ffe. Book perfectly clean and unopened. Jacket is unclipped ($4.95) with wear to spine ends and front corners. Three small tape repairs to verso. A fine collectible. 436 pages + a small portfolio.

Berkley, California: Ten Speed Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The guide to cool, odd, risky, and gruesome ways to make a living.

Los Angles : Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, 1982. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book and jacket are fine. Limited to 300 copies in wrappers nad 50 copies bound in cloth. In unmarked and unread condition.

New York: St. Martins Press, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mercy of a Rude Stream is the first book in a six book set that Roth has already finished. This is also the authors first book in 60 years, (1994). Book is in as new condition as is jacket which is priced, but the price on the front flap is covered by a sticker that says " Borders Gift Shop Gift". First edition stated.

About this Item: Franklin Library, Franklin Center Pennsylvania, 1986. Hardcover. Condition: AS New. Herbert Tauss (illustrator). 1st Edition. This beautifully bound first edition book is SIGNED by Philip Roth and LIMITED to members of the Signed First Edition Society. Book is bound in fine red top grain leather with gilt blind stamps on the front, back and spine lettering of the cover. All edges are gilt. Book has never been opened and has a fine silk place holder tipped in. Counter Life is a book about people enacting their dreams of escape and renewal, some of them going so far as to risk their lives to reverse seemingly irreversible destinies. The characters in the Counter Life, are tempted unceasingly by the prospect of an alternative existence that can reverse their fate. The novel Nathan Zuckerman makes an appearance and changes his geography from a dentists office in New Jersey to a small town in England to London and on to the West Bank of Israel. Winner of the National Book… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING stated book is near fine with previous owners signature on front paste down and another word? on ffp. Pencil price and code on half title. Priced (10.95) jacket fine with small wear at spine bottom. The sensationalizing sixties are coming to an end, and even writing a novel can make you a star. The writer Nathan Zuckerman publishes his fourth book, and aggressive, abrasive and comically erotic novel entitled Carnovsky, and all at once his is on the cover of Life ( You remember, the magazine) one of the decades most notorious celebrities.

About this Item: Franklin Library, Franklin Center Pennsylvania, 1983. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Burt Silverman (illustrator). 1st Edition. SIGNED First Edition is As NEW never opened and beautifully bound in full top grain brown leather with gilt blind stamps and spine lettering, gilt edges and a fine silk page holder. Book is signed by the author on the first free end paper. Franklin Library commissioned the fine copy for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Having buried his father in the previous novel Zuckerman Unbound, Zuckerman find himself middle aged and an undiagnosable pain. The mysterious ailment keeps him unable to write, laid up and away from his normal regime. Barred by pain and boredom, Zuckerman finds himself wandering anxiously over failed marriages and lost family members. With all this going on, he decides to return to his alma mater, The University of Chicago to pursue a medical degree. This is the final book in the Zuckerman trilogy and a fine addition… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 1982. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lynne Cherry (illustrator). 1st Edition. Illustrator SIGNED book is new with very good priced (10.50) jacket that is modestly rubbed. No rips or tears or repairs. Book seems unopened. Does an animal that has ten legs and eats corn flakes sound strange? Would you like to own a pet with hands kike a squirrel and a tail like a lion? Or how about a creature that walks up walls and changes color? This book will tell you how to care for these pets. It will also show uou what fun they can be. wonderful children's book, SIGNED by the illustrator Lynne Cherry. Signed by Illustrator

Santa Monica Ca.: Santa Monica Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The title says it all. Many things you wanted to know about the sweetest herb, and a few you probably don't care about because you are usually too stoned to care. Bar code punched for review purposes. $13.00 M

New York: Knopf-Borzoi Books, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The relationship between whites and blacks in Africa is examined in these six wonderful stories by Norman Rush.Book and jacket are in as new condition. jacket is prices ($14.95) and book is unopened. " Nadine Gordimer says " That Norman Rush is the best writer about Americans in Africa since Paul Theroux's ground breaking book jungle Lovers, years ago. A fine collectible.