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Paris: E.Guillaume, 1897. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Marrold et Mittis . A very small run of 100 copies, 50 being printed on papier du Japon, another 50 on papier du Chine, of a very small tome, measuring in this case 3" x 5 3/4" in size. Mylar coat over printed, illustrated wraps, miniscule print denoting that this is an addition to the publisher's "Lotus Bleu" collection. Red and white duotone illustrations. 235 pp., with a Table of Contents following, some lovely black-and-white tails and heads and initials. A couple of unopened top edges. Multiple fine compositions by Marrold and Mittis.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: A Marion Wood Book / Henry Holt and Company, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" in "number" line present. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Two-tone, red cloth over boards, black cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. 300 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Tubingen, Germany: J.G. Cotta, 1801. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Published in Tübingen, Germany in 1801 by J.G. Cotta, this copy being a fine exemplar of the First Edition Thus, the first printing in German language using a Roman type-font of Shakespeare's influential exhibition of political intrigue and paranoia. Macbeth (the original, full title having been The Tragedie of Macbeth) was allegedly performed first in 1606, a fine account of the physical and psychological effects that political ambition can have on those who would usurp the throne, in this case, the Scottish general of an English King, urged on by his feckless wife. 161 pp., measuring 5" x 8". Original paper wraps removed, recently rebound in decorated, mottled brown paper over boards, light rubbing to extremities, faint scuffing to tips, spine head and foot. This first printing (in Roman type) was followed by a second printing in the Fraktur type-font later in the… Read More

New York: The Lefebre Gallery, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Square 12mo 7" - 7. Romulo Maccio. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy of an artist exhibit catalog from a show sponsored by The Lefebre Gallery, minor wear of glossy covers, less to text-block, and with neither underlining nor highlighting. Replete with reproductions of the best art works from the beloved painter. A perfectly readable, usable copy. Unpaginated, but roughly 14 pp. Two copies available, complete with artist biography and chronology.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: E.P. Dutton / Seymour Lawrence, 1984. Third Printing of the First Edit. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author at title page, being another fine novel by the author of Black Tickets, a coming-of-age of drama of two boys from the last years of the Depression to the turbelent '60s. Stated Third Printing of the First Edition. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. xii, 331 pp. The richly praised debut novel of the bestselling author of Shelter. You'll remember the Hampson family.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: E. P. Dutton/Seymour Lawrence, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED boldly by the author at title page, author also of the prize-winning collection of short stories, Black Tickets. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in blue paper over boards, stamped gilt illustration to front cover, white cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. A highly acclaimed debut novel in which the author introduces the family Hampsons, "an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history," stretching all the way from the Great Depression to the Vietnam War. 331 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. A fine and probing, accessible updating in the form of a sixtieth anniversary edition review of the fabulous 1934 exhibition of the same name, devoted to "machine art," from domestic to industrial. Stiff, illustrated card stock wraps, an Introduction by Phillip Johnson, a List of Lenders to the Exhibition, and then major sections devoted to Industrial Units, Household and Office Equipment, Kitchenware, House Furnishings and Accessories, Scientific Instruments. Unpaginated, but roughly 80 pp. of sharp and distinct black-and-white reproductions on high-gloss paper. Each page has illustrations that are titled, captioned, and priced.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Brooklyn / New York: The Brooklyn Museum, in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. An exposition catalog that greatly augments the show that was held in Brooklyn, New York in 1986, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles in 1987, and Atlanta in 1988. No copies available in this state (stated First Edition, bound handsomely with bright-red cloth, with black lettering to spine and illustration to cover, covered by a bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped, with over 400 bright plates, 55 in full color) and SIGNED by the third editor, the noted art critic and historian, Dickran Tashjian. Special focus on the Machine Age in painting, design, architecture, graphic arts and more by Dickran Tashjian, Richard Guy Wilson, and Dianne H. Pilgrim, and then Foreword contributed also by Robert T. Buck. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and… Read More

London: C. Aitchison Belfast, 1861. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo 7" - 7. First Edition Thus, being introduced and edited by W.K. Killen, with the original, full title as "A Narrative of the Siege of Londonderry, or the Late Memorable Transactions of that City, faithfully represented, to rectify the Mistakes and supply the Omissions of Mr. Walker's account, by John Mackenzie, Chaplain to a Regiment there during the Siege." Handsomely rebound in a creamy burgundy-colored leatherette over tips and spine, marbled paper over boards, bright gilt lettering over black cloth label in two of the five compartments made by four raised bands, and with new, stiff endpapers. Very light wear to text-block, scattered foxing, still quite bright and clean, tightly bound. Introductory notes by W.D. Killen, who here edits Mackenzie's definitive text regarding the Derry Siege of 1689xxi [2], 4-95Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional… Read More

New York: HarperCollins, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. Signed by the author at half-title. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" in number line present. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound handsomely in two-tone, paper over boards, cloth-backed. 528 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

London: Robert Hale, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinctive lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Replete with black-and-white photographs and illustrations from the world of eccentric sportsmen in the 19th century. [7], 8-207 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Dutton Children's BOoks, 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stated First American Edition. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2003. Second Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Portions of this fine, racing work of North Americana were published in 1972, and another set of parts were published in 1989. This is a stated First Edition, First Printing of this edition. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: The Century Company, 1902. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Uber scarce in the trade in this state and condition, being an early reprint, a cute little tome, a collection of beloved Orientalist poetry and prose. Bound in publisher's original illustrated paper over boards, green cloth over spine, illustrated paper label running the length of the spine, moderately abraded and soiled, less soiled front cover, even less, rear cover. Top edge gilt quite finely, rough-cut fore-edge and bottom edge. John Luther Long (January 1, 1861 – October 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly," which appears here but that was based on the recollections of his sister, Jennie Correll, who had traveled to and lived in Japan with her missionary husband. His obituary quoted his self-interpretation as "a sentimentalist, and a feminist and proud of it" (Wikipedia). Frontis matter, 1-224 pp.Member, I.O.B.A.,… Read More

Utica, New York: Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking show held between April 11 and September 5, 1976, sponsored by the Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute. Published by Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute, with a long opening essay by Julia Sabine and Douglas Preston, followed by a checklist, displaying everything from model trains to carvings, primitive tools to quilts. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of printed covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Green heavy card stock wraps, printed by Brodock Press of Utica, New York. [4], 5-73 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Racine, Wisconsin: Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Walter Hamady. I make art because Walter Hamady tells me that I can not NOT make art." Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the stiff paper wrappers, in gate-fold and bound unusually. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held to pay due homage to Hamady's art studio and many of his finest students. Introduction by Bruce W. Pepich, Director of the Museum, and with plentiful artist statements, from Charles Alexander, Janet Ballweg, Gretchen Lee Coles, Lester Harrison Dore, and others.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Melrose Publishing / Grove Press, 1982. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Jeff Dunas. Erotic photography at its early '80s glossiest, featuring full-color, full-page nudes and partial nudes by the high-fashion photographer Jeff Dunas. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Handsomely produced in black cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 112 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Koln, Germany: Taschen, 1990. Softcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Martin Hugo Maximillian Schreiber. On 12 February 1979 a quiet, shy young woman walked into my studio for the first time. She was the nude model for my photography class that evening. She said that she was a dancer, her name was Madonna Ciccone." Martin Hugo Maximilian Schreiber (b. 1946) is a Czech-American photographer who captured Madonna pre-megastardom in stunning black-and-white photographs. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy black-and-white pictorial wraps, covered in stiff plastic sleeve folded over at top and bottom edges considerably. Big, tall, quarto softcover format, replete with black-and-white and full color, full photographs of an early Madonna. Trilingual in English, German and French, and with artist's signed release form depicted alongside a portrait of the photograph. Unpaginated,… Read More

New York: The Mystery League, Inc, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An added bonus is that this true First Edition (stated) contains the first chapter of Turmoil at Brede, by Seldon Truss. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, with slight forward cock to spine, some rubbing to extremities, but stands solidly by itself on the shelf. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered, at half-title. 286 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Magdalena Abakanowicz. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in brown cloth over boards, blind-stamped title to front cover. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. One hundred forty-eight illustrations 47 of which are in full color. [6], 7-223 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.