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Imprimerie Darantiere, Dijon, 1923. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/Fair. SAIKAKU IBARA. Quaint Stories of Samurais, Dijon: Imprimerie Darantiere, 1923.Octavo, edition of 500, pp. 111, 1 (colophon), card covers with dust jacket. Love stories among samurai and their page boys, in Ken Sato's translation of Ibara's 17th-century work "The glorious stories of Homosexuality." The characters are deeply sentimental, with a tendency to fall ill when their true love seems unattainable.Condition of this book: Tears in dust jacket spine, front hinge split, very clean, no foxing. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Erotica; Japan; 1920s;… Read More

Self published, New York, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WILSON, EDWARD L. Quarter Century in Photography, A Collection of Hints on Practical Photography, New York: self-published, 1887.Octavo, first edition, pp. xv, 16-528, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and rules on spine, gilt lettering inside blind-stamped frames on upper panel, line drawings and engraved illustration. Wilson by the time of this publication was a leading authority on photography, being publisher of the landmark journal The Philadelphia Photographer. The present book is a summary of everything Wilson deemed significant in 25 years of the journal.Condition of this book:Very good with light wear at the edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Viking, New York, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS. Queer, New York: Viking, 1985.Octavo, first edition, pp. xiii, 134, blue cloth boards with silver stamped lettering to the spine, blind-stamped title on front. Set in 1940s Mexico City, this novel remained unpublished for decades until Burroughs had achieved fame as a writer.Condition of this book:Jacket age toned, sticker ghost on front flap and free front endpaper. Boards sunned at top edge, overall very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gay & Lesbian; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0670808334. ISBN/EAN: 9780670808335. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Little Brown, Boston, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ. Quo Vadis, Boston: Little Brown, 1897.Octavo, first American edition, pp. 541, 4 (ads), green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt bust on front. Historical fiction covering the times of Nero, translated from the original Polish by Jeremiah Curtin, was made into a movie repeatedly.Condition of this book:Covers rubbed at edges and corners, small stain on back, a few spots on fore edge, front hinge crack, overall good. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; 19th century; Film, Radio & Television. Pictures of… Read More