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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940. 2 volumes. First Edition. The pictures included were judged by Edward Steichen and there are over 400 photographs printed here, including work by Cunningham, Munkacsi, Weston and many others. 4to, publisher's original red cloth lettered in gilt on the spines and with paper labels lettered in red and black on the upper covers. 256; 248 pp. Very fine, very clean copies, protected in clear plastic. FIRST EDITION AND A FINE COPY OF THE AMERICAN STORY TOLD IN PHOTOGRAPHS IN TWO VOLUMES. "This is a thrilling story, a saga more grand in performance than any of the fabled conceptions of older lands. Only in part is it captured. But surely a midwest farm is part of it; a metropolis is part of it; a young immigrant who became a great photographer because he loved this land, is part of it. So, too, is the wondrous beauty of this land; the despair of people who find it blowing away from them. War, unfortunately, is part of it; all the people who will face war to… Read More

New York: R.R. Bowker Company for the Newberry Library, 1962. The Revised and Enlarged edition. 4to, publisher's original brown cloth lettered and ruled in gilt on the spine. 652 pp. A well preserved copy of this important reference work used by both bibliophiles and collectors. The cloth is quite fresh, solid, and sound with only light evidence of age or use. Roughly 36 leaves are worn or dog-eared at the lower outside corner, not affecting the text. A HIGHLY IMPORTANT RESOURCE WORK KNOWN IN THE TRADE SIMPLY AS "HOWES". This is the first comprehensive, and still a definitive, bibliography of works related to America, an essential component to any reference library dealing with “U.S.iana”. This edition contains 170 books that were not included in the first edition.

New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1954. First Edition. 4to, publisher's original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. x, 656 pp. A well preserved copy of this important reference work used by both bibliophiles and collectors. The cloth is quite fresh, solid, and sound with only light evidence of age or use. A HIGHLY IMPORTANT RESOURCE WORK KNOWN IN THE TRADE SIMPLY AS "HOWES". This is the first comprehensive, and still a definitive, bibliography of works related to America, an essential component to any reference library dealing with “U.S.iana”. This edition contains 170 books that were not included in the first edition.

Leipzig: Verlag Von Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1902. First edition. The volume is extensively illustrated with charts, graphs, tables, plates and etc. 8vo, in the original publisher’s blue cloth ruled and lettered on the spine in gilt. viii, 948. A fine copy, very bright and clean, the binding and endpapers only with the lightest of mellowing. FIRST EDITION of Max Planck's paper on the nature of white light, part of his work on heat radiation and electrodynamics. While extensively studied by others during this same period, Planck reports here on the results of his own investigations on radiation procedures. The “Annalen der Physik” was one of the most important and influential scientific journals of the twentieth century. Also in this volume are 61 other significant papers in physics with contributions by Otto Lehmann, Johannes Stark, Max Toepler, Paul Drude and many other of the leading scientist of the day.

London: Hutchinson and Co, 1902. 2 volumes. First edition. With 48 beautiful color plates, 506 illustrations from drawings and photos, and 9 maps. 4to, publisher's original black cloth gilt lettered on spines, with gilt and white embossed pictorial decoration on upper covers, with original bright botanical endpapers, t.e.g. xiv, 470; xiii, 471-1018 pp. A handsome set, the text-blocks and illustrations and maps clean and fine, the cloth in pleasing condition, sometime restored at the backs using stronger cloth incorporating the original spine panels, the gilt work well preserved with light evidence of age, the hinges tight and strong and unbroken, a copy from the Carnegie Library with their bookplates and stamps, old shelf numbers removed at the spine panels, still a good set of this scarce work. SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH GILT. ohnston’s superb description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, language and history of the Uganda territory. Handsomely… Read More

London: William P. Nimmo, 1875. 2 volumes. First edition. Both volumes with lithographic frontispieces, fold-out maps and illustrations throughout. 8vo, publisher’s original blue cloth, lettered and with pictorial motifs and borders in gilt on the spines, the upper covers with large and elaborate central pictorial decorations in gilt and black, bordering decorations in black, double ruled in black, the lower covers embellished in blind with ornamental devices and double border rules. xix, 380, 16 adverts; vii, 408 pp. A pleasing, well preserved and handsome set with some light shelf abrasion to the heads and tails of the spine. Endleaves and hinges in good order but with some minor splitting to the paper, spines a bit mellowed as expected, turnovers and extremities lightly rubbed, light aging, the text blocks in excellent and especially clean state with only minor age toning. Scarce in the original cloth without repairs as in this copy. RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. In 1872… Read More

[Paris], Tokyo: [Shakespeare and Company ], Yushodo/Inkpen Press, [1922], 2001. A very finely produced facsimile of the first edition of Ulysses, LIMITED to 120 copies. The facsimile is printed on fine paper by the Inkpen Press. Large thick 8vo [195 x 235 mm], beautifully hand-bound in full crushed blue morocco, the spine handsomely lettered in gilt, housed in a blue moire cloth slipcase. (10), 732, (2) pp. A mint, pristine and superb copy. A BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF JAMES JOYCE’S ULYSSES, the most important novel of the twentieth century . The true first edition of this book is now beyond the range of all but a very small handful of collectors, this facsimile provides the opportunity to own this important and handsome work in a format, and with the feel, of the first edition. ULYSSES can be viewed as the pinnacle of the Modernist movement, and its impact on all subsequent western literature is unmistakable. Such writers as Virginia Woolf, John Dos… Read More

Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1926. The first printing of Ulysses to have the type entirely reset, work accomplished with Joyce’s participation, the 8th printing overall and one of the key Shakespeare and Company printings, very early and desirable. Small 4to, in a handsome contemporary binding of three-quarter dark-blue morocco over blue cloth boards, the spine divided by bands ruled in gilt, one compartment lettered in gilt. The original blue wrappers, printed in white as issued by Shakespeare and Company in Paris, are bound in at the front and back. (6), 735 pp. A very desirable copy in contemporary binding, the paper still quite fresh and all very sturdy and sound. A handsome book with only light evidence of age. ONE OF THE KEY PRINTINGS BY SYLVIA BEACH’S SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY OF THIS LANDMARK OF 20th CENTURY LITERATURE. It is the first reprinting of the work to use entirely reset type. The work was accomplished with Joyce’s participation. The copy is bound as is often… Read More

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1936. First Edition, English Issuance, First Authorized English edition, one of 900 copies only, printed on special Japon vellum papers, probably the most beautiful First Edition of ULYSSES ever printed. Tall, thick, royal 8vo, publisher’s original full green polished linen buckram with the gilt lettering and pictorial decoration of the gilt bow designed by Eric Gill on the upper cover and spine, housed in the rare printed dustjacket lettered in black on the upper cover and on the spine and decorated with the bow in red on the spine panel. [xvi], 766 pp. A well preserved copy, the covers of the green cloth in bright and beautiful condition without any of the fading typical to the book, the back just a bit mellowed at the tips, the dustjacket with the price still intact and showing some light aging and some evidence of use or handling, but whole and without major defects or substantial wear, some tidying up to the verso. A pleasing survival with all… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1881. First edition, early state, formatted and decorated as the first issue, “presumptive” corrected on p. 9. With numerous illustrations throughout, including many full page, by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser. 8vo, handsomely bound by Bennett in full blue morocco, the spine with raised bands gilt stopped, the compartments with fully gilt panels incorporating floral corner tools and central floral devices gilt, the covers with double gilt fillet borders enclosing a central panel gilt ruled and with elaborate gilt tooling filling the whole, gilt ruled and gilt decorated turnovers, the original blue cloth covers included as the front and rear paste-downs, very skillfully accomplished, original blue cloth spine panel tipped onto the front free-fly, all edges gilt, a very handsome copy. 231 pp. A well preserved copy in a very handsome binding, beautifully preserved with some light bumping and sophistication to the upper corners of the binding, and with a… Read More

London: George Routledge & Sons , ca.[1883]. An early reissue of the first English edition of UNCLE REMUS, His Songs and Sayings (U.S. Title). With 50 illustrations by A.T. Elwes 8vo, publisher's original light brown cloth lettered and vividly pictorially decorated on the upper cover in black and lettered on the spine in gilt. xxxi, 248 + 8 ads. A pleasing and well preserved copy of this American classic, the hinges tight and strong, the text-block clean, the binding with only minor evidence of age. A great American classic, The adventures of Brer Rabbit, the Tar Baby, Brer Fox etc. Routledge produced the only complete and correct English edition of the time, in Joel Harris’s own words, “all the others are garbled”. The illustrations are excellent and are quite different from those used in the American editions.

Boston: John P. Jewett & Company, 1852. 2 volumes. First edition. Later Issue, in the Rare Special Presentation Binding, elaborately gilt decorated and gilt edged, first edition of the text with later points. Copyright statement of Geo. C. Rand & Co. Illustrated with original engravings. 8vo, publisher's original purple-brown cloth, with full gilt decorated spines and extra gilt fully decorated covers for this noted limited gift binding, all edges gilt, the best of the publisher's special bindings. [i]-x, [13]-312, [2-blank]; [2, blank], [i]-iv, [5]-322, [2, blank], [12 publisher's ads], [2, blank] pp. collated complete, six engraved illustrations. A very pleasing and handsome copy of this very scarce issue. The books present very well with only just a bit of the inevitable rubbing to the head of the spine panels, a beautifully preserved copy, with only light mellowing to the cloth, the original yellow endleaves remain in a fine state of preservation, the hinges are tight and strong, the… Read More

Boston: Buddenbrooks, 2005. First and only edition, limited to 260 total copies in total. This being ONE OF 35 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES ONLY, printed on Neenah paper and bound in boards. With five black and white photographs by Tommy Thompson. 8vo, original indigo paper-coved boards, the spine lettered in gilt, in the original pictorial decorated dust jacket. 157pp. As new, a pristine and perfect copy. ONE OF ONLY 35 COPIES OF THIS RARE AND SPECIAL FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. UNCLOTHED is a series of posthumously published poems by noted Boston dancer and choreographer Julie Ince Thompson. Taken by cancer in 2003 at the age of 52, this is her poignant “choreography of words” written during the final chapter of her life. A dancer, a wife, a mother and a woman; it was with these words that she faced, with grace and courage, the reality of her illness and mortality. Proceeds from the sale of UNCLOTHED benefit the Julie Ince Thompson Award Scholarship Fund at the Boston Conservatory.

Boston: Buddenbrooks, 2005. First and only edition, limited to 260 total copies in total. This being ONE OF 20 COPIES ONLY, hand-numbered in Roman and SIGNED BY BOTH THE PUBLISHER AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER, printed on fine Strathmore paper and bound in linen. With five black and white photographs by Tommy Thompson. 8vo, original white linen-covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt and in the original white linen-covered slipcase. 157pp. As new, a pristine and perfect copy. ONE OF ONLY 20 COPIES OF THIS RARE AND SPECIAL FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, SIGNED BY BOTH THE PUBLISHER AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER. UNCLOTHED is a series of posthumously published poems by noted Boston dancer and choreographer Julie Ince Thompson. Taken by cancer in 2003 at the age of 52, this is her poignant “choreography of words” written during the final chapter of her life. A dancer, a wife, a mother and a woman; it was with these words that she faced, with grace and courage, the reality of her illness and mortality.… Read More

London: The Bodley Head, 1925. First edition. With 162 plates, 155 reproducing drawings and artwork by Aubrey Beardsley, a number are in colour, and with plates are portraits and photos of Beardsley. 4to, publisher's original aqua-blue cloth with black lettering and pictorial designs on the upper cover and spine, in the rare dustjacket which reproduces the binding design in blue on gray paper. xxvi, 162 plates each preceded by numbered and captioned title sheets. A very fine and handsome copy, the cloth very fine and fresh, the textblock extremely clean, the jacket in extraordinary shape, in all quite superb with no noticeable faults. About as good a copy as one could ever hope to see. FIRST EDITION IN THE RARE DUSTJACKET. A companion volume to THE EARLY WORK and THE LATER WORK which reproduces many early drawings from various books, drawings done for "Past and Present" (the magazine of the Brighton Grammar School), letters which include sketches, and other such drawings. Includes a… Read More

New York: Lamb Publishing Company, 1912. First Edition. Tall 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth, the covers decorated with gilt printed copy of Emerson’s signature and ruling in blind, the spine with gilt lettering and gilt rules. viii, 208 pp. A fine copy, only very light age mellowing to the cloth. FIRST EDITION.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1961. First edition. 8vo, publisher’s original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in the original navy blue and red jacket decorated with crossed weapons and olive branches. [iv] 311pp. A very fresh, bright and clean copy, both book and jacket near to very fine. The cloth in very pleasing condition, bright and with only minimal evidence of age, the jacket is especially attractive, whole and unworn with just a touch of mellowing to the red portion of the spine panel. AN EVELYN WAUGH FIRST EDITION. The conclusion to Waugh's war trilogy, UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER brings to close the stories of the characters first introduced in his MEN AT ARMS and further told in OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN. Like the other novels in the series it loosely parallels Waugh's own wartime experiences, but the title UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER is as much a reference to the characters' tangled personal lives as it is to the Allied demand made in the same period as which this novel is set.

New York: The Marchbanks Press [and,] Brewer & Warren, 1931 and 1930. First Edition of the first book. One of 900 copies only, this copy one of 300 for private distribution and A PRESENTATION COPY from Hal Marchbanks, the publisher, inscribed in his hand [with,] First Edition of the second book, the true first trade issue preceding the issue by Random House. The first book Illustrated throughout with photographs taken on the cruise, with a facsimile page from the logbook, and a folding map in colour at the end of the volume, and with endpapers depicting the naval architecture of the sailing ship '"Direction". The second book with over 150 dramatic woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent, most are quite large and 8 are full page. 4to and 8vo, publisher's tan grained cloth and gray-blue paper covered boards, the spine panel lettered in gilt, the upper cover decorated and lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in gilt, green and red, the endpapers printed in white on a turquoise background.… Read More

London: Tinsley Brothers, 1872. 2 volumes. Rare First edition. A Copy with Interesting Provenance in the circles of American commerce and finance. 8vo, handsomely bound in antique full maroon morocco for Sawyer of Grafton Street, London, the boards with a triple gilt ruled frame, the spines with gilt stippled raised bands and gilt framed compartments, two of which are lettered in gilt, additional gilt lettering at the foot of the spine panels, gilt ruled board edges, gilt tooled turn-ins, marbled endpapers and t.e.g. 215; 216 pp. A very handsome set, the bindings with only a little light aging, all very solid and firm and very attractive, the text also fine with just a hint of age mellowing. THE FIRST OF THE GREAT SERIES OF WESSEX NOVELS, THE AUTHOR'S SECOND PUBLISHED NOVEL, AND THE LAST TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT HIS NAME. QUITE RARE, Purdy presumed the print run to be only about 500 copies. It is an important precursor to Hardy's major works. The Wessex rustics who play critical roles… Read More

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1947. First edition. 8vo, grey cloth with red lettering. 375. A fine copy with a lightly toned spine. A novel of self destruction in Mexico on the Day of the Dead. Like most of Lowry works it is largely autobiographical and vividly written.