Joilet, Illinois: P.F. Volland Company, 1929. First Edition. Oblong Quarto. (23.5 x 30 cm) Unpaginated. Half-cloth, pictorial paper boards with titles in script in yellow and blue. Green buckram spine. Pictorial endpapers. Some wear and loss of paper to corners and edges, unaffecting illustrations. Very slight soiling to boards but..... More
England: Bansky, 2001, 2002, 2004. First Edition. Small Octavo. Three Volumes. (15 cm.) Unpaginated. Decorated, black paper wrappers. All fine. The most visible, unseen, street graffitti artist of our times: Banksy. This three volume, mini-manifesto of Banksy's work and philosophy is a "pathetic cry for help" (The Guardian) from both..... More
New York: Hyperion, 2004. Call. First Edition. Octavo. (20.5 cm.) 451 pp. Full photo-illustrated paper boards in red and green imitation of half cloth. Dust jacket with like photo-illustration.Signed by both authors on the half-title. Fine Condition. Friends and authors, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson wanted to collaborate on a...... More
Newark: Newark NOW. Small Broadside. (20.5 x 25.5 cm.) Heavy, raw, unbleached cardstock. All lettering and art in sold black ink. Framed. Fine. In 2003, fresh from his unsuccessful run for Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, the year before, community organizer, Cory Booker, founded the nonprofit organization, Newark NOW. With..... More
Great Britain: Chatto and Windus, 2002. First Edition. Octavo. (24 cm.) 421 pp. Midnight-black full cloth binding with titles in stamped silver on spine. Dust jacket art depicts colorful and lovely birds and snails on a rich, black background. Fine condition. One of Britain's most acclaimed writers, Booker Prize winner..... More
Paris: Librarie Plon. Monvel. Oblong Quartos (23 x 27 cm.) Later Editions (circa 1933). 47 pp., 48 pp. Full calico cloth bindings in grey and straw colors, respectively, with small, white flower motifs. Edges in like colors with blooming flower blindstamped in gold on front boards and titles in black..... More
West Germany: IBM, 1970. First Edition. Deck of cards box (9 cm.) contains 56 Cards and (1) micro accordian-fold booklet. Printed paper box in dark blue with titles in stark white on front and verso panels, likewise top and bottom with publishing information and IBM logo on the side panels. Light..... More
New York: Celluloid, 1982. Vinyl LP. 12" One song per side. Black vinyl, metallic-silver paper center. Graffitti-style titles in black. Plain white paper record jacket. Photo-pictorial album cover depicts the Grand Mixer himself. Verso artwork is by subway and graffitti artist, Futura 2000. Vinyl record is fine and fresh. Album..... More
Louisville, Kentucky: Frame House Gallery, 1974. Limited Edition. Oblong Octavo. (17 x 21 cm.) 151 pp. 1974. Illustrated dust jacket. Sage-green cloth with titles stamped in white and graphics in black on front, verso and spine. Short closed tears to jacket, small chip to verso, not affecting text. Very slight..... More
New York: Ace Books, 1970. Third Paperback Edition. Octavo. (18 cm.) 541 pp. ii ill. Pictorial mass market paperback. Bright and fresh. Fine. Complete and Unabridged Writer Frank Herbert used the shifting, expansive sands of the Oregon coast as his inspiration for his epic Science Fiction novel, "Dune". Now recognized as..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 2009. First Edition. Quarto (26 cm.), half-cloth, periwinkle blue boards, outline of cat blindstamped on front board, titles in silver-green gilt on spine, pictorial dust jacket with an intrepid Coraline and her cat companion out for a spooky walk. 229 pp. Fine overall. "Coraline", was made into..... More
Detroit: n.d. circa 2000s. 16 Letterpress Broadsides on Chipboard. (20.5 x 10.5 cm.) A variety of brightly colored offset backgrounds with likewise lettering, dominant lettering in Deep Black Ink. No art on verso. Amos Kennedy, like another American, Benjamin Franklin, is a printer. This comparison has legs, so bear with..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Small Folio. (28.5 cm.), 255 pp. Half cloth, deco-metallic silver boards and dusty rose colored cloth. Titles in silver on spine. Very small white spot to top left of front board. Modest edgewear to dust jacket with a closed tear to head of..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1966. Later printing. Small Folio. (31 cm.) 47pp. Photographic front and rear boards showcasing young boy and balloon(s). Titles in white. Edges worn with some loss to head and tail of spine. Some slight scuffing to rear board. Interior clean and unmarked. Very..... More
New York: Signet, 1958. First Paperback Edition. Small Octavo. (18 cm.) 288 pps. Pictorial paper wrappers. Minor creasing and edgewear. Near Fine. The story of a prostitute falling in love with an artist has been used, ceaselessly, since the invention of the narrative form. "The World of Suzie Wong" did..... More
Chicago: Curtom Records, 1973. Oblong Broadside. (61 x 30.5 cm.) Promotional poster advertising "Back To The World" album. Some foxing to top of sheet, front and verso with some additional mild foxing along one verso fold. Three folds with very slight wear to center fold. Poster remains bright and colorful..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1946. Robert C. Osborn. First Edition. Octavo (26 cm.) 96 pp. Burnt-Orange paper boards with titles in white and black, titles in black on spine. Dust jacket in likewise colors and lettering with advertisements on rear boards in black lettering. Two short closed..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1994. First Edition. Octavo (24 cm). 255 pp. Pitch-black, half-cloth boards, gold-tooth lettering on spine. Black dust jacket with red band featuring a mugshot of the maneater, "Betty". (In actuality, a detail of the face of dancer and choreographer, Pearl Primus.) Clean, attractive book. A...... More
New York: Jump At The Sun/Hyperion, 2008. First Edition. Small Folio. (29 cm) 88 pp. Full, baseball-mitt-colored vinyl. Black-stamped pictorial with titles in black on spine. Pictorial dust jacket with front jacket illustration of Josh Gibson. Fine. The subject of Kadir Nelson's, "We Are The Ship", is Negro League Baseball..... More
Liverpool, England: Dinsong Limited, 1987. Ben Kelly Peter Saville. Reissue. Original sleeve. Front board of sleeve with price sticker in upper right corner from "Record & Tape Exchange". Black edges rubbed with some wear extending to the printed black band. Some minor soiling. Short, closed tear to verso of sleeve..... More
Bath, United Kingdom. Octavo. ( 27.5 x 21 cm.) 140 pp. Perfect bound. Heavy stock paper boards. Photo-illustrated front board with image of single pine cone. Titles in black on front, spine and verso. If you happen to be on a long, hipster weekend with friends... - First line, "Cereal"..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1998. First Edition. Octavo (24 cm). 298 pp. Half-cloth, leather-brown boards with company insignia blind-stamped on front board, with white titles on black spine. Small, light stains to first free endpaper which may be from the paper stock, else a great copy. Power. This is the..... More
Paris: Etienne Marcus, 1946-1948. Felix Lorioux. First Limited Edition. Square Folio. (25.5 cm x 25.5 cm.) ills. Unpaginated. Colorful, pictorial paper boards. Slight bump to board on volume I. Overall, an exceptional set in Fine condition. The delicate and lively art of Felix Lorioux was ultimately too niche for the..... More
San Francisco: Determined Productions, Inc., 1963-1970. First Edition. Small square octavos. (14.5 cm.) Paper pictorial boards with matching pictorial dust jackets. Colored thick paper stock. Five titles with colored edges. Very mild wear to the dustjacket edges of all volumes. "Home" with slightly more edgewear. All bright and vivid. Overall..... More
Los Angeles: Holloway House, 1969. First Printing. Small octavo. (18 cm.) 320 pp. Paperback original. Photo-illustrated titles in black on front and spine, with photo-image of author on verso. Publisher serial number #HH-176 above title and on spine indicating First Printing. Stray pen mark on spine, not affecting type. Minor..... More