Philadelphia: Campus Publishing, 1950. First Edition. Small Folio. (32 x 24 cm.) 140 pp. ills. Full, marine-blue vinyl. Front board with chain and anchor motif. Raised titles and motif in silver. Front and rear endpaper pastedowns with seashore and lighthouse theme. Nautical themes throughout. Original ownership signature to front pastedown..... More
Mill Valley, California: Illuminations Press, [1967]. First Edition. Octavo (19 cm.), 31 pp. Stiff, black and white, photographic paper wrappers, machine-stapled bound. Front wrapper depicts photograph of two performing actors, back of wrapper with poem, "Blurb Song" (anonymous) and price of $1.50. Two (2) photographic plates. As Minister of Culture for..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's, Circa 1960. Early Printing. Octavo. Six volumes. ills. Pictorial dust jackets. Full cloth in hunting green with gitl titles on spine. Royal purple endpapers. Mild edgewear and a few short, closed tears to some volumes. Overall, a bright and attractive set. Near Fine. Casanova --so complete..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1999. First Edition, Ninth Printing. Octavo. (22cm x 15cm) 230 pp. Half tan and brown cloth binding. "MC" silver stamped on front board, likewise titles on spine. Photographic illustrated wrappers. Pulitzer Prize sticker affixed to front of dust jacket. Signed by the author..... More
(10.8 x 24 cm.) Glossy stock photograph. Signed "Fats Domino" in blue felt pen in upper right corner. Catalog entry on verso: "6.475 Fats Domino". Fine. I'm a King but you can wear my crown. - "Be My Guest" (1959) Classic, circa 1950s promotional photo of music pioneer, Antoine "Fats" Domino..... More
London: Grey Walls Press, 1953. Edward Pagram. First UK Revised Edition. Octavo. (19 cm.) 418 pp. Full dark gold cloth. Titles in gilt on spine. Pictorial dust jacket grey-toned illustration of gentleman smoking a cigarette against a nightlife in the city backdrop. Mild offset toning to front free endpapers and..... More
New York: Riverhead Books, 1997. First American Edition. Octavo. (23.5 cm.) 371 pp. Eggplant colored half-cloth paper boards with black cloth spine. Titles and artwork on front board and spine in aubergine. Silver foil dust jacket with photo-illustrated reflective artwork. Light edgewear to jacket and top of boards. Slight, very..... More
London, New York: Atheneum, Macmillan, 1979-1982. Goodall. Small Oblong Octavos. (14 x 19 cm.) Three volumes. Deep Maroon, Botanical Green, Smokey Green boards, respectively. Pictorial dust jackets. Very slight cocking to one volume. All in all, a Fine set. Created for young people, this set of bright, colorful and lively..... More
Loughborough: Willis & Hepworth, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. (18 cm.) 54 pp. Pictorial orange paper boards with text in black and white and Ladybird logo on front and verso, like text on spine. Very minor foxing to edges of text block. Book exceptionally bright and clean. A Near Fine example..... 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
2005. Portfolio. (48 x 33cm) Nine (9) Archival photographic color prints. Decorative japanese paper wrappers. Printed color label. Nine plates signed with plate number on verso. Very Fine. In 1958, Dave Heath, had his first solo photography show in a beatnik hangout frequented by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Young..... More
Tokyo: Rockin' On, 1994. First Edition. Octavo (21 x 28 cm.) 160 pp. (unpaginated) Photo-printed, machine-stapled, softcover paper boards fold-out to show all four bandmembers. Six (6) original, loose, 8 x 10 color photo cards inserted. Some mild foxing to edges of a few photo cards.Text in Japanese. Lyrics in..... 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
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
New York: Doubleday, 2003. First Edition. Octavo. 511 pp. (24 cm.) Half cloth, marine blue paper boards, with silver titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Near Fine. "Fortress of Solitude" is the coming-of-age story of two teenage boys growing up in 1980s era Brooklyn. And..... More
New York: Zone Books, 1992. First Edition. Oblong Folio. (20cm x 25cm.) Unpaginated. Full black cloth with titles in silver gilt on spine. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Jacket with two closed tears to top of front upper panel and very light edgewear to corners. Else clean, tight and Fine. Photoplay Book..... More
Ohio: Champion Paper and Fibre Company, [late 1950s]. Noel Martin. Small Folio. (26 cm.) 16 pp. Pictorial boards printed on heavy coated cardstock. Staple bound. Very minor foxing to front left board. Near Fine. Champion's bright, durable high finish standard white paper brand, Kromekote, was already a leader in the..... 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
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: Gary Beeber Graphics, 1980s. Printed Poster. (60cm x 81cm) Screen printed image and type on heavy stock paper. Closed tear on lower right corner not affecting type or image. Image bright and vibrant. Near fine. "I have a gift for enraging people." Louise Brooks In the silent era, colorful..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1976. First Paperback Edition. Small Octavo. (8 cm.) 148 pp. xvi ills. Pictorial mass market paperback. Minor color stain to verso otherwise exceptionally bright and fresh. Near Fine. Your fate is in the palm of your hand. 1976, America's Bicentennial year. The ceaseless fireworks set the stage..... 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
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