Los Angeles, California: Holloway House Publishing Co., 1966. First Printing. Small Octavo. (18cm.) 223 pp. Pictorial paper wrappers. Mild creasing to upper left corner of front paper wrapper. Minor edgewear. Overall, tight with few flaws. Near fine. "For Adults" With the 1960s exploring every corner of culture, publishing company, Holloway House... More about Some Like It Dark; As told to Leo Guild
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 about Champion Kromekote Sample Brochure; Cast Coated 1 Side
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 about Le Buffon Des Enfants (Three Volumes); Les Oiseaux de Chez Nous; Les Insectes de Chez Nous; Les...
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989, 2005. First Trade Editions. Small folios. (26 cm.) 210pp.; 222pp. ills. Photo-pictorial dust jackets. Full black cloth with gilt titles on spine and blind stamped titles on front boards. Both books Near Fine. John Updike, novelist of great reknown and numerous awards, nonetheless surprised... More about Just Looking; Still Looking; Essays on Art
Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 2002. First Edition. Octavo. (24cm.) 328 pp. Full black cloth. Gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Signed by Anson Dorrance. Fine. One may have physical talent but one has to learn how to win. "Vision of a Champion" is a manual on how to win... More about Vision of a Champion; Advice and Inspiration from the World's Most Successful Women's Soccer Coach
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc., 1961-1963. Early Perpetua Edition. Octavo. 11 Volumes. (20 x 13.5 cm.) Glossy pictorial wrappers with like slipcase. Each volume illustrated with photos of the subject musician. Mixed edition set with several volumes in reissue. Very minor scuffing to two volumes and very light... More about Kings of Jazz
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 about Fortress of Solitude
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 about The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova De Seingalt; The first complete and unabridged English translation
New York: Grove Press, 1996. First Edition. Octavo. (23.5 cm.) 424 pp. xxiv ills. Full black cloth. Electric red titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Some mild creasing to edges and very mild soiling. Near Fine. After more than twenty years in print and translated into dozens of languages, it... More about Please Kill Me; The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
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 about Dune
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 about Logan's Run
San Francisco: Determined Productions, Inc., 1962. First Edition. Small square octavo. (14.5 cm.) Paper pictorial boards with matching pictorial dust jacket. Colored thick paper stock. Mild creasing to left corner of jacket and very short closed tear to verso. Mild abrasion to bottom right of front free endpaper from sticker... More about Happiness Is A Warm Puppy
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 about Peanuts Set (6 Volumes); (Security is a Thumb and a Blanket, Christmas is Together-Time, I Need...
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1990. First Edition. Small Folio. (37 cm.) 140 pp. Stiff photographic paper wrappers. Photo-pictorial gatefold dust jacket. Presentation copy with "The University Club" luncheon menu pastedown to blank verso of front wrapper and invitation to same 1992 luncheon honoring museum curator, Richard Martin, attached... More about SPLASH!; A History of Swimwear
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1936. First Edition. Octavo. (22.5 cm.) 313 pp. Golden wheat colored full cloth. Red and green stamped decorative panel to front with titles in red and like titles on spine with details in green. Endpapers with map of South Africa. Original owner's bookplate... More about Restless Jungle
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1883. First Edition. Octavo (24 cm.) 2 volumes, xix, 481 pp; xiii, 611 pp. First Edition. Union-Army Blue cloth boards with two sets of horizontal gold banding framing black lettered title on front boards and blind-stamped horizontal banding on rear boards. Decorative gold banding... More about History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers and as...
New York: Olympia Press, 1968. First Trade Edition. Small Octavo. (18cm.) 105pp. Pictorial paper wrappers. Titles in white on red monochrome image, like titles in black on spine. Verso with pictorial reproduction in red and white titles. Edges stained in green with two sides faded. Dampstaining to gutter affecting front... More about S.C.U.M.; Society for Cutting Up Men
Rouzan, 1989. Broadside (56 x 35.5 cm.) Half-tone reprint of Billie Holiday appearance on yellow paperboard with surrounding pictorial graphics in red and titles in black. Verso with ownership stamp of reknowned jazz photographer, Jack Bradley. Slight bumping to corners and minor edgewear. A Fine, unmarked example. Custom printed vintage... More about Billie Holiday Concert Poster (Vintage); Apollo Theater
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. First Edition. Octavo (23.5 cm.) 401 pp. Half grey cloth. Initials of author in silver gilt on front board, titles in silver gilt on spine. Photo pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by author. When John Hope Franklin was 6, in 1921, he was forcibly... More about Mirror to America; The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Kankakee, Illinois: Imperial International Learning Corporation, circa 1970. 10 Audio Cassettes (24 cm.), each housed with accompanying 35 educational booklets inside a photo pictorial cardboard case. Titles on box in black and white on front and spine. Most cassettes rest in white packing material with instructional booklets beneath. Ex-Libris with... More about Black Heritage Set (Audio Recordings); Social Studies
Garden City, New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1972-1979. Mixed Editions. Octavo. (24.5 cm.) 5 volumes. Photo pictorial dust jackets. Half cloth, blindstamped publisher logo on front boards. Edgewear to dust jackets on all volumes including some minor closed tears and scuffing. Dampstaining to cloth spine of volume 2, minor foxing to... More about Foxfire Book Set (Volumes 1-5
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 about Jolly Jungle Jingles
San Diego: Idea and Design Works, 2009. Square Folio. (31 cm.) Unpaginated. Illustrated paper boards. Titles in black on spine and verso. Bleak but beautiful, "World War Robot" depicts the epic battle on Mars where human soldiers and their robots fight against an invading, organized force. Artist and illustrator, Ashley... More about World War Robot
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 about La Jetèe, Cinè-Roman
San Francisco: Fearon Publishers, 1957. First Edition. Octavo. (26 cm.) 77 pp. Full wheat-colored cloth. Text in black on front board and spine. Photo pictorial black and white dust jacket of San Francisco streets and streetcar. Dampstain to lower spine of jacket with light edgewear and minor chipping. Author signature... More about The Big Heart