Ipswich: Limited Editions Club, 1954. First edition thus. Cloth. Four clothbound quartos contained in two hard slipcases. These volumes contain the sixty-five stories told by Shahrazade the Sultaness to divert Shahryar the Sultan from the execution of a vow he had made to avenge the disloyalty of his first Sultness...
Rotterdam: Galerie Delta, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Square paper quarto. 12 unnumbered pages. Brief texts in German by H. Sonnenberg and J. J. Schoonhoven. Illustrated in black and white. Scarce catalog from a 1962 German exhibition. A very good copy in printed stapled wrappers. Covers lightly marked and worn. Only...
Roma: Grafica Via Bolsena, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Superbly designed monograph on the sculptures of Colla with text in English and Italian by Lawrence Alloway. Clean and tightly bound near fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the artist and quite scarce thus. One of the...
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Small hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 222 pp. A radical reinterpretation of minimalist seriality through a study of the works of many conceptual artists of the 1950's and 60's including Rothko, Manzoni, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Eva Hesse and more...
No Place: Keith Haring, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Large square staplebound volume. (12" square). First edition of the original Keith Haring coloring book.. No text other than the artist's name on the cover and the year of publication which is 1985. 16 pp. The second of the artist's coloring books...
Merrick, NY: Cross-Cultural Communications, 1996. First edition. Cloth. Oblong clothbound quarto in opaque dustwrapper. A book conceived and designed by Ellen Kozak. One of only 100 special copies SIGNED by Kozak and Stephen Mitchell who provides the translation of the Rilke poems. Book includes a separate loose original Carborundum print...
Berlin und Frankfurt on Main: Suhrkamp Verlad and Editora Brasiliense, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Oblong folio in slipcase. Text in German and Portugese Introductory text by Tatiana Belinky. Loose sheets in folio. Illustrated with vinte e quartro gravuras by Gerson Knispel. Number 210 of quinhentos exemplares. Although not called for...
London: Richard Bentley, 1852. First edition. Cloth. Two uniform 8vo's. First edition of this translation (done by F. J. Bunbury). Dark green blindstamped cloth covers in excellent condition. Both books have a sticker on the inside front pastedown (Volume One statesW. D. Worthington No. 1607, and W. D. Worthington No...
New York: Equinox Books / Avon, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. Very good clean condition. Correct first edition of Banks' first novel, published as a trade paperback original. 118 pp. Prior to 1975 Banks had been primarily known as a poet and contributor to a number of...
No Place: Privately Printed, No date. First edition. Loose Sheets. Original watercolor portrait of British Prime Minister Bejamin Disraeli. Watercolor measures 22.5 x 15". Nicely framed under glass. SIGNED by the artist. Minor wear, else fine.
San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1970. First edition. Loose Sheets. A folded illustrated card with a four paragraph typed letter, SIGNED by di Prima undated, but with envelope date stamped 20 August 1970. The letter was written to fellow poet Michael Perkins. Di Prima writes that she is " Back from...
New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition of Bowles' third novel. A lovely fine crisp copy in bright price intact dustwrapper with a small triangular chip to top of rear panel. Much nicer condition than typically found.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1969. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. Stated first printing. 167 pp. A charming book for children with the further adventures of Chester Cricket, Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse. Illustrations provided by Garth Williams. Very mild shelfwear else a very good plus copy in green cloth...
New York: Delacorte Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. First printing stated of this early crime novel by the author of Fifty-Two Pickup. Designated the Delacorte Suspense Novel of the Year. 264 pp. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate afixed to the front blank endpaper. With a thin line of...
Birmingham: Thunder City Press, 1981. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 56 pp. The author's uncommon third book of poems. Near fine example in photo-illustrated bound wrappers.
London: Violette Editions, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. A definitive guide to the looks designed, and, in the photographs included, worn by Leigh Bowery. Bowery was an outrageous performance artist, fashion designer and nightclub sensation. A fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by Greer...
Vineburg: Engdahl Typography, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. A fine press limited edition containing two stories by the renowned food writer. Fine condition in dustwrapper. With illustrations by Roger Barr. One of only 200 copies printed. Although not called for, Ms. Fisher has SIGNED this copy on...
Venice: J'ose Press, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. First edition, #3 of 150 copies of this poetry collection. Loose sheets (green construction paper) laid into a clear plastic folder and then enclosed in a decorated paper envelope. Artistry suggest Wallace Berman, but not stated. A fine copy in very good envelope. Scarce.
Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. Advance proof copy of Lanier's first book, an Anthony Award Winner. Uncommon book in any format, this is a particularly scarce format for a first book from a small press. About near fine in plain red wraps. Scarce.
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of Levine's uncommon second book. Near fine with some light darkening to gutters and very light edgewear in near fine unclipped jacket with a small amount of wear to lower portion of spine, but otherwise extremely bright and clean. Inscribed...
Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. The author's uncommon first children's books beautifully illustrated by William Pene du Bois. A near fine copy in near fine price clipped jacket with publisher's price sticker affixed.
Boston: Little Brown, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of his first book, a collection of stories. This copy is signed by the author and very unusual thus. Very good plus in red cloth with book plate to inside front pastedown (mostly hidden by front flap), evidence of small sticker...
New York: St Martins, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first crime novel and first in his acclaimed Gordianus The Finder series of historical mysteries set in ancient Rome. Prior owner inscription to front endpaper, else a near fine copy in near fine price intact dustwrapper. SIGNED...
New York: ICP, 1977. Revised. Cloth. Clothbound quarto. First revised edition of the classic photobook by Peter Beard. Originally published in 1965 by Viking Press. Selected by Roth et al as one of the 101 most influential photobooks of the 20th century. This version updated and revised to commemorate an...
Thalwil/Zurich: Stemmle Publishers, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Oversized quarto. Unpaginated. Book is comprised almost entirely of full-page color and black and white fashion photographs. A fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by the photographer on the title page. This is a large and heavy volume. Additional postage charges will likely apply.
