New York: Creative Times, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 338 pp. An exploration of the ideas of Samuel Beckett's play set in the streets of a post Katrina New Orleans. Texts by Susan Sontag, Anne Pasternak, Kalamu Ya Salaan, Chan and others. With dozens of color and black and white..... More
Flint: The Shaw Society of America, 1953 - 1957. First edition. Paperback. Stapled printed wrappers. Five random issues from the 1950's of the Shaw Bulletin, a publication devoted to the writings and life of playright George Bernard Shaw. Includes Number Four Summer, 1953, Number Five May 1954, Number Six September..... More
Norwalk: The Eason Press, 1992. Reprint. Leather Bound. Special leatherbound reprint edition of the author's first book. 205 pp. Illustrated frontis. A very handsome near fine copy in dark green full-leather binding with gilt decorations, all gilt edges and integral silk bookmark. More
Francestown, NH: Typographeum, 1993. First edition. Cloth. Fine press limited edition. Foreword by John Wyse Jackson and with a frontispiece by Jocelynn Hallen. One of 175 copies. 26 pp. An essay that Chatwin presented at a June 1973 charity art auction. Fine copy in dark grey cloth covers with paper..... More
Minneapolis: Redpath Press, 1987. First edition. Paperback. Small, narrow paperbound chapbook. 32 pp. Illustrated by Etienne Delessert. A short story by the author of The Wapshot Chronicles. Fine condition in bound illustrated wrappers with French flaps. Comes with original mailing envelope and publisher card. More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof copy inbound peach wrappers printed in black. 167 pp. A clean near fine example of this uncommon proof. Minor toning to spine color. More
Franklin, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First edition thus. Full Leather. Full decorated leatherbound edition of one of the author's great literary achievements. Illustrated by Chet Jezierski. SIGNED by Cheever on a tipped in page with protective tissue guard. Publisher's Notes From The Editors booklet laid in. Other than some..... More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Tall, wide paperbound quarto. 240 pp. Illustrated in black and white. This is the Uncorrected Proof copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. An intimate memoir of Bowles written with the assistance of Cherie Nutting... More
Chicago: Newstand Library, 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Clarence Cooper's first book written under this alias. A solid very good copy. A pocket paperback original book. Gangsters and voluptuous babes. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First American edition. 256 pp. Illustrated with photographs. A visual history of ideal childhood and the crisis of childhood innocence. A very good hardbound book in dustwrapper. Briefly INSCRIBED in year of publication by the author... More
Northville, MI: Sun Dog Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Cloth 8vo. Issued without dustwrapper. One of 200 clothbound copies (there were also 26 lettered and signed cloth copies). Near fine condition. This book was mostly published in softbound format so the cloth copies are uncommon. More
New York: Hyperion Books, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of this charming book for children written by actor and author Alan Arkin. Illustrated by Hala Wittwer. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Arkin on the front endpaper. More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1942. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 245 pp. Stated first edition. A handsome very good copy in illustrated brown cloth binding in very good price-intact, first issue dustwrapper with $2,00 price on the front flap. With charming illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Two ducks out on adventure. Nice..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. Unpaginated illustrated children's book. The classic story of twin brothers separated at birth. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by Burkert. Stated first edition. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1956. First edition. Cloth. First edition stated of the Connecticut author's first book. 188 pp. With illustrations by Louis Darling. A handsome very good copy in two-tone illustrated cloth covers in a good price-intact dustwrapper. The wrapper has a noticeable irregularly shaped chip at the..... More
Boston: Ginn & Company (Le Roy Phillips), 1904. Reprint. Hardcover. Early reprint edition of this illustrated classic children's book. Two pages have a piece torn away from the bottom edge, not affecting any text or illustrations. Otherwise a tight clean copy in illustrated boards. Prior ownership name to front endpaper..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1984. First edition. Cloth. 10" square clothbound children's illustrated volume. Translated into English by Ralph Manheim. 102 pp. Stated first edition. Prior owner name and date to the top of the illustrated front endpapers else a very good copy in gray cloth binding. Comes in a...... More
New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A children's book told by performers West and Izen using their gloved hands. A fine copy in dustwrapper. This book has been INSCRIBED by West and SIGNED by both contributors. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Small Hardbound quarto. The second children's book (after The Story of Ferdinand) by this writer / illustrator team. Yellow cloth spine is a little scuffed and worn. Otherwise the book is clean and quite attractive. The dustwrapper is clipped at both..... More
New York: Clarion Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound 4to in dustwrapper. First printing of this entertaining illustrated children's book by Lewin who both wrote and illustrated this volume. A lovely fine copy in clipped, but otherwise fine illustrated dustwrapper. This copy has been both SIGNED and separately INSCRIBED by..... More
New York: Scholastic Press, 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. Fifth installment of the ever-popular Harry Potter series of books. This is the 4th US printing. A fine copy in dustwrapper. Illustrations by Mary Grandpre who has SIGNED this copy on the title page. A signature not often found. 870 pp... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Small green clothbound octavo. Illustrated endpapers. Gilt design of a deer on the front panel. 293 pp. Introduction by John Galsworthy. First edition of this timeless children's classic animal tale. Spine lettering dulled with age else a sound, well-bound copy free..... More
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..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Small illustrated hardbound volume. Issued without dustwrapper. The sixth volume in the author's wildly popular Series of Unfortunate Events series of books for children of all ages. A very good copy with one small bump to board edge. Price is listed as..... More
