San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1987. First Thus; Limited Edition of 425 copies signed by Andrew Hogan at colophon. Octavo. 353 pp. Reproductions of engravings by Gheeraerts throughout. Brown boards with gilt decoration. Housed in custom-made slipcase. Light rubbing to edges of boards. Binding is sound and..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Second Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in decorative price-clipped dust jacket, brown topstain; [2],xi,[1],344,xxpp.; photographic portrait frontispiece, seven (7) leaves of illus. Some moderate wear to jacket extremities including a few short closed tears and small chips, spine panel a shade toned, later (1990) ownership..... More
![Item #14518 Venus Castina: Famous Female Impersonators Celestial and Human [Limited Edition]. C...](/pictures/thumb/14518.jpg?v=1668715845)
New York: Covici, Friede Publishers, 1928. First Edition, Limited to 960 copies of which this is no. 685. Quarto; publisher's black cloth over decorative paper-covered boards, spine lettered in silver foil, housed in custom cloth slipcase; [8],308pp.; frontispiece, eleven (11) leaves of plates. Boards a bit scuffed at extremities, binding..... More
[N.p.]: Archive of Modern Conflict, 2007. First Edition. Oblong quarto. 226 pp. + caption list. Black and white and color photographs throughout. Tan fabric boards stamped in blue; pale blue endpapers. No dust jacket. Boards show a couple stray marks of red and green discoloration to spine and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908-1912. Later printings. Octavos; dark blue cloth stamped in gilt, red, blue, white, and green, top edges gilt. Armstrong was, along with Alice Cordelia Morse and Sarah W. Whitman, one of the most accomplished and successful book designers of the late 19th and early..... More
![Item #14693 Droll Stories: Thirty Tales [Limited Edition, Signed by Dwiggins]. Honore de Balzac,...](/pictures/thumb/14693.jpg?v=1670961840)
New York: Limited Editions Clubs, 1932. First Thus, Limited to 1500 copies of which this is no. 93. Three volumes; small octavos; publisher's black gilt-lettered cloth over pictorial paper boards, housed in original paper-covered slipcase; pictorial titles pages. Minimal shelf wear, most noticeably to slipcase, else a Very Good to..... More
Atlanta, GA: n.d., ca. 1950s. Three watercolor interior design maquettes (ca. 25x29.5 to 24x36cm.). Stock toned and rather dust-soiled, small loss at corner of two of the pieces, else Very Good. Designs for three rooms commissed for a Mrs. Leon Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, possibly the wife of the..... More
New York: Viking, 1987. First English Language Edition. Quarto (11.5" x 9.5"); unpaginated. Full-color illustrations. Publisher's purple cloth with silver lettering. Housed in a simple cardboard slipcase. No dust jacket. Boards are sturdy and square with a tiny spot at top front corner. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase..... More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1910. First Edition, First State with one blank leaf following advertisements. Octavo; publisher's pictorial cloth stamped in yellow and white; v,[3],361pp.; frontispiece, seven leaves of plates. General edge wear to cloth extremities, lettering rather flaked, especially at spine, ownership signature on front free endpaper aggressively effaced..... More
New York: Gramercy Books, 1999. First Edition. Signed by Scarfone, Stillman, and Dubas with brief inscriptions to previous owner. Quarto. 224 pp. Illustrations, chief color. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket worn along edges with some creasing and general surface scratching. Boards lightly worn at..... More
![Item #14273 Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard [Limited Edition, Signed by de Freitas]. Joseph...](/pictures/thumb/14273.jpg?v=1664895253)
San Francisco: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club by Taylor & Taylor, 1961. First Thus, Limited to 1500 copies of which this is no. 432. Quarto; publisher's burlap-backed pictorial cloth, front cover and cloth spine label stamped in silver foil, brown topstain, in original metallic paper-covered slipcase;..... More
Tbilisi, GE: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2009. First Edition. Quarto. 232 pages. Color illustrations throughout. Text in Georgian and English. A series of interviews with jazz artists who had been invited to play in Georgia by Eastern Promotion, a group that has promoted music in the Caucasus region since 1998..... More
New York: Coward, McCann, Inc., 1933. First Edition. Octavo. 249 pp. Boris Artzybasheff-illustrated dust jacket with $2.00 price present. Orange boards stamped in black and gilt. Decorated endpapers. Dark topstain. Dust jacket chipped along edges with general creasing and rubbing with heavier soiling to verso. Boards shelfworn with some..... More
Verona: Italy, The Limited Editions Club, 1958. Limited Edition of 1500 copies signed by Erni and Mardersteig, this being #432. Large octavo. 520 pp. Fifteen etchings by Erni, serving as half titles. Printed dust jacket. Tan buckram back strip over hand-made paper-covered boards. Yellow topstain. Printed on hand-made Italian paper..... More
Verona, Italy: The Limited Editions Club, 1962. Limited Edition of 1500 copies signed by Erni and Mardersteig, this being #432. Quarto. 275 pp. Monochrome and black and white illustrations by Erni. Printed gray dust jacket. Bound in full dark-blue buckram with title label to spine and head of Socrates, drawn..... More
Cologne: DE: Taschen, 2016. First Thus / New Edition. Quarto. 431 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. Photographic dust jacket. Blindstamped black boards. Black endpapers. Publisher's pamphlet laid in. Dust jacket gently rubbed along edges. Board shelfworn with bumping to corners and spine ends nudged. Binding is sound and..... More
![Item #13598 Ivanhoe: A Romance [Limited Edition, Signed by Lewis]. Sir Walter Scott, Allen Lewis,...](/pictures/thumb/13598.jpg?v=1658411359)
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. First Thus; Limited Edition of 1500 copies signed by Allen Lewis, this being #7. Two octavo volumes. Linoleum cuts. Bound in silver pyroxylin decorated to resemble chain mail. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Light rubbing to spine and joints; spines mildly toned..... More
New York: McClure, Phillips & Company Publishers, 1901. First Edition, Second State with four pages of pictures before "Humpty Dumpty." Quarto. [96 pp.] Bright and highly amusing color illustrations by Denslow throughout, with verses hand-lettered by the esteemed type designer Frederic W. Goudy. Paper-covered boards with color illustration to front..... More