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COUNTRY MATTERS
The Dial Press, 1973. BOURJAILY, Vance. COUNTRY MATTERS: COLLECTED REPORTS FROM THE FIELDS AND STREAMS OF IOWA AND OTHER PLACES. NY: The Dial Press, 1973. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 417 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Bourjaily on half-title page. Very Good (half-inch chip top..... More
RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
Washington, DC: Public Affairs Press, 1964. First Edition. Nice signed presentation from Buckingham inside the front cover: "January 1956. Leon, Thanks for your assistance in translating the records of the international conferences and basic Red Cross documents. It was an important contribution in the conduct of this study. Clyde E...... More
JAMES MADISON: PHILOSOPHER OF THE CONSTITUTION
Rutgers University Press, 1938. BURNS, Edward McNall. JAMES MADISON: PHILOSOPHER OF THE CONSTITUTION. New Brunswick, [NJ]: Rutgers University Press, 1938. 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good (bright, some browning endpapers, small bookplate on front pastedown). More
LUDOVICO DE LUIGI
Galleria D'Arte Venezia, 1970. DE LUIGI, Ludovico. LUDOVICO DE LUIGI. [Milan, Italy]: Galleria D'Arte Venezia, [1970]. Oblong small folio, lavender cloth in dust jacket; 40 pages text and 21 full-page color illustrations. First Edition. Boldly signed by De Luigi on the front endpaper. Very Good (little wear; some soil to..... More
Signed Photograph
1972. DUNHAM, Katherine. Signed Photograph. An 8- by 10-inch black-and-white photograph of Dunham wearing a Brazilian-type outfit, inscribed: To Joe, Katherine Dunham 9/8/72." $50.00. More
THE LAND OF THE SILVER APPLES
NY: Atheneum, 2007. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., two-toned green cloth in dust jacket; 496 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); few very tiny tears d/j. More
AMERIKANISCHE EINDRUCKE
J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Machfolger, 1906. FULDA, Ludwig. AMERIKANISCHE EINDRUCKE. Stuttgart & Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Machfolger, 1906. 12mo., maroon cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Ludwig Fulda on the half-title page, to Heinrich Conried, manager of the Metropolitan Opera, dated Berlin, Dec. 1906. Very Good (bright). $150.00..... More
LILY, IRIS, AND ORCHID OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Spanish American Institute Press, Gardena, California:, 1938. With 66 Illustrations From Photographs By The Author. First Edition. One of 100 signed, numbered copies issued to the members of the Sierra Club, this being #54. Uncommon thus! 8vo., pictorial patterned green cloth, stamped in gilt; 135 pages. Very Covers (covers nice..... More
A TEXTBOOK OF EUROPEAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
John de Graff Inc., 1937. GALPIN, Francis W. A TEXTBOOK OF EUROPEAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: THEIR ORIGIN, HISTORY, AND CHARACTER. NY: John de Graff Inc., [1937]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good; few small tears and soil d/j. $50.00. More
WOR RADIO THE FIRST SIXTY YEARS
THE FIRST SIXTY YEARS 1922-1982. [WOR Radio, 1982. GAMBLING, John A. WOR RADIO: THE FIRST SIXTY YEARS 1922-1982. [WOR Radio, 1982]. Small 4to., printed wraps. First Edition. Good (corner of rear cover missing). $25.00. More
"THE VIETNAM VETERAN- POLYORIFICE ENTERPRISES." In Penthouse, January
1975. GRANT, John. "THE VIETNAM VETERAN- POLYORIFICE ENTERPRISES." In Penthouse magazine, January 1975. Very Good. $7.50. More
A SECRET GIFT
The Penguin Press, 2010. GUP, Ted. A SECRET GIFT. NY: The Penguin Press, 2010. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 364 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Gup on half-title page. Fine in fine d/j. $20.00. More
THE REVERBERATOR
Macmillan, 1888. JAMES, Henry. THE REVERBERATOR. London: Macmillan, 1888. Small 8vo., decorative blue cloth. First American Edition. [Edel & Laurence A31b; BAL 10583]. Very Good (corners and ends of spine frayed). $35.00. More
ORANGE ON TOP: DUTCH POST-WAR RECOVERY
A.W. Suthoff's Publishing Company, 1946. ROYALTON-KISCH, A. ORANGE ON TOP: DUTCH POST-WAR RECOVERY. Illustrated. Leyden: A.W. Suthoff's Publishing Company, 1946. 8vo., printed wraps in dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good (ink presentation, some tanning wraps); few tears (spine browned) d/j. $75.00. More
DON JOSE TOMAS DE URMENETA
Sociedad de Escritores de Chile, 1953. LOPEZ, Carlos Vega. DON JOSE TOMAS DE URMENETA. [No place but published in Chile]: Sociedad de Escritores de Chile, 1953. 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed by Lopez on the front endpaper. Good (bit of wear & tanning around the edges). $175.00. More
THE UNDERDOGS
Philomel Books, 2011. LUPICA, Mike. THE UNDERDOGS. [NY]: Philomel Books, [2011]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 280 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Lupica on title page. Fine in near fine d/j. $25.00. More
TARGET PRACTICE
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. MEYER, Nicholas. TARGET PRACTICE. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1974]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Author's first detective novel. Signed presentation from Meyer on front endpaper: "To ____, there isn't room enough on this page to say why, or how much. With love, Nick. Sept..... More
THE CAPE COD LIGHTER
Random House, 1962. O'HARA, John. THE CAPE CODE LIGHTER. NY: Random House, [1962]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Signed by O'Hara on the title page. Near fine in d/j. $175.00. More
FOOTLIGHTS AND FEATHERS
Pageant Press, 1967. ORR, Mary. [With Reginald Denham]. FOOTLIGHTS AND FEATHERS. A Logbook of a Theatrical Tour Down Under. NY: Pageant Press, [1967]. 8vo., light blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by both Orr and Dehham on front endpaper. Near fine; few small tears and bit of wearchips..... More
DEAD AHEAD: A CAPE COD NOVEL
Flagg Mountain Press, 2007. PEASE, R. DEAD AHEAD: A CAPE COD NOVEL. Centerville, MA: Flagg Mountain Press, [2007}. 8vo., printed wraps; 184 pages. First Edition, eighth printing. Signed by Pease on title page. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). $10.00. More
THE TWO VANREVELS
McClure, 1902. HUTT, Henry. TARKINGTON, Booth. THE TWO VANREVELS. Illustrated by Henry Hutt. NY: McClure, Phillips, 1902. Small 8vo., brown boards with paper spine label. Limited Edition of 500 unsigned copies out of an edition of 1,000- the other 500 were bound in vellum and signed. Signed inscription from Tarkington..... More
THE MANUFACTURE OF ORGANIC DYESTUFFS
G. Bell and Sons, 1914. WAHL, Andre. THE MANUFACTURE OF ORGANIC DYESTUFFS. Translated by F. W. Atack. With a Preface by Edmund Knecht. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1914. 12mo., green cloth. First Edition. Very Good. $25.00. More
DEFINING DOMINION
The University of Michigan Press, 1995. WILLIAMS, Gerhild Scholz. DEFINING DOMINION: THE DISCOURSES OF MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT IN EARLY MODERN FRANCE AND GERMANY. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, [1995]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket; 234 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Williams on front endpaper. Scarce..... More