A HISTORY OF READING
[NY]: Viking, [1996]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 372 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); price-clipped d/j. More
[NY]: Viking, [1996]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 372 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); price-clipped d/j. More
NY: Pantheon Books, [1976]. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. First American Edition. 8vo., brown pictorial cloth in dust jacket; 281 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); nice (few tiny tears) d/j. More
NY: Verso;, [2013]. First Edition. Former owner's personal bookplate on front endpaper. Signed inscription on the title page by Reubner: "For great hope for justice & peace. All the best. Josh Ruebner" 8vo., blue boards in dust jacket; 354 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice..... More
NY: Harper, [2001]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 317 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. More
Flushing, NY: H&M Productions, [1990]. Illustrated. First Edition. 8vo., pictorial wraps. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
[Santa Barbara, Ca. Handjob Press/ National Gas-N-Go Publication. 1992]. Illustrated With Photographs. Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, of which this is copy #448. For some reason, an uncommon book. A follow-up volume to Ed Ruscha’s original “Twenty-Six Gas Stations” published in 1962. 12mo., printed wraps in original glassine dust..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1993]. Quartos: pictorial warps. First Edition, later printings. Extensive research into an interesting subject! Quartos: pictorial wraps. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
Nantucket, Mass. Nantucket Nautical Publishers, 1977. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by both Morris & Morin on the copyright page, An interesting book on an eclectic subject! Quarto: blue cloth in dust jacket; 196 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight); new small tears & nicks d/j..... More
[Randers, Denmark]: Elvis Unlimited Productions, [2007]. Pictures From The Sherif Hanna Collection. The book was published by Elvis Unlimited Productions, associated with the museum at a replicated Graceland mansion on the outskirts of Randers in Denmark’s central Jutland, which probably accounts for its scarcity. Oblong 8vo., pictorial wraps; unpaginated. Issued..... More
Neward, NJ: Daily Advertiser Printing House, 1881. Illustrated. First Edition. 8vo., embossed dark-brown cloth, spine stamped in gilt; 559 pages. Very Good (minor wear covers, gilt still bright, small label residue base of spine; few minor library markings on the title page). Overall, a nice copy. More
NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [1975]. Illustrated. first Edition, first printing. Signed presentation to a former Massachusetts state senator and his wife on the front endpaper: "For Mr. & Mrs. Ronald MacKenzie with very warmest regards, Mary Lou Whitney." Oblong 8vo., embossed white cloth in dust jacket; 31 pages. Very..... More
[No place]: Utah Geological And Mineral Survey, 1980. Illustrated. First Edition. Quarto: blue cloth, stamped in black, in dust jacket; 400 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
NY: Bantam Books, [2008]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Interesting signed presentation from Schroeder on the title page: "To Steve Jaeger, who already has Warren Buffett's blessing of 5% of his company! Alice Schroeder 11-5-08. Thick 8vo., black cloth & boards in dust jacket; 960 pages. Near fine in very..... More
NY: Swann Galleries, 2000. A 310-lot auction held at Swann Galleries in New York City on November 16, 2000. 8vo., pictorial wraps;. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
Fresno: Valley Publishers, [1979]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation on the front endpaper by Sacks: "To Georgina Peyton A Token of appreciation for your patience with my frequent inquiries. Sincerely Benjamin Sacks" 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 165 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice..... More
NY: McDowell, Obolensky, [1960]. Revised Edition. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 402 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with little browning endpapers); wear (rubbing, small chips & tears) d/j. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1960]. First Edition. Signed presentation on the front endpaper by Cleaves: "To Arthur Harriman with all good wishes Freeman Cleaves" 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 384 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with minor browning endpapers; some wear & rubbing (few..... More
NY: Harcourt, Inc., [2001]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed on the title by Wilkin. Uncommon to find signed copies. 8vo., yellow boards in dust jacket; 292 pages. Fine (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 236 pages. Fine (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1973]. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. First Edition. 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket; 61 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); little wear & short tears (small crease back flap & price-clipped) d/j. More
NY: Ballentine Books, [1995]. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Connell on the front endpaper: "To Madeline, from your devoted sister Patty Ann, may the glory of the Holy Mother & God be a sign to you of how precious you are to God forever:". Jan Connell. 8vo., cloth..... More
NY: William Morrow & Company, 1959. Illustrated. First Edition. Laid in is the publisher's information flyer. A comprehensive biography of one of America's great military figures. Two volumes, tall 8vos., red cloth in original publisher's cardboard slipcase, issued without dust jackets. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean &..... More
[No place: Self-Published, 2002]. Illustrated. First Edition. A scarce title. Signed presentation by Higgs on the title page: "Best Wishes and Happy Landings to my big sister and her family! Gerry Higgs 5/14/03 for The Centennial of Powered Flight." 8vo., pictorial boards; 209 pages. Very Good (couple small bumps to..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1994]. First Edition, third printing. Inscribed "Warm wishes" by Brothers on the front endpaper. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 255 pages. Fine (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. More
NY: Stein and Day Publishers, 1985. Illustrated. First Edition. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket; 330 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very minor wear d/j. More