[Santa Monica, Calif. The Dulcimer Works, 1969. Illustrated. Rare First Edition. Signed by the author to his father: “With love to Jake, From his son David. Dec. 2, 1969.” David John Zeitlin [1932-2014] was a well-known guitarist and teacher at UCLA and at McCabe's Guitar shop in West Los Angeles..... More

NY: The Macmillan Company;, 1947. Illustrated by Mildred Coughlin. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., blue pictorial cloth in dust jacket; 212 pages. Very Good (very little wear covers; contents clean & tight); few short tears (bit of rubbing & minor soil, few light interior stains) d/j. More

NY: Russell Sage Foundation;, 1937. Containing Fifty-eight illustrations from Photographs Taken for the Work by Doris Ulmann. First Edition. 8vo., embossed blue cloth, stamped in gilt, in dust jacket; 370 pages. Very Good (little discoloration lower edge front cover; contents clean & tight); tiny nicks & tears (some scattered foxing)..... More

[NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, no date: 1946-47?]. Color & black & white drawings by the author. First Edition. A scarce book written by Bemelmans at the request of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The story appears to have been written in 1946-1947- no date in the book The two "glimps"..... More

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1956. First Edition, first printing. William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte Jr. [1917–1999] was an American urbanist, sociologist, organizational analyst, journalist and people-watcher. He identified the elements that create vibrant public spaces within the city and filmed a variety of urban plazas in New York City in the..... More

NY: Oxford University Press, 1951. Drawings by Katherine L. Howe. First Edition, first printing (second state in glossy paper over boards and a two-line copyright statement with no mention of H Wolff (found in Book Club editions) and no statement of later printing. The dust jacket is found in various..... More

[No place: Self-published by Dr. Wm. Penn Vail, 1947]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from William Penn Vail on the front endpaper: “To Mrs. Thomas G. Burt with the compliments of Wm. Penn Vail. 27 December 1948”. A history of the descendants from Joseph Vail, son of Thomas Vail at..... More

London: W.H. ALLEN, [1976]. Illustrated. First Edition, reprinted in 1976. Signed presentation from Margaret on the title page: “To Dorothy Haullier(?), with best wishes, Love Margaret Argyll. May, 1980. Ethel Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll [1912–1993] was a Scottish heiress, socialite, and aristocrat who was most famous for her 1951..... More

London: John Bell, 1786. Illustrated Frontispieces. This early (first?) edition prints a two-volume Prolegomena, which consists of prefaces written for Shakespeare's plays. Along with the most important prefaces, including those by Alexander Pope and Benjamin Johnson, subjects also include the origin of the English stage; names of early actors, and..... More

NY: Scribner, [2004]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Scaasi on the title page: “For Boyle, Scaasi 2005.” Arnold Isaacs [1930–2015], known as Arnold Scaasi, was a Canadian fashion designer who has created gowns for First Ladies Mamie Eisenhower, Barbara Bush, Hillary ton, and Laura Bush, in addition..... More

NY: Warner Books;, [1988]. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Newman on the title page. Tall 8vo., brown cloth & boards; in dust jacket; 296 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); nice (price-clipped) d/j. More

NY: Random House;, [1970]. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., black and green printed cloth & boards;307 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); nice (tiny crease front flap) d/j. More

[Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1989]. With 67 black & white photographs and 42 color photographs. First Edition. Signed presentation from Skrebneski on the rear endpaper (as was his habit) to Chicago-based photographer Marc Hauser: “For Marc, Skrebneski. 27 Oct 89.” Victor Paul Skrebneski [1929–2020] was an American photographer born..... More