Berkeley: Alternative Press, [1981]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Moose on a front blank page & dated "Dec. 11, 1981- Berkeley-" Author's first book. Quarto: pictorial wraps; 214 pages. Very Good (minor edgewear else nice; contents clean & tight, name of former owner at bottom of the front..... More
[No place: Prism Book Group, 2014]. First Edition. Signed inscription from Marzec on the title page: "Enjoy the adventure! Penelope Marzec." 8vo., pictorial wraps; 230 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
[No place: Prism Book Group, 2015]. First Edition. Signed inscription from Marzec on the title page: "Enjoy the voyage. Penelope Marzec." 8vo., pictorial wraps; 244 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
NY: Simon & Schuster, [1977]. First Edition, first printing. Author's third book. 8vo., black cloth & boards in dust jacket; 272 pages. Near fine in a very nice d/!. A copy in nice condition. More
NY: Association Press, 1932. First Edition. Nice signed presentation from Matheny on the title page: "Tp Kathryn Falter; May these pages exult our Government above party and the Kingdom of God above sect and creed. Sincerely, E.S. Matheny. Jan. 25, 1936." Matheny was Chaplain of the Ohio State Senate. 8vo...... More
NY: Board Of Publication Of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, 1855. Second Edition; Revised And Enlarged. Signed presentation on the front endpaper: "With the compliments of the Rev. William H. Ballagh, Pastor of the Grand Ave. Ref. Church, Asbury Park, NJ Apr. 26th, 1881." Also, with Ballagh's signature in the..... More
NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1920. First Edition. Signed presentation from Widdemer on the front endpaper: "To Leo, with his all-seeing eye, from his friend, Margaret Widdemer Schaeffler. Jan. 1922" A novel set in Asbury Park and a few surrounding communities. Widdemer lived in Asbury Park. 12mo., green cloth. with..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company;, [[1948]. First Edition. In The Better Little Books series: #1449. 64mo., pictorial boards; 286 pages. Very Good (minor wear with small, rubbed spot on spine; contents clean & tight); very tiny gouge fore-edge). More
NY: Grossett & Dunlap Publishers, [1942]. Illustrated endpapers. First Edition, later printing? With this title and "Sky Attack" listed on rear panel of d/j. 12mo., pictorial green cloth in dust jacket; 209 pages plus ads. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); minor wear & few very tiny tears..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company;, [1943]. An original story based on the Famous Newspaper Strip "DICK TRACY." Authorized Edition. An uncommon war-time production. 12mo., blue cloth in dust jacket; illustrated endpapers; in original d/j. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with light crease to upper corner of a...... More
[Kingston, Jamaica: New Market Inv. Co. Ltd., 1980s?]. Illustrated. Scarce first edition. Brian Rosen [1944-2015] was a Jamaican-based photographer for more than 30 years. His risqué shots of skimpily clad models were popular during the 1980s. They were criticized in some quarters as pornographic, but Rosen steadfastly defended his work..... More
Dallas: Banks Upshaw And Company, [1934]. Illustrated. Rare first edition. The narration of a soldier who fought with the 14th Battalion R.M.R. during World War One, issued as a French-language textbook “to stimulate interest in the classroom.” Intended for sophomores and juniors in high school and freshman and sophomores in..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, [1992]. Illustrated. With Natural Histories And Journal Notes By The Artist. First Edition. Large quarto: black cloth in dust jacket; 83 pages. Fine in a fine d/j. More
[London: Century, 2006]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Geldof on the title page. Contains Geldof''s own photographs and essays on his travels in Africa- where he had been traveling for 20 years. Quarto: black cloth in dust jacket; 320 pages. Very Good (covers nice with small bump lower..... More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, [1974]. Portrait Frontispiece. First Edition. Signed inscription from Lumpkin on the front endpaper: “With best wishes of the author, Katherine Du Pre Lumpkin.” Born to a wealthy slaveholding family in Charleston, SC, Grimke became a crusader for the abolition of slavery and..... More
Greensboro, North Carolina: The Piedmont Press, 1971. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by Troxler on the half-title page. An uncommon book, especially signed by the author. A well-documented look at the art of Fijian Masi, or the production, application, technique and traditional designs of so-called Bark cloth, Tapa or Masi, manufactured..... More
NY: Funk & Wagnalls, [1960]. Illustrated. First Edition, with "1" on the copyright page. Signed inscription from Smith on the half-title page: "With all good wishes, Kate Smith." Scarce to find an inscribed copy! 8vo., pattered boards & cloth in dust jacket; 213 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean..... More
NY: Harper & Row Publishers;, [1986]. Illustrated. Second Edition. The authorized, behind-the-scenes story of the making of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals. Comes with two typed letters signed (see images) to a musical memorabilia collector (Al “Skip” Koenig). Also a few bits on other ephemera and a few snapshots of Koenig with..... More
[Oakland? Self-published], 1934. Frontispiece of the author. First Edition. Signed presentation from Hubbard on a front blank page: "Dear Charlotte:- This little booklet brings to you and your family our united wishes for a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. And please remember not to forget the Author. Samuel..... More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1956. With 81 Illustrations. First Edition. Signed presentation from Oliver on the title page: “For Austin Clark, from Hemp Oliver- April 2, 1957.” Signed copies of this title are uncommon. 8vo., green cloth, stamped in gilt; 112 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight)..... More
Wilmington, Delaware/ NY: Mercantile Printing Company/ Dodd, Mead & Co., 1921. Illustrated. First Edition. The 78th Division of the United States Army was activated on August 23, 1917, over four months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. It consisted of four infantry regiments..... More
Chicago, Ill.. The Quaker Oats Company;, 1927. Illustrations by Emma Clark. First Edition. Children's story issued by the famous breakfast food company, with stories about oat and grains through human history. 12mo., pictorial wraps; 109 pages. Very Good (covers nice with minor wear; contents clean & tight). More
Garden City; NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.;, 1975. Prepared by the Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, Moscow. First Edition. 8vo., black & yellow cloth & boards in dust jacket; 87 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); nice d/j. More
NY: Bantam Books;, [1988]. Illustrated. First Edition. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 158 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
