London: Printed by Thomas Harrison, 1780. Folio, 2 leaves. Disbound. The announcement of Andre's promotion in the issue of The London Gazette from Saturday August 12 to Tuesday August 15, 1780: "Captain John Andre, of 54th Foot, to be Adjutant-General to the Forces serving in North America under Command of...
Milan: Irma Blank and Felice Nava, 1987. Oblong Title and 19 color plates. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, one of 1000 copies (of which 100 were numbered and signed), inscribed in 1996 by the artist on the title. Scarce: OCLC/Worldcat lists only four copies in international libraries.
London: J. Wilcox, B. Creake, and John Sackfield, 1720. First edition of this spurious adaptation of Boerhaave. 8vo. 328 pp. Contemporary English panelled calf. Provenance: W. Burton (early owner's name in ink on pastedown); some old unobtrusive pencilled marginalia. "One of Boerhaave's pupils published an adaption of his 'Libellus de...
New York: Random House, [1965]. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket.
Birmingham: John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, 1761. First Baskerville edition. 3 volumes, royal 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Congreve by T. Chambars after G. Kneller, 5 engraved plates preceding the plays by Grignion after Hayman. 19th-century green straight-grained morocco gilt, all edges gilt, by Sotheran. Provenance: Rosita de Texada...
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo (200 x 128 mm; 7 7/8 x 5 in.) . [ii, ads], [vi], 391, [1] pages. Title-page printed in red and black. Publisher's green cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, top edges gilt, others uncut. A near-fine copy, the top gilt lightly abraded in a few...
New York: Salamander Editions, [1954]. 4to (140 x 107 mm; 5½ x 4¼ in.). 10 pages. Engraved vignette, small color image of the Manhattan skyline mounted on last page; original blue tissue preserved. Stapled in original printed wrappers. A virtually untouched example in a custom folding case. Provenance: Sylvia Pedlar...
London: B. Crosby & Co., 1811. 12mo (178 x 110 mm). vi, 56 pages. Engraved frontispiece and 47 engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards. Provenance: Robert Frederick Green (bookplate); Donald Wandrei, author and co-founder of Arkham House Publishers (bookplate). A finely-printed English-language edition of Holbein's Dance of Death engravings...
Cheap Street, 1985. First edition. The long uncut galley sheets, this being the master set with hand corrections [by the press].
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Rome: Francesco Gonzaga, 1707. Two parts in one volume, 4to (236 x 171 mm). Roman and Hebrew types. Half-title. xvi, 61, [1]; 131 pp. Two woodcut initials, woodcut device on title. 18th-century Italian vellum over pasteboard. Some pale spotting, first few leaves with marginal dampstain and a few small marginal...
New York: S. S. Bliss, 1834. 8vo. Wood-engraved portrait frontispiece of Hewes. 209 pages. Original salmon muslin-backed boards, printed paper spine label. FIRST EDITION. Hewes (1742-1840) fought in the Revolution as a Patriot. Howes T-152 (calling for 206 pages).
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First edition, with Hawthorne's signature bound in. 8vo (177 x 112 mm; 7 x 4½ in.). 322 pages. Title-page printed in red and black. Red morocco gilt by P. B. Sanford, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in two, a repeated...
New York: Rizzoli, 2012. Folio. 360 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "The first book to celebrate the timeless beauty and craftsmanship of Dior's jewelry designs. Since launching Dior Fine Jewelry in 1998, Victoire de Castellane has been celebrated for having revolutionized the staid world of jewelry design. Her designs...
Amsterdam: Sumptibus Societatis, 1734-35. First edition, Amsterdam issue. Three volumes, 8vo. Each volume with engraved portrait frontispiece of Hoffmann. Contemporary Dutch calf, spines gilt. Provenance: Richard Snead Cox of Eaton Bishop (armorial bookplates). Published simultaneously in Amsterdam and Frankfort. Hoffmann was possibly the most important of the latrochemists, and one...
Reading, Connecticut: By the author, 1922. 4to (305 x 242 mm; 12 x 9½ inches). 259, [4] pages. Original gilt-lettered blue cloth. A fine copy with one small pale stain on the spine. FIRST EDITION, second issue, with pages 37-39 printed. “114 Songs [was] privately printed and distributed without copyright...
Bristol: Douglas Cleverdon for the Fanfare Press, 1929. 4to (315 x 248 mm; 12 1/4 x 10 inches). 10 copper-engraved plates by Jones. Original quarter gilt-lettered cream cloth, green boards. Spine slightly soiled, light wear at extremities. LIMITED EDITION, number 265 of 480 total copies. Coleridge’s poem had haunted Jones...
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Large 4to (305 x 242 mm; 12 x 9½ in.). 382 pages. 6 etchings and 20 reproductions of preliminary drawings by Henri Matisse, tipped in. Original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth from a design by LeRoy H. Appleton; printed slipcase. A fine copy, the...
Anchorage, AK: Salmon Run Press, 1995. 8vo. [8]pp. Sewn in original pictorial wrappers with a photograph by H. Jagerbauer. A fine copy. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 9 of 100 copies signed by Kinnell. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED on the half-title to Dartmouth President James Freedman. The poem originally appeared...
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Together two pages, 12mo (193 x 67; 6 x 4 in.), on Kipling’s Bateman’s Burwash letterhead. Kipling met the French politician and economist Yves Guyot in 1905 through Louis Fabulet, one of the author’s earliest and most productive French translators. Kipling thanks Guyot for translating a piece (“my little absurdity”) published.....
Paris: Pierre Horay, 1973. Oblong 8vo. 75 pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Original beige cloth; dust jacket; with original woven tassel. FIRST EDITION. With a postcard inscribed by Sheila Hicks laid-in.
New York: Harper and Row, I Can Read Book, 1972. COMPLETE SET of uncut long galley sheets, 24 x 9 inches. GALLEY PROOFS of the second Frog & Toad book. It was a Newbery Honor Book, and runner-up for the American Library Association Newbery Medal. Kirkus Reviews: "Five more wise...
Vicenza: Giacomo Amadio, 1668. 2 parts in one volume, thick 8vo (215 x 158 mm; 81/2 x 61/4 in.). [16], 466, [6] pages; [12], 376 pages. Two etched and engraved titles and 15 folding plates by Jacopo Ruffoni. Contemporary vellum. An entirely original copy, unrestored, the binding worn and with...
New Haven: [NY: The Thistle Press for] Holland Roberts Melson Jr, 1958. 8vo (217 x 135 mm; 8½ x 5¼ in.). 94, [1] pages. Original pictorial boards with a portrait of Lustig on the front cover by Maya Deren; original glassine. A fresh and bright copy, the corners and spine...
Black Sparrow, 1972. the advance long galleys. stamped "Uncorrected Proof" and numbered "Set #3"
Switzerland: Lars Müller Publishers, 1998. Folio. 318 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed cloth. FIRST EDITION. A comprehensive survey of Zumthor's work. Scarce.