SELECTED POEMS Of ALBERT STEFFEN.
New York: Folder Editions. Printed by the Pierson Press, (1968). 1st PB Edition in English. 71, [1] pp. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Purple card stock covers, printed in white. More
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YOUNG MAN'S LETTER.
Trumansburg, N.Y. NEW / BOOKS, (1967). 1st Printing. 38 ll, printed french-fold. 8-5/8" x 5-1/2" Grey paper covers, with front cover printed with large graphic of a young man. Original price sticker to rear cover. Author's first book. More
A CHECK LIST Of ENGLISH PROSE FICTION. 1700 - 1739.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1960. 1st edition. x, 154 pp (including Index). 8vo. Gunmetal blue cloth binding. Printed buff paper dust jacket. More
LOVE - LETTERS BETWEEN A NOBLEMAN And His SISTER; With the History of Their Adventures. In Three Parts.
London: Printed for D. Brown, J. Tonson, J. Nicholson, B. Tooke and G. Strahan. 1718. 5th edition (NCBEL II, 980; O'Donnell, p. 76). [14], 505 pp. Divisional dated t.p. ["The Second Part"] follows p. [124]. Divisional dated t.p. ["The Third Part"] follows p. [288]. 8vo: [A] - Ii8, Kk4 [Kk2..... More
ENITHARMON PRESS.
London: The Enitharmon Press, [1971]. 1st printing. Single sheet of pale grey paper, printed in black, recto only. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "In December 1971 the Enitharmon Press will publish two books by HUGO MANNING." The leaflet then gives publication details for "Encounter in..... More
DAZHAN.
Sherman Oaks, California: Published by Dazhan Center, (1981). 1st Printing. 172 pp. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Original publisher's orange paper covers with green lettering to spine & front cover. "In one sense, DAZHAN is a fictitious narrative about the cultural shock that arises from an unexpected encounter between two very..... More
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The ISLES Of WISDOM.; Translated by H. J. Stenning [of Die Inseln der Weisheit].
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1925. 1st US Edition (Negley, UTOPIAN LITERATURE, 824n). Cf Bleiler, p. 144; Locke I, p. 162 (for the 1st UK of 1924). v, [1], 322 pp. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Black cloth spine over red & gold patterned paper boards. Printed paper..... More
The POEMS Of SIR WALTER RALEIGH Collected and Authenticated with Those of SIR HENRY WOTTON and Other Courtly Poets from 1540 to 1650.; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by J. Hannah D.C.L.
London: George Bell and Sons, 1910. Revised and enlarged edition. xxxiii, [1 (blank)], 261, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. 7" x 4-3/8". Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. More
WHILE The CLOCK TICKED. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #11.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932). Ca 1956. iv, 213, [5] pp. Frontis by J. Clemens Gretta. 12mo. Tan cloth with dark brown title lettering stamped to front board and spine. Orange pictorial eps. Pictorial wraparound dust jacket with black title lettering printed to front panel and white lettering to..... More
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BLAKE MOFFITT & TOWNE. Paper Dealers. Lot of 11 Price Lists, 1913 - 1931 [9 pre-1919].
Los Angeles: 1913 - 1931. 1st printings (presumed). Divers paginations, with the 1913 List being the most extensive, at 158 pp. Most pocket sized, from 6" x 3-1/4" to 7-3/8" x 4-1/8". 1913: cloth spine over printed fabric covered card stock. The remainder printed paper covers, stapled. Usual lot to..... More
PEOPLE Of The BISON.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1966). 186 pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Red cloth binding. No dust jacket. More
DINNER To JOHN J. CARTY; By the Lotos Club New York November 27th 1915
[New York]: 1915. 1st Printing. Broadside, with a 'plate' impression applied. Image of Carty, with credits & accomplishments listed underneath. Graphics by T. Sindelar [signed in the plate]. 12-13/16 x 16-1/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Carty was an American electrical engineer and a major contributor to the..... More
LATHROP'S IRON HAY PRESS. (Patented 1880.)
Hollister, San Benito Co., Cal. [1881]. 1st Printing. Broadside, printed in triple column, imprint at bottom. The text comprised of 2 newspaper reviews of the machine [Hollister Advance and Pacific Coast], followed by 4 personal testimonials. Top third with 2-/2" x 6-5/8 wood engraving [signed in th eplate by E...... More
CASLON BOLD CONDENSED.
[Berkeley, California]: Pequod Press, 1971. 1st printing, 1 / 15 cc. Single sheet of yellow card stock, printed recto only. The top portion with a quote from Anthony and Cleopatra: "Age cannot wither you, nor custom / stale your infinite variety; other wo- / men cloy the appetites they feed..... More
The SAN FRANCISCO BARK. A Gathering of Bay Area Poets.
Berkeley: Thorp Springs Press, (1972). 1st Printing. 79, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-13/16". Original publisher's printed blue paper covers. More
RUNES Of WOMAN.
Portland Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1915. 1st edition (Bishop 339), limited to 450 cc. [16], 43, [5] pp. 16mo. 7-11/16" x 5-9/16. Full parchment binding with gilt stamping, design attributed to William Bradley. More
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'Untitled Ode' [as published in] BOSTON PRIZE POEMS and Other Specimens of Dramatic Poetry.
Boston: Published by Joseph T. Buckingham, At the Office of the New England Galaxy, 1824. 1st printing (BAL 12036). Cf. The Colophon, New Graphic Series, Vol. One, No. 4, pp. 55-62 for an article by Lawrance Thompson giving the background story on the discovery Hawthorne's authorship. Longfellow's poem, pp. 27..... More
ACCOUNT AGAINST SQUIRE BIGALOW. $20.27. February 1851. Logtown.
Logtown, Eldorado County, California: 1851. SIGNED by McKemson at conclusion. Single sheet, 25 lines of mss, ~ 7 words per line, ~ 175 words. 2 sums penned to right of sheet. Docket summary to verso. All writing clear & sharp, entirely legible. 9-5/8" x 7-1/2" Now housed in an archival..... More
HAWAIIAN PHRASE BOOK. Na Huaolelo a Me Na Olelo Kikeke Ma Ka Olelo Beritania, a Me Ka Olelo Hawaii.; Copyrighted According to Law.
Honolulu: Published By J. M. Oat, Jr., & Co., Stationers and News Dealers, Honolulu, H.I. Printed by R. Grieve & Co., 1884. Fifth Edition, Revised (Forbes 3638). First published in 1854, a revised version of the 1881 edition. 124 pp. English - Hawaiian text presented side-by-side, in both phrases &..... More
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Hong Kong.
[Shanghai ?]: (n. d.). Ca 1910. Single sheet, oval cut, printed recto only, in tri-color. 3 printed lines: Mr. / S.S. / For Wood engraved image of the hotel to center. 11-3/8" x 8-5/8" Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "In 1846, Peter Felix Richards opened one of the..... More
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Restaurant Francais.; Dinner ... Thursday, 14th December, 1911.
[Shanghai ?]: 1911. 1st Printing. Single sheet, printed recto only, with the menu in French and English, in two side-by-side columns. Typographical border. 11-3/8" x 8-5/8" Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "In 1846, Peter Felix Richards opened one of the first western restaurants in Shanghai and the first..... More
The FLINT CHIPPER.
Boston / New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1940. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy. [6], 361, [1] pp. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. 8vo. Grey cloth binding with brown lettering. No dust jacket. More
The DANCER From ATLANTIS.
Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., (1971). First printing (Currey, p. 10). SIGNED by Anderson on the ffep. 183, [1 (blank)] pp. Gutter code "29M", p. 179. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. 8vo. Brick red cloth binding. Dust jacket. Issued by Doubleday's Science Fiction Book Club... More
An APPEAL To The NATION. Being a Full and Fair Vindication of Mr. Mordaunt, and other Gentlemen employed in the Conduct of the late Secret Expedition.; In Which Circumstances relating to the Miscarriages of that Affair, are set in a just and satisfactory Light.
London: Printed for J. Cooke and J. Coote, at the King's Arms, opposite Devereux Court, in the Strand, 1757. 1st Edition. [4], 38, [2], iv pp. Preface follows main text. Half-title leaf present. 8vo. Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
AFRICAN ADVENTURES
New York: The Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1917. 1st Printing. 119, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with inserted b/w photographic images. 8" x 5-3/8" Buff paper boards, printed in black. Now fitted with custom clear mylar protective wrapper. More