Cambridge: Crimson Printing Company, 1958. Wraps. One of three hundred copies printed. Blue printed wraps. 12 pp. A musing on the landscape of the Himalayan Mountains, as experienced by the author's air travel into the region. Hofer was an art historian and book collector at Harvard University. VERY GOOD condition... More about Himalayan Reverie
Frankfort, KY: Gnomon Press, 1978. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Signed, with an inscription, by Jonathan Williams. Unpaginated. Black and white photographs throughout. A work issued to coincide with a 1978 exhibition of photography from Southern photographers. Mostly visual, with a few short critical essays preceding the photos. Includes work by Lyle... More about I Shall Save One Land Unvisited. Eleven Southern Photographers
Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Publisher. Cloth. no date, perhaps mid to late 1800s. Red cloth illustrated in gilt. 230 pp. Black and white illustrations by Gustave Dore throughout. All text in French. A French language edition of this German comedic novel, accompanied by Gustave Dore illustrations. FAIR/GOOD condition. Most... More about Aventures du Baron de Munchhausen
London: The Folio Society, 2012. Cloth. Illustrated paper covered boards in light brown slipcase. 190 pp. Color illustrations by Peter Bailey. A work of historical fiction for children. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of fading and edgewear. More about Smith
New York: Grove Press, 1957. Cloth. Black cloth. Pagination varies. Sections of black and white photos throughout, with front covers of each magazine bound in at the rear. A bound volume of the first four issues of this literary or little magazine published by Barney Rosset, containing work by Samuel... More about Evergreen Review. Volume 1, Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. Bound Volume
London: Inner London Education Authority, 1974. Wraps. Wraps. 48 pp, plus 32 black and white photo plates. A catalog to a 1974 exhibition of furniture and clothing that documents the Civilian Clothing 41 designs created in Britain during the 1940s, in an effort to promote Britain's cause in World War... More about CC 41. Utility Furniture and Fashion 1941-1951
No Place: East Central Region of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 1986. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. Square format. 80 pp. Black and white photos and architectural drawings throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to the study and concerns of architecture, including essays on "Rural housing and infrastructure... More about Central: Papers on Architecture. Winter 1986
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1974. Wraps. Black and white illustrated wraps. 28 pp. Black and white and a few color reproductions of paintings throughout. A piece issued in conjunction with an exhibition on May 21-June 7, 1974, of paintings by Manolo Millares, accompanied by a critical essay on his... More about Homage to Manolo Millares. His Last Paintings 1969-1971
Hong Kong: Old China Hand Press, 2000. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Small, square folio. 222 pp. Color photos throughout. A work documenting the architecture of houses and other buildings located in the area of the former French Concession in Shanghai, China. Most of the buildings were constructed in Western styles... More about Frenchtown Shanghai. Western Architecture in Shanghai's Old French Concession
No Place: S.R. Publisher Ltd, 1965. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. 339 pp. A reprint of a work originally published in 1821, offering the author's perspective on life in Canada, focusing on the Northeastern region, where he spent approximately two years. He describes many of the towns and villages, Canadian... More about Sketches of Upper Canada. Domestic, Local and Characteristic
California: No Publisher, 1918. Unbound. No publisher or place. 1918. Three pages, with mailing envelope. A three page letter from an Ernest Wood to his sister Agnes, sent from Camp Fremont in California. Mailing stamp indicates this was mailed around May 26, 1918. Wood discusses being called up into the... More about World War I era Handwritten Letter. 1918
San Francisco: Oracle, Publisher, 1967. Tabloid. Tabloid newsprint journal. With a horizontal center fold present. 40 pp. Color psychedelic illustrations throughout. Edited by Allen Cohen, The Oracle was known for is psychedelic designs and promotion of the counterculture/hippie lifestyle as experienced through the use of psychedelic drugs and Aquarian philosophy... More about The City of San Francisco Oracle. No issue designation found, circa May 1967
New York: Warner Books, 1992. Hard Cover. Spiral bound aluminum covers. In original unopened illustrated mylar envelope. CD and comic presumed to be inside. Unopened copy of this work by Madonna exploring sex and sexuality, and featuring Isabella Rossellini, Big Daddy Kane, Vanilla Ice and others. VERY GOOD or better... More about Sex
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. First Edition. Cloth. First US edition, first printing. Orange paper covered board with a purple cloth spine. In price clipped jacket. 374 pp. A comedic novel set in 1950s Peru. GOOD+ condition. Jacket faded along the hinges and spine. Minor scuffing. Some curling... More about Aunt Julia and the Script Writer
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Jerusalem: World Jewish Bible Society/Israel Society for Biblical Research, Publishers, 1965. Wraps. Printed wraps. Third edition. 35 pp. A short but detailed look at the conquest of the Canaan region of the Near East in ancient (or Biblical) times, drawing on archaeological records and sources from the Bible, discussing some... More about Military and Archaelogical (sic) [Archaeological] Aspects of the Conquest of Canaan in the Book...
Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1895. Cloth. Red flexible cloth covers. 500 pp. Fold out maps and panoramas throughout, all present as called for. A guide to traveling in Switzerland, Italy and the Tyrol regions of Europe, providing insight into local history as well as best means of travel, etc. FAIR/GOOD... More about Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol. Handbook for Travellers....
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Cloth. Gray cloth in dust jacket. 163 pp. Black and white and a few color illustrations throughout. A historical and critical survey of the architecture of German architect Friedrich Weinbrenner, using the work held by the University of Pennsylvania to explore his contributions to... More about Friedrich Weinbrenner Architect of Karlsruhe. A Catalogue of the Drawings in the Architectural...
Berkeley: Sand Dollar, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. First edition. One of 400 copies. Unsigned (fifty of the four hundred were signed). Wraps. A short chapbook of poetry by Michael McClure, a poet often associated with the Beat movement. GOOD condition. Some dark rubbing, scuffing and soiling to the covers, with... More about The Book of Joanna
Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing, 2000. Wraps. 23rd printing. Wraps. 72 pp. Illustrations throughout. A detailed guide to a variety of different layouts and plans for model railroad tracks, including those for N, HO, S, and O scales. VERY GOOD condition. Minor curling and creasing at the corners, with a heavier... More about 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders
New York: Privately Printed (Marchbanks Press), 1944. Wraps. One of 250 copies. Wraps. 37 pp. A short story on golf and its difficulties, originally issued in a 1917 edition, printed here by the small press Marchbanks Press. GOOD+ condition. Faint drink ring stain to the front cover. Minor fading, a.... More about Dormie One
Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company, 1886. Wraps. Orange printed wraps. 45 pp. With a few photos. A summary of the Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans from 1884-85, which due to its success, expanded its scope and became known as the North Central and South American Exposition of 1885-86... More about Report of John B. Mead, Commissioner to the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition,...
Royston, UK: Heathfield Railway Publications, 2009. Hard Cover. 96 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A monograph on the railroad, locomotive and railway paintings of Philip D. Hawkins, recalling his life and influences through his first person account. VERY GOOD condition. Small price sticker on the front jacket panel and... More about Tracks on Canvas. The railway paintings of Philip D. Hawkins
Gambier, OH: Joel Fisher, Publisher. Wraps. no date. Stated first edition. One of 300 copies of the unsigned edition (126 signed).Stiff black wraps. 28 pp. Illustrations throughout. A small press chapbook of poetry, accompanied by illustrations, by Robert Kelly, an American poet often associated with deep image poetry. GOOD condition... More about Alpha
London: The Folio Society, 2012. Cloth. Blue illustrated cloth in dark blue paper covered slipcase. 272 pp. Color illustrations by Kate Miller throughout. A dystopian science fiction novel, shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize. VERY GOOD condition. Light edgewear. Two small, faint spots of soiling to the rear cover. Owner's... More about Never Let Me Go
San Francisco: William Doxey, Publisher, 1897. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 20 leaves., including covers. Most leaves unopened along the bottom edge, with the interior of the unopened portions left blank, presumed intentionally. A few black and white illustrations throughout, some by Ernest Peixotto. This also includes a full page Art Nouveau/Arts... More about The Lark. Number 24. April 1, 1897