East Lebanon (no state): No Publisher, 1874. Unbound. Single sheet, folded, creating four pages. Roughly 4 by 7 inches folded. Dated February 18, 1874. A handwritten rendering of the minutes of the first meeting of the East Lebanon Lyceum Society. Two pages devoted to finding that a quorum could not... More about Minutes to the First Meeting of the East Lebanon Lyceum (Society?). Handwritten Letter
Riverside, CT: 7 C's Press, 1984. Cloth. Blue cloth in dust jacket. 97 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A list of the crew of the Titanic, including names, addresses and ratings (in what capacity they served aboard ship). Includes a history and account of the efforts to recover the... More about Roster of Valor. The Titanic-Halifax Legacy
London: The Folio Society, 2009. Cloth. Blue illustrated cloth in paper covered slipcase. 299 pp. With a few illustrations. Folio Society edition of this classic of maritime literature. VERY GOOD condition. Hint of soiling to the rear cover. Red ink #4 on the second endpaper. Some fading, scuffing and minor... More about The Mauritius Command
Los Angeles: No Magazine, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Black and white photo Illustrated wraps. Large format side stapled zine. 15 by 11 ½ inches. 36 pp including covers. This copy lacking the green or red ink silkscreened front cover. Black and white photos and art throughout, Edited and produced by Bruce... More about No Magazine. #3. Summer 1979
Buffalo: Bernard Kugel, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inch paper, Side stapled. 36 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Second issue of this Buffalo, New York area fanzine, founded by Bernard (Bernie) Kugel, called the 'godfather of the Buffalo punk scene.' He started the Big Star... More about Big Star. Issue No. 2. August 1977
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982. Cloth. 209 pp. An examination of the growth of urban life in Japan during the 17th century, looking at the role the planning of headquarters of daimyo lords played in the formation of Japanese urban society, asserting that commoners played more of a role... More about Kanazawa: A Seventeenth-Century Japanese Castle Town (Yale Historical Publications. Miscellany, 128
Gdansk: Theatrum Gedanense Foundation, 1998. Trade Paperback. 219 pp. A collection of essays published on the occasion of a Hamlet conference in Gdansk, all focusing on different aspects of Hamlet and its performance or interpretation in Eastern European countries such as Poland. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven fading and offsetting to... More about Hamlet East-West
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1985. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. Signed by the author on the half title. 53 pp. First book of poetry by Janet Sylvester, recipient of several awards and prizes throughout her career. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and scuffing to... More about That Mulberry Wine
Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1905. Wraps. First edition, so stated, one of 925 copies on Van Gelder paper. Stiff paper wraps. 140 pp. An edition of this collection of English sonnet sequences originally published in the 1580s, presumably the first edition published by the noted small press publisher Thomas... More about Astrophel and Stella
New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, so stated. Gray paper covered boards with a black cloth spine. In unclipped dust jacket. 206 pp. Black and white illustrations by Ralph Steadman throughout. First edition of this modern classic of American literature, with Thompson using his style of... More about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A study of the paintings of Joseph Turner, focusing on his whaling scenes. This includes a detailed critical study of his technique and style and how his work influenced painting, including Modernist... More about Turner's Whaling Pictures. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. Spring 2016
New York: Sentinel Art Books, 1969. Wraps. Wraps, in slipcase. 64 pp. Color and black and white reproductions of art throughout. A primarily visual monograph on the art of Pascal Cucaro, an American artist often associated with the Beat and counterculture scene in San Francisco. With a short introduction on... More about Pascal Cucaro
London: The Folio Society, 2007. Cloth. Green illustrated cloth in slipcase. 288 pp. With a few black and white photos. A memoir of the author's life spent in Ireland as a tutor. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and rubbing to the book. Some scuffing and fading to the slipcase. More about Woodbrook
Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, 2004. Hard Cover. Red hard cover in unclipped photo illustrated jacket. 255 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history of Lynn, Massachusetts, focusing on a particular neighborhood and its rise and fall in fortunes with the changing industries and times of the city of... More about The Brickyard. The Life, Death and Legend of an Urban Neighborhood
Tulsa, OK: Winchester Publishing, 1974. Cloth. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 308 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history and survey of the folk art and decorative arts of creating duck and bird decoys, including sections on cooting and branting, hollow and frame decoys, decoys relating to regions such... More about Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway
Cambridge, MA: Polaroid Company, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Color and black and white photos throughout. A magazine issued by Polaroid, focusing on photography, mostly on fine art photography. This includes articles on David Hockney, Bill Burke, John Coplans, Felix Bonfils and others. VERY GOOD with minor... More about Close Up. Polaroid. November 1982
Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co. Hard Cover. 1905 date given, but perhaps a little later. Illustrated paper covered boards in matching jacket. 100 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A reproduction of the original 1833 edition of classic nursery rhymes for children, that was published by Munroe and Francis... More about The Only True Mother Goose Melodies
New York: The Century Co., 1891. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations and ads throughout. A single issue of this magazine devoted to history, current events (of the time), and literature. This issue with the first part of "The Naulahka" by Rudyard Kipling; an illustrated article, including maps, by... More about The Century Illustrated Magazine. November 1891
New York: Daw Books, 1975. Mass Market Paperback. First printing of this edition, previously issued in hardcover. Mass market paperback. 208 pp. A science fiction novel exploring celebrity, fame and future technology. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Paper toned in the interior. More about Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1932. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Purple cloth with color pastedown on the front cover 281 pp. 12 color plates present as called for, along with black and white illustrations throughout, all by John R. Neill. A work continuing in the land of Oz and with... More about The Purple Prince of Oz
New Haven and Hartford: Connecticut Religious Tract Society. 1809. Pamphlet. Stated second edition, one of 3000 printed. Blue printed front wrapper, MISSING rear wrapper. 24 pp. A small pamphlet of various religious or theological tracts, reflecting on sin and living in sin by being satisfied with earthly goods instead of... More about A Warning Voice; The Sum of Our Duty, A Hymn; Life of Bunyan with Reflections; A View of Death
Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, 1975. Cloth. Illustrated cloth. No jackets. In cardboard slipcase. 862, 240 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A two volume history of the town of Windham, New Hampshire, from its beginnings in 1719 to 1975. GOOD condition. Slightly ex-library, with stamps on the bottom page edges... More about History of Windham in New Hampshire 1719-1883. Rural Oasis History of Windham, New Hampshire,...
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1969. Cloth. Stated first printing. Blue cloth with silver foil decorations, in price clipped jacket. 110 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. First edition of this iteration of George Macdonald's classic children's tale, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. GOOD condition. Jacket toned, with minor soiling... More about The Light Princess
Paisley, Scotland: No Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed circa 1979. Stiff pink paper covers. Single staple at the upper left corner. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 30 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. A fanzine out of Paisley, Scotland, looking at smaller punk, new... More about It Ticked and Exploded. Issue No. 8. Late Summer/August
United Kingdom: No Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Single sheet, folded into four pages. Approximately 12 ¼ by 8 ½ inches. With a Tom Robinson badge/pin, as issued. A fanzine/newsletter primarily devoted to the Tom Robinson Band, issued by the band. Laid out with clipped art, photos and text throughout, in an... More about Tom Robinson Band TRB Bulletin No. 9. March-April 1978