London: Thames and Hudson, 1975. Limited Edition. Cloth. 7 3/8 X 10 3/4 Inches. #613 of 3000 copies. Housed in original issue slipcase. Reproduction and history of several of the original illuminated plates from one of the five original manuscript copies of this folk tale. Light wear to slipcase edges..... More
London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 10 1/2 Inches. 242 PP. The definitive history of King Arthur and the Arthurian legend. Original black cloth with gilt stamping and decoration to spine. Original US and UK prices intact on front flap. Top gutter a...... More
New York: TOR Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 432 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.99 intact on front flap. Signed by Card on first flyleaf. Only flaw is a...... More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 5/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 168 PP. One of only 250 copies. Cotten's account of building one of the great collections of books on North Carolina for the University of North Carolina. Original brown cloth. A bit of sunning to..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. First printing of each of the two volumes. Original price of $35.00 (for both volumes) intact in each. Very handsome copies. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 9 Inches. 1256 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $50.00 intact on front flap. More
Boston, MA: The Palmer Company, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 176 PP. Short biographies of John Adams, Anne Bradstreet, William Wood, John Norton, Sarah Kemble Knight and many more. Original blue cloth binding. Hint of rubbing to edges and joints. More
New York: Henry Schuman, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 179 PP. First printing copy with original price of $2.50 intact on front flap of DJ. Original green cloth clean and sharp. DJ a bit worn at edges, with some minor chipping to bottom edge..... More
London: Printed for Harding, Triphook and Lepard, 1825. Second Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 5/8 Inches. 900 PP. A guide to the selection of books in a gentleman's library. Finely rebound in green morocco with marbled boards. Occasional pencil notations. More
Boston: The New York Graphic Society, 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. 10 1/2 X 14 5/8 Inches. Stated "First American Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 on front flap. Fully illustrated history and reprint of the Thornton original. Stunning color illustration. Light rubbing to board edges. DJ..... More
Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 417 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.00 intact on front flap. Signed, "For Larry P. Woods, May you enjoy this excursion into nostalgia (SF Variety) - Lloyd Arthur Eshbach..... More
Evanston: William Carpenter, 1929. Limited Edition. Cloth. 5 7/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 58 PP. One of only 100 copies printed for private distribution by William Montelle Carpenter (based upon his collection of Kipling material). Printed by the Alderbrink Press for Carpenter. A history of First appearance of several Kipling..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 122 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.95 intact. Light offsetting to endpapers. Foxing to top gutter. Collection of stories about the greatest science fiction authors and their..... More
Stephenville, TX: The Bosque River Press, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 52 PP. #30 of 35 copies produced and signed by Christopher. Signed on the title-page. A brief bibliography of the works of Lewis Carroll. Christopher was a noted biographer of C.S...... More
Chicago: Reailly & Lee, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 284 PP. First printing of this important biography of L. Frank Baum by his eldest son. Book has been used and exhibits some pencil underling and notes here and there (could be simply erased)..... More
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 412 PP. Original red publisher cloth binding. An important selection of Holocaust pieces by Jaco Glatstein, Israel Know and Samuel Marhoshes. Minor paper loss and evidence of plate removal to rear..... More
New York: Norton, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 354 PP. Stated First Edition with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.95 intact. More
New York: Covici Friede, 1931. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 12 Inches. 107 PP. #687 of 1500 signed and numbered First Printing copies. Original publisher black cloth with silver decoration and title work to front cover. Signed on the limitation page by John Vassos. Vassos helped define the..... More
Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 81 PP. Study of the textual history and origin of the poem "Catolica, sacra, real Magestad", a satirical poem criticizing King Philip IV of Spain and his Prime Minister, Gaspar de Guzman..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 203 PP. Original red publisher cloth with gilt title stamping. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds, but very presentable. More
London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1936. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 3 3/4 X 6 Inches. 46 PP. First printing of the sixth Dent Memorial Lecture on book production. Price-clipped DJ. A nice copy overall. More
Durban, Natal: Self-Published, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/8 X 11 7/8 Inches. 69 PP. Original green boards with gilt title work to front cover. Signed and inscribed, "Dear Mom & Dad, At Last - my magnum opus! Love, Linda" directly on the ffep. A nice look at..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/8 X 9 3/8 Inches. #96 of 200 signed copies. TEG. Original publisher marbled paper binding. Vassos helped define the modernist art movement via his work as designer for RCA in addition to his illustrated books. Via RCA, John..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/8 X 11 1/2 Inches. Publisher blue cloth embossed in black on front cover. Signed and inscribed, "To Edith - Who's friendship and appreciation I value - Ruth Vassos & John Vassos - May 21, 1939". Vassos helped..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original publisher blue cloth with silver decoration and title work to front cover. Signed and inscribed, "To Ernest E. Fairbanks, with much admiration from the illustrator, John Vassos, in New York City -..... More