Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 12 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 80 PP. Signed by Burckhalter (photographer) on the title-page. Signed "Season's Greetings / John P. Schaefer" on the FFEP. Schaefer served as the President of the University of Arizona (who published the book)..... More
Nashville, TN: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 308 PP. First printing in the original maroon cloth binding with gilt title-stamping to cover and spine. Early, simple tales of inspiration found in the life of those living in the Appalachian woodlands..... More
New York: Dial Press, 1968. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 236 [4] PP. Classic 1960's look at where to meet girls! I can't decide if this book is humor, satire, serious, funny, sexist and/or all of the above. The guide lists numerous colleges throughout the..... More
Caerfyrddin, Wales: Unicorn Bookshop, 1973. Early Edition. Original wraps. 7 1/2 X 10 7/8 Inches. 32 PP. Highly sought after tract on the history, use and stigma surrounding marijuana. Having never owned this book before (very scarce in commerce), I am amazed at the information being shared via this "grapevine"..... More
London: Flammarion, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 10 Inches. 287 PP. Sealed in original wrap. An AS NEW copy. More
Milano, Italy: Skira, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 12 Inches. 407 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Profusely illustrated pictorial history of Mexican art. Hint of scuffing to DJ. More
London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1974. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 48 PP. Exhibition catalog in original wraps. Illustrated throughout with photographs and illustrations of the Solomon Islanders as well as some of their weapons and artwork. More
New York: Fowler & Wells Co., 1884. First American Edition. Cloth. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 400 PP + 12 PP ads. First American printing of this 19th century equal rights travelogue by Emily Faithfull. Among other topics, Faithfull writes in regards to women printers in the US, Mrs. Stanton..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 411 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact. Signed twice by author. Signed and inscribed, "June 2005 / Paonia Co..... More
Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing Co., 1886. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 X 9 1/21 Inches. 4 PP. Very scarce original Vanderbilt University Commencement Day "Programme of Exercieses" for Wednesday, June 16, 1886. Single sheet (folded). The family names listed include those such as Hume, Meade and Crockett -..... More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 364 PP. First printing with $3.00 original price on rear flap. Front flap is clipped, but price is on back as stated. This novel explores the volatile world of the pre-Civil Rights south through..... More
Wheaton, IL: Church League of America, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 9 X 12 Inches. 55 PP. First printing of this extreme right-wing attack on Martin Luther King published less than a month after his assassination in Memphis, TN. The Church League of America put King on trial..... More
Bloomington, IN: IUniverse, Inc., 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 178 PP. Signed and inscribed directly on the half title-page. Original price of $26.95 intact on front flap. A statistical, business take on the decline of primarily religious values in our culture. More
New York: The Grove Press, 2009. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 299 PP. First printing of the 50th Anniversary "Restored Text" issue. Housed in original publisher slipcase. Afterword by David Ulin. More
Tallahassee, FL: The Naiad Press, 1983. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 208 PP. The Volute reprint edition of the 1962 original classic. From the author of 'Odd Girl Out' and 'Journey to a Woman'. One of the classic mid-20th century pulps that featured a lesbian theme..... More
Tallahassee, FL: Meroen Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 344 PP. Signed and inscribed to "Dr. Ruben, My name is William Ashanti Hobbs. I am determined, as a publisher and novelist, to make an impact not only in African-American Literature, but literature..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 189 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Housed in original dust jacket that retains the price of $2.50 on the front flap. An early collection of African American folktales from..... More
Yaba, Lagos: Kraft Books Limited, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 7/8 Inches. 200 PP. Signed first printing in orignal publisher blue buckram binding. Signed by Ebele Eko directly on the title-page. The first book length study of Elechi Amadi, one of the founding generation of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 270 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Retains original price of $3.50 on front flap of dust jacket. Important early Civil Rights book on the humiliation, segregation and dangers of the..... More
Nashville, TN: Southern Publishing Association, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 3/4 X 7 Inches. 48 PP. In the face of food shortages and rising meat prices, the author of this book contends that we should all turn to vegetarianism as a way of both saving money and..... More
Union City, TN: Forrester Wood Publication, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Scarce private printing in original DJ. Signed by R.C. Forrester and Betty Burdick Wood directly on the title-page. Betty is the granddaughter of John Carlos Burdick, whose commercial fishing business of..... More
San Diego, CA: Greenleaf Classics, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 160 Pages. THE FIRST BOOK WRITTEN ON THE HELL'S ANGELS! Jan Hudson was a pseudonym for George W. Smith, an Angel himself. A scarce counter-culture "iconic" book that chronicles much of the origin..... More