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New York: Universe Books, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Foreword by Joan Nicholson. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($20.00), faintly rubbed at the edges, a few small scuffs. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A profusely illustrated history covering girlie magazines, heroes and heroines,… Read more about this item

Norwalk: The Easton Press. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. About Fine. Grey leather, a few scuffs at the front board. Square and firmly bound with gilt edges, clean internally.

New York: Viking Press, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Third Printing. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($22.95), bumped at the edges. Quarter black cloth with grey paper on the boards, faintly pushed at the head and foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few light stains at the top edge, clean internally. Karr's… Read more about this item

Boston: Bulfinch / Little, Brown, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Foreword by Patti Smith. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($50.00), bumped at the edges, a few stray stains. Green cloth, rubbed at the bottom edge, with black ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A selection… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($28.00). Quarter black paper with dark grey paper on the boards, bronze gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Scibona's National Book Award-finalist novel about "a restless young man who is captured during the Vietnam War and pressed into… Read more about this item

Chicago: S.B. Shaw, Publisher, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very Good in a Fair jacket, heavily soiled, lacking much of the spine, tears at the folds. Red cloth, toned and pushed at the the corners, with silver gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with toned pages, former owner's name and information… Read more about this item

New York: Da Capo Press, 1970. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Edited by Charles Moore. New Introduction by Wilbert R. Hasbrouck. Volume 29 in the Da Capo Architecture and Decorative Art series. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), bumped and with some shallow chips and tears at the top edge. Brown cloth,… Read more about this item

New York: Pantheon, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Edited and with an Introduction by Italo Calvino. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($30.00), lightly bumped at the edges. Quarter black cloth with brown paper on the boards. Firmly bound with a forward lean, clean internally. A collection of twenty-six stories from the 19th century,… Read more about this item

New York: Aperture, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Edward Weston. Edited by Nancy Newhall. About Near Fine. Wraps lightly rubbed, a crease to the top-right corner of the front wrap of Volume II. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Translated by Michael Bullock. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($19.95), lightly toned, rubbed at the edges. Green cloth, rubbed at the edges, with red ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Berger's beautifully produced, profusely illustrated work… Read more about this item

New York: Nan A. Talese | Doubleday, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Third Printing. Inscribed by Kotlowitz on the half-title page. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($24.95), faded at the spine. Quarter black paper with grey paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Kotlowitz's work about the social and racial disparities between St. Joseph… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Foreword by Jared Diamond, Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($26.00), lightly bumped and rubbed at the surface and edges. Quarter blue paper with white paper on the boards, faintly rubbed at the bottom edge. Square and firmly bound, a dampstain on the top edge,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Translated by Thomas P. Whitney. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($12.50), bumped, a tear in the spine, creased at the flaps. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, a few stray stains at the… Read more about this item

Chicago: Field Museum, 1927. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Portfolio. Introduction by Wilfred H. Osgood, curator of zoology. Frontispiece of Akeley. Good in a Fair slipcase, generally soiled, rubbed at the spine, split at the top and bottom joints. Grey paper portfolio wraps, a tear near the top of the spine. Some plates with minor edge wear, a few… Read more about this item

New York: Coward-McCann, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), lightly soiled, a few scuffs and shallow chips. Black cloth, rubbed at the bottom edges, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first U.S. publication of "The Enchanted Princess" and "The Eccentricities of… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second Printing. Signed by Singh on the title page. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($24.95), bumped and chipped at the top edge. Black paper on the boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Singh's work that "traces the evolution of secret writing… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Near Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (no price). Yellow cloth, rubbed at the bottom edge, with black ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Grohmann's work that "traces Kandinsky's life from his early preparation fro a… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Including a catalogue of works prepared with the collaboration of Isabelle Rouault. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), lightly soiled, bumped at the edges. Grey cloth, bumped at the head and foot of the spine, with black ink lettering and designs… Read more about this item

Carrollton: P.D.A. Enterprises, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Period illustrations by Paul & Morey. New Illustrations by Kenneth Hafer. Limited to 1,000 copies, this copy inscribed by Williamson on the title page. Near Fine. Blue wraps, faintly rubbed, a few stray stains. Square and firmly bound with two staples, clean internally. The first volume in the… Read more about this item

Norwalk: Heritage Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Introduction by James G. McManaway. Wood-engravings by John Farleigh. Complete in six volumes in the original slipcases and with the Sandglass pamphlets in "The Comedies" and "The Histories." Fine in Very Good slipcases, some rubbing and stains at the edges. Matching clothing bindings with brown ink panels on the spines.… Read more about this item