Collectibles from Veery Books

278 pp. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.5 in. Advanced reading copy with "First Atria hardcover edition," for printing in January 2003, with full number line on verso of TP. A fine copy, signed by Mosley boldly in black marker directly below his name. Protected by a sturdy archival cover. A collection of related stories, "Smoke," "Crimson Stain," "Silver Lining," "Lavender," "Grey-Eyed… Read more about this item

296 pp. Octavo, 6.5 x 9.5 in. First edition, first printing, a fine volume with no flaws, black textured paper-covered boards with metallic blue stamping and a Little Brown blind stamp. In a fine dust jacket, black, with iridescent blue ruling, in an archival cover, signed "To Tom" by Mosley on the title page below his name.

35 pp. small folio, (10.75 x 13.25 in.). Black-line (diazotype) folded leaves bound with cloth tape. Probably dates to the late thirties. Songs in an unknown professional scribal hand. Lyrics and additional verses in typescript, some songs with notes regarding singers and sources. To my knowledge, these songs were never published except in this form.

272 pp. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.5 in. A fine book, quarter cloth, with gilt stamped titles on spine, with a fine dust jacket in archival cover. Nicely signed in blue ink on the half-title. White Butterfly is Mosley's third Easy Rawlins novel. A delightful exemplar

Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, 1901. 4 volumes bound together: Kunstgewerbliches Sendschreiben 1901 (24 pp.); Die Kunst und die Schönheit der Erde 1901 (31 pp.); Ein paar Winke über das Musterzeichnen 1902 (50 pp.); Wahre und falsche Gesellschaft 1902 (46 pp.); Letterpress printed on paper of Berthold Siegismund, Leipzig, and composed and printed by E. Haberland, Leipzig. Bound throughout in their… Read more about this item

Chicago: Northwestern University, 1971. pp. 338. Like new but for two nearly invisible bumps to wraps. This issue was 'not for sale outside the continental United States.' Includes D. M. Thomas, David Jones, Anselm Hollo, Hugh MacDiarmid, Ken Smith, Basil Bunting, Peter Whigham, Charles Tomlinson, Lee Harwood, Ted Hughes, John Daniel, Christopher Middleton John Montague, George MacBeth, Harry Guest, Ian… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. xiv, 235 pp. Dust soiling to top of pages, and a dull spot on otherwise unspoiled front board. Dust jacket all-present with a few small tears and one-two inch reparable tear, and some rubbing. Collectible. Contents: Islands for Sale; Islands of the Maritime Provinces; Islands of Ontario and Quebec; Coastal Islands of New… Read more about this item

150 Nassau Street, New York: American Tract Society 52 pp. + adv. Blindstamped cloth with gilt titles on spine. A curved depression and associated stain to front board, causing a curve in bottom of spine with short tears to cloth, otherwise light wear to corners of boards. A dampstain of bottom third to half extends throughout volume causing browning. P.O.… Read more about this item

New York: New York Philharmonic, 1999. 47 pp. Wraps are rubbed at edges, inside fine. Many wonderful pictures of Copland and others. Contents: Carlos Moseley: Fanfare for the Uncommon Man, Chairman Emeritus, former Managing Director and President of the New York Philharmonic, salutes Aaron Copland; Michael Steinberg: The Voice of America, Aaron Copland didn't just define American music in this… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Union Panamericana, 1950. 127 pp. 75 songs are presented in simple piano arrangements with lyrics between staves. Adios, florecita blanca, Mi carino, Adelita, Mi dicha lejana, E1Aguinaldo, Mi pollera , Amenca, The Beautiful, Naci en la cumbre, Bainyin, Old Folks at Home, Angelique, o!, Pajarillo barranqueno, El arroyo que murmura, EI palito, Ay ay ay!, La paloma, Ay!… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1940. 66 pp. Some chips from wraps, soiling. Toned throughout. Nudes, Cartoons, El Artes segun Leo Tolstoi; Argentinian composer Juan Jose Castro. Bali: Los Ninos, las mujeres, las ceremonias nupciales. De cayena a los Andes. Leandre Charles Lucien. 'Del natural, teatrales, cinematograficos, de viajes, literarios, humoristicos, etc.'. Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Kegan Paul & Trench & Co, 1885. A reprint in smaller format than the first edition. Printed by the Chiswick Press. 12mo. Beveled green cloth with gilt stamping is worn at extremities. Overall a very charming impression. Title page in blue with a china mark reproduced below the title. The previous owner's signature, William J. De Forest, Oxford, 1896… Read more about this item

Paris: Revue d'Art de France et de l'Etranger, 1927. pp. 217-252 + adv. Chipping to spine, soiling and pencil to wraps. Pages are attached but loosening. XXIe Annee--Sommaire du Numero 76: Maurice Quentin de la Tour (9 illus.)--Armand Dayot; Gaston Balande (7 illus.)--A. Schneeberger; Jose Gutierrez Solana (7 illus.)--Jean Cassou; L'Evolution de l'Architecture Moderne (9 illus.)--Ernest Tisserand; l'Actualite et la… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1940. 66 pp. Some chips from wraps, soiling. Toned throughout. Nudes, Cartoons, Oscar Nicastro on Stradivarius. 'Del natural, teatrales, cinematograficos, de viajes, literarios, humoristicos, etc.'. Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. 199 pp. The bookplate of writer Helen Barolini on FFEP. Priced-clipped dj w/ short tears and rubbing. Treats the Background of the Modern Italian Novel; Alessandro Manzoni: The Historical Novel; Ippolito Nievo: History as Confessions; Emilio De Marchi: The Pathos of Existence; History as Novel: Federico De Roberto; The Tragic World of… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner Book Store unpag., 388 items. Circa 1938 or 1939. Wrappers are bright, but much chipping where they extend beyond the text block, else the text is bright and unmarked. Overall a dramatic effect, faults not yet overwhelming the startling design. Interesting, relatively long descriptions of classic books from a legendary book store.. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo -… Read more about this item