THE STORY OF MERLIN AND VIVIEN
London: E. Moxon, Son, and Co., n.d. Quarto. Hard Cover. Early 20th century, with the 1. More
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SWINBURNE’S COLLECTED POETICAL WORKS
London: William Heinemann, 1924. A handsome set, in dark red levant, bound by Bayntun of Bath; raised bands with titling stamped in gold; elaborate dentelle turn-ins, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. The joints have had some repaired separation (no..... More
THE MOMENT’S RETURN (Signed)
San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1970. Signed. A poem by Allen Ginsberg with three drawings by Robert LaVigne, one of 200 copies printed by Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem in 1970. An oblong folio, in striped paper boards backed in linen with..... More
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CRIME FICTION 1749-1970. COLLECTED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL EXCERPTS FROM THE ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE.
[1975]. Soft Cover. Starting in 1967, Allen J. Hubin began his passion project: The Armchair Detective, an early mystery fanzine. Eventually TAD would begin publishing random corrections and additions to Ordean Hagen?s posthumous Whodunit (1969), the first major bibliography of..... More
ALOYS ZOTL (1803-1887). TESTO DI JULIO CORTAZAR, INTRODUZIONE DI VINCENT BOUNOURE PRESENTAZIONE DI ANDRE BRETON.
Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Hard Cover. Reprint Edition. Text in Italian, printed on blue paper. With colored plates tipped in throughout, of the animals as they were described in Zötl’s bestiary. Aloys Zötl was an Austrian painter, known for..... More
A HOMAGE TO JOHN KEATS
The Sarabande Press, 1984. Folio. Soft Cover. Limited Edition, number “m” of 26 copies “press-lettered and specially bound”. Signed by Clampitt, G. G. Laurens and designer Joe Marc Freedman. Fabulously bound in hand-made stiff paper wrappers; a gorgeous copy housed..... More
THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
New York: Sarabande Press, 1983. Illustrated by: Marsha Eva Gold. Folio. Disbound. Limited Edition, numbered 18 of 33. Signed by Clampitt, Gold and the designer and printer Joe Marc Freedman on the colophon. A beautifully designed accordion binding on handmade..... More
THE SECOND ADVENT, OR COMING OF THE MESSIAH IN GLORY, SHOWN TO BE A SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE, AND TAUGHT BY DIVINE REVELATION, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD.
Trenton: D. Fenton & S. Hutchinson, 1815. Full Leather. First Edition. One of the few religious works by Elias Boudinot, the Revolutionary statesman, Congressman, and member of the Constitutional Convention. After his resignation in 1805 from his highly significant political..... More
THE SONG-STORY OF AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE. TRANSLATED FROM THE ANCIENT FRENCH BY ANDREW LANG.
New Rochelle, New York: The Elston Press, 1902. One of 240 copies, with woodcut title border. Linen spine over paper-covered boards, with paper title label. More
A CALENDAR OF HAIKU: A SEASONAL DIALOGUE
New Britain, Connecticut: Robert E. Massmann, 1970. Miniature. Original Wrappers. Limited, numbered edition. Signed. 2-1/8" x 2-1/4" miniature in wrappers with paper slipcase; Signed by Robert E. Massmann and hand-numbered 51/150; tiny stain on the slipcase label else the fold-out..... More
THE ROWFANT CLUB: A Register of Its Records 1891 - 1973 in The Western Reserve Historical Society (mss. No. 3571)
Cleveland: 1974. Octavo. Hard Cover. 86pp. No markings in text; hardcover cloth binding. More
WEEDS AND WILD FLOWERS. SOME IRREVERENT WORDS
London: The Two-Horse Press, 1965. Hard Cover. First Edition. Quarter green buckram with titling in gilt over yellow Tatsumaki Japenese paper-covered boards, illustrated with wood engravings by George Mackley, with a matching portfolio housing a suite of 11 additional wood..... More
HINTS FOR LOVERS
Boston | New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. Hard Cover. A very nearly fine copy, still with the publisher’s glassine wrapper. In pale pink paper-covered boards, with a mauve paper spine label letters in gilt. On the pastedown is residue..... More
HONORE DAUMIER, L’HOMME ET L’OEUVRE. OUVRAGE ORNE D’UN PORTRAIT A L’EAU-FORTE, DE DEUX HELIOGRAVURES, ET DE 47 ILLUSTRATIONS.
Paris: Librairie Renouard; H. Laurens, Successeur, 1888. Three Quarters Leather. The first systematic listing of Daumier’s lithograph illustrations, by Arsene Alexandre. Honore Daumier was a French printmaker, caricaturist, painter and sculptor, who focused on social and political aspects of 19c..... More
WHAT WE DID AFTER RAIN
Omaha, Nebraska: Abattoir Editions, 1984. Hard Cover. First Edition. With two woodcuts by James A. Crowley. Limited to 250 numbered copies of which this is #43. Very slight musty odor. In tan cloth with white wrar-around paper spine label... More
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF NAPOLEON (2 Volumes)
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1895. Three Quarters Leather. Second Edition. First published as Napoleon Intime in 1893, the English edition was issued in London the following year. This “Second Edition” in English is handsomely bound in three-quarter crimson morocco..... More
ESCUELA DE ARQUITECTURA CIVIL. | EN QUE SE CONTIENEN LOS ORDENES DE ARQUITECTURA, LA DISTRIBUCION DE LOS PLANOS DE TEMPLOS Y CASAS, Y EL CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS MATERIALES.
Valencia: Joseph de Orga, 1804. Full Leather. First Edition. A clean copy. Bound in tree calf with morocco label and decorative rules stamped in gilt on the spine. Some wear to edges of the spine and corners of the boards..... More
JOHN AUBREY'S MISCELLANIES
Franklin, NH: The Hillside Press, 1969. Hard Cover. Signed By Editor. #174/250. Plum cloth binding; no markings in text. More
THREE ESSAYS: I. BOOK-BUYING; II. BOOK-BINDING; III. THE OFFICE OF LITERATURE
New York: The Grolier Club, 1924. Hard Cover. Printed for the Grolier Club by typographer and printer Frederic Goudy. Boards are soiled and there is some separation at the half-title page, though the binding is secure and holding well Paper-covered..... More
THE STORY OF ROSINA: AND OTHER VERSES
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Illustrated by: Hugh Thompson. Hard Cover. Limited Edition. Limited Edition # 83 of 250 copies (large paper edition); large Octavo; foxing to endpapers; small closed tears to top of spine, but binding still..... More
LONG WAY ROUND: A SELECTION OF POEMS BY ALAN AYLING
Gloucestershire: Whittington Press, 1977. Hard Cover. Limited Edition. Signed. #108 of 200 copies of a signed limited edition, with an additional gift inscription from Ayling. More
LOU GEHRIG: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC
Easton Press, 1995. Full Leather. Full leather with decorations in gilt; all edges gilt; silk moire endpapers. There are no marks or bookplates in the book. More
AN ACROBATIC ALPHABET: TWENTY SIX WOOD ENGRAVINGS
Manor Farm, Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1986. 26 wood-engravings hand-colored by Sylvia Stokeld, bound in a orange silk in the japanese style, with string lacing at the spine with a paper label. In the rear pocket is a single sheet..... More
CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY in Brown University Providence, Rhode Island (2 Volume Set); Vol I: To 1599; Vol II: 1701 to 1800. With Notes.
Kraus Reprint Corp. Hard Cover. Sold as a 2 volume set. Volume I published 1961. Volume II published 1963. Both volumes reprinted by permission of the John Carter Brown Library. No pencil or ink markings in volume I. Scant ink..... More
A DICTIONARY OF BRITISH STEEL ENGRAVERS
Leigh-on-Sea, England: F. Lewis, 1980. Hard Cover. Dust jacket soiled with slight closed tears to top; dust jacket price-clipped; dust jacket protected in a mylar cover; no markings in text; digital images can be made available upon request. More