New York: Simon and Schuster, 1949. Provensen, Alice; Provensen, Martin. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition of the classic cook book by James Beard, with Alice and Martin Provensen's illustrations. Evan Jones, Beard's biographer, described the Fireside Cook Book as "the most lavishly produced American cookbook to date." Minor wear.....
Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1972. Thollander, Earl. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A lovely SIGNED copy of the cookbook. Stated eighth printing. The colors of the price-clipped jacket are bright, as are the orange cloth covers and the dark orange endpapers. There is crease to the front flap of.....
New York: Harmony Books, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.5" Stated first edition. Signed on front cover of dust jacket. Protected in mylar cover. Ticket stub tucked inside front cover dated Friday November 20th, 1987 at the Circle Star Center, San Carlos. See photo.
New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. Kent, Rockwell. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, illustrated and signed by Rockwell Kent on the limation page of the second volume. Kent provides numerous head and tail pieces, as well 25 full page portraits of the pilgrims. In two columns, with William Van Wych's modern English.....
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1975. Child, Paul. Hardcover. Stated first edition, SIGNED by both Julia Child and her husband Paul, who provided the photographs. The jacket is price-clipped, with wear, darkening, and minor loss to the upper edge. Now protected in clear plastic. Front free endpaper is creased on.....
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A stated first edition, SIGNED by Julia Child and her husband Paul. As the jacket promises: "All the glorious dishes she cooks for company on her new television series. Detailed recipes for everything she demonstrates or even mentions, plus priceless information.....
J. Kriz Publishing Enterprises, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, third printing, published and printed in the Philippines, SIGNED by Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, while in office as President of the Philippines. A long gift inscription from a family member congratulates "Mike" upon his birthday: "It must feel great to know.....
Fleming H Revell Company, 1903. McClure, Griselda Marshall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title: "1st Edn., With the best wishes of the author, Forrest Crissey". Slight wear to the illustrated cloth covers, with bumping to corners and faint loss to the white of the clouds.....
William Morrow, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by MUHAMMAD ALI and DICK SCHAAP. The stated first edition of Dick Schaap's memoir, recounting, among many other things, his conversations with Ali. 'When Muhammad Ali was eighteen years old and still Cassius Clay, before he fought his first professional fight, I visited.....
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1939. Lea, Tom. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Western classic of tales of hidden treasure in the American Southwest, with black and white and color illustrations by renown Southwestern painter, Tom Lea. Inscribed by the author "J. Frank Dobie, Austin, while the mesquites are in their.....
Berkeley: Oyez, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED, first edition of the collection of Everson's poetry. Second state, with the "language" corrected on page ix, but with a dropped letter. Faint scuffs to back panel of jacket, now in mylar. Illustrated covers are bright. Small circular blemish (perhaps a burn?) between.....
New York: The Doc Press. Hardcover. Signed collection of poetry, undated, divided into three parts: Sonnets, Lyrics, and Sonnets. "For Muriel, with the affection of the author, Louise Kobbe Farnum". Black cloth covers with paper label. Minor wear to the spine, mild toning throughout. 112pp. 7.75 x 5.5"
1923. Hardcover. Signed collection of poetry, addressed "For Dotsie, with love form Beezn [?]" in Farnum's distinctive script. In four parts, "A Song of Sicily and Other Verses", "Love Songs", "Songs For People" and "In Memoriam". Wear to blue cloth covers with darkening of spine, mild toning throughout. 115 pp.....
Harpercollins, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition, later printing of Ginsberg's collection of poems. Unclipped jacket ($20.00) with sunning to the spine and upper and lower edges of the front and rear panels. Signed and dated on the title page. Black covers are dark, with bright purple lettering to.....
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1940. Hardcover. Limited edition signed by the author, number 282 of 300. Gaudy begins his chapter on "Fine Printing" with the declaration that "Print, the medium by which the thoughts of men are made visible and through which all literature finds expression.....
London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1889. Horsley, Rosamund Brunel. Hardcover. An early work on cheirognomy, enlivened by many tangents, inscribed "de l'Auteur, ii.vi.95". "Translated from the French of Le Capitaine C.S. D'Arpentigny and edition with an Introduction, Appendices, and a Commentary on the Text by Ed. Heron-Allen....With Original Plates and.....
New York: Walker & Company, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED ABC's of the ocean, illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs, from Aquanaut to Zooplankton. Edgwear. Spine is cracked , chipped near head and tail, and slanted. Light toning. 9"x11.5"
New York: Scribner, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing with a full number line, SIGNED by Owen King. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped jacket, in mylar cover. [xiv], 702pp. 9.5 x 6.25"
Oakland, California: Printed by Fontes Printing Co., 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Jack LaLanne, "Healthfully yours, Jack La Lanne". Presumed first edition, no further printings noted. Slightest wear to illustrated boards, with early price sticker on front cover. An early enthusiastic reader has made a neat pencil note to.....
Jenkintown Press, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition collection of Liudmila Kondakova's portrayals of Paris. Inscribed on title page. Slight shelfwear to jacket, red cloth covers, 144 bright glossy pages. 14.5 x 11.5". As a large, heavy book this order may incur additional shipping charges.
New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green and Co., 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is a fascination story of research on a rat population in India and resultant plague outbreaks. The title is embossed in blind to the front board, spine in gilt. Inscribed to a previous owner "with the.....
Twelve Trees, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, limited to 5,000 casebound copies. SIGNED by Mapplethorpe. From Susan Sontag's introductory essay: "I once asked Mapplethope what he does with himself wen he poses for the camera, and he replied that he tries to find that part of himself that is.....
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition of McClure's "phantasmagorical adventure story of cocaine and murder". The clipped jacket, now in protective mylar, shows minor wear to the head and tail of the spine; the green and blue lettering to the black covers is bright, the.....
D.A.P., 2016. Hale, Phil. Hardcover. A collection of humorous essays. The book and dust jacket are very good, almost like new. Clean and unmarked. Signed by Trevor Noah on the second front free endpaper.
Artpress, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe limited edition, no. 3 of 420, signed by Abbott. Lacking original print that accompanied the edition, as often. Red cloth, lettered in silver, with matching slipcase. Slight wear to slip case, interior is clean and unmarked. 14.5 x 10.5". As a large book, this.....