London / Tokyo: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. / Maruzen Co., 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A beautiful 2 volume study of Hiroshige, with folding woodblock prints, lithographs, and collotype reproductions. The poet Yone Noguchi alludes only briefly to the wartime context in his introduction: "To-day under a tumult and.....
Shanghai: The Commercial Press, 1929. 1st Edition. Soft cover. A biography of the Chinese actor Mei Lan-Fang, famous for his female roles, translated and adapted from Chinese sources by George Kin Leung on the eve of Mei Lan-Fang's American tour. Lavishly illustrated, with chapters addressing his background, productions, admirers, and.....
Tasche, 2006. Hardcover. Second printing of 2006. Slightest wear to the edges of the dust jacket. Bright red covers, illustrated endpapers, 735 bright, glossy pages. As a large, heavy book, this order will be packed carefully and may incur additional shipping charges.
Easton Press / Amber Books, 2019. Hardcover. An Easton Press edition, with their distinctive leather binding, silk endpapers, gilt edges, and ribbon place marker. Slightest shelfwear, 256 bright glossy pages. 9.75 x 7.5"
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2015. Garcia, Philippe. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A beautifully produced history of the Parisian company Pierre Frey, with text by Serge Gleizes and photographs by Philippe Garcia. English language edition, second printing. Printed in Italy. Slightest shelf wear to the bright jacket, glossy white covers, 240pp. 12.25.....
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Michael Balfour's lavishly illustrated history of Alfred Dunhill Limited. Fine in dust jacket, protected by slipcase. Slight wear to slipcase. 240pp. 12.5 x 10"
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Washington, 1955. Soft cover. First edition of 1955. Slight wear to sturdy red covers, certification page filled out in 1957, interior clean and unmarked. 112pp. 5.5 x 3.75"
The Grand Lodge of Washington, 1952. Soft cover. Thirteenth edition of 1952, illustrated, compiled originally by Thomas Milburne Reed, P.G.M. Ornamented black covers, all edges stained blue, certification page filled out in 1957. A very attractive copy. 184pp. 5.75 x 3.75"
To?kyo? Shoseki, 1988. Hardcover. Lacking the dust jacket. Slight scuffs to bright orange covers. Beautifully illustrated with 159 glossy pages. 12 x 8.5"
Harper & Row, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Sendak "For Susie Lutz, hi!, Maurice Sendak". Slight wear to unclipped jacket ($12.95), with creasing at head and tail of spine and edges of back panel. Red cloth covers, bright pages. 9.25 x 10.25"
New York: The Viking Press, 1950. Rayburn, Herb. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Second printing of 1951, scarce in jacket. Martin's dramatic story of life in prehistoric times. The unclipped jacket has wear and small tear to the edges, with a small loss to the back panel and an old sticker to.....
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated FIRST EDITION of John Bester's English translation of Mishima's memoir, reflecting upon his relationship with his body, martial arts, and bodybuilding. Printed in Japan. First printing. The clipped jacket is bright, with slightest shelf wear along the bottom edge. The black back.....
Honolulu, Hawaii: Patten Company, Ltd., 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce Honolulu edition. Charmain London's diary of her visit to Hawaii with her husband in the course of the voyage in the Snark documented in their respective books. Illustrated from photographs. Blue-green cloth covers with gilt lettering and shoreline. Bumping and.....
Signature Press, 2005. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. The second edition, with added photographs, 12 in color. Glossy jacket, bright blue cloth covers, interior bright and unmarked. iv, 188pp.
Scottish Rite Research Society, 2011. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Second edition, second printing of de Hoyos' edition of Pike's Esoterika. Slight wear to the edges of the dust jacket, with fading and wear to the spine. Blue cloth covers are bright, the interior clean and unmarked. [i]-lxvi, [67]-501pp. 9.5 x 7.5".....
CRC Press, 2019. Soft cover. Soft cover with slight shelf wear to covers, interior clean and unmarked. An invaluable edited collection of chapters addressing procedural storytelling in video games. xvi, 392pp. 9.25 x 6.25"
The Supreme Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, 1995. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Second edition, first printing paperback with slight wear to the cover, previous owner's mark on title page. Interior otherwise clean and bright, including illustrations in color and large folding illustration. xi, 340pp. 9 x 6"
Oso Publishing, 2002. Hardcover. Fine hardcover of Jack Bowden & Tom Dill's history of the Modoc Line, "from the roots of the narrow-gauge Nevada-California-Oregon Railway in 1880 to the final operation of a through train by Union Pacific on June 30, 1997" (from the back cover). No jacket as issued.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. First American edition of Murakami's "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle", translated into English by Jay Rubin. Unclipped jacket ($25.95) with advance reviews beginning on the front flap and continuing on the back flap. Slight wear to upper and lower edges of both jacket and.....
Los Altos: P'Nye Press, 2005. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Frederica Postman and Bonnie Stone's handmade mixed media statement on fashion, incorporating stories, histories, fabrics, tassels, ribbons and much else. Comb binding in case/purse with leather glove. Number 32 of 60 copies, signed by Postman and Stone. Minor wear to the edges.....
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Third printing of Le Corbusier's account of himself, his work and philosophy, richly illustrated with photographs and drawings. From the jacket: " This book is not merely by and about Le Corbusier -- it is Le Corbusier." Ex-library. Two small tape.....
Roan Press, 2010. Soft cover. Soft cover tribute to Joanna Newsom. Slight shelf wear to covers, interior clean and unmarked. [vi], 177pp. 8.5 x 8.5"
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: George H. Doran Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, in jacket. Brown jacket with $1.50 prince on spine and "Books of Timely Interest" on the rear panel. Red cloth with gilt titles. Cole & Vale (A44). Wear to jacket, with loss to head and tail.....
Chicago, Illinois: Sprague Wholesale Company, 1905. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Dummy salesman's copy for Sprague Wholesale Company, offering a glimpse into how Roosevelt's biography was constructed and marketed at the beginning of his second term. Laid in sheets with notes on the available bindings and instructions on "How to Sell.....