New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of Mark Twain's parody of adventure stories. 1896 on the title page, copyright page has four lines of text, no boxed ads. 410 pages. Two pages of ads in the back: Mark Twain's Joan of Arc;.....
New York: C. H. Webb, 1867. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of Mark Twain's first book, in the original binding. Gilt stamped green front cover, blind stamp back cover. Unbroken 'this' on final page, unbroken 'life' on page 66, unbroken '21' on page 21. Wear to corners, edges.....
London: Chatto & Windus, 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 7.5" x 5". The first edition, first printing of Twain's classic. With the red cloth covers, Chatto & Windus's November 1881 ads, and Bet and Nan's father and grandmother described on page 8 as a 'a couple of devils' (later changed to.....
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 6.75" x 4.5". Tan cloth covers with brown stamp and gilt decoration. First edition of Twain's collection of stories, beginning with the mysterious theft of an Elephant in New Jersey. 12 pages of ads. Minor edgewear and soiling to covers;.....
New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 6" x 4.5" Twain's collection of nine sketches, beginning with the story of the jingle you can't get out of your head. Green cloth with blue endpapers, now in a protective mylar dust jacket. The first edition, first printing. On.....
London: The Folio Society, 2007. "Phiz" Hardcover. 10.5" x 7" x 2.5". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' classic novel, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by "Phiz", an introduction by Andrew Davies, and text reproduced from the Nonesuch.....
London: The Folio Society, 2004. Soft cover. 10.5" x 7" x 2.5". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' first novel, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss and "Phiz", an introduction by A.N. Wilson, and.....
London: The Folio Society, 2005. "Phiz" Hardcover. 10.5" x 7" x 2". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' classic tale Nicholas Nickleby and his family, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by "Phiz", an introduction by Simon Callow, and.....
London: The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. 10.5" x 7" x 2". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' classic tale of the orphaned Pip, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by Marcus Stone, an introduction by D. J. Taylor, and.....
London: John Haviland, 1624. Hardcover. 11.5" x 8" Queen Mary was born on the 8th of December 1542 and died on the 8th February 1587. "Mary's life, marriages, lineage, alleged involvement in plots against Queen Elizabeth, and subsequent execution established her as a divisive and highly romanticized historical character..." Elaborate.....
San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Comic Book Company, 1970. Soft cover. 10.25" 7.75" Covers are worn with crease on upper right front and tears on bottom back cover. See photos. Pages are tanned, but binding is sound. Various small pencil markings. 104 pages including ads in the back for.....
Barcelona, Spain: Raymond Martin Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Soft cover. 13" x 9.25" "Klarwein is still best known for his art of the 1960s and 1970s, with its clear links to surrealism, popular psychedelic imagery, ethnic and exotic themes, erotic, and religious art from a number of different traditions." He.....
Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 10.75" 8.25" 'Giraud has been described as the most influential bande dessinée artist after Hergé. Using Mobius as a pseudonym, he created a wide range of science-fiction and fantasy comics in a highly imaginative, surreal, almost abstract style.' Minor wear.....
San Francisco, California: The Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, 2017. Hardcover. 12" x 10.75" Exhibition catalog. Eyvind Earle worked for Disney in the 1950's. He did background painting for the Goofy short, "For Whom the Bulls Toil". He designed the academy award winning Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom. Also notable.....
Köln, Germany: Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1924. Hardcover. 9" x 5.75" Esperanto translation of poetry by Helene Wolff. Covers are lightly sunned around edges and lightly soiled. Pages are tanned. Includes letter to Dr. Thompson, professor of languages at the San Francisco State College, from Helene Wolff. See photos.
Valencia: Alfred Ortells Ferriz, 1967. Special Edition. Hardcover. 7.5" x 5.5" Edicion IV Centenario adornada con 356 grabados de Gustavo Dore enteramente comentada por Clemencin y precedida de un estudio critico de Luis Astrana Martin mas un indice resumen de los ilustradores y comentadores del Quijote por Justo Garcia Morales.....
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, professionally restored. This copy has the errors that identify the first printing: on page [9] 'Decided' appears in place of 'Decides'; on page 13 the list of illustrations has the incorrect page reference '88'; on.....
London: Chatto & Windus, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8.5" x 7". Repaired first edition of the Poems of Wilfred Owen, with the 1920 title page. Unfortunately a previous owner cut out the frontispiece portrait of Owen. A high-quality reproduction has been professionally inserted, with a neat, clear line indicating the repair.....
Dorsoduro Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 9.25" x 8.25". With an inscription from the author ("Jan, Thanks for your support on this project. I hope you enjoy your investment, Dennis') and a card reading 'This stamp signifies that this copy is on the first 350 copies distributed to the original.....
Macmillan Company, 1967. Byfield, Barbara Ninde. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 10" x 8". First edition, first printing of Byfield's 'Lexicon of the Fantastical': a witty, illustrated, alphabetical introduction to the emerging conventions of the fantasy genre. Later reprinted by Doubleday as 'The Book of Weird', it has entertained generations of readers.....
Metropolis Graphics, 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 3" x 3" x 5". A set of six flipbooks designed by contemporary animation artists in 1981, in original slipcase. Six charming works in the very different styles: Sara Petty's 'Family of Four', Paul Glabicki's Wipes^2, Tony Eastman's 'Peepin' and A-Hiding'', Kathy Rose's.....
London: George Bell, 1846. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. 8.5" x 5.5" Complete 7 volume set. Volumes are in very good condition with minor wear to covers (see photos where leather has peeled in some places) and minor edgewear. Gilt and marbled endpapers are bright. Bindings are sound.
New York: I.H. for Ed. Brewster, 1825. Hardy, Thomas. Hardcover. 8.75" x 10.5" "Oliver Goldsmith, was a novelist, poet and journalist as well as the author of many works of natural history. He is now best known for his 1766 novel, The Vicar of Wakefield." This volume is referenced in.....
London: R. Dodsley, 1749. Hardcover. 7.75" x 10" "Pindar's victory odes are grouped into four books named after the Olympian, Pythian, Isthmian, and Nemean Games-the four Panhellenic festivals held respectively at Olympia, Delphi, Corinth and Nemea. Most of the odes were composed in honour of men or youths who achieved.....
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 7.5" x 5" First American edition. Complete 3 volume set. "Having come to her literary maturity at a time when the ubiquitous and unvarying stated defence of the novel was its educative power, Maria Edgeworth was among the few authors who truly espoused.....