Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first American edition of the Booker Prize winning novel. Unclipped jacket is protected in plastic cover. Discoloration of red top stain (see photos). Very slight fading of upper edge of the grey and blue covers. 245 clean pages in a square, tight.....
Viking Adult, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition of the second volume in Vollmann's saga of the Jesuits and the Huron. The unclipped jacket is protected in a plastic sleeve, the green and black cover is clean and bright. [xvii], 990 pp. 9.25 x 6.25"
London: Martin Secker, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Nine volume Caerleon edition of the Works of Arthur Machen. The first collected edition of Machen's works, printed in a limited run of 1,000 signed copies (500 offered for sale in Britain, 500 in America) after which the type was distributed. This.....
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.....
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: 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.....
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.....
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.....
New York: Assouline, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, inscribed by Radziwill. Unclipped dust jacket, with minor wear to top edge. 11 x 7.75"
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.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, inscribed by Penn on the free endpaper "To George Fitch, with best regards". A previous owner, likely Fitch, has made a small pencil tick next to a handful of celebrities they had met. Shelf wear to original slipcase with.....
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.....
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed, limited edition, no 731 of 1,000, of Coolidge's autobiography, written shortly after he left office. Near fine with minor wear to original slipcase. Beautifully printed, marbled paper boards, blue cloth spine, top edge gilt. 247pp. 9.5 x 6.5"