New York: EC / Educational Comics, (1952-1959). Wraps. Uniform 8vos, 7-1/4 X 10-1/4 in. (numbers 1-23); uniform 4tos, 10-3/4 X 8 in. (numbers 24-51); original printed wrappers. Together with an original ink drawing by Al Jaffee. A consecutive run of the first 51 numbers of the iconic periodical of irreverent..... More
New York: Stage 73, n.d. (1965). Broadsheet, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in., printed on both sides by mimeograph. An extraordinary statement in support of Lionel Abel's play, based on Sophocles' "The Trachiniae" which played off-Broadway at Stage 73. The recto prints an impassioned statement lauding Abel's play - and criticizing..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924. First American edition. 8vo, 295pp; black cloth. Adès was a francophone Egyptian; this was his third book. More
New York: Random House, (1951). First edition. 8vo, 81pp; cloth. One of 4000 copies in the first printing (Bloomfield & Mendelson A32a).This is an affectionate presentation copy, inscribed by Auden to the writer and translator William Weaver: "Bill Weaver with love from Wystan, June 1951" and with small corrections by..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924. First edition. 8vo, 324pp; blue cloth, stamped in gilt. Signed and dated (1924) by Bercovici on the front flyleaf. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. First edition. 8vo, 285pp; textured green cloth stamped in gilt. Bercovici's first novel, a New York love story. More
(Los Angeles): 1949. Tempera on cardstock paper, approx. 10 X 14 in. Nighttime cityscape depicting images of Los Angeles, with the central image of a streetcar filled with passengers and all around lighted signs (Bond Pants, Follies, Tivoli Theatre, Beer, Parking, Wine, Ice) a lamppost, a telephone booth, and a...... More
Corvallis/Coos Bay, Oregon: Summer 1952. 4to, [36]pp mimeograph periodical, printed on both sides, illustrated throughout; stapled into mimeographed covers. Mimeographed fanzine, edited by Walt Lee and Bob Chambers while both were students (Lee at Oregon State and Chambers at Caltech). As announced on the cover -- with an illustration by..... More
New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1961-1969. All published. 5 vols. in 4; 8vos, 101, 112, 138, [198]pp; original wrappers. The complete run of this unique and important magazine, best known for publishing the early work of Charles Bukowski. Each issue was hand set and printed by letterpress and reflected publishers Jon..... More
New York: National Federation for Constitutional Liberties, n.d. (1942). Mimeographed broadside, printed on one side of legal-sized leaf, approx. 8-1/2 X 14 inches. Text-heavy broadside, calling for support for the anti-Poll Tax bill sponsored by Sen. Claude Pepper (D-Fla) and Rep. Lee Geyer (D-Calif.), which was being filibustered by southern..... More
Paris: "Au Sans Pareil" 12 Janvier 1921. Broadsheet, approx. 8-1/4 X 10-3/4 in. (22 X 27.5 cm), printed on both sides. Bold, graphic international statement promoting Dada -- and pronouncing the death of Futurism. Features the repeated catch-phrase "Oui=Non" and the repeated rhetorical question "Que fait DADA?" Signatories include Edgard..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1923. Two vols., 8vos, 623 & 690pp; black cloth, stamped in gilt; linen-backed folding map in pocket affixed to rear pastedown of first volume. An excellent set of this U.S. publication, printed in England, exceedingly scarce in jackets. More
Chicago: n.d. (1930s). 8 X 10 inch black and white gelatin silver print on textured matte-surface paper, with photographer's studio insignia in lower left corner. An excellent publicity portrait of Ellington in his prime, inscribed and signed: "To the most charming Carine, loads o luck, Duke." The "Maurice" studio in..... More
-. One page, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Herbert Eulenberg (1876-1949) successful theater manager and playwright. Mentions Balzac. Frankfurter, an attorney and a left-liberal politican, was acting as an advocate in a case invovling a publication of Balzac's "Contes Drolatiques." More
London: Edward Arnold & Co., (1936). First edition. 8vo, 351pp; blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine. From the first issue, with "A Flood in the Office" on pages 278-281, which was excised from later copies. A notable association copy, signed by Forster on the title page. Glued to the..... More
New York: Liveright, Inc., 1932. First edition. Small 8vo, 96pp; salmon cloth stamped in black. Lighthearted anecdotes by one of the movie industry's most versatile figures. Garnett's career as a screenwriter started in the earliest days of American cinema with Mack Sennett, Hal Roach, and Laurel & Hardy. He went..... More
London: B. Crosby, 1794. First Edition. Three vols., small 8vo., 293, [1, errata]; 285; 304pp; modern three-quarter calf and brown cloth with gilt spines; (the binder erroneously stamped the date "1797" to the spines), t.e.g. A complete copy of Godwin's celebrated novel, with all half-titles. Appearing amid the intellectual ferment..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1977). First edition. 4to, 280pp; cloth. Fully illustrated account of the growth of the medium and its expanding relevance in American culture. More
Paris: Contact Editions, 1923. First edition. 8vo, 60pp; original printed gray wrappers. One of an unspecified number of copies in the edition, thought to be no more than 300, signed by Hartley on the title page. The book was printed by Maurice Darantiere for Robert McAlmon's Contact Editions. A lovely..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, (1928). First edition. 8vo, 217pp; black cloth. Hoffenstein's most popular book, comprising light verses and parodies. More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. First edition. 8vo, 160pp; cloth-backed boards. One of 1900 copies in the edition. Alberts 55. More
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Moscow: Typography OGES, 1922. First Edition. 8vo, 35pp pamphlet in printed wrappers. The last work by the Russian futurist poet, an experimental poem/play written between 1920 and 1922. The cover art is by P.M., i.e. Petr Miturich, the artist friend of Khlebnikov who helped him see this book into print..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First American edition. 8vo, 280pp; butter yellow cloth stamped in black. Second novel by Latzko, a Hungarian-born pacifist, dealing with the experience of German infantrymen on the Western Front. Quite scarce and especially so in such condition. More
New York: Atheneum, 1966. First edition. 8vo, 56pp; blue cloth. An attractive copy of this collection, for which Merrill received the National Book Award, inscribed and signed briefly by Merrill on the title page. More
