Paris: Chez A. Levavasseur, Palais-Royal, Aout 1830. First edition. 64pp. 8vo, original printed yellow wrappers. Detailed contemporary account of the July Revolution that overthrew the regime of Charles X. Apparently rare: no copy recorded in OCLC, and undoubtedly rare in original wrappers. 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
(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
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
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London: J. Murray, 1814. First Edition. Small 8vo, [i-viii] + 128pp; plain wrappers, trimmed, with marbled edges. Includes the advertisement leaf in front describing the two texts, both published here anonymously, and explaining Byron's wish to include the Rogers text as well as his unsatisfied wish that it be placed..... 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
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
St-Cyr-sur-Loire. -. One page on single leaf of approx. 7 X 5-1/4 in. stationery. France writes about a mutual friend, his stay at La Bechellerie at St-Cyr, and the recent Presdential election. France received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921. More
London: Bernard Lintot, (1716). First Edition. 8vo, 80pp + index; full crushed red morocco gilt in the manner of Riviere by R. Bedford with gilt tooled spine, raised bands, dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. One of Gay's most popular works, this being from the large paper first issue, with engraved headpieces..... More
London: R. Dodsley, 1737. First Edition. 4to, xi, 335, [1, errata]pp; calf-backed marbled baords of the period. A nice copy with geneous margins of Glover's epic poem. It was semi-anonymous, with his name appearing only at the end of the preface, and it proved highly popular in its time. It..... 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
Gmünden, Oberösterreich. -. One page, on front recto of a bifoium, approx. 5-1/2 X 7 in. Karl Goldmark (1830-1915) was a highly popular composer in Vienna, known for his operas and works for violin. More
London: Carnan and Newbery, 1770. Fourth edition. Two vols., 12mos, [viii], 214pp; [vi],223pp; contemporary (original?) calf. The first three editions were all published in 1766. More
Paris: Falaize, (1951). First edition. -. 12mo, 61pp; wrappers. One of 750 numbered copies in the edition. More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. First edition. 8vo, 251pp; cloth. A death-house memoir written by Gray while awaiting execution for his part in the murder of his lover's husband. "The publishers issue this book only after confirming its authenticity beyond the shadow of a doubt. It was composed in the..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, (1929). First American edition. 8vo, 245pp; gray cloth. Hauser's major novel, which received the Gerhart Hauptmann Prize in Germany, uncommon in jacket. More
(Birmingham): Migrant Press, (1965). First edition. 8vo, 49pp; wrappers. Inscribed with an invocation of Zukofsky on the first leaf: "For Christopher - "le style Apollinaire"? from Anselm, 24-XI-65." The recipient was the poet and translator Christopher Middleton. Cover and text illustrations are by John Furnival. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926. First edition. 8vo, 141pp; textured purple cloth with printed spine label. More
London: Faber & Faber, (1964). First edition. 8vo, 46pp; plum cloth. One of 3910 copies printed. Bloomfield A7a. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924. First edition. 8vo, 346pp; cloth. A disciple of Franz Boas, Lowie made a lasting mark on the fields of anthropology and comparative religion. This was one of his major works derived from extensive field work among the Plains Indians of North America. More
Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 1989, 1991, 1992. First English-language editions. Three vols., uniform 8vos, 498, 422, 308pp; cloth-backed boards. These are the correct first editions in English, published in Egypt in the wake of Mahfouz's award of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988. Loosely inserted in..... More
St. Jean-de-Luz, France: Aug. 13, 1958. Picture postcard, approx. 3-1/2 X 5-1/2 in. (8.8 X 14 cm) with fluted edges, printed in color, executed by hand on the message side, with two stamps and an airmail sticker affixed. Motherwell writes to friends from among his Provincetown circle, declaring his wish..... More
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1927. First edition. Small 8vo, 58pp; linen-backed patterned boards with printed spine label; handmade paper dust jacket printed on spine only. One of 1190 numbered (319) copies in the edition, printed by William Edwin Rudge and signed by O'Flaherty on the half-title page. More
Meran. -. One page, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Georg von Ompteda (1863-1931) realist novelist, sending a statement about Balzac's "Contes Drolatiques" for a case in which Frankfurter, a left-liberal politician and lawyer, was actively involved. More
Tokyo: Wunternaum Press, 1964. First Edition. Square 12mo, unpag.; original wrappers, titled on the front; with additional ephemera on five legal-sized leaves. One of a stated 500 copies -- and likely fewer -- in the first edition of Ono's first book, a compendium of concept pieces in the form of..... More