Paris: Gallimard, 1944. Small 8vo, 169pp; decorated boards. An unusually fine wartime edition, one of 1000 stamp-numbered copies out of a total edition of 1040. The three-color binding is after a design by Paul Bonet. A handsome edition of Apollinaire's first major collection that first appeared in 1913. 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
London: N.p., 1710. Later edition. 12mo, 107 [1]pp; later three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Buckinghma's popular satire was originally published in 1671, taking aim at the genre of heroic tragedy exemplified by Dryden and others. 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
London: T. Payne, 1777. First Edition. 8vo, xxvii, [1], 307pp; engraved plate inserted facing p. 288; nineteenth century three-quarter crushed morocco gilt, t.e.g; custom slipcase. Second state, with the "Advertisement" leaf in front cancelled. Chatterton committed suicide before his eighteenth birthday, having published but one of these poems, ostensibly by..... More
Los Angeles: Greater Los Angeles Urban League, 1968. Broadside poster, on single leaf approx. 8-1/2 X 11 inches, printed on one side. Original graphic flyer advertising the event sponsored by the Urban League and held at the Hollywood Palladium, August 25, 1968. The event was conceived to honor people making..... More
London: J. Dodsley, 1788. First Edition. 4to, [4] 38pp; bound in full contemporary limp vellum, gilt title on front board and double rules front and rear; white moire endpapers. The most important early work of Crabbe, which was significantly revised by Samuel Johnson. Crabbe became a significant bridge between Johnson's..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First edition. 8vo, 145pp; cloth-backed boards. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First edition. 8vo, 425pp; cloth-backed batik boards with printed spine label. One of 440 numbered copies signed by Dreiser. More
London: A. Millar, 1749. First Edition. Six vols., 8vos, lxii, [2], 214; 324; 370; 312; 294; 304pp; full polished calf gilt. A decent set of Fielding's masterpiece, with all cancels, and errata leaf in Vol. 1. One of only 2000 copies in the first printing, which was almost immediately sold..... 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: Meredith Press, 1968). First edition. Oblong 8vo, illus.; pictorial boards. "An opera book without libretto or score, which nonetheless portrays the tragedy of unrequited love, the peril of fame, the intrigue of backstage life, the nefarious scheming of the very rich, and a profound moral" More
London: Taylor and Heesey, 1818. First Edition. 8vo, 331pp, without half-title, but with errata leaf; no ads; contemporary marbled boards with calf spine and corners. Internally clean. More
Somerville, Mass. Abyss Publications, 1970. First edition. Wrappers. 8vo, wrappers. A performance-collaboration between Higgins and Porter, originally realized in 1966. Although not called for, this copy has been signed by Dick Higgins on the half title page. More
Berlin. -. Letters on bifolium leaves, approx. 4-1/2 X 6-3/4 in; postcard approx. 3-1/2 X 5-1.2 in. Ludwig Hoffmann (1852-1932) architect. More
Edinburgh / London: Hamilton, Balfour, and Neill / A. Millar, 1754, 1757. First Editions. 2 vols, 4tos, vi,473, [1,"Published by the Same Author"]; v, [1], 459 [1, publisher's ad]; contemporary polished calf gilt with marbled endpapers and edges. Handsome set of the first two published volumes of Hume's monumental history..... More
-. Three pages on a small bifolium, approx. 3-1/2 X 5-1/4 in. A warm, emotional letter, thanking the recipient for her expression of concern, and discussing a loss. Amalie Joachim (1839-1899) was a popular singer as Amalie Weiss, before she married the composer and musician Joseph Joachim. Her performing career..... More
N.P. N.p., n.d. (ca. 1968). Bifolium, approx. 6-1/2 X 8-1/2 in., printed on all sides. The beloved author and illustrator of Harold and the Purple Crayon and other classic books for children devoted his last years to making exacting mathematic paintings, most of which are in the collection of the..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, (1922). First American edition. 8vo, [212]pp; cloth. Second novel by Jones, a modernist writer of note, mostly forgotten today. Uncommon in jacket. More
Frensham, Surrey: The Sceptre Press, (1969). First edition. -. 8vo,unpag. pamphlet in wrappers; stapled. One of 74 numbered copies, signed by Kinnell (there were an additional 26 lettered copies). More
-. Written on two sides of a card, approx. 4 X 6 in. Melanie Kurt (1880-1941) was a versatile operatic soprano. She joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1914, specializing in Wagner, but his works were banned when the United States joined the war against Germany in 1917. She returned to..... More
New York. 23 original gelatin silver prints, with four autograph postcards singed (one is also a Levitt photograph) and an inscribed publication of the Museum of Modern Art (1985); various sizes and formats. An excellent collection of photos, five of them signed by Levitt on their versos, and others with..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First edition. 8vo, 339pp; polished green cloth. First World War novel, centered on female soldiers fighting in the trenches alongside men of the U.S. Signal Corps. A better copy than most. More
