New York: National Federation for Constitutional Liberties, n.d. (1944). Folding broadsheet, single leaf, approx. 11 X 17 inches, folded to make an eight-page leaflet. Leaflet produced to urge the prosecution of 33 pro-fascist sympathizers in the U.S. under the Smith Act. Generally used as a cudgel against Communists, the act..... More
Milwaukee, WI: Morgan Press, 1978. First edition. 4to, unpag.; boards, with printed paper panel, visible through a droplet-shaped cutout in the plain gray dust jacket. One of 500 copies, the entire edition, inscribed on the title page: "To Russell Edson - my favorite outrageous human eyesore petkeeper, Douglas Blazek, Sacramento..... More
New York: Noonday Press, (1954). First edition. Cloth. 8vo, yellow cloth. Inscribed by Bogan on the title page for Lee Anderson, dated 1 February 1960. In addition, Bogan has made holograph corrections to two pages, changing a letter in one instance and a word in the other. 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 York: Lyle Stuart, (1965). First edition. 4to, 101pp; original wrappers. One of 3100 copies in the edition, signed and dated by Bukowski at the colophon. Loosely inserted is a separately printed broadsheet, printed on both sides with blurbs about the book obtained from various friends and allies of Loujon..... More
Barcelona: Noguer, (1952). First edition. Wraps. Large 8vo, 275pp, original wrappers. Engraved vignette by Teodoro Miciano. One of 55 numbered copies in the limited issue of Cela's first book of travel-writing. This is a presentation copy,incribed by Cela at the colophon: "A Robert Schiller, con mi abrazo de su amigo..... More
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), n.d. (1964). Broadside poster, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 inches, printed on one side in three colors. Graphic advertisement for various pin-back buttons and bumper stickers with the movement slogans "We Shall Overcome", "Freedom Now" , "Equality" and "Let's End Discrimination". Graphic..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927. First American edition. 8vo, 261pp; black cloth. A timely American publication, as Claudel - as noted on the front jacket flap - had just been named French Ambassador to the U.S. Uncommon in jacket. More
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First edition. 8vo, 447pp; textured black cloth stamped in gilt. The author's first book, an epic novel tracing the rise and fall of a Chicago department store dynasty, Sweepings was adapted into two Hollywood films. Cohen himself was also a successful screenwriter, most notably..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, (1920). First trade edition. 8vo, 172pp; cloth. Tipped to the front pastedown is a small slip signed by Dreiser. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First Edition. 4to, 263pp; patterned blue cloth with tan cloth spine. Compendium of music and lyrics, illustrated with stereopticon photographs. Laid in is the publisher's promotional flyer. More
N.P. Young Americans for Roosevelt/Young Democratic Clubs of America, n.d. (1944). Broadside, single leaf of approx. 6 X 9 inches, printed on one side. Handbill aimed at young voters in support of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaign for his fourth term in office, with portrait photos of the two main..... More
London: Printed for the Author, 1729. First Edition. Small 4to, 72pp + 31pp of engraved musical scores; speckled calf gilt with gilt dentelles, gilt tooled spine with raised bands and red labels, by Riviere, a.e.g. A handsome, appealing copy. More
London: Bernard Lintot, 1730. First complete edition. 8vo, 80pp; three-quarter calf and marbled boards by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool. Bookplate of Viscount Birkenhead on front pastedown. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, (1923). First edition. 8vo, 255pp; red cloth. The first in the publisher's short-lived "Red and Green Mystery-Detective Series" selected by Carolyn Wells. The foredge was stained red, the top and bottom edges green, though both have become discolored; the dust jacket was designed by Hans..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, (1930). First edition. 8vo, 222pp; parchment-backed cloth, spine stamped in a geometric deco pattern of contrasting lozenges, leather title label. One of 275 numbered (199) copies signed by Hoffenstein and specially bound. More
New York: International Labor Defense, 1940. Four-page pamphlet printed on a single bifolium, approx. 9 X 12 inches; illustrated. Illustrated summary of labor's legal cases, with an appeal for year-end contributions to the ILD. With photos of celebrated ILD defendants Angelo Herndon, Tom Mooney, J.B. McNamara, and others. More
New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. First American edition of Imlay; Second edition of Filson. Two vols., 12mos, 260 [i.e. 250, mispaginated after p. 215], 204pp; contemporary calf. Important early work describing the region, with tipped in map of Kentucky, hand-colored. The map has been torn and is missing a piece..... More
London: Methuen& Co. Ltd, (1954). First English edition. 8vo, 333pp; cloth. With a small slip of paper signed by Isherwood tipped in at the front. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924. First edition. 8vo, 345pp, illustrated, photographic endpapers; green cloth stamped in gilt. Double biography of the Vaudeville comedy duo, featuring an appendix of musical scores for some of their songs. Weber & Fields enjoyed great popularity at the turn of the century, and reunited..... More
Washington DC: 1962. Single leaf, folded once; loosely inserted together with other items in spiral bound album. Kennedy writes to express his personal thanks to a federal Border Patrol officer pressed into service at the University of Mississippi to provide protection when James Meredith was registered as the first African..... More
NP (Oakland): "Rank and File of Local 31" n.d. (1934). Mimeograph broadside, on one side only of a dingle leaf, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Delicate broadside in support of striking maritime workers from another union local, calling on its members to offer support in several ways, inlcuding: "Strikers have..... 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
Leipzig. -. Written on one side of a plain card, approx. 3-3/4 X 6 in. Arthur Nikisch (1855-1922) was a pioneering and influential modern conductor. He conducted the premiere of Bruckner's 7th symphony, and made some of the earliest recordings of symphonic music. More
