Omaha: Abbatoir Editions / University of Nebraska, 1983. First edition. 4to, unpag; wrappers with printed label; sewn. One of 290 copies, the entire edition, printed by Harry Duncan on Goyu Japanese paper, signed by Merrill on the title page. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First edition. 8vo, 312pp; cloth-backed boards. The poet's first novel, here inscribed by Merrill on the title page for the librarian and bibliophile Lee Milazzo. More
N.P. Sea Cliff Editions, 1985. First edition. Oblong 4to, unpag., loosely gathered signatures in printed white wrappers and publishers linen-covered drop-spine box. One of 120 numbered copies on Rives, the entire edition, of which only sixty were for sale, the rest for private presentation; although not called for, this copy..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, (1931). First edition. 8vo, 343pp; yellow cloth stamped in black. A decent copy of this collection of stories by the master fantasist. More
Fiesole. -. Two pages, on two leaves, approx. 8-1/4 X 10-1/2 in. Alfred Neumann (1895-1952), dramaturg and novelist. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1931). First American edition. 8vo, 297pp; brown cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by O'Flaherty over most of the front flyleaf, gradually increasing the size of his words: "To Frances, with love from Liam. If she wants it larger I shall write it like this With Love from..... More
Antwerp: 1959. First edition. 12mo, unpag. chapbook on yellow paper in marbled wrappers with printed foil label on front, saddle-stitched;. Copy G out of a total edition of forty-four copies, with those numbered A-J being bound in "blueish" paper. One of Prokosch's famous "Butterfly Books" that he printed himself on..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First edition. 8vo, 311pp; cloth. With a broad sweep covering Reconstruction, the Klan, prohibition, religion, racism, economics, and politics, Robertson offered this study in the context of Democratic New York Gov. Al Smith's presidential campaign, which faced a particular challenge in wooing southern voters..... More
Los Angeles: Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, n.d. (ca. 1937). Mimeograph statement, single leaf of legal-sized paper, approx. 8-1/2 X 14 inches, printed on one side. Six paragraph plea signed by Miriam Somers, executive director of the Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, laying out the stakes for the..... More
-. Folding menu card, single leaf folded to make four gilt-edged pages, approx. 4-1/4 X 6-1/2 in. Handwritten menu card from a formal dinner held in Breslau on October, 9, 1924, with a number of signatures in pencil including, the great composer Richard Strauss, as well as the host Wolfgang..... More
Zürich: Verlag der Sozialistische Arbeiter-Internationale, 1933. First edition. 8vo, 30pp pamphlet in wrappers, stapled. Reports on the experiences of political opponents of the new Nazi regime. More
New York: Creative Age Press, (1946). Second Printing. 8vo, 322pp; cloth. Ulanov's first book, and the first significant book to appear about Ellington. This copy has been inscribed and signed by Ellington on the front pastedown for Danish musican Gunnar Jespersen, and further signed on the facing flyleaf by three..... More
Washington DC: Office of the Administrator, Census of Partial Employment, and Occupations. 1937. Folding card, printed on both sides, approx. 8 X 9 inches unfolded. Official card to be filled out for the federal unemployment census, 1937. With spaces and check boxes for collection of data and a "Message from..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924. First American edition. 8vo, 96pp; terracotta cloth with printed spine label. Very scarce in any kind of dust jacket. More
(New York): Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, (1969). First edition. 8vo, 186pp, cloth. Vonnegut's most celebrated novel. More