Beverly Hills, California: March, April 1934. Two vols., 4tos, in original printed wrappers. Bishop's first professional publications (both had already appeared in a Vassar student magazine). More
Beverly Hills, California: The Magazine Corporation, December, 1933- June-July, 1935. Twelve vols., 4tos, original wrappers. The complete run of this rare little magazine edited and published by John McAllister, Richard Perry, Fred Kuhlman, and Arthur Rohman. Described by Hoffman (et al) as "one of the few little magazines of the..... More
New York: The New Yorker, 1945. First Edition. 8vo, unpag. pamphlet in wrappers. Rare offprint from the New Yorker magazine (May 25-June 2, 1945). This essay would eventually provide the title for a collection of Liebling's World War II writings. A nice association copy, bearing the rubberstamp of legendary agent..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1960). First Edition. 4to, 183pp; cream white cloth. Penn's first book, collecting portraits and photographs originally published in Vogue. More
Chicago: P.F. Volland & Co., 1915. First Edition. 8vo, unpag.; original pictorial brown cloth, t.e.g. A lovely copy of Lardner's first solely authored book, with a small slip of paper bearing his inked signature tipped to the front endpaper. Bruccoli & Layman A3. More
London: Macmillan, 1927. First Edition. 8vo, 182pp; decorated blue cloth gilt. The first combined edition of the two titles -- issued separately in small editions by the Dun Emer Press in Ireland -- and including the first trade publication of one of Yeats's best-known poems, "Sailing to Byzantium." An excellent..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1936). First American edition. 8vo, 220pp; blue cloth. The first issue, with the dust jacket being gray (later copies were brown); one of 4700 copies in the edition. Loosely inserted in this copy is a 1937 postcard invitation to a lecture about Eliot by Charles David..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Edition. 8vo, 431pp; green cloth. An attractive copy of a book often found in less than optimal condition. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. First Edition. 8vo, 320pp; green cloth. More
London: William Heinemann, (1930). First Edition. 8vo, 270pp; blue cloth. First issue -- with the letter "t" missing from the word "won't" on p. 147. More
New York: Random House, (1952). First American edition. 8vo, 311pp; half gray-cloth with photographic label and ribbed paper-covered boards. Bowles's third book, and second novel, in its handsome E. McKnight-Kauffer dust jacket. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1955). First Edition. 8vo, 956pp; black cloth. An excellent copy of Gaddis's landmark first book, an inimitable novel of art, forgery, and the depredations of the New York art world at mid-century. The dust jacket in the first issue, with the publisher's address 383 Madison Avenue..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First Edition. 8vo, 208pp; cloth-backed boards. Presentation copy, inscribed warmly: "For Madeleine Grattan from MFK Fisher, and for dear Madeleine from her loving friend Marie-Frances, Glen Ellen, 1978 (with some timidity-- a foreigner writing about M.G.'s familiar town!)" The recipient was a longtime French..... More
New York: Random House, (1937). First Edition. 8vo, 365pp;; cloth-backed patterned boards. A family copy with an affectionate presentation inscription from Fowler to his son, also named Gene: "To my much-loved son, Gene, and may you know that I am proud of everything you do. Always. From your father, Gene..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1940). First Edition. 8vo, 300pp; red cloth. The classic true-crime account that provided a key resource for the development of the original screenplay (by David Ward) for the 1973 Oscar-winning film "The Sting." An exceptionally nice copy of the book, which is often severely faded. More
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New York/Paris: Tudor Publishing (I), Leon Amiel (II), Maeght (III, IV), 1972-1981. First editions, English language issues. Folios in original cloth with lithographic dust jackets; vols. II-IV with original printed wraparound bands and original plastic protective covers. The first four volumes in the catalogue raisonné detailing the artist's lithographic work..... More
(Paris): n.d. (ca. 1910). Bifolium, approx. 5-3/4 X 8-3/4 in., single leaf folded once to make four pages; printed on all sides; lithographic illustration on front. Full program of events combining silent films and orchestral and vocal entertainment. Includes an uncredited adaptation of "Macbeth" as well as "Séances Cinématogaphiques par..... More
Paris: n.d. (1928). Bifolium prospectus, approx. 5-1/2 X 8-1/4 in., single leaf of newsprint, folded once to make four pages; printed on all sides. A manifesto with membership application blank for a new club aimed at discerning viewers seeking artistic quality, rather than coarse spectacle or trite entertainment. Probably written..... More
Paris: "Regards" 1931. Single leaf, approx. 5-1/2 X 8-1/4 in., printed on both sides to make a double-sided leaflet. Announcement of the second program of the club founded and directed by Julie-Jack London, an essayist and critic associated with the Surrealists, and comprising a mix of screenings and lectures, including..... More
Paris: La Cooperative Generale du Cinema Francais/Cine-Union, 1946. Program is a 16pp booklet, approx. 5-1/4 X 8 in.; invitation card is on heavy blue paper, approx. 4 X 5-1/2 in., printed on both sides. Invitation and program for the premiere of this important postwar French feature. "The Battle of the..... More
Paris: Objectif 49, 1950. Single leaf, folded twice, printed on two sides only. Broadsheet announcement for a series of four films, including two advance screenings, presented by the film society Objectif 49. The films included the first French screening of William Wyler's "the Heiress," introduced by Cocteau, and a sneak..... More
Paris: Eden Cinema, 1942. Three bifolium flyers, approx. 3-1/2 X 7 in. (x1) and 4-1/4 X 5-1/2 in. (x2), printed on all sides. Announcements for film programs during the Nazi occupation of Paris, including "Nuit de Decembre," "Cartacalha," and "Pages Immortelles" with Zarah Leander. More
Paris: Cine-Club de l"oiseau de Feu, 1963. Single leaf folded once to make a bifolium flyer, approx. 5-1/2 X 4-1/2 in., printed on all sides. Announcement of a program of Russian films, including the premiere of Maria Slavinskaya's documentary about the battle for Stalingrad "La Grande Bataille de Volga" and..... More
Ville d'Avesnes: Cinema des Familles, n.d. (1913). Printed handbill, approx. 5-1/4 X 8-1/2 in., printed on one side only. Printed program announcing a family-friendly presentation of eight short films with piano accompaniment. The films included drama, comedy, biblical stories, history, and scenic views. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926. First Edition. 4to, [17]pp of text, with 7 reproductions, including the frontispiece; cloth-backed boards. One of 326 copies, the entire edition, printed under the direction of Bruce Rogers. More