Paris: In Miscellanea entomologica 1910. Fine. In Miscellanea entomologica Paris 1910-1916 15.50 x 24 cm 3 volumes reliés en 1 First edition for each of the volumes. Half red sheep binding spine with four raised bands with light scratches of no consequence marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Works illustrated with figures in the text. Rare gathering of these entomological texts printed in small numbers. Handsome set. In Miscellanea entomologica hardcover
<p>A latter-day revival showcasing the best writing from the notorious dirty-book publisher founded by Girodias who got his start at the age of 15 at his father's Obelisk Press when he illustrated the menacing crab featured on the cover of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Lovely book with rounded spine sexy drawings ranging in their minimalist intensity by Kasoundra Germaine Greer dedicated The Female Eunuch to the artist calling her 'as strong as a rope of steel and as soft as a sigh' and a star-studded list of contributors including Barry Malzberg Diane di Prima Clarence Major and William Burroughs III.</p><p>Tight spine. Clean unmarked interior. Foil stamping to spine remains bright. Corners are heavily bumped at the fore-edge foot of both boards. There is some subtle toning and buckling to a few pages of the front and back matter and a thin vertical line of bleaching to the front board. Jacket has some moderate edge-wear. 891 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.</p> The Olympia Press hardcover
New York: Grove Press 1965 First printing. A near-fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price $12.50 intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. An attractive copy of erotic selections from John Cleland Jean Genet Philip O'Connor Henry Miller Chester Himes Beardsley & Glassco Lawrence Durrell William Burroughs Maxwell Kenton Paul Ableman Gregory Corso George Bataille James Sherwood J.P. Donleavy Akbar Del Piombo Roger Casement Pauline Reage C.H. Ford P. Tyler Marquis de Sade Raymond Queneau Samuel Beckett and more. Anthologies. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Grove Press hardcover
New York: Grove Press 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Illustrated by Norman Rubington. Very Good in wraps. Creasing on spine. Grove Press unknown
Founded in Paris in 1953 The Oympia Press published erotic novels by some of this century's greatest writers-Vladimir Nabokov Olympia produced the first-ever edition of Lolita Jean Genet Henry Miller William Burrough and J.P. Donleavy. This book provides a provocative overview of Olympia's offerings including excerpts from Burrough's Naked Lunch and the cult favorite Candy by Terry Southern as well as selections from erotic classics like Story of O Fanny Hill. with illustrations. Slightly soiled and stained glossy softbound cover. Stained foot and edge. No marks or highlights inside of book. Natural slight yellowing / aging of pages. Quality Paperback Book Club paperback
New York: Grove Press 1965. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket. Henry Miller Jean Genet Samuel Beckett William Burroughs Gregory Corso Chester Himes. Grove Press hardcover
Hardcover. NEW. US Standard Edition. We will ship same day or next day with trackable delivery method. Expedited Shipping Available. We don't entertain INTERNATIONAL orders ATM. 30-day money-back guarantee. hardcover
Bookseller reference : THPU-74831 ISBN : 0691632162 9780691632162
London: Percival Marshall 1949. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Original red cloth with a few faded marks spine titles slightly rubbed otherwise very good. No dust jacket. Percival Marshall, hardcover
London: Percival Marshall 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 9" by 6". Edward Ardizzone. A smart first edition of this illustrated commentary on London pubs with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen plates and one double-page image. Collated complete. A follow-up to his pre-war book The Local this volume continues Gorham's observations on London pubs. A unique work of reference describing London pubs as they are today from the point of view not of the sociologist or antiquary but the man looking to have a drink. Written by Maurice Anthony Coneys Gorham an Irish journalist and broadcasting executive. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone a British painter printmaker and war artist and the author and illustrator of books many of them for children. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small spot. Light loss to the front panel with the odd small closed tear sympathetically repaired with tape to the internal side of the wrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed Percival Marshall hardcover
Percival Marshall 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1949. First Edition. 126 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and illustrations have light foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges with exposed netting front board slightly loose. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss heavy tears chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall. Percival Marshall hardcover
London: Percival Marshall 1949 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". Edward Ardizzone. A smart first edition copy of this continuation of Gorham's observations of London's pubs illustrated by Edward Ardizzone in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cream cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A work by Maurice Gorham an Irish journalist and broadcasting executive.Illustrated with 18 plates and one double page image by Edward Ardizzone a British painter printmaker and war artist and the author and illustrator of books many of them for children. Collated complete. The work is a sequel to his pre-war book 'The Local' and continues Gorham's observations on London pubs. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart with sunning to spine loss to the head closed tears to top edge and light spotting to the reverse. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Percival Marshall hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. The societies of Melanesia have been a constant stimulus to anthropological theory. In this collection of essays anthropologists who have worked in all parts of the Melanesian region of the Pacific bring their expertise to bear on a single theoretical issue. This is a hypothesis formulated by Maurice Godelier concerning the relationship between power kinship and wealth. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9780521102292 ISBN : 0521102294 9780521102292
London: Allen & Unwin 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Thumb nail sized chip to spine heel extending to bottom rear panel. Translated from the French by H. C. Snape. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Allen & Unwin hardcover
<b>Illustrated with 42 color illustrations</b> in and out of text by Albert Dubout. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers. Maurice Gonon Neuilly sur Seine 1958.<b> First Edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies with an extra suite of black-and-white illustrations. </b>This copy #445. <br /><br />Albert Dubout was French cartoonist illustrator painter and sculptor who was considered to be one of the great European satiric artists. He was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1953. The Albert Dubout Museum in Palavas-les-Flots France is dedicated to his work. <i>Code Géneral des Impots</i> is a fine example of Dubout's humor with his fabulous satirical drawings. <br /><br />Book and extra suite inserted in printed poster board folding sleeve enclosed in printed poster board slipcase. Slipcase soiled seam of bottom edge opened; front wrapper of book has been folded; interior of book clean with bright illustrations; unopened. Maurice Gonon
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