1961Best.-Nr. 6352Berkeley: University of California Press 1961. cloth dust jacket. Huxley Aldous. 8vo. cloth dust jacket. x 150 pages. With a Foreword by Aldous Huxley. First bibliography to contain a list of works about Huxley. Jacket rubbed with tear. Best bibliography to-date. University of California Press unknown books
1919Best.-Nr. 105763N.P.: Harry B. Joseph 1919. cloth gold stamped top edge gilt. 4to. cloth gold stamped top edge gilt. 617 pages. First edition. History of Philadelphia from it's beginnings to World War One. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Cloth soiled wear to spine ends and corners. Inside hinges cracked with covers partially detached from book block. (Harry B. Joseph unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 100086London: Victoria and Albert Museum 1975. fabric tape spine with stiff paper wrappers. 4to. fabric tape spine with stiff paper wrappers. iii130; 7; 12 pages. 3 volumes. Some illustrations. Tape spine covering of primary volume torn. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the front cover of each volume. Victoria and Albert Museum unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 608597New York: Chappell - Harms 1933. Softcover. Good. Sheet music. Quarto. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Outer bifolium nearly detached at the fold an abrasion on the front cover from the removal of a sticker and minor edgewear a complete but good only copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "C. -H. 8327 - 5. The House With etc." Includes short samples of six other songs including "The Ballad of Little Billee" and "Just to Linger in Your Arms." Joyce Kilmer full name Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American Catholic poet journalist and lecturer who died in the First World War his most celebrated poem is "Trees." OCLC locates four holdings. Chappell - Harms unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 603688New York: Chappell - Harms 1933. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Quarto. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Music shop stamp and price stickers on the front cover light toning to the exterior very good or better. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "C. -H. 8326 - 5 The House With etc." Includes short samples of six other songs including "The Ballad of Little Billee" and "Just to Linger in Your Arms." Joyce Kilmer full name Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American Catholic poet journalist and lecturer who died in the First World War his most celebrated poem is "Trees." OCLC locates four holdings. Chappell - Harms unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 506661New York: Folkways Records 1963. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition printed text of reading ONLY. Quarto. eight pages. Self wrappers. A near fine copy The printed text only originally issued with a recording of the reading the recording is NOT present here only present is the transcription of the "Hades" section of Ulysses. Folkways Records unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 506660New York: Folkways Records 1963. Unbound. Near Fine. First edition printed text of reading ONLY. Single sheet folded to make six pages. Modest toning on last page near fine copy. The printed text only originally issued with a recording of the reading the recording is NOT present here only present is the transcription of the "Lotus Eaters" section of Ulysses. Folkways Records unknown books
1930Best.-Nr. 525029New York: G. Schirmer Inc 1930. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Quarto. Single bifolium making four pages. Toning and bumping to the corners very good. For low voice and piano. The back cover features short samples of two other songs. The lyrics to this piece are from Joyce Kilmer's most celebrated poem "Trees. "Joyce Kilmer full name Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American Catholic poet journalist and lecturer who died in the First World War. G. Schirmer, Inc unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 272030Berlin: Internationaler Verlag 1940. 232p. blue card covers foxed occasional very minor marks in the margin textblock otherwise clean. German edition of the work published in English as "Twilight Over England" priority of editions not known to your humble cataloger. Joyce the New York-born British propagandist for the Nazis known as "Lord Haw-Haw" was tried and executed for treason after the war the last man killed for this crime in England. Internationaler Verlag unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. 1405801Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1972. Hardcover. Octavo Four volumes only. In Very Good minus condition with Good dust jackets. Spines are blue with orange print vols. 1-2 or brown with white print vols. 3-4. Dust jackets have light edge wear. Prices unclipped: “£3.25 net” vols. 1-2 “£5.00 net” “£7.50 net”. Boards in blue cloth. Text blocks of vols. 1-2 have bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portraits plates genealogical table facsimiles portraits some folded. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. 1797-1792 Letters 1-39 1972; ISBN 0198114982 lxxv 261 pages — Vol. 2. Courtship and Marriage 1793. Letters 40-121 1972; ISBN 019812421X xxxv 256 pages — Vol. 3. Great Bookham 1793-1797 Letters 122-250 1973; ISBN 098124198 368 pages — Vol. 4. West Humble 1797-1801 Letters 251-422 1973; ISBN 0198124325 581 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-volume Section. 1405801. FP New Rockville Stock. The Clarendon Press hardcover books
1994Best.-Nr. CNBR210San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1994. Wraps. Near fine. Quarto size 8 pp. with sample leaves. The grand prospectus for James Linden's comprehensive volume on Adrian Wilson's printed ephemera. Adrian Wilson 1924-1988 is known to all lovers of beautiful books; he started printing with Jack Stauffacher in 1948 and two years later set up his own printing house called "At the Sign of the Interplayers" in his home in San Francisco. In 1952 he opened a shop with other printers in downtown SF; he went to England to study in 1958-59 and upon his return did free-lance work for the University of California Press and others. He and his wife Joyce Lancaster Wilson nee Harvey established The Press in Tuscany Alley and amidst publishing a dizzying array of books and ephemera Wilson also was a published author with his "The Design of Books" being regarded as a classic text on book design. The book itself contains a comprehensive list of more than 500 ephemeral items; it was published in a limited edition of 85 copies this prospectus includes two sample leaves tucked into a pocket at the rear. ___DESCRIPTION: Sewn binding in heavy cardstock wraps with the illustration of a jester in four colours in the front wrap back wrap with a flap that includes a short advertisement for the book written by Joyce Lancaster Wilson the prospectus itself being two sheets folded once to form four leaves the first page with a vignette of a lady wearing a medieval style outfit lettering in red and black the second page serving as the frontispiece with a black and white photograph of the entrance to the press by Michael Mundy c. 1988 the third page serving as the title page in red and black the fourth through sixth pages with a description of the book another small vignette of a lady printing in black and red the seventh page being the price list for the book the final page serving as colophon; folio size large quarto size just under 12" by 9". The two sample pieces tucked into the pocket at the rear are from the leaves with pp. 41-42 and 123-124. ___CONDITION: Near fine overall the outer wrap is clean and free of wear the inner leaves are clean and free of prior owner markings; the first two leaves with short creases to the upper fore-edge margin. The two sample leaves are fine clean and free of wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Press in Tuscany Alley unknown books
Best.-Nr. ST15816-12Dublin: Lilliput Press 1997. No. 3 OF 100 SPECIAL COPIES of the "Illegal" First Dublin Edition bound in quarter leather and signed by Rose and Banville from a total edition of 1000 numbered and 26 lettered copies. 240 x 158 mm. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4". 4 p.l. v-lxxxiii 1 739 3 pp.Edited by Danis Rose. With a foreword by John Banville. Publisher's quarter blue morocco over navy cloth boards smooth spine with silver lettering. In a blue buckram slipcase. In mint condition. This is the first printing of Joyce's masterpiece actually to be done in Ireland--75 years after its initial publication. Generally recognized as the most important 20th-century novel in English Joyce's chronicle of Leopold Bloom's odyssey through Dublin excited much controversy upon publication in 1922 and was for years a target of censorship especially in the U.S. and U.K. The present edition also met with some animosity when it was discovered that the editor prominent Joyce scholar Danis Rose used some language from the original manuscripts without permission from Joyce's estate. A lawsuit for copyright infringement was issued and this work subsequently became known as the "Illegal Edition." Despite the unpleasant dispute Rose's "Ulysses" was lauded for its readability and was described by the Irish Times as "a landmark edition for first-time readers and life-time fans." Founded in 1984 and still in operation today the Lilliput Press has published more than 600 titles of Irish interest and is regarded as one of Ireland's most esteemed small publishers. This strictly limited edition of 100 rarely appears for sale: we could trace just one auction appearance at PBA Galleries in 2005 where a copy was sold for $1495 all in. Lilliput Press unknown books
2011Best.-Nr. 278287New York: World View Forum 2011. Paperback. 184p. wraps very good condition. Publisher associated with Workers World. World View Forum paperback books
1976Best.-Nr. 42180New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine lightly soiled dustwrapper. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1965Best.-Nr. 30893Berkeley: The Turtle's Quill 1965. Pamphlet. xii 26p. stapled wraps 8.5x6 inches landscape format illus. wraps lightly edgeworn else very good condition. The Turtle's Quill unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. D4599Albondocani Press 1972. Limited First Edition. Fine. Staple-bound wraps with cover illustration by Robert Dunn. First printing of Oates's poem limited to 300 hors commerce copies to be used by the author and publisher as a holiday greeting. Albondocani Press paperback books
Best.-Nr. D5895Ephemera. Fine. Single heavy cardstock leaf folded in half 9-by-6 inches closed. Printed in red and black with two woodcut illustrations 3 wise men and a manger scene. Paul and Joyce Quyle apologize for their belated holiday greetings. unknown books
1973Best.-Nr. 127651Los Angeles CA: Black Sparrow Press 1973. self paper wrappers. Black Sparrow Press. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Second printing. July 1973. Monthly periodical of the Black Sparrow Press. Black ink only on cover. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 127659Los Angeles CA: Black Sparrow Press 1974. self paper wrappers. Black Sparrow Press. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. First printing. April 1974. Monthly periodical of the Black Sparrow Press featuring "Plagiarized Material by Fernandes" "translated" by Joyce Carol Oates. Covers printed in red and black indicating first printing. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 127687Santa Barbara CA: Black Sparrow Press 1976. self paper wrappers. Black Sparrow Press. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. First printing. June 1976. Monthly periodical of the Black Sparrow Press. Covers printed in red and black indicating first printing. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 118001New York: Vanguard 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper rubbed with staining tearing wear. Vanguard hardcover books
1999Best.-Nr. 1404988New York: The Ecco Press/HarperCollins Publishers Inc 1999. First Edition First Printing. Softcover. Large Octavo xi 738 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Spine pictorial black with silver lettering. Covers protected with a mylar covering. Covers have slight wear including faint scuffing and minor edge wear. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges. First edition first printing. NOTE: Shelved in the Locked Annex Column X. 1404988. FP New Rockville Stock. The Ecco Press/HarperCollins Publishers, Inc unknown books
1988Best.-Nr. 1100121NY: Ecco Press 1988. First edition first prnt. Inscribed by Oates on the half-title page. "for -- 7/11/92." Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. A collection of stories. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The images are of the book described and not stock photos. Ecco Press hardcover books
1973Best.-Nr. 612889New York: Doubleday and Company 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 160pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with some light rubbing and hint of toning. A nice copy of a poorly made book. First appearing as a long article in The New York Times Magazine the photograph of the youthful Maynard attracted J.D. Salinger's attention and they began a brief but notorious affair. Doubleday and Company hardcover books
2019Best.-Nr. 583951New York: Harper 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Dave Mottram. Quarto. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Harper hardcover books
