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2014ref. RMOOWHI00fpSky Books 2014. Very Good. Moon Peter. The White Bat: The Alchemy of Writing. New York: Sky Books 2014. 222pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Sky Books paperback books
1963ref. 90795NY:: Golden Press. Very Good. 1963. Hardcover. Number 526 in The Little Golden Library series. First printing thus with "A" on the last page. Light shelf wear and aging else very good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Golden Press, hardcover books
1975ref. 016808Wheaton: Tyndale House Press. 1975. An Indian "conversion" story published by a religious press. Owner label and name on front flyleaf and gift inscription previously tipped in there; else fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a small chip at the spine base. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Tyndale House Press hardcover books
2000ref. 35642Chicago: Bad Press Books 2000. Very Good . Chicago: Bad Press Books 2000. Stated First Edition; published in a run of 5000. Folio 31cm; 152pp. Without dust jacket as issued. Publisher's illustrated boards; cream endsheets with publisher's blindstamp. Color illustrations throughout. Boards bumped at spine ends and corners. Binding sound. Textblock endsheets and interior pages clean. Very Good or better. Signed without inscription by both authors at ffep. Collection of comical postage stamps designed by the same-named artist-publisher pair. Many stamps were used to successfully transmit mail to the delight of their designers and dismay of the US Postal Service. Bad Press Books unknown books
2003ref. 1415902Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 2003. First Edition 1/1000 copies. Hardcover. Octavo. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated black leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Sealed in original plastic shrink wrap. Minor shelf wear. Edges of text block gilt. Signed by Moon within. Shelved in Easton Press. 1415902. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover books
2003ref. 1410434Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 2003. Signed First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated dark blue leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Sealed in original plastic shrink wrap one large tear on bottom fore edge. Minor shelf wear. Edges of text block gilt. Signed by Moon within. Shelved in Easton Press. 1410434. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover books
2012ref. 144088Seoul Korea: National Museum of Korea 2012. Softcover. VG Slight soiling to cover slight bends to oversize cover; otherwise Like New. Cream firm wraps 271 pp. many color & BW illus. "Portraiture is an art genre that appeared early in human history in both the East and the West. Korean portrait painting has a long history that goes back as far as the Goguryeo period but it flourished and saw its greatest development in the Joseon Dynasty. In Joseon the three bonds and five cardinal relationships of Confucianism formed the basis of the social order and few forms of visual art can help one understand the nature and underlying philosophy of Joseon society better than portraits do." p. 6. National Museum of Korea paperback books
2012ref. 144160Seoul Korea: National Museum of Korea 2012. Softcover. As New in original sealed cardboard box. Cream firm wraps in original sealed cardboard box 271 pp. many color & BW illus. "Portraiture is an art genre that appeared early in human history in both the East and the West. Korean portrait painting has a long history that goes back as far as the Goguryeo period but it flourished and saw its greatest development in the Joseon Dynasty. In Joseon the three bonds and five cardinal relationships of Confucianism formed the basis of the social order and few forms of visual art can help one understand the nature and underlying philosophy of Joseon society better than portraits do." p. 6. National Museum of Korea paperback books
ref. 30440n.p.: n.p. n.d. First Edition. Softcover. Good. Limp suede covers stamped gilt gold cord tie. Parody of Khayyam's Rubaiyat consisting of 75 quatrains 7 bichrome illustrations Moon was a pseudonym of Karl E. Vogel of Omaha Nebraska. Chipping and loss to border of suede wraps. n.p. paperback books
1984ref. 12226New York: Alfred Van Der Marck Editions 1984. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 208pp. Embossed red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. Wonderfully illustrated with double-and full-page color plates. In near fine condition. Alfred Van Der Marck Editions hardcover books
1984ref. 442592New York: Alfred Van Der Marck 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 208pp. Short tear near spine tail near fine in a very good sunned dustwrapper with front flap corner clipped price intact flaps creased. Alfred Van Der Marck hardcover books
1985ref. 12446THE RED COUCH van der Marck 1985 first edition fine in like dust-wrapper. The photographic journey and journal of a red couch which over the period of several months was subject to not only use and abuse by the elements but also by those famous and not so. Profusely illustrated with full color photographs on nearly every page. van der Marck unknown books
1983ref. 449085New York: St. Mark's Church 1983. Softcover. Near Fine. Newsletter. 12pp. Sheets printed both sides and attached with a staple. Near fine with a stain on the rear wrap and rubbing. A newsletter that sums up the goings on at The Poetry Project as well as other artistic endeavors around New York. This issue features poetry by Anselm Hollo Chris Kraus Larry Eigner Stephen Rodefer Terence Moon Annabell Levitt Sara Brown Weitzman and Julie Erlich as well as reviews by Tom Clark Eileen Myles Bob Rosenthal and Andrei Codrescu. St. Mark's Church unknown books
1961ref. 158005N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph of director Roger Corman and cinematographer Floyd Crosby capturing a scene with Vincent Price on the set of the 1961 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story about a young Englishman who travels to Spain to investigate his sister's death. The second Poe adaptation released by American International Pictures following Corman's "The House of Usher" in 1960. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and wear on the corners. N.p. unknown books
1999ref. 202426Sausalito CA: Arctos Press 1999. Paperback. 63p. personal inscription signed by the poet very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Lesbian poet from San Francisco. Arctos Press paperback books
1968ref. 618003New York: The Crisis Publishing Co. Inc 1968. Softcover. Near Fine. Periodical. Octavo. 140 2 pp. Illustrated. Address label of Warren Morgan of Baltimore see below on the lower wrap causing a bit of light rippling. Light wear and a bit of light marginal foxing near fine. Issue of the important NAACP magazine founded by W.E.B. Du Bois published the month of Dr. King's assassination. Given the fact that they had almost no time to prepare this issue prints a memorial cover portrait an editorial titled "The Martyrdom of Martin Luther King Jr." and "NAACP mourns loss of Dr. King" in the "Battlefront section" alongside several articles that must have already been slated for publication. The intrepid B.T. Enterprises of Cleveland Ohio has also taken out a half-page ad selling memorial medals honoring Dr. King. This issue was mailed to Warren Morgan of Baltimore a civil rights activist who was also sadly the victim of racial violence: according to a March 1964 article in The New York Times Morgan at that time the head of Students Action for Equality at Maryland State College and six other African-American students were invited by the pastor to Easter Service at a White Methodist church and three of them were attacked after the service by a dozen young White men. Warren was hospitalized with a fractured cheekbone. Warren would go on to receive his doctorate at Oklahoma State University and work as the Vice President of Student Affairs at Florida A&M University and Dean of Student Affairs at Benedict College among others. An important copy of an important magazine with a powerful association. The Crisis Publishing Co., Inc unknown books
1993ref. 49181East Meadow: Mulberry Press 1993. First edition. Narrow 4to. 4 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Five poems. Dated 2/24/94 and INSCRIBED by Kempher. East Meadow: Mulberry Press unknown books
1968ref. 161710N.p.: Cambist Films 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 US English language release of the 1962 Argentinian film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Mexican prostitute Cora reminisces on her life and how she got to where she is. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Argentina. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cambist Films unknown books
1865ref. 42290New York: Alexander Strahan & Co 1865. Fourth edition small 8vo pp. xlvi 180 24. Strahan catalogue dated May 1866 appended at the rear; some foxing else a very good copy in original green cloth. A censure of Henry Alford Dean of Canterbury's "The Queen's English: Stray Notes on Speaking and Spelling" and related essays bolstered by 24 pp. of reviews from the press at the front and another 40 pp. of supporting criticism at the rear. Kennedy 5550. Alexander Strahan & Co unknown books
1943ref. 00058THE DARKER BROTHER D-D 1943 first edition fine in a bright vg dust-wrapper with slight wear at spine extremities and a closed tear to the front dust-wrapper panel. Doubleday, Doran unknown books
1943ref. 30839Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company 1943. Hardcover. 246p. stated first edition. very good in two jackets; an edgeworn proof dj lacking spine or panel lettering superimposed on slightly edgeworn but otherwise bright regular dj. European American's first book a commentary on black life in wartime America in novel form. His books received praise from Daily Worker. Moon was accused of Communist affiliation by HUAC and fired from his editing job. Doubleday, Doran & Company hardcover books
1969ref. 618002New York: The Crisis Publishing Co. Inc 1969. Softcover. Near Fine. Vol. 76 No. 2 Whole Number 660. Cover portrait of Frederick Douglass by Charles Alston. Slim octavo. 3 58-97 5 pp. Illustrated from photographs. Address label of Anna Butler see below on the lower wrap causing just a bit of rippling front cover with a bit of faint staining a near fine copy. Prints "The Negro as Fighting Man" by Michael S. Davidson "Negro History or Mythology" by Roy Wilkins "That Other Man" by playwright Loften Mitchell "Teach Me Harlem a Poem" by Lee Bennett Hopkins "Alston: American Artist" by Warren Marr II" and a six-page history of the NAACP that month being its sixtieth anniversary among other material. The final five pages print photographs of NAACP members honored with Life Memberships. The recipient of this copy is undoubtedly Atlantic City schoolteacher Anna Land Butler an African-American woman who published at least two books of poetry one of which we handled the magazine's response letter she submitted to The Crisis. An interesting issue with a nice association. The Crisis Publishing Co., Inc unknown books
1969ref. URABCOL00drpUnited States Government Printing Office 1969. Very Good. Rabbitt Mary C. The Colorado River Region and John Wesley Powell: Geological Survey Professional Papers 669. McKee Edwin D.; Hunt Charles B.; Leopold Luna B. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1969. 145pp. Illustrated. 4to. Pictoral Cloth. Book condition: Very good with light soiling and bumped edges. Previous owner's name on inside front board. United States Government Printing Office hardcover books
1969ref. URABCOL00blcUnited States Government Printing Office 1969. Very Good. Rabbitt Mary C. The Colorado River Region and John Wesley Powell : Geological Survey Professional Paper 669. McKee Edwin D.; Hunt Charles B.; Leopold Luna B. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1969. 145pp. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with previous owners name penned on front endsheet. United States Government Printing Office hardcover books
1987ref. 45228Winchester UK: St Paul's Bibliographies. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0906795443 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition crease to front end paper in Fine dust-wrapper; Mary Elliott then Mary Belson began writing for children in 1809 at a time when increasing literacy and wealth and more progressive understanding of the reading needs of children were creating a growing demand for more and more books for young people. from the dust-wrapper ; 8vo; vi vii-xxix xxx 142 2 pages . St Paul's Bibliographies hardcover books