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1969réf. 83854New York: Atheneum 1969. First Edition. First Printing a Review Copy with publisher's typed review slip laid in. Octavo 22cm; light orange and red-orange cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; 241pp. Faint soil to lower edge of front cover with light foxing to edges of textblock and review slip; Very Good. Dustwrapper designed by Paul Bacon with photograph by Ron Halper unclipped priced $5.95 with modest shelfwear and light soil to panels and verso tiny tears and nicks to spine ends and extremities and faint foxing to flaps; Very Good. Ambler's espionage novel includes the purchase of a newspaper to leak NATO and Warsaw Pact information and the subsequent wrath of the CIA KGB and BND. 83854. Atheneum unknown books
1962réf. 83866New York: Simon and Schuster 1962. First Edition. First Printing a Review Copy with publisher's promotional pamphlet and two sheets of typed folded instructions for reviewers. Octavo 21.5cm; green cloth spine over light green paper-covered boards with titling and decoration stamped in gilt and green on spine and front cover; yellow topstain; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; 352pp. Light foxing to upper edge of textblock with faint dust-soil to rear cover else Near Fine. Dustwrapper designed by Paul Bacon with photograph by William G. Berkeley unclipped priced $4.95 lightly spine-faded with faint creases to spine ends and extremities and light foxing to upper front panel and flaps; Very Good. Carleton's first novel which is set on a Missouri farm and follows a religious family as their young daughters begin to chase a different way of life. 83866. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1965réf. 83871New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co 1965. First Edition. First Printing a Review Copy with publisher's typed review slip. Octavo 21cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gray and red on spine and decoration blind embossed to front cover; dustjacket; 257pp; illus. Light finger-soil to covers with trace foxing to upper edge of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper designed by Carl Smith unclipped priced $6.95 with modest shelfwear and soil 1" closed tear to front panel creases to spine ends and extremities and foxing to verso; Very Good. Cookridge's novel is set in the 1940s and focuses on the French Resistance SOE agents and espionage. 83871. Thomas Y. Crowell Co unknown books
1954réf. 83889Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1954. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; red cloth spine over black paper-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and silver on spine and front cover; blue topstain; fore-edge untrimmed; map illustrated endpapers; dustjacket; 219pp. Slight spine lean with small dampstain to front cover; Very Good. Dustwrapper with painting by Daniel Schwartz and lettering by Miriam Woods is unclipped priced $2.50 spine-faded with light shelf-soil dampstain to front panel rubbing to spine ends and extremities and tanning to flaps; Very Good. Begins in 1774 New York with romantic relationships and historical figures including Paul Revere Anthony Wayne George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. Yerby began writing protest literature before focusing on historical fiction primarily set in the South. He moved from the U.S. in protest of racial discrimination in 1952. 83889. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
1961réf. 83908New York: Atheneum 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22cm; red cloth spine over black paper-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and blind embossed to spine and front cover; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 375pp. Publisher's order slip laid in with light residue to front endpaper where previously affixed. Trace foxing to edges of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper designed by Charles Goslin unclipped priced $4.95 with trivial surface wear and tanning to extremities and verso; Very Good. Focuses on a fictional village in 1943 Sicily and generational conflict leading to invasion evacuation and occupation. 83908. Atheneum unknown books
1958réf. 83943New York: St. Martin's Press 1958. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; gray cloth spine over black paper-covered boards with titling stamped in white and red on spine; dustjacket; viii23-3084pp. Light shelf-wear else Near Fine. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $3.95 with modest rubbing to spine ends and extremities and light dust-soil; Very Good "A San Francisco shipyard during World War II. Told from the viewpoint of Joyce Allen a Negro girl employed there as a riveter. Reminiscent of the proletarian novel the theme focuses on labor unrest. Richmond San Francisco Valleho" see Baird An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 2206. BAIRD 2206. 83943. St. Martin's Press unknown books
1961réf. 83849New York: Random House 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt and purple on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 273pp. Light wear else a Near Fine copy. Dustwrapper designed by Ellen Raskin unclipped priced $3.95 with ring stain to front panel light rubbing to extremities and faint tanning and creases to flaps; Very Good. This novel focuses on an unlikely cross-country traveling duo as a man flees an unhappy marriage and a grieving high-school boy leaves home. Thomas Savage and his wife Elizabeth Savage published many novels with his later publications having queer elements. 83849. Random House unknown books
2011réf. 84744n.p.: n.p. 2011. Octavo 21cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in dustjacket; 191pp; black-and-white halftones and colorful photographic illustrations throughout. Trace soil to front cover else Fine. Dustwrapper has trivial surface wear with sticker label on rear panel; Near Fine. Southern California author and photographer ML Hart shares experiences with the Fine Art Board FAB in AmericaOnline's Photography Forum from 1993 to 1997. Collection includes memories thoughts on why the FAB cannot be replicated and photographs exploring community sexuality and self-expression with an online discussion board format. 84744. [n.p.] unknown books
2004réf. 84881Makati City Philipines: Louis-Paul Heussaff / Supply Oilfield Services Inc 2004. Quarto 32.5cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 235pp. Inscribed on front endpaper 6/22/2004 by publisher Louis-Paul Heussaff who wrote the introduction and his daughter Vanessa Heussaff who created the design: "Mon ami Geoffrey Last June 6 you would have been proud of our show we introduced the best it was not Broadway but I'm sure you've inspired me it was great and we missed you there - I hope you will like the book - All the best from your French friend from Manila / Louis-Paul Heussaff" and "Hi Geoffrey hope you like the book.Lots of kisses See you soon. / Vanessa" with their stamps at each signature. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners else Near Fine. Dustwrapper has trivial surface wear and trace shelf-soil and tiny residue to front flap from signature stamp on front endpaper; Very Good. In publisher's slipcase with black paper-covered boards and titling stamped in silver and light shelf-wear; Very Good. Presumably Geoffrey Holder's copy a Trinidadian-American actor and dancer with projects completed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. This book's projector coordinator is Hélène Ratier with introduction by F. Sionil Jose and afterword by Carmen N. Pedrosa. Collection by professional and amateur photographers focuses on Filipino women in various roles judge; mother; model; police officer; dancer with sections including "Elegance" "Determination" and "Individuality". Publisher Louis-Paul Heussaff is the father of three children including internet influencer Erwan Heussaff and Filipino actress and model Solenn Heussaff. He had lived in the Philippines for 25 years at the time of this publication and contributed photographs to the collection. 84881. Louis-Paul Heussaff / Supply Oilfield Services, Inc unknown books
1978réf. 84956Oxford Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press 1978. First Edition. Quarto 30cm; brown cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; photographic endpapers; dustjacket; 196pp; black and white photographic halftone illustrations throughout. Gift inscription on half-title: "To friend Cofield Bill Foshim". Light sunning and rubbing to board edges with upper front corner nudged; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $20.00 with modest shelf-wear light fading and creases to spine panel and extremities; Very Good. Collection of photographs of Faulkner and his loved ones in and near Oxford Mississippi with sections including "Studio Portraits" "Ancestors" "Struggling Writer" and "Town and County". 84956. Yoknapatawpha Press unknown books
2013réf. 85144Cologne Germany: Taschen 2013. First Edition. Publisher's 34pp stapled pamphlet with plate descriptions and bibliography laid in. Folio 36cm; gray paper-covered boards with titling stamped in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 517pp; black-and-white photographic halftone illustrations. Some pages of text unopened. Pictorial bookplate of noted zoologist and marine biologist James Glen Mead to front pastedown and his inked ownership signature to half-title. Light shelf-wear with blue ink to lower edge of textblock and tiny nick to lower edge of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper has trivial surface wear else Near Fine. Photographs include of the Antarctic Peninsula wildlife the Galápagos Madagascar the San people the Dinka of Souhern Sudan ethnic groups of Irian Jaya Indonesia. 85144. Taschen unknown books
1958réf. 82853New York: St. Martin's Press 1958. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; gray cloth spine over black paper-covered boards with titling stamped in white and red on spine; dustjacket; viii23-3084pp. Light dampstains to edges of textblock and right edge of text; Good. Dustwrapper is unclipped priced $3.95 with modest shelfwear chip to upper spine panel pinpoint tear to rear flap fold crinkling to rear panel tiny tears along spine ends and extremities and dampstains to flap folds and verso; Good. "A San Francisco shipyard during World War II. Told from the viewpoint of Joyce Allen a Negro girl employed there as a riveter. Reminiscent of the proletarian novel the theme focuses on labor unrest. Richmond San Francisco Valleho" see Baird An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 2206. BAIRD 2206. 82853. St. Martin's Press unknown books
1977réf. 82707New York: Atheneum 1977. First Edition. First Printing Second State dustjacket which includes author's name on spine. Octavo 21cm; green cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; xiv34-1406pp. Signed at title page. A Fine copy. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $7.95 with modest shelfwear and faint tanning; Near Fine. The North Carolina author's play shares a setting with his first novel A Long and Happy Life with a new perspective and similar events. AHEARN 022C. 82707. Atheneum unknown books
1991réf. 83431New York: Random House 1991. First Edition. First Printing an advance uncorrected proof. Octavo 23.5cm; xii34-2382pp. Trivial surface wear with faint vertical crease to front cover else Near Fine. Mano's mystery novel following a priest adjusting to his brother's topless bar in New York as he becomes prime suspect for the murder of a stripper. 83431. Random House unknown books
1972réf. 82340New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1972. First Edition. First Printing a review copy with publisher's typed sheet laid in. Octavo 21.5cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in red on spine; dustjacket; 1516-1857pp. Slight lean with faint foxing to edges of textblock; Very Good. Dustjacket designed by Roy Kuhlman unclipped priced $4.95 with mild toning to spine and extremities small closed tear to lower rear panel and wrinkling to base of spine; Very Good. Mungo's fifth published work including a criminal/detective sentencing himself to death LSD trips and dope smoking sex and world travels in the 1960s. Raymond Mungo was a pioneer of Total Loss Farm in southern Vermont one of America's first hippie communes and author of the non-fiction work of the same name. 82340. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc unknown books
1981réf. 64604Syracuse: Tamarack 1981. First Edition. One of 336 copies issued 36 were bound in hardcovers this is one of 250 numbered copies. Sewn blue wrappers; illus. Specially signed by Barry Moser. Wrappers very lightly faded still about Fine. Tamarack unknown books
réf. 65888West Burke VT: Janus Press 1976. First Edition. One of 150 copies unsigned as issued. Orange wrappers with silver moon decoration printed in two colors with double-page cut-out endpapers; 8vo. ".designed handset in Monotype Times Roman printed torn cut and bound by Claire Van Vliet at the Janus Press on and of Kozu Fabriano and Canson paper. The endpapers are the topiary gardens of Levens Hall Westmorland England. This is copy no 85." Back cover almost imperceptibly sunned along the front edge else Fine unopened. Claire Van Vliet's work has been heavily collected for over 50 years well before she won an early MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant in 1989 with many institutions subscribing. This title particularly elusive in the trade. Janus Press unknown books
1978réf. 80761San Francisco: La Raza Silkscreen Center 1978. First Edition. Limited issue no. 4 of 40 signed copies; this copy inscribed to poet Edgar Bowers: "For Edgar Bowers / from a clumsy admirer" signed undated. 12mo. Staple-bound card wrappers; 24pp. Fine unworn copy. A brief collection of poems organized around the theme of "escape from the ghetto" from the author's introduction. It is the first book by Rois a Cuban-American poet born in 1951 later a professor of Romance languages at Los Angeles Valley College. The cover is by the noted Bay Area Mexican-American artist Oscar Melara co-founder of the La Raza Silkscreen Center. Uncommon. La Raza Silkscreen Center unknown books
1970réf. 80876New York: Corinth Books 1970. First Trade Edition. First Printing cloth issue one of 1000 copies. Octavo 21cm; purple cloth with titles stamped in white on spine; dustjacket; 89-942pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $6.50 with only some trivial wear to extremities. Waldman's first regularly published book considerably expanded from the mimeographed 1968 collection of the same name published by Angel Hair. Striking wraparound dustjacket art by Joe Brainard. Corinth Books unknown books
1930réf. 63176New York: Funk and Wagnalls 1930. Second printing. Octavo. Cloth hardcover titled in gilt on spine and front cover; blue-green top-stain; xvi5215pp; illus. Tight square Near Fine copy lacking the dustwrapper. A guide to stylish domesticity for the new upwardly-mobile American woman a follow-up to her epochal Etiquette: the Blue Book of Social Usage 1927 and one of those tragic Depression-era publishing mis-fires - written at the apex of the Roaring Twenties published in the immediate aftermath of the Wall Street crash. A particularly bright and attractive copy sadly lacking the dustwrapper. Funk and Wagnalls unknown books
1970réf. 62907Detroit: People Against Racism 1970. First Edition. Original illustrated poster with text and photographic portrait of Hampton offset printed in black and dark green on white stock measuring 44.5cm x 57cm 17.5" x 22.5". Light wear and a few thin strips of toning to extremities two old folds smoothed out with a few tiny edge tears and some toning to upper half on verso; unbacked; Very Good. Attractive copy of this poster issued in the months following the death of Fred Hampton Chairman of the Black Panther Party's Illinois chapter and Deputy Chairman of the national BPP. Given his position and his involvement with both the NAACP and SNCC Hampton's profile was rising rapidly at the national level; he was assassinated on December 4 1969 while sleeping in his apartment during a raid by a tactical unit of the Cook County IL State Attorney's Office in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department and the FBI. This poster issued by the Detroit-based People Against Racism includes a petition along the right edge calling for the creation of an investigating commission to determine responsibility for the murders with spaces for names and signatures and a plea for funds. OCLC notes 4 holdings Yale Northwestern U.Kansas Wisconsin Historical and we find 2 others at OMCA and the Hoover Institution. People Against Racism unknown books
1928réf. 61175New York: Crosby Gaige 1928. First Limited Edition. One of 831 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.524. Octavo 24.5cm; blue paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and covers; ii910-415pp; typography and decorations designed by W.A. Dwiggins. Light wear to extremities especially the corner tips resulting in some minor board exposure; Near Fine lacking the original dustjacket. Crosby Gaige unknown books
1926réf. 59868New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1926. First Trade Edition. Octavo 21.25cm.; original cloth-backed boards in bluish-grey decorative dust jacket printed in black and yellow; 122pp.; decorations and two-toned yellow and black illus. throughout. Faint spot of soil to verso of title page else a tight Very Good or better copy in the original dustwrapper; outer jacket panels of jacket are a bit toned spine more so and with a shallow 1/4" chip at crown not affecting printed title. Embossed bookplate of Laurence Fyfe Kedzie inside front cover. Lacking the slipcase. CRANE A15.a.ii. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1940réf. 60221New York: Plimpton Press 1940. First Edition. Small octavo. Original green cloth with printed paper spine and cover labels; frontispiece portrait; 6521pp. Spine slightly faded else a Near Fine copy in the original unprinted acetate jacket and publisher's slipcase mildly toned on edges but still Near Fine. A finely-printed keepsake in honor of Alfred A. Knopf "as a tribute of affection and congratulation from his fellow members of the Book Table." Includes contributions by Carl Van Vechten Carl Van Doren Willa Cather H.M. Lydenberg H.L. Mencken Thomas Mann Henry Seidel Canby B.W. Huebsch and Adolf Kroch. Five of these contributors -- Van Vechten Van Doren Lydenberg Mencken and Huebsch -- have signed the volume on the rear flyleaves as have twenty-six others all presumably members of the Book Table including Elmer Adler Donald Brace Bertram Wolff Frederic G. Melcher Whitney Darrow and numerous others. Plimpton Press unknown books
1968réf. 54532San Francisco: San Francisco Oracle 1968. First Edition. Tabloid 44cm; pictorial newsprint wrappers; 32pp; illus. Horizontal fold at center some wear handling and faint creasing to extremities with a few old faint dampstains at upper and lower spine-fold; Very Good complete copy. Final issue of this legendary Bay Area psychedelic paper with contributions by George Leonard Michael Murphy Carl Rogers Philip Whalen Daniel Moore Lew Welch Alan Watts and others with an attractive mandala centerfold. San Francisco Oracle unknown books
