1980ref. 102323New York: Scribner's. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. The Dead Side of the Mike is the story of a young mans journey from innocence to experience. Brett Simon tells the story of Mike a high school student who finds himself in a world of drugs violence and crime. Brett Simon weaves a story that is both compelling and heartbreaking. The Dead Side of the Mike is an excellent read for anyone looking for a story that will stay with them long after they finish it.; 8vo; $6.50 . Scribner's hardcover books
1987ref. 103911New York: Scribner's. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover. Brett and Simon's latest story is set in a small town in the early 1900s. When a bloody man is found wandering the streets everyone is terrified. Who is this man and what is he doing in town The townspeople soon find out that the man is a serial killer and they are all terrified for their safety. This is a suspenseful and chilling story that will keep you hooked until the end.; 8vo; $6.50 . Scribner's hardcover books
1987ref. 105471New York: Scribner's. Fine. 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Wraps. Promotional letter laid in; Simon Brett's debut novel is a dark twisty and hilarious tale of murder and mayhem. When a man is found brutally killed in a busy London street the detectives on the case are quickly able to identify their suspect- a local well-known red-headed man with a nasty temper. But the more they investigate the more they realize that the man they know could not have done this terrible thing. As the detectives delve deeper into the victim's past they realize that he may not have been the only victim of this madman- and that someone may want them to stop investigating. With a cast of funny eccentric and dangerous characters Simon Brett has written a riveting mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.; 8vo; $6.00 . Scribner's paperback books
2003ref. 178261New Plymouth New Zealand: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery 2003. First edition. Softcover. 55 pages. Text by Gregory Burke Ihor Holubizky and Simon Rees. Features illustrations of works by Andrea Bowers Candice Breitz Mutlu Cerkez Jeremy Deller Marco Fusinato Rodney Graham Sean Kerr Hilary Lloyd Christian Marclay Michael Parekowhai Stephen Prina Pipilotti Rist Kati Rule Scanner Ricky Swallow Kathy Temin and Ronnie Van Hout. Also includes brief bios of each artist. A fine copy in French style wrappers. Uncommon. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery unknown books
1946ref. 46978New York: Simon and Schuster 1946. First edition. Near fine in very good plus slipcase. First printing of this collection of notable operas including "Don Giovanni" "Lohengrin" "Faust" and "Carmen" with atmospheric illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. Rafaello Busoni was the son of the envelope-pushing pianist Ferruccio Busoni making him well-suited to illustrate these famous operas. 12'' x 8.5''. Original color pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in black white and red. 404 pages. In original blue cardboard slipcase with color pictorial onlay. Slipcase with light edgewear small closed crack near outer edge; a bit of lifting to spine. Wrappers with a bit of edgewear mild sunning to spine. A hint of soil to first leaf. Tight. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1985ref. 140704New Haven: The New Haven Colony Historical Society 1985. Softcover. VG-. Cream stapled wraps with bw cover image. 64 pp. with a few bw images. Entire issue and main article about public art including murals sculptures and more at post offices schools etc. The New Haven Colony Historical Society paperback books
2000ref. 44396Glasgow: Wax 366 2000. First edition. 32 pp. Very near fine in textured printed blue wrappers. Bottom page edges uncut green concrete flax poem printed along the top edges flanked by green endpapers. [Glasgow]: Wax 366 unknown books
2011ref. 142312New York: Phillips de Pury & Company 2011. Softcover. NF. Glossy over-size blue-themed wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated with maybe 200 pp. and illustrations throughout. Auction catalogue from the sale of 14-15 November 2011. 141 works pictured and described. List of artists in back. Contains lengthy interview and essay material about several artists represented within. Photos included. Phillips de Pury & Company paperback books
1988ref. 205511Berkeley: University of California Press 1988. Hardcover. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker residue on the mylar jacket at the base of the spine. Plate on front pasted end page. Stamp on front free end page. Due date card pocket on back free end page. Sticker on back pasted end page. A yellow casebound book. There is a dust jacket with pink and yellow text on a black spine. There is a mylar jacket. 382 pages with several black-and-white images. University of California Press hardcover books
2013ref. 200317Madrid: Alianza Editorial 2013. Paperback. Good Light shelf/edgewear to wraps and textblock; book is bent upward vertically from previous folding. Blue wraps with color illustration and beige and white lettering; 99 pp.; richly illustrated in color. Text in Spanish. Alianza Editorial paperback books
1995ref. 627194New York: Carol Southern Books 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Quarto. 248pp. Heavily illustrated in color. Tiny bit of rippling in the top and bottom margins else fine in lightly worn near fine dust jacket with the spine faintly sunned. Signed by coauthor Estelle Ellis on the half-title. Carol Southern Books hardcover books
1995ref. 47705NY:: Clarkson Potter Carol Southern Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0517595001 . Color photographs throughout. First printing. Upper corners slightly bumped else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Clarkson Potter (Carol Southern Books), hardcover books
1995ref. 59198NY:: Clarkson Potter Carol Southern Books . Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0517595001 . Color photographs throughout. A later printing. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Clarkson Potter (Carol Southern Books) , hardcover books
2000ref. 73360Aldershot: Ashgate 2000. First edition. ix 252 pp w/index. Fine in near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by contributor Robert Worby on the front free endpaper. Aldershot: Ashgate unknown books
2023ref. 215247New York: Robert Simon Fine Art 2023. Softcover. VG. Octavo. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 55 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Robert Simon Fine Art New York New York September 5-29 2023/ 'Reception : Thursday September 14th 5:30-8:30PM' - gallery website/ Includes bibliographical references. Robert Simon Fine Art paperback books
1999ref. 258221East Sydney Australia: Studio Magazines 1999. Magazine. 144p. 9.5x13 inches profusely illustrated with both color and b&w physique and homoerotic photography very good first printing oversized bi-monthly magazine in color pictorial wraps. Studio Magazines unknown books
1940ref. 34099New York: Behrman's Jewish Book House 1940. Hardcover. g. Inscribed. 8vo. 117pp. Original brown cloth with blue lettering on cover and spine. Author's inscription on front free endpaper. Head and tail of spine bumped. Overall in good condition. Behrman's Jewish Book House hardcover books
1940ref. 5127New York: The Elbert Printing Company Inc. 1940. Hardcover spiral bound. Red and cream boards wire ring spine. Good. 72 pages. Published by and for the Benefit of The New York Exchange for Woman's Work. Wine Notes by Peter Greig Edited by Ann R. Silver. The exchange was founded in 1878 by Candace Wheeler an interior designer and Mary Atwater Choate a prominent New Yorker who also founded Choate Rosemary Hall the preparatory school. The Civil War had made widows of a number of well-off women who needed to earn a living but were to genteel to leave home for work - baked goods and hand made items were sold through the exchange to help ward off poverty. The exchange made its name with its restaurant known for the bittersweet chocolate cake home-baked crab cakes codfish balls and wedding cakes. This copy features Menus and Recipes along with advertisements from local New York City businesses such as Rosedale Fish & Oyster Market Hammacher Schlemmer Louis Sherry's and more. Interior stains. Lower bottom corner 1 cm. water marks cover edges rubbed. The Elbert Printing Company, Inc. hardcover books
1970ref. 576814Boston: Little Brown and Company 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. 315pp. Illustrated from photographs. Small soil spot on topedge near fine in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear and modest rubbing. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
2012ref. 194683London England: Jonathan Clark & Co 2012. Softcover. VG light scuffs marks to wraps. light rubbing to corners. tightly bound. pictorial & white wraps w/ white printing. approx 80 unpaginated pgs w/ color plates. Illustrated throughout; vibrant color plates. Jonathan Clark & Co paperback books
1969ref. 145482Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1969. Five vintage single weight reference photographs from the 1968 UK film released in the US in 1969. The photographs represent ad mockups featuring collages of starring actors Phillips and Page. One image is shown. To see others please inquire. Based on Waugh's debut novel "Decline and Fall" 1928. Paul Pennyfeather Phillips is unjustly dismissed from Oxford University for indecent behavior and finds employment at a boys' private school in Wales where he meets Margot Page. The two are set to married until Paul is arrested for involvement in Margot's white slavery operation. Set and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1992ref. 30911East Granby CT: Book Express. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0861015398 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; This book is a comprehensive guide to wine from North and South America. The authors cover all of the wine-producing regions in detail discussing the history geology viticulture and winemaking techniques. The book is full of beautiful full-color photographs and detailed tasting notes making it an excellent resource for anyone interested in wine.; 4to ; 160 pages; FSA . Book Express hardcover books
2005ref. 193921Vancouver British Columbia Canada and Berkeley CA: Vancouver Art Gallery and Douglas & McIntyre 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 159 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 29 through December 31 2005 at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York and then traveled to Vancouver and Montreal for additional dates. Features texts by Daina Augaitis Cuauhtemoc Medina Trevor Smith Ralph Rugoff and the text of a conversation between Jungen and Simon Starling. Includes numerous color illustrations biographical information bibliography and a checklist. A near fine copy in illustrated boards with some minor wear. No dust jacket as issued. Vancouver Art Gallery and Douglas & McIntyre unknown books
1996ref. 212648New York / Munich: Museum for African Art / Prestel 1996. Hardcover. VG. Jacket has some wear along the top edge and bumping to the rear fore edge corner. Book itself is clean and unmarked. Quarto. Hardcover. Tan cloth in illustrated jacket. 267 pages : illustrations some color color maps ; 31 cm. Art of the Baga: A Drama of Cultural Reinvention traces the art and cultural history of these very special African people from their legendary flight from the mystical highlands of the interior of Guinea to the coast in their attempt to conserve their own religious ritual to the eventual destruction of their traditions at mid century with the conversion to Islam and with independence from France the establishment of the Republic of Guinea under an iconoclastic Marxist regime. In the book the Baga voice is heard prominently in the direct testimony of three Baga writers and forty Baga consultants of all ages and background experience from ten-year-old boys to elders and ritual leaders of over 100 years of age. Artistic creation and reinvention form the core of issues raised throughout the art historical drama. Museum for African Art / Prestel hardcover books
1997ref. 1391712Tahoma CA: L&L Publishing 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 242 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine has red boxed white letters on white background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve no tears folds or missing pieces. Bound in green boards with gold lettering on the spine. Book is cocked. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. 1391712. Special Collections. L&L Publishing hardcover books