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1998ref. 60978New York: Harper Collins Publishers 1998. paper-covered boards dust jacket. small 8vo. paper-covered boards dust jacket. xi iii 242 pages. First edition later printing. A fine copy in fine jacket. The story of the two men Professor James Murray and Dr. William Chester Minor who were at the heart of the Oxford English Dictionary. After twenty years of correspondence Murray decided to travel to meet Minor only to find that he was actually criminally insane. Illustrated. Harper Collins Publishers unknown books
ref. 420881New York: Saturday Morning 1978. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Edited by Simon Pettet. Tall octavo. Unpaginated. Stapled wrappers with illustrated covers by David Morris. Some modest age-toning on the wrappers else near fine. This copy with a printed limitation at the bottom of the front cover: "This is number 4 in a set of 10 signed editions." Signed by virtually all of the contributors including Pettet John Cage Ted Berrigan Allen Ginsberg Anne Waldman Peter Orlovsky Gerard Malanga Alice Notley John Giorno Dick Higgins Ron Padgett Carl Solomon Eileen Myles Maggie Dubris John Godfrey Jim Brodkey Bob Rosenthal Michael Scholnick Gary Lenhart Harris Schiff Annabel Levitt Michael Lally Maureen Owen Greg Masters Bob Holman Rose Lesniak Paul Violi Tom Savage Steve Carey and artist David Morris. Perhaps most amusing is an angry contribution by Kathy Acker purporting to be a public service announcement by the Chase Manhattan Bank of North America Signed by Acker as "The Chase Manhattan Bank of North America." Berrigan's signature notes himself as "Ted Berrigan on Ibogaine." The only signature that appears to be lacking is that of contributor Ray Bremser. Seemingly the last issue of this short-lived poetry zine. OCLC locates just two runs four issues of Vol. I and this double issue of Vol. II and only one in the U.S. with no mention of the limitation. Undoubtedly rare and a considerable achievement in corralling so many of the contributors to sign the issue in what might be considered an exercise in "herding cats. Saturday Morning unknown books
1981ref. 2354335Long Island City New York: Schlangekraft Inc. / Barnes Graphics Inc. / James Wasserman / Feint Type 1981. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 10x7x1. Second edition. Portion of spine neatly reattached fore edge a bit scuffed. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1981 Hard Cover. lvi 218 pp. Edited with an introduction by Simon. Includes prefaces to second and third editions bibliography and suggested reading list an introductory essay that mentions the significance of H.P. Lovecraft and Aleister Crowley etc. "In the past 31 years there has been a lot of ink - actual and virtual - spilled on the subject of the Necronomicon. Some have derided it as a clumsy hoax; others have praised it as a powerful grimoire. As the decades have passed more information has come to light both on the book's origins and discovery and on the information contained within its pages. The Necronomicon has been found to contain formula for spiritual trans-formation consistent with some of the most ancient mystical processes in the world processes that were not public knowledge when the book was first published processes that involve communion with the stars. In spite of all the controversy the first edition sold out before it was published. And it has never been out of print since then. Schlangekraft, Inc. / Barnes Graphics, Inc. / James Wasserman / Feint Type hardcover books
1997ref. 299754Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1997. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; with titling on the spine in gold; xvi 366 pages including the Index; a bit of wear to the jacket; a trivial bump to the bottom of the upper board; no markings of any kind. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Cambridge University Press unknown books
1797ref. 006817London: Printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Shakespeare Printing-Office for John & Josiah Boydell and George Nicol. From the Types of W. Martin 1797. First Edition. Full Gilt and Blindstamped Morocco. Near Fine. Folio 32 by 26 cm. cxxxiii 3 213 286 300 pp. 32 hand-colored mezzotint plates within the 3 volumes one plate folding. Among them are three reproductions of Milton portraits including Milton as an infant as a boy and the famous Romney painting of the blind Milton dictating to his daughters this plate being the folding one. To our knowledge this copy of the Boydell Milton is an uniquely hand-colored copy. All the plates other than the Milton portraits are the artwork of Westall. These have an unmistakable affinity to the heroic style of Blake his contemporary. The men and even the women can have exaggerated bulging muscles as found most famously in Michelangelo. As invited by Milton's epic light contends with dark and the illustrations serve up a phantasmagoria of imagery with swirling shadows and specters. The hand-coloring is of a very high caliber and we think greatly enriches the mezzotints. The three volumes contain all the major poetry of Milton -- "Paradise Lost" "Paradise Regained" "Samson Agonistes" "Comus" etc. etc. Note all half-titles are present. Binding of a rich russet/crimson straight-grained morocco with bands of blindstamping and gilt-stamping decoration on the boards and gilt decoration within and on the raised bands. Decoration consists of ruling Greek palmettos and more floral rinceaux bands. Conditiion: morocco binding with minor abrasions and wear. One leaf with repaired tear Vol. II pp. 103/4. Pages generally clean plates bright. All volumes tight. Printed by W. Bulmer & Co., Shakespeare Printing-Office, for John & Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol. From the Types of W. Marti unknown books
2001ref. 628942Williamsburg Virginia: William and Mary Quarterly 2001. Softcover. Offprint. Corner-stapled octavo sheets. 1 348-372pp. First leaf with a tiny tear at the staple but sound and final page with a tiny stain near fine. Briefly Inscribed to noted scholar Graham Hodges on the first page. Hodges is one of several historians thanked on the first page for their comments on the article. First published in William and Mary Quarterly 3d Series Vol. LVIIII No. 2 April 2001. William and Mary Quarterly unknown books
1969ref. 608502New York: Harper & Row 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Bumped corners owner label on front pastedown very good in a clipped price intact very good dust jacket with nicks and tears and rubbing. Includes contributions by: Alfred Chester George P. Elliott Flannery O'Connor Gina Berriault Joyce Carol Oates Bernard Malamud and more. Harper & Row hardcover books
1986ref. TB33496Seattle: Parkside Publications 1986. First Edition. Fine in burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine and on the front board and with decorated end papers. A square small 4to measuring 10 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches. In a near fine unclipped no price dust jacket with flecking of the black color at the ends of the spine area. 251 pages including an index appendices text and illustrated with hundreds of drawings and photographs culled from over 1500 photographs loaned to the author by many enthusiasts. An exceedingly uncommon title in excellent collectible condition with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Parkside Publications hardcover books
1991ref. TB33481New York: Random House 1991. Unknown Edition. First Printing Fine in 1/4 black cloth and orange paper covered boards with metallic red text on the spine and with the blind embossed seal of Random House on the front board. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 3/8 inches. In a fine unclipped no price dust jacket. Signed by the author and playwright on the title page without an inscription or date. 120 pages of script. Even though there is no price on the dust jacket this copy does not appear to be a book club version as there is blind embossed dot on the rear board. Additionally there is no indication of the printing on the copyright page. Random House hardcover books
1981ref. 016080New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc. / Crown Publishers 1981. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. Wraps 480pp. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Edges mildly toned. Fresh and bright with no chipping creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price. Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. / Crown Publishers unknown books
1938ref. 016540New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 274pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this uncommon Crime Club title a Sequel to "Murder in the Ballet". Bound in black cloth with titles and decoration in green on spine and Crime Club logo on front board. Square tight and clean throughout save some mild off-setting to gutters and rear paste-down. No interior toning or foxing. A touch of softness to spine ends and a few spots to the cloth but still well preserved. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket $2.00 has some tubbing to edges hinges. 1' closed edge-tear on the rear top edge. Light soiling to rear panel. Still bright and fresh and scarce in any condition. A very pretty collectable copy. Hulse Doubleday's Crime Club The Golden Age p. 61 & 93. The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co hardcover books
1969ref. 013044New York: Random House 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.143pp. Sharp Stated First Printing of Simon's breakout play. Bound in quarter black cloth over blue paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Random House logo blind-stamped on front board. Square tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear at the spine ends and tips but quite minor. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has some mild soiling and rubbing. Spine mildly toning. Still bright with no chipping creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy and at a great price. Random House hardcover books
2005ref. 012291Baltimore MD: Cemetery Dance 2005. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo. 348pp. Beautiful First Limited Edition One of only 1000 unnumbered copies published. Square tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $40.00 is fresh and bright with no chipping creases tears or toning. Signed by the editor and all four contributors on the limitation page. A gorgeous collectable copy. Cemetery Dance hardcover books
1968ref. 009739Berkeley: NOH Directions Press/ Undermine Press & Aldebaran Review 1968. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. SIGNED BY Contributors. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "An Undermine Press - Aldebaran Review Book."/ "500 copies of which 50 are numbered and signed by many of the poets"--Page 4 Copy # 37/50 SIGNED BY 18 Contributors - John Oliver Simon Paul Xavier Joel Waldman David Melnick Richard Krech Patricia Parker John Thomson Harvey Bialy Alta John Grube Hillary Ayer Fowler Michael Makowsky John O. Adams Charlie Bordin Paul Mariah Pete Winslow Lowell Levant and Michael Upton. 70 pages with sepia photographs and contributions by 40 poets. Very Good the toned with widely scattered spots of toning throughout. NOH Directions Press/ Undermine Press & Aldebaran Review Paperback books
1959ref. 011108London: Anthony Blond 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 247pp. Sharp First Edition bond in black cloth with title in gilt on spine. Square tight and clean throughout with just a hint of wear to the crown but barely. Outer page edges toning. Light off-setting to end-papers. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket 15s. net has some mild edge-wear and toning to flap edges. A tiny closed edge-tear. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy and though not uncommon not always easy to find in this superior condition. Hubin p.330. Anthony Blond hardcover books
1999ref. TB32041New York: Simon & Schuster 1999. First Edition. First Printing Fine in /14 black cloth and yellow paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 6 inches. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author with an inscription "To Carolyn and Kent" on the title page. 348 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a section of images from black and white photographs. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1978ref. 143937London: Solidarity 1978. Pamphlet. 14p. staplebound 8x10 inches light handling wear small stain and pen notation on front wrap else very good condition. Solidarity Pamphlet 51. Solidarity unknown books
1984ref. TB30590New York: Random House 1984. First Edition. First Printing Fine in 1/4 orange cloth and white paper covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches with faint spots of what may be foxing to the white paper covered boards. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 130 pages of script. Random House hardcover books
1972ref. TB30588New York: Random House 1972. Book of The Month Club Edition. Fine in black paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. In a fine unclipped no price of course dust jacket. Signed on the title page by Marsha Mason and Richard Dryfus who were starts of the film version of this title. 88 pages of script. Random House hardcover books
1928ref. 005603London and New York: Peter Davies Ltd./ Harper and Bros. 1928. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In in original boards lettered in gilt with blue lines tipped-in errata slip. Printed at the Curwen Press. Near Fine no jacket cloth rubbed at corners. Peter Davies Ltd./ Harper and Bros. Hardcover books
1791ref. 18863Amsterdam; Dordrecht; Leyden; Harlingen: J. de Groot; G. Warnars; P. den Hengst; A. and P. Blusse; S. and J. Luchtmans; V. van der Plaats 1791. Second edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio 17 1/2 x 11". XII 129 1pp Text 125 leaves Plates. Contemporary 3/4 calf over illustrated paper cover boards with gold lettering and tooling to spine. Raised bands. Decorative tailpieces. Second edition of this striking illustrated Bible the original was published without any text containing no less than 250 splendid copper engravings on 125 plates out of 252 images on 126 plates. The plates have been engraved by the finest Dutch and French artists of the period such as Jan Caspar Philips Pierre Tanje Simon Fokke Jacob Folkema Frans De Bakker Claude Duflos Pierre Quentin Chedel and Lestol. Binding rubbed on spine and along edges with some abrasion to calf. Tail of spine chipped. One leaf featuring the following two engravings missing: Adam en Eva eten van den verbooden Boom and Adam en Eva verbergen zich in den Hof. Some pages have been expertly repaired and remargined. Sporadic closed tears repaired with non-abrasive tape. Page 7/8 repaired but suffered some minor loss of text. Upper half of pp. 93/94 heavily foxed thus affecting the upper image of each facing plate. Moderate closed tears foxing and age-toning along paper margin not affecting text or plates. Text in Dutch. Captions in Dutch and French. Binding in overall fair to good- interior in good to good plates in very good images in near fine to fine condition. About the author: Ysbrand van Hamelsveld 1743-1812 was a Dutch Reformed minister and professor of theology. This radical Patriot had preached patriotism from the pulpit and even had called upon the male members of his flock to take up arms against stadtholder William V. Forced to resign his offices after 1787 when the troops of Frederick William II of Prussia crushed the Patriots Van Hamelsveld became a professional writer and translator. J. de Groot; G. Warnars; P. den Hengst; A. and P. Blusse; S. and J. Luchtmans; V. van der Plaats hardcover books
2005ref. 2347934New York: Harper Collins 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Boards a bit smudged small sticker on rear jacket corner otherwise jacket is excellent. 2005 Hard Cover. xiv 462 pp. 8vo. Maps on endpapers showing North American tectonic plates past earthquakes and volcanoes and author's travel route black-and-white photographs and maps in text. "Unleashed by ancient geologic forces a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18 1906. Less than a minute later the city lay in ruins. Bestselling author Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event exploring the legendary earthquake and fires that spread horror across San Francisco and northern California in 1906 as well as its startling impact on American history and just as important what science has recently revealed about the fascinating subterranean processes that produced it - and almost certainly will cause it to strike again. Harper Collins hardcover books
2018ref. 133458New York: Grolier Club The 2018. Wrappers. 5.875 x 9 inches. Wrappers. 96 pages. Catalogue for an exihibit at the Grolier Club November 8 2018 - January 5 2019. Bibliophile book dealer calligrapher serial club founder gourmet and dandy A. J. A. Symons is now best remembered as the author of The Quest For Corvo. All of his interests are captured in manuscripts books letters membership lists photos catalogues rule books and ephemera from the collection of Simon Hewett. Symons achieved an extraordinary amount in his 41-year life. The exhibition explored the multifaceted activities of this now largely forgotten figure particularly through the clubs he formed and in which he participated. Symons co-founded The First Edition Club in 1922 a club for book collectors which he envisioned as the British counterpart to The Grolier Club of New York City. Through his membership in the London bibliophilic dining club Sette of Odd Volumes Symons met Andre Simon the celebrated oenophile. Together in 1931 they founded the Saintsbury Club a London dining club for wine-lovers. In 1933 they set up the Wine & Food Society now the International Wine & Food Society. Designed and printed letterpress by Jerry Kelly on Hahnemuhle Bugra mold-made paper. Grolier Club, The unknown books
2013ref. 1418117New York: Ecco 2013. First US. Edition Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 496 pages. In Very Good Condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white and gray with black blue and bronze lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "USA $39.99." Light shelf wear to dust jacket with mild soiling across front edge and a small hole on rear edge of dust jacket. Light shelf wear to boards. Mild bumping to head and tail of spine. Light staining to front endpaper. Inscribed on front flyleaf by Schama: "To Irene and Alan who can never get enough of their backstory best Simon Schama." Shelved in Judaism. 1418117. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Ecco hardcover books
1930ref. 2220Limited to only 260 numbered copies and printed at the Socino Press. Small neat private bookplate on front pastedown. Spine of book is faded slipcase is cracked along the bottom edge else a near fine copy. The English translation of Fournier's classic book on typography and typefounding. London: The Fleuron Books 1930; small 8vo. cloth slipcase; xxxix v 323 pages with 16 double page plates. Book # 2220 The Fleuron Books books
