A Tale From Horseford.
Portsmouth, OH: The Gilguy Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, letterpress. 56x48mm. 14pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, 119 of 200.
Price: $25.00
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Portland, ME: Wolfe Editions, 2000. First Edition. Stringbound Wraps. Letterpress printed by David Wolfe. A lovely copy of this charming collection of poetry. Tight, bright and unmarred. Deep purple wraps, black ink lettering, red string binding. Narrow 8vo. np. Signed by the author.
Price: $45.00
Aldrich Family Genealogy and Crests (holographic).
Portsmouth, NH (presumed): [nd, circa 1910]. Hardcover. This volume appears to be in the hand of Mrs. T.B. Aldrich with mounted plates of the family crests of the allied families. Genealogical data on the Aldrich and allied families with mounted plates of absolutely exceptional hand drawn family crests. Families include.....
Price: $2,500.00
A Bird of Paper:. Poems of Vincente Aleixandre.
International Poetry Forum/Byblos Editions, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. This edition precedes the 1982 first trade edition printed by Ohio U. Press. The author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977. Minor break in gilt (manufacturing flaw), inscribed to the printer. else tight, bright and unmarred. Original acetate DJ clear.....
Price: $45.00
Le Tour du monde d’un flagellant, d’après le journal intime du Baron de M***.
Massy (Seine-et-Oise.): Select Bibliothèque, 1906. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. The three illustrations are not signed, but resemble those by ‘Tack’ to be found in later works in this series. Early uncommong flagellation novel, quite sought after in any state. Overally, a very presentable example. "The Select-Bibliothèque was one of several.....
Price: $45.00
The Epistles of Ali Puli (circa 1700 AD).
London: John M. Watkins, 1951. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Ali Puli, or Alipili, is the attributed author of a number of 17th-century alchemical and hermetic texts, however doubted as a fabrication in occult science by many including A.E. Waite. Ali Puli was likely the nom de plume for Johann Otto.....
Price: $100.00
The History Of Norridgewock:. Comprising Memorials of the Aboriginal Inhabitants and Jesuit Missionaries, Hardships of the Pioneers, Biographica l Notices of the Early Settlers, and Ecclesiastical Sketches.
Norridgewock, ME: Edward J. Peet, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Howes, A-164; Williamson, 258. Overally, a handsome copy of this early history. Light/moderate shelf/edge wear, tips through, wear at head and tail, spine shows evidence of historical repair, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering. 12mo. 252pp. Illus.....
Price: $145.00
Physiology in Diseases of the Heart and Lungs.
Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minimal shelf wear, spine very lightly sunned, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 368pp. Index.
Price: $45.00
Germanic Libris Miniaturias: Taxidermied Bookcover.
New York: CAW, 2010. Unique. Hardcover. "These libris Miniaturias cover specimens are each 1.5 high, attached with insect pins to a linen backing inside a glass-fronted wooden frame. They are made with alum-tawed goatskin over wooden boards; the top cover has brass bosses, and features a blind stamp of a......
Price: $750.00
How to Make a Miniature Book.
New York: CAW, 2012. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, red leather spine, printed paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, printed endpages. 64mo. 27pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 17 of 20. Signed by the author/binder.
Price: $175.00
The Amichai Windows.
Arlington, VA: Turtle Light Press, 2017. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A compilation of 18 unbound triptychs and a catalogue inside a double drop-spine enclosure. The work explores love, war, and being Jewish in the 20th century. Amichai's work, often considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature, explores family, love and war.....
Price: $9,500.00
Cover: May 1979 Volume 1 Number 1.
New York: ArtCover, 1979. First Edition. Original Wraps. First issue of periodical published in May 1979 and devoted to conceptual art and artists, edited by Judith Aminoff. This debute issue featured work by Lea Douglas, Les Levine, Suzanne Harris, Richard Nonas, Barbara Kruger, Micha Laury, Gerard Hovagimyan, Dennis Oppenheim, Peter.....
Price: $250.00
Mary Lee and the Mystery of the Indian Beads:. The Big Little Book.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1937. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Due to the design, overall construction quality and the fact that most were read to death by small hands, these volumes are seldom found in especially good condition. Overall, a very presentable copy. Light shelf wear, small nick at upper.....
Price: $35.00
The Princess and the Swineherd.
Manteno, IL: The Bronte Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Publisher. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Burgundy faux leather boards, gilt lettering and design on front cover, hand colored and written title page, marbled endpapers. 66x54mm. np. Illus. (hand colored). Numbered limited edition, this being 98 of 100.
Price: $35.00
Stories from Hans Andersen.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. Second Edition. Hardcover. Widely considered one of Dulac's best works. Though obviously flawed, the presence of [most of] the very scarce DJ is quite unusual. Overall, a handsome copy of this significant work. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of glue toning at preliminaries, minor foxing at.....
Price: $550.00
Lily Lou.
New York: Purgatory Pie Press, 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine press edition using a variety of typefaces (ten) on Amora paper. Letterpress work by Dikko Faust. Designed and editted by Esther K. Smith. Signed by all parties. A very handsome copy. Signed by all involved parties, else tight, bright and.....
Price: $100.00
Glasgow: A Panoramic View.
Ljubljana: Papyrus Press, 1990. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. "Published...as a salute from the author and the publisher to the participants of the 8th Conclave of the Miniature Book Society in Glasgow." Tight, bright, and unmarred. Cream paper wraps, fold-out plate (approx. 50cm). 4.5x6cm. np. Illus. (b/w plate). One of 150.....
Price: $45.00
Ljubljana: Panoramic View.
Ljubljana: International Miniature Book Society, 1984. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. "Published to honor 1984 MBS Conclave in Boston, MA." Very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Cream paper wraps, fold-out plate (approx. 50cm). 4.5x6cm. np. Illus. (b/w plate). One of 200 copies. Signed by the artist.
Price: $45.00
A Treatise on the Law of Watercourses. With an Appendix:. Containing Statutes of Flowing, And Forms of Declarations...Revised, and Containing References to Many new Adjudged Cases.
Boston: C.C. Little and James Brown, 1850. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. The first edition of this classic treatise was published in 1824. Its final edition, the seventh, appeared in 1877. "The law in relation to water courses is becoming daily of increased importance, and Mr. Angell, in his work, has commendably.....
Price: $325.00
The Life and Character of the Late Lord Chancellor Jefferys [sic].
London: J Pottinger and J Seymour, 1764 [1725]. Second Edition. Hardcover. A wonderfully unflattering short biography of the notorious Judge Jeffreys. Jeffreys infamously presided over the trial of Titus Oates and numerous other significant cases...bringing his unusual blend of apathy, arrogance and brutality to the bench. It is said that.....
Price: $325.00
Flossie, A Venus Of Fifteen // By one who knew this charming goddess and worshipped at her shrine. Very scarce imprint, one located copy.
Toronto: Privately Printed, 1897 [circa 1905]. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. [In]Famous work, first published by Charles Carrington in 1897. Popular enough that an unauthorized sequel was issued approximately thirty years later. Young and bold, a proto-flapper, Flossie plays the adults around her with effortless skill. Made into film and reprinted.....
Price: $125.00
Collection of The Adventures of a Fuller Brush Man (Tijuana Bibles) Nos. 1-6; 8-10.
[No Publisher], [circa 1936]. First Edition[s]. Original Wraps. The Tijuana Bibles, also known as eight-pagers, were small crudely printed eight-page publications of erotic cartoons that were extremely popular beginning in the 1920s-1950s in the United States. This collection features nine titles: 1. “Adventures of a Fuller Brush Man,” 2.”Torrid Tess,”.....
Price: $275.00
Rubber Torment.
New York: Nutrix Corporation, 1964. First Edition. Original Wraps. Contains text and black and white illustrations of various bondage and latex role-play situations. Film producer, Irving Klaw (Bettie Page fame) produced these small edition bondage magazines through Nutrix publications and featured artists like Eric Stanton, Gene Bilbrew, and Adolfo Ruiz.....
Price: $150.00
Black Americana ['Negrobilia'] "Pick the Pickaninnies" postcard puzzle.
New York: Ullman Manufacturing Company, 1907. First Edition. Original Wraps. An example of early 20th century Black Americana ephemera, or as some refer to as, 'Negrobilia,' referring to a wide array of materials, including mass advertisements, postcards, tourist souvenirs, etc. with the image of an African American, universally portrayed in.....
Price: $325.00
The Cruise of the New Decameron.
Boston, MA: Privately issued for C. Nile Dix and his Friends, 1920. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. A rollicking tale of debauchery on the high seas, with voyagers on a ship beset by pirates who turn out to be gentlemen and their leader British nobility. This is an unusual copy. Bound in.....
Price: $325.00