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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York: Grove Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. "Two volumes complete in one." Minor dust staining to the top of the textblock, small bump near head of front board, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, hint of age toning, else bright and clean. Blue cloth boards.....
Price: $145.00
United Kingdom: The Bookplate Society in association with Keriwen Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Austin Osman Spare – One of the most recognized occult artists who elicited emotion under the occult umbrella. In a purposeful way, he left a legacy of existentialism, perhaps the macabre, but more so rather.....
Price: $275.00
London: for the author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1748. First Edition. Hardcover. Forty-two numbered engraved double-page or folding plates and maps. This copy signed at the dedication page "Mary Pierson", presumed to be wife/daughter of subscriber Peter Pierson. "This is the official account of Ansonís voyage. England, at war.....
Price: $5,000.00
Portland, ME: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very handsome copy of this wonderful bibliographic reference, sadly missing the slipcase. Very minor shelf wear, owner signature on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, black leather label, gilt lettering. Small 4to. 170pp. Illus. (b/w and.....
Price: $125.00
np: np, 1990. First Edition/Unique. Original Wraps/Envelop. The complete typescript and author's note for Anthony's 1990 young-adult sci-fi novel BALOOK, the publisher's copy sent by Anthony to his publisher Underwood-Miller who brought the novel out in 1990. Published the same year as Michael Crichton's JURASSIC PARK, Anthony's story also revolves.....
Price: $750.00
New York: Greenwood Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscription of noted medical historian and physician. A near pristine copy. Owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, white ink lettering. 8vo. 442pp. Appendix. Bibliography.
Price: $275.00
Portland, ME: Wolfe Editions, 2003. First Edition Thus/Off-Print. Print. Applin illustrated Bowles', "A Distant Episode" for a limited edition of 30 copies. While each illustration in the volume is striking, this image is our favorite. Very strong and striking. Penciled "WP" in lower corner, else bright and clean. Approx. 8"x10".....
Price: $75.00
Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Co., 1924. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Wonderful, full-page inscription. Richly illustrated, including maps for each county. Overall, a very handsome copy of this renowned history. Hint of dust staining at top of text block, very minor foxing at a handful of plate pages, gift.....
Price: $35.00
New York: Mark Batty Publisher, 2005. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of the best explorations of London sex work adverts. Drawn from Caroline Archer's collection of tart cards and her interviews with printers, designers, artists, sex workers, etc. Tart cards emerged in the 1960s and became prevalent in the United Kingdom.....
Price: $750.00
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press/ Belknap Press. Various Editions. Hardcover. All copies are Belknap editions (not the more common BC editions). A very handsome set of books, sans DJ (as they did not fit the aesthetic of the prior owner's library). Tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, blue.....
Price: $75.00
London: Faber & Faber, 1952 [1973]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Ownership signature of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Overall, a handsome copy, increasingly uncommon in such nice condition. Small bookseller plate at rear pastedown, owner signature at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge.....
Price: $45.00
Chicago: Advanced Thought Publishing Company, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, stain at rear board, gilt toned, light toning at endpages, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. Small 8vo. 317pp plus adverts.
Price: $45.00
New York: Burt Franklin, 1830 [1971]. Fascimile Reprint. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, fold-out map/chart. Small 8vo. 617pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $50.00
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this minor classic. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, hint of foxing at inside, else bright and clean. Beige cloth boards, brown ink lettering, pictorial endpages. 4to. 256pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates).....
Price: $50.00
London/Loket, Czech Republic: Broadstreet King, 1973/2005. Facsimile/Art Binding. Hardcover. Facsimile of the original book published by the Leadenhall Press in 1891 in London. 200 illustrations. Hand “hammered” iron face of a sailor on the front wooden cover made by blacksmith artist Petr Baloun. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Leather spine, wooden.....
Price: $4,500.00