Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. Alexander Agassiz (1835-1910) was the son of Louis Agassiz, the famed zoologist, and became a distinguished marine icthyologist as well as a mining expert. Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz with a Sketch of His Life and Work, edited G.R. Agassiz., 1913. 1e. Louis.....
Price: $200.00
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the benchmark books on the subject. Richly illustrated with schematics. A very handsome copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Black textured paper boards, gilt lettering, green endpages, frontispiece. 8vo. 192pp. Illus.....
Price: $65.00
Philadelphia, PA: T. B. Peterson & Bros, nd. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, ffep missing, small closed tear at the gutter near head of the first blank, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green textured cloth beveled boards, intricate gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, brown.....
Price: $75.00
Boston, MA: Harvard, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound thesis disertation. Warmly inscribed by author to mentor. Very minimal shelf wear, inscribed by author, moisture stain at rear pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards. 4to. Unusual pagination, I-1 to VIII-9. Tables. Bibliography.
Price: $35.00
Wenatchee, WA: Mystical Places Press, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Yellow paper boards, modified accordion fold, purple slipcase. 51x75mm. 8pp. Illus. (color photographs). Numbered limited edition, this being 31 of 75.
Price: $100.00
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
Melbourne, London, Toronto: William Heinemann LTD, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on ffep: "To Oliver in Redemption of a promise...1950" From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and.....
Price: $150.00
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
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
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
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
![Item #12174 Vita Nuova [Design Binding]. Dante Alighieri, Mark Musa, Daniel Egneus, Abra Mueller,...](https://luxmentis.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/12174_1.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1701146801)
London: Folio Society, 2015. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Virtue and salvation (in Italian, virtute and salute, an almost too-convenient rhyme) are the driving force behind Dante’s obsession with Beatrice. Multicolored onlays suggest an intricate medieval stained glass window, a testament to Dante’s loyalty to his catholic faith, but as Dante faces.....
Price: $2,500.00
Buckingham, UK: Open University Press, 2001. First Edition. Original Wraps. Inscription on tp with author's signatures. Annotation on page 56 "Music" From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain.....
Price: $50.00
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, [1962]. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated heraldry handbook with excellent examples of devices and heraldric designs, arms for the layman. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt lettering with original dust jacket (unclipped). Clean and no visible damage, color bookjacket with some.....
Price: $25.00
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
New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscription on ffep: "To Oliver - a fellow non-believer-"from Woody Allen. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his.....
Price: $2,000.00
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
Middlesex, UK: Penguin Books, 1965. First UK edition (PB). Original Wraps. Inscription/signed on endpapers from author to Oliver Sacks. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his.....
Price: $50.00
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
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
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
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
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
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