New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901 [2020]. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author to noted poet and author Carolyn Wells in 1902 with a lovely little cat illustration ("her cat"). Wonderfully illustrated with duotone plates and pen and ink sketches. "My goal with this design was to, in an.....
Price: $2,200.00
New York: House of Collectibles, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Leo Louis Martello was an author, graphologist, hypnotist and Witch of note who came to prominence during the Pagan/Witchcraft Renaissance of the late 1960s and early 1970s. As well as being very public regarding his Witchcraft, Leo was also very much “out.....
Price: $50.00
México: Troconi-Letayf & Campbell, 2020. Limited Edition. Mixed Media. "Through the Fahrenheit 451 project, Joan Fontcuberta carries out the symbolic action of burning 451 copies of the famous novel of the same name, in various languages. Unlike Bradbury's argument, in this case, the books are not totally destroyed by the.....
Price: $7,500.00
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2017. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. "A short story coupled with abstract portraits derived from my paintings." "In this short story, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is the point of departure for re-imagining a late-capitalist trail of tears. Florida's mythical Seminole Chief (and sports mascot), Osceola, is.....
Price: $800.00
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2017. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "A short story coupled with abstract portraits derived from my paintings." "In this short story, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is the point of departure for re-imagining a late-capitalist trail of tears. Florida's mythical Seminole Chief (and sports mascot), Osceola, is a......
Price: $1,000.00
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2016. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "A history of the love song, how the contemporary western concept is a decimated shadow of the possibility." [artist book] "Love Song is a complexly layered silkscreened artist book with a handsewn cover. The text and rich imagery explore and critique.....
Price: $2,000.00
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2019. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Florida's civil rights movement, from a local perspective." "In the grammatical sense, the Present Perfect Progressive Tense refers to an action that has begun in the past, continues into the present, and possibly into the future. As such, the events of.....
Price: $2,400.00
Somerville, MA: Sarah Hulsey, 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Connections between words within a phrase are usually represented in linguistics as abstract branching diagrams. In the physical world, there are numerous natural systems that have branching forms, one of which I used as the model for this project. In 1628, William.....
Price: $225.00
Somerville, MA: Sarah Hulsey, 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "In one of the most important scientific treatises of his era, Galileo compared the act of understanding the universe to reading a book in the language of mathematics. By comprehending the symbols and figures of this “grand book,” one could avoid wandering.....
Price: $850.00
1950. First Printings. Original Wraps. Ten books in a series of unknown number (Vol. 1 and 2 bound together). There is no indication that this was every properly 'published' as there is no record of it in any holding. Many/most erotica books from this mimeo era were stand-alone books, even.....
Price: $750.00
Self-published, nd [circa 1930]. First Edition. Original Wraps. Early 20th century fetish erotica, this involving submission and flagellation. Identified as 'Book 1', but there is no record of a later volume, nor is there any indication that it was, in fact, 'translated from the French.' Early mimeo sexually explicit series. It.....
Price: $65.00
Oshkosh, WI: Self-published, 1939. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Two volumes, printed on mimeo, with blue sheets bound in for the addition of tipped-in photographic images (this was sometimes done prior to sale, sometimes by the owner. Uncommon generally, very scarce compete. The work is comprised as a collection of Socratic.....
Price: $225.00
Israel: Even Hoshen Press, 2017. First Edition. Original Wraps. "'Hatzvi typeface has been an immediate success', write Dr. Moshe Spitzer on his promotion page for the launch of this light 16-point typeface. Spitzer initiated the design of the modern Hebrew lettering based on their classic sans-serif shape. ... Its first.....
Price: $120.00
New York: BloomsburyUSA, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. N.B. The US edition preceded the UK edition by two weeks. Clarke's debut novel was the winner of the 2005 Hugo Award, 2005 World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award for Best First Novel. It was also a Nebula Award nominee and a Booker.....
Price: $65.00
New York: BloomsburyUSA, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. N.B. The US edition preceded the UK edition by two weeks. Clarke's debut novel was the winner of the 2005 Hugo Award, 2005 World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award for Best First Novel. It was also a Nebula Award nominee and a Booker.....
Price: $125.00
London: Self-published, 2020. Limited Edition. Cloth. Handbound and exquisitely printed death metal fanzine from London. "This seventh issue surveys the brutal death metal scene in Colombia and Ecuador, looking at new bands and those that have been stalwarts since the scene developed in the mid-nineties. Bacteremia, Internal Suffering, Suppuration, Mental.....
Price: $125.00
Self-published, nd [circa 1920]. Unique. Original Wraps. Full sheets, mimeo printed (recto only). As this came from a small collection of an early erotica printer, we suspect that this was likely a final draft that was subsequently printed...though we find no evidence of publication. Early mimeo sexually explicit series. It.....
Price: $75.00
Self-published, nd [circa 1920]. Unique. Hardcover. Full sheets, mimeo printed (recto only). Flagellation and submission themes. As this came from a small collection of an early erotica printer, we suspect that this was likely a final draft that was subsequently printed...though we find no evidence of publication. Early mimeo sexually.....
Price: $145.00
Self-published, nd [circa 1920]. First Edition. Hardcover. The full title of the first is Memoirs of the Life and Voluptuous Adventures of the Celebrated Courtesan of Mademoiselle Celestine of Paris. Full sheets, mimeo printed (recto only). Three different stories bound togther, strong flagellation themes. As they came from a small.....
Price: $475.00
Taos, New Mexico [NYC]: Self-published, 1938. First Edition. Original Wraps. Frontispiece believed to have been by Emile Ganso. An rather scarce first edition of this erotic work, reproduced repeatedly over the years. Occasionally found with tipped in b/w photos (unclear if called for as this was not uncommonly done by.....
Price: $550.00
Paris: Erotica Publishing Company, 1943. First Edition. Original Wraps. A very unusual imprint...very scarce. First printed in 1939, this oft reprinted minor classic is relatively easy to find in the later Vendome Press editions (1948, 1952, and 1955). There is no record of this edition in OCLC and we find.....
Price: $225.00
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: Privately Printed, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Minsky is a pioneering contemporary book artist and founded the Center for Book Arts in New York City. MiL is an auto/biographical account of his adventures and experiences during his US/UK Bicentennial Fellowship in London (1978-79)...and other's observations of said same. The.....
Price: $3,500.00
New York: Knopf, 2019. Unique. Hardcover. "The events in story spiral wildly out of control with razor sharp wit and I wanted to play on the title with a whimsical cover. I have a huge jar filled with used razor blades from a machine that I use to pare leather.....
Price: $2,250.00
New York: Ingenue Magazine/Olympia Division, 1963. First Edition. Staplebound. A 40-page pocket guide to etiquette aimed at young women was published by Olympia Typewriters in 1963. Prepared by Ingenue magazine editors, the booklet advises that one’s popularity and success in dating hinges upon typewriting skill and etiquette. Light shelf/edge wear.....
Price: $50.00