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1969111272New York: Cowstone Press 1969. Paperback. Upaginated 5.5x8.5 inches very good fine-press edition in stiff white blind-stamped wraps. Young 3960. Cowstone Press paperback books
198430151West Branch: Coffee House Press 1984. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Oblong sewn wrappers. A 12 pp poetry chapbook containing a single poem by Fischer and three drawings by Dave Morice. A near fine example. This is number 306 of 450 copies SIGNED BY BOTH THE POET AND THE ARTIST. Additionally this copy has been INSCRIBED BY FISCHER to a fellow poet and his wife and dated in 1985. Published as Morning Coffee Chapbook Series 10 by the Coffee House Press. Coffee House Press paperback books
19141335822Chicago: P.F. Volland & Co 1914. Hardcover. Quarto; Fair; Hardcover; Spine brown without print; Boards quarter bound with brown cloth to spine and tan paper to boards wear to spine caps tattering to corners wear to edges soiling/shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges cracked hinges front and rear front flyleaf torn out name in ink on half-title page label on rear pastedown small tears at bottom edge of some pages; unpaged illustrated 2-color drawings. 1335822. FP New Rockville Stock. P.F. Volland & Co hardcover books
1942191792Pasadena: Val Trefz Press 1942. Hardcover. xiv 88p. foreword scattered b&w vignette illustrations bibliography first edition stated in openweave red cloth titled white in lightly-worn unclipped red dj. A splendidly clean sound copy all reds are high-saturation and unfaded probably unread and certainly unmarked. Contents start with first visit in 1769 and goes on to real estate hype Chamber of Commerce howlers Hollywood inflations and WWII preparations. Robinson wrote and compiled many small books and pamphlets on Southern California cities large and small; this item is exclusively LA exclusively derision and mostly pretty clever. He begins thusly: "nobody enjoys cracks about Los Angeles as much as residents of Los Angeles. This is a good sign Val Trefz Press hardcover books
19691322273Penland NC: The jargon Society 1969. Softcover. Octavo; unpaginated; VG/G; off-white spine with red text; dust jacket shows light shelf wear to exterior; covers clean; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. 1322273. FP New Rockville Stock. The jargon Society unknown books
1944220826Washington DC: Embassy of the USSR 1944. Pamphlet. 59p wraps 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches in wraps. Sticker scar at bottom of front cover. Reminsicences of WW II. Drawings by D. Shmarinov Cartoons by Kukriniksi. Blue pencil marks on a number of pages small tears at spine. One of two variants we have handled this in wraps with no blue or photo. Embassy of the USSR unknown books
1961UDEHWAT00ISAtheneum 1961. Very Good. de Hartog Jan drawings by Jo Spier. Waters of the New World : Houston to Nantucket. New York: Atheneum 1961. 276pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good but flyleaf bears gift inscription. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Atheneum hardcover books
196884975NY:: Thomas Yoseloff. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. B001RASIA6 . Compiled and edited by Czeslaw Z. Banasiewicz. First edition. Previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down else very good in a very age toning good dust jacket. . Thomas Yoseloff, hardcover books
19581328430Herts UK: Harleyford Publications Limited 1958. Hardcover. Quarto; pp 208; G/G-; white spine with black text; dust jacket shows some rubbing wear to exterior; several chips to edges; cloth exterior clean; slightly bumped corners; text block has mild toning to exterior edges; frontispiece; illustrated; inscribed by 1 of 2 authors Kim Brown. The life and death of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen and the history of the Richthofen Jagdgeschwader. 1328430. FP New Rockville Stock. Harleyford Publications Limited hardcover books
1895001393Paris: Librairie A. Rouquette 1895. First Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. One of 100 copies issued on Japon paper with extra suite of illustrated plates on chine paper. 8vo 21 by 14 cm 41 pp not counting the extra suite. With superb vignette color illustrations by Morin depicting characters at a masque described by Vaucaire's witty verse. Many of the characters derive from the Commedia dell'Arte Pantalon Arlequin. The entirety of the production captures the spirit of the Belle Epoque or Fin de Siecle at least as we like to remember it. Complementing the work itself is the spine decoration of masked figures linked by a floreate vine. Some foxing on the chine extra suite leaves. The half morocco leather is sunned. Spine gilt decorations though remain vividly bright. <br/><br/> Librairie A. Rouquette unknown books
1910D7471Paris 1910. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original paper-covered boards; small folio with 6 plates by Paul Iribe. One of 934 copies "sur Japon." Spine and corners lightly chipped; a little faint foxing or dust-smudges here and there; nternally nice and clean. <br/><br/> hardcover books
2016209296Lefkosia/Necosia Cyprus: Moufflon Publishing 2016. Paperback. 48p. 11.75x8.25 inches landscape format signed by the poet poetry in English surreal erotic drawings involving skeletons and giant squid very good first edition paperback in tan and black pictorial wraps. Moufflon Publishing paperback books
198127483New York: The Jargon Society 1981. Paperback. Unpaginated introduction by Jonathan Williams illustrated with drawings fine limited first edition of 500 copies 451 in trade paper wraps. Young 2690. The Jargon Society paperback books
1902D12396Paris 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Half cloth and marbled paper portfolio hand-calligraphed paper label "Paris Enghien Costumes de G Marie" affixed to upper board; contains 43 gouache ink and watercolor costume designs many heightened with wash gold or silver; loose sheets 380x254mm with artwork on the recto only each one signed by the artist with handwritten text description of the characters and costumes. Inscribed by the artist Gustave Marie to Madame Langlois likely a patron on the inside front board: "en souvenir. en bien respectueux hommage / 5 September 1902." Portfolio rubbed; frayed at spine tips corners and along joints; fore-edge ties lacking. Contents are VG or better; some leaves a little wrinkled and dusty along the edges; occasional faint foxing. Highly detailed skilled costumes designs for men and mostly women begging for display. <br/><br/>Papers of the day hailed the 3 act 5 tableaux revue by "masters of the genre" Monreal and Blondeau as a sensation. It boasted all new costumes and sets and a battalion of young and pretty women. The plates here show a range of amusing sexy chaste or dignified characters described as Parisiana La Cigalle Le Moulin-Rouge Les Enfants Terribles Le Chic L'Amour Le Fetard plus some dandies some military men and more. The costumes are abundant in detail with lace bows fanciful hats and accessories even some surprisingly risque cut-outs. hardcover books
198244249Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press 1982. Paperback. 64p. very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Stories are named after garments; Chinese Silk Blouse. Khaki Bomber Jacket six others; linedrawn sketches illustrate each one. Stories also appear to take place in different American cities the bomber jacket being worn in Berkeley. Hanging Loose Press paperback books
197431958Denver: Barrio Publications Self-published by Author 1974. Paperback. 77p. illustrated with drawings some poems in Spanish very good first edition slim trade paperback in white pictorial wraps. Chicano poet writer and community organizer living in Denver CO. He is also the founder and publisher of Barrio Publications. Barrio Publications (Self-published by Author) paperback books
196618302Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1966. First Edition. First Printing with publication date on title page and "47G" code present in lower gutter of p.405. Octavo; rust-colored cloth with titles stamped in black and gilt on spine; dustjacket; 406pp. Inscribed by Bradbury on the front endpaper in an early though not contemporary hand. Small wrinkle to crown else Fine in a Very Good dustjacket unclipped with a touch of sunning to spine faint stain to front panel a few short edge tears and a single tape mend verso. Comprised of the 44 stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun and A Medicine For Melancholy including many of the author's most beloved stories. An attractive copy. Doubleday & Company unknown books
19729013462London: Folio Society 1972. Hardcover. Fine condition in a near fine slipcase. The slipcase has wear to the extremities. <br/><br/> Folio Society hardcover books
197331886Oakland: Mama's Press 1973. 35p. 5.5x8.5 inches illustrations good first edition booklet in lightly-worn and soiled stapled pictorial wraps. Mama's Press unknown books
1973245208Oakland: Mama's Press 1973. 35p. 5.5x8.5 inches ownership signature of Moonyean Grosch very good first edition chapbook in toned stapled pictorial white wraps. Moonyean Grosch was a lesbian feminist bookshop owner from Phoenix Womanplace and later California. Mama's Press unknown books
1973230674Oakland: Mama's Press 1973. 35p. 5.5x8.5 inches very good first edition chapbook in toned stapled pictorial white wraps. Mama's Press unknown books
20109010862New York: Knopf 2010. 1st. Hardback. Book fine Dust jacket fine. <br/><br/> Knopf hardcover books
1966114961New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1966. First edition of Robert Manry's account of his voyage in the smallest boat to cross the Atlantic nonstop at that time. Octavo original cloth catographic endpapers 32 pages of photographs most by the author. Drawings by Roy C. Hearn. From the library of James Stephen "Steve" Fossett with his bookplate to the front pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days 8 hours and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fosset was also one of sailing's most prolific distance record holders set the Absolute World Speed Record for airships with a Zeppelin NT in 2004. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career including aviation's highest award the Gold Medal of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale FAI which he was awarded in 2002. Fossett disappeared on September 3 2007 while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert between Nevada and California. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Robert W. Kelley. In 1965 Robert Manry sailed from Falmouth Massachusetts to Falmouth Cornwall England in a tiny 13.5-foot sailboat named Tinkerbelle. At the time Tinkerbelle was the smallest boat to make a non-stop trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
2001RSTOTHU00LAWWestern Epics 2001. Fine. Stokes Jeremiah. Thunder Cave. Sears drawings Jack. Salt Lake City: Western Epics 2001. 278pp. Illustrated. 4to. Light blue cloth. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine with tiny closed tear in head of spine. In dust jacket protector. Western Epics hardcover books
197530121Berkeley: Aldebaran Review 1975. Unpaginated 5.5x8.5 inches very good first edition booklet in lightly-worn stapled yellow pictorial wraps. Entire issue of Aldebaran Review #18. Poetry. Aldebaran Review unknown books
