London: Longman, 1859. First editions. Four volumes. Original cloth, gilt. Small tear at the head of the spine of the first series, its covers somewhat darkened, but a very good copy; Both volumes of the 1862 second series have old ink shelf numbers on the spine, and bumped corners, but... More

(1945). Mimeographed, brad-fastened. Cover-title, 71 pages, on eye-rest green paper, dated 9/9/44. The first script written by Leigh Brackett, although she had been publishing science-fiction stories for several years, and collaborated with William Faulkner on The Big Sleep (released in 1946), for Howard Hawks, which she began on Aug. 28... More

New York: Simon and Schuster, (1974). First edition. Cloth, slight lean, otherwise fine, in dust jacket. Inscribed by Brautigan to his long-time friend, the poet Joanne Kyger: "This copy is for Joanne Kyger / with Love from Richard Brautigan 'carry on, young lady' / San Francisco / November 23, 1974" More

Los Angeles: Artists' (Floating, Invisible) Museum, 1997-2004. First edition. Thirty-one folders, (13-1/4 x 10-1/8 inches) one containing text about the project, each of the others containing an original art work, housed in a clamshell box, designed by Carolee Campbell and handmade by Judi Conant; folders printed letterpress by Carolee Campbell... More

Paris: Gallimard, (1959). First edition. Copy 7 of 21 on Hollande van Gelder (tirage de tête). Bound by Antonio Perez Noriega utilizing articulated strips of wood, with a black box calf spine, lettered in red, ultrasuede doublures, wrappers and spine preserved. Matching box with sliding opening. Provenance: Fred Feinsilber (bookplate). More

Moscow: I. D. Sytin, 1894. First edition. 284 pp., 2 leaves. Contemporary Russian half calf with pebbled black cloth sides, spine and corners worn, hinges neatly repaired. The spine is lettered in gilt with the title only. The rare original front and back printed wrappers are preserved. An abrasion on... More

Mexico City, 1963. One page, with two fine color drawings of fantastic creatures. Washington, 13 August 1963. Fine condition. Accompanied by a special leather-bound copy of Piazza's book "Los hombres y las cosas sólo querían jugar", Mexico, 1963, which Cuevas illustrated. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns a large collection... More

New York: Harcourt Brace, (1943). First edition. Black cloth, a very fine copy in fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing, with the words "first American edition" on the copyright page. Only 788 copies of this printing survived the publisher's recall for poor printing quality. The iconic jacket design was... More

[New York]: The Black Sun Press, 1943. Augmented edition. 44 p., 5 l. incl. front., 26 cm. Original printed boards, text paper browned as usual, ownership stamp on front endpaper, otherwise an unusually fine copy in the original pink unprinted dust jacket. English translation at top of page, French text... More

London: David Nutt, 1913. First edition. First edition, first issue, first binding, of Frost's first published book. Original bronze pebble grain cloth, lettered in gilt, a few spots of foxing, but an excellent, bright copy. Crane A2. The poet Frank S. Flint's review copy, with the publisher's circular "compliments" stamp... More

[ca. 1947?]. Grandpierre, Victor. First edition. 60 original silver print photographs by Victor Grandpierre, mounted on bristol boards with rounded, gilt edges. 29 x 22 cm. The images depict somewhat surrealistic arrangements of decorative household objects, each illustrating a poem by Louise de Vilmorin, printed in facsimile of her manuscript... More

New York: Scribner's, 1929. First edition, first issue. Black cloth, gilt labels. A fine copy in a slightly tanned first state dust jacket, with a little shallow chipping at the top of the spine. Hanneman A8a. More

New York: Harper, 1929. First edition, published in the US in February 1929 and in Britain as A High Wind in Jamaica, in late September. Full red goatskin, top edge gilt, decorated turn-ins, marbled endpapers; a presentation binding. Inscribed by Hughes "To Isabel Paterson / With the warmest gratitude and... More