Fine album of 12 erotic paintings on silk in a progression from modest to explicit. Each painting measures 14 inches x 21 inches Early 20th century. More

Paris: Georges Visat, 1968. Arikha, Avigdor (1929-2010). First edition. Wrappers, in publisher's chemise and slipcase. One of 154 copies on Rives (total edition). Illustrated with six colored etchings by Avigdor Arikha, each signed. Fine. "The colored etchings for L'Issue reveal the subtle and intuitive feeling with which Arikha approaches Beckett's... More

San Francisco: White Rabbit Press, (1958). First edition. Original printed wrappers, an inner, red typographic cover, and an outer wrapper of light translucent vellum, with a reproduced drawing by Kenn Davis. One of 200 copies, printed by Joe Dunn. Brautigan's first book, preceded by a rare leaflet. A fine copy. More

Los Angeles: Chris Burden, 1978. Burden, Chris. First edition. Red wrappers, spine faded, small loss of cover paper at the bottom of the spine. Documentation of Burden's performance works during these four years, designed by the artist. More

Paris: Gallimard, 1951. First edition, on ordinary paper. Service de presse copy, paper browned, otherwise fine. Bound in plain black goatskin with red spine, top edge gilt, others uncut, covers and spine bound in. Inscribed to the writer, critic, and editor Gilbert Sigaux: "Cher Sigaux, FIN est ce que vous... More

New York: Knopf, 1925. First edition. Cloth backed boards, inner hinges expertly strengthened; a very good copy in a decent dust jacket, which has light edge wear, fading and damp marks on the spine. Half morocco case. Inscribed by Cather to Alice Roullier, daughter of an important art dealer in... More

Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, 1903. First edition. Original boards, cover and spine labels. A little bit of darkening to the spine, and discoloration of the endpapers, but a fine copy. with what may be the original glassine wrapper. Crane A1.a. First edition of Cather's first book, published... More

New York: Dial Press, 1948. First edition. 192 p. Black cloth. Spine gilt faded as usual, but an excellent copy in a dust jacket, price-clipped, and with only very minor edge wear. More

Bussum: C.A.J. van Dishoeck, 1932. Escher, M.C. Woodcut, 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches (180 x 140 mm.), fine condition, matted and framed under plexiglass. Example 193 from an intended edition of 300, printed on Van Gelder simili Japon by. More

Two page autograph note, on a small piece of lined paper, 15.5 x 10 cm (6 x 4"). It reads "Martin - Death is a bright madness!! I came by too late to wake you! Be good to your babes in Fosters - love Allen." Beneath this another Orlovsky has... More

Ve Stare Risi na Morave: Dobre Dilo, 1920. First edition. Portfolio, 30 x 24 cm., (4) pp, 9 leaves, 4 pp. Title-page, tailpiece, contents, colophon, and nine full-page linoleum cuts, inspired by the illustrations in Ethiopian manuscripts. One of 120 copies, this one of a few in which the prints... More

San Francisco: Poetry San Francisco, 1957. First edition. Wrappers, 9 x 12 inches, silkscreened cover, (design by Jack Gilbert and Joan Hartmann-McLean), 17 pp. mimeographed, stapled along the top edge, slight wear and fading to one edge, staples rusted. "These sheets have been assembled to accompany a reading at the... More

Washington: 1813. 15 x 10 inches, printed on parchment, completed in a secretarial hand, a grant of land in Ohio to James Dearth. Signed by Madison as president, and Edward Tiffin as Commissioner of the General Land Office, paper seal intact. Signatures a little faded; very good. More