New Arrivals
Stephen versus Gladstone
Headington Quarry: 1967. First edition. Wrappers, fine. Out of series copy from an edition of fifty. Printed by Will and Sebastian Carter. Kirkpatrick A40. More
The Voyage Out
New York: Doran, (1920). First American edition. Green cloth, slight lean, neat ownership signature;very good copy Kirkpatrick A1b. More
Fear and Politics
London: Hogarth Press, 1925. First edition. One of an unknown number of copies. Printed wrappers. 24 pp. Slight tanning, little edge wear; very good. The Hogarth Essays (First Series), No. 7. Woolmer 79. More
Salammbô.
Paris: "Le Livre" 1923. Schmied, Francois-Louis. 7-3/4 in. x 5-1/2 in; 200 mm x 140 mm. (8), 416 pp. Six full-page color plates engraved and printed by F.-L. Schmied, woodcut ornaments designed by Schmied printed with the text by Frazier-Soye. No. 682 of 1000 copies (one of 850 on vélin..... More
Le dessin, l'objet et la reste
Paris: Fata Morgana, 1992. Pons, Louis. First edition. 8vo, 113 pp. One of 50 copies from the tirage de tête, printed on Arches paper with an original etching signed by the author / artist, numbered 14/450; this copy has a second original etching, printed in green, numbered 6/11. Inscribed by..... More
Braving the Elements.
New York: Atheneum, 1972. First edition. Bound by Jeannie Sack (signed on the rear turn-in) in full dark-green goatskin with silver and gold metallic leathers, forming a wave pattern, with a pierced front cover; marbled endpapers; chemise (spine faded, small stain) and slipcase. Jeannie Sack studied with Barbara Hillier and..... More
La Reliure Moderne; artistique et fantastique.
Paris: Èdouard Rouveyre, 1887. First edition. 270 x 185 mm. 263, 2 ll, viii pp. Revorim (the binder's term for the formed rubber (Topys)) used on the sides, hollow back, vellum spine, sewn on exposed tapes, black paper endsheets, original covers preserved. By Jean de Gonet, signed on the front..... More
Contes pour les Bibliophiles
Paris: Libraries-Imprimeries Réunuies, 1895. Albert Robida. First edition. 2 preliminary leaves, iv, 230 pages, 1 leaf illustrations, color plates, facsimiles in colors. 30 cm. Bound by Jill Oriane Tarlau, signed on front turn-in, dark green Oasis goat skin, with onlays of various colors, gilt and blind tooling, rough-gilt edges, brocade..... More
L'Eventail.
Illustrations de Paul Avril: A. Quantin, 1882. Avril, Paul. First edition. 10-1/2 in. x 7 in. 144 pp. Bound by Jill Oriane Tarlau, signed "Oriane" on the front turn-in. Crimson Oasis goat skin, with onlays of various coiors, gilt and blind tooling, gilt edges, wrappers preserved, chemise and slipcase. Slipcase..... More
Poh-Dèng. Scènes de la vie Siamoise.; Colored illustrations by H. de la Nézière
Paris: Piazza, 1913. Neziere. 295 mm x 117 mm. 185 pp. One of an edition of 350 numbered copies. Bound by Jill Oriane Tarlau in violet morocco, gilt tooled, and with onlays of exotic leathers, needlepoint, carved and semi-precious stones, and colored glass; suede doublures and endsheets, silk headbands; gilt..... More
The Sexual Outlaw. A Documentary
New York: Grove Press, (1977). First edition. Black cloth, fine copy in near-fine dust jacket. Signed by Rechy on the title page. More
Kurt Schwitters: A retrospective exhibition
Dallas: Museum of Fine Arts, 1965. First edition. Wrappers, 60 pp. slight fading to spine, about fine. More
Schwitters
Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 12 October - 5 November 1964. First edition. Wrappers, text in English French, and Italian; about fine. More
Voyage de noces
Paris: Gallimard, 1990. Wrappers, very good. More
Forty-five Minutes Past Eight
Dial: McGraw-Hill, 1939. First edition. Cloth, very good in worn dust jacket. Inscribed by Morehouse to Clarence Axman. Morehouse was for many years theatre critic for the New York Sun. More
Desiderata
Houston: [1964?]. first edition. 9 pages, spirit duplicated on rectos only, 8 1/2 in. x 11 in, stapled. Fine. Divided into three parts: American Fiction, post war, pp. 1-3, General Literature (p. 4), Cinema and Miscellaneous, p, 5, Sadism, pp. 6-9. "I had, by this time, drawn up a list..... More
Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade.
New York: Delacorte, (1969). First edition. Blue cloth, minimal lean, but a fine copy in dust jacket which is very slightly tanned. Signed by Vonnegut on the fly title. More
Je t'aime, je t'aime. Scénario et dialogues du film d'Alain Resnais
Paris: Eric Losfeld, 1969. . Wrappers, 220 pp. extensively illustrated. Fine. More
Collection including a signed Robert Frank photo; two original sculptures, hand-written letters. . . .
1. Robert Frank. Photograph of Tom Waits by Robert Frank, signed by Tom Waits. Ca. 1987. Single weight, 8 x 10-1/2 inches. From the publicity shoot for Waits's album "Rain Dogs". Fine condition. 2. Original sculpture, papier-maché, wood, paint. Approximately 8-1/2 inches by 4 inches by 4 inches. Ca. 1991..... More
Celluloid. The Film To-Day
London: Longmans, 1931. First edition. Original cloth, spine sunned, else fine. More
The Hays Office
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1945. First edition. Cloth, fine in worn and chipped dusr jacket, with paper tape repairs. Inscribed by Moley. More
The Wonderful O. Illustrated by Marc Simont.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1957). Simont, Marc. First edition. Cloth-backed boards. Uneven sun fading otherwise fine in dust jacket. More
Król, Dama, Walet [King, Queen, Knave]
Gdansk: Marabut, 1994. First Polish translation. Wrappers, fine, More
Zaproszenie na egzekucj [Invitation to a beheading]
Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1990. First Polish translation. Wrappers, fine, More