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Providence, RI: Burning Deck, 1988. First edition. Paperback. [14pp] Octavo [22 cm] Light blue printed wrappers. Near fine. Subtle fading to extremities of covers. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. More
Providence, RI: Burning Deck, 1988. First edition. Paperback. [14pp] Octavo [22 cm] Light blue printed wrappers. Near fine. Subtle fading to extremities of covers. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Uncorrected proof. Paperback. 185pp. Octavo [20 cm] Red printed wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell with a leather label on the spine. Ex-libris Carter Burden, late New York City Council member and principal owner of the the Village Voice. A direct descendent of Cornelius..... More
Broadside. SIGNED. Single sheet. Forty-six lines typed on one side and signed at the foot. More
[New York]: [New Directions], [1964]. Publisher's galley. Paperback. SIGNED. 210pp. Slender folio [60 cm] Loose sheets housed in a custom clamshell with a leather label on the spine. John Hawkes has penciled "Second Skin," and added a signature, on the top of the first page. An experimental and non-linear tale..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED. 269pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/2 maroon cloth over green boards. Near fine/Fine. Review copy with promotional material laid in. Warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endsheet. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 207pp. Octavo [21 cm] Light blue printed wrappers. Near fine. More
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 194pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] 1/2 brown cloth over tan boards. Fine/Fine. Signed by the author on the front free endsheet. More
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Uncorrected page proofs. Paperback. 194pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue printed wrappers. Very good. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 618pp. Octavo [24 cm] Green cloth. Near fine/Near fine. More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1885. Early printing, ex libris Charles B. Foote. Leather bound. 505; 465pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] 3/4 brown leather with marbled paper over boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. With minimal rubbing to the extremities. The text block of volume 1 is cracked at the..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First Am edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. 283, 288,16 pp. Original brown cloth with blind stamped design; gilt title to the spines. Some rubbing and wear to the boards; extremities. Spines lightly sunned. Previous owner's name in pencil on the ffep of volume II. Age toning..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. 336 pp. Duodecimo. [17.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with gilt title and ornamentations stamped on spine. Elaborate blind stamping on front and back boards. Spine cocked. Moderate to severe foxing to pages. Boards are scuffed, particularly at edges. Hinges are..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 356pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a small embossed design on the front board. Very good. The extremities are mildly bumped and rubbed. There are several contemporary..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. 163pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Ivory white cloth spine with blue paper covered boards, and black ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. There is a small abraded patch in the paper of the rear board. The cloth..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. Reprint. Hardcover. 388pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Olive cloth over boards with title stamped in gilt on backstrip and front board. Faded spine. Top edge gilt. Light rubbing to extremities. A collection of anecdotes, essays and journal enteries written on the experience of life in..... More
Kyoto: The Sunward Press, 1934. Limited edition (1 of 100 copies). Hardcover. 71 pp. Quarto [27 cm]; mulberry silk boards with a paper title label on the spine and a grey bird design on the front board. In a tan stiff card slipcase with decorative gilt stamped flecks. Minimal wear..... More
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 196pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Navy blue cloth covered boards with an orange ink stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine ends and corners of the covers are gently bumped, and the boards are just a little bowed. There is a...... More
Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 319pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Olive green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title and bamboo design on the spine. Very good. The spine is heavily rolled, and the spine ends and corners of the covers are gently bumped. There is a...... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, 1906; 1910. Special, limited first edition. Hardcover. 475; 554; 468pp. Large octavos [24 cm] 3 volume set. Illustrated. Dark green cloth covered boards with paper spine labels. Fore and bottom edges deckled. Housed in purple cloth four-fold covers and custom half..... More
Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 238pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Olive green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title and decorative floral designs on the spine. Very good. The spine is very subtly rolled, and the cloth along the bottom edges of the covers is slightly moisture..... More
Kanda, Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 533pp. Octavo [23 cm] Dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. Very minor bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Slight spine roll. The fore and bottom edges of the text block are very..... More
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1941. First edition, limited. Hardcover. 181pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Dark red cloth covered boards with printed paper title labels on the spine and front cover. Very good. The cloth on the front board has multiple ripples. The largest ripples are about 1/2 of an inch wide..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [19 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative embellishments on the spine. Good. The spine is rolled, and there is a 1/4" closed tear in the cloth at the head of the spine..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 286pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Bright cloth over boards with the title and a decorative border stamped in black ink on the backstrip. Publisher's black topstain. The covers are just a tiny hair warped, and the fore-edge of the text block is..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Later printing. Paperback. 523pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Catch-22 is like no other novel. It is one of the funniest books ever written, a keystone work in American literature, and even added a new term to the dictionary. At the heart of Catch-22 resides..... More