The Old Man and the Sea
New York: Scribner, 2003. Reprint. Paperback. 127pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. More
New York: Scribner, 2003. Reprint. Paperback. 127pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. More
Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2019. First edition. Paperback. 294pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Bright red illustrated wraps. "Edgy and often deeply personal, the twenty-one essays collected here come from a wide variety of writers. Some identify as witches, others identify as writers, musicians, game developers, or artists. What they have in common..... More
Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, 2011. Later printing. Paperback. 240pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pictorial wraps. The author's second work, preceded by Running After Antelope. In post 9-11 America, the author delves into the issues of fanaticism and true believers with contrasting stories of Mormons and Muslims. Thoughtful, insightful stories from a master..... More
Oakland, CA: PM Press, 2021. Second edition. Paperback. 323pp. Octavo [23 cm] Yellow, green and black printed wraps. In the early twentieth century, when many US unions disgracefully excluded black and Asian workers, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) warmly welcomed people of color, in keeping with their emphasis..... More
Photograph. 9 3/4 x 6 3/4". On thin tan and black mounts with beveled edges stamped in gilt. "Bannack" in pencil on the reverse of one of the photos. Photographer unknown. More
Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1965. Limited edition. Hardcover. 311pp. Quarto [30 cm] Blue cloth over boards with the title in gilt on the backstrip, and a small rectangular ink stamped design on the front board. The covers are just a hair shelf worn and cocked. Does not have the 9..... More
Geneva: Patrick Cramer, Publisher, 1989. First English-language edition. Hardcover. 675pp. Folio [32 cm] Red cloth over boards with white ink stamping. The rear hinge is broken. The underlying boards are exposed at the bottom fore-edge corners of the covers, and the spine is a bit rolled back. In the dust..... More
Geneva: Patrick Cramer, Publisher, 1995. First English-language edition. Hardcover. 357pp. Folio [32 cm] Blue cloth over boards with white ink stamping. The text block is just starting to crack at p. 144. In the dust jacket, with light soiling. May require extra postage due to weight. A descriptive catalogue. 114..... More
Geneva: Patrick Cramer, Publisher, 1983. First English-language edition. Hardcover. 425pp. Folio [32 cm] Light brown cloth over boards with dark brown ink stamping. The spine is subtly rolled. In the dust jacket, with light soiling. May require extra postage due to weight. 156 books, albums and catalogues illustrated by Picasso..... More
Paris: L'Imprimerie Union, 1988. French edition; First edition. Hardcover. 509pp. Folio [33 cm] Tan cloth over boards. Binding broken. In a dust jacket, with multiple light indented scratches to the surface. Text in French. May require extra postage due to weight. One in an edition of 2000 copies. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1922. First American edition. Hardcover. 322pp. Octavo [19 cm] 1/4 light brown cloth with tan paper over boards. The text block is only just starting to crack a couple of times, however it remains very solid. The extremities are lightly bumped and rubbed. Atkinson A20-I-1..... More
New York: Algonquin Young Readers, 2021. Second printing. 280 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with illustrated dustjacket. The first English translation of the classic Japanese novel that has sold over 2 million copies -- a childhood favorite of anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1876. First edition. Leather bound. 155pp. Quarto [30 cm] 3/4 red morocco with marbled paper over boards, scored in gilt, and titled in gilt on the spine. Marbled endpapers. 2 plates, and 3 folding maps. Binding scuffed at extremities. Library of Congress release stamp on..... More
New York: TOR, 2021. Later printing. Hardcover. 375pp. Octavo [24cm]. Black boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. Gilt stamped design on front board. "Each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to earn a place in the Alexandrian Society, the foremost secret society in the..... More
Toronto, ON: Tundra Books/Random House, 2012. Oleg Lipchenko. First thus. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto. [29cm] Illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated end pages. No noticeable flaws. An illustrated reprinting of Lewis Carroll's THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK. More
New York: Putnam & Sons, 1988. Tomie de Paola. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Quarto. [28cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed & dated by author on half title page in black ink. No noticable flaws. A Christmas story set in an Italian village. More
Moscow, PA: Maurose Publishing Co, 1997. Hardcover. [SIGNED] 431pp. Quarto. [29cm] Red cloth over boards. Title stamped in gold on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Some fading on bottom extremities of boards. Minor fading on dust jacket edges. Faded impression of dust jacket design on front cover. Minor soiling on page..... More
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1963. Second Printing. Hardcover. 930pp (combined volumes). Quarto. [29cm] Vol 1: Brown cloth over boards. Illustrated dust jacket and end pages. Title in gilt on spine and cover Vol 2: Light green cloth cover boards. Illustrated dust jacket and end pages. Title in gilt on spine..... More
San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, 1985. Hardcover. 290pp. Quarto. [29cm]. Dark paper over boards. Title stamped in gold gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket, with minor toning on front and spine. Illustrated end papers. More
Woodbury, Minnesosta: Llewellyn Publications, 2022. First edition. Paperback. 320pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Discover ancient and modern Slavic magical practices through stories told by the legendary Baba Yaga herself. Learn about the magic of the sun, moon, and stars, as well as the magic of weather, animals, seasons, stones, food..... More
New York: Simon Element, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. 223pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Explore practical folk herbal and magical rites grounded in historical practices and a sustainable, green ethic. More
New York: Aperture, 2014. Reissue. Hardcover. Oblong quarto [25 cm] Gray cloth over boards. In the dust jacket, with moderate rubbing to the surface. With the publisher's paper band. From the jacket- "Taken against the Arcadian backdrop of her woodland home in Virginia, Sally Mann's extraordinary, intimate photographs of her..... More
London: National Portrait Gallery, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Small square quarto [25 cm] Gray cloth over boards with an photographically illustrated paper label on the front board. Thirty photographs of famous personalities. From the text- "This catalogue and exhibition represent discrete selections of Irving Penn's portraits. As a body of..... More
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith. 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo [21 cm] in decorative boards over black cloth spine with spine label. Publisher's black topstain. Spine slightly rolled. Bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. Contemporary` owner's brief inscription on the front flyleaf. In the dust jacket, with toning..... More
New York: Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company, 2000. Reprint. Paperback. 288pp. Octavo [21 cm]; pictorial wrappers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water reveal the natural world at its most extreme. More