San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Title and some reproductions in color. Divisional titles in red, marginal decorations in red and black. Inserts with some initials and decorations in color..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. The first American edition. A manual for prospective agents on how to live like Agent 007, interspersed with excerpts from the Fleming canon. Brilliant design and..... More
Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Four folding maps, with textual decorations. Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1927. First edition. This curious book, steeped in the music and lore of..... More
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Tallgress Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 43 tritone illustrations. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Tallgrass Press, 1993. First ediiton. Described by Ansel Adams as the greatest photographer of the nude, Ruth Bernhard..... More
Bologna, Italy: Damiani, 2013. Hardcover. 211 p. Illustrated throughout. Second printing. "In 1970, fresh out of law school, Bianchi began traveling to New York, and was invited to spend a weekend at Fire Island Pines..... More
St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Company, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 325 pp. with 13 illustrations. From the library of noted surgeon Clare Gray Peterson (1917-2007), with his ink stamp to the title page and front..... More
Paris: Les Editions Pont de Jour, 1949. First Edition. Wraps. Limited to 2,600 copies, this is copy No. 407. A collection of poetry by the Hungarian-French photographer, sculptor, and writer, with an introduction by Henry..... More
New York: Thomas Hamilton, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. This is one of the first book-length works on "emigrationism" - the return of freed slaves to Africa. It presents a host of arguments - sociological, political..... More
New York: The Bookmailer, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. The first anthology of articles and reviews from the influential National Review, the semi-monthly editorial magazine which has played a significant role in the development of conservatism..... More
London: Collins, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. With Illustrations by Elinor Darwin. London: Collins, 1948. First edition. The grandson of British naturalist Charles Darwin, Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was an accomplished amateur golfer who covered the sport..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Third edition, with an appendix by Prof. T.G. Bonney, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.G.S. 344 p. with three folding plates and the publisher’s ads. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding..... More
Metuchen, New Jersey and London: The Scarecrow Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 393 p. Foreword by George T. Simon. Numerous textual photographs. Metuchen, New Jersey and London: The Scarecrow Press and the Institute of Jazz..... More
Emeryville, California: The Lapis Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. The frontispiece was cut in wood by Robin Eschner. Designed and printed by Les Ferriss at The Lapis Press Studio in Emeryville, California. The edition of..... More
New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1942. First Edition. Wraps. Illustrated with photographs by Major F.A.R. Leitao, this manual for women shows defenses against various attack, holds, and wandering hands, including ways to use..... More
Tunbridge Wells: D.J. Costello, 1985. First Edition. Trade paperback. Presentation copy, inscribed by ffolkes to Hugh Hefner on the half-title, and accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Born Brian..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. A copy of the first trade edition, together with the author's typescript of the manuscript with the original hand-drawn maps. The second emperor of the Tang Dynasty..... More
London: The Grey Walls Press Ltd, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. First British edition, first printing. A roman a clef, following the Hollywood rise to power of Monroe Stahr, modeled after film producer Irving Thalberg, and..... More
Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. First Canadian edition, first printing with the "1902" date on the copyright page. Fitzgerald's second collection of short stories includes three of his best known..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. Hardcover. First edition, eleventh printing (March, 1921). The author's first novel, which takes its title from a line in Rupert Brooke's poem Tiare Tahiti. Fitzgerald displays his unparalleled wit..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. The eighth James Bond novel, published eight months after the author's death. It served as the basis for the 1974 film starring Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1969. Hardcover. Edited with variant readings of the first and second editions and with a critical introduction and notes by F.E.L. Priestley. Three volumes. Reprint. In 1793, the English writer..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. "The author was the correspondent of 'The Times' in Tangiers from 1887 to 1933 and travelled widely. His route in Persia takes him to Tabriz, Maraghe..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. The author recounts his childhood, education, and career as journalist, playwright, and screenwriter, describes famous political and literary acquaintances, and examines U.S. efforts to aid Jews..... More
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. In 1841, Major Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1798-1870) was sent to Indian Territory to investigate numerous charges of fraud and profiteering by various contractors dealing with..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with nine mounted albumen photographs, including the portrait inset on the front cover, and an engraving. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1885. First edition. Few..... More