THE REFUGEE CENTAUR
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. "A fairy tale for adults, this is the story of a centaur, of how he was born and spirited away from his native land, of how he... More
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SELECTED WORKS OF DJUNA BARNES: Spillway / The Antiphon / Nightwood
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1980. Second Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Barnes to sculptor Helene Webb on the front flyleaf. This selection of writings includes Barnes' fiery and enigmatic masterpiece, Nightwood (1936), one of... More
DEAR GUEST AND GHOST
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Tells of the haunting of unimpressive, run of the mill housewife, Mrs. Helmakobbler, who, in the family's move from New York City to Staten Island, acquires... More
THE DECAMERON OF GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO: Translated by Richard Aldington
Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. #206 of 1,500 copies signed by the artist, Rockwell Kent. Also, laid in is a typed letter signed by Rockwell Kent on... More
THE NAME OF THE ROSE
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. The first American edition, translated from the Italian by William Weaver. The author's debut novel, a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the... More
SELECTED STORIES
Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. A collection of twenty-three tales by the critically-acclaimed short story writer and essayist, including two stories never before published in book form. Signed by Dubus on... More
EUPHORMIONIS LUSININI SIVE IOANNIS BARCLAII SATYRICON PARTES QUINQUE CUM CLAVE. Accessit Conspiratio Anglicana.
Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden]: Elzevirios, 1637. Hardcover. Presumed to be the first edition thus: Elzevier produced two editions in 1637; in this example, pages 207 and 209 are erroneously numbered 107 and 109 which, according to... More
ARIZONA THE WONDERLAND: The History of its Ancient Cliff and Cave Dwellings, Ruined Pueblos, Conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan Missions, Trail Makers and Indians; A Survey of its Climate, Scenic Marvels, Topography, Desers, Mountains, Rivers and Valleys; A Review of its Industries; An Account of its Influence on Art, Literature and Science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the Automobilist, Sportsman, Pleasure and Health Seeker.
Boston: The Page Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. A volume in the See America First Series. Sixty plates, including twelve in color, with a folding map. Tall octavo. Original green cloth binding, with a pictorial... More
THE VATICAN
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2008. Hardcover. Quarto. Full burgundy leather binding, with an image of The Vatican inset on the front board, elaborate gilt decorations, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon... More
IN AND OUT OF THE OLD MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA: An Historical and Pictorial Account of the Franciscan Missions
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1906. Hardcover. An early printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by James to California's second Poet Laureate, Henry Meade Bland (1863-1931), on the half-title. No less an authority on the missions than... More
CALIFORNIA ROMANTIC AND BEAUTIFUL
Boston: The Page Company, 1914. Second Impression. Hardcover. Inscribed by James on a prefatory blank leaf. Lavish popular guide to the Golden State's people, places, and history, along with descriptions of its flora and fauna... More
JAPAN AND THE CALIFORNIA PROBLEM
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Groundbreaking academic study by two members of the University of Chicago faculty, concerning the immigration and assimilation of Japanese into California. Following the lifting of Japanese... More
POETRY AS INSURGENT ART
New York: New Directions, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. The first hardcover edition. This inspiring collection of remarks, aphorisms and exhortations about the nature and purpose of poetry began in the late 1950s, when Ferlinghetti was... More
FIFTY YEARS AGAINST THE STREAM: The Story of a School in Kashmir, 1880-1930
Mysore: Printed at the Wesleyan Mission Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Laudatory history of the school founded in 1880 by the Christian Mission Society in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Later, the school was named after... More
TRAIL OF THE LOST DUTCHMAN
Phoenix, Arizona: Goldwaters, 1939. First Edition. Trade paperback. "An authentic history of the fabulous Lost Dutchman and of other originally Spanish mines in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona, including the maps, photographs and clues obtained... More
RADIO ROCKETEERS
Los Angeles: Pied-Piper Press, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Quintero to the prolific radio producer C.P. MacGregor on the front flyleaf. Little is known about Quintero or this conspiracy novel, which pits a maverick... More
THREE-POINTED STAR: The Story of Mercedes-Benz Cars and Their Racing Successes
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Chronicles the rise of Mercedes-Benz from the pioneering contributions of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler to the German marque's brilliant return to Grand Priz racing in... More
THE FRENCH QUARTER: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. "...the first complete and connected history, projected against a unique background of political corruption and "legitimate sin," of the New Orleans underworld from the "correction girls"... More
THE GRADUATE FICTIONEER, With an Introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner
Denver, Colorado: The Author & Journalist Publishing Co., 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Practical advice for the aspiring writer from the prolific writer and journalist. Bedford-Jones (1887-1949) contributed numerous stories to The Argosy, Blue Book, Golden... More
RAYMOND CHANDLER SPEAKING: Edited by Dorothy Gardiner and Kathrine Sorley Walker
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. This skillfully edited selection of letters, articles, and notes also includes the short story "A Couple of Writers" and the first chapters of Chandler's last Philip Marlowe... More
SOMETHING ABOUT A SOLDIER
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. A Finalist for the 1958 National Book Award for Fiction, this novel deals with the experiences of an idealistic young soldier at an Army training camp... More
THE WISE SILENCE: Photographs
Boston: New York Graphic Society Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. The first major retrospective of Caponigro's career, featuring images drawn from thirty years of work and never before seen in a single volume. Includes an... More
GIAMBATTISTA TIEPOLO: His Life and Art
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. "Tiepolo was a decorative artist in the 18th century, this prize-winning volume provides a cogent and sympathetic analysis of Tiepolo, tracing the development of... More
AARON SISKIND 100
New York: powerHouse Books, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. "Siskind’s style of gesture and nuance, a new form of visual calligraphy, dominated his work for the next forty years, and ran parallel to the developments of..... More
FIVE FINE PRINTERS: Jack Stauffacher, Adrian Wilson, Richard Bigus, Andrew Hoyem, William Everson
Davis, California: Library Associates, University Library, University of California, Davis, 1979. First Edition. Trade paperback. Limited to 1,000 copies. The catalogue to an exhibition held at University of California, Davis from February 22 to April... More