Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1969. Collector's edition. vi, 333 pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards, housed in matching slipcase. Fifth impression of the first edition with a dramatically redesigned binding and matching slipcase not present in prior or later printings. Near Fine with slightly toned spine, in Near..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1958. First edition, first printing. vi, 333pp. Original cloth and blue paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with light soiling, light sunning and light edge wear to covers; former owner bookplate and details in ink to front free endpaper, pages lightly..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1951. First edition, first printing. xvi, 477 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt spine lettering, red topstain. Near Fine, light wear to tips; contents free of markings and bright. Lacking dust jacket. The political philosopher's first major work, following some articles, translations..... More
London: East and West Library, 1957. First edition. xiv, [ii], 222 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with slightly sunned spine, a little staining to cloth, rubbing along bottom edge, lacking dust jacket. Arendt's second book to be published in English, which was written..... More
London: East and West Library, 1957. First edition. xiv, [ii], 222 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with slight bowing to boards, bump to text block along fore edge, in Very Good dust jacket with darkened spine panel, worn along edges, price sticker on..... More
New York: [No Label], 1972. Original pressing. AI-1001. Double LP. Stereo. Albums Very Good, a fair amount of light surface wear, in an Excellent sleeve, rubbed along edges, hinges holding up; sleeve much better than usually encountered. Does not include pamphlet. A very rare private-press psychedelic free improv record from..... More
London: T. Payne, B. White, and T. Cadell, 1776. First English edition and the first edition in the English language; translated by William Ellis directly from the Greek. Fireside poet James Russell Lowell's copy, inscribed to him by his friend, American transcendentalist writer and artist C.P. Cranch. Quarto. 8.75 x...... More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce - Little, Brown & Company, 1952. First edition. Signed by Merle Armitage on paste down, inscribed to former owner. 318, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's blue and red cloth, spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with slightly bumped corners, in a Very Good+ dust..... More
[Fresno, CA]: Academy Guild Press, 1964. Deluxe edition. Presentation copy signed by Merle Armitage on page near front in red marker, inscribed to former owner Dave Bohm and dated 1976. [30], 99, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's cloth with red and black lettering. Fine in an attractive dust jacket with..... More
Chicago: Armour's Oats, 1922. 16 pp. Staple bound wraps. 2 1/2" by 4 5/8". Very Good+ with rubbing along edges. A collection of recipes using Armour's Oats. Printed circa 1922. More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1948. [iv], 220 pp. Publisher's brown cloth lettered in darker brown. First edition. Near Fine with a little foxing to edges, in Very Good+ dust jacket with tear at foot, and a little rubbed, stained, edge worn, and foxed. A suspenseful early mystery by the Edgar-winning..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. First edition. 357 pp. Original cloth with navy lettering. Near Fine with slight mottling to cloth, dust-soiled edges, in About Very Good dust jacket with darkened spine panel, soiling, faint dampstaining along top edge of front panel wear at head and tail. A collection of..... More
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts Co., 1861. First separate edition. Presentation copy with the ink inscription in the publisher’s hand “With the Author’s Compliments” at the head of the half-title. Above and below that is a much later dedication to Lionel Trilling and another person. A very nice association between..... More
London: B. Fellowes, 1849. First edition. viii, 128 pp. Original ribbed dark green cloth elaborately block in blind with gilt spine lettering, pale yellow endpapers. Near Fine with a little wear at tips, hint of rubbing to cloth, front paste down slightly foxed, name written on front free endpaper. Lettering..... More
Atlanta, GA: A. B. Caldwell Publishing Co., 1922. First edition. 126 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Staples visible at front and rear inner hinges. Former owner notation to front paste down, crease and wear to front free end paper. Hinge at final page of text is..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1970. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Ashbery on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's black cloth spine over green paper-covered boards. Near Fine with slight fading at edges, in a Near Fine dust jacket with..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1970. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Ashbery on the title page and inscribed to a former owner, dated 1/7/70, pre-publication. Advance copy, with publisher's card with compliments of the author laid in Bound in publisher's black cloth spine over green paper-covered..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1977. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 88 pp. Red printed wraps. Signed by the author, inscribed to a previous owner in 1980. In Near Fine condition, with faint edge wear and a few minute stains. Light scuffing to top of page block. A lovely..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by John Ashbery on the front free endpaper, inscribed to a former owner and dated in the year of publication. In publisher's beige cloth covered boards with titles printed in black on the spine. Very Good, with..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. First edition, cloth issue. Signed by Ashbery on the title page. 63, [1] pp. Publisher's tan cloth lettered in black, marigold endpapers. Tiny scuff to front board, else Fine in Near Fine rubbed and very slightly spine sunned unclipped jacket. An early collection..... More
New York: The Ecco Press, 1977. Second edition. Inscribed by author on title page, signed and dated February 4, 1979. 63, [1, note about author] pp. Illustrated wraps. An About Very Good copy with light dampstaining to last ten pages or so, slightly shelf worn. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1976. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Ashbery on page facing title page. [xii], 83 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth and paper-covered boards, green spine lettering. Very Good with a few coffee stains to edges, front board, and front free endpaper, former owner's..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1956. First edition, first printing of the author's first full-length book. Signed by John Ashbery on the title page, inscribed to former owner in 1992. 87 pp. Publisher's black cloth binding stamped in gilt on spine. Near Fine with slight musty odor to pages, pages..... More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1962. First edition stated. Publisher's grey cloth over boards with titles on spine. Signed by John Ashbery on the title page, inscribed to former owner. Grolier Book Shop ticket to front free end paper, rubbing to poet's name on spine, else Fine. In a Near..... More
New York: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1953. First edition. Signed by John Ashbery, inscribed to previous owner. Publisher's pink and brown decorated wrappers. Very Good with toning to wraps, light chipping and cracking at fragile yapped edges, short split started at top of spine. A nice copy of the fragile..... More