Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1978. First edition. Copy 272 of 275 copies signed by Barthleme on colophon at rear. 52, (1) pp. Cream-colored cloth spine and green paper covered boards, gilt spine lettering. Fine. More about Here in the Village
New York: Atheneum, 1967. First edition. Signed by Donald Barthelme on bookplate mounted on front free endpaper. [viii], 181, [1] pp. Original cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with very faint strips of toning. The author's first novel. More about Snow White
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968. First edition. Signed by Barthelme on bookplate of Celia Smith mounted on front free endpaper. 170 pp. Black cloth lettered in green and red. Fine in Very Good spine-sunned, lightly rubbed dust jacket with small repair to foot, possibly covering up removed call... More about Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. First edition. #1236 from an edition of 2000 copies. Printed on paper handmade at Fabriano in the Pietro Miliani papermill and bound in silk boards, housed in plain black slipcase. Near Fine with typical sunning to spine cloth, small scratch on back board. More about Erte
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1964. First edition. Signed by Barthleme, inscribed to Celia Simon and her partner on half title. [viii], 183 pp. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with former owner's on front free endpaper, scratch to that page, in an unclipped dust jacket with small... More about Come Back, Dr. Caligari
London: William Collins and Sons, 1955. Advance copy of the first British edition with projected price and stating "Probable Publication, February 1955." 446 p. Plain wraps with paper label on front cover .Very Good condition. Spine creased, wraps worn and a bit creased at edges, a few tiny stains on... More about Pompey's Head: A Novel
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Paris: Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, 1857. First edition, first printing; first issue with the running title misprint "Feurs" on page 31 and 108, and page 45 incorrectly numbered as 44, and with the six later suppressed poems present. Bound in recent black cloth, with titles in gilt on the spine... More about The Flowers of Evil] Les Fleurs du Mal
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1906. First edition, first printing. (Bienvenue and Schmidt p. 288.) 62 pp. Original tan cloth with red endpapers. Very Good with former owner's info on front free endpaper, front and rear hinges reinforced, light wear, some tiny pinholes to first six pages or so... More about Mr. Woodchuck
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1906. First edition, Bienvenue and Schmidt's binding "A" with spine vignette higher up. 319 pp. Illustrated. Original green cloth with gilt lettering, illustration mounted on front board. Very Good with rubbing along edges, a little foxing and slight wave to top edge of prelims... More about Daughters of Destiny
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First edition, first printing. (All points present as per Bienvenue p. 208.) 237 pp. Original blue cloth with inset paper label on front cover, stamped in white outlined in navy. A Very Good+ copy with a little rubbing to lettering and edges, a few small stains... More about The Suprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First British edition. iv, 315 pp. Publisher's light blue cloth with navy lettering. Cloth very faintly stained, foxing to edges and prelims, still a clean, straight Very Good+ copy in very nice shape. Lacking the dust jacket. The basis of the 1932 film with a dynamite... More about Grand Hotel
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. In Very Good condition, in a price-clipped dust jacket. Previous owner address label to pastedown. Foxing to edge of page block. Stamping to spine cloth lightly rubbed. Boards show light spotting near upper edges. The dust jacket shows rubbing and... More about The Last Unicorn
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good with long previous owner gift inscription to front free end paper, light lean to spine and title stamping on spine moderately chipped. In a Very Good dust jacket, rubbed and lightly edge worn, slightly faded at the spine;... More about The Last Unicorn
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page, and inscribed to a former owner. Fine, in a Very Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket, with a small bit of tape residue to the spine panel on the blank verso, and a.... More about The Last Unicorn
Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1996. 154pp. Black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First edition. Inscribed by author to former owner on title page and signed in blue ink. Near Fine with small remainder mark to top edge in Fine unclipped dust jacket. A signed book from the award-winning fantasy author most... More about The Unicorn Sonata
Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1938. First edition, first printing. Near Fine with spine cloth a touch darkened, in a Very Good dust jacket with darkening to spine panel and a bit of chipping and a few associated tears to spine ends and corners, rubbing and... More about Cecil Beaton's New York
New York: The John Day Company, (1957). First American edition. 240 pp. Original cloth with multicolor pages. Very Good+ in an edge-worn Good+ dust jacket that is chipped and torn but not that bad overall, unclipped ($10.00). Very light foxing to endpapers, a bit of mustiness, wear along bottom edge... More about The Face of the World: An International Scrapbook of People and Places
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Stated first edition, first printing. Good. Cloth faded at spine, with a short tear to the bottom of the front joint, rubbed at corners. Previous owner name to front free end paper and following page, light marking to pages. Water stain to top edge... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the half-title page. Good, with spine cloth faded, water staining to red top stain. Contents fair, with heavy rippling to pages throughout; light, sporadic notations to text, and an occasional stain... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Reprint. Signed by Julia Child and inscribed to former owner on half-title page. Near Fine with fading to spine and light splattering to red topstain. In a Near Find dust ajcket with fading to spine panel and a small tear near the head. Signed. More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Julia Child and and her husband Paul on the front free end paper, inscribed to a former owner. Very Good. Decorated cloth is faded, primarily at the spine and rear cover. Small ding to spine. Light staining... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition stated, first printing; "About the Authors" page dated August, 1961 at rear. Very Good with a little toning to covers along top edge, fading to red topstain. A 1.5 x 2" piece of the top corner of first blank page has been... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Julia Child and and Simone Beck on the front free end paper. Bound in publisher's white slick cloth with red Fleur-de-lis and blue stars, turquoise endsheets, top edge stained red, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Spine... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. Thirteenth printing. Signed by Julia Child and her husband Paul on the front free endpaper, inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's white Fleur-de-lis patterned cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good, cloth toned, lightly soiled, heavily faded at the spine. Textblock edge... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. Seventh printing. Signed by Julia Child and her husband Paul on the front free end paper, and inscribed to a previous owner. Very Good. Light toning and light soiling to cloth, spine slightly faded. Textblock edge is lightly soiled. A nice copy, signed by... More about Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume II