Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete), quarto size, 965 pp. Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - ca. 1726), author of "The Principia" remains one of the most influential scientists in history, an important figure in the scientific revolution and the one generally credited with having discovered the..... More
Baltimore: Bacchus Press, Ltd, [1992?]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 500 facsimile copies, quarto size, 427 pp. Alexander Henderson (1780-1863), while a doctor by training and profession, devoted himself to literary pursuits, contributing to important publications such as the "Encyclopedia Britannica". In preparation for writing this book he traveled to..... More
New York: Philomel Books, [1989]. Anno, Mitsumasa. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the first American edition, quarto size, 28 pp., in unclipped dust jacket. Mitsumasa Anno (b. 1926) is known mostly for his playful, imaginative children's stories which are comprised either totally, or mostly, of pictures - the use..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, [1924]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 190 copies, folio size, [5] leaves. "The Sermon on the Mount" is among the most widely quoted texts of the Canonical Gospels, most notably the Beatitudes, which exemplify the quintessential elements of mercy and compassion as taught by Jesus Christ..... More
San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley, 1978. Wilson, Joyce Lancaster. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 346 of 500 copies, quarto size, 114 pp., signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson. The Press in Tuscany Alley was one of San Francisco's small private press jewels. Adrian Wilson (1924-1988) was both a book designer..... More
New York: Thomas Kinnersley, 1825. Leather bound. One volume in two books (complete), quarto size, 958 pp. Oliver Goldsmith (ca. 1728-1774) spent much of his life as a wastrel - just barely earning his BA from Trinity, flitting from studying theology to law to medicine, finally finding his stride as..... More
(London): Faber and Faber, (2005). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 271 pp., signed by Kazuo Ishiguro. Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (b. 1954) is one of today's best-known and critically acclaimed authors; the recipient of four Man Booker Prize nominations and the winner of that prize in 1989 (for "Remains..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition in book form, octavo size, 55 pp., inscribed by both George Sargent and A. Edward Newton, in publisher's box. Alfred Edward Newton (1864-1940) was one of the best-known collectors of rare books in his day, and his knowledge and..... More
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 390 pp., signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. The first book of the "MaddAdam" trilogy, in which the world, and mankind, had been changed due to "genetic experimentation and pharmaceutical engineering" (n.b., quote from Wiki). This..... More
New York: [Privately Printed], 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 112 pp., signed by Richard Nixon, limitation slip loosely laid in. Richard Millhous Nixon (1913-1994), the 37th President of the United States, will forever be remembered for Watergate. This book was written almost ten years after his resignation..... More
New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1970). Carle, Eric. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, oblong quarto, 28 pp., in first issue dust jacket. Eric Carle (b. 1929) is known world-wide for this, his third book, which has been translated into more than 60 languages and has sold more..... More
Paris: Editions Narcisse [printed by Lescaret], 1928. Alastair. Limited Edition. Wraps. No. 4 of of 300 copies, quarto size, 77 pp. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) remains to this day a household name, a master of mystery and the macabre. "Most famously, Poe completely transformed the genre of the horror story..... More
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[San Francisco]: [The Greenwood Press], [1992]. Limited Edition. Wraps. "Odes" no. 10 of 250 copies, "Continuity" one of 500 unnumbered copies, the two volumes in a slipcase, folio size, 96 pp. and 32 pp., "Odes" signed by Michael Taylor and Jack Stauffacher, with a short ANS by Jack Stauffacher. Quintus..... More
Chicago [New Rochelle, New York]: Walter M. Hill [Printed at The Elston Press], 1904. [O'Kane, Helen Marguerite]. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 500 copies, octavo size, 89 pp., inscribed by Charles Erskine Scott Wood twice, with MSS errata list. The first published work of literature by Charles Erskine..... More
Los Gatos, California: The Cats [Privately Printed by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn], 1929. Boynton, Ray. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of "approximately" 200 copies, octavo size, 91 pp., inscribed by Charles Erskine Scott Wood and signed by Sara Bard Field. A chronicle of the wedding in 1929 of Katherine..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c. 1955. Knight, Hilary. Hardcover. 16th printing of the first edition, quarto size, 67 pp. "Eloise" is the little girl every woman wanted to be in the mid-1950s; daring, charming, inquisitive, and who was, according to Maurice Sendak, a "brazen loose-limbed little monster" (n.b., per..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co. [printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited, Edinburgh], 1896-97. Hardcover. Four volumes (complete), octavo size, 730 pp. Edward Step FLS (1855-1931) was a prolific author in the fields of botany, zoology and mycology, with his daughter, Mabel Emily Step, often providing the drawings for the books..... More
New York: Random House, 1930. Kent, Rockwell. First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition with Rockwell Kent illustrations, duodecimo size, 823 p., in original dust jacket. First trade edition of "Moby Dick" illustrated by Rockwell Kent, which became an instant success. The Lakeside Press published a limited edition in three volumes..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., (1928). Shepard, Ernest H. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. First US edition, first printing, no. 46 of 250 copies, duodecimo size, 190 pp., signed by both A.A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard. Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) will likely ever be remembered for having..... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1999. Thiebaud, Wayne. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 147 of 400 numbered copies for sale, square folio size, [164] pp., signed by Wayne Thiebaud, in original publisher's shipping box. "Italo Calvino, regarded by many as the greatest master of Italian fiction in this century, first published this..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Coryn, Sidonie. Hardcover. Volume One: twentieth printing, quarto size, 734 pp., inscribed by Julia Child and additionally signed by Paul Child. Volume Two: sixth printing, quarto size, 643 pp. Julia Child (1912-2004) is best known for this work, written with Simone Beck (1904-1991) and..... More
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n.p. Self-published, 1939. Later printing. Hardcover. Twelvemo size, 79 pp., with accompanying MS note from Sonya. An utterly charming volume of two fairy tales: one written by Fritz Joachim Weyl and the other by his wife, "Sonya" (Martha Weyl), who (it is highly likely) also did the calligraphy and bound..... More
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Oxford: Printed for The Members of The Limited Editions Club at the University Press [Design by John Johnson], 1953. Austen, John; Parker, Agnes Miller. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 370 of 1500 copies, two volumes (complete) with original dustjackets and slipcase, quarto size, 1018 pp., signed by Agnes Miller Parker. Edmund..... More
Tarzana, CA: Burghounds Books com, Inc., (2018). First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, 597 pp, inscribed on a special plate by both Allen Meadows and Douglas Barzelay. An historical romp through the vintages of Burgandy, in date order, with far more than simply tasting notes - the authors have put each..... More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Twenty-fourmo size, 85 pp. Beatrix Potter (1866-1922) is likely one of the most beloved of childrens' book authors, for having given the world "Peter Rabbit" and his many companions, which have delighted children - and adults - for generations. "The Tale of..... More