New York: The Viking Press, (1981). Hardcover. Quarto size, 800 pp., with original publisher's mailing box. Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943) was a German-Jewish artist; born in Berlin, she fled Nazi Germany to live in the south of France, where she produced the 769 gouaches in "Life or Theater?". The book is..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Hogarth, Paul. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 447 of 2000, quarto size, 245 pp., signed by Paul Hogarth, with slipcase. Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), a poet and decorated soldier, is best known for his poetry describing his experiences in the trenches during World War I...... More
San Francisco: Privately Printed at the Grabhorn Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 95 of 100, quarto size, 140 pp., signed by Ida Denicke. Friedrich Schuenemann-Pott dedicated his life to the freedom of religious thought and the "fundamental right of the human mind". This translation from the original German published..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2001). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 320 pp., inscribed by Eric Seaborg. American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) made monumental strides in the fields of physics and chemistry, and his career as a scientist and teacher has been much acclaimed; he was awarded the..... More
San Francisco: [Printed at the Grabhorn Press], 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 185 copies, quarto size, 79 pp. This account of Mr Peloubet's adventures, written by himself, was translated after many years and printed for his descendent, Francis Peloubet Farquhar. More than just a memoir intended for the Peloubet..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press (1996), 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 240 pp, inscribed by Aaron Spelling. Aaron Spelling (1923-2006) was the most prolific writer and producer in television history; as one of the review blurbs on the back of the dust jacket for this book states, "There hasn't..... More
Kentfield, California: The L-D Allen Press, 1954. Dean, Mallette. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 175 copies, quarto size, 146 pp. Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842) is likely best remembered today for his novels "Le Rouge et le Noir" and "La Chartreuse de Parme", and is considered one of the earliest authors of..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1887. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 309pp. A collection of sixteen essays, some previously published, which contain details of the people, places and adventures which influenced the Scottish author's life. ___DESCRIPTION: Dark blue cloth over boards, bevelled edges, top edge gilt, other edges uncut..... More
The Allen Press, 1966 - 1992. No binding. 17 pieces of ephemera of varying sizes, in original mailing envelope, many with hand-written notes from the Allens. Ethel Crockett-Aldridge was a prominent librarian in California. She (alone at first, and subsequently) with her second husband Jack Aldridge, were devoted collectors of..... More
[Risbury, Herfordshire]: Printed Privately [by the Whittington Press], [2009]. Weisseborn, Hellmuth. Limited Edition. Leather bound. One of 15 deluxe copies, quarto size, 47 pp., with signature and chop of Masatsugu Ohtake, with an extra suite of plates. Two friends, a world apart, with a mutual interest in and appreciation for..... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, two volumes (complete), octavo size, 755 pp., with dust jackets and slipcase. Two-volume set with dust jackets and scarce slipcase. First edition, first printing of Mark Twain's famous autobiography which has very recently been re-released with copious..... More
Concord, California: Heron House, 2010. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 250 copies, quarto size, 161 pp., with prospectus. Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) was a well-known and highly regarded twentieth-century illustrator who did so many books for the Grabhorn Press, the early Limited Editions Club books, and many more over..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, Printed at the Grabhorn Press, 1945. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 330 copies (unnumbered), folio size, 103 pp., with dust jacket and prospectus. This narrative follows the travels of Dr. Sandels, a self-described physician, mining expert, and naturalist whose true identity remains shrouded..... More
[New York], Printed in Verona: The Limited Editions Club, Printed at Stamperia Valdonega, 1966. Kredel, Fritz; Vasari, Giorgio. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, quarto size, 750 pp., signed by book designer Giovanni Mardersteig, with Monthly LEC Newsletter. Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1925. Hollyer, Frederick. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, octavo size, 713 pp. An illustrative account of the years leading up the the Great War, by English author, countryman and politician Viscount Grey of Fallodon (Edward Grey 1862-1933). This and Grey's other well-known work "The Charm..... More
London: Blackie & Son Limited, (1938). Robinson, W. Heath. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, quarto size, 210 pp. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was an exemplary book illustrator and cartoonist, "the only British illustrator to become a 'household name'" (Houfe), a contemporary of acclaimed illustrators Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, best..... More
New York: Joseph Halle Schaffner (Mallette Dean, printer), 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 31 of 50 numbered copies, quarto size, [44] pp. Carl August Sandburg (1878-1967), poet, writer, editor, and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes was (and still is) considered a "major figure in contemporary literature" (per Wiki). This book..... More
London: Herbert Joseph, (1932). First Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 185 pp., inscribed by Juliet de Key Whitsed. "Come to the Cook-house Door!" comprises the autobiography of Juliet de Key Whitsed, who served as a V. A. D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment) during World War I, in Salonika (present-day Thessaloniki in Greece);..... More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1936. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1000 copies, quarto size, 60 pp., inscribed by Ernest A. Wiltsee. This book is the endeavor of historian Ernest A. Wiltsee (1862-1947) to collect letters and other written statements providing an eye-witness account of the events preceding and during..... More