Lumbee, NC: Quetzal-Vihio Press, 1971. First Edition. Contains Bukowski's uncollected poem "the courage is the sun," alongside works by John Fowler, Les Standiford, Terrance Withers, Rochelle Holt, Gerald Locklin, Douglas Blazek, Lyn Lyfshin, and others. Not uncommon institutionally, but seldom found in the trade. Oblong quarto (21.5cm); offset printed sheets..... More
Lans-en-Vercors and Geneva: Locus Solus Press, 1961-1962. First Editions. First four issues of this poetry journal called "the overseas wing of the New York School...The magazine was definitely "no nonsense" from the beginning, presenting no manifestoes or editorial statements, just high-quality literature - simply and elegantly presented with care and..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1964. First American Edition. Collection of 39 essays on various historical figures, originally published as 'Otras Inquisiciones' in 1952 and translated here into English for the first time. A stunning copy. First Printing. Octavo; pale gray cloth, with titles stamped in silver and dark gray..... More
London: John Lehmann, 1952. First Edition. Bowles's second novel, centered around an American who arrives in Morrocco, who becomes consumed with the seedier side of Tangier's International Zone. Miller A6a. First Impression, one of 7,000 copies. Octavo (20.25cm); light blue-grey cloth, with titles stamped in maroon on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-318,[2]pp..... More
New York: New Directions Books, 1949. First American Edition. Bowles's first novel, following a trio of Americans who travel deep into the Sahara desert after the conclusion of World War II, who embark seeking different things, but ultimately find only deception, despair, and death. Basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's 1990 film..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author. Octavo (24.25cm); navy blue cloth, with titling, decorations, and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt and pale blue on spine and front cover; publisher's original paper-covered slipcase;..... More
Chicago: Literary Times - Cyofeth Publications, 1965. First Edition. Lovely copy of this collection, featuring poems which previously appeared in the pages of little magazines like Outsider, Epos, The Naked Ear, Targets, San Francisco Review, Impetus, Sciamachy, and Quicksilver, et al. Gathered together here for the first time, with a...... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition. Attractive deluxe edition of Bukowski's last substantial poetry collection of the 1970's. Krumhansl 68a & e. Deluxe Issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, each with a signed silkscreen print bound in, this being copy no.76. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated..... More
Santa Monica: Privately Printed by Steve Richmond, [1966]. First Edition. Attractive copy of this tabloid-style broadside, reprinting Bukowski's poems "Freedom" and "True Story," which first appeared in the pages of Ole, together with contributions by Richmond and John Buckner. The front wrapper's message proved to be somewhat inflamatory, resulting in..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First Edition. A substantial collection of poetry, some of which first appeared in the pages of Berkeley Works, City Lights Review, Clock Radio, Exquisite Corpse, and Processed World, et al. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author..... More
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1866. First Edition. Handsome set of Eliot's fifth novel, published in an edition of 5252 copies. A social novel, centered around the political disputes in a small, fictitious English town during the time of the Reform Act of 1832. Baker & Ross A8.1;..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Fante's only children's book, a story set in Mexico about a boy and his burro, who set out on an impossible task to recover his father's prized bull. The scarcest of Fante's books published by a tiny publishing house. A bright, stunning..... More
[San Francisco: Beatitude], 1975. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of "perhaps the quintessential "Beat" publication...originally published in mimeograph at the Bread and Wine Mission on Grant Avenue in San Francisco's very hip North Beach...Beatitude was originally planned as a weekly newsletter, "designed to extol beauty and promote the beatific life among..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941. First Edition. First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped Second Printing dustjacket. Two small rubbed spots on the cloth at spine and rear panels, with a bit of faint even toning to the pastedowns and endpapers, else a sharp copy with..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1924. Attractive copy of Freeman's first novel, introducing the public to Dr. John Thorndyke, whose scientific approach to detection was something of a departure in the genre during this period. Thorndyke attempts to clear the name of a young man who stands accused of..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1914. First Edition. An early Freeman mystery featuring Humphrey Challoner, a specialist in criminal anthropology, who after the murder of his wife dedicates his life to the apprehension and punishment of criminals (and by "apprehension and punishment" I mean he murders them, shrinks their..... More
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México: Blacamán Editor, 2004. Limited Edition. An exquisite fine press publication of the Nobel Prize-winning author's 2002 memoir, covering his childhood years through 1950, when he proposed to his wife. This edition involved close collaboration between García Marquez, his son Gonzalo García (who designed the typeface), and Dutch-born artist Jan..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. First Edition. Photoplay edition for the seminal pre-code gangster movie set in Chicago, and the vehicle which catapulted James Cagney to stardom. Cagney's character was based on real-life Chicago gangster Earle "Hymie" Weiss and bootlegger Charles "Deanie" O'Banion. The screenplay, based on Glasmon and..... More
[Houston: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, ca.early 1960's]. A handsome photographic portrait of the late U.S. Marine Corps aviator and astronaut, wearing his signature bowtie, with Project Mercury pin on his lapel. Original silver gelatin photograph, measuring 7 5/8" x 10". Inscribed by Glenn in blue ball-point pen: "Best regards..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First omnibus edition collecting all five of Hammett's novels (1929-1934) - some of the best crime fiction published between two covers. Layman AA1.c. Thick octavo (19.25cm); pale gray cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in maroon on spine and front cover; bluish-gray..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. A superlative copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for Hemingway winning the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. First..... More
San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1976. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of "perhaps the quintessential "Beat" publication...originally published in mimeograph at the Bread and Wine Mission on Grant Avenue in San Francisco's very hip North Beach...Beatitude was originally planned as a weekly newsletter, "designed to extol beauty and promote the beatific life..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1959. First Edition. Knowles' first book, the story of a friendship between two 16 year old boys at a New England prep school, just before America's involvement in World War 2. Winner of the William Faulkner Award for Best First Novel, and adapted into film by..... More
Berlin: Nero-Film AG, 1931. First Edition. Original Austrian premiere program for Fritz Lang's 1931 German film, customized for the film's premiere at the Apollo Theater in Vienna - Lang's birthplace and home for the earlier part of his life. A highly influential pre-war film noir and masterpiece of world cinema..... More
[San Jose: Lowrider Magazine / A.T.M. Communications, Inc., 1978]. First Edition. Souvenir program for the first national car-hopping Lowrider show, held at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds on June 9-11, 1978. The event was co-sponsored by Lowrider Magazine, who published its premiere issue in January, 1977. Contents include a detailed..... More