New York: Bantam Books, 1988. First American Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of the British physicist's best-known work, a popular science book on cosmology that has sold more than 10 million copies. An uncommon advance, lacking the both text of Carl Sagan's introduction (though he is credited on the title page)..... More
New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1965. First Edition. A humorous (and self-explanatory) etiquette guide, offering 20 illustrated scenarios. Toledano B27a. First Printing, with no edition statement on copyright page. Octavo (23cm); illustrated paper-covered boards; [8],9-47pp; illus. Trivial wear to spine ends and joints, tiny stain toward lower right corner of..... More
![Q.R.V. UNWMKD. IMPERF. [TOGETHER WITH] Q.R.V. HIKUPTAH - LIMITED EDITIONS, SIGNED. Dogear Wryde,...](/pictures/thumb/4287.jpg?v=1573327809)
N.p. S.i., 1996. First Editions. Each one of 500 sets. Two sets of 12 illustrated postcards, each containing a snippet of verse, housed in the original illustrated envelopes signed by Gorey. Fine in Fine envelopes. More
[New York]: The Fantod Press, 1993. First Edition. Attractive copy of this pseudonymous flipbook illustrated by Gorey, scarce in the limited issue. Toledano 109a. Limited Issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.39. Miniature book (7cm x 5.75cm), bound in printed card wrappers; unpaged;..... More
N.p. S.i., 1989. First Edition. "The twenty cards that make up The Helpless Doorknob can be read in 2,432,902,069,736,640,000 different ways." Toledano A95a. First Printing, one of 500 sets (per Toledano), this one apparently out-of-series, lacking numeration and Gorey's signature. Set of 20 illustrated cards, with fold-over title sheet, housed..... More
[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1989]. First Edition. Broadside, printed in red on white stock, measuring 21.5cm x 28cm (8.5" x 11"). Short, closed tear along right margin, else Near Fine. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family; the poem, "The Bread..... More
[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1988]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Broadside, printed in red on white stock, measuring 21.5cm x 28cm (8.5" x 11"). Signed "Ray Bradbury 12/12/88" above the title. Light wear and handling to extremities..... More
[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1987]. First Edition. The holiday broadside, an annual tradition, was sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. The text, titled "On the night before diring up into Deep Space, a future robot priest offers this sermon to the far-traveling astronauts," is an..... More
[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1985]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Broadside, printed in dark brown on thick beige stock, measuring 21.5cm x 28cm (8.5" x 11"). Signed "Ray Bradbury 1/1/86" in silver pen along upper margin. Light..... More
[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1982]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Broadside, letterpress printed in dark brown on thick peach stock, measuring 21.5cm x 28cm (8.5" x 11"). Signed "Ray Bradbury '82" in pen along upper margin. Small..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First American Edition. First trade edition in the US, preceded by a small, privately-published edition (titled The Escaped Cock) by Harry Marks for the Black Sun Press. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); black sateen cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and phoenix device..... More
![METAMORPHOSIS [IN] TRANSITION: A QUARTERLY REVIEW - NO.26 (WINTER, 1937). Eugene Jolas, Franz...](/pictures/thumb/4267.jpg?v=1572819245)
New York: Transition, 1937. First Edition. Contents include contributions by James Agee, Hans Arp, Randall Jarrell, Eugene Jolas, Raymond Queneau, Muriel Rukeyser, Paul Eluard, Forrest Anderson, and others. Notable contributions include James Joyce's "Work in Progress. Opening Pages, Part II, Section III," and the second part (of three) of the..... More
The Hague: The Servire Press, 1936. First Edition. Contents include contributions by James Agee, Samuel Beckett, Richard Eberhart, Eugene Jolas, James, Johnson, Oliver Wells, and others. Artworks by Hans Arp, Charles Biederman, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, and Kasimir Malevich. Cover art by Fernand Léger. Octavo (21cm); illustrated wrappers;..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. First Illustrated Edition. Handsome edition of Thoreau's journey along the Massachusetts coastline. BAL 20192. One of 5,134 sets. Two octavo volumes (19.25cm); publisher's olive green cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and in blind to spines and covers (designed..... More
![METAMORPHOSIS [IN] TRANSITION: A QUARTERLY REVIEW - NO.25 (FALL, 1936). Eugene Jolas, Franz...](/pictures/thumb/4266.jpg?v=1571783225)
New York: Transition, 1936. First Edition. Contents include contributions by Harry Brown, Denis Devlin, Eugene Jolas, Norman McCaig, Dylan Thomas, Charles Tracy, Oliver Wells, and others. Notable for containing the first part (of three) of the Jolas translation of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka.Artworks by László Moholy-Nagy, Piet Mondrian, Cesar Domela..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950 [but ca.1970]. Attractive copy of Asimov's best-known work, a trade edition first issued for the Science Fiction Book Club in 1963. Octavo (21.5cm); black boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [14],15-218,[6]pp. Pinpoint wear to spine ends, else Fine in..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. "Satirical fantasy of the afterlife which mocks the follies of religious fundamentalism and the absurdities which figure in popular images of paradise" (Barron, Fantasy Literature, 3-343). BAL 3511. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); red cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in white and..... More
![ONE HUNDRED MERRIE & DELIGHTSOME STORIES [LA CENT NOUVELLES NOUVELLES]. Arthur Machen, Clara...](/pictures/thumb/4271.jpg?v=1571708103)
N.p. Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, Carbonnetk, 1924. Limited Edition. One of 1,250 numbered copies signed by Machen and illustrator Clara Tice, this being copy no.29. Two octavo volumes (22.5cm); publisher's evergreen blind-embossed moire cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spines; xxvi,279,[3]; xviii,272pp, with illustrated frontispieces and..... More
![THE TIME OF MAN: A NOVEL [THE DOHENEY COPY]. Elizabeth Madox Roberts](/pictures/thumb/4269.jpg?v=1571708103)
New York: The Viking Press, 1926. First Edition. The Kentucky author's first novel, set among "poor whites" living in the Kentucky hills. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); light denim-cloth over navy blue vertically-ribbed cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; gray topstainl; dustjacket; [viii],382,[2]pp. Decorative leather and gilt-stamped bookplate..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930. First American Edition. The Welsh author's novel about a poverty-stricken woman, fiercely rebelling against the restraints of her married life. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); light brown cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; brown topstain; dustjacket; [vi],278,[4]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, topstain..... More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. First Edition. Winner of the Newberry Medal, the Hugo Award (2009), and the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Literature. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); dark blue and black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [viii],[8],9-312pp; illus. Fine in..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1975. Attractive copy of the third installment in Clearly's much-loved Ramona Quimby series. While we've handled any number of inscribed books by Cleary, copies inscribed by Tiegreen, who illustrated five Ramona books between 1975-1984, are comparatively uncommon. Reprint. Octavo (20.5cm); publisher's reinforced library binding..... More
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1987. First Trade Edition. Attractive, fine press printing of Bradbury's poetry. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, the two men were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired Bradbury's writing, notably reviewing Zen and the Art of Writing: Essays on..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition. Chronicle of Bradbury's seven month trip to Ireland, where he wrote the screenplay to John Huston's adaptation of Moby Dick. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, Bradbury and Safire were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1935. First French Edition. Attractive copy of Faulkner's third novel translated into French. Petersen A13r. First Impression, a review copy, with "S.P" printed at lower margin of front flap and title page. Octavo (18.5cm); publisher's original printed wrappers; xvi,421,[3]pp. Generically inscribed by the translator on the first blank..... More