Tenafly, NJ: Eric Weber Press, 1975. First Edition. Mid-1970's pick-up manual / sex-ed book, illustrated throughout. And yes - it's as weird as you think it is. Hardcover Issue. Quarto (28.5cm); photo-illustrated boards; [vi],119,[3]pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, base of spine gently nudged, with some light, scattered soil to... More about HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A SINGLE WOMAN: A PICTURE BOOK OF LOVE
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971. Dylan's first book, set to be published in 1966, pending a few changes he wanted to make, but a motorcycle accident halted publication for nearly five years. In the interim, a copy of the proof was stolen and numerous piracies were circulated. It was... More about TARANTULA
New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1977. First Paperback Edition. Co-authored novel set in an Earth mostly destroyed by atomic war, caused by one Carleton Lufteufel, the God of Wrath. "His church is in the ascendant among the survivors. Tibor McMasters, legless and armless but still the best painter of... More about DEUS IRAE
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. Attractive 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 Printing... More about THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
New York: Random House, 2017. First Edition. The author's first novel, winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2017. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); black and slate-gray paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xii],341,[15]pp. Signed by the author across the title page. Crown gently nudged, remainder dot... More about LINCOLN IN THE BARDO: A NOVEL - SIGNED
New York: Harlin Quist, 1968. First Paperback Edition. Children's book about a shaggy dog a family encounters when they move into a new house. Toledano B37b. With "SECOND PRINTING" stated on copyright page, and $1.50 price printed on rear wrapper. Square octavo (19cm); illustrated card wrappers; unpaged; illus. Hint of... More about HE WAS THERE THE DAY WE MOVED IN
New York: Random House, 1982. First Edition. Macabre tale of a family who visits an odd country manor - hilarity ensues, with deathly results. Toledano A83a. First Printing. Quarto (29.75cm); illustrated boards; [12]pp; illus. Faint musty odor, else Fine, with all pop-ups intact, and original price sticker at upper front... More about THE DWINDLING PARTY
Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Trade Edition. A book about a dude that lost his umbrella - a perfectly Gorey concept for a book, no? Toledano A35c. (Second Printing overall) Preceded by the Gotham Book Mart signed limited edition published in 1970. Oblong octavo (15.25cm); illustrated card wrappers; [66]pp;... More about THE SOPPING THURSDAY
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First Trade Edition. Handsome copy of the script/sequence for Gorey's proposed silent film, centered around the excavation of the ancient central Asian city of Gulb. Toledano A49c. First Printing. Slim octavo (17.75cm); pale gray card wrappers, stapled; black paper dustjacket, with illustrated label by..... More about THE BLACK DOLL: A SILENT FILM
Cleveland: S.i., 1969. First Printing. The Buddhist Third Class Junkmail Oracle was a short-lived Cleveland newspaper, compiled and edited by d.a. levy prior to his death and continued by his friend Steve Ferguson. The paper reflected the interests of the emerging counterculture, and served as a vehicle for levy's poetry..... More about THE BUDDHIST THIRD CLASS JUNKMAIL ORACLE - 7TH LAST ISSUE (JULY, 1969
New York: Bantam Books, 1977. First Bantam Edition. Callenbach's self-published first novel, and ecological utopia now referred to as "the novel that predicted Portland." "Callenbach could not find a publisher for his book in 1974, and was told that it was neither a novel or a tract. "Somebody said the... More about ECOTOPIA: THE NOTEBOOKS AND REPORTS OF WILLIAM WESTON
New York: Random House, 1990-1999. First Editions. Attractive set of Matthiessen's Florida trilogy, telling the story of E.J. Watson. Over the course of nearly ten years he cut out 400 pages of the original manuscripts and re-wrote large portions of the book, giving voices to characters which previously had none... More about THE WATSON TRILOGY: KILLING MISTER WATSON, LOST MAN'S RIVER, AND BONE BY BONE - SIGNED
Paris: L'Edition D'Art H. Piazza, 1921. First Edition. Handsome edition of of The Golden Fleece and Other Tales of Ancient Greece, with wrappers and text exquisitely illustrated by Edmond Dulac. One of 1300 numbered copies, this being copy no.90. Quarto (30cm); publisher's original illustrated wrappers; [ii],123,[7], with 14pp of mounted... More about LA TOISON D'OR, ET QUELQUES AUTRES CONTES DE LA GRECE ANCIENNE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. First Edition Thus. Handsome edition of Lewis's satirical novel of London's artistic and literary circles in the 1920's. Scarce in the deluxe issue. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound, this being copy 'N'. Thick octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and patterned... More about THE APES OF GOD - DELUXE ISSUE
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Limited Edition. The South African Nobel Prize-winner's account of his experience as head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Octavo (22.5cm); full maroon leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all gilt edges; [xii],287pp. Signed by the... More about NO FUTURE WITHOUT FORGIVENESS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
Santa Cruz, CA: Lime Kiln Press, 1973. First Edition. Fine press printing of Jeffers's masterful poem, presaging the downfall and death of Adolf Hitler. With an afterword by William Everson. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Everson and Allison Clough, this being copy no.135. Folio (41cm); beige canvas cloth... More about TRAGEDY HAS OBLIGATIONS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition. The final volume of Bukowski's posthumously-published poems issued by Black Sparrow Press. The remainder of his posthumously-published work would be issued by Ecco Press. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound with an original silkscreend print tipped in, this being... More about THE NIGHT TORN MAD WITH FOOTSTEPS: NEW POEMS - DELUXE EDITION
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Sharp copy of the penultimate volume of Bukowski's posthumously-published poems issued by Black Sparrow Press. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound with an original silkscreend print tipped in, this being copy 'E'. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned... More about OPEN ALL NIGHT: NEW POEMS - DELUXE EDITION
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First Edition. Collection of prose and poetry published to coincide with Bukowski's 70th birthday. Uncommon in the deluxe issue. Krumhansl 114e. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, this being copy 'T'. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth... More about SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: STORIES & POEMS - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
Berkeley: Banyan Tree Books, 1975. First Edition. Callenbach's self-published first novel, and ecological utopia now referred to as "the novel that predicted Portland." "Callenbach could not find a publisher for his book in 1974, and was told that it was neither a novel or a tract. "Somebody said the ecology... More about ECOTOPIA: THE NOTEBOOKS AND REPORTS OF WILLIAM WESTON
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-1998. First Editions. Attractive set of McCarthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy - his first encounter with mainstream success after writing five novels between 1965-1985. The first volume (All the Pretty Horses) won both the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992... More about THE BORDER TRILOGY: ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, THE CROSSING, CITIES OF THE PLAIN
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition. Prospectus for Bukowski's 1979 volume of previously uncollected poems. Issued as Black Sparrow Press Broadside/Flyer No.8. Krumhansl 68a. Original broadside, printed in black and red on pale yellow stock, measuring 10" x 15" (25.25cm x 38cm). A Fine copy. More about PLAY THE PIANO DRUNK LIKE A PRECUSSION INSTRUMENT UNTIL THE FINGERS BEGIN TO BLEED A BIT -...
[Redondo Beach: Sweetwater Cafe, 1980]. First Edition. Attractive poster for Bukowski's final reading at the Sweetwater Cafe, a popular nightclub and concert venue in Redondo Beach, California. Not found in OCLC, though we note copies held at USC and the Huntington Library. Original photographic poster, offset printed in black on... More about SWEETWATER PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH CHARLES BUKOWSKI. MONDAY, MARCH 31
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, [1969]. First Edition. Prospectus for a collaborative work by Kenneth Koch and artist Larry Rivers, which they dedicated to the late Frank O'Hara. cf.Morrow & Cooney 53. Broadside, letterpress printed in red and black on orange stock, measuring 8.5" x 11". Old horizontal fold smoothed-out... More about WHEN THE SUN TRIES TO GO ON - PROSPECTUS
[Los Angeles]: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Attractive broadside featuring a poem by the Serbian-American poet and educator, named the First Poet Laureate of Queens. Morrow & Cooney 44. One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.104. Original broadside, silkscreened and letterpress printed on... More about VIETNAM - SIGNED