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
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981-1984. First Edition Thus. Handsome set of the Black Sparrow reissue of Lewis's short-lived Vorticist literary and art magazine, originally published in 1914-15. Includes a foreword by Bradford Morrow in No.1, with contributions by Lewis, Ezra Pound, Ford Madox Hueffer, Rebecca West, T.S. Eliot, and..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. A notable work by the influential Fluxus poet, which he began in early June of 1962, as a chart listing 280 names of kinds of light. Contains six pages of end-matter detailing his notes on methods used during the composition of his..... More
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1958. First Edition. Handsome bibliography, with numerous illustrations and facsimile title pages. One of 400 copies. Folio (36.5cm); floral paper and beige linen-covered boards with gilt-stamped title label applied to spine; xxviii,79,[5]pp; illus. Hint of offset to front endpaper..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Collection of ten poems from Malanga's then-work-in-progress The Notebooks. The poems are dedicated to Leonard Cohen, Robert Creeley, Charles Henri Ford, Piero Heliczer, Elsa Morante, Charles Olson, Delmore Schwartz, Parker Tyler, Cesar Vallejo, and Anne Waldman. Morrow & Cooney 95b. Limited Issue..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition. A substantial collection of poems by Malanga, gathering work spanning nearly four decades. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'Z'. Octavo (23.75cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. A substantial collection of Malanga's poems, several of them gathered from private and small press editions originally published during the 1970's, and gathered here for the first time. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First Edition. Substantial collection of poems, complemented by photographs by Malanga throughout the text. Limited Issue, one of 125 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.17. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and olive green felt backstrip, with title label mounted to..... More
Paris: Librairie Stock, 1932. First French Edition. Octavo, 130 pages. A Very Good+ copy in publisher's printed self-wraps - one of 1,650 numbered copies, this copy being No. 835. Light wear to the extremities, notably the spine panel and to the edges of the rear wrapper. Signatures are uncut, small..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. First American Edition. An impeccable copy, fresh as the day of publication, with a vibrant red topstain and none of the rubbing or spine fading typically found to George Salter's terrific jacket art. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. The first volume in Mann's great tetralogy, telling the story of the Biblical Joseph's rise as a statesman in Egypt, his conduct during the epic famine, and his restoration to his father Jacob. Easily the most elusive of the four books..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. First American Edition. The concluding volume in Mann's great tetralogy, telling the story of the Biblical Joseph's rise as a statesman in Egypt, his conduct during the epic famine, and his restoration to his father Jacob. A fresh, well-preserved copy. First Printing. Octavo; black..... More
New York: Harcourt, 2001. First American Edition. First Printing. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2002, and basis for the recent film adaptation directed by Ang Lee. More
Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2001. First Canadian Edition. The author's breakout novel, reportedly published with a tiny print run of just 2,000 copies. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2002, and basis for the four time Oscar-winning film adaptation directed by Ang Lee (2012). First Printing (and correct First), preceding..... More
N.p. S.i., n.d. but ca.1960's-early 1970's. Untitled and (presumed) unpublished poem written in Martinelli's hand. Sheri Martinelli, known to many as the “Queen of the Beats” was a major figure in literature and the arts, friend to a host of major Beat Generation figures, early publisher and long-time correspondant of..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. First Edition. A play centered around the effects of World War I on an English family, which first premiered at the Globe Theatre on November 1, 1932. Stott A46. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); brown cloth, with titling and the author's symbol stamped in gilt on..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. First Edition. Maugham's thirteenth novel, first serialized in the pages of Hearst's International Magazine from October 1932 - January, 1933. Stott A45. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); navy blue cloth, with titling and author's symbol stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover; dustjacket;..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1939. First Edition. A beloved anthology of short fiction, selected and introduced by Maugham, with contributions by Hawthorne, Poe, Flaubert, Hardy, Wilde, Conrad, Conan Doyle, Kipling, Tolstoy, Chekov, Joyce, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Forster, Wodehouse, and others. An elusive volume, with no equivalent published..... More
Boston: The St. Botolph Society, [1922]. First Edition Thus. Attractive edition of Maugham's second novel, first published in Boston by L.C. Page & Company in 1898. cf.Stott A2. Octavo (19.5cm); hunter green cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and light green on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [10],11-351,[3]pp;..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition. McCarthy's breakthrough book - the first volume in his highly-acclaimed 'Border Trilogy,' and winner of both the National Book Award for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Basis for a film adaptation directed by Billy Bob Thorton, starring Matt Damon..... More
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
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-1998. First Editions. Attractive, signed 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..... More
New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 red paper over quarter navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 197,[2]pp. Base of the spine is faintly nudged, with a 2mm strip of fading at the crown of the spine, else Fine and clean..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of the concluding volume in McCarthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy - his first encounter with mainstream success after writing five novels between 1965-1985. Provenance: From the collection of former Alfred A. Knopf editor Gary Fisketjon. Octavo (21.25cm); publisher's original..... More
New York: Vintage International, 2013. First American Edition. Unread copy of McCarthy's screenplay, basis for Ridley Scott's 2013 film adaptation starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, and Penelope Cruz. First Printing, a trade paperback original. Octavo; glossy pictorial wrappers; 184pp. A Fine, unread copy. More