![Item #5069 [TWO POEMS] CHEERED AND GREETED / A WINDOW IN CHERRY VALLEY - SIGNED. Jim Carroll,...](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5069.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1619408886)
New York: Adventures in Poetry, 1973. First Edition. A slip of a publication produced by Larry Fagin's Adventures in Poetry imprint, and printed on the mimeo machine at St. Mark's Church. Contains two poems - "Cheered and Greeted" by MacAdams, and Carroll's "A Window in Cherry Valley." Uncommon; OCLC notes..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. Limited Edition. An attractive production of Carroll's beloved novel, signed by the woman who was the inspiration for the main character. Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by The Limited Editions Club, No.36. One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by typographer and binder..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. First Edition. A well-preserved copy of Carroll's wildly popular nonsense poem, drawing language and characters from his earlier poem "Jabberwocky." Williams 31. First Impression, with "Baker" instead of "Butcher" on p.83, line 6. Octavo (18.75cm); publisher's original buff cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. Carver's breathrough book of short stories, and his first to be issued by a major publisher. A choice copy of an important title. First Printing. Octavo; beige and aquamarine cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine and stamped in blind on front panel;..... More
Livingston, MT: Clark City Press, 1990. First Edition Thus. Handsome reissue of Chatham's first book, a collection of 14 stories of fishing the Pacific Northwest, with an introduction by his friend and fellow fishing enthusiast Thomas McGuane. This edition retains McGuane's prologue, and features both a previously-unpublished seven-page introduction by..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978. First Edition. Chatham's third book, a collection of 21 fishing stories, with contributions by Thomas McGuane, Jim Harrison, Jack Curtis, Harmon Henkin, Charles F. Waterman, and William Hjortsberg, whose contributions include "The Fly Shop," "The Creature from the Lower Yellowstone," and "99 and 44/100ths Percent..... More
Livingston, MT: Clark City Press, 1988. Second Edition. Attractive reissue of Chatham's third book, a collection of 21 fishing stories first published in 1978, with contributions by Thomas McGuane, Jim Harrison, Jack Curtis, Harmon Henkin, Charles F. Waterman, and William Hjortsberg, whose contributions include "The Fly Shop," "The Creature from..... More
Livingston, MT: Clark City Press, 1996. Second Edition. Attractive reissue of Chatham's third book, a collection of 21 fishing stories first published in 1978, with contributions by Thomas McGuane, Jim Harrison, Jack Curtis, Harmon Henkin, Charles F. Waterman, and William Hjortsberg, whose contributions include "The Fly Shop," "The Creature from..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Chatham's first book, a collection of 14 stories of fishing the Pacific Northwest, with an introduction by his friend and fellow fishing enthusiast Thomas McGuane. A superb contemporary association copy, inscribed to long-time friend and fellow Montanan William Hjortsberg (1941-2017)..... More
New York: Random House, 1943. First Edition. A sharp copy of Cheever's first book, a collection of 30 short stories written between 1930-1942, with several of them previously published in the pages of Collier's, The New Yorker, Story Magazine, Yale Review, and Harper's Bazaar. While the book was critically well-received..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.22. Octavo (21.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-80,[2]pp. Fine in a lightly..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1997. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-232,[4]pp. Tiny spot on front cover, else Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and green cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [16],17-240,[4]pp. Faint foxing to text edges, else Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and pale blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-205,[7]pp. Faint foxing to backstrip, text edges, and upper and lower board edges; Very..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 100 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no 23. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and beige cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's orginal acetate dustjacket; [12],13-205,[7]pp. Fine in a...... More
New York: Random House, 1942. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); dark blue-green cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in black and gilt on spine, and embossed onto front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; [x],404,[2]pp. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Subtle fading to topstain, else Fine in..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition Thus. Deluxe Issue, one of 22 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'P'. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 356,[8]pp. Fine in a Fine..... More
[New York: Heddaoua / The Great Society], 1967. First Edition. Small quarto (24.25cm); pictorial card wrappers; [4],5-87,[3]pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, some faint surface scratches, and a few mild creases to wrappers; Very Good+ or better. Debut issue of this short-lived art and poetry magazine produced by Cohen and..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. Second Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 288,[4]pp. Signed by the author following the copyright page. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Late collection of verse by the..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Trade Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 300 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and brown cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 404,[4]pp. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. First novel by the African American poet from..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 125 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.23. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and pale green cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [14],15-270,[6]pp. Faint foxing to..... More
Carmel, CA: Brent Enterprises / Granger Graphics, 1967. First Edition. Humorous collaborative work, an illustrated volume featuring hippies and narcs as the central characters, written in the style of "See Spot. See Spot Run" ("See the hippie chick. See the hippie chick bake cookies. See the hippie chick eat the..... More
London: Morland Press, 1923. First, Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Conrad's two-act play, one of the smallest limitations of any of his works. Basis for Herbert Wilcox's 1953 film of the same name, starring Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, and Forrest Tucker. Ehrsam 2159. One of 200 numbered copies specially bound..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1898. First U.K. Edition. Conrad's third novel, the story of a dying West Indian sailor on board the merchant ship "Narcissus" on the way from Bombay to London. Wise 5; Ehrsam 2211; cf.Keating 11. First Impression, one of 1,500 copies. Crown octavo (19.75cm); in Cagle's 'B' binding..... More
![Item #5134 SUSPENSE: A NAPOLEONIC NOVEL [LIMITED EDITION]. Joseph Conrad](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5134.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1623112082)
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. First Edition. Deluxe issue of Conrad's unfinished novel, which he was working on prior to his death in 1924. Ehrsam 2277; cf.Keating 188. Limited Issue, one of 377 numbered copies printed on large paper and specially bound, this being copy no.40. Octavo..... More