New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1942]. Hardcover. Introduction by Richard Wright. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. x, 284pp. Very good. Quite mild binding wear, mainly at spine head and tail; lacks dust jacket. Tight and nice second edition of Algren's second novel, the tale of a Chicago..... More
San Francisco: Towne & Bacon, 1859. Paperback. 8vo. Original printed blue wrappers. iv, 92pp. Very good. Mild wear to outer wrappers (only), with chip at tail of spine. First edition, a tight and attractive copy. The noted minister of the First Presbyterian Church tackles William Anderson Scott's pamphlet "The Bible..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Hardcover. Folio. Glossy paper over boards, original clear acetate wrapper, slipcase. 151pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine/very good. Quite minor slipcase wear; ownership signature on rear flyleaf. Tight and quite lovely first edition of the first book by the fashion and portrait photographer (1924-2003)..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1950]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Teal green paper over boards with blue spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 217pp. Near fine/very good. Very faintest of binding wear, else internally fine; jacket a bit edgeworn and mildly rubbed, with several old and discreet mends on verso -- but complete..... More
This fiery English member of parliament and orator gained fame for his crusade for free trade; he also fought for Irish independence and fiscal and electoral reform. ALS, 2pp, 4" X 7", Rothdale, 1877 September 16. Addressed to W.H.I. Aubrey. Very good. Would be fine except for mounting trace along..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Mustard cloth with black lettering, rules and pictorial stamping. 353pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 19 full-page called-for plates. Very good. Mild binding wear, else tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of the only hardbound appearance of this popular "Redbook Magazine" short story character..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, [1939]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Orange cloth with black lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 309pp. Fine/near fine. Outstanding, bright and tight first edition of this sequel to Clarke's 1930 bestseller "Millie." This earlier title was filmed in 1931 and a film version of "Millie's Daughter" was released..... More
This long-time U.S. Supreme Court associate justice (1858-81) also served as a New Hampshire representative (1839-43) and as U.S. attorney general (1846-48). Small signature and "Associate Jus Sup Court U.S." on a 3" X 2" slip tipped to a larger heavy card, n.p., n.y. Very good. More
This newspaper journalist turned novelist and magazine writer authored "Almanzar" (1918), "The Chinese Label" (1920) and "The Road to San Jacinto" (1936) before becoming director of the Texas Writer's Project of the federal Works Project Administration during the Depression, in which capacity he largely authored the 1940 "Texas: A Guide..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1936]. Hardcover. Illustrations by J. Clemens Gretter. Small 8vo. Tan cloth with brown lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. iii, 215pp, (4pp ads). Frontispiece, orange pictorial Gretta endpapers. Near fine/very good. Nonauthorial 1939 gift inscription on front flyleaf and faint smudge on outer page edges;..... More
This American writer, poet, activist and social reformer edited "Godey's Lady's Book" briefly, and later appeared often as correspondent in the "New York Times"; Abraham Lincoln gave her the nickname "Grace Greenwood the Patriot." AQS, 1p, 5" X 5", n.p., n.y. Very good. On thin, onion-skin type paper, Greenwood boldly..... More
New York: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1861. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 14" X 11½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning. Attractive, clean-edged example of this pleasingly-colored multi-state map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Terra cotta cloth with blue lettering and blue and yellow pictorial stamping. xx, 181pp. Very good. Quite nice, tight first edition -- and extra-illustrated with unique frontispiece in the form of blank facing leaf to which is tipped a 4" X...... More
Together with Ray Evans, this formidable and prolific songwriting duo composed numerous iconic film tunes. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled at Beverly Hills, California, on 28 February 1973 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Fine. Single 8-cent "George Gershwin" stamp at upper right. No decorative..... More
Florence: G. Orioli, 1932. Hardcover. Small 4to. Cream cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards. 109pp. Frontispiece portrait. Near fine. Tight, handsome first separate edition of this "Cosmopolitan" story with an incestuous theme. Number 9 in "The Lugarno Series," limited to 725 copies on handmade paper (this..... More
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896. Hardcover. 4to. Original full pebble-grained black leather on bevelled boards, heavily blind-embossed and with gilt Illinois outline; inner dentelles. 548pp. All edges gilt. Numerous full-page steel engraved portraits. Very good. Minor edgewear; expertly rebacked in leather at some point, with original gilt spine laid..... More
New York: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1860. Folio (23½" X 15¼", image area 21¼" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Faintly age toned, with single vertical fold (as issued). Bright and quite attractive centerfold map of New England, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of..... More
New York: Benziger Brothers, 1889. Hardcover. Small 4to. Emerald green cloth with ornate gilt and black lettering and pictorial stamping. 698pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrations, 2 heavy stock tissue-guarded full-page plates, marbled endpapers. Very good. Slightly edgeworn (mainly at spine head and tail), else tight and internally near fine; inoffensive archival..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1938. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy leatherette with gilt lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 641pp. Numerous illustrations, line drawings. Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly edgeworn, with several miniscule edge chips and a single 1" chip to front panel upper left. Excellent, tight first..... More
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N.p. N.p., 1965. Hardcover. 4to. Blue padded leatherette folder with black cloth tape spine. Gilt-bordered recto opening with clear mylar window. Near fine. Presentation folder given to then-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Adlai Stevenson (1900-65), formerly Illinois governor and two-time Democratic presidential candidate. Window at right bears insert with (top..... More
New York: Bunce & Huntington, [1865]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Stiff glossy purple front wrapper, rebound with brown morocco spine with gilt lettering and marbled paper over boards. 12pp. Very good. Mild rubbing to spine, else tight and quite attractive -- and the pamphlet itself is near fine. First and only..... More
Italian operatic singer who debuted in New York in 1947. PS [Abresch], 5" X 7", n.p., 1953 n.d. Very good. Lovely closeup portrait, boldly signed and dated at upper right in dark green. Scarce. More
New York: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning. Nicely, boldly colored map of this oversize state, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World..... More
American author of girls tales and poems whose first book was published in 1859 ("Mother Goose for Grown Folks") and last book in 1900 ("The Integreity of Christian Science"). AQS, 1p, 7" X 9", n.p., n.y. Very good. Faint vertical show-through along leftmost 1" from mounting traces on verso, with..... More