Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press, 2001. Hardcover. Small 4o. Red cloth spine and black paper over boards, dust jacket. xvi, 304pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. First edition of this nonfiction tale of domestic bliss gone bad, inscribed and signed huge and bold in black ballpoint by co-author Richardson on the front..... More
N.p. American Educational League, 1898. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blind-embossed green cloth wit pictorial gilt. 384pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Good plus. Some edgewear and minor rubbing, but overall tight and decent. First edition. More
[Chicago]: Playboy Press, 1975. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth, dust jacket. 280pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket a bit edgeworn, with a small abrasion from price sticker removal. Tight, nice first edition. More
Peapack, NJ: WAM Press, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Lavender cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 354pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Tight and handsome first edition of this memoir of the "neo-renaissance man, art dealer, impresario, writer, lecturer, gadfly, escort, and bon vivant" -- boldly inscribed and signed by the author..... More
N.p. [Chicago]: International Publishing Society, 1901. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt and tipped-on oval plate.485pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Slight age toning of front and rear boards and usual age toning of text pages, but an exceptionally bright, clean and tight copy of a title usually found in inferior..... More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1977. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 175pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. A tight and handsome first edition of this classic about -- to cite the jacket front panel -- "all you need to know about heating and cooking with practical, economical..... More
Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 1955. Hardcover. 12mo. Tan cloth, dust jacket. 206pp. Near fine/very good. Slightest of jacket edgewear. First edition, tight and nice. More
New York: Drama Book Specialists (Publishers), [1978]. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 225pp. Extensive line drawings and patterns. Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly edgeworn. Tight and handsome later printing of this extraordinary reference first published in 1967 -- a remarkable fashion..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. viii, 312pp. Near fine/near fine. First edition, tight and attractive, signed boldly by both authors in black ballpoint on the half-title page. More
Garden City: Hanover House, [1953]. Hardcover. Illustrations by George Jahns. 8vo. Blue/grey tweed paper over boards with yellow spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 256pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny edge chips at head/tail of spine. Tight, attractive later printing of this "Ripley's Believe..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1995. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 371pp. Near fine/near fine. A tight and lovely first edition of the noted t.v. journalist's essay collection, handsomely signed and inscribed by him in black fineline on the half-title page: "To..... More
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1969. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 144pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Page 91 has small crease at top. First edition. Collection of writings from Elizabeth I, Pepys, Walpole and others. More
New York: The Arundel Print, 1881. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Original green cloth with "'WHEN DID HE DIE?' AND 'WHAT DID HE DO?'" giltstamped on front board. 497pp. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear, but still tight-hinged and with decorative gilt bright. Small contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. Revised edition of..... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, n.y. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Full calf, gilt, blind-embossed rules. viii, 301pp. Engraved frontispiece, glazed marbled endpapers. Very good. Minor edgewear; attractive 19th century bookplate of one Thomas Lee Hardy on front pastedown. Third edition, tight and handsome. More
West Hartford, CT: The American Radio Relay League, Inc., 1944. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff red pictorial wrappers. 34pp, (15pp ads). Illustrations, line drawings. Very good. Outer wrappers mildly edgeworn per usual, with text block lightly and typically age toned. Nice first edition of this (to cite front wrapper) "Basic Training..... More
London: Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd., [1956]. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 224pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn and rubbed, with a few small edge chips. Quite tight and lovely first edition of this survey of 22 well-known murder..... More
New York: Greenberg, 1926. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. 160pp. Very good/very good. Very minor jacket edgewear. First edition, tight and handsome. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and cream paper over boards, dust jacket. xix, 313pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket a bit rubbed; ownership signature on front flyleaf. Tight, clean, nice first edition, boldly inscribed and signed by the author in black ballpoint on the..... More
Davenport, IA: By the Author, 1880. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration and black rules. xvi, 176pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Very good. Quite mild binding edgewear, else tight, bright and near fine. Handsome first edition of this slim how-to by New Hampshirite Charles (1824-1900), who moved to Davenport..... More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1961. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth, dust jacket. xv, 239pp. Very good/very good. Slightest bit of jacket edgewear; ownership last name inkstamped on front and rear pastedown. First edition, tight and attractive, of what the front jacket panel subtitles "A Handbook for Police Officers, Detectives..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927. Hardcover. Edited by Alexander Blacker Kerr. 8vo. Blue silk-like cloth spine with paper label and lavender decorative paper over boards. 181pp. Very good. A bit edgeworn, with evidence of bookplate removal from rear pastedown. Tight, clean first edition. More
Shaker Heights, OH: The Corinthian Press, 1979. Hardcover. 8vo. Orange cloth and gilt. 82pp. Very good. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Kissell on the title page and dated June 8, 1980. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1937. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. 167pp. Very good/very good. A tight, clean and lovely first edition by the Czech-born American philosopher and historian (1891-1971) -- with a unique twist: The title page bears a choice presentation inscription from fellow Czech MAX BROD..... More
Jerusalem: Steimatzky's Agency Ltd., [1978]. Small 4to. Terra cotta paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 269pp. 2 maps, illustrations. Near fine/very good. Single archivally closed (on verso) edge tear to otherwise near fine jacket. A tight and lovely first Israeli edition, handsomely inscribed and signed..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Hardcover. Illustrations by Michael Valdez. Small 4to. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 143pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Tight, attractive first edition -- a mild ex-library copy, with very few and mostly-removed markings. More