Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1952). First edition. Illustrated by Sandra James. Octavo. 192pp. Illustrated with silhouettes. Long, neat gift inscription noting that Molly (Ludwig) Pitcher was the servant of the 4X great grandparents of the recipient, with some tidy genealogical notes, else fine in attractive, very good... More
Wilmette, Illinois: Rain, 1971. First edition. Octavo. 147pp. Illustrated by Frank Rampolla. Pictorial card covers. About fine. Prose and poetry by Laurence Gonzales, Stuart Silverman, Bill Henkin, Fielding Dawson, Charlie Bright, Barry Gifford, Daniel Hoffman, Allen Ginsberg, Hans Juergensen, Albert Goldbarth, Ronald Silliman, Howard Nemerov, and many others. Scarce with... More
(New York): Avon, (1976). Later printing. Mass market paperback. Pages age-toned, spine creased, very good. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and a Burgess 99 title. Avon 29447. More
(Cleveland: Parthenon Press/ Elli Kani, 1940). Second printing (revised). Octavo. 211pp. Frontispiece portrait. Fine in light soiled and a little spine-sunned else near fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author: "To Professor Stanley H. Chapman, In appreciation for your devoted interest in future leadership. Jane E. Hunter. March 1948." Autobiography... More
Philadelphia: John D. Morris and Company, (1902). Dumbarton Edition De Luxe, an unnumbered copy of one thousand numbered sets. Six volume set. Three quarter red leather, marble papercovered boards and endpapers, gilt-stamped spines and top edges gilt. Pages lightly foxed, modest edgewear, some pages unopened, spine head chipped on volumes... More
London: Hutchinson & Co. [1930]. First edition. Tall octavo. 271pp. Illustrated. Some foxing on the foredge and first and last couple of pahges, thus near fine in fine dustwrapper. Chapters on Mother Ross, Amazons, Pirates Anne Bonney and Mary Read, Hannah Snell, Mollie Pitcher, and others. A lovely copy and... More
Chicago: A. Kroch, Publisher, 1933. First edition. Introduction by Rufus C. Dawes. Original illustrations by Leon R. Pescheret. 16mo. 258pp. Flexible cloth over boards. A trifle rubbed about fine in fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing. Issued at the time of the Century of Progress exhibition. More
Philadelphia: John D. Morris & Company, (1904). Arbury edition de luxe, limited to one thousand numbered sets, of which this is number 76. Complete eight volume set. Portrait and photographic frontispieces with tissue guards, illustrated from black and white photographs. Red, blue and gilt decorated title pages. Three quarter leather... More
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1974. First edition. 673pp. Thick octavo. About fine in very slighttly spine-sunned else fine dustwrapper. This copy warmly Inscribed by Dunnigan to a staff member fo SDenator Jacob Javitts': "for Clarence McKee, a very fine person and former coworker. Best regards, Alice A. Sunnigan 8/22/75." Massive... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. First edition. Very light remainder spray on bottom of the page edges, some tiny spots on the foredge, very near fine in fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing. Wild Seed is a prequel to her "Patternist Novels". Butler is the first important female African-American science fiction author. More
New Haven, Connecticut: Kirgo-Books, 1951. Single issue. 32pp. Stapled wrappers. Corners flared, short tears on spine ends,staples oxidized, a very good copy. A catalogue including unusual titles of literary criticism and poetry and first editions. Three poems: Elegiac Sonnet, Juan Ramon Jimenez, and Portrait of Verlaine, With Shadow by Federico... More
Chicago: Reilly and Britton Co. (1911). First edition, first issue ads. Octavo. 232 + ads pp. Four plates. Red cloth illustrated in black and white. Neat, later owner's name front blank, spine very slightly sunned, some slight foixing on a few pages, near fine lacking the dustwrapper. Aviation adventure for... More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1995. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Remainder Mark, spine ends bumped. More
New York: Walker, 1990. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. 1919. First American edition. Bookplate on front pastedown, corners a little bumped and rubbed, tiny stain on foredge, small ink line on front fly, and hinges neatly strengthened, very good in a very good or better dustwrapper with tiny nicks and tears, but... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First edition. Octavo. Red cloth with printed paper labels to spine and upper board. Light stain to paper label on upper board, cloth on the lower board slightly warped near the fore edge, very good or better in attractive very good dustwrapper with slight... More
(Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College), 1970. Single issue. 35pp. Stapled wrappers. Book bowed slightly, light stains on rear wrapper, a very good or better copy. Card laid in Inscribed by the editor Lance Rips to Swarthmore Professor and poet Daniel Hoffman. Contributions by Thompson Bradley, Daniel Hoffman, Brian Connery, Jean Follain (translated... More
New York: Vintage Books, (1973). First Vintage Books edition. Trade paperback with cover designed by Larry Rivers. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pages browned as usual, spine a touch sunned, very good or better copy. Vintage, V-915. More
London: Faber and Faber, (1969). First simultaneous paperback edition. 55pp. French-flap wrappers. Spine slightly cocked, modest age-toning to wrappers, near fine. More
London: Faber and Faber, (1971). First Faber paperback edition. Illustrated by George Adamson. Spine ends lightly rubbed, near fine. A children's story by the poet, following the adventures of a giant robot who comes to earth mysteriously and is befriended by a small boy. Basis for the marvelous 1999 animated... More
Scotland: John Humphries at Caithness Books (Scottish Arts Council, Dec, 1968). Single issue. 48pp. Fine in wrappers. Advance copy with the publisher's slip laid in Signed by the publisher John Humphries. More
Scotland: John Humphries at Caithness Books (Scottish Arts Council, Dec, 1968). Single issue. 47pp. Fine in wrappers. More
New York: Collier Books, (1973). First Collier Books edition. Glossy wrappers. Fine. More
London: Faber and Faber, (1977). First edition. 47pp. Paperback original. Fine. Laid in is the 4 page pamphlet The Poetry Book Society Bulletin: No. 92, Spring 1977: Tom Paulin Writes. Poetry. More