New York: Follett Publishing Company, 1963. A beautiful early 1960s anthology dedicated to the writing of African-Americans, signed and inscribed on the half title by Rollins in green ink. Early Printing. "As an African American librarian at Chicago Public Library for more than 30 years and a leader..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. Newell, Peter. 8vo. A lovely 1901 edition of Alice in scarce original dust jacket, with beautiful black and white illustrations by Peter Newell. 193pp. Cream paper-covered boards with titling and illustration in gilt. 41 illustrations on plates. Binding lightly soiled with..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. 1st edition. A lovely 1934 1st Edition, 1st Printing bound in luxurious red morocco. Small Octavo. 259pp. Page 209, line 17, with the called for misspelling of 'sleep' as 'seep'. Original cloth of the front board and spine bound in at the..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. Alfred Stieglitz. 1st Edition. Folio. A gorgeous folio-sized collection of intimate black and white portraits of one of the 20th century's most influential artists. Complete with original dust jacket and slipcase. Introduction written by O'Keeffe. 51 plates of photographs taken by..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1968 1st edition, signed by Updike underneath his name on the title page. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Top edge dyed blue. Mild age fading along board edges and top of text block edges. Dust jacket with..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1968. Early Printing. 8vo. An uncommon four-volume set of Orwell's non-fiction, in original publisher's dust jackets. Blue cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Little wear to bindings. Dust jackets with mild rubbing and edge wear. A lovely set. More
New York: The Erotica Biblion Society, 1900. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce turn of the century 1st Edition limited to just 125 copies, this novel, published anonymously "tells the story of a young lady, initiated into the forbidden debaucheries that flow naturally from the pleasure and pain of chastisement, brought..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1958. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition of this iconic novel of the Korean War. Black cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Little wear to binding or dust jacket. Dust jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior Edition. More
New York: Harrison Smith, 1930. 2nd Printing. 8vo. A beautiful 2nd Printing of Ward's second novel, published in the same year a the 1st Edition. "The 118 wood-engraved images of Madman's Drum tell the story of a slave trader who steals a demon-faced drum from an African he..... More
Bath, England: Mentory Publishing Company, c.1895. 8vo. A later work by Field, this work of coming-of-age erotica was intended for male audiences only and attracted the attention of Anthony Comstock and his New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, which attempted to suppress a few of Field's more ribald..... More
North Montpelier, Vt: The Driftwood Press, 1945. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7. An exquisite 1st Edition copy of one of Byron's scarcest works of poetry. Signed by the Maryland poet on the half title page. Black cloth with silver titling to front an spine. Square tight binding..... More
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932. 4th Printing. 8vo. A very nice Early Printing, the 4th, published in October, 1932, the same year as the 1st edition. Light green cloth with blue titling. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild age toning around binding edges. Dust jacket with..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Early Printing. 8vo. A very desirable copy of Petry's masterpiece, the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than 1,000,000 copies. Early printing, with "A Literary Fellowship Prize Novel" at the top of the front jacket panel. "Her is a...... More
India: Asia Publishing House, 1960. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice copy of this RARE 1960 true 1st edition from the outspoken 20th-century South American activist. "One of the main works of Miguel Serrano. Translated and published in many languages, it also has a prologue written by CG Jung..... More
n.p. Sore Dove Press, 2005. Soheyl Dahi. Limited Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS four-page portfolio of the poem 'Moon Cherries' by the African-American poet, printed in a limited edition of just 65 numbered copies with the black and white art work of Soheyl Dahi on the front. Signed on..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. 1st Edition. 8vo. A solid 1st Printing of this essential Hemingway masterpiece. Scribner seal on the copyright page. 2nd State with the legal disclaimer on the verso of the dedication page. Black cloth with gold-paper title labels to front board..... More