Boston Book Fair

2013

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AMERICAN HISTORY

Diary of Young Woman on Martha's Vineyard, 1914 Martha’s Vineyard, 1914. First Edition. Small leather diary, commercially produced in full leather with "A Line A Day" gold embossed on cover, wear and scuffing. Dated in the diary maker's hand 1914 on p. 1, January 1. Very Good. Full Leather. Diary covers the year 1914 with entries for every day. Daily life in 1914 for a woman who was 24 years old when she began the diary, turning 25 on February 25 and so noted in her entry. Full of visits with friends, trips to Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury, only thing missing is the name or address of the young woman who wrote it. (#25721) $200.00

Maine World War II Sketchbook First Edition. Small spiral bound "Artcraft Sketchbook" with brown cardboard covers. Has a new mylar dust jacket and housed in a custom clamshell box built by bookseller's in-house bindery. Fine. Spiral Bound. Note taped to verso of front cover signed Florence Phinney but no record of that name associated with a cartoonist. An exquisite collection of fifteen original pencil drawings with some colored pencil work from the World War II era depicting life on the home front. This unknown artist was very likely a professional as each drawing is exceptional and very humorous. (#19738) $2,000.00

Johnston, William G. Experiences of a Forty-Niner, by Wm. G. Johnston, A Member of the Wagon Train First to Enter California in the Memorable Year 1849 Pittsburgh, PA: Privately Printed, 1892. First Edition. 390 pp. 8vo. 16 illustrations (14 illustrations listed at p. 6 as well as additional portrait & map). Green cloth boards with gold embossed "1849" in gold diamond on cover board, gold titling to spine. Minor wear to boards, bumping to corners, light fraying to head and foot of spine. Brown floral patterned endpapers. Very light foxing to preliminary pages. Included is the 1891 photographic portrait of Johnston taken in San Francisco in 1891 as well as the large folding map detailing Johnston's party's travels from Independence, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The map is actually two maps, one in the upper right corner drawn by Johnston details the "United States West of the Mississippi River Showing Political Divisions in 1849" the larger map shows their route overlaid on the various states as established in December 1893 when this map was produced by Johnston that were not in existence, except for California and Texas, in 1849. Map signed, "Stewart Johnston Del., 1893." (Streeter Sale 3198, Mintz 261). Laid in is a card, signed by Johnston, presenting the volume to James H. Willock. Very Good. Hardcover. In important, and readable, chronicle of one of the early overland journeys to California. According to Mintz, the book was published in an edition of only 50 copies, in some instances missing the photograph of Johnston in 1891 and the map at rear. This edition has both those items and the presentation card to Willock. Willock was a prominent banker and businessman in Pittsburgh and was named President of the Second National Bank of Pittsburgh in 1888. Somewhat notoriously, Willock was a charter member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club was the owner of the South Fork Dam which failed on May 31, 1889, resulting in the infamous Johnstown Flood and a death toll of approximately 2,200 people individuals downstream. (#25746) $3,250.00

Rollin, Jean (Editor); Grand, Albert (Editor) France Speaks! A Weekly Correspondence on Democratic France (46 Issues) New York, 1941. First Edition. A collection of typed, mimeographed newsletters printed recto only, collected in a card stock binder with metal tabs. A local New York publication that was produced on a somewhat weekly basis distributing information on what was occurring in France during the Nazi occupation and promoting the Free French movement in the United States. Includes news reported from France regarding the Free French movement, ongoing trials conducted by the Vichy, the Communist Movement in France during occupation. There are a number of articles on Leon Blum, three-time Prime Minister of France, socialist, and Jew who refused to leave France during the Nazi occupation. Article by Blum entitled, "Blum Answers His Accusers" in the February 20, 1942, issue. Blum was put on trial at the Riom Trial on which there are two reports. The Germans canceled the trial and Blum spent time in the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau and was freed by Allied troops in 1945. Also occasional poems, one by Jean Rollin in French. Issue #21 from February 2, 1942, reprints a letter from the Vichy to local administrators requesting compliance with the "regulations edicted against the Jews." Chilling. France Speaks! appears to have ceased publication with Vol. 1, Number 51 on June 5, 1943. No subsequent issues found. A search of OCLC also reveals only five physical copies in institutional holdings, one microfilmed version, and one digital. This is a collection of issues 1-51 with five (5) missing, numbers 4, 8, 12, 14, and 15. We are happy to provide a full listing of issues and pages per issue along with highlighted articles upon request. Very Good. Card Stock Binder. This copy is inscribed to the daughter of Winthrop W. Aldrich in French and dated either Thursday, June 29, 1946 or Thursday, June 29, 1966, New York, on verso of the first issue's title page. The mystery is that the decade is hard to read and neither date was a Thursday; it is also inscribed to "Miss Aldrich," her maiden name. By 1966 Miss Aldrich was married with three children. Winthrop W. Aldrich was Chairman of Chase National Bank and a considerable business and social force in New York during the 1930s and 1940s. He was appointed by President Eisenhower as Ambassador to England from 1953, a role in which he served through 1957. Aldrich was the son of Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich and the brother of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The 1946 date and inscription to his daughter may make more sense given Aldrich's influence in New York and in international circles during and immediately following the war. Inscription: "To Miss Mary Aldrich so understanding of the drama of France because so American. In gratitude for her exquisite kindness and understanding that she does so well with such charm and grace given to those French people who had the privilege to have been the beneficiaries. One of the resistants." Signature indecipherable and does not come close to the name of either editor. (#24016) $2,750.00

ARCHITECTURE

Briarcliff Lodge Photograph Album, 1912 + Photograph of Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz at Briarcliff Lodge, 1909 (Briarcliff Manor, New York) Briarcliff Manor, NY: Self Published, 1912. First Edition. Small oblong 8vo photo album. 18 black & white photographs of Briarcliff Lodge in 1912. Brown paper covered wraps with black interior pages, each page cut with a window for displaying the photograph. Attached to the front pastedown is a handwritten key to each photograph, "Western view of the Hotel," "View from my window," "Mr. Law's fine gate," "Episcopal Church," etc. Album in exceptional condition with photographs in fine condition with no trimming or writing. Each photograph measures 3-3/8" x 5-5/8". Album measures 5/1/2" x 8/1/4". Small paper tag affixed to rear pastedown indicates that the album is "Compliments of Chas. A. Schieren" Includes one photograph, laid in, of Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz conferring at a meeting at Briarcliff Lodge in 1909. Fine. Wraps. This small photo album appears to have been a souvenir album produced on behalf of Charles A Schieren, founder of the Charles A. Schieren Co., makers of leather belting, and Mayor of Brooklyn from 1892-1894. This album may have been made from photographs taken by Harrie Victor Schieren, son of Charles A. Schieren, who took over his father's business and was an active photographer, according to the obituary pasted to the rear pastedown. Fascinating documentation of Briarcliff Lodge, its architecture, and grounds. Built by Walter W. Law in 1902, designed by architect Guy King of Philadelphia in what has been referred to as "pseudo- Medieval" style, with grounds by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted's sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., Briarcliff Lodge was the place to be seen on the Hudson River in the early 20th century. U.S. Olympic Swimming trials were held there in 1924, and also was reputed to be a training site for Olympic swimmer and actor Johnny Weismuller. The hotel began to decline during the depression and by the mid 1930s was being used as a Lodge in the summer months and Edgewood Park School during the school season. After the school closed in 1954, The King's College purchased the property in 1955 and operated it as a liberal arts college until 1984. The buildings sat vacant after that and in 2003 a fire destroyed most of the building. The entire building was demolished shortly thereafter. The photograph of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) and Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923) has the following note on the back: "Edison and Steinmetz, Edison Convention, Briarcliff Lodge, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Sept 1909." Steinmetz was a mathematician and engineer who was also a proponent of alternating current which was in opposition to the direct current route that Edison took in the development of the electrical power industry. Steinmetz suffered from hip dysplasia, dwarfism, and was a hunchback, as is evident from this photograph. A rare photograph of two electric pioneers. (#25325) $1,500.00

Collins, Brad (Editor) Gwathmey Siegel: Buildings and Projects 1992-2002 New York, NY: Rizzoli, 2003. First Edition. First Printing. Clean, crisp copy of this second monograph volume of the works of Gwathmey Siegel. Dust Jacket in mylar cover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. Inscribed to legendary Architectural Digest Editor Paige Rense by Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel and dated "Dec 03" on first free endpaper. An exceptional association copy. (#19539) $175.00

Protzen, Jean-Pierre. Inca Architecture and Construction at Ollantaytambo New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Edition. First Printing. x, 303 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Quite scarce despite its age. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. (#25154) $375.00

Wearstler, Kelly Domicilium Decoratus New York: Regan Books, 2006. First Edition. First Printing. Gray cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling to spine and gold design to cover boards. Matching gray cloth slipcase. A stunning book in pristine condition. Fine. Hard Cover. Signed by Wearstler on title page, copy #4327 of an edition of 5000. (#22666) $150.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] The Architectural Forum: Frank Lloyd Wright (January 1938). New York: The Architectural Forum, 1938. First Edition. Volume 68, Number One. 74 pp. + 108 pp. supplement devoted to and written by Frank Lloyd Wright. Light wear and soiling to covers, spiral bound with small 1/2" piece of the cover missing from upper right corner. Very Good. Spiral Bound. The issue is devoted to Wright's unpublished and new works at that point, and just spinning off of his successful execution of Fallingwater for Edgar Kaufman and subsequent push forward with the Broadacre City urban development model, the Usonian House, and the recovery of his reputation after some years in the architectural hinterlands. A beautiful, geometric cover of Wright's design that includes numerous gatefold pages of renderings and photographs. (Sweeney 457). (#23028) $150.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] The Architectural Forum: Frank Lloyd Wright (January 1938) New York: The Architectural Forum, 1938. First Edition. Volume 68, Number One. 74 pp. + 108 pp. supplement devoted to and written by Frank Lloyd Wright. Light wear and soiling to covers. Very Good. Spiral Bound. The issue is devoted to Wright's unpublished and new works at that point. Wright was just spinning off of his successful execution of Fallingwater for Edgar Kaufman and subsequent push forward with the Broadacre City urban development model, the Usonian House. A beautiful, geometric cover of Wright's design that includes numerous gatefold pages of renderings and photographs. (Sweeney 457) (#23309) $125.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] The Architectural Forum: Frank Lloyd Wright (June 1959) New York: Time Inc., 1959. First Edition. 264 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to covers, chipping at edges, losses along spine. Good. Wraps. Special edition with pages 117-146 devoted to Wright's life and work. Important photographic documentation of two works in progress at the time of Wright's death (April 9, 1959), the Synagogue for the Beth Shalom Congregation and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. (Sweeney 1364). (#25812) $50.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] House Beautiful: The Dramatic Story of Frank Lloyd Wright (November 1955) New York: Hearst Corporation, 1955. First Edition. 384 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to covers, chipping at edges, losses along spine. Large piece missing from first free endpaper, previous owner's name in red ink on verso of cover. Very Good. Wraps. Special edition with pages 233-380 devoted to Wright. Corner of pp. 377/378 cut out, removing 6-1/2 column inches of a bibliography of work about Wright. Filled with color photographs, plans, interiors, and furniture. An important issue in House Beautiful's promotion of Wright's work under the editorial leadership of Elizabeth Gordon; John deKoven Hill, Architectural Editor; and Robert Mosher, Buildings Editor. deKoven Hill and Mosher were former Taliesin Apprentices. (Sweeney 1066) (#25813) $50.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] House Beautiful: Your Heritage from Frank Lloyd Wright (October 1959) New York: Hearst Corporation, 1959. First Edition. 336 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to covers, chipping at edges, losses along spine. Previous owner's name in red ink on first free endpaper. Very Good. Wraps. Special edition with pages 207-332 devoted to Wright, his life and work. An important issue of House Beautiful in its promotion of Wright's legacy following his death in April of that same year. House Beautiful was a great promoter of Wright's work under the editorial leadership of Elizabeth Gordon; John deKoven Hill, Editorial Director; and Curtis Besinger, Architectural Consultant. deKoven Hill and Besinger were former Taliesin Apprentices. (Sweeney 1374) (#25814) $100.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] De Long, David G. Auldbrass: Frank Lloyd Wright's Southern Plantation New York: Rizzoli, 2003. First Edition. First Printing. 275 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. True first edition, not to be confused with revised edition of 2011. (#24697) $100.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Elliott, Scott Frank Lloyd Wright and Viollet-le-Duc: Organic Architecture and Design from 1850-1950 Chicago, IL: Kelmscott Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 85 pp. Oblong 4to. Light scuffing to covers from shelf wear. 120 illustrations of plans, photographs of houses, studies, interiors by the architects and designers included in the exhibitIon of the same name that was shown at The Armstrong Gallery in New York, March 12- April 5; The Tartt Gallery in Washington, DC, April 12-May 3; and Lunn Ltd. in Chicago, May 8-13, 1984. Fine. Wraps. (#25815) $75.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Kaufmann, Jr., Edgar Taliesin Drawings: Recent Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Selected From His Drawings (Problems of Contemporary Art No. 6) New York: Wittenborn, Schultz, Inc., 1952. First Edition. 62 pp. Oblong 4to. Yellow wraps with image of a Wright designed bridge on the cover, Light age toning to wraps, small ownership sticker on at foot of inside front wrap, clean within. Very Good. Wraps. A nice survey of Wright's work post-Fallingwater and his period of promoting the concept of Usonia and urban planning. Many designs included went unbuilt. (Sweeney 864) (#24225) $65.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Meech, Julia Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. 304 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. An important work that sheds new light on not only Wright's passion as a connoisseur but also his role as a dealer of prints to major institutions and collectors. (#24669) $100.00

[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Starosciak, Kenneth; Starosciak, Jane Frank Lloyd Wright: A Bibliography Issued on the Occasion of the Destruction of the Francis W. Little House, Deep Haven, Minnesota, 1913-1972 New Brighton, MN: Kenneth Starosciak, Bookseller and Publisher, 1973. First Edition. Unpag. 12 mo. Square format with red front wrapper. Very light wear to the cover, clean and crisp within. Fine. Wraps. A bibliography issued by Kenneth Starosciak that consists of 42 entries of books written or contributed to by Wright from 1896-1962. Includes a three page introduction on the destruction of the Francis W. Little House in 1973. (Sweeney 1919) (#24935) $40.00

Wright, Frank Lloyd; Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks (Editor); Frampton, Kenneth Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings 1894-1959 (5 Volumes) New York, NY: Rizzoli, 1994-1995. First Edition. First Printings. Volume I (1894-1930); Volume 2 (1930-1932); Volume 3 (1931- 1939); Volume 4 (1939-1949); Volume 5 (1949-1959). 352, 384, 352, 384, 352 pp. 4to. Dust jackets crisp and in mylar covers. Red cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine. Volume 2 has previous owner's name stamped in ink at the foot of the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. An incredibly important set for any student of Wright's life and work. Unusual in a complete set, first printings, in pristine dust jackets. (#25821) $500.00

Wright, Frank Lloyd; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1953. First Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Very Good. Soft Cover. Exhibition catalog for the exhibition of the same name celebrating Wright's career in architecture. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings of Wright's. A necessary addition to any Wright collector's holdings. (Sweeney 912) (#23369) $50.00

Wright, Frank Lloyd; Alofsin, Anthony (Preface) Studies and Executed Buildings New York: Rizzoli, 1998. First Rizzoli Edition. Oblong folio. 24 pp + 100 pp of plates. Dust jacket clean, crisp and in mylar cover. Interior tight and clean. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. A high quality reproduction of Frank Lloyd Wright's "Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright" published by Ernst Wasmuth in Germany in 1910 and commonly known as "The Wasmuth Portfolio." The first catalogue raisonné and a fabulous survey of Wright's early work. (#24015) $100.00

ART

Cornell, Joseph (Artist); Ford, Charles Henri (Editor) View: Americana Fantastica (2nd Series, No. 4, Jan. 1943) New York: Charles Henri Ford/View, 1943. First Edition. 56 pp. 4to. Printed color wraps with a cover illustration by Joseph Cornell that wraps front to rear. Interior clean and bright and printed in a number of paper colors to supplement the text. Very Good. Wraps. Published by Charles Henri Ford, artist and write, and Parker Tyler, a film critic. The publication focused on Surrealism and was known for introducing it to an American audience. Cover of this issue by Joseph Cornell who also produced "The Crystal Cage." A story by Alva. N. Turner, "A Manuscript Found in an Iceberg," poetry by Hugh Chisholm, photographs by Helen Levitt and George Platt Lynes, and many more. A strange ride... (#24338) $400.00

Ferguson, John C. Chinese Painting Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1927. First Edition. First Printing. ix, 199 pp. 59 plates. 4to. Black cloth-covered boards with gold embossed titling and flowering branch illustration. An extremely clean copy. No dust jacket as issued. Fine. Hardcover. An important early scholarly survey of Chinese painting. A rare volume, even moreso in this pristine condition. (#25198) $600.00

Furst, Herbert (Editor) The Woodcut: An Annual. No. 1 London: The Fleuron Limited, 1927. First Edition. 75 pp. 4to. Black cloth spine with gold embossed titling, black & white woodblock design paper covered boards, bumping to corners. Slight lean to boards. Pastedowns beginning to split at gutter front and rear. Paper has toned slightly from age. Very Good. Hardcover. (#24958) $125.00

Gorey, Edward The Sopping Thursday New York: Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Unpag. 16mo. Gray paper boards with Gorey illustrated covers, gray cloth spine with paper title. No dust jacket as issued. Gray paper covered slipcase in Fine condition. Fine. Hardcover. An exquisite deluxe edition, the first produced by Gorey and one of only three titles that ever included original drawings by him. Produced in an edition of 326 copies, 300 signed and numbered by Gorey and bound in wraps; 26 deluxe editions lettered A-Z and signed by Gorey, bound in boards with a slipcase, and an original drawing also signed by Gorey. This is one of the rare deluxe editions, letter "M" and at the colophon; the original pencil drawing by Gorey is of a cat standing in the rain with a Japanese umbrella and a Japanese character in ink drawn on the umbrella. Labeled "M" in the lower right corner and signed with Gorey's initials. One of the rarest of Gorey items. (#25834) $9,000.00

Kent, Rockwell (Artist) Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von; MacIntyre, Carlyle F. Goethe's Faust Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1941. First Edition. 436 pp. Gray cloth covered boards with title set in burgundy and gold embossed title on cover board and spine; slight sunning to spine. Clean and crisp within. Text alternates with German on verso, English on recto. Designed by Ward Ritchie and illustrated by Rockwell Kent this is the limited edition of 100 copies printed on a heavier paper than the trade edition. Very Good. Hard Cover. Signed in Kent's miniscule hand on the limitation page, this is #59 of 100. C. F. MacIntyre was a professor and mentor of Ward Ritchie and librarian/bookman Lawrence Clark Powell while students at Occidental College in California. Rockwell Kent also designed the capitals and dust jacket for Powell's early book, "Robinson Jeffers" also designed by Ritchie. (#20127) $200.00

Kent, Rockwell. It's Me O Lord (In Russian) Russia: Mockba, 1965. First Edition. Second Printing, 1966. 647 pp. 8vo. First and only Russian Edition of Rockwell Kent's autobiography first published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1955. Dust jacket has minor chips and tears, scuffing, now in mylar cover. Slight bumping to cover boards, minor soiling at edges. Inscription on first free endpaper and note on rear pastedown, both in Russian. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hard Cover. Filled with Kent's illustrations and reproductions of color paintings that supplement the text. A stunning work when it was published in 1955 in the United States. Republished in the Soviet Union in 1965, with the new Russian text working almost seamlessly with the original illustrations [Libman 2875]. It is an extr_emely rare edition with none appearing in library holdings via OCLC. (#15092) $1,000.00

Kent, Rockwell The Jewel: A Romance of Fairyland (2 Volumes) Portland, ME: The Baxter Society, 1990. First Edition. Sole Authorized Facsimile Edition. Unpaginated. "This second book of the Baxter Society has been published in a one-time facsimile edition of 500 numbered copies. It has been printed by offset lithography on mould-made Lanaquarelle by Meriden-Stinehour Press and hand-bound by Judi Conant. One hundred Benefactor Copies are signed her by Sally Kent Gorton. This is Copy No. 370." Volume not signed by Sally Kent Gorton. Pristine, having been protected by a slipcase inside a clear, stiff cellophane wrapping. There are actually two slim volumes, in complementary bindings, inside the matching slipcase. The first is the fable itself, bound in a p_ale bluish-gray paper, over stiff boards, with a white linen spine. The title is blind- stamped in bright gilt on the front cover. The text is beautifully laid out on snowy white, mould- made paper with deckled edges. The text only appears on right-hand pages, the left-hand pages are left blank. At the top of every other page of text is a small, black and white illustration by Rockwell Kent. The companion volume is entitled, "The Jewel, A Romance of Fairyland. Companion Booklet to the Facsimile Edition." Inscribed by editor, Eliot Stanley on 11 April 2001 on title page. This is soft-bound in the same stiff, pale bluish-gray paper wraps over stiff paper covers. The title is blind-stamped in bright gilt on the front cover. The custom slip-case is of the same pale bluish-gray paper over stiff boards. There is no gilt letter. Instead there is a pasted-on white paper title block which wraps around the spine and extends for 1 1/4" onto both covers. Title block on the spine reads, "Kent The Jewel." The portions that extend onto the covers contain a small black and white Kent illustration of a nude figure clasping the neck of a stag under a starry sky. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. (#19386) $250.00

[Kent, Rockwell] Wien, Jake Milgram Rockwell Kent: The Mythic and the Modern Manchester, VT: Hudson Hills Press, 2005. First Edition. First Printing. xix, [1], 188 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Minor impression runs across back cover and dust jacket on a diagonal from upper right to lower left leaving an embossed circle and a line--only visible when tilting the rear cover to catch the light. May have happened in production on a conveyor belt. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. Elusive catalog from an important exhibition of the same name on the life and work of Rockwell Kent held at the Portland Museum of Art (Portland, Maine) June 23-October 16, 2005. Inscribed by the author on the copyright page, one day before the exhibition ended. (#15062) $225.00

Loehr, Max Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1975. First Edition. 439 pp. Exhibition catalogue. Red cloth-covered boards. Slight scuffing to covers, bumped and frayed corners. Clean within. Very good. Hardcover. (#24335) $300.00

Meyer, Agnes E. Chinese Painting As Reflected in the Thought and Art of Li Lung-Mien: 1070-1106 New York: Duffield & Company, 1923. Second Edition. xii, [2], 252 pp. 4to. 12 Plates with tissue guards. Beige paper covered boards with ivory paper spine. Considerable wear and scuffing to boards, chipping and bumping to corners, loss at head of spine down to paper title label; spine discolored from age and possibly moisture, small losses at foot of spine. Clean within. Note in preface indicates that this edition is the Second Edition, although the true first may be the Limited Edition published in the same year with an additional folio of plates. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the first free endpaper. (#25744) $200.00

Monte, James Billy Al Bengston Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1968. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. Light curling at edges of covers from age. Fascinating exhibition catalog with covers of 50 grit sandpaper with the word "Billy" applied in a pink flocked material on covers, bound together by two small bolts, pink ribbon marker. Also laid in is a one page sheet, 67X The Authorized Version Bengston Bio by Alan D. Shean and dated Dec. 1967. This catalog accompanied an exhibition of Bengston's shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC, and the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC. The exhibition installation design was by Frank Gehry. This edition was limited to 2500 copies. Very Good. Wraps. (#24038) $250.00

Morrison, Arthur The Painters of Japan (2 Volumes) London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1911. First Edition. xiv, 153 pp., 57 plates; x, 127 pp., 65 plates. Elephant Folio. Red cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling spine. Light wear and scuffing, edges bumped. Top edge gilt, deckled edge. Light foxing to rear of frontispiece plate in both volumes, clean within. Very Good. Hardcover. A wonderful set by an early scholar of Japanese art. (#25659) $300.00

Murray, C. Fairfax A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray London: Privately Printed, 1904. First Edition. Unpaginated. Folio. Some 150 artists are represented from the schools of Giotto, Pollajuolo, Florentine 15th Century, Perugino, Lombard School 15th Century, Parmigiano, North Italian, Venetian School 18th Century, Rembrandt, the Dutch School, Flemish School, Early German, and more. Black & white and sepia-tone illustrations with no foxing. Green cloth cover has fine dark brown leather on corners and spine, set off with gilt rules. Spine has five raised bands with gilt rules and boxes. Gilt title reads "Murray Collection of Drawings 1905." There is a trace of shelfwear on back of spine at bands and upper and lower ends. Corners very lightly bumped, and light wear shows on bottom edge. Endpapers are glossy marbled paper in shades of blues and browns. Bookplate of Henry John and Minnie Caroline Bell on front pastedown. After a two-page introduction and a 23-page index, the book shows 292 exquisite full-page plates, executed by MM. Braun, Clement & Cie, Paris and Dornach. This handsome volume, with black and white or sepia toned plates, is a rare treasure for the collector. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Charles Fairfax Murray, born in England in 1849, possibly received early training in art from Richard Gainsborough Dupont. A commissioned portrait painter by the age of 16, he became a protege of John Ruskin, and joined Edward Burne-Jones as a studio assistant and became a part of the Pre-Raphaelite movement at the time. Soon he was also assisting William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. In 1873 he made a second trip to Rome at Ruskin's expense to copy the Botticelli frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. He stayed in Italy for 13 years, first in Siena and then in Florence, copying for Ruskin, painting portraits and acting as an agent for the Director of the National Gallery and other private collectors. He built his own Italian Old Master collection. Returning to England, he continued his work as a portrait painter, and resumed his friendships with Burne-Jones, William Morris, and their circle in the Arts & Crafts Movement. He also helped develop some great American art collections, described by Lockett Agnew as "the finest judge of art in the world." In 1903 as a result of a rheumatic hand, Murray gave up painting, but continued to be a renowned agent, collector, and connoisseur. He just missed being named the Director of the National Gallery. In 1909, having bought and sold several lots of rare books and collections to museums and galleries, he made his major sale -- his personal collection of 1400 Old Master drawings, to American banker John Pierpont Morgan for a sum almost equivalent to 3,000,000 pounds today. A rare copy in that after the sale, Morgan purchased remaining copies and had his own title page tipped in. Henry John Bell, whose bookplate is attached to the front pastedown, was known as the foremost collector of Dove's Bindery bindings while its founder, Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson was still living (Tidcombe, The Doves Bindery, p. 107). This copy was bound by the French binder Lucien Broca. (#4883) $7,500.00

Oldenburg, Claes; Van Bruggen, Coosje Large-Scale Projects New York: Monacelli Press, Inc., 1994. 583 pp. Case histories of 26 large-scale, urban landscape sculptures, 1976-1994. Essays by Susan P. Casteras, Vincent Scully, Gerhard Storck, Richard Cork and Donald Judd. Essay by Coosje regarding her collaboration with architect, Frank Gehry. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Inscribed boldly on title page to previous owner by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen. (#541) $225.00

Opper, F. [Frederick Burr] Happy Hooligan and his Brother Gloomy Gus, A Series of Comic Pictures New York: New York American and Journal, 1902. First Edition. Unpag. Oblong elephant folio. Heavy card covers with green cloth spine. Cover sports a large Happy Hooligan illustration in all his goofy glory. Light surface staining at edges of cover to right side. Interior clean and crisp with vibrant color images, no tears. An absolutely fabulous copy of an early comic strip masterpiece that is rarely found in any condition. Very good. Stiff boards. (#24345) $1,000.00

Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown, in Nottinghamshire New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. First Edition. First Issue. xx, 296 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth covered-boards with intricate Pyle design on the cover and spine stamped in black and orange with gold embossed titling to cover and spine. Considerable fraying to cloth at head and spine, losses at base. Corners of boards have bumping and small losses. Small bookseller label at base of first free endpaper at gutter, previous owner's signature on second free endpaper. The signature gathering of pages 99-110 loose but holding to text block by top thread. Good. Hardcover. Interior meets all points outlined in BAL 16378, title page in red and black, laid paper, brown coated endpapers, etc. except for the fact that this is the clothbound edition that appears to be as rare as the leather bound version. For many years it was thought that the leather version was the only one produced. Ahearn, "Collected Books," p. 552 lists a cloth first as being produced as well in 1883. This was also Howard Pyle's first book as an author. They rarely come up. (#25278) $2,500.00

Rossetti, William Michael (Editor) The Germ: Thoughts Towards Nature In Poetry, Literature, and Art (2 Volumes). Art and Poetry: Being Thoughts Towards Nature Conducted Principally by Artists (2 Volumes) London: Elliot Stock, 1901. Facsimile Edition. Printed in Four Volumes: January, February, March, May 1850 with the title changing to "Art and Poetry" for Volumes 3 & 4. 192 pp total. 8vo. Brown paper wraps with light scuffing and minor chipping at edges, very delicate paper. Each issue contains an etching at the frontispiece by the following artists: No.1, W. Holman Hunt; No. 2, James Collinson; No. 3, F. Madox Brown folding plate; No. 4, W. H. Deverell. No. 2 exhibits lightly penciled notes in the margins of the poem, "The Blessed Damozel," pp 80-83. A very well done facsimile edition of the 1850 printing. Etchings not quite as sharp as the original, the following points on Issue No. 1 compiled by William Fredeman in his review of "The Germ: A Pre-Raphaelite Little Magazine" (Victorian Poetry 10 (1972: 87-94)) The Germ (1850) vs. The Stock Facsimile (1901) Number 1: p.16, 1.31 idea ideas; p.27, 1.8 unjustly, unjustly.; p.34, 1.18 relinquish, them relinquish them; p.38, 1.36 what-did-he-call-it'"-- . . . it" '--; p.40, 1.6 [ocean: [ocean;. Very good. Wraps. An important early publication of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, edited by Rossetti. Housed in custom folding folio that slides into matching slipcase. (#24067) $325.00

Williams, Guy Painter's Notebook San Diego, CA: Irwin Hollander, 1961. First Edition. Unpag. 4to. Scuffing and light soiling to cover wraps. Front cover beginning to pull away slightly from text block. Text of poems and observations of the artist that supplement the three signed, tipped in plates, each having the Hollander watermark and signed by Williams in pencil with tissue guards intact. Printed in an edition of 100 copies, numbered, and 25 special copies marked A-Y. This is copy #45 of the numbered edition. Inscribed by Guy Williams (1933-2004) on the first free endpaper to legendary American sculptor Louise Nevelson (1899-1988). Williams was a modern artist and teacher based on the West Coast who used a variety of media in the course of his career. A very rare volume, even moreso with the inscription to Nevelson. (#25440) $2,000.00

Wyeth, Jamie; Woodhull, Victoria K. (Editor) Gulls, Ravens and a Vulture: The Ornithological Paintings of James Wyeth Rockland, ME: William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, 2005. First Edition. First Printing. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. A catalog of the exhibition of the same name at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. Signed boldly by Jamie Wyeth in blue ink on title page. (#22765) $400.00

CHILDREN

American Children's Books 1808-1828 [Rosenbach Remainders--12 Volumes] Various, 1808-1828. 12 Titles: The Black Bird’s Nest A Tale (Philadelphia, PA: Johnson & Warner, 1812) [Rosenbach 452]; Village Annals, Containing Austerus and Humanus. A Sympathetic Tale. (Philadelphia, PA: Johnson & Warner, 1812) [Rosenbach 514; Welch 1381]; The Daisy; or, Cautionary Stories in Verse. Adapted to the Ideas of Children from Four to Eight Years Old (Philadelphia, PA: Jacob Johnson, 1808) [Welch 1355.2]; A Picture Book for Little Children (Philadelphia, PA: Kimber and Conrad, c. 1810) [Welch 993]; Gefahr in den Strassen. Nebst Einigen Andern Erzaehlungen (Philadelphia, PA: Johnson and Warner, 1810) [Welch 431]; The American Primer; Or, An Easy Introduction to Spelling & Reading. (4th Edition) (Philadelphia, PA: Mathew Carey, 1813); M’Carty’s American Primer. Being a Selection of Words The Most Easy of Pronunciation. Intended to Facilitate the Improvement of Children in Spelling. (Philadelphia, PA: M’Carty & Davis, c. 1828); Think Before You Speak; Or, The Three Wishes. A Tale. (Philadelphia, PA: Johnson & Warner, 1811) [Welch 297.1]. Cover detached but complete and present; The Council of Dogs (Philadelphia, PA: Johnson & Warner, 1809--1821 Printing) [Welch 241]; The Uncle’s Present, A New Battledoor. (Philadelphia, PA: Jacob Johnson, c. 1810) [Welch 1363]; The New-York Preceptor; Or, Third Book. (New York, Samuel Wood & Sons, c. 1820); The Search After Happiness: To Which is Added, Joseph Made Known to His Brethren: A Sacred Drama. (Philadelphia, PA: Johson & Warner, 1811)[Rosenbach 442]. Very Good. All title in very good condition except for “Think Before You Speak” which has a detached cover that is still present. We are happy to provide more detail or pagination on each volume or scans. Each volume a first edition unless otherwise indicated. Included is the original cloth slipcase resembling marbled paper with a leather patch title and gold embossed titling. (#25499) $2,500.00

Du Genestoux, Magdeleine; Aldin, Cecil (Artist). Les Aventures de Passepartout Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1925. First Edition. 6 pp. of text, one page stories. Black & white illustrations, 5 in color. 12mo. Brown boards have pasted-on picture of a puppy on the center front. Small chips at head and foot of spine. Gray illustrated endpapers with images of a duck, turtle, dog, cat, rabbits, and a pig. Front and rear hinges starting. Light age toning to pages. There are six one-page stories, each with a title page and a full-page illustration. Text in French. Good. Hard Cover. (#25852) $200.00

Du Genestoux, Magdeleine; Aldin, Cecil (Artist) Gris-Gris: Le Philosophe Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1925. First Edition. 6 pp. of text, one page stories. Black & white illustrations, 5 in color. 12mo. Brown boards have pasted-on picture of kitten center front. Spine covered in brown cloth tape, cover is a bit soiled, minimally edgeworn. Gray illustrated endpapers with images of a duck, turtle, dog, cat, rabbits, and a pig. Front hinge starting, rear complete. There is a pencil signature at the foot of the first free endpaper. Light age toning to pages. There are six one-page stories, each with a title page and a full-page illustration. Text in French. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#8286) $100.00

Du Genestoux, Magdeleine; Aldin, Cecil (Artist) Gris-Gris: Le Philosophe Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1925. First Edition. 6 pp. of text, one page stories. Black & white illustrations, 5 in color. 12mo. Brown boards have pasted-on picture of kitten center front. Small chips at head and foot of spine. Gray illustrated endpapers with images of a duck, turtle, dog, cat, rabbits, and a pig. Front and rear hinges starting. Light age toning to pages. There are six one-page stories, each with a title page and a full-page illustration. Text in French. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#25850) $150.00

Du Genestoux, Magdeleine; Aldin, Cecil (Artist) Porcinet: L'Affamé Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1925. First Edition. 6 pp. of text, one page stories. Black & white illustrations, 5 in color. 12mo. Brown boards have pasted-on picture of a piglet being fed from a spoon on the center front. Small chips at head and foot of spine, 3-1/2" slice along hinge at rear board, a bit chewed on the lower right corner of the front board. Gray illustrated endpapers with images of a duck, turtle, dog, cat, rabbits, and a pig. Front and rear hinges starting. Light age toning to pages. There are six one- page stories, each with a title page and a full-page illustration. Text in French. Good. Hard Cover. (#25851) $150.00

Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown, in Nottinghamshire New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. First Edition. First Issue. xx, 296 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth covered-boards with intricate Pyle design on the cover and spine stamped in black and orange with gold embossed titling to cover and spine. Considerable fraying to cloth at head and spine, losses at base. Corners of boards have bumping and small losses. Small bookseller label at base of first free endpaper at gutter, previous owner's signature on second free endpaper. The signature gathering of pages 99-110 loose but holding to text block by top thread. Good. Hardcover. Interior meets all points outlined in BAL 16378, title page in red and black, laid paper, brown coated endpapers, etc. except for the fact that this is the clothbound edition that appears to be as rare as the leather bound version. For many years it was thought that the leather version was the only one produced. Ahearn, "Collected Books," p. 552 lists a cloth first as being produced as well in 1883. This was also Howard Pyle's first book as an author. They rarely come up. (#25278) $2,500.00

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix London: Bloomsbury, 2003. First Edition. First Printing of this edition of the fifth book in the series. This dust jacket is the "adult version" with the gold phoenix design and darker colors than the first UK edition in bold primary colors marketed for a younger audience; in mylar cover. Cover illustration by Michael Wildsmith. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. Signed by J. K. Rowling on title page. (#19554) $1,100.00

White, E. B. Stuart Little New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First Edition. First Printing. Contains both the "First Edition" at copyright page as well as the letter code "I-U" for September 1945. Slight toning to dust jacket at spine, two small tears at top of front panel, small tear at top of rear panel, loss at base, price clipped, now in mylar cover. Dust jacket first state with "Harper & Brothers, Publishers" printed at base of front flap. Minor scuff to head and foot of spine with small puncture at base. Decorated endpapers, clean throughout. Very Good in very good dust jacket. Hard Cover. (#20733) $475.00

CONJURING

Berger, Ben Highlight Magic Madison, WI: John Snyder, Jr., 1941. First Edition. 32 pp. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling to spine set into blind embossed frame. Very light rubbing to base of spine, very clean within. Instructional piece of nine tricks with illustrative drawings by Nelson Hahne. Includes the following tricks: The Spirit of the Cobra, The Atomic Penny, Think Stop, Reversed Misdirection, Centerise, Flipfan, Finger Stand, Poker Player's Dream, and No-Prep. Fine. Hardcover. Berger (1893-1981) was a midwest magician who grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, as Benjamin Goldenberger. By the early 1940s he had shortened his last name to Berger, by the latter part of that decade was spelling it as Bergor, which he settled on until his death in 1981. Bergor and his wife, Alvina, performed all over the Midwest and brought their two daughters into the act at an early age. Bergor and his wife won the coveted Harry Houdini Trophy three consecutive years (1940, 1941, & 1942) for their perfromance of Houdini's famous trunk act where Bergor would tie Alvina up in a straightjacket, place her in a large bag, lock her in a steamer trunk that; Bergor would then stand on top of the trunk, raise a curtain, and within moments when the curtain was lowered Alvina would be standing on the trunk and Bergor would be locked in the trunk, in the bag, in the straightjacket. By the mid 1950s Bergor had retired from active performing to operate his booking agency, Madison Entertainment Service. As of 2007 a Ben Bergor Magic Club still existed in Madison, Wisconsin, and the city's local wing of the International Brotherhood of Magicians is known as Ben Bergor Ring 31. (#24894) $125.00

[Houdini] Ester, Leland D. The Young Harry Houdini in Appleton Appleton, WI: The Outagamie Museum, 1985. First Edition. 18 pp. 8vo. Light rubbing and lightening of cover at upper right corner where original price was erased. Otherwise, a clean, crisp copy. Very Good. Wraps. (#15866) $75.00

[Houdini] Fast, Francis R. The Houdini Messages: The Facts Concerning the Messages Received Through the Mediumship of Arthur Ford. Self Published, n.d.. First Edition. 24 pp. 12mo. Brown paper wraps with burn mark at top edge of front page that has continued into the text block to page 5. Cover has split at base of spine to front staple, otherwise tight copy. Previous owner's address on rear cover in ink. Very Good. Wraps. An interesting piece that details the seance in which the medium Arthur Ford had received guidance from Houdini's spirit and uttered the code word that Houdini and his wife, Bess had agreed upon prior to his untimely death. Bess Houdini later denied that the word "Forgive" was the word he was to utter from beyond. (#24914) $100.00

Houdini, Harry Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete Expose New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1920. First Edition. Second Printing, February 1929. Red cloth cover with gold titling. Front cover titling clean and crisp, spine has slight fading from sunning, but barely noticeable if front cover wasn't so clean and bright. Signature in ink on front pastedown, "H.E. Houdini" but does not match any known versions of Houdini's signature. Text block signatures beginning to loosen at spots, but in no real danger of separating. A rare and exceptional copy of a book from the latter part of Houdini's life where his primary concern was the disproving of mediums and spiritualists. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#13224) $150.00

Houdini, Harry Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used By the Boston Medium "Margery" to Win the $2500 Prize Offered By Scientific American New York, NY: Adams Press Publishers, 1924. First Edition. Thirty-nine page pamphlet with two staples at spine. Staples beginning to rust, but a very nice copy of Houdini's exposure of "Margery." Cover has a small chip at top of front cover near spine and has split down the center in two neat pieces, front and rear. Sunning has lightened the edges of the cover which is pink. Interior is clean and crisp. Front and rear cover have photographs of Houdini in a spirit box. Photographs and illustrations throughout the publication explaining how Margery accomplished her feats. An exceptional copy of an important publication of Harry Houdini. Very Good. Soft Cover. (#13228) $100.00

Tannen, Louis Louis Tannen's No. 3 Catalog of Magic New York: Louis Tannen's Magic Shop, 1960. First Edition. 544 pp. 8vo. Also known as "Magiclog No. 3". Black wraps with a red and white illustration of a ball, playing card and die. Small chips at edges, 1-1/2" closed tear on front cover at head of spine, small tape on verso of front cover to close a tear. Creasing to spine from use, clean within. 1,619 Tannen tricks for sale as well as instructional pages by Milbourne Christopher at rear, pp. 489-528. Fascinating! Very good. Wraps. (#24217) $60.00

DECORATIVE ARTS

Household Furniture in Genteel Taste for the Year 1763 London: Robert Sayer Map & Printseller, 1763. Second Edition. Unpag. Subtitle: "by a Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers, etc. Containing Upwards of 300 Designs on 100 Copper Plates. Consisting of China, Breakfast, Side-Board, Dressing, Toilet, Card, Writing, Clan, Library, Slab, and Night Tables, Chairs, Couches, French Stools, Cabinets, Commodes, China Shelves and Cases, Trays, Chests, Stands for Candles, Sea Kettles, Pedestals, Stair-Case Lights, Bureaus, Beds, Ornamental Bed-posts, Corniches, Brackets, Fire Screens, Desk, Book and Clock-cases, Frames for Glasses, Sconce & Chimney- pieces, Girandoles, Lantherns, Chandeliers, Grates, Ornamented Fenders, Ironwork for Balconys, Signs & overdoors, with designs for Founders Brass-work, etc., etc. with Scales. London, Printed for Robt. Sayer Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street." Front cover is missing, No text, just page after page of beautiful, intricate furniture drawings. Enclosed in a cloth covered box. Good. Leather. (#3184) $1,000.00

Materiaux & Documents d'Art Decoratif Paris: Armand Guerinet, n.d.. First Edition. c. 1900. 176 loose black & white plates. Folio. Folio wrapper consisting of patterned paper over boards attached to a floral-patterned cloth spine. Front cover has a pasted- on title block with an illustration of an iris with Art Nouveau flourishes. Covers and spine are aged and edgeworn. Spine is faded and beginning to fray at the ends. Contents consist of 176 black & white plates, with captions in French, on the decorative arts. Subjects covered include: Vieilles Toiles De Jouy, Della Bella, Jacques, L'Union Centrale Des Arts Decoratifs, Boucher, Classical Motifs, Mythological Motifs, Baptiste Monnoyer, Simon Vouet, Oudry, Tessier, etc. Most groupings appear to be missing more than one plate. The Vouet section appears to be complete as it consists of Plates 1-15, inclusive. The vast majority of the plates, although slightly aged, are in very good to near fine condition. An occasional plate looks as though it has been dropped on the floor and stepped on. A few plates are worn, or chipped, or foxed, or all of these, along the edges. Having said all that, virtually every plate is still in frame able condition. It is extremely rare to find such an extensive collection in such good condition. Very Good. Folio. (#4226) $200.00

Foley, Edwin The Book of Decorative Furniture: Its Form, Colour, & History (2 Volumes) New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1911/1912. First Edition. First US Edition. Vol. I: xv, 427 pp. 50 plates. Folio; Vol. I: xi, 420 pp. 50 plates. Folio. Blue cloth covered boards with large shell shaped cartouche in gold embossed on front cover board of each volume as well as spine with gold tilting. Tope edge of text block gilded. Rear board of Volume I has some white spots at edges, scuffing, compression bump to lower left corner. Small 3/8" tear at head of spine of Volume II. Both volumes very clean within. Large folding chart of "British Woodwork Styles with French and Other Continental Correlations" tipped in and Fine condition. A heavy set that may require additional postage. Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white cuts throughout, an important book in early 20th century surveys of furniture and decorative arts. (#24691) $125.00

Hawes, Lloyd E. The Dedham Pottery and the Earlier Robertson's Chelsea Potteries Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Historical Society, 1968. First Edition. 52 pp. 4to. White covers aged along spine and hinges. Few small soiled spots on back cover. Centered on front cover is royal blue title block with rabbit design under title. Lower front corner rubbed. Contents clean and tight, with good photo ills. Book prepared to accompany an exhibition of Chelsea and Dedham pottery in 1968 at the Dedham Historical Society. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#8437) $75.00

FICTION

Derleth, August The Arkham Collector, Volume 1 (Summer 1967-Summer 1971) Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. 348 pp. 8vo. Black cloth boards with gold titling to spine. Hardbound copy of the Arkham Collector, Volume 1, Summer 1967 through Summer 1971, includes 5 page index of the Volume at rear. Derleth died July 4, 1971, so this was the only volume edited by him. Light gluespot along gutter from mull underneath at both front and rear pastedowns. Clean within. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#23342) $125.00

Derleth, August The Mask of Cthulhu Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1958. First Edition. First Printing. 201 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket clean, crisp, and in mylar cover. Interior tight and clean, previous owner's name stamped on the first free endpaper in addition to the date "Feb. 1966". Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. A gorgeous copy of this important work of horror/fantasy by August Derleth who, more than anyone, kept the work of H. P. Lovecraft alive after his early death. Evocative cover illustration by Richard Taylor. (#23343) $175.00

Hasek, Jaroslav SCHWEIK: The Good Soldier Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1930. First US Edition. First Printing. 448, [4] ads. 8vo. Striking orange dusk jacket with black and white printing, illustration of a soldier's hat on the cover panel. Dust jacket has considerable small chips and tears, soiling and losses at head and foot of spine, rear panel at top edge, price clipped, now in mylar cover. Orange cloth covered boards with "The Griffin" emblem embossed on front board, titling to spine. Spine has sunned slightly, light sunning to edges of boards. Light age toning to endpapers, quote inscribed in ink on first free endpaper: "Be a good soldier Trimble," otherwise clean within. Rare in dust jacket. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hard Cover. Referred to often as an anarchist and bohemian, Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923) wrote this novel while in the later stages of tuberculosis. Originally planned to encompass six volumes, Hasek only completed four prior to his death at the age of 39. Drawing from his experiences in World War I, the book is a satirical take on war that Joseph Heller credited with influencing his novel "Catch-22." Illustrations throughout by Joseph Lada. (#23917) $500.00

Hatch, Richard Warren Into the Wind New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. First Edition. First Printing. 362 pp. 8vo. An arresting dust jacket cover design by Boris Artzybasheff with light toning from sun at spine, light darkening overall, now in mylar cover. Grey cloth covered boards with blue embossed titling. Minor off-set to front and rear first free endpaper from dust jacket flap, clean within. Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardcover. Period novel set on the New England coast. (#24055) $125.00

Queen, Ellery (Editor) The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1944. First Edition. First Printing. 363 pp. 8vo. Dust Jacket has minor loss at corners, age toning to rear panel and flaps. Black cloth covered boards with red titling, tiny bit of scuffing. Slight age toning to endpapers, minor lean to text block. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hard Cover. (#18535) $175.00

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix London: Bloomsbury, 2003. First Edition. First Printing of this edition of the fifth book in the series. This dust jacket is the "adult version" with the gold phoenix design and darker colors than the first UK edition in bold primary colors marketed for a younger audience; in mylar cover. Cover illustration by Michael Wildsmith. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. Signed by J. K. Rowling on title page. (#19554) $1,100.00

Stout, Rex The Rubber Band: A Nero Wolfe Mystery New York: Triangle Books, 1940. First Triangle Books Edition. Second Printing. 302 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket has light chipping at edges, front panel corners, head of spine which is also lightly sunned, scuffing from shelf wear, in mylar cover. Dark tan cloth-covered boards with black embossed titling. Light age toning to endpapers, especially at hinge, clean within. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hard Cover. Scarce, even in this second printing of the reprint. (#20537) $90.00

Steinbeck, John Cannery Row New York: The Viking Press, 1945. First Edition. 208 pp. 8vo. The first issue with the buff-colored cloth covered boards. Titled in blue with light gray horizontal lines to front cover board and spine. Very slight bump to corners, crisp look. Dust Jacket has small chips at edges, bumps to corners, and slight degradation at head and foot of spine. As stated on copyright page, "This Edition Is Produced In Full Compliance With the All War Production Board Conservation Orders." A very nice copy. Fine in very good dust jacket. Hard Cover. (#19718) $750.00

Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) Le Rouge et Le Noir Paris: Cres et Cie., 1922. Limited. 578 pp. Woodcut ills. by Paul Quint. One of 380 copies "sur Velin a la Forme." Clean and tight, with just a hint of a crease to lower front corner. Text in French. Cased in a new, custom Solander box of deep red linen lined in black. Indentations on the spine hold author, title, and publication info on cream paper edged and printed in black. Very Good. Wraps. (#10370) $125.00

Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885. First Edition. 366 pp. A lovely copy of the beloved American classic in a true first edition, first issue. Only lightest of edgewear to spine ends and corners. One elegant Spencerian script of the previous owner at upper first free endpaper is the only mark found. The first free endpaper has been re-hinged and the text block re-mulled to the cover board by our in-house bindery. At pp. 364-365 there is a darker ghosted strip where apparently a bookmark spent time. Final page has a crease and a minute repaired closed tear at fore-edge, rear gutter is starting with paper pastedown paper split, original mull intact and tight. Book meets all the criteria found in Merle Johnson's Bibliography of the Works of Mark Twain, Harper, New York & London, 1935. The list of definite features of any first state of Huckleberry Finn includes the Illustrations index on p.13; "Him and Another Man" is listed as at p.88; it appears on p. 87. On p. 57, line 23, the phrase "with the was" appears; should be as later corrected "with the saw." On page 58, line 29, the word "touched" and on p. 59, line 11, the word "would" have touches of broken type. On p. 161, where the signature # 11 should appear; it is missing. There are further examples, such as the presence of a cloth on the table where the Gerhardt bust of Twain was photographed, and others. This copy meets the criteria set forth by Johnson and in BAL 3414. The novel had no previous publication in periodical or magazine. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#11453) $7,750.00

Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889. First Edition. Second Printing. 575 pps + 2 pp. pub ads. B/w frontis & ills. Olive green cloth covers lettered in gilt front and spine (eliminating the word "Connecticut" on cover). Gilt device on spine; stamped on front in gilt, blue, & black is a decoration of an armored knight, shield, top- hat, etc. Tiny olive & white wallpaper print eps. Copyrighted 1889 by Clements. Date on t.p. is 1890; actual release date 12/10/89. Clean and bright, with a touch of age to stock. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed, spine ends creased. Some rubbing along hinges, less on rear. Second issue, as evidenced by the lack of a "S" in caption, The King, p.59. No half title on fly leaf. On the last three lines of p. 72, type is broken. Reference Merle Johnson, Bibliography of Mark Twain, 1935. BAL 3429. On lower "hinge corner" of final ep is the stamp similar in appearance to a postage stamp which was affixed to subscription copies, designed to prevent sales agents from passing their copies on to bookstores. A nice example of a very early issue. Comes in custom clamshell box made by bookseller's in-house bindery. Very Good. Hardcover. (#11456) $400.00

Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel) Forty-Three Days in an Open Boat [Harper's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. CXCIX, December 1864] New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First Edition. 136, [4] ads, 4 ads. 4to. Light tan wraps with crisp and bright cover, light age yellowing along edges. Spine has small losses at head and foot, rear wrap missing lower left corner that has been repaired with Japanese mending paper, rest of cover has uniform darkening from age. Original printing has skewed the text on the rear cover giving it a bit of a slant. Very clean within. Very Good. Wraps. Contains Twain's first published story in a national magazine which appears on pp. 104- 113. Rare in that this issue usually is only found in the bound volume and individual issues are often in poor condition. Housed in a custom red faux leather slipcase with gold embossed titling to front panel. Photographs gladly provided (#24651) $900.00

Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens); Smith, Harriet E. (Editor); Griffin, Benjamin (Editor); Fischer, Victor (Editor); Frank, Michael B. (Editor), Goetz, Sharon K. (Editor); Myrick, Leslie Diane (Editor) Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 & Volume 2. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2010, 2013. First Edition. Both are First Printings. Clean, crisp copy. Brand new with dust jackets in mylar cover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. (#22655) $175.00

Verne, Jules A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners New York: Scribners Armstrong & Co., 1874. First American Edition. First Printing. iv, 287, 8 [ads] pp. 8vo. Forest green cloth publisher's binding with borders and illustration in black and gilt on front and spine. Beveled edges, indicating the first impression. Some edgewear, and corners are worn. Spine ends creased & worn. Pale yellow endpapers. Printed ownership label on front paste down. Translated from the French, with this first American edition dated 1874. Contents clean and tight. The blank sheet preceding the publisher's ads at rear has been removed. Very Good. Hardcover. (#12220) $500.00

FINE BINDINGS

Daudet, Alphonse CONTES CHOISIS Paris: Petite Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1900. As. 494 pp. Dark green leather covers with bright gilt embellishments. Spine with six raised bands and bright gilt lettering. Very slight shelf-wear. Spine has sunned to a rich, deep brown. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Lovely bookplate covers entire front paste-down. Pencil notes in margins on pp. 268-284. Text is aged and occasionally stained. Very Good. Full- Leather. (#1697) $75.00 de Blanry, Elizabeth Anne-Marie or Two Years in a Young Girl's Life London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1920. First Edition. ix, 67 pp. 12mo. Beautiful, brown full leather binding with five raised bands at spine, gold embossed titling, interlocking initials of "J R", whcih we assume is for Josephine Redding to whom the book is dedicated. Rust-colord silk endpapers with a three-line gold border on the pastedown, bound by Gruel and marked as such in gold at the foot of the front pastedown. Top edge of text block gilt, silk ribbon marker. Clean and crisp within, includes frontispiece photograph of Anne-Marie and her dog, Fop; and a second photograph of Anne-Marie in her Red Cross nurse's uniform on opposite p. 56. Tipped in at rear is a reproduction of the condolence letter, in French, from the French Red Cross to Anne-Marie's family. Fine. Full Leather. Charming story of Anne-Marie and her dog. Anne-Marie became ill and died with her dog beside her. Inscribed on first free endpaper by Myra Redding in 1921; we assume she was related in some way to Josephine Redding to whom the book is dedicated. (#25177) $250.00

Doves Bindery Farmholme Guest Book. London: Dove's Bindery, 1906. First Edition. An exquisite example of Dove's Bindery work in full green leather, decoration at spine in the distinctive Dove's Bindery style, gold embossed borders to front and rear cover boards, augmented by floral designs in all four corners. Very Good. Full Leather. Guest book for a home in Connecticut spanning the years 1906-1930. There are a number of entries by the renowned Florida architect Addison Mizner. Many entries illustrated by artists including a small masterful watercolor, and a piece of music inscribed here and there. Housed in a custom clamshell box produced in the bookseller's in-house bindery. (#22777) $2,000.00

Engstrom, Albert Skrifter av Albert Engstrom "The Writings of Albert Engstrom" (6 Volumes) Stockholm, Sweden: Albert Bonniers, 1939. As. A beautiful set of six volumes representing eleven titles that are bound in a light brown, slightly mottled three quarter leather binding with gold marble paper insets to front and rear cover boards, marbled endpapers. Gold embossed titling to spine, black embossed seaside motif of birds, waves, and channel marker on the foot of the spine. Light scuffing from age, otherwise pristine. Illustrated within by Engrstom and others. Engstom's works in Swedish. Photographs gladly provided. Fine. Three Quarter Leather. (#22869) $125.00

Hammerton, Sir J.A. Cassell's World Pictorial Gazetteer London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1933. First Edition. 1024 pp. 8vo. The Navy Riviere binding makes this exquitie book a treasure. Smooth navy blue calf covers have narrow triple rules front and rear in bright gilt. The elaborate spine has red title block, brown author block, both lettered in gilt. Five raised bands separate compartments which are ruled, cornered, and centered with gilt designs. Upper front cover has slightest of creases to corner. The book has elaborate gilt inside dentelles all around, with sea- blue marbled eps. All edges gilt. Riviere & Son binder's notations verso first free endpaper. The book itself is printed on inexpensive stock. Very Good. Hardcover. (#12311) $200.00

Harris, Stanley Old Coaching Days & The Coaching Age (2 Volumes) London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1882/1885. First Edition. A two volume set, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliff to match as a set. Volume I: viii, 279, 12 plates. Volume II: viii, 468 pp. 16 plates. 8vo. Full red leather bindings with five raised bands at spine. Brown leather patch titles with compartments between bands decorated with intricate gold tooling, horses head profile in top and bottom compartment, horseshoe and a bridle in the remaining two. Three gold line borders surround front and rear boards, gold lines on board edges; gold dentelle borders to pastedowns with marbled endpapers. Light scuffing to foot of boards, touch of wear at head of each spine. Interiors clean and crisp with original cloth covers bound in at rear of each volume. Illustrations by John Sturgess. Volume I has a four spots on base of frontispiece plate. Very Good. Full Leather. (#24041) $500.00

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow With Biographical and Critical Notes (6 Volumes) Boston: Houghton Mifflin/The Riverside Press, 1901. As. 8vo. Titles included: Vol.1 Voices of the Night, etc.; Vol.2 Evangeline, Hiawatha & Miles Standish; Vol.3 Birds of Passage, etc.; Vol.4 Tales of a Wayside Inn; Vol.5 Christus A Mystery; Vol.6 Maccabaeus Michael Angelo, etc. Red leather spine with five raised bands, elaborate gold tooling of flowers in compartments. Marbled paper insets to cover boards, matching marble paper endpapers. Light scuffing to covers, minor chipping along hinges, beautiful bindings nonetheless. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#24203) $300.00

Mallet, Captain; Nimrod Annals of the Road or Notes on Mail and Stage Coaching in Great Britain To which are added Essays on the Road by Nimrod London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1876. First Edition. xiii, [2], 403 pp. 8vo. Full red leather bindings with five raised bands at spine. Gold titling to spine, remaining compartments between bands decorated with gold embossed bridle and horseshoe illustrations. Three gold line borders surround front and rear boards with the same bridle image from the spine embossed in each corner, gold lines on board edges, creasing along hinge of front and rear boards that has lost a small amount of the leather's surface color ; gold line borders to pastedowns with two bridles embossed on foredge corner. Interiors have light staining in first pages, clean within and with original cloth covers bound in at rear. Illustrated with 10 color plates and 3 woodcuts, all have light amounts of foxing. Very Good. Full Leather. A beautifully executed binding, so appropriate to the subject matter. (#24046) $400.00

Mallet, Captain; Nimrod Annals of the Road or Notes on Mail and Stage Coaching in Great Britain To which are added Essays on the Road by Nimrod London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1876. First Edition. xiii, [2], 403 pp. 8vo. Full red leather bindings with five raised bands at spine. Gold titling to spine, remaining compartments between bands decorated with gold embossed illustrations of a horse and rider jumping a gate, horseshoe, polo hat and mallet, hunting horn and fox head. Two gold line borders surround front and rear boards, gold lines on board edges, creasing along hinge of front and rear boards that has lost a small amount of the leather's surface color; gold line borders to pastedowns with horseshoes embossed on foredge corners. Interiors clean and crisp within and with original cloth covers bound in at rear. Illustrated with 10 color plates with tissue guards and 3 woodcuts. Very Good. Full Leather. A beautifully executed binding by Riviere & Son. (#24782) $400.00

Tennyson, Alfred Lord The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson (7 Volumes) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1904. Riverside Edition. Seven Volumes, Complete. 8vo. Red leather spine with five raised bands, gold titling, top edge gilded. Red cloth insets to cover boards, leather corners. Light rubbing to covers, small chip at base of spine on Volume 7. Very clean within, an attractive set. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#24678) $450.00

Way, Francis; Landsdale, Maria Hornor Rome Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1897. First Edition. x, 510 pp. Red cloth dust jacket with gold embossed tilting to spine is clean and crisp. White cloth covered boards with gold embossed decoration and titling to front board and spine. Clean, and crisp within, profusely illustrated with large folding map of Rome tipped in at rear. In original white cloth slipcase with some soiling and rubbing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. (#25653) $75.00

Yriarte, Charles; Landsdale, Maria Hornor Florence: Its History--The Medici--The Humanists Letters—Arts Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1897. First Edition. viii, 476 pp. Red cloth dust jacket with gold embossed tilting to spine is clean and crisp. White cloth covered boards with gold embossed decoration and titling to front board and spine. Clean, and crisp wihin, profusely illustrated with large folding map of Florence tipped in at rear. In original white cloth slipcase with some soiling and rubbing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. (#25651) $75.00

Yriarte, Charles; Sitwell, F.J. (Translator) Venice: Its History--Art--Industries and Modern Life Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co., n.d. First Edition. First Coates Edition. Late 19th century. 449 pp. Red cloth dust jacket with gold embossed tilting to spine is clean and crisp. Red cloth covered boards with gold embossed sculpture illustration and border on cover board, gold titling and decoration to spine. Clean, and crisp wihin, profusely illustrated with large folding map of Venice tipped in at rear. In original red cloth slipcase with some soiling and rubbing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. (#25652) $125.00

FINE PRESS

[Arion Press] Canetti, Elias The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 2001. First Edition. First Arion Press Edition. 124 pp. Twenty-eight photographs taken by Karl Bissinger are reproduced, frontispiece photo in color, remaining in black and white, with the final photograph signed by him in pencil. Six etchings by William T. Wiley, inspired by the text, signed beneath the final print in pencil; a seventh print is used as the front and rear cover boards. Translated from the German by J. A. Underwood; Afterword by Ferdinand Protzman. Set in Goudy Old Style type, printed in Mohawk Superfine for text and photographs, Rives Lightweight for etchings, and Fabriano Ingres for the leaves with mounted prints. Fine. Hard Cover. This is copy number 213 of 376 copies, 350 of which were offered for sale and 26 lettered copies "hors de commerce". Included is the eight page prospectus, a four page sample from the book, and a reproduction of the artist's "Sketches for the Voices of Marrakesh" which was the inspiration for the final etchings; light smudge at lower right corner of prospectus cover. Paper slipcase which folds shut like an envelope is in Very Good condition with a 1/2" tear at the upper right corner where the hinge flap is hinged. The sixty-first publication of the Arion Press. (#20632) $300.00

[Arion Press] James, Henry Jr. The Madonna of the Future San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1997. First Edition. First Arion Press Edition. 68 pp. Gray/green cloth covered boards with titling to cover and spine in dark green ink, gray laid paper endpapers. Includes a photo of the figurine that was the artist, Jim Dine's inspiration tipped in at page 19, and a photogravure of a portion of the artist's sculpture at page 22. Printed in Times New Roman type on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper. Fine. Hard Cover. 226 copies produced, of the 200 offered for sale, 75 reserved for the companion volume, "Ape & Cat", 26 lettered copies "hors de commerce", this is copy 95 of 125 offered to the public. Four sheet accordion fold prospectus included. This does not include the even more rare "Ape & Cat" edition. Fifty-second publication of the Arion Press. (#20644) $400.00

[Arion Press] Miller, Arthur The Price: A Play San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1999. First Edition. First Arion Press Edition. Golden brown cloth-covered boards with Washburn illustration of a clock inset in front cover board, paper title to spine. Eight illustrations by Washburn. Set in Goudy Old Style type, printed on ivory Zerkall paper, illustrations printed in duo-tone. Slipcase in Fine condition, covered in same golden brown cloth, paper title to spine, and illustrated paper laid on both front and rear of a field of dollar signs. Fine. Hard Cover. Printed in an edition of 326 copies: 300 numbered, 26 lettered copies "hors de commerce". This is copy 169 of 300. Signed by Arthur Miller on the half-title page, signed by Stan Washburn on the limitation page. Prospectus included. Fifty-eighth publication of the Arion Press. A pristine edition. (#20641) $300.00

[Arion Press] Pushkin, Alexander; Heaney, Seamus (Translator) Arion San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 2002. First Edition. Unpag. Blue paper wraps, pamphlet sewn at spine. A Keepsake produced in an edition of 400 copies sent to Arion Press subscribers and friends. Laid in is the cover letter from publisher Andrew Hoyem that accompanied the pamphlet. Fine. Printed Wraps. (#20648) $300.00

[Arion Press] Shakespeare, William; Vendler, Helen (Editor) Shakespeare's Sonnets San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1988. First Edition. 154 pp. Bound in brown quarter leather with a brocade cloth to covers and a lightly rounded spine, titled in gold on spine with a Fine slipcase covered in dark brown paper used for edition endpapers, the same brocade for foot, head, and sides, with a paper label pasted at spine, the head and foot of the opening of the slipcase are rounded and covered in leather and replicate the curve of the spine. An exquisite production. Hand-set in Bulmer and Stylescript type, printed on Hahnemuhle linen paper. Fine. Quarter Leather. 226 copies were produced, 200 numbered and 26 lettered hors de commerce. The fifty- third publication of the Arion Press. The eight page prospectus and original invoice are laid in. (#20913) $1,000.00

[Arion Press] Todd, Glenn. The Ballad of Lemon and Crow San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 2002. First Edition. 51 pp. Yellow cloth covered boards with a patterned print that replicate the various ink blots printed at the base of each page; black leather spine with applied paper title. The slipcase is in Fine condition and constructed of a heavy black cardstock with an applied paper title. The book tells the story of three generations of neighbors in rural Oklahoma. The six prints that illustrate the book are at the same scale as produced by the artist. Printed in English Old Style type on Ruysdael paper; prints are printed on T. H. Saunders buff loan paper. Fine. Hard Cover. 326 copies were produced, of which 30 included an extra suite of prints and 26 lettered hors de commerce. This is copy 100 of the numbered copies without the additional suite of prints. The sixty-third publication of the Arion Press. Small prospectus in card stock wraps laid in along with invitation to a reception celebrating the publication of the edition and a note from Arion Press founder Andrew Hoyem that accompanied the original invoice. (#20921) $325.00

[Grabhorn & Hoyem] Lewis, Oscar; Haas, Elise S.; Adams, Ansel (Photographer) To Remember Albert M. (Micky) Bender. With an Appreciation by Elise S. Haas San Franciscio, CA: Robert Grabhorn & Andrew Hoyem, 1973. First Edition. 38 pp. Light brown buckram covered boards with paper title label pasted to spine. Light discoloration to cover boards around edges. Clean and crisp within. Beautifully produced with a red titling to title page as well as a green and yellow rose, red capital letter at the start of each short chapter. Very Good. Hard Cover. Frontispiece portrait of Albert Bender by Ansel Adams. A celebration of the life of noted San Francisco patron of the arts, Albert Bender. Printed by Grabhorn & Hoyem in an edition of 200 copies. (#23969) $125.00

[Janus Press] The Guest. West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1976. First Edition. Unpag. A Christmas Keepsake produced by the Janus Press. Paper covered boards with a blue cloth spine and a paper title label on spine.. Handset in Spectrum and Bembo, printed on Hosho special, Miliani Ingres, Strathmore, and the covers in decorated Kaya. 300 copies produced, the first 50 are casebound, contain an additional set of prints (each signed by Helen Siegl and corresponding in number of the set). This is number 12 of the casebound sets, in a dark mustard paper covered slipcase that is in Fine condition with a paper title label to spine; prints contained in a small blue paper folio that also rests in slipcase. Fine. Hard Cover. Signed by Helen Siegl at colophon. (#20899) $275.00

[Janus Press] Mass of Thanksgiving: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of the Reverend John Joseph Shellem West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1977. First Edition. Unpag. Dark mustard yellow wraps with Helen Siegel wood cut printed in blue- gray on cover. Helen Siegl's wood cuts illustrate the text. Edition was handset in Bembo, titles in Mehart Uncial, printed on Kozu with Strathmore covers. Limited to 300 copies. Fine. Wraps. Inscribed in pencil by Janus Press Founder Claire Van Vliet. (#20891) $100.00

[Janus Press] The Tower of Babel West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1975. First Edition. Unpag. An anthology of texts: The Legend of the Chin by Sir James George Scott; the Genesis text on The Tower of Babel; The Great Wall and The Tower of Babel, The Tower of Babel, The Pit of Babel, and The City Coat of Arms by Franz Kafka; and Builders of Babel. Signatures loose, as produced, in paper chemise with gray cloth covered clamshell box in Fine condition with paper label at spine. Lithographs printed from stone on Zerkall Butten paper, set in Monotype Spectrum. Lithographs and single wood-engraving by Claire Can Vliet. Fine. Wraps. 110 copies produced: 100 numbered, 10 copies "hors commerce", this being number 18 of the numbered copies and signed by the artist at colophon. (#20896) $1,000.00

[Janus Press] Weddingmass of Christopher Maria Siegl -- Adelaide Louise Moran; 31 May 1975; Holy Cross Church, Philadelphia West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1977. First Edition. Unpag. Heavy purple wraps with Helen Siegel wood cut of two doves over a cross printed in black on cover. Helen Siegl's wood cuts illustrate the text. Edition was handset and printed on Korean with Strathmore covers. Fine. Wraps. Limited to 350 copies, inscribed in pencil by Janus Press Founder Claire Van Vliet at the colophon. (#20893) $100.00

[Janus Press] Burke, Clifford Bone Songs Newark, VT: The Janus Press, 1992. First Edition. Printed on heavy white Royal Watercolour Society paper and illustrated with skull drawings by Ruth Fine, bound in a non-adhesive structure and encase in a two-part slipcase that uses shaped drum vellum for the sliding lid. One of 150 copies. Fine. Wraps. This edition inscribed to the original recipient and signed by Clifford Burke, Ruth Fine, and Claire Van Vliet. (#20844) $500.00

[Janus Press] Fine, Ruth E. The Janus Press 1981-1990: Catalogue Raisonne Burlington, VT: University of Vermont Libraries, 1992. First Edition. Dark mustard cloth covered boards with an exposed linen stitch binding at spine. This is one of 100 copies of this publication published by the University of Vermont Libraries to accompany an exhibition of the same name that was bound by Stephanie Westnedge for friends of the Janus Press. Fine. Hard Cover. This edition signed by Westnedge and inscribed by Janus Press founder Claire Van Vliet to the recipient. (#20842) $100.00

[Janus Press] Fine, Ruth E. Summer Day/Winter Night: Linocuts by Ruth Fine Newark, VT: The Janus Press, 1994. First Edition. Heavy brown paper cover with accordion fold design with gold edge accents that feature Summer Day on one side of the accordion fold, Winter Night on the verso. Custom gold paper covered slipcase with titling in light blue on spine. Fine. Wraps. This edition signed by Ruth Fine at the colophon and inscribed by Janus Press founder Claire Van Vliet to the recipient. Number 79 of 150 copies. (#20843) $200.00

[Janus Press] Franklin, Benjamin The Old Mistresses' Apologue West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1975. First Edition. Unpag. Paper covered boards with brown cloth spine. A Keepsake by Van Vliet produced in 69 copies for friends of the press in celebration of the 21st year of the press and her 42nd birthday. Van Vliet used Dard Hunter and Walter Hamady papers for wood engravings and text, cover papers a Fabriano Ingres that she marbled with moss from the island of North Haven, Maine. Fine. Hard Cover. (#20878) $300.00

[Janus Press] Johanknecht, Susan WASTEINCANT Newark, VT: The Janus Press, 2007. First Edition. Unpag. A stunning work in very few words and somewhat abtract images on the dangers of nuclear waste and its storage in plastics. Wraps are an iridescent plastic with varying patterns that shape the light and images beneath in interesting ways. Dust Jacket is the plastic with "cover boards" the same plastic in a different pattern with a woven, non-adhesive binding of sliver/gray paper woven into the signatures, single sheets of the patterned plastic separate each printed sheet. All is contained in plexiglass slipcase in Fine condition. Printed on a Barcham Green Cambersand and Cairo papers in an addition of 150 copies of which this is number 40. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Wraps. (#20901) $350.00

[Janus Press] Johnson, W R. Easter West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1970. First Edition. Unpag. Green paper wraps with dark green titling to cover, slight sunning to spine. One page poem accompanied by six relief prints by Claire Van Vliet. Text was set in Optima and printed on Okawara paper, covers Fabriano. Fine. Wraps. Signed by Claire Van Vliet at the colophon. Printed in an edition of 250 copies: 20 hors commerce, 30 for Christ Church of Philadelphia and 200 numbered copies of which this is 177. (#20879) $125.00

[Janus Press] Lehrer, Ruth Fine The Janus Press: 1955-75 Burlington, VT: The Robert Hull Fleming Museum, 1975. First Edition. 42 pp. Most likely bound by The Janus Press as a keepsake for subscribers and friends, although composed and printed by the Stinehour Press. Paper covered boards with a brown cloth spine and small applied paper label to title. An exceptional copy of the catalog raisonne of the first twenty years of The Janus Press. Fine. Hard Cover. Gift inscription by Claire Van Vliet on second free endpaper. (#20876) $100.00

[Janus Press] Lohf, Kenneth A Seasons: Seven Poems Newark, VT: The Janus Press, 1981. First Edition. Unpag. Red and orange iridescent paper and a red cloth spine with an applied paper title. Text was set by hand in Trump Mediaeval Italic and printed on Old Fabriano paper. Cover paper dyed for the edition by Catherine. Fine. Hard Cover. This edition signed by Kenneth A. Lohf and Janus Press founder Claire Van Vliet at the colophon. Printed in an edition of 150 copies, this being an extra or proof copy from the collection of the individual who printed the edition at The Janus Press. (#20877) $125.00

[Janus Press] Meynell, Katharine Eat Book London/Newark, VT: Gefn Press/Janus Press, 1990. First Edition. Unpag. Oblong folio. Dust Jacket, if you would like to call it that, is a crumpled linen napkin wrapped around the edition with a long cord tie that winds around to secure the cloth. Genius! Boards have an applied acrylic with a rough texture, and a linen backstrip. The book consists of a poem by Meynell with six sepia still lifes of cherries, sausages, and white bread. Susan Johanknecht designed the piece and set the text, recipes written out by Alix Meynell. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. This is #51 of 150 copies and is signed by Johanknecht and Meynell at the colophon. (#20887) $400.00

[Janus Press] Schumann, Elka Bread and Puppet: The Dream of the Dirty Woman Newark, VT: The Janus Press, 1980. First Edition. Large gray accordion fold folio, deckled edge, with relief plates by Claire Van Vliet on paper made by Van Vliet and Kathryn Clark at the Twinrocker Handmade Paper Mill, Brookston, Indiana. Piece printed in both English and French, and illustrated throughout. Stunning! In custom made box that includes, in the base of the tray, an LP recording of the performance by the Bread and Puppet Theater. The box is covered in a light tan buckram cloth with a silk-screened tree design that mimics the forest of trees in which the players pose on the cover of the LP. This edition also includes an additional LP in its original printed sleeve. Fine. Soft Cover. (#20836) $575.00

[Janus Press] Schuyler, James The Fireproof Floors of Witley Court West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1976. First Edition. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Heavy orange paper wraps with a silver embossed Man-In-The-Moon illustration on the front cover. A fabulous Janus Press item with purple silhouette of Levens Hall, Westmorland, England, with a green silhouette of the topiary gardens bound in so that it encompasses front and rear of text. Rear page is printed with a small silver moon rising above Levens Hall. Printed by the Janus Press, designed, printed, torn, cut, and bound by Claire Van Vliet. This is copy 109 of an edition of 150 copies. A rare Janus Press and extremely rare James Schuyler piece in that it was printed for subscribers to the press, with copies seldom available to the general public. (#24227) $1,750.00

[Janus Press] Siegl, Nicholas (Translator) A Fable of Bidpai West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1974. First Edition. Unpag. From the "Buch der Weisheit" of 1483. Oblong folio. Yellow mustard color wraps with a wood block print of a crow printed in blue at on the front panel. Fourteen wood block prints by Helen Siegle illustrate the text. Edition was handset in Times New Roman on Hosokawa paper with the cover being Strathmore. Fine. Wraps. 300 copies of this edition were produced, the first 30 were numbered I-XXX, boxed and contained an additional set of prints. This copy is not numbered and is signed by Helen Siegl in pencil where she has also noted that it is the proof copy for the individual who handset the text and is acknowledged in the colophon. Extra set of prints contained in separate folio, each signed by Helen Siegel, all enclosed in a blue cloth clamshell box with a gold paper title to spine that replicates the paper bindings. An exquisite and rare edition. (#20889) $1,000.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Auchincloss, Kenneth New York Revisited New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. First Edition. Silver cloth covered boards with black leather spine patch with title embossed in silver on spine, contained in slipcase covered in same silver material. Book consists of text by Kenneth Auchincloss with 8 color woodcut engravings and 3 vignettes by Gaylord Schanilec. Fine. Hard Cover. A breathtaking piece. Printed by Gaylord Schanilec at Midnight Paper Sales in an edition of 250 copies, of which 50 were offered with an additional set of wood engravings by Rudolph Ruzicka printed by Schanilec from the original blocks; this is copy #173 of the remaining 200. Included, however, is the set of "New York: A Series of Eight Wood Engravings in Color by Rudolph Ruzicka". This set, as mentioned earlier, was printed by Schanilec from Ruzicka's original woodblocks for the 1915 work "New York" also published by the Grolier Club; in an edition of 50 copies, this one being #18. (#21464) $1,000.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Danticat, Edwidge The Coriolis Effect Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 2002. First Edition. A poem about writing. The text has been hand-set in Walbaum, and with twelve wooden numerals illuminated in color with engraved wood blocks. Copy # 125 of 170. Fine. Printed Wraps. The book, signed by Danticat and Schanilec, is bound in boards covered with paper marbled for the edition by Carol Scott. (#14556) $125.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Danticat, Edwidge Plunging Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 2009. First Edition. Tan cloth covered boards with pasted paper label on cover board, in tan cloth slipcase. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hard Cover. Number 71 of 115 numbered copies. Signed by both author, Edwidge Danticat and woodcut illustrator and printer, Gaylord Schanilec. Danticat was recently named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow. (#19314) $150.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Dufresne, John I Will Eat a Piece of the Roof and You Can Eat the Window Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 1999. First Edition. The text was handset in Joanna with Delphian Open Titling. Three full-page, multicolor wood engravings with initial letters to open the three sections; a two-panel engraving for the title page. The book is printed on Zerkall mould-made paper. Hand-bound into boards by the Campbell-Logan Bindery. Fine. Hard Cover. Copy #143 of 220, in slipcase, signed by Dufresne and Schanilec. (#14557) $145.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Hautman, Pete Bad Beat Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 1998. First Edition. Hand-set text in Garamond with Ratdolt titling, hand-printed on Zerkall mould- made paper and hand-bound it into boards. Seven multiple-color wood engravings printed from maple blocks. Copy #143 of 200, enclosed in a slipcase, and signed by Hautman and Schanilec. Fine. Hard Cover. (#19875) $125.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Heynen, Jim Old Swayback Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 2006. First Edition. Seventh in Midnight Paper Sales' Little Book Series. Engraving by Gaylord Schanilec has been carved from finished maple half-rounds and printed on Japanese Paper. The remainder of the book was printed on Zerkall mould-made paper by Ben Verhoeven and Gaylord Schanilec in the summer of 2006. Text hand-set by Julia Hinderlie in Italian Old Style, cast by Scott King. Issued in a black cloth slipcase with paper spine label. No. 70 of 128 copies. Fine. Printed Wraps. Signed by author on title page, Schanilec under limitation notice. (#15251) $150.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] McNear, Suzanne Excerpts from a Wisconsin Childhood Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 1997. First Edition. Beautiful book of the author's reminiscences of her early life in Wisconsin. Blue cloth spine with a paper label, marbled paper boards, slipcase in matching blue spine cloth. Both book and slipcase absolutely fine. Illustrated with three small vignettes in woodblock by Schanilec. Printed in Joanna type on Rives Heavyweight paper, marbled paper created by Angela Liguori. The one page, folded prospectus is laid in. Fine. Hard Cover. Produced in an edition of 120 copies, this is copy #25 and is signed on the colophone by McNear and Schanilec. (#21465) $200.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Schanilec, Clayton The Intruder Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 2004. First Edition. Text handset by Franny Bannen with Monotype Emerson originally cast for New York Revisited (The Grolier Club, 2002). Three-page, 5 x 13 inch panoramic engraving of Clayton Schanilec fishing his favorite pool. Panorama printed in four colors on gray Hahnemuhle Ingres paper. A 2-color cover engraving was printed with a split-fountain technique on black Hahnemuhle Ingres for the covers. Printed on Zerkall mould-made paper in an edition of 146 copies. 120 copies are bound in quarter blue Cialux cloth, with printed paper over boards and a paper title label printed with gold ink on black Arches cover. Fine. Hard Cover. This is copy #106, enclosed in a slipcase and signed by Schanilec and Schanilec. (#14555) $125.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Schanilec, Gaylord Farmers Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Terracotta Full Leather binding with Gaylord Schanilec's monogram impressed on front cover. Custom clamshell box. Designed and hand printed by Gaylord Schanilec in an addition of 174 numbered and 26 lettered copies. This is copy "S" of the 26 lettered copies which were bound in full leather and contained in a beige cloth clamshell box with a leather patch title, minor smudge at bottom of spine. Fine. Full Leather. From the colophon, "The type is Eric Gills' Joanna and was set in composition at the Los Angeles Type Foundry. The wood engravings are by Gaylord Schanilec and were cut in end- grain maple blocks made by Jim Reynolds." Includes a complete folio set of prints in a separate, labeled folder. Inscribed by Schanilec in 1990 to previous owner on verso of second free endpaper. A stunning early masterpiece by Schanilec. (#18446) $3,750.00

[Midnight Paper Sales] Schanilec, Gaylord Report from Pool Four Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 2010. First Edition. 24 pp. Number 9 in Schanilec's Little Books Series and his first return, in printed form, to poetry in 30 years. Contains 2 two-color wood engravings by Schanilec and handset by him in Bembo type, printed on Zerkall paper with hand-made cover paper by Amanda Degener & Briget OíMalley of Cave Paper. Paper covered slipcase with title printed on a the spine label. Fine. Printed Wraps. Beautifully produced in an edition of 200 copies, this being copy #70. Signed and numbered by the author/artist in pencil on the limitation page. As always, a stunning piece of work. (#22728) $125.00

GARDENING & HORTICULTURE

Tulip Catalog Haarlem, Holland: Bond Van Bloembollenhandelaren, n.d. First Edition. Black cloth scrapbook has touches of edge wear and soil, but its metal spiral binding is tight and contents are exquisite Front cover is warped. Contains 32 cards, each 5 1/2 x 7," each illustrating a single tulip blossom, identifying the species by name and season. Some of the cards are signed with the initials "LM." All are absolutely lovely, bright chromolithographs. At the lower edge of each card is "Copyright Bond van Bloembollenhandelaren, Haarlem" and "Printed in the Netherlands." Captions are in English. The book is arranged with two cards per page, each page protected by a tissue printed with traces of flowers. Edges of some of the tissue covers are aged or chipped. Likely dates to the end of the 19th century. Very Good. Hardcover. (#11098) $300.00

Andrews, James The Parterre: Or, Beauties of Flora London: Tilt and Bogue, 1842. First Edition. Unpag. Folio. Green cloth-covered boards have light wear and scuffing from age. Gold embossed titling to cover, rear board, and spine still bright. Small losses at head and foot of spine. Edges gilded. Twelve (12) vibrant hand-colored plates. A stunning work of floral illustration paired with verse relating to each illustration. The Fuschia plate (Plate V, page 10) is loose but laid in at proper place in volume; chipping and losses at the edges of the plate, illustration clean and intact. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#23881) $900.00

Dunthorne, Gordon Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries: Their History, Makers and Uses With a Catalogue Raisonne of the Works in Which They are Found Washington DC: Gordon Dunthorne, 1938. First Edition. xiv, 275 pp. Folio. 79 full-page color and black & white illustrations. Tan buckram boards with a beveled edge; inset green octagon title label with gold embossed titling on cover boards, brown patch title with gold embossed titling on spine. Clean and crisp within. Matching buckram cloth covered slipcase has light staining across base and in Very Good condition. Fine. Hardcover. Published in an edition of 2,500 copies at the Lakeside Press, Chicago, IL. (#24675) $100.00

Hetley, Mrs. Charles [Georgina Barne] The Native Flowers of New Zealand: Illustrated in Colours in the Best Style of Modern Chromo-Litho Art from Drawings Couloured to Nature London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington (Limited), 1888. First Edition. Folio. (4), 8, (2) pp. 36 colored plates. Published in three parts, bound as one. Green leather covered boards with gold embossed border to front and rear boards, gold titling to spine, gold floral motif at turn-ins along border, marbled endpapers. Binding has wear and scuffing. 1" tear in leather at foot of spine on hinge, 1-1/2" tear at head of spine on hinge, bumping to corners. Text block tight to boards, compression bump to upper right corner where volume appears to have been dropped at some point, causing a minor bend to the corners, all edges gilded. Earlier bookseller catalog description (small) pasted to first free endpaper. Very light foxing to second free endpaper. All plates bright with tissue guards present. Overall, exterior shows some wear, interior bright. Very Good. Full Leather. (#24130) $1,000.00

Ioki, Bunsai; Ohba, Hideaki (Introduction & Botanical Notes) Japanese Alpine Plants Illustrations Tokyo: Yasaka Shobo, Inc., 1982. First Edition. 150 pp. Folio. Tan cloth-covered boards with blind embossed turtle logo on front board, protective opaque dust jacket clean and crisp. Interior is a stunning collection of 99 color plates of Bunsai Ioki's work along with an image key in black and white at the rear with Botanical notes for each plate. All in Japanese except for the Editor's note on page 150 that provides a very brief overview of Ioki's work. Housed in custom color printed slipcase that has light chipping and wear at the edges. A stunning book. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. (#24453) $500.00

La Quintinye (Jean-Baptiste de) Instruction Pour Les Jardins Fruitiers et Potagers, Avec un Traité des Orangers, Suivy de Quelques Réflexions sur l'Agriculture (2 Volumes) Paris: Claude Barbin, 1690. First Edition. Instructions for Fruit and Vegetable Gardens. 4to. Volume I: 1, 6, 16, 522, 2 pp. Volume II: 566, 2 pp. Volume I begins with a 6 page dedication to the King of France, Louis XIV, followed by 16 pages of poems, the first an ode to Pomona by Santolius Victorinus, and a frontispiece engraving of La Quntinye followed by an ode to La Quntinye by Perrault. Volume I contains 3 plates: pp. 32/33 tri-fold plate of the Potager du Roy a Versailles (Kitchen Garden of the King at Versailles), older Japanese paper tape repair at verso width of plate where it was completely separated in half; pp. 304/305 tri-fold plate of 15 illustrations of pruning instructions; pp. 504/505 tri-fold plate of 15 illustrations of pruning instructions. Volume I divided into three parts, each section begins with an engraving at the top of the page introducing that section, illustrated first letter of lead paragraph, small illustration engravings inserted into text throughout. P. 276 has a 1-3/4” tear at upper right corner along gutter, lower right corner of p. 277 has a 2”x3” piece missing. Volume II divided into three parts, IV-VI, each section begins with an engraving at the top of the page introducing that section, illustrated first letter of lead paragraph, small illustration engravings inserted into text throughout. Also includes two additional sections, Traité de la Culture des Orangers and Reflexions sur Quelques Parties de l’Agricutlure, each section beginning with an engraving and capital engraving. Volume II contains 11 plates: p. 24/25, single page with 9 examples of pruning; p. 26/27, single page with 9 examples of pruning; p. 36/37, single page illustration of a pruning knife; p. 38/39, single page illustration of a pruning saw; p. 42/43, single page with 9 examples of pruning; p. 52/53, single page with 12 examples of pruning; p. 66/67, single page with 11 examples of pruning; p. 76/77, single page with 12 examples of pruning; p. 158/159, single page with 2 examples of pruning; p. 160/161, single page with 9 examples of pruning; p. 246/247, single page illustration of a pruning knife. Full leather with five raised bands at spine, elaborately decorated panels between bands, gilded decoration with gold embossed patch titling in second panel from top, volume number on third panel from top. Contemporary bindings with considerable chipping and wear at edges, scuffing, splitting at head and foot, but all cords on which the signatures are sewn are intact and tight to the boards and spine. Small losses at head and base of spine from leather chipping. An early 1” wide inventory sticker affixed to upper right corner of rear board next to hinge of Volume I. Very light age toning to pages, light swelling to each volume at foredge due to the high quality of this paper and its interaction with the environment for over 300 years. Very Good. Full leather. An amazing record of La Quintinye’s lesson learned as the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens under Louis XIV. A high spot in books on garden history. (#24030) $7,500.00

Veitch, James Herbert A Travellers Notes or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, The Australian Colonies and New Zealand During the Years 1891-1893 London: James Veitch & Sons Royal Exotic Nursery, 1896. First Edition. 219 pp. Green cloth covered boards with black title in a Japanesque manner as well as Asian characters on a pasted white paper label. Boards have a beveled edge, shelf wear at the edges, minor losses at the corners, and scuffing to the spine. Light foxing to the preliminary pages, light foxing/dust staining along text block edges. 9 black & white plates on a heavier weight paper of various botanical specimens and landscapes from the author's travels. Plate I is missing its protective tissue. Folding map at frontis showing Veitch's route. Very Good. Hardcover. Veitch and Sons was very successful English plant nursery and this volume surely supplemented their business and provided a busman's holiday for its author. (#24457) $250.00

HUMOR

Combe, William; Cruikshank, George The Life of Napoleon, a Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos, by Doctor Syntax, embellished with Thirty Engravings by G. Cruikshank London: T. Tegg, 1815. First Edition. 260 pp. 4to. Hand colored title page and 29 hand-colored plates with all tissue guards intact. Full leather binding with gold tooling to cover boards and spine. Considerable wear at edges, spine has been re-backed with original spine laid back down, heavy chipping and flaking. Top edge gilt, foredge and foot of text block have a deckled edge. Elaborate gold dentelle decoration to pastedowns with decorative paper inset into leather border and also used as first free endpaper. Previous owner, Donald Malcolm Campbell's bookplate on first free endpaper. Bound by John Bumpus. Very Good. Full Leather. (#25215) $1,400.00

Cruikshank, George Volume 1 of My Sketch Book London: George Cruikshank, 1834. First Edition. Published 1834-1836. Oblong 4to. [36] leaves of plates. Full green leather Riviere & Son binding that has faded at spine to a dark brown. Five raised bands to spine with gold embossed titling, three lined border to front and rear boards, gilt filet borders, top edge of text block gilded. Bumping to corners. Dark red endpapers have slight discoloration on pastedown where a bookplate was removed, front and rear gutters show evidence of possible moisture at some point although there is no evidence in the text block. Hand colored plates show minor age toning, very clean. Original front and rear wraps of each issue (9 in total) bound in at rear. Very Good. Full Leather. (#24680) $1,750.00

Cruikshank, George The Comic Almanack and Diary 1852 & 1853 (Bound as One) London: David Bogue, 1852-1853. First Edition. 44, 63 pp. 12mo. Brown leather spine with five raised bands, gold tooling to spine with flower motif and a female dancer within compartments, marbled insets to cover boards with the same paper as endpapers. Two volumes bound as one with original covers bound in. Each volume has numerous illustrations by Cruikshank, including large four fold illustration of "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, hand colored, as the frontispiece of the 1852 edition, "The Rights of Women" graces the frontispiece of the 1853 edition. Light age toning to the pages, includes postal and baking rates at rear of each almanack as well as David Bogue's catalog of publications. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#24753) $450.00

Gorey, Edward The Sopping Thursday New York: Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Unpag. 16mo. Gray paper boards with Gorey illustrated covers, gray cloth spine with paper title. No dust jacket as issued. Gray paper covered slipcase in Fine condition. Fine. Hardcover. An exquisite deluxe edition, the first produced by Gorey and one of only three titles that ever included original drawings by him. Produced in an edition of 326 copies, 300 signed and numbered by Gorey and bound in wraps; 26 deluxe editions lettered A-Z and signed by Gorey, bound in boards with a slipcase, and an original drawing also signed by Gorey. This is one of the rare deluxe editions, letter "M" and at the colophon; the original pencil drawing by Gorey is of a cat standing in the rain with a Japanese umbrella and a Japanese character in ink drawn on the umbrella. Labeled "M" in the lower right corner and signed with Gorey's initials. One of the rarest of Gorey items. (#25834) $9,000.00

Gorey, Edward The Vinegar Works. Three Volumes of Moral Instruction: The Gashlycrumb Tinies; The Insect God; The West Wing New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First Edition. Three volumes, each first printing. No dust jackets as issued. Each volume has light scuffing. The Gashlycrumb Tinies text block is slightly loose in the boards, other two tight and crisp. Light wear to the slipcase, which is decorated with Gorey's artwork. Very Good. Hardcover. (#25837) $275.00

Jerrold, Douglas Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures, As Suffered By The Late Job Caudle London: The Punch Office, 1846. First Edition. xii, 142 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume and matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Red silk ribbon markers. Engraved frontispiece and title page illustration; frontispiece has a 1" piece missing from the upper left corner. Light offsetting to the title page from the illustrations. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#25068) $200.00

Jerrold, Douglas The Story of a Feather London: The Punch Office, 1844. First Edition. xi, 255 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume and matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original front cover cloth and spine bound in at rear. Red silk ribbon markers. Engraved frontispiece and title page illustration by John Leech. Light offsetting to the title page from the illustrations.. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#25067) $200.00

Jerrold, Douglas; Cruikshank, George (Artist) Cakes and Ale (2 Volumes) London: How & Parsons, 1842. First Edition. 322, [2] ads, 316 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather on each volume has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume, matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. George Cruikshank illustration to title page and frontispiece of each volume. Fine. Three Quarter Leather. (#25062) $500.00

Jerrold, Douglas; Leech, John (Artist) A Man Made of Money London: The Punch Office, 1849. First Edition. [1], 283, [1] pp. 8vo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume and matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original front & rear cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. Twelve engravings by John Leech. Very light offsetting to the title page from frontispiece. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#25069) $175.00

Jerrold, Douglas; Meadows, Kenney (Artist) The Chronicles of Clovernook; With Some Account of The Hermit of Bellyfulle London: The Punch Office, 1847. First Edition. Second Printing. 183 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume and matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original front & rear cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. Engraved frontispiece illustration by Kenney Meadows. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#25065) $150.00

Jerrold, Douglas; Meadows, Kenney (Artist) Punch's Complete Letter Writer London: The Punch Office, 1845. First Edition. [3], xii, 146, [2]ads. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume and matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Bound with original wraps in place. Red silk ribbon markers. Fifty illustrations by Kenney Meadows. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#25064) $100.00

Jerrold, Douglas; Meadows, Kenney (Artist) Punch's Letters To His Son London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1843. First Edition. viii, 164, [4] ads. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume (front cover has the upper half with a touch of sunning) matching marbled endpapers. Small nick at head of spine. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original front cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. Twenty-four illustrations by Kenney Meadows. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. (#25063) $150.00

Opper, F. [Frederick Burr] Happy Hooligan and his Brother Gloomy Gus, A Series of Comic Pictures New York: New York American and Journal, 1902. First Edition. Unpag. Oblong elephant folio. Heavy card covers with green cloth spine. Cover sports a large Happy Hooligan illustration in all his goofy glory. Light surface staining at edges of cover to right side. Interior clean and crisp with vibrant color images, no tears. An absolutely fabulous copy of an early comic strip masterpiece that is rarely found in any condition. Very good. Stiff boards. (#24345) $1,000.00

Quiz [Combe, William] The Grand Master, or Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan, A Hudibrastic Poem in Eight Cantos London: Thomas Tegg, 1816. First Edition. x, 1-74, 73-252 pp. 8vo. Page 30 content reproduced on p. 32. pp 73-74 numbers repeated, no duplication of content. Does not lack cancel leaf C8 or contain errata slip, which is common in others. Green leather boards with five raised bands at spine, double gold ruled border to front and rear board. Chipping and wear to board edges, hinges front and rear. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers with elaborate gold dentelle decoration to front and rear pastedowns. Folding frontispiece illustration clean and bright, folding tissue intact with numerous creases. In addition to the frontispiece illustration and title page, both hand colored, there are 26 additional plates, 1 sepia (p. 193), 25 hand colored. Small tear paper repair on p. v, lower right, repaired tear at border of plate opposite p. 71, missing piece replaced at top of p. 251 but does not affect text. Light age toning to pages, quite clean. Very Good. Full Leather. A satirical look at British rule in India. (#25220) $900.00

Rowlandson, Thomas; Combe, William The Tour of Doctor Prosody, In Search of The Antique and Picturesque, Through Scotland, The Hebrides, The Orkney and Shetland Isles; Illustrated by Twenty Humourous Plates London: Matthew Iley, 1821. First Edition. [1], 251 pp. 8vo. Full red leather boards with twisted gold rope embossed border to front and rear with an inset blind embossed border within the gold. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed titling and decoration as well as dentelles at pastedowns. Minor scuffing and wear to boards, chipping along spine. Dark brown endpapers with light water staining along top edge of front and rear pastedowns. Nestles in a cloth covered slipcase with leather trim at opening edge. Twenty hand colored plates that have light offsetting on facing page. Very Good. Full Leather. Authorship, at times, in dispute between Rowlandson or Combe. Illustrations completed by C. Williams and W. Read. (#24946) $500.00

MISCELLANEA

Modes de Paris: Fashion Plates (2 Volumes) London: S. & J. Fuller, 1839-1847. First Edition. 4to. Three quarter vellum and paper bound set with leather patch titles to spine. Each volume is made up of individual French fashion plates of the latest Parisian styles depicted in hand-colored plates with both clothing for men and women. Plates are extremely bright with light foxing, slight musty smell to each volume. Volume I contains 214 plates that range from 5 September 1839 to 31 March 1844; Volume II 10 November 1844 to 31 March 1847. Volume I is slightly smaller as the plates were trimmed tighter than those that make up Volume II. Very good. Three Quarter Vellum. An interesting set that appears to have been compiled by someone interested in fashion. Unknown as to whether these plates were removed from a publication of the day or were issued individually. Either way, a snapshot of the fashion of the time and unusual in a collection that spans seven and a half years. (#24086) $2,000.00

De Oviedo, Juan Antonio Vida de Nuestra Señora, Repartida en Quince Principales Mysterios, Meditados en los Quince Dias Primeors de Agosto Para Disponerse a Celebrar Con Devocion, y Fruto Su Triunfante Assumpcion en Cuerpo, y Alma a Los Ciclos, y Su Gloriosa Coronacion de Reina del Universos Mexico: Imprenta de las Siete Revueltas, 1739. 112 pp. [24], 12 mo. Full vellum binding with light creasing but no tears or losses. Original ties at foredge deteriorated years ago. Pastedowns front and rear have been removed or deteriorated, small remnants of original marbled papers. Light foxing within, understandable given its age. Very good. Hardcover. A devotional focused on the Virgin Mary. OCLC lists eleven copies in institution holdings, seven in the United States, four abroad. (#24093) $750.00

Gershwin, George; Heyward, Dubose; Gershwin, Ira; Mamoulian, Rouben. Porgy and Bess: An Opera in Three Acts New York: Random House, 1935. Limited Edition. [4], 559, [1] pp. Folio. Red leather boards with Random House logo blind embossed on lower right corner of front board. Overall scuffing and soiling from age. Volume is missing the black leather title patches at the spine as well as the label on the front board (which is quite common), original slipcase missing as well. Bumping to corners, a scrape is present along inside edge of lower right side of rear board. Light age toning to endpapers, very clean within. Very Good. Hardcover. An early limited edition production by Random House significant in that it is signed by both George & Ira Gershwin at the colophon, as well as lyricist Dubose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Frontispiece and title page illustrations by George Biddle. Produced in an edition of 250 copies in October of 1935, this being #19. (#25793) $7,500.00

Jarratt, Rev. Devereux Sermons on Various and Important Subjects, In Practical Divinity, Adapted to the Plainest Capacities, and Suited to the Family Closet (3 Volumes) Philadelphia - London: Johnston & Justice, 1793. As. 298 pp, 315 pp, 321 pp. Brown leather-covered books have six raised gilt bands on spines, title in gilt on red leather block, and vol. nos. in black circle. All three are in very good condition. Bottoms a little shelf-worn, corners bumped on first two vols., top of spine chipped on vol.2. Interiors also very good. All three have signature in ink of George Perkins on flyleaf or half title page. Interiors foxed. Rev. Devereux Jarratt, Rector of Bath in the State of Virginia, was ordained in England, returned to the U.S. and was received into Bath Parish in 1763. Later he was considered one of the "Great Awakening" preachers. Vol. 1 begins with a sermon preached before the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia at Richmond, May 3, 1792, entitled "Ministerial Fidelity and Perseverance," a sermon reprinted at least twice besides this inclusion. Vol. 3 lists in Mr. Perkins' hand the titles and texts of the sermons included in that vol. A total of 30 sermons are included. Very Good. Full Leather. (#1538) $1,500.00

Le Plongeon, Augustus Sacred Mysteries New York: Robert Macoy, 1886. First Edition. 163 pp. "The Mayas and the Quiches, 11,500 Years Ago. Their Relation to the Sacred Mysteries of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea and India. Free Masonry In Times Anterior to the Temple of Solomon. Illustrated." Binding is brown cloth with blind-stamped decorative rules and title on front cover. Spine has slightly faded, blind-stamped gilt lettering. Binding is slightly aged, soiled and worn. Spine has a small tear. Spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed. Page edges are age-darkened and chipped. Floral endpapers. First free endpaper has a short closed tear at bottom edge. Brief ink inscription on front fly leaf. Black & white frontispiece photograph of author with protective tissue. Text has numerous illustrations throughout as well as plates with protective tissues. Interior is somewhat age-darkened. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#7524) $150.00

Mayr, Michael (Editor) Das Fischereibuch Kaiser Maximilians I (Emperor Maximilian I's Fishing Book) Innsbruck: Verlag Der Wagner'schen Universitats-Buchhandlung, 1901. As. 52 pp, 8 color plates, 1 photo-type plate. Brown cloth covered boards with gold border surrounding a fishing scene. Wear and scuffing to edges, bumping, spine cloth has been removed but covers still tight and intact, front hinge starting. A very nice reproduction of an important fishing text from the collection of Maximilian I (Holy Roman Emperor from 1501-1515). Stunning color plates. Very Good. Hard Cover. (#22874) $475.00

Petrarca, Francesco Il Petrarca Di Nuovo Ristampato Et Diligentemente Corretto Venetia [Venice]: Nicolo Misserino, 1596. As. 321, [10], [1] pp. 48mo. Full leather binding with blind embossed rules to covers front and rear, gold lines to spine, small burgundy title patch. Marbled endpapers, previous owner's name in pencil on second free endpaper. Very clean within, blue pencil mark across p. 222; a beautiful copy overall. Very Good. Full Leather. Woodcut illustrations at chapter heads: p. 3, 15, 176, 238, 266, 277, 290; decorative cuts pp. 14, 175, 237; and large illustrated woodcuts pp. 14, 238, 266, 277, 290. (#25643) $575.00

Schwerdt, C. F. G. R. Hunting Hawking Shooting Illustrated in a Catalogue of Books Manuscripts and Drawings (3 Volumes) London: Waterlow & Sons Limited, 1928. First Edition. Volume I, xxiv, 324, 86 plates; Volume II, xvi, 359, 81 plates; Volume III, 256, 99 plates; 266 plates total. Printed for Schwerdt by Waterlow & Sons Limited, a fourth volume was published in 1937, not included in this set. Green three-quarter leather binding with inset green cloth panels to cover boards. Five raised bands to spine, bright gold embossed titling and year at base of each volume. A whisper of darkening to spine from air exposure, leather at cover boards bright green. Minor bumping to corners of all volumes, ribbon marker in each volume intact. Light spotting to cloth insets to cover boards. Endpapers are a patterned sporting motif printed in gold on a dark green background, off toning has occurred from the leather turn-ins from the spine and corner patches. Head of text blocks gilded, foredge and foot deckled with darkening of the paper along the edges that extend beyond the block and were exposed to air. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. Touted as one of the high points of hunting catalogs, in exceptional condition with all plates, both single page and folding, intact and in fine condition, tissue guards all in place. This set is copy #143 of 300, hand numbered and signed by Schwerdt on the colophon All plates destroyed after book was printed. Bound by Kelly & Sons, London. (#23505) $3,500.00

PHOTOGRAPHY

Adams, Ansel (Photographer); Lewis, Oscar; Haas, Elise S. To Remember Albert M. (Micky) Bender. With an Appreciation by Elise S. Haas San Franciscio, CA: Robert Grabhorn & Andrew Hoyem, 1973. First Edition. 38 pp. Light brown buckram covered boards with paper title label pasted to spine. Light discoloration to cover boards around edges. Clean and crisp within. Beautifully produced with a red titling to title page as well as a green and yellow rose, red capital letter at the start of each short chapter. Very Good. Hard Cover. Frontispiece portrait of Albert Bender by Ansel Adams. A celebration of the life of noted San Francisco patron of the arts, Albert Bender. Printed by Grabhorn & Hoyem in an edition of 200 copies. (#23969) $125.00

Abbott, Berenice; McCausland, Elizabeth (Text) Changing New York New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1939. First Edition. First Printing with dark blue boards, blue topstain to text bock. xiv, 207, [1] pp. 4to. Photo illustrated dust jacket with numerous tears, chips, and losses, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling and emblem of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration that published this book in conjunction with Dutton; light bumping to corners, scuffing from shelf wear. Spotting at endpapers and through title page. Photographs clean and crisp. Light musty smell overall. Very Good in fair dust jacket. Hardcover. Inscribed by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) to fellow photographer, Eliot Elisofon (1911- 1973), on first free endpaper in blue ink, "Berenice Abbott Salut to Eliot" Changing New York was Abbott's first book and showcased the photographs Abbott had been working on for six years, first independently, then part of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration; the text was written by her longtime partner, Elizabeth McCausland. Eliot Elisofon was active as a photographer from 1935 through his death in 1973 and was a staff photographer/correspondent for LIFE Magazine from 1942 through 1972. During his time with LIFE Elisofon pursued freelance projects including a deep interest in Africa and developed an interest and expertise in African Art. Elisofon also spent time as a color consultant in Hollywood. Major collections of his work are held by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. (#25772) $5,500.00

Boulton, Alfredo (Photographer); Pietri, Arturo Uslar (Text); Padron, Julian (Notes) Imágenes del Occidente Venezolano New York: Tribune Printing Company, 1940. First Edition. Unpag. Folio. Square yellow paper covered boards with black titling to cover board, black plastic comb binding at spine. Comb is missing a few teeth at the foot. Scuffing overall with light bumping to corners, minor losses. Some foxing and spotting to endpapers and title page. Twenty-one (21) full page photographs at recto, explanatory note facing page verso, tri-fold panorama photograph second to last in series. Images clean . Very Good. Comb Binding. Inscribed by someone other than Alfredo Boulton on first free endpaper to Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973). Elisofon was active as a photographer from 1935 through his death in 1973 and was a staff photographer/correspondent for LIFE Magazine from 1942 through 1972. During his time with LIFE Elisofon pursued freelance projects including a deep interest in Africa and developed an interest and expertise in African Art. Elisofon also spent time as a color consultant in Hollywood. Major collections of his work are held by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. An extremely rare item with only six appearing in libraries via OCLC, all in the United States. (#25779) $15,000.00

Bucovich, Mario Photographs: 100 Selected Prints by Mario Bucovich With a Brief Treatise for Practical Work London: Hamilton Studios, n.d. First Edition. [7], 100 plates, [11] pp. 4to. Dust jacket has no printing or titling, light wear and scuffing, small closed tears, now in mylar cover. Beige cloth boards with an indication of staining, plates 83-100 and technical notes at rear have a faded stain along base which does not mar the images. Light foxing to endpapers, clean otherwise. Very Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover. (#25799) $100.00

Cartier-Bresson, Henri The Decisive Moment New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. First Edition. First Printing. [14], Plates 1-63, [4], Plates 64-126, [8], Folio. Printed in France. Toning to edges of boards as is common, considerable wear and scuffing, 1-3/4" tear at front hinge at foot of spine, rear hinge gas 6" tear at midpoint. Caption booklet. Both dust jacket and illustrated boards from a design by Henri Matisse. Good. Hardcover. A significant association copy of an extremely important and rare book in the history of photography. Inscribed in French by Henri Cartier-Bresson to Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973) and his wife, Joan. Elisofon was active as a photographer from 1935 through his death, and was a staff photographer/correspondent for LIFE Magazine from 1942 through 1972. During his time with LIFE Elisofon pursued freelance projects including a deep interest in Africa and developed an interest and expertise in African Art. Elisofon also spent time as a color consultant in Hollywood. Major collections of his work are held by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. (#25770) $6,500.00

Harrison, Olivia; Scorsese, Martin (Foreword); Theroux, Paul (Introduction) George Harrison: Living in the Material World New York: Abrams, 2011. First Edition. First Printing. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. An extremely scarce chronicle of Harrison's life in words and photographs. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. (#24031) $125.00

Hughes, Jim; Haas, Alexander Ernst Haas in Black and White New York: Bulfinch Press, 1992. First Edition. First Printing. Clean, crisp copy. Slight wear at top of dust jacket spine, now in mylar cover. Pristine within. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hard Cover. (#22949) $125.00

Inn, Henry; Lind, Andrew W. (Introduction) Hawaiian Types New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1945. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. 47 Plates. Folio. Dust jacket has chips and tears, losses at corners, head and foot of spine now in mylar cover. Rust cloth boards with black embossed titling to cover and spine, slight sunning to spine, evidence of water staining at head of front board. Previous . Good in Fair dust jacket. Hardcover. An interesting work of photography by Henry Inn, which could be somewhat serious due to its introduction by a sociologist detailing Hawaii's multi-racial background gong back for generations; or as cheesecake with all the photographs depicting pretty young women with their ethnic background listed on the facing page. Nevertheless, significant in that this copy is signed by the author to Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973): "To Eliot Elisofon ALhoa. Henry Inn" with Inn's Japanses red ink "chop" beneath his signature. Elisofon was active as a photographer from 1935 through his death in 1973 and was a staff photographer/correspondent for LIFE Magazine from 1942 through 1972. During his time with LIFE Elisofon pursued freelance projects including a deep interest in Africa and developed an interest and expertise in African Art. Elisofon also spent time as a color consultant in Hollywood. Major collections of his work are held by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. (#25778) $350.00

Laughlin, Clarence John (Photographer); Cohn, David L. (Author) New Orleans and Its Living Past Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. Limited Edition. 32 pp. 62 plates. Brown cloth boards with a darker brown leather patch title at the spine, deckled edge. Light glue darkening along hinge at front and rear pastedown. Clean and crisp within. Burgundy paper covered slipcase has wear and losses at head and foot of spine, scuffing overall, light chipping to paper label which also has limitation number in ink at its base. Beautiful black & white photographs of New Orleans beginning with a photograph of a corner of Jackson Square for the frontispiece and 62 plates following Cohn's introductory text. Laid in is a three page copy of an earlier owners' notes entitled "Plantation Houses Up-River From New Orleans To Geismar And Homen Solms(2/3 Way To Baton Rouge)" with description of various houses along the way, their architectural significance, penciled notes of clarification, and ink sketches of facades and details in the left margin. Fine. Hardcover. Printed in an edition of 1,030 copies, this is copy #868, signed by photographer and author at the colophon. Although primarily known as a practitioner of "surrealist" photography, these photographs by Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985) don't cry out as surrealistic except for the canted image here and there. (#25811) $400.00

McDonald, Jock The China Sketch Book San Francisco, CA: Privately Publisher, 1999. Limited Edition. Unpag. 12mo. Green patterned cloth boards with blue cloth knot at center of front panel, ribbon ties, accordion style binding. Photographs taken by McDonald on one side, his essay about his travels in China. Limited Edition, signed by the author in pencil at rear, "11- 9-00" and marked A/P in the lower left corner. Fine. Hardcover. (#25758) $150.00

Ritts, Herb Africa Boston, MA: Bulfinch Press, 1995. First Edition. Unpag. 78 tritone plates. Brown cloth-covered boards with silver embossed titling to spine. No jacket as issued. Slipcase is in Fine condition and is covered in a cloth printed with Ritts' photographs front and rear. Fine. Hard Cover. An absolutely stunning book, both in the quality of its production and the content of its photographs. A major work by Ritts, this edition was produced in both a limited edition of 300 copies as well as hand lettered hors de commerce copies. This is one of the rarer hors de commerce copies, letter "K" and signed by Ritts on the colophon. Printed by the Stinehour Press. (#23000) $1,500.00

Weegee [Fellig, Arthur] Weegee's People New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. 8vo. Photo illustrated dust jacket with numerous tears, chips, and losses, now in mylar cover. Rust cloth covered boards with dark brown title rectangle on front board, spine, bumping to corners, scuffing from shelf wear. Endpapers reproduce two photographs, one front and one rear. Light musty smell to the book overall. Very Good in fair dust jacket. Hardcover. Inscribed by Weegee [Arthur Fellig] (1899-1968) to Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973) on the title page in year of publication, "To Eliot Elisofon the master of the camera, I am second best, which is something. Weegee 1946." Also laid in is a small 3x5" notepad page from a spiral notebook in Weegee's hand giving his address and telephone number at that time, "Weegee 250 W 47th st C1 6-0721" Elisofon was active as a photographer from 1935 through his death in 1973 and was a staff photographer/correspondent for LIFE Magazine from 1942 through 1972. During his time with LIFE Elisofon pursued freelance projects including a deep interest in Africa and developed an interest and expertise in African Art. Elisofon also spent time as a color consultant in Hollywood. Major collections of his work are held by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. (#25771) $2,500.00

POETRY E.B.W. (White, E. B.) The Lady is Cold New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. First Edition. First Printing. 95 pp. Blue and gray decorated boards over a black cloth spine. Wonderful first issue cover illustration of the statue in front of The Plaza Hotel. Clean and crisp with the slightest of wear to upper right corner of the front board. Gold embossed titling to spine. Previous owner's name and address handwritten in ink on first free endpaper. Fine. Hard Cover. E. B. White's first commercially published book. Stunning example of an elusive title. (#2528) $275.00

Spenser, Edmund The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Eight Volumes (4 Volumes) London: J. Bell, 1787. As. 502, 522, 511,482 pp. Black & white frontispiece portrait. Each volume has a black & white title page vignette. Subtitle to Vol. 1: "From the text of Mr. Upton, etc. With the life of the author...... Printed under the direction of J. Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." Brown calf covers have inside gilt dentelles, gilt bands and star design on spine with title blocks in red leather on spine. All volumes show some wear at hinges, but in no case is binding compromised. All have lightly bumped corners. Each has a bookplate pasted on front pastedown which has ghosted a bit to first free enedpaper. The armorial bookplates belonged to John Goodford. Vol. 1 has penciled bookseller's notes on front pastedown. The title page to each volume (two per book) states "Bell's Edition, The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill...(over an illustration)...Spencer Vol. **"...(and a caption to the illus.) A beautiful, clean, tight, only lightly aged set. Very Good. Full Leather. (#5427) $600.00

SCIENCE

Surgery and Clinical Surgery Notes, Harvard Medical School 1875-76 Cambridge, MA, 1875. First Edition. 30 pp. 8vo. Purple patterned wraps with light wear at edges, string binding. Handwritten notes in both ink and pencil. Very Good. Wraps. A notebook for a medical student at Harvard Medical School 1875-76. Notes begin on October 6, 1875, continue to April 1876, 14 pages of notes follow last entry date. On front pastedown student lists his two professors, "Surgery - J. C. Warren" (John Collins Warren, Jr., 1842-1927) and "Clinical Surgery - H. J. Bigelow" (Henry Jacob Bigelow, 1818-1890). Topics covered include "Abscess of Neck, " Goiter," "Housemaid's Knee," and notes on the skull, the neck, etc. with occasional small drawings. Bigelow taught at the Harvard Medical School for many years; in 1846 he wrote an article for the New England Journal of Medicine, "Insensibility during Surgical Operations Produced by Inhalation" that was the first to propose the use of ether anesthesia as a sedative during operations. Warren taught at Harvard Medical School from 1871 to 1907 and later joined Harvard's Board of Overseers. The note taker is unknown. (#25741) $300.00

Archimedes; Heath, Thomas L. (Editor) The Works of Archimedes: Edited in Modern Notation with Introductory Chapters & The Method of Archimedes Recently Discovered by Heiberg (2 Volumes) Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1897/1912. First Edition. Vol. I: clxxxvi, 326 pp. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with gold embossed tilting top spine. Light bump to top edge of front board at center, as well as center of right side of front board, clean within. The Supplement Volume: 51 pp. 8vo. Gray paper wraps with some chipping and loss along the spine, previous owner's bookplate on verso of front cover, gift inscription in ink on first free endpaper, clean within. Two volumes: The first (The Works of Archimedes, 1897) is a translation of Archimedes' greatest works with a long explanatory introduction. The second (The Method of Archimedes, a supplement to the former written in 1912) provides an English translation of a long lost treatise of Archimedes only discovered in 1906. Volume I of this series was published in run of 1,000 copies. (#24487) $450.00

Bardeen, John; Brattain, Walter H.; Shockley, William. Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action; The Theory of p-n Junctions in Semiconductors and p-n Junction Transistors; Hole Injection in Germanium; On the Theory of A-C Impedence of a Contact Rectifier (The Bell System Technical Journal, 2 Volumes) New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1949. First Edition. April Issue, pp. 165-334; July Issue, pp. 335-600. Original blue paper wraps with light yellowing to spines from aging binding glue. Tasteful Brooklyn Public Library stamp on front cover of each issue, no other library stamps evident. The April issue has a slight anomaly where the printing from the inside of the cover was dark enough that it lightly shadows through to the cover. Clean within. Housed in a custom folding case with gold embossed titling to spine. Very Good. Wraps. Extremely important early work on transistor action and transistors that led, in turn, to the development of semiconductors. The two transistor issues of the Bell System Technical Journal, April 1949 (XXVIII, No. 2) and July 1949 (XXVIII, No. 3). “Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action” by John Bardeen and Walter H. Brattain (Bell System Technical Journal 28 No. 2 pp. 239-277, April 1949); "The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors" by William Shockley (Bell System Technical Journal 28 No. 3 pp. 435- 489, July 1949; "Hole Injection in Germanium” by William Shockley et al. (Bell System Technical Journal 28 No. 3 pp. 344-366, July 1949). The July issue contains several additional important transistor papers, including "Hole Injection in Germanium” by William Shockley et al. and "On the Theory of A-C Impedence in of a Contact Rectifier” by John Bardeen. William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on transistors. Very rare together in any condition. (#24643) $4,000.00

Brewster, David Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton (2 Volumes) Edinburgh, Scotland: Thomas Constable and Co., 1855. First Edition. xxii, [1], 478 pp. xi, 564 pp. Brown cloth covered boards with blind embossed decorative borders to front and rear boards and spine, gold embossed titling to spine. Previous private library bookplate on front pastedown of each cover board, the only indication of their life in a library. Interiors clean and crisp, top edges of both volume uncut. Fine. Hardcover. Scientific biography of Isaac Newton by the famous English scientist, David Brewster. (#24582) $600.00

Davisson, Clinton J. The Diffraction of Electrons by a Crystal of Nickel (The Bell System Technical Journal, Volume VII, Number 1). New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1928. First Edition. 160 pp. 4to. Original blue paper wraps. Three number notations in ink on front cover, clean within. Housed in a custom folding case with gold embossed titling to spine. Very Good. Wraps. American physicist Clinton J. Davisson (1881–1958) (working with Lester Halbert Germer at the Bell Telephone Laboratory) conducted an experiment to observe the energies of electrons scattered from the surface of a crystal of nickel. They observed that there were peaks and valleys in the intensity of the scattering depending on the scattering angle, exactly as would be expected if electrons were behaving as waves rather than particles. This is the first publication of their discovery in the Bell System Technical Journal. This work supported de Broglie's hypothesis of wave-particle duality and confirmed de Broglie's formula for the wavelength of an electron. Davisson shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction. (#24648) $725.00

Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Mémoire sur les Éthers Composés; Mémoire sur la loi des Substitutions et la Théorie des Types; Recherches sur le Veritable Poids Atomique du Carbone; Relatives a l'Action du Chlore sur l'Alcool loi des Substitutions ou Métalepsie Recherches de Chimie Organique. Paris, 1838, 1840. First Edition. 4to. Blue cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling to spine and titled "Recherches de Chimie Organique". Four extracts from proceedings published by L'Academie des Sciences in Paris. Papers are of two different sizes but have been bound in one uniform binding. The titles are as follows: "Mémoire sur les Éthers Composés" published by L'Academie in 1838, Volume XV, pp 457-494. "Mémoire sur la loi des Substitutions et la Théorie des Types" published by L'Academie in 1840, Volume X, pp 147-207, Dumas dissertation on pp. 149-178. "Recherches sur le Veritable Poids Atomique du Carbone" published by L'Academie in 1840, Volume XI, pp 991-1020, "Reserches de Chimie Organique, Relatives a l'Action du Chlore sur l'Alcool loi des Substitions ou Métalepsie" published by L'Academie in 1838, Volume XV, pp 519-556. Very light toning to paper from age, some pages uncut at head of text block. Very Good. Hardcover. Unusual to find a collection of Dumas' work from a scientific journal of the period compiled in one volume. (#24578) $1,200.00

Friedmann, Alexander Alexandrovich; Einstein, Albert; Scheel, Karl (Editor) Friedmann's Cosmology: Zeitschrift für Physik (Volumes 10, 16, 21) Braunschweig & Berlin, Germany: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn/Julius Springer, 1922, 1923, 1924. First Edition. Volume 10: iv, 413 pp. 8vo; Volume 16: iv, 409, [1] pp. 8vo; Volume 21: iv, 382 pp, 8vo. Each volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann (1888-1925) was a Russian mathematician and physicist who built upon Einstein's theory of relativity and further expanded his own theories that the universe has both homogeneous (looks the same from every location) and isotropic (looks the same in every direction). The following articles expand upon these theories: “Über die Krümmung des Raumes” (“On the Curvature of Space“) by Alexander Friedmann (Zeitschrift für Physik 10, pp. 377-386, 1922). “Notiz du der Arbeit von A. Friedmann ‘Über die Krümmung des Raumes’” (“Note on the work of A. Friedmann ‘On the Curvature of Space’”) by Albert Einstein (Zeitschrift für Physik 16, p. 228, 1923). “Über die Möglichkeit einer Welt mit konstanter negativer Krümmung des Raumes” (“On the possibility of a world with constant negative curvature of space”) by Alexander Friedmann (Zeitschrift für Physik 21 pp. 326-332, 1924). (#25530) $2,500.00

Hahn, Otto; Strassman, Friedrich Willhelm "Fritz" Discovery of Nuclear Fission. "Über den Nachweis und das Verhalten der bei der Bestrahlung des Urans mittles Neutronen entstehenden Erdalkalimetalle" (pp. 11-15); “Nachweis der Entstehung aktiver Bariumisotope aus Uran und Thorium durch Neutronenbestrahlung; Nachweis weiterer aktiver Bruchstruke bei der Uranspaltung” (pp. 89-95); “Ueber die Bruchstuckebeim Zerplatzen des Urans” (pp. 163-164); “Zur Frage nach der Existenz der “Trans-Urane” I. Endgulige Streichung von Ekra-Platin und Eka- Iridium” (pp. 451-453); “Weitere Spaltprodukte aus der Bestrahlung des Urans mit Neutronen” (pp. 529-534); “Über einige Bruchstucke beim Zerplatzen des Thoriums” (pp. 544-547) Six papers in Die Naturwissenschaften (Volume 27, 1939) Berlin, Germany: Julius Springer, 1939. First Edition. xviii, 862 pp. 4to. Ex-Library with black vinyl spine, gold embossed titling, call number pasted to base. Interior clean and crisp. During the mid 1930’s, Hahn and Strassmann had worked with Lise Meitner in an attempt to use chemical processes to isolate and identify the transuranium elements that they believed to have been created through neutron bombardment of uranium. When the war broke out, Meitner fled Germany to take up residence in Sweden. In 1938 Hahn and Strassmann continued these experiments. Late in the year they completed an experiment aimed at isolating radium, but instead found only barium, a medium-weight element. The presence of barium rather than radium meant that uranium must have been split into two nearly equal fragments. They sent in their announcement to Naturwissenschaften in late December and notified Lise Meitner at the same time. (#24641) $900.00

Heisenberg, Werner; Scheel, Karl (Editor) Zeitschrift für Physik, Volume 39. Berlin, Germany: Julius Springer, 1926. First Edition. viii, 948 pp, 8vo. Volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Wear to edges of cover boards where cloth has worn to reveal board beneath, hinge cloth beginning to split at front and rear cover but still tight to boards. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. “Über die Spektra von Atomsystemen mit zwei Elektronen” by Werner Heisenberg (pp. 499-518) outlines the experiment in which Heisenberg refined the principle of "exchange interaction". (#25533) $300.00

Helmholtz, Hermann; Atkinson, E. (Translator) Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects, First and Second Series London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1881. Second Edition. First Series, Second Edition, xiv, 348 pp.; Second Series, First Edition, vi, 265 pp. 8vo.Two volumes bound as one as a prize binding with award tipped in after first free endpaper. Beautiful full brown leather binding with gold embossed University of Aberdeen crest on cover board, gold embossed stylized floral border on front and rear boards, five raised bands at spine, brown leather patch title with gold embossed titling. Hinge of front board starting at top edge but still tight. All foredges marbled. Light foxing to endpapers, clean within. Very Good. Full leather. Lectures ranging from the "conservation of force" (his famous discovery) to the theory of vision, with lots of others. (#24470) $200.00

Herschel, William Astronomical Observations on the Periodical Star in Collo Ceti & Astronomical Observations Relating to the Mountains of the Moon (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. LXXX. Fort he Year 1780. Part II) London: Royal Society of London, 1781. First Edition. Two papers published within the annual proceedings report of the Royal Society of London. 4to. Brown three quarter leather binding with five raised bands at spine, red leather patch title, gold embossed titling and blind embossed rose emblems in compartments without titles; marbled paper insets on front and rear boards. Clean within. Trifold Tab 11 illustrating Herschel's description of his telescope and observations tipped in at p. 256 is very clean with no tears or losses. Very Good. Three Quarter Leather. Herschel's first scientific paper, "Astronomical Observations on the Periodical Star in Collo Ceti," pp. 338-344 and the first description of his telescope, "Astronomical Observations Relating to the Mountains of the Moon," pp. 507-526. (#24638) $600.00

Hund, Friedrich; Scheel, Karl (Editor) Zeitschrift für Physik, Volume 42 Berlin, Germany: Julius Springer, 1927. First Edition. viii, 917 pp, 8vo. Volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. "Zur Deutung der Molekelspektren" by Friedrich Hund (pp. 93 - 120) is his third paper on Molecular Orbital Theory. (#25535) $200.00

Kleiner, Scott A. The Logic of Discovery: A Theory of the Rationality of Scientific Research Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993. First Edition. xii, 334 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Describes historical ways of doing science and proposes how to improve the scientific discovery process. (#24511) $200.00

Laplace, Pierre-Simon Exposition du Système du Monde Paris: Bachelier, Libraire, 1824. Fifth Edition. viii, 418, [1] Errata. 4to. Originally published as two volumes, but bound as one. Brown leather spine with five gold embossed bands, not raised, and gold tilting. Contemporary marbled paper boards with scuffing from shelf wear, loss of leather at head and foot of spine, loss of paper along foot of text block from rubbing on shelf, bumping and minor paper losses to board corners. Previous owner's name and two short notes in ink on first free endpaper. Light foxing throughout, water stain at lower right corner of text block that continues through text. Text in French. Very Good. Quarter Leather. The Fifth Edition of Laplace’s summary of celestial mechanics, in which he proposes his nebular hypothesis and predicts black holes. (#24576) $500.00

Laplace, Simon; Fourier, Joseph Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Tome XIII: "Sur la Diminution de la durée du jour par le refroidissement de la terre" and "Extrait d'un Memoire sur le Refroidissement seculaire du globe terrestre" Paris: Chez Crochard, 1820. First Edition. 448 pp., 8vo. Quarter leather binding with brown leather spine and marbled boards. Spine has four raised bands with black leather patch title with gold embossed titling. A very nicely executed later binding originally published in wraps. Light wear at edges. Ex-Library with small ink stamp on title page and at base of page 5. Very clean within. Fine. Quarter Leather. Two papers by famous scientists describing theories of the cooling of the earth. Laplace's article, "Sur la Diminution de la durée du jour par le refroidissement de la terre" pp. 410-417, 1820; Fourier's article, "Extrait d'un Memoire sur le Refroidissement seculaire du globe terrestre" pp. 418-438. (#24467) $225.00

Lockyer, J. Norman The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians. New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894. First Edition. xvi, 432, [5] ads. 4to. Dark rust cloth covered boards with bold embossed titling to cover board and spine. Front gutter paper split at pastedown but text block still tight to boards. Clean within. Very Good. Hardcover. History of Egyptian astronomy by the famous English astronomer. Well illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. (#24530) $250.00

Milgram, Stanley Behavioral Study of Obedience & Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View First Edition. "Behavioral Study of Obedience" (The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 67 No. 4 pp. 371-378, October 1963) and Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View (First Edition, Tavistock Publications, 1974). The Journal is in original wraps with light sunning, previous owner's name in red pencil at top edge of cover. Interior is crisp and clean. The book is Fine in a Fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Both are enclosed in a custom folding case with gold embossed titling to spine. Very Good in fine dust jacket. Beginning in 1961, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram performed a series of social psychology experiments that measured the willingness of people to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience. In each experiment, a volunteer subject was given the role of “teacher,” and an actor was assigned the role of “learner.” The teacher was then given a list of word pairs with which to teach and test the learner. The learner would press a button to indicate his response, and if the answer was incorrect, the teacher would administer a shock, with the voltage increasing in 15-volt increments for each wrong answer. In Milgram's first set of experiments, 65 percent of participants administered the final massive 450-volt shock, though all protested that they did not want to administer shocks of that magnitude. Subsequently, Milgram and other psychologists performed variations of the experiment throughout the world, with similar results. This offering includes the original paper on the experiment by Milgram along with a first edition of his later book describing this and other similar experiments. (#24649) $2,000.00

Novoselov, K. [Konstantin] S.; Geim, A. [Andre] K.; Morozov, S. V.; Jiang, D.; Zhang, Y.; Dubonos, S. V.; Grigorieva, I. V.; Firsov, A. A. "Electric Field Effect in Atomically Thin Carbon Films " Discovery of Graphene. (Science 306 No. 5696 pp. 666-669, 22 October 2004) Washington DC: AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2004. First Edition. Very light scuffing to covers. Previous owner's address label on front cover, typical for a periodical delivered by mail. Clean and crisp within. Housed in a custom folding case with gold embossed titling to spine. Fine. Wraps. "Watershed" paper in the discovery of Graphene, Nobel Physics 2010 for Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene" (#24635) $400.00

Pasteur, Louis Mémoire sur les Corpuscules Organisés qui Existent dans l'Atmosphère, Examen de la Doctrine des Générations Spontanées Paris: Victor Masson et Fils, Imprimerie de Bachelier, 1862. First Edition. 128 pp. + 2 plates. , 8vo. Brown quarter leather spine with four raised bands, black leahter patch title with gold embossed titling. Cover boards covered with marbled paper, light scuffing from shelf wear. Interior has light age toning, foredge deckled. Two large folding plates diagramming the experiment and findings have light foxing, original tissue guards intact. Very Good . Quarter Leather. Pasteur's paper demonstrating that infection is spread by germs appears on pp 5-110 of this edition of "Annales de Chimie et de Physique" (Troiseme Serie, Tome LXIV, 1862). (#24584) $1,250.00

Pauli, Wolfgang; Heisenberg, Werner; Scheel, Karl (Editor) Zeitschrift für Physik, Volume 41. Berlin, Germany: Julius Springer, 1927. First Edition. viii, 948 pp, 8vo. Volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. "Über Gasentartung und Paramagnetismus" by Wolfgang Pauli (pp. 81-102) which presents his "paramagnetic susceptibility" for the first time.; "Mehrkorperproblem und Resonanz in der Quantenmechanik II" by Werner Heisenberg (pp. 239-267) is his second paper on "exchange integral." (#25534) $200.00

Pauli, Wolfgang; Hund, Freidrich; Fermi, Enrico; Scheel, Karl (Editor) Zeitschrift für Physik, Volume 36. Berlin, Germany: Julius Springer, 1926. First Edition. vii, 951 pp, 8vo. Volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. “Über dass Wasserstoffspektrum vom Standpunkt der neuen Quantenmechanik” by Wolfgang Pauli (pp. 336-363) in which Pauli outlines his theory of the hydrogen spectrum which contributed to the study of quantum mechanics; “Zur Deutung einiger Erscheinungen in den Molekelspektren” by Freidrich Hund (pp. 657-674) is his early paper on Molecular Orbital Theory; “Zur Quantelung des Idealen Einatomigen Gases” by Enrico Fermi (pp. 902-912) outlines what became known as Fermi-Dirac statistics. (#25532) $950.00

Potamian, Brother; Walsh, James J. Makers of Electricity New York: Fordham University Press, 1909. First Edition. First Printing. iv, 404 pp. 4to. Red cloth covered boards wtih Fordham University seal impressed in gold on front board, gold tilting to spine. Ex-Library with call number label at base of spine. Borrower's card pocket attached to rear pastedown, minor library stamps here and there. Very Good. Hardcover. Well known biographical history of electricity. Inscribed and signed by the primary author, Brother Potamian on the first free endpaper. (#24520) $100.00

Rohault, Jacques Traité de Physique Paris: A. Bruxelles, 1708. Second Edition. Vol. I: [24] Preface, 334, [2] pp. Vol. II: 348, [4] pp. 16mo. Full leather binding with five raised bands at spine, gold embossed titling, burgundy leather patch title. Both volumes were re-backed at a much earlier time in their lives, wear and scuffing typical for the age, small losses at board corners.. Eleven (11) tri-fold plates that key to text tipped in at rear of Volume I, five (5) in Volume II, all in Very Good condition. Very Good. Full Leather. Second edition of Rohault's famous text on Cartesian natural philosophy. First edition published in 1671. (#24630) $900.00

Rutherford, Ernest Radioactive Substances and Their Radiations Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1913. First Edition. vii, 699 pp. 4to. Green cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling to spine, light bumping to corners. Just a hint of fraying at the head and foot of spine. Very clean within. Very Good. Hardcover. This is Rutherford's second book on the topic, written almost a decade after his first work on the subject. Rutherford was knighted in 1914 and won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1908 for his work on the chemistry of radioactive substances. (#24538) $225.00

Shewhart, Walter A.; Deming, W. Edwards (Editorial Assistant) Statistical Method: From the Viewpoint of Quality Control Washington DC: The Graduate School, The Department of Agriculture, 1939. First Edition. ix, 155 pp. 4to. Blue cloth covered boards with gold titling to cover board and spine, minor bumping to corners. Light age toning to endpapers and what appears to be a small coffee stain pp. 143-145 at the outside corner; otherwise clean within. Very Good. Hardcover. Seminal work on statistical quality control by two of the foremost gurus of that discipline. Deming went on to promote Shewhart's ideas and methods in Japan in the 1950s. (#24461) $300.00

Smyth, H. D. [Henry DeWolf] A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government: 1940 – 1945 Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945. First Edition. First Printing, indicated by the date code 1945-663817 at the foot of page 182. vii, 182 pp. 8vo. Brown paper wraps with black titling to cover. Light scuffing to cover from shelf wear, clean within. Very Good. Wraps. This is the so-called "Smyth Report," the first official US history of the Manhattan Project, published shortly after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. (#24579) $175.00

Stern, Otto; Gerlach, Walther; Scheel, Karl (Editor) Stern-Gerlach Experiment: Zeitschrift für Physik (Volumes 7, 8, 9) Braunschweig & Berlin, Germany: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn/Julius Springer, 1921-1922. First Edition. Volume 7: vi, 414 pp. 8vo; Volume 8: iv, 419 pp. 8vo; Volume 9: iv, 412 pp, 8vo. Each volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. The Stern-Gerlach Experiment, conducted by Otto Stern (1888-1969) and Walter Gerlach (1889-1979) at the University of Frankfurt in 1922 was the first experiment to demonstrate the basic principles of quantum mechanics (physical phenomena at the atomic scale) and even went so far as to demonstrate that measurement at that level effects the measurement. This three volume set includes the following important early articles: “Ein Weg zur experimentellen Prüfung der Richtungsquantelung im Magnetfeld” by Otto Stern ( Zeitschrift für Physik 7, 249-253, 1921) describes the design. “Der experimentelle Nachweis des magnetischen Moments des Silberatoms” by Walther Gerlach and Otto Stern (Zeitschrift für Physik 8 p. 110-111, 1921) disseminates the results. “Der experimentelle Nachweis des magnetischen Moments des Silberatoms” & “Das magnetische Moment des Silberatoms” by Walther Gerlach and Otto Stern (Zeitschrift für Physik 9 pp. 349-355, 1922) describes the results in greater detail. (#25529) $1,200.00

Swedenborg, Emanuel The Principia or The First Principles of Natural Things to Which Are Added the Minor Principia and Summary of The Principia (2 Volumes) London: The Swedenborg Society, 1912. lxxxiii, 545 pp; xxi, 669 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth covered board with gold medallion profile of Swedenborg on cover board, gold tilting to spine, light bumping to corners. Previous owner's name and address stamped in ink on first free endpaper of each volume. The very lightest of age toning to the endpapers of each volume. Considerable underling in red pencil in the Introduction of Volume I, otherwise very clean. English translation of three of Swedenborg's major scientific works (#24439) $150.00

Szilárd, Leó; Scheel, Karl (Editor). Über die Entropieverminderung in einem thermodynamischen System bei Eingriffen intelligenter Wesen ~ ~ On the Decrease of Entropy in a Thermodynamic System by the Intervention of Intelligent Beings (Zeitschrift für Physik, Volume 53) Braunschweig & Berlin, Germany: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn/Julius Springer, 1929. First Edition. vii, 889 pp, 8vo. Volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards, lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Wear to edges of cover boards where cloth has worn to reveal board beneath, hinge cloth beginning to split at front and rear cover but still tight to boards. Library stamps within, including stamps on title page of each volume, very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. Minor waffling at base of text block from moisture, no damage to pages or text. All text in German. Very Good. Hardcover. Leó Szilárd (1898-1964) was a physicist and inventor who submitted patents for the cyclotron and linear accelerator, was first to describe the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the concept of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi. The article in this volume, "Über die Entropieverminderung in einem thermodynamischen System bei Eingriffen intelligenter Wesen" (On the reduction of entropy in a thermodynamic system by the intervention of intelligent beings), (pp: 840-856) expands upon his work in thermodynamics and establishes his theory that there is a relationship between thermodynamics (the manipulation and transfer of energy and entropy) and information (the manipulation and transmission of bits). (#25531) $2,500.00

Von Gebler, Karl; Sturge Mrs. George (Translator) Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879. First Edition. First UK Edition. xxxii, 356 pp, [2], 32 pp ads. Ex-Library. Dark green cloth covered boards. with bold embossed titling to spine and cover board, still quite clean and fresh. First free endpaper sports a library date due form and a computer scan bar, "WITHDRAWN" stamped on date due form and base of title page. Only indicators of Ex-Library, no call numbers on spine or evidence of removal. Very Good. Hardcover. Karl van Gebler (1850-1878) lived a short life but wrote extensively on Galileo. His last work, based on Vatican documents made available in 1876. (#24433) $100.00

Whiston, William A New Theory of the Earth New York: Arno Press, 1978. Facsimile Edition. [2], 388, [5], [2] ads. 8vo. Brown boards with blue embossed titling to spine and cover board. Light stain along foredge of text block, interior clean and crisp. Fine. Hardcover. A very nicely done facsimile reprint of Whiston's famous work on the origin and evolution of the earth. (#24489) $250.00

Whiston, William A New Theory of the Earth, From its Original, to the Consumation of all Things. Wherein the Creation of the World in Six Days, The Universal Deluge, And the General Conflagration, As laid down in the Holy Scriptures, Are shewn to be perfectly agreeable to Reason and Philosophy. With a large Introductory Discourse concerning the genuine Nature, Stile and Extent of the Mosaick History of the Creation. London, 1737. Sixth Edition. [2], 478, [2] pp. 8vo. Heavy wear to leather boards, re-backed earlier in its life, beginning to split at top of front hinge, extending down 3-1/2" Small losses to corners of boards. Age toning throughout, especially heavy at endpapers. Nine pages at back with illustrations, Figures 1-7 and Plates 9 & 10. Very Good. Full leather. Whiston's famous description of the earth's creation and great flood. (#24632) $675.00

Wolszczan, A. [Aleksander]; Frail, D. [Dale] A. “A Planetary System Around the Millisecond Pulsar PSR1257 + 12” First Exoplanet. (Nature 355 No. 6356 pp. 145-147, 9 January 9 1992) New York: Macmillan Magazines, 1992. First Edition. Typical magazine format. Ex-Library with two library stickers affixed to front cover. Light scuffing. Clean within. Housed in a custom folding case with gold embossed titling to spine. Very Good. Wraps. First published results of the discovery of first confirmed extra-solar planet. (#24637) $400.00