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New York:: Fleet Publishing Corporation, , (1964.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fair condition only in a fair dustjacket (bumped at several corners, also bumped and dented at bottom center of front cover - hard enough to have created a short split in the board; jacket is price-clipped and has several ragged tears and associated creasing along the bottom edge of the front panel, along with internal tape repairs. . First printing. SIGNED by the book's subject with his birth name, "Cassius Clay" -- a rare signature and especially so in this rather hard-to-find book, the first published biography of the great heavyweight champion. Issued later in the same year in which Clay took the heavyweight crown away from Sonny Liston (in their February 1964 bout), the book includes an account of the turbulent months that followed -- including the new champ's relationship with Malcolm X and his conversion to Islam, the controversy over his draft status, his much-publicized trip to… Leer más

Geneva: : Societe Anonyme des editions Sonor, 1922.. First edition -. Fair condition only in the original wrappers (rear cover missing, front cover detached but present, beginning to separate at signatures, stamp of previous owner and underlining on a few pages.) . First edition. Recueil indispensable d'articles de base dus ˆ Ferdinand de Saussure, auteur du fameux Cours de linguistique generale, et dont le role dans l'evolution de la linguistique moderne a ete dŽterminant. En Francais (Text in French) The essential writings by the Swiss scholar who is considered the father of modern linguistics and of semiotics, with a preface by Charles Bailly et LŽopold Gautier, two of his students who were instrumental in publishing posthumously his "Cours de linguistique generale." This work includes papers dating back to 1879 (Memoire sur le systeme primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-europeennes) and continuing throughout his career. Quite scarce in the first edition.… Leer más

New York:: Hudson Hills Press, , (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jackets in a very near fine slipcase. Brochure is near fine. . First printing. Two volume set in a royal blue slipcase. Volume I includes an introductory essay by Ruth E. Fine, color reproductions of 285 lithographs, and 50 color reproductions of self-portrait lithographs, along with detailed information regarding each print. Volume II contains color reproductions of 115 intaglio prints, 21 screen prints, and 8 posters. Volume One is SIGNED by both the artist Sam Francis (on the half title page) and the author (on the title page.) Chronology, selected exhibition history, bibliography, glossary, concordances, and index. Volume I, 412 pp. Volume II, 200 pp. Laid in is a four-fold brochure for the show "The Last Works" held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1995.

New York & London:: Harper & Brothers,, 1909.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in the original green cloth (previous owner's name dated in 1913) in a rather edgeworn but uncommon example of the printed dust jacket. . First edition. A discussion, written with Twain's usual humor, of the Shakespeare-Bacon controversy (leading to his conclusion that Bacon must have written the major plays). The second issue with the publisher's note bound in after the title page, but without the ads in the rear. 150 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1958.. Hardcover first edition -. Good only in original blue cloth with cream illustration and lettering (binding somewhat shaken, and some shelfwear to the boards) in a good dustjacket (several tears to the edges, minor loss of paper at the ends of the spine, price-clipped.). First edition. An uncommon first edition of this classic children's book, the 5th in the series of stories about a lovable and mischievous monkey, written for beginning readers by Margret Rey, and illustrated by H. A. Rey. 80 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

New York:: Stellar Publishing Corp. , 1929, 1930.. Hardcover first edition -. Pages brown and fragile, Front covers are missing from 5 issues: July, September, March and December 1929, and March 1930. No issues have rear covers. Contents are complete. Sturdy light green bindings are in very good condition. Very difficult to find now. . First appearance in print of these works. Complete run of 11 issues. Large pulp magazine. 96 pages each. Privately collected, trimmed and bound in light green buckram. The third science fiction magazine published by Gernsback (after AMAZING STORIES and SCIENCE WONDER STORIES, combined with the later in 1930 as WONDER STORIES.) Covers by Frank R. Paul. Noteworthy authors include Victor Maclure, George Allen England, Max Valier, Hans Dominik, Edmond Hamiliton, Raymond Z. Gallun, David Keller, Ed Earl Repp, Hal Vincent, Jack Williamson, Lowell Howard Morrow, Edward E Chappelow, and P. Schuyler Miller.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1974.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket - a tight copy with bright orange covers, and an attractive dustjacket with just a little toning to the white background on the flaps and back cover.. First printing. Second novel by this Nobel prize winning writer, the story of the friendship of two young women, who met as twelve year old girls - both smart, both poor, both black - in a small Ohio town, but whose lives took very different paths. A pre-publication copy -laid in is a short typed note from a Knopf representative to a New York based film agency dated in November 1973, two months before the book was published, saying that "Here is the copy you asked to see . . . It will be published in January" and emphasizing that this is not an official submission. 174 pp. Dust jacket art by Wendell Minor.

Princeton, NJ:: Princeton University Press,, (1980.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dust jacket. A lovely copy of an uncommon work. . First printing. The very scarce hardcover first edition of this poet's first book. Winner of virtually every American prize and honors offered for poetry, including the MacArthur 'genius' award and the Pulitzer prize, Graham is one of the most important poets writing today - her poetry is praised for its crystalline clarity and for its complexity of vision, for its craftsmanship and its lyrical beauty. A title in the Princeton series of Contemporary Poets. 67 pp plus 1 p of notes on the poems.

Edinburgh: : E & S Livingstone, , 1962.. Hardcover -. Very good+ in gray cloth in a very good dust jacket (previous owner's name and stamp, some rubbing to the dj). A very large and heavy book. . Second edition. The second - and best - edition of this authoritative and comprehensive work. In fact, it is so signficantly changed from the original 1932 edition, that is more like a new work. The title was changed to include Eastern Africa to reflect the expanded area it covers, and the book has over 1000 additional pages. Illustrated with botanical color paintings, black and white drawings and photographs, some in color. Bibliography, European names, vernacular names, active principles, index and more. pp. xii 1457.

[Emeryville, CA]:: Metropolitan Books., 2000.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase. . Limited, signed first edition. #5 of 160 copies, numbered and SIGNED on a special preliminary page by both the author and the artist Mark Stock. Includes an original colored lithograph, one of his studies of "The Butler in Love" created for this book, printed by Rick Dula and Sarah Rainey and numbered and signed by the artist. Large square format, illustrated throughout in full color. Index. 160 pp.

New York:: Henry Holt,, (1996). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new - offsetting from the signature.). First printing. Second collection of short stories from this Pulitzer prize winning author. The titles of the stories reflect the popular culture as seen in the tabloids - Titanic Victim Speaks Through Waterbed; Woman Loses Cookie Bake-off, Sets Self on Fire - but the stories themselves are sometimes surreal, sometimes hilarious and sometimes sad - a compassionate look at people on the outside. A copy warmly INSCRIBED to film director and producer Sidney Pollack on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 203 pp.

Plymouth, Michigan:: Land of Enchantment, Christopher Zavisa, Publisher,, (1985). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket in a very near fine black slipcase (as new.). Limited, signed first edition. A beautiful copy of this horror novel in a carnival setting, the story of a 17 year old boy who discovers, along with the carnies who befriended him, that the earth is shared by something more deadly than humankind. Illustrated throughout in both full color, full page paintings and soft black and white drawings by Phil Parks. Full color double title page. #217 from the Signature Edition (out of a total of 250 copies), individually numbered and SIGNED by Dean Koontz and illustrator Phil Parks on the colophon page. While this is not one of the 50 copies Collector's Edition which featured a special inscription by Koontz, this copy does have personalized SIGNED INSCRIPTIONS by both Koontz and Parks on the verso of the front free endpaper - the inscription from Koontz is great:… Leer más

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, 1950.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket A short closed tear to the base of the spine affecting both the book and the dj (dj has tape repair to interior), some other minor rubbing and wear mostly to the folds of the dj and the ends of the spine). First printing. Asimov's first published novel - the first of many! An accident in a research facility, sent Joseph Schwartz to a far future earth, still inhabited but the people of Earth are outcasts, because their tiny world is radioactive. Classic science fiction combining both time travel and post-apocalyptic themes. 223 pp.

London:: Victor Gollancz, Ltd.,, 1946.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket (some rubbing to the lettering on the spine of the book, tape reinforcement to bottom of dj spine on the interior of the dj, slight chipping to top of spine) Uncommon in the first edition, and especially so in this condition. . First printing. A classic mystery, the third featuring Oxford don Gervase. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, this is generally considered one of the best mysteries of all time, In 2006 it was named by P. D. James as one of the 5 "most riveting" British mysteries - she commented that "Edmund Crispin is one of the few mystery writers able to combine situation comedy and high spirits with detection." 150 pp.

New York:: Random House,, (1982). SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (light foxing to fore-edge of textblock, endpapers, and interior of dj, price-clipped) Books signed by Page are quite scarce. . 2nd printing. A reissue of a classic by one of the most famous landscape gardeners of the 20th century. This describes the author's training and the development of his many celebrated gardens. . . he designed gardens all over the world, from Leeds Castle in Kent to the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Garden at the Pepsi Cola Headquarters in New York, as well as in France, his home for many years. Page was considered the great English garden designer of the 20th century, known for mastering the art of conjuring vast spaces, and creating formal gardens within informal contexts. Originally published in 1962 this edition includes a new preface, and some unpublished pictures from Page's files. Illustrated. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in 1983. Illustrated. Index 382 pp.

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1929.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in black cloth with red lettering. Relatively minor edgewear to the boards, a little fading on the spine, line on back cover, but overall a tight and straight copy.. First printing. Novel about the life of tenant farmers in Texas and the plight of the farmer in general by this Texas-born folklorist and novelist. A significant association copy as this is INSCRIBED by the author on the title page 'For Mr. Alexander Legge, with appreciation of his services to the American farmer" and dated July 29, New York City. Legge was President of International Harvester from 1922 until his death in 1933, chairman of the Federal Farm Board under President Hoover, and one of the founders and principal contributors to the Farm Foundation in 1933.

New York:: St Martin's,, 1994.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.). First US printing. The hard to find third Rebus mystery, one of the best police detective series currently being written, and notable for its wonderful evocation of Edinburgh. SIGNED by Rankin on the title page. 269 pp.

Paris: : Chez Francois Fournier, , 1722.. Hardcover first edition -. Good overall in original brown leather with hubbed spine, decorations and title in gilt on spine, marbled endpapers. . First edition. Engravings on title page and the first page of the letter dedicating this to Cardinal DuBois. The preface refers to this as the third translation of 'Dialogue des Orateurs' with the earlier ones appearing in 1630 and 1710 respectively. 2 pp of errata at rear of volume. In addition to being a translator of the classic, Morabin was also "one of the most noted and popular historians of the times" [blank] [8], lvii, [3], 262, [2] p. [blank] 17 cm. 12mo.

New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates,, (2014). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. The first English language edition of this bestselling Chinese science fiction novel, winner in translation of the 2015 Hugo Award and very highly praised. To cite just a couple of examples, Kim Stanley Robinson stated: "It is wonderful to read this state-of-the-art example of Chinese science fiction, which sweeps from the historical trauma of the Cultural Revolution to the cosmic trauma of alien contact with an immense narrative energy. Ken Liu's excellent translation combines fluid clarity with a continuous view into Chinese worldviews, adding to the fun and making this the best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." and Mike Resnick said "The Three-Body Problem deserves all of its plaudits. It's an exceptional novel, and Ken Liu's translation is both smooth and unintrusive."

Auburn, Buffalo and London: : Miller, Orton & Mulligan / Sampson Low,, 1854.. Hardcover -. Fair condition overall in original embossed tan cloth - lettering on spine rubbed, some foxing, fraying to the cloth on the spine and corners, and several signatures pulled, but still quite readable and sturdy. . Twenty-second thousand. An unusual example of slave narratives because Northup was a free, educated man in New York who was abducted and spent 12 years in slavery in Louisiana before being rescued in 1853. Editor's preface. A book which was very popular at the time, as evidenced by several printings in 1853 and 1854 and one which has retained its relevance as the basis for the award-winning film of the same name. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 6 internal engravings. Appendices, xvi, 336 pp.