Libros raros de West of Eden Books

Satori in Paris, complete in Evergreen Review Magazine; #39, #40 and #41. New York, 1966, softcover, First Editions, Very Good+ condition, with no markings, light rubs, lightly age-toned edges. Specifics: No. 39, Very Good+, small spot near head of spine. No. 40, Near Fine, No 41, Very Good+, top corner bumped. The complete text of Satori in Paris in three installments preceding the Grove Press hardcover publication as noted on the copyright page. Other major contributors of new material include; Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, George Grosz (details from Ecce Homo), Alan Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Eugene Ionesco, Eric Bentley and Lenore Kandel.

Medford OR, Webb Research Group, 1990, Hardcover, One of a Limited, Presentation Edition of 20 hardcover copies, this copy is designated by the bookplate as a gift from the Author to her husband, Roscoe Albert Baker. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight corner and spine end bumps. Dustjacket lightly bumped at corner and spine ends, in Brodart sleeve. An in-depth study of the places and people involved in the World War II relocations of Japanese, German, and Italian-Americans throughout the United States, filled with documentary and photographic evidence regarding this period of U.S. domestic history. Nominated in 1990 for the Pulitzer Prize "for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States". ISBN 9780093673831

New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1933, hardcover, 256 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Association copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author on the front endpaper "To Kay Francis - all admiration - Max Ewing" and dated "New York, December 1932" Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightly rolled and faded spine, nicks to top edge of front board and head of spine, two small holes and edge nicks to front endpaper, small split to paper at front hinge. The many accomplishments of this multi-talented pianist, composer, novelist, poet, sculptor, and photographer were overshadowed by his homosexuality and his unlikely friendship with the prize fighter Jack Pollock. Max's suicide in 1934, at the age of 31, adds drama and sadness to this remarkable man's mostly happy but short life during which Max mingled with dozens of artists, authors, composers, musicians, politicians, stage and movie stars, and wealthy families in Europe, New York, and Hollywood. An… Leer más

New York, Rinehart and Co, 1960, hardcover, 245 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, text-block edges deeply tanned as is common with this book. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight spine-end, edge and corner nicks, two short closed edge tears to front panel, rear panel rubbed, in new Brodart sleeve. The classic modern novel, one of the earliest in the psychological thriller genre, and basis for the 1962 Robert Aldrich film, starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Victor Buono.

Baghdad, The Times Press Ltd., 1932, hardcover, First Edition, issued without dustjacket, Good condition in original red cloth-covered boards. Laid-in is a bookplate Signed by the Author and dated 1982 in her hand from the collection of autograph enthusiast Derek Birch with his initials in one corner. Also laid-in is a one page (both sides) handwritten signed letter (ALS) dated 12/2/70, where the author discusses the state of her health, the research she is doing on the Mongols for her book Turkey: A Sketch of Turkish History published by Thames and Hudson (1971) in which she provided the text to accompany the photographs of her nephew Fulvio Roiter, and sends her love to Christopher Pirie-Gordon who served as British Charge D'Affaires in Transjordan and later in Yemen on two separate occasions. Boards lightly soiled and spotted, with bumped and fraying corners and spine-ends, spine title label chipped barely affecting text, front label complete, discoloration to endpapers from substandard glue, light… Leer más

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980, hardcover, 210 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, tiny black spot to bottom edge. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slightest edge nicks, touch of sunning to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. A brilliant and striking piece by an emerging author and winner of the National Book Award for First Novel. An eccentric young woman whose large plot of land is a refuge for a diverse collection of wild animals, passionately surrenders to a young schoolteacher of blind adolescents. ISBN 9780394510217

London, John Murray, 1993, hardcover, xi-276 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The intrepid traveler and author of Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle and an astounding 25 other books of travel and discovery tells the story of her 1992 bicycle trip from Kenya to Zimbabwe via Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia and her interactions with the local people centered around the devastating effects of AIDS, drought, and economic collapse, and the African scepticism for western 'development projects' and 'aid schemes' which promise so much but deliver so little except to the administrators. Illustrated with two maps detailing the route taken. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780719552502

New York, Grove Press, 1978, hardcover, 95 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing stated, Association Copy, Signed, stamped and inscribed to actor Ed Asner by the Author with his unique "Chicago" chop and Mr. Asner's name and address stamp to the front endpaper, "To Ed Asner with love from a fellow Chicagoan", Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tightly bound and clean with no other markings, slight lean, light spine-end bumps, slight fading to board edges. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, slight rubs, touch of dampstain to upper edge, in new Brodart sleeve. In this early work the prolific American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and author presents a series of short, spare, and increasingly raw exchanges between two actors: John, young and rising into the first flush of his success; and Robert, older, anxious, and beginning to wane. The original small print run of this work makes the book difficult to find in first edition and signed copies are very scarce. ISBN… Leer más

Tucson, Loujon's Desert Workshop Printery, 1969, 192 numbered pages, 214 pp total including photos, illustrations, cartoons, portraits, and publisher's ads, hardcover First Edition limited to 500 copies, Signed by Gypsy Lou Webb at first leaf, Very Good+ condition in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps, light soiling to bottom edge of boards, some pages age-toned, pen and ink sketch by Francisco McBride appears to have been slightly spotted prior to binding, toning from old tape to rear endpaper. Scarce, illustrated dustjacket (mylared) printed in red on thin tissue-paper exhibits edgewear and chipping with small losses at edges and 2" split near top of spine, toning from old tape inside rear panel. Final issues of the iconic, influential journal dedicated to the avant garde, with a focus on counterculture poetry and prose of the period. "This issue also for the friends who dug into their hearts & pockets when illness and disaster struck time after time… Leer más

San Francisco, City Lights Foundation, 2014, trade paperback, 120 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Fine condition. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in bright, pictorial card covers, slightest corner bumps, covers slightly tending to lift. A collection of new poetry from the legendary leading female beat poet, educator, and Poet Laureate of San Francisco (2009) with a prose introduction reflecting on the scenes and people of San Francisco that meant so much to her. ISBN 9781931404150

New York, Delacorte Press, 2000, hardcover, 181 pp, First Printing thus by numberline, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to head of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight scuff to heel of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The first book in the master of children's fantasy writing's twelve-book, 'Wolves' series. Illustrated from drawings by Pat Marriott. ISBN 9780385327909

Ottawa, Central Publishing, 1980, hardcover, xv-146 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light bumps to head and heel of spine, slight sunning and touch of foxing to top edge. The classic guide to trading mining stocks for maximum profitability, based on the Canadian model, applicable worldwide. Appended: Ten Commandments of the Market, Information Sources. ISBN 9780969044307.

Cumming GA, The Cottonpatch Press, 2011, hardcover, xviii-766 pp, First Edition stated, Signed and dated by the Author without inscription "11/25/11 Don L. Shadburn" on the front endpaper, Fine condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings, tiny stain to textblock fore-edge. An in-depth look in 27 chapters of the history and genealogy of many of the mixed-blood Cherokee families and Indian countrymen primarily in the Carolinas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas, with over 200 contributors. Family names include: Adair, Bean, Bell, Benge, Boyd, Brown, Burgess, Bushyhead, Cameron, Childers, Choate, Cochran, Fields, Foster, Gann, Goss, Grant, Guess, Hawkins, Hleton, Henson, Hildebrand, Hodges, Holt, Horn, Hughes, Hulsey, Huss, Jones, Kell, Keys, Landrum, Langley, Ledbetter, Lynch, Maney, Martin, Matoy, Mayes, McCallister, McClure, McDaniel, McDonald, McIntosh, Rains, Ralston, Raper, Ridge, Rogers, Ross, Rowe, Russell, Sanders,… Leer más

Melbourne, Moonflower Press, 1956, hardcover, unpaginated, 18 pp, Limited Edition of 24 copies, of which this is number 11, Signed twice by the Author, once on the limitation page and again on the front endpaper with his own gift inscription " A happy Christmas to John Friend from Robert Rooney. 1959.", Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Paper over boards, sewn binding. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner bumps, tiny split to top rear corner. A collection of eleven Australian skipping rhymes collected and illustrated with five linocuts, relief printed in color each from two blocks, publishers device on last page, letterpress text, on thin off-white wove paper. An early work by the Australian Art Critic, Conceptual Artist, Painter, Musician, Photographer, and Printmaker while he was a student at Swinburne Technical College, Hawthorn, Vic., Aust.. Other Collections: National Gallery of Australia, IRN: 171840, Accession number: 2008.64.1-18, Provenance: Gift to the… Leer más

Victoria BC/Banff AB, Ekstasis Editions, 2001, trade paperback, 96 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Presentation Copy, boldly and uniquely Signed by both Authors and inscribed to Diane di Prima (1934-2020) the preeminent female poet of the Beat Generation on the title page, Joans in red ink with his distinctive signature and Corsiglia in green ink with a calligraphic treatment of di Prima's name, Near Fine in illustrated card covers. A collaborative collection of poetry and graphic art from Ted Joans (1928-2003), the American Jazz poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter, and Canadian surrealist artist Laura Corsiglia (b.1973), Joans' partner in the last years of his life. ISBN 9781894800006.