New York: The Ecco Press, 1976. First Edition Thus. 8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm), 95, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED by John Ashbery on the title page: "For William Targ /John Ashbery / 4/11/77." Targ was the editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons and..... More
New York: Corinth Books, 1962. First Edition. 8vo (8 x 5 1/2 inches; 225 x 137 mm), 159, [1] pages in printed wrappers. INSCRIBED by Glenford Mitchell: "To Mrs. Veal / with my compliments and / appreciation. / Glenford / 2/4/62." Seven essays on the black struggle for civil rights in..... More
Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 235 x 190 mm), 72, [4] pages in illustrated wrappers. Exhibition catalogue focusing on artistic renderings of the Epic of Gilgamesh (in German, Gilgamesch), a Mesopotamian king. With drawings by..... More
New York: Martha Jackson Gallery, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 1/2 x 7 inches; 220 x 180 mm), [44] pages in illustrated wrappers and illustrated slipcase. Scarce exhibition catalogue for Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York in 1968. Nicely written preface by playwright Edward..... More
London: John Richardson, 1810. First Edition. 8vo (8 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches; 220 x 135 mm), xli, [3], 621, [1 errata], [2 adverts], in contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label. An important early work on life insurance, annuities, and endowments by London stockbroker Francis Baily (1774-1844)..... More
Beverly Hills, California: Glencoe Press, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches; 235 x 155 mm), xxiii, 774 pages, in printed wrappers. INSCRIBED by Clarence Major, one of the contributors, in the year of publication: "To Bert -- my friend -- / with the..... More
Brussels: G.M. Vanderborght Frères, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo (7 x 6 1/8 inches; 180 x 155 mm), [20] pages plus one-page price list, in illustrated stapled wrappers. A beautiful Art Déco trade catalogue featuring furniture for sale at G.M. Vanderborght Fréres of Brussels. Gorgeous watercolors by Sylvie Feron Baucher..... More
Köln [Cologne]: Verlag Der Ausstellungsleitung, 1929. 16 mo (7 x 5 inches; 175 x 125 mm), 124 pages, in original wrappers Scarce catalogue of an exhibition of German contemporary art, held in Cologne from May to September 1929. Profusely illustrated, with more than 70 black-and-white plates featuring paintings and sculptures..... More
Washington, D.C. Department of the Army, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 279 x 215 mm), 71, [1] pages, in stapled card wrappers. U.S. government guide explaining how North Korea interrogates and indoctrinates American prisoners of war. While the focus is mostly on North..... More
New York: Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, 1947. Two mimeographed leaves, measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches (278 x 215 mm), bound with paper clip, and signed in ink by James Sheldon at end. Letter concerning trial and conviction of leaders of a white-supremacist, neo-Nazi group in..... More
[Palma de Mallorca, Spain]: The Divers Press, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. 16mo (6 3/4 x 5 inches; 172 x 125 mm), 141, [3] pages in French-fold dust jacket (soft cover). SIGNED by Robert Creeley on the title page and featuring 11 stories and a preface. Published by Creeley's..... More
New York: The Fuck You/Press, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. 4to (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 217 mm), 14 mimeographed leaves, printed on rectos only, in stapled illustrated wrappers. Pirated edition of Ezra Pound's Cantos 110-116, published by Ed Sanders's Fuck You/Press. Number 284 of 300 copies. Cover illustration..... More
Rome: Privately printed, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches; 215 x 160 mm), 12 pages, in brown stapled wrappers. Transcript of a Vatican Radio broadcast by Portuguese poet and academic José V. de Piña Martins appealing for the release of Ezra Pound from..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches; 209 x 155 mm), xi, [3], 286, [4] pages, blue and red boards, gilt titles to spine, in an illustrated, unclipped dust jacket. Another in Peter Mayle's acclaimed series on Provence, this one in..... More
New York: International Publishers, [1939]. 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 186 x 126 mm), 63, [1] pages, in stapled wrappers Stalin's report to the 18th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party delivered March 10, 1939. He discusses the economic situation in capitalist countries, Soviet achievements, strengthening the party, etc. This..... More
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1971. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 203 x 135 mm), 153, [1] pages, in brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, in an illustrated dust jacket. Tom Wolfe in top form with these two essays on radical chic. This is the..... More
![Prospectus for] La Ville: Cent Gravures Sur Bois. Frans Masereel](/pictures/thumb/2161_1.jpeg?v=1576439965)
Belvès, France: Pierre Vorms, Éditeur, 1962. Single sheet folded at top to create a flap containing text on both sides of the flap. 10 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches (258 x 185 mm) when folded. A rare prospectus for the third edition of Frans Masereel's wordless novel, La Ville. The..... More
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company, ca. 1905-1909. 24mo (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 89 mm), 32 pages, in stapled wrappers. A scarce contribution to the Christian Socialist movement of the early 20th century. "For the first time in the history of the world there is an intelligent..... More
n.p. [Chicago]: Workers Party of America, n.d. [1923]. First Edition. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 224 x 145 mm), 7, [1] pages in stapled illustrated wrappers. A recruiting pamphlet by C.E. Ruthenberg, executive secretary of the Workers Party of America, the above-ground organization of the Communist Party. Among other..... More
![An Elucidation by Gertrude Stein Printed in Transition April, 1927 [Cover Title]. Gertrude Stein](/pictures/thumb/2158.jpg?v=1576439963)
[Paris]: [Transition], [1927]. First Edition. Small 8vo (7 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 195 x 142 mm), 16 pages, in stapled wrappers. A special supplement to the April, 1927 issue of Transition to correct the botched text of Gertrude Stein's piece, "An Elucidation." Elliot Paul explains in an introduction that..... More
New York: The Living Theatre, 1951. First Edition. Small 4to (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 160 mm), 16 pages, in stapled printed wrappers. Program for Kenneth Rexroth's four short plays in verse on classical Greek themes. "Beyond the Mountains" opened at the Living Theatre on December 30..... More
![Juillard [Spring 1968]. Trevor Winkfield](/pictures/thumb/2156.jpg?v=1576439961)
Leeds, England: Trevor Winkfield, publisher, 1968. First Edition. Small 8vo (7 7/8 x 6 inches; 202 x 152 mm), [40] pages, in stapled pictorial wrappers, printed offset. The rare first issue of Trevor Winkfield's quirky poetry and art magazine, Juillard, which he launched from his hometown of Leeds, England. Contributors..... More
[San Mateo, California]: Drama Teachers Association of California, 1935. First Edition. Small 4to (9 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches; 234 x 157 mm), [50] pages, in illustrated stapled wrappers. Helpful hints for putting on amateur plays, especially at schools. Chapters deal with such areas as costumes, make-up, set design, playwriting, acting..... More
[London]: Arts Council of Great Britain, [ca. 1971]. 8vo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 210 x 147 mm), 80 pages, in illustrated wrappers. Catalogue for an exhibition documenting Erwin Piscator's long career as a theatrical director. Includes essays by John Willett and Lutz Becker as well as translated passages..... More
London: Progress Publishing Co. Ltd. for Unity Theatre Society Ltd., n.d. [1945]. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 121 mm), 11, [1] pages, in pictorial stapled wrappers. A short history of the Unity Theatre, a left-wing theatre group founded in London in 1936..... More