New York: Boke Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. 4to (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 279 x 215 mm), [108] pages in side-stapled wrappers. A bit of soiling to the wrappers, light toning along the top edge of the front wrapper, and some overall modest handling wear. Internally clean and... More
San Francisco: City Lights Bookstore, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. 4to (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 279 x 215 mm), [i-ii], 1-46 pages in side-stapled orange wrappers. Pages printed on rectos only. Some soiling to upper wrapper, light creasing to some lower page corners. A Very Good copy. *A City Lights... More
New York: The Paulist Press, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 181 x 124 mm), 48 pages, in red and yellow wrappers. Wrappers soiled, ink slogan to rear wrapper, hint of dampstaining to top edge, internally clean. Good only. *A lurid attack against Spanish leftists... More
The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous women who expose sexism and racism in the art world, politics, film and the culture at large. They take the names of dead women artists as pseudonyms and appear in public wearing gorilla masks, producing books, posters, and stickers to provoke discussion and a change... More
Paris: Editions Jacques Vautrain, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Small 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 190 x 140 mm), 255,[1] pages in photomontaged card wrappers. Light wear to wrapper extremities, text block toned due to nature of the paper stock. A Very Good copy, unopened. Warmly inscribed by Jean-Jacques... More
Paris: No publisher listed, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Single sheet on heavy card paper folded to create [4] pages, 9 1/2 x 6 inches; 240 x 155 mm when folded. Light toning and handling wear, detachable coupon intact. A Very Good or better copy. * Scarce prospectus for a series... More
[Mexico/Paris]: André Breton, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. Single sheet folded to create [4] pages, 10 5/8 x 8 1/14 inches; 270 x 210 mm when folded. Heavily toned, with creasing, closed tears, vertical and horizontal folds, and general handling wear. A good copy only. * An important Surrealist manifesto proposing the... More
London: New Burlington Galleries, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (9 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches; 244 x 155 mm), 31, [1] pages in stapled pink wrappers. Soiling and creasing to wrappers, bottom half of text block separated from wrappers, a couple of small pencil marks internally, general handling... More
[Heidelberg?]: [Edition Staeck], 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Black-and-white photograph laser-printed onto board covered in paper, two acrylic Plexiglas holes replacing the eyes and containing two coins. 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 1/4 inches; 230 x 160 x 80 mm. Title and artist's name and date printed, edition size... More
New York: The Jewish Museum, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (9 x 7 inches; 227 x 177 mm), 16 pages plus 15 pages of black-and-white plates in stapled wrappers. Some scattered toning and soiling, faint shallow vertical crease. Overall, a Very Good copy. * Rare catalogue for an important... More
New York: The Living Theatre, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong 24mo (5 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches; 130 x 165 mm), [4] pages in stapled red, white and blue wrappers. Near Fine, with trivial hints of edge wear. Sharp, clean, and fresh. Invitation for a Champagne party and auction at... More
New York: Aram Saroyan, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. 4to (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 216 mm), 41, [1] pages in side-stapled card wrappers. Soiling to wrappers, especially the upper wrapper, and bumps to corners. A Very Good copy of a scarce magazine. * The final issue of Aram Saroyan's... More
New York: Totem Press in association with Corinth Books, 1961. Early impression. 8vo (8 x 5 3/8 inches / 204 x 135 mm), 47, [1] pages in stapled white wrappers. Light soiling to wrappers, stains to two pages. A Very Good copy. * INSCRIBED by the author (as Amiri Baraka) on the... More
London: The Cresset Press Ltd., 1946. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 180 x 123 mm), 45, [1] pages in beige cloth, front cover stamped in gold on horizontal brown rectangle and in gold along the spine. Near Fine, with light vertical creases to a.... More
Chicago: The Swallow Press Inc., 1964. Third Printing. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches; 215 x 135 mm), 122 pages, in perfect-bound wrappers. Soiling, rubbing and slight fading to wrappers, internally clean and bright. A Very Good copy * INSCRIBED by Anaïs Nin on the front end paper to art historian... More
New York: Hill and Wang, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Small 8 vo (7 15/16 x 5 5/16 inches; 203 x 135 mm), x,181, [1] pages in wrappers. Wrappers rubbed and soiled, internally clean and bright. A Very Good copy. * INSCRIBED in pencil on the title page by Clarence Major, one... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; 215 x 144 mm), 275 [1] pages in green cloth. Light sunning to edges of boards, light soiling to top edge, rubbing and slight bump to rear board. Very Good or better... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (10 x 7 1/2 inches; 254 x 190 mm), 58, [2] pages, in wrappers. Slight sunning to top and bottom edges of wrappers, some soiling to rear wrapper. Internally clean and unmarked. Lacking the original glassine... More
A small collection of items concerning the great actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). The items include: --A small autographed sheet measuring 2 x 3 1/4 inches (52 x 80 mm); --A pamphlet, "The Negro People and the Soviet Union," by Paul Robeson. New Century Publishers, 1950, First Edition, 16 pages. --Four... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Small 8vo (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 195 x 135 mm), [x], 81, [1] pages in decorated boards. Rear end paper abraded from removal of label, pages very lightly toned. Otherwise, a Near Fine copy without a dust jacket. * The first... More
London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1923. First Edition Thus. 8vo (9 x 6 inches; 230 x 150 mm), [x], 185, [1] pages in cream parchment-backed green boards, maroon printed label to spine. Light wear to the extremities, light toning to the spine, a bit of soiling to the boards, former... More
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1913. First Edition Thus. 12mo (7 1/8 x 5 inches; 180 x 125 mm), xix, 210, [2] pages, in yellow-green cloth. Modest rubbing to boards, page edges lightly toned, small "First Edition" stamp on front paste down, some dusting to top edge, numerous pages unopened... More
New York: Boni & Gaer, Inc., 1948. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 207 x 140 mm), 230 pages, in gray boards. Some rubbing to boards, very light toning to page edges, light soiling to top and bottom edges. A Very Good copy in a.... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; 243 x 143 mm), xii, 297, [5] pages, in gray cloth with green top stain. Underlining, check marks, and notes on a number of pages. Cloth edges lightly rubbed. Very Good in... More
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1991. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Small 4to (9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 160 mm), 346 pages, in burgundy cloth, all edges gilt. In the publisher's original tissue dust jacket and housed in the original burgundy cloth slipcase. Tissue jacket and slipcase slightly... More