Lorne Bair Rare Books

1. White Mule. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1937. First Edition, First Printing, one of 1,100 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); beige cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine and front cover; black topstain; dustjacket; [viii],[1]-293,[3]pp. Hint of sunning to spine, some offsetting to endpapers, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket.....

More info about The Stecher Trilogy: White Mule, In The Money, The Build-Up

More info about Rideout Collection - 201 Volumes, 1900-1954

First Printing, with enveloped T.L.s. from author to Walter E. Stoddard and T.L.s. from publisher to Stoddard laid in. Octavo (19.5cm); red cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and blind ruling to front cover; dustjacket; 210pp. Inscribed by author: "E. A. Robinson May 3, 1928 / to.....

More info about Tristram [Inscribed to Walter E. Stoddard

First issue, without inserted frontispiece portrait of the author and "319 Washington Street" address below the title page imprint. Octavo (20.5cm); fuchsia cloth, 459,[1]; no ads. Cloth faded in spots, with some spotting to front board edge; moderate foxing throughout; Good and sound; far from pristine, but a scarce issue.....

More info about David Elginbrod

First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); mauve cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [8],9-350,[2]pp. Though the title page credits it to C.D. Williams, the frontispiece and four black & white plates of illustrations are signed by John Sloan. Gentle sunning and some light dust-soil to spine, neat.....

More info about The Golden Blight

Holograph letter with content. About 100 lines (ca. 750 words), dated June 23, 1815. From John Cunliffe, a weaver in Bolton and Liverpool, UK; to his brother Edward, a recent emigré to Pittsburgh, PA. Single folded sheet, opening to approximately 12" x 14"; three pages used; addressed on verso, with.....

More info about Transatlantic Ship Letter, Liverpool, England to Pittsburgh, PA, 1815

First Printing. Octavo (22.25cm); glossy pictorial card wrappers; [x],[2]-546,[4]pp. Signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the title page. Scattered foxing to upper edge of textblock, else Near Fine. The author's fourth novel, the terrific content of which was completely overshadowed by the conflict it caused among radical.....

More info about The Satanic Verses [Signed

Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's cream card wrappers printed in orange and black; 118pp. Spine rather significantly cocked, some wear to extremities; still, quite a Very Good, fresh copy of a scarce edition.

More info about Al Caffè: Conversazioni sull'Anarchismo [alt. subtitle: Conversazioni Dal Varo

First Printing. Octavo (20.5cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; pink topstain; dustjacket; [6],7-288pp. Signed by the author on the title page, dated 2007. Pink topstain very slightly dulled, else a fresh, Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $6.95), showing light wear to spine ends and.....

More info about War [Signed

First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); maroon cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [4],5-133,[3]pp, with portrait frontispiece of the author and 13 inserted plates of illustrations. Gentle sunning to spine, heel gently nudged, with faint foxing to text edges, title leaf, and occasionally on the plate margins;.....

More info about Colored People in Bible History

Slim quarto (28cm); printed sheets (rectos), side-stapled into beige pictorial card covers; [9]pp. Tiny spot to lower front cover, touch of dust-soil to rear cover; contents clean; Near Fine. Innaugural program and ten-point platform of the Institute of the Black World (IBW), an African American think tank established in the.....

More info about Institute of the Black World: Statement of Purpose and Program

Octavo. 20cm. Publsiher's grey cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board. 236pp. Strong and tight, spine gilt dulled, a little wear to extremities; internally clean and fresh, inscribed to front flyleaf, original promotional ephemera laid in at the front. A very good, clean copy, with an interesting association.....

More info about Mainspring; The grassroots story of human progress, what it means to you and me and how NOT to...

Tape-backed pictorial wrappers (as issued); thick 4to. Mimeographed; illustrated with six original screenprints by T.L. Krys. One of 1000 copies. Edited by R.J.S. Tribute with texts by levy, bibliographic material, with testimonials by friends and other writers, and reproductions of press coverage of his arrest. "Proceeds, if any, from the.....

More info about Ukanhavyrfuckincitibak. D.A. Levy: a Tribute to the Man, an Anthology of His Poetry

First printing. Quarto (30cm). Original deep green cloth, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; 334pp; two folding genealogical tables not reckoned in pagination. A few faint external flecks to cloth, else a lovely, Near Fine copy, free of markings or notable wear. One of a small, private edition.....

More info about Paine Ancestry. The Family of Robert Treat Paine, Signer of the Declaration of Independence,...

First impression. Octavo. Red cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 102pp. Faint trace of rubbing to bottom board edges, else a Fine copy. In the original dustwrapper, price-clipped, gently toned at spine and margins, still Near Fine. A very attractive copy of Lowell's second regularly-published book, a collection of works chosen by Lowell.....

More info about Poems 1938-1949

Quarto (28.5cm); black cloth-covered boards, with red leatherette to front cover, and titling stamped in light yellow on front cover; 156pp; black-and-white photographic (halftone) illustrations. Inscribed by Dr. Max Thorex on front endpaper. Modest shelf-wear, with light rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper has shelf-wear and -soil, light foxing.....

More info about Creative Camera Art [Inscribed

No. 40 of 150 numbered copies. Octavo (20cm). Original pictorial parchment-covered boards; 254 unnumbered leaves; designs printed in colors, recto-only. Exterior staining and wear to binding, with darkening to spine; internally quite fresh, free of markings and solidly bound; Very Good overall. A finely-printed compendium of designed ex-libris by Fascist-era.....

More info about Novecento: Allegorie Imprese Auguri Partecipazioni Vignette Carte da lettere Ex-Libris. 250...

Five Softcover Issues. Five Quarto softcovers (35.5cm); black pictorial paper wrappers; 125pp; 128-276pp; 127pp; 116-251pp; 252-387pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and colorful illustrations throughout. Each issue has Robert M. Johnson's ownership inked to recto of front wrappers, with lower margins of each half-title page including his embossed bookplate. Modest shelf-wear and.....

More info about Historical Atlas of World Mythology: The Way of the Animal Powers Vol. 1, nos 1,2 [with] The Way...

Twelvemo. 16.5cm. Contemporary full speckled brown calf with tan and gilt leather title label. [iii]; 234pp. Strong and tight, bumping to corners, minor rubbing and scuffing to spine ends and extremities, hinges strong, cosmetic wear; internally clean and fresh, some small areas of detailed ink annotation which, combined with the.....

More info about Memoirs of **** Commonly Known by The Name of George Psalmanazar; A Reputed Native of Formosa....

12mo (18cm). Modern plain buckram with gilt spine label; xii,[13]-162pp. Early perforated stamp to title page (Rhode Island Historical Society); scattered foxing and toning to text, still a complete, fresh copy, Good and sound. An anonymous early work by Blake, identified as such in the catalog of the American Antiquarian.....

More info about Ramon: the Rover of Cuba. The Personal Narrative of that Celebrated Pirate. Translated from the...

One of 2000 copies. Folio (33cm); gray cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and covers; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [2],3-287,[3]pp; black-and-white illustrations with colorful facsimile plates throughout. Text in Spanish. Light shelf-wear, else Near Fine. Dustwrapper, lightly tanned, with modest shelf-wear, 0.5" tear to front.....

More info about Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca

One of 100 numbered copies signed by Ted Hughes, this being copy no.63. Original broadside, with text letterpress printed in black on white Barcham Green handmade paper (left edge cut, others deckled), measuring 32.75cm x 47.75cm (13" x 18.75"). Faint, shallow stain to left edge center, some mild handling; Very.....

More info about Broadside: Ravens [Limited Edition, Signed

Octavo (19cm); yellow cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 191pp. Modest rubbing and soil to spine and board edges, else tight clean, and unmarked; Very Good or better. In somewhat worn original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 9s. 6d. net), stained to verso with old clear tape repairs.....

More info about The Flesh of the Orchid

Octavo (20.5cm); light green cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 309pp; black and white illustrations throughout. Inscribed by author on half-title page: "This is Karl Burkhardt's book, inscribed with the good wishes of his friend, the author - Stephen W. Meader".....

More info about Blueberry Mountain [Inscribed