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  • The Letter Left to Me: A Novel [Inscribed. Joseph McELROY.
    McELROY, Joseph

    The Letter Left to Me: A Novel [Inscribed]

    Octavo (22cm); navy blue cloth spine over tan paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and author's initials blind embossed to front cover; dustjacket; 151pp. Inscribed by author on title page: "To Ed Kaback with thanks for encouragement Joseph McElroy October 17, 1988". Tiny residue to upper edge.....

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  • The Sinking of the Odradek Stadium and Other Novels [Signed. Harry MATHEWS.
    MATHEWS, Harry

    The Sinking of the Odradek Stadium and Other Novels [Signed]

    First Printing. Octavo (21cm); red cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 561pp. Signed by author on front flyleaf and again on title page. Modest rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corners, with occasional marginal creases; Very Good+. Dustwrapper, illustrated by Jim Dine, unclipped (priced $12.50).....

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  • Deaths and Entrances. Dylan THOMAS, John PIPER, poems, illustrations.
    THOMAS, Dylan (poems); PIPER, John (illustrations)

    Deaths and Entrances

    One of 250 numbered copies, this being copy no.223. Quarto (35.75cm); striped cloth-covered boards and greyish-gren morocco backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; publisher's taupe cloth slipcase; xviii,59,[5]pp; illus. Tiny scuff near crown, else Fine in a Very Good+ slipcase, showing some light rubbing and a few spots.....

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  • Constantinople: Eight Poems. Victoria SACKVILLE-WEST, aka Vita.
    SACKVILLE-WEST, Victoria [aka Vita]

    Constantinople: Eight Poems

    First impression. Octavo (23cm). Sewn, printed blue-gray wrappers; 16pp. Trivial toning to wrappers at bound edge, else a Fine copy. A very nice copy indeed of Sackville-West's second published book, rarely seen in trade. CROSS A2.

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  • The Language of Oysters [Inscribed by poet and photographer, with signed photograph laid in. Robert ADAMSON, Juno Gemes, Rodney Hall, John Kinsella, poetry, photography, preface, contributor.
    ADAMSON, Robert (poetry); Juno Gemes (photography); Rodney Hall (preface); John Kinsella (contributor)

    The Language of Oysters [Inscribed by poet and photographer, with signed photograph laid in]

    Laid in is a photograph of the print found on p.146, with a blind embossed stamp, Geme's signature to its front margin, and her description to rear "Section VII Right Page - No. 85 1993". Quarto (27.5cm); brown cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [5],6-168pp; black-and-white.....

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  • Wormwood [Limited Edition, Signed. Thomas KINSELLA.
    KINSELLA, Thomas

    Wormwood [Limited Edition, Signed]

    One of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author. Quarto (28.25cm); wood veneer paper-covered boards and parchment spine, with titles stamped in dark brown on spine and front cover; brown topstain; [4],5-16,[4]pp. Corners gently bumped (though still sharp), with light wear to spine ends, and a pin-sized puncture.....

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  • Italy [Limited Edition. ARTIST'S BOOKS, Johanna DRUCKER.
    [ARTIST'S BOOKS] DRUCKER, Johanna

    Italy [Limited Edition]

    Limited issue, no.7 of 7 copies, signed on colophon with an original pencil drawing in glassine envelope laid in; from a total edition of 500 copies. 12mo; pictorial card wrappers; 51,(1)pp; illus. A fairly early publication by Drucker, and given the limitation surely one of the most difficult of her.....

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  • Typed letter signed, John W. Maddox to Sec'y of War J.G. Cannon, 1908. CIVIL WAR - GEORGIA, John W. MADDOX, Joseph G. Cannon.
    [CIVIL WAR - GEORGIA] MADDOX, John W; Joseph G. Cannon

    Typed letter signed, John W. Maddox to Sec'y of War J.G. Cannon, 1908

    Typed letter signed. 1pp, on Maddox's law office stationery; Sept. 6, 1908; seeking appointment to the Commission for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park. 27 lines (ca 220 words); signed in full. With "Received" stamp of the Office of the Secretary of War, dated Sep 14, 1908; docketed on verso.....

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  • What Are You Going To Do About Alf? [Signed, Limited Edition. Henry MILLER, Alfred Perlès.
    MILLER, Henry and Alfred Perlès

    What Are You Going To Do About Alf? [Signed, Limited Edition]

    One of 100 copies, specially bound and signed by both Miller and Perlès. Large octavo. Quarter gray cloth of black cloth-covered boards; dustjacket; unpaginated [48pp]. A fine, apparently unread copy. In the original dustwrapper, reproducing a painting by Miller; Fine. A color photo-facsimile of the original pamphlet, issued by Bern.....

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  • Tovarishi Vintovkoy i molotom otprazdnuyem Krasny Oktyabr [=] "Comrades! Let's. RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, Dmitri MOOR.
    [RUSSIAN REVOLUTION] MOOR, Dmitri

    Tovarishi Vintovkoy i molotom otprazdnuyem Krasny Oktyabr [=] "Comrades! Let's celebrate Red October with rifle and hammer"

    First impression. Lithographed poster, 88.5cm x 61cm (ca 35" x 24"); printed in black and red on thin cream stock. Light original wear and soil, including a few ink smudges that appear to be from printing; a few tiny mended tears in margins, still Near Fine. Professionally laid down on.....

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  • Colored People in Bible History. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE, Richard Alburtus.
    [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] MORRISEY, R.A. (Richard Alburtus)

    Colored People in Bible History

    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;.....

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  • Midnight's Children: A Novel [Signed. Salman RUSHDIE.
    RUSHDIE, Salman

    Midnight's Children: A Novel [Signed]

    Octavo (24.5cm); maroon cloth spine over light gray paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in silver on spine and front cover; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; 446pp. Signed by author on title page. Light sunning to board edges, with trace soil to cloth spine and edges of textblock; Very Good+. Dustwrapper, designed by.....

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  • The People of Tibet; Tibet Past and Present; The Religion of Tibet. TIBET, Sir Charles Alfred BELL.
    [TIBET] BELL, Sir Charles Alfred

    The People of Tibet; Tibet Past and Present; The Religion of Tibet

    Three volumes. Octavo. 22cm. Publisher's navy blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spines and front boards. Dustjackets. [xix]; 319pp.; [xiv]; [1]; 326pp.; [xv]; [1]; 235pp. All vols clean and tight, very light wear to the cloth, with some minor scuffing to corners and spine ends; internally clean, a......

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  • Parts of a World. POETRY, Wallace STEVENS.
    [POETRY] STEVENS, Wallace

    Parts of a World

    First printing (1,000 copies). Octavo (21.5cm). Publisher's blue cloth-covered boards; gilt spine titles, dustjacket; 182pp. An exceptional copy, Fine but for some inconspicuous fading to upper board edges. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.00 net on front flap), bright and clean with spine panel just a shade sun-darkened, Near.....

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  • A History of the Third United States Cavalry. Ralph C. DEIBERT, Harry N. Cootes.
    [DEIBERT, Ralph C.; Harry N. Cootes]

    A History of the Third United States Cavalry

    Octavo (24cm). Green cloth titled in gilt; [x],[144]pp; color frontispiece, and black and white halftone portraits throughout. Ownership inscription to front pastedown. Slight rubbing to extremities, else Near Fine. Originally organized to protect travelers on the Oregon Trail, the Third Cavalry had seen action in the Mexican-American War, Civil War.....

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  • The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara. Frank O'HARA, John ASHBERY, Donald ALLEN, poems, introduction.
    O'HARA, Frank (poems); ASHBERY, John (introduction); ALLEN, Donald (editor)

    The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara

    First Printing. Octavo (26cm); second binding in beige linen, titled in gilt on spine, with O'Hara's name embossed onto covers; light blue topstain; dustjacket; xxx,[2],3-586,[6]pp, with a portrait frontispiece of O'Hara. While not explicitly marked as such, this copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel.....

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  • River-Root: A Syzygy for the Bicentennial of These States [One of 14 Special Copies. William EVERSON, Patrick Kennedy, aka Brother Antoninus.
    EVERSON, William [aka Brother Antoninus]; Patrick Kennedy, illus

    River-Root: A Syzygy for the Bicentennial of These States [One of 14 Special Copies]

    Quarto. Of 250 copies printed, this letter Q, being one of fourteen copies that is both signed and includes a four-line holograph verse quotation. Quarter-bound in calf over gray paper-covered boards; [8],9-51,[5]pp. A fine copy in the publisher's unprinted acetate jacket, also fine.

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  • Ornithological Dictionary; or, Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds [vols. I & II, plus. ORNITHOLOGY, George MONTAGU.
    [ORNITHOLOGY] MONTAGU, George

    Ornithological Dictionary; or, Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds [vols. I & II, plus Supplement]

    Three volumes, bound in two. Octavo (20.5cm). Nineteenth century half-calf over marbled boards. Volume I: xlii; text unpaginated; hand-colored frontispiece (Cirl Bunting). Volume II: unpaginated. Volume III (Supplement): vi; text unpaginated; 24 inserted leaves of engraved plates (uncolored); errata. Bound without half-titles; two plates in Supplement bound out of order;.....

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  • Fishing A Trout Stream. SPORTS, Eugene V. CONNETT.
    [SPORTS] CONNETT, Eugene V.

    Fishing A Trout Stream

    Octavo. 24cm. #10 of 950 copies only. Publisher's blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt and dark blue to spine and front board. 137pp;[1]. Strong, straight and handsome with some mild wear to spine ends and corners and a little flaking to the gilt of the spine label; internally clean.....

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  • Signed Original Typescript: "Draft. Democratic Socialist Policies for the Government of the. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM, Frank P. ZEIDLER.
    [DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM] ZEIDLER, Frank P.

    Signed Original Typescript: "Draft. Democratic Socialist Policies for the Government of the City of New York"

    Original carbon typescript with hand corrections throughout. Corner-stapled sheets, 7pp; signed in ink by Zeidler at conclusion. Text toned, with small chips at corners and a few brief, closed tears in margins; Very Good. Undated, but likely mid-1970s from context (see note below). A timely document, foreshadowing the ascension of.....

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  • "40 Injured in Riot at Republic Steel" Three International News Photo Images of 1937. ANTI-LABOR, STRIKES, STRIKEBREAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY.
    [ANTI-LABOR] [PHOTOGRAPHY] [STRIKES & STRIKEBREAKING]

    "40 Injured in Riot at Republic Steel" Three International News Photo Images of 1937 Cleveland Steel Strike Violence

    21.5cm x 16.5cm. Three black and white original photos with "International News Photos" stamps to versos, with accompanying typewritten slug. Light scratching of the laminate to one image, and some very minor soiling to white borders, very good, clean, clear photographs. Three images from the violent clashes between Congress of.....

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  • Mr. Locke's Reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Worcester's Answer to his. John LOCKE.
    LOCKE, John

    Mr. Locke's Reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Worcester's Answer to his Second Letter. Wherein, besides other...

    Small octavo (19cm). Contemporary mottled calf with morocco gilt-stamped spine label; boards paneled in blind; 452pp plus Errata. Expertly rebacked, preserving entirety of original spine; title page slightly darkened else very fresh internally, complete and virtually free of foxing. A highly attractive copy in a very early binding. The final.....

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  • This Deception [Inscribed to Ralph de Toledano. COLD WAR - RED SCARE, Hede MASSING.
    [COLD WAR - RED SCARE] MASSING, Hede

    This Deception [Inscribed to Ralph de Toledano]

    First printing (with Roman numeral "I" to copyright page). Inscribed by Massing on front free endpaper: "To Ralph and Nora / in friendship in love," signed, undated but apparently contemporary with publication. Octavo. Red cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 335pp. Tight, clean copy, Very Good or better. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped.....

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  • Line: A Journal of the Contemporary Literature Collection / A Journal of Contemporary Writing and. Roy MIKI, Norman Weinstein Stephen Scobie, Cid Corman, Jack Spicer, Wilfred Watson, contrib.
    MIKI, Roy (editor); Stephen Scobie, Norman Weinstein, Jack Spicer, Cid Corman, & Wilfred Watson (et al) (contrib.)

    Line: A Journal of the Contemporary Literature Collection / A Journal of Contemporary Writing and its Modern Sources; Numbers One-Nine;...

    First Printings. Fourteen Issues (including the Index Issue, and the double issue of nos.7&8) of the Fifteen issue set, all softcovers. Octavo (21.5cm); paper wrappers; black-and-white illustrations throughout. Full pagination available upon request. Lightly spine-tanned, with light shelf-wear and rubbing to wrappers; overall a Very Good incomplete run. The Unviersity's.....

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