Valladolid: Pedro de Espinosa y Antonio de Zamora, 1551. First Edition. Quarto, 186 leaves; VG; bound in full brown calf, spine with two black labels, gilt titling and stamping; rebacked with spine preserved; mild rubbing and wear to binding; marbled text block; title page with slight repair, last two leaves with very mild repair; Text in two columns, Gothic typography with 48 lines; Title page with large detailed wood engraved frontispiece in black and red hand-colored, many of the capitular engravings colored as well; scarce; shelved case 3. More

London: William Roybould, 1660. First Edition. 12mo, 359 pages; VG; 3/4 bound in modern burgundy leather, burgundy cloth boards, paneled spine with gilt bands and gilt lettering; top edge of text block gilt; [8], 459 [i.e. 359], [1], page 359 misnumbered 459; title page in red and black; page 103/104 (leaf H4) has both corners torn out, text impacted; with frontispiece of Oliver Cromwell; JG consignment; shelved case 0. More

London: Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition, Second Issue. Quartos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in full polished calf with gilt and black rules to boards, black ornament to corners, paneled spines with green and red labels with gilt lettering, gilt rules and black stamps, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers; bound by Birdsall, Northampton with their mark; mild rubbing, primarily to spine; all edges of text block gilt; small bookplate to front pastedown of volume 1, upside down on rear pastedown of volume 2; Volume 1, page 135, line 10 has 'give', so is in the corrected state; Plates: volume 1, Frontispiece with tissue guard. Opposite page 92, a 'Round Robin' addressed to Samuel Johnson. volume 2, opposite page 588, various facsimiles of Dr. Johnson's handwriting; volume two with misnumbered pages, pp. 229, 408, 497, 504, 555, 585, 586; MW consignment; shelved case 7. More

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. Advance Review Copy. Octavo, 190 pages; VG; brown paper wraps, plain spine; with original acetate jacket; Book has been SIGNED flat by Bukowski on the title page; Some minor shelf wear along the edges of the boards; stamped 'Advanced Review Copy' on ffep; Shelved case 2. More

A Cologne: chez Pierre Marteau, 1701. Early Fictitious Imprint. 12mo., [8], 564 pages, [16]; VG; bound in contemporary acid-washed calf, paneled spine with elaborate gilt, morocco label with gilt titling; board edges with gilt roll; marbled endpapers; cracking to front hinge; scattered and scarce staining to interior; name to title page; index in rear; Title page in red and black, with sphere device; text in French; Volume 1 of 3 only; BJ consignment; shelved case 3. More

New York: The Bobbs-Merill Company, 1941. First Edition. Octavo, 471/520/484/627/540/533; VG/VG,VG/VG-,VG/VG-,VG/VG,VG/VG; VG/VG-; spines are multicolored with white lettering; dust jackets are in mylar coverings, have price uncut, "$6.00"for volumes 1-4, "$6.50" on volume 5, volume 6 has price cut; all volumes have minimal creasing and chipping at the top and bottom of the spines and on the fore edge corners, have occasional small closed tears along the top and bottom edges volume 2 has a small open tear on the spine, volume 3 has a small closed tear on the spine, volume 6 has small pieces of tape on the inside of the jacket; bindings have minimal bumping on the top and bottom of the spine and on the fore edge corners; pages have red coloring and minor dust build up along the top edge; has an inscription from the original owner on the ffep; shelved top of case 13. More

Thornwillow Press, 1999. Limited Edition, #89/185. Large Octavo, 107 pages; VG; bound in half black morocco and dark blue paper boards, housed in a VG black cloth clamshell; top edge of text block gilt, decorated endpapers; signed on colophon by Donald, #89/185; with three tipped-in photogravure portraits & two fold-out facsimile letters; V consignment; shelved case 1. More

London: John Murray, 1903. Third Edition. Small Quartos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in 3/4 red calf, paneled spines with gilt tooling and titling, red cloth boards, marbled endpapers; top edge gilt; bound by Riviere & Son with their mark; mild wear to boards, slight darkening to spines; profusely illustrated throughout; shelved case 9. More

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. First Edition. Quarto, 270 pages; VG/VG-; spine dark blue with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, mild wear and rubbing; pencil notes to front and rear endpapers, scattered and sparse pencil marginalia; with a microfiche appendix in rear pockets, containing 20 sheets comprising some 1600 pages of detailed bibliographical information; shelved case 9. More

New York: Harper & Row, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 199 pages; Fair/Fair; spine pictorial with yellow lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$8.95'; dust jacket with water damage, primarily along the spine, interior of spine has water-stains and mold, some wear and rubbing to remainder of jacket; binding with water damage, staining along spine, lower edge of rear board, half of front board, stain to top edge of front hinge, small dent to top edge of rear hinge; Page long inscription by Wyatt Cooper, signed by Wyatt Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Carter Cooper, and Anderson Cooper. Anderson Cooper's signature is in a childlike hand (he would have been between eight and eleven when this was signed). The water damage has impacted the signatures of Carter and Gloria, as well as part of the inscription, and caused bleeding on multiple pages.; Close examination of the photos is highly recommended.; shelved case 5. More

London: R. Davis, 1765. Second edition. Octavo in brown calf with six-band embossed spine and gold gilt; VG- condition; moderate soiling and shelf wear; open gutter in front; strong binding; wobbly paper, age-toned; clean text; some stained pages at the end; pp. 307; author converted from Heatherism and became a Member of the Church of England; GP consignment. Please see all five photos for details. Shelved in endcase near stairs on sales floor. More

London: Richard Bentley, 1856. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Octavo, 202 pages; VG; bound in polished calf, triple gilt rules to board edges, paneled spine with two labels with gilt titling, gilt tooling to remainder; marbled endpapers; gilt roll turn-in; Bound by Root & Son, London with their mark; mild chipping and wear, primarily to head of spine, corners; bookplate to front pastedown; top edge of test block gilt; Extra-illustrated with 34 plates, 12 of which are colored, inlaid to size; MW consignment; shelved case 7. More

New York: The Viking Press, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 182 pages; VG/VG-; in beige dust jacket, beige spine with black and blue titling; mild rubbing and wear, particularly to spine, including creasing and closed tears; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$8.95'; Inscribed on the ffep by Saul Bellow, "To Rachel, who put as / much into this book as / I did with love / Saul"; Loose within is the program for the Anti-Defamation League's America's Democratic Legacy Award 1976, awarded to Saul Bellow. Also loose is a 1 page TLS from the ADL reminding Rachel MacKenzie about the event; JM consignment; Case 3. More

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1962. First Edition. 10mo., 121pp.; VG; in wraps, protected with a custom brown linen dust-wrapper, with maroon label and gilt lettering on spine; SIGNED on ffep by August Derleth; There is an inscription on the ffep by Nelson S. Bond, notable pulp writer and bookseller and recipient of the 1998 Nebula Author Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, that this copy might have been the last copy every inscribed by Derleth, and that it was send to him a few days before he died.; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 144 pp., [50 pp.], VG-/VG-; white and black lettering to tan spine, black-and-white photograph to front cover; fading to spine, lettering legible; shelfwear to covers, chipping with material loss to head of spine, slight superficial material loss to corners; price clipped; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine; fading to spine (lettering slightly affected yet bright and legible); wear to boards, mild spotting with gray discoloration towards hinge of spine to front board; boards shaken/cocked, no shelf lean, binding strong, casing somewhat loose, boards firmly attached to text-block; age-toning/wear to text-block, scattered foxing to top, slight foxing to fore-edge; starting hinge to back of copy between 2 unpaginated black-and-white photographic plates; recto of bfep stuck to verso of last photographic plate to top margin of leaves at gutter; very occasional mild foxing to interior, text clear and legible; "First Printing, 1965" stated to copyright page; contains unpaginated section of photographs courtesy of Sports Magazine to back of volume; INSCRIPTION to title page reads "For Don Loos / with every best wish and memories of shooting baskets together years ago / John McPhee / December 1, 1965"; LP consignment; shelved Case 5, Dupont. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955. Kansas City Limited Edition, 1/20615 copies. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG/G; spines beige with red, blue, and black titling; dust jackets protected with a mylar covering, price uncut, moderate shelfwear and chipping, primarily to extremities, volume 1 with large closed tear along front hinge and some tape residue; SIGNED on half-title of volume 1 by President Truman "With kindest regards, from Harry S. Truman, Kansas City, Missouri"; date below signature in different ink reading "1 May 1958"; EF consignment; shelved case 1. More

New York: John S. Taylor, 1842. First American edition; from the London edition. Small, thin octavo in dark brown embossed hardcovers with gold letters on spine; VG; boards show some soiling and shelf wear with fraying around spine and tiny bumps on lower corners; end pages heavily foxed; small inscription on first end page; frontispiece engraving; binding strong; edges and gutters dusty; paper generally stained or foxed, but not detrimental to reading; text clean in tight print; pp. 301; shelved in Allan's Office. More

London, England: Various, 1787-1796. EARLY EDITIONS (Mixed Set). Octavos, 14 volumes, VG-; full leather acid washed boards: boards recased, with signs of repair to hinges and gutters of endpapers; six compartments (no panels) to spine, black title blocks age-toned green, gilt lettering to title blocks, gilt illustrations to three compartments, gilt motif to spine; gilt decorative single-ruled borders to edges of boards, board edges and turn-ins; brown and green marbled text-blocks: mild-to-moderate rubbing to backs, gilt lettering and gilt tooling somewhat affected yet legible/clear; mild rubbing/light scratching to most boards; mild bumping to head, tail, and corners; with slight chipping/material loss to most boards (see additional notes to each volume); mild wear/fading to text-blocks; labels from previous owner to front paste-downs; mild age-toning/light scattered foxing to interiors, text somewhat faded clear yet legible; thin moiré ribbons to interiors, Stanford University bookmarks to most volumes; each volume housed in its own VG- maroon slipcase; frontispieces to Vols. 1-12; Vols. 1-12 printed for T. Longman, et al.; VOL. 1 [LIFE OF JOHNSON; POEMS & PLAYS; sticker from previous bookseller to verso of ffep]; VOL. 2 [PHILOLOGICAL TRACTS, POLITICAL ESSAYS & MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS: corners of boards bumped more so than other volumes]; VOL. 3 [GREEK COMEDY, et cetera: small moderate scratch to front board, diagonal scratch to back board]; VOL. 4 [THE RAMBLER, PART 1]; VOL. 5 [THE RAMBLER, PART 2]; VOL. 6 [THE RAMBLER, PART 3: front board beginning to detach from hinge, mild soiling to top margin of title page and verso of ffep, small dark brown imperfection to front board; VOL. 7 [THE IDLER]; VOL. 8 [MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS, et cetera; small dark moderate scratches to front and back boards, small area of dark residue to back board]; VOL. 9 [LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS, PART 1]; VOL. 10 [LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS, PART 2: small spot of residue to front board]; VOL. 11 [LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS, PART 3]; VOL. 12 [LIVES OF EMINENT PERSONS, et cetera: dent and small dark scratches to back board]; VOL. 13 [DEBATES 1740-1741: part of an early edition of 13 volumes, pub. 1787, printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, London: light scratches to front board; originally "VOL. XII" to title page, changed by previous owner in ink to "VOL. XIII"]; VOL. 14 [DEBATES 1741-1742: part of earlier edition of 13 volumes, pub. 1787 (same set as VOL. 13), printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, London: originally "VOL. XIII" to title page, changed by previous owner in ink to "VOL. XIV"; shelved above oversized Art Books, end of aisle B. More

New York: Messner, 1967. Third Printing. Octavo; VG; Library Binding; White spine with blue lettering; 191 pages; SIGNED by EISENHOWER on the title page; Wear to the edges of the boards, some minor bumping to the corners; Binding tight and text block clean; Shelved case 5 or window. BL Consign. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 508 pages; VG/VG; spine black with white and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$6.95', price lightly crossed out, mild wear; top edge of text block black; INSCRIBED on ffep by Gerald Ford; SG consignment; shelved case 5. More

Harper & Brothers, 1952. Limited Edition, #157/250. Octavo, xi, 140, 24 pages; VG; bound in publisher's half red leather, gilt to spine, decorated paper boards; original glassine present with only slight chipping to head of spine, small hole in spine; housed in publisher's slipcase; signed flat on the limitation page, #157/250 copies; shelved case 5. More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 312 pages; VG/G+; in blue and orange dust jacket, blue and orange spine with black and white titling; mild rubbing and wear, chip missing at head of spine, sun-fading and scratching to spine; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$5.95'; Inscribed on the ffep by Lore Segal, "To Rachel / who imposed much / of the order of this book / affectionately / Lore" JM consignment; Case 3. More

New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1939. Limited Edition (50/1001). Octavo, 386 pages; VG-/VG-; spine is gold patterned with black lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has wear along the top and bottom edges, with several small closed tears and chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and on the fore edge corners, back cover has minor scratch marks; binding has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, has minor detachment of the hinges of the front and back cover, has minor bumping on the fore edge corners; pages have minor age toning, have faded gilt along the top edge, have occasional water damage and blotching; contains a ribbon; inscription from original owner on the limitation page; signed by Edith Wilson on the limitation page; SG Consignment, shelved Case 5. More

Toronto: Lumiere Press, 1990. Limited Edition, #47/190. Octavo, 30 pages; VG; in publisher's binding, 1/4 bound in gray linen, gray paper boards, paper label with black lettering on spine; limitation number on the colophon, there are 26 lettered and 190 numbered copies; Illustrated with two original silver gelatin prints from the negatives; shelved case 0. More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1997. Limited Edition, #658/3,000. Octavo, 312 pages; VG; full binding of genuine dark blue leather, bright gilt spine title and gilt motif on covers; mild shelf wear; all edges gilt; silk end-papers; signed flat by Buzz Aldrin on the limitation page; pages clean; with CoA; shelved case 9 3/4. More