THE SILVER CORD
Zurich: Scalo, 1997. Quarto; 119 pages; VG/VG; Gray spine with Orange text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; Shelved Photography. More
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Zurich: Scalo, 1997. Quarto; 119 pages; VG/VG; Gray spine with Orange text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; Shelved Photography. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black and gold print; DJ has edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, rubbing, shelfwear; Boards in white cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, slight spotting to rear top and bottom edges, else clean and strong; Text block has yellow tinted top edge, penciled numbers on rear flyleaf, tanning to front endpapers, penciled marginal notation throughout; xvii, 260 pages. More
Madison WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. Octavo; VG/VG-; black spine with green text; dust jacket has very slight exterior wear; tiny chip to front head edge; cloth clean; tight binding; text block clean; pp 242; inscribed by author. More
Chicago, Il: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 181 pages; VG; softcover; spine gray and white with black text; mild shelf wear; signed by Bost on half title; pages clean; shelved African American Studies. More
London: Freedom Editions, 1998. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Quarto; 144 pages; Good; black spine with white lettering; minor shelfwear including light soiling to front cover, bumping to edges of covers; black and white photographs throughout; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More
New York: Riverhead Books, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 340 pages; VG-/VG-; light blue spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; minor shelfwear and rubbing to the dust jacket, including a small tear to the upper front corner of the jacket flap; white sticker indicating author's signature at the front of the jacket; minor creasing at head and tail of the spine; minor soiling to the front and back of the jacket, as well as the back flap; price unclipped '$27.00'; bumping to the head and tail of the spine; minor soiling to the edges of the text block; name of previous owner on verso of ffep; signed flat by Conley on the title page; shelved LGBTQ. More
London: Routledge, 1989. First UK Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; black spine with white and red text; first UK edition; dust jacket has slight shelf wear to exterior; mildly rubbed edges; small mark to rear flap; cloth exterior shows very slight wear; strong, sturdy boards; text block exterior edges lightly toned; gap to pp 98-99, due to pen being used as bookmark; some underlining and marginalia inside; otherwise interior good; pp 283. More
New York: Free Press, 2003. Octavo; VG-/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey with blue and black print, portrait; DJ has slight edgewear, note in ink on front; Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and yellow paper to boards, clean and tight; Text block has mark in ink on copyright page, else clean and tight; vi, 568 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Brooklyn, NY: Diva Publishing Associates, 1985. Octavo, 48 pages; VG; typescript manuscript, in light blue chemise; spine unmarked; some fading to chemise at spine and upper edge of back; inscribed by DeVeaux to professor Ron Simmons of Howard University at manuscript title page; contains black and white illustrations; pages clean; shelved Case 0. More
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 176 pages; VG/VG; spine orange with blue titling, dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut, mild fading to spine, mild wear and rubbing, primarily to extremities; Neat pencil note on the ffep, reading "with a 2 pp. note by Roger Senhouse describing one of Forster's Homosexual Affairs." Signed below the note in blue pencil by Roger Senhouse.; With two letters loose within, one from Roger Senhouse describing Forster's affairs in India in salacious detail, and one from Forster during WWII involving the Royal Air Force.; 2 page Autograph Letter Signed on one leaf of beige paper, dated 26-7-42. Written by Forster to a Bill and signed 'Morgan', with two horizontal folds and minor wear to extremities. Bill has apparently recently joined the R.A.F, and much of the letter is Forster discussing social engagements.; "...all of this silly "breaking" seems such a waste of the national effort. I had hoped the R.A.F. was beyond it, but it seems no more sensible today than when T.E. Lawrence pilloried it in The Mint - I always wished he would have published that exposure of N.C.O. mentality. I am sure it would have done good, but he was afraid of Lord Trenchard..."; 2 page Autograph Letter on one leaf of blue/green paper, dated 22/3/54, with dense writing by Roger Senhouse describing one of Forster's affairs. One horizontal fold, very mild wear to extremities; "Hill of Devi. Dinner at the Savile, to welcome Ragnar Svanström as a member. He was dining with Meyer, who was 1/4 hour late, so he sat between A. D. Peters & Charles ???, delighted to be so affably received. I settled Down at the round table with John Morris, who told me - after a night's visit to King's to hear the 3rd Prog St. John Passion - that ??? has received very few votes for his Provost election, but that he had stayed up till 3 am with E.M.F. who had told him the story of Dewas Senior. I had been shown Morgan's 2 letters apropos his ??? in ???, ??? ??? ??? based on a fine knowledge of character. What had baffled us both was why the adjective 'saintly' had been used of his unworthy ???. "Did you get the answer?" "I will tell you all after dinner." It started like this. "Did you know that anything definite - in the way of an affair, I mean - had occurred in Morgan's life before Bob?" "Yes, he told Lytton, but it was a dead secret. Twice the subject came up and I remembered leaning over the Bachs, on the bridge, till Clare was indelibly imprinted on my mind, without being made aware of what had occurred. I only know it was in India." "Well, he read me the whole account, unlocking a little cabinet to extract the diary. Then I spent another 2 hours writing it down. You must not repeat [not repeat underlined] what I shall briefly recount. M must have been about 40. The weather was very hot and he became more and more sexually excited for academics, perhaps because there was no person who had attracted him. However masturbation was of no avail. He wanted physical contact and companionship, yet his hunger was as acute as his sexual distress. At last he found a young man of about 15 with whom he made a date - to meet outside the palace, on a road, at 7 p.m. Little did he know that his advances had been the subject, for some little time, of speculation in the bazaars. The boy was a braggart & no doubt he had enquired what he should ask in exchange for this strange friendship with the Sahib. Rumors of this betrayal reached M's ear and he took umbrage. For several days he pondered. Should he go to his master? He did not keep the appointment, but punched up sufficient courage to broach the subject. He was politely received - to his surprise, sympathetically. It was not properly understood, he thought, but quite suddenly he was informed that one of the ??? had a bastard son who was so inclined. "Leave it to me - all will be well" An appointment was arranged. Mutual dislike and antipathy was manifest from the start. And hence the matter was dropped. Not so very much later, M was asked what had happened: knowing full well of the failure of his 1st attempt - he had forgotten M's predicament for a few days, that was all - he said he had now heard tell of a young barber who might well be found accommodating. Another apptmt was made. The boy should come shave him. He arrived one morning, and was asked to come again the following day. "What did you do?" John had asked, knowing the bashful habits, the ??? approach, the David-like advance "I first touched one of his lower buttons - there - and all was well." His visits were repeated, and no one was an the wiser, though on occasion strange places - and secret - had to be discovered: under the dust sheets in an empty room behind flimsy screws, in a secluded part of the ???, often they were interrupted. "The youth must have adored the intrigue!" I broke in. "I think he did. He went on a ??? with them. But he flew higher." One day, wanting to establish his position in the palace, he chose to enter his master's room while he was resting. "have you know, if someone touches your feet, you have to listen to his request." [I didn't] He placed his hands on the soles of his feet and begged that he might remain after the departure of the Gughish Sahib!" It was granted. "For my sake" M said the man was a Saint! But the boy told his master that the Gughish Sahib parting present had not been big enough!"; shelved case 3. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition, First Printing, #394/2000. Octavo, 225 pages; G/Fair; spine green with black titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50,' moderate chipping and wear to all extremities, including head of spine missing; staining to rear cover of jacket and book; front flap partially detached; discoloration to head and tail of spine; First Edition, First Printing, #394/2000; with two autograph letters signed, the first from his Fuller's niece Louise to a Mr. Rollins that "Among my Uncle's papers we found a list containing the names of those whom he wished to have first copies of his book 'Gardens of this World.'" The second is an undated letter in Fuller's hand about dropping in on Mr. Rollins.; CX consignment; shelved on bookshelves to the left of the copier. More
Barcelona: Editorial Laertes, 2000. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; VG; Paperback; Spine, black with red print; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 318 pages, illustrated (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 2, in Netdesk office. More
Washington DC: Us Helping Us. Octavo; 61 pages; G+; White saddle-stitched paperback with Black lettering; small brown stains on both covers and along fore edge; inscribed by James Brightful, one of the contributing writers, to introduction author Ron Simmons on page 12; shelved Case 0. More
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1997. Octavo; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey and white with grey and white print; DJ has slight edgewear, remains of vendor label on front, light smudging/shelfwear; Boards in black cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xxxi, 320 pages, illustrated (b&w); Shelved LGBTQ+. More
San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press, 1980. First Edition. Octavo, 239 pages; VG; black spine with red and white lettering; minor shelfwear; small moisture stain on fore edge; dedication page dated and inscribed by Ginsberg; Shelved under Front Counter. More
London and New York: Cassell, 1995. 10mo; VG-/paperback; orange/dark pink spine with white text; English translation; covers have mild exterior wear; slight lean to spine; previous bookshop price sticker to rear; panels intact; text block exterior edges show modest wear; illustrated; some underlining and marginalia; pp 308. More
Thomaston ME: The Conservatory of American Letters, 1991. 152/200. Large Thin Octavo; VG; Orange spine without text; limited, numbered copies; this is no. 152 of 200; no jacket; cloth front and rear panels illustrated in silver foil and gilt decoration; minimal wear to corners; otherwise exterior very good; tight binding; text block edges have mild toning; interior clean; illustrated; pp 67 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, on shelf above 7's Ephemera section. More
Paris: H. Daragon, Libraire-Editeur, 1907. 568/655. Small Octavo; G+; lightly sunned red 1/4 bound spine with gilt text; numbered, limited copies; this is no. 568 of 655; probably rebound; no jacket; marbled boards show some rubbing exterior wear; slight incidental spots to rear board; text block exterior edges have moderately age toned; damp staining to fore edge, impacting some interior pages, as is; cracking to front hinge; slight foxing to few first and last pages; noticeable toning to interior page edges; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 279; text in French. More
Berlin: C/O Berlin, 2011. First Edition. Octavo, 227 pages; VG-; full black and white pictorial binding; spine black with white lettering; some shelf wear and mild soiling; corners slightly bumped; mild creasing to joints; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs; facing text in German and English; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More
Washington, DC: Author, 1987. Thin pamphlet quarto size in purple, black and grey; VG- condition paperback; covers clean, some wear to edges; paper heavily discolored; text clean; pp. 72. Shelve in "13 ephemera" box in Netdesk office. More
New York: Vintage Entity Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 102 pages; VG; softcover; white spine with black lettering; mild shelf wear; inscribed by James on title page; pages clean; shelved Poetry. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1918. First Book Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 232, [2] pages, [6] ads; VG; bound in quarter red cloth, paper boards. paper labels with black titling to spine and front board; mild fading to spine; slight cocking; Inscribed on the ffep by Amy Lowell to William Lyon Phelps, dated September 19th, 1918.; shelved case 0. More
Colorado Springs: Shaw/Waterbrook Press, 2004. Octavo; pp 258; VG-/paperback; off-white spine with black and orange text; scarce; covers show little wear to exterior; light smudges to rear; slightly thumbed corners; intact panels; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean;. More
Valencia, Spain: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 267 pages; VG-; full red cloth binding; spine with black lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; mild wear to corners; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; contains black and white and full color photos; pages clean; most text in Spanish, with introduction in English; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More
Berlin: Bruno Gmunder, 2008. Quarto; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, black with yellow print; Boards in illustrated paper with yellow print, bump and tear to spine head, else light shelfwear, clean and strong; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear, else clean and tight; Unpaged, chiefly illustrations (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
London: John Murray, 1833. Early Reprint. Octavo, 17 vols.; G+; contemporary full green leather bindings; spines paneled, with black and red leather labels and gilt lettering and design; some shelf wear and soiling; all edges of boards with gilt tooling; mild staining and scuffing to all boards; some wear to crowns and tails of all spines; marked chipping to labeled panels of spines, with some labels entirely missing; some wear to joints of all vols.; bright gilt dentelles at interior board edges; all edges gilt; red marbled endpapers; previous owner's bookplate at front pastedowns of all vols.; all vols. with engraved frontispieces; pages clean; shelved above Hardcover Sci-Fi. More
Burlingame, California: Down There Press, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 98 pages; VG; off-white spine with brown and black lettering; minor shelfwear and rubbing; pages are clean; shelved in case 11. More
New York: Howard Fertig, Inc., Publishers, 1985. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; gray spine with white text; first edition; dust jacket has red front and rear; heavily sunned spine; light sunning toward head edge; minor edge wear; mild exterior wear; cloth exterior shows light wear; slightly sunned spine and edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light wear; interior good; illustrated; pp 232. More
Philadelphia, Rome, Tokyo: Temple University Press, 2020. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/paperback; black spine with white text; first printing; covers have mild exterior wear; few scratches to rear; otherwise binding intact; text block very good, interior clean; pp 192. More
Northvale: Jason Aronson, 1993. Octavo; VG-/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ has vendor label on rear, else clean and bright; Boards in black cloth, slightly cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block has black tinted top edge, clean and tight; x, 230 pages. More
Altadena: Twin Palms, 1991. Quarto; VG; Hardcover; Spine, brown without print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Unpaged, all illustrations (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 255 pages; VG/VG; white spine with purple lettering; dust jacket protected by a mylar covering; price uncut '26.95'; Rodriques' signature on W.W. Norton bookplate affixed to ffep; shelved under the Front Counter. More
Tampa, FL: The Ishai Creative Group, Inc, 1998. First Edition. Octavo, 250 + 6 pages; VG; softcover; spine lavender with white and black lettering; mild discoloration to covers; mild shelf wear; inscribed by Rollins on half title; pages clean; shelved under Front Counter. More
New York and London: New York University Press, 2004. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/paperback; black and white pictorial spine with white text; first printing; covers show minimal wear; intact binding; text block exterior edges have little wear; some underlining and marginalia inside, mostly to first half of text; illustrated; pp 463. More
London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 436 pages; VG/VG; spine bright orange with white and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '10s. net'; dust jacket with light wear, small chipping and wear to extremities; with 'The Book Society Choice' wraparound band, split in two near rear flap; interior clean; shelved case 9. More
New York: Galiens Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 46 pages; VG; softcover; spine blue with yellow and white lettering; mild shelf wear; pages clean; shelved case 0. More
Cleveland, OH: Footprint Media, 2001. First Edition. Octavo, 215 pages; VG-; softcover; spine gray with maroon lettering; mild shelf wear; two flattened creases to front cover; inscribed by Scruggs on half title; pages clean; shelved Fiction. More
Brooklyn, NY: Open Lens, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 302 pages; VG/VG; spine black with tan and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; photo inscribed by Segal loose within; the photo also appears in the book at third page of photos; previous owner's name in red at title page; pages else clean; shelved LGBTQIA+. More
Los Angeles: Jeff Sheng Studios, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong Quarto; VG/VG-; gray/black spine with white text; first edition, first printing; volume 2 only; dust jacket has slight exterior wear; mild rubbing to edges; cloth has minimal exterior wear; good, straight boards; text block clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; unpaginated; inscribed by Jeff Sheng. More
New York: Random House, 1998. First Edition. Octavo; pp 268; VG/G; red/light blue spine with white and red text; dust jacket has soiling to spine; slight staining to head fore corners; sticker to front; mild rubbing to exterior and edges, otherwise; cloth has little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean; signed by author;. More
Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1937. First Edition. Quarto, xli, 649 pages; VG; bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt titling to spine; some mild rubbing and wear; name in ink to ffep; with 379 plates containing 534 drawings by William P. Didusch; MF consignment; shelved case 13. More