Boris, Grandson of Baldy
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1936. First Edition. Gift inscription; very good to fine in a very good dust jacket with chips and tears. Sled dogs. More
[Book #38021P]
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1936. First Edition. Gift inscription; very good to fine in a very good dust jacket with chips and tears. Sled dogs. More
[Book #38021P]
No place of publication: privately printed, n.d. [1889]. BAL 21582, noting that this was printed for Whitman in February, 1889. Broadside; printed in three columns, approximately 16 x 11.” Creased from folding; aside from minor tears, an excellent example. More
[Book #38020P]
Ink on foolscap, approximately 12 x 8/1/2,” folded and spotted, but overall very good. Both sides have been employed recording the visits of Doctor Parker Clark, “Clerk for the Poor of Newbury Port [Massachusetts]” in 1789 and 1780 noting “Medicine Administered,” and the fees (in pounds and shillings) paid for..... More
[Book #38019P]
Approximately 8 1/2 wide x 12” tall; on off-white paper; undated, but likely from 1914-1920. A color drawing at the top depicts a car and a man sporting a monacle and mustache, in driving costume, looking over three women, each half-chicken and human, one hen-like older figure smiling (clucking?) approvingly..... More
[Book #38018P]
For St. Nicholas Magazine, Sept., 1907; title illustration, approximately 14 /12 x 6 1/2”; on board. A monkey in baseball uniform and with a bat leads a mascot on wheels, pulling the title “Base-ball in Jungleville,” under which is lettered “Drawn by I.W. Taber. More
[Book #38017P]
New York: Players Club, 1922-1939. In black and red. Small drawings for pool tournaments; the one for 1939 is inscribed by Steele and features Mark Twain in the background, holding a cue and smoking a cigar. Some chips and tears; very good. More
[Book #38016P]
New York: Scribner’s, 1931. First Edition with Wyeth ‘sillustrations; one of 520 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. Publisher’s vellum and cloth; virtually as new in the clear plastic dust jacket, deluxe edition box with a printed paper label, and in its original unprinted outer box, the bottom of which..... More
[Book #38015P]
Boston: Little, Brown, 1959. First American Edition. Very good or a little better in dust jacket. Basis for the Disney film of the same title. [With] a large proof sheet with seven printed Garth Williams’s illustrations used in the book, each of which he initialled, signifying his approval. More
[Book #38014P]
Louisville, Ky. Country Press, 1941. Original wrappers; very good. With four typescripts by Heil writing as George Hartford and Hal Westbrooke, three of which are different accounts of this crime. Also included is the Cleveland-based author’s retained copy of his cover letter, revealing some of his reporting practices. The typescript..... More
[Book #38013P]
No place of publication: no publisher, n.d. [1960s?]. This group consists of six plastic inflatable pillows, each different and printed on both sides, approximately 15 1/2 x 15 1/2,” and four plastic tote bags, each different, printed on both sides, approximately 12 x 15 1/2” (plus handles). The colorful designs..... More
[Book #38012P]
London: Harrap, 1936. First Edition, thus. Publisher’s vellum with gilt lettering and decoration; minor smudging and wear; small label inside the back cover; very nearly a fine copy in a lightly worn publisher’s slipcase. One of 525 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
[Book #38011P]
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1881. First Edition thus; one of 500 numbered sets; 75 plates plus title page, index, and introductory leaf; in a folding cloth portfolio (some wear). The plates are in excellent condition. Nearly all the plates have been signed by their engravers, and 50 have been signed by..... More
[Book #38010P]
Boston: Gambit Incorporated, 1969. First Edition; deluxe issue; one of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist (of which fifty copies were reserved for his use); oblong folio; bound in light blue quarter suede with a matching cover label (”AW”); all edges gilt; fine in the publishers matching cloth clamshell..... More
[Book #38009P]
New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Some soiling, spotting and staining; a good copy in a price-clipped, worn dust jacket. Caldecott Award winner for 1942. A remarkably uncommon book in a first edition, read to death by or to children, especially beloved in Boston, where the ducks are..... More
[Book #38008P]
Culver City: MGM Studios, 1934. Original dupicated script for the film, released the following year. This copy was originally designated for the use of the research director, but later utilized to supply one of 10 prize copies for a slogan contest in the English fan magazine, “Picturegoer.” A clipping from..... More
[Book #38007P]
New York: Irving Berlin, Inc., 1938. Publisher’s printed stiff wrappers; printing three new songs from the 1938 RKO musical, along with 25 older songs, each with a reproduction of its sheet music cover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Berlin to a Hollywood publicist and reviewer, “To Jerry [Hoffman] who saw all..... More
[Book #38006P]
New York: Irving Berlin, Inc., 1935. Publisher’s printed stiff wrappers; printing five songs from the 1935 RKO musical, including “Cheek to Cheek,” and “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails.” Presentation copy, inscribed by Berlin to a Hollywood publicist and reviewer, “To Jerry Hoffman with best wishes from Irving Berlin.” Very..... More
[Book #38005P]
n.p. no publisher, n.d. [c.1917]. An extraordinary photographic album, documenting aircraft production at the Berlin based LFG company during the Great War. 37 original gelatin silver prints 4.5 x 6.5 inches, mounted on 8 x 12 inch cardstock with printed titles beneath. Photographs include the manufacturing plants at Adlershof and..... More
[Book #38004P]
New York: Richard Wathan, 1875. First Edition. Large quarto; publisher’s cloth with a gilt cover title; consisting of an introductory note, a key to the plates with dimensions and 115 lithographed black and white designs. Some cloth spotting and minor wear; Worthan Marble Works stamps inside each cover; very good..... More
[Book #38003P]
London: Novello, Ewer and Co., n.d. [1904]. First Edition. Quarto; publisher’s paper covered boards; some wear and spotting; very good. Consisting of 18 songs, their music and lyrics; printed in two colors (black and blue), but without Blake’s illustrations. Very uncommon. More
[Book #38002P]
New York: R.A. Saalfield, n.d. [1879]. Sheet music; very good. Printed music, but unfortunately, issued without what could have been remarkable lyrics (given that it was a march, probably none were required). Two years earlier, the prominent banker and businessman Joseph Seligman was denied a room at the Grand Hotel..... More
[Book #38001P]
Mostly 1930s, consisting of 16 large (approximately 8 1/4 x 10 1/2”) swatches of doped (treated) fabric, held together with a steel clip, from wings or fuselages of identified airplanes, including Stearman, Lincoln-Paige, Waco, Aeronca, Eaglerock, Taylor Cub, etc. One older piece is described with an ink note in an..... More
[Book #38000P]
Yokohama: Kelly and Walsh, 1896. First Edition. Folio; bound in ornate Japanese style brocade silk binding; the front and back covers with inset illustrations; tied with purple silk tassels; all edges gilt. Except for some barely noticeable damage to the upper illustration, a fine copy. Offered as an expensive souvenir..... More
[Book #37999P]
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1972. First Edition. An exceptional copy of an exceptional book, probably the most important architectural publication of the last fifty years, often described as the manifesto of architectural post-modernism. A fine copy in the printed tissue dust jacket, showing only slight wear; in a custom clamshell box..... More
[Book #37998P]
New York: Scribner’s, 1925. First Edition illustrated by Parrish. Small folio, publisher’s cloth with front cover paper label. An exceptional, fine, clean and bright copy in what appears to be the original glassine unprinted dust jacket (but not in the publisher’s box). Very uncommon in such excellent condition. These are..... More
[Book #37997P]