Jazz and Jasper; The Story of Adam and Eva by Gerhardi, William - 1928

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

New York: The Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 341pp. Blue cloth blind stamped on the front and stamped in silver on the spine, top edge stained blue. Signed by Saul Bellow on the flyleaf. Two corner tips a tad bruised, very mild toning to endpapers. A bright near fine copy in very good dustjacket with one short closed tear to front panel, minute chipping, light toning to spine panel and mild foxing to the reverse. 1964 winner of the National Book Award. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1946. Includes Appreciations by E. Hoffmann Price and H. P. Lovecraft. Barron (ed), Contains: "Foreword" by August Derleth, "Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam" by H.P. Lovecraft, and "A Memory of R.E. Howard" by E. Hoffmann Price.HBDJ, 1946, 1ST EDITION, Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg, VG/GOOD-, Limited to 3,000 Copies in back of book, 474 pgs, FOXING INTERIOR PGS, Black cloth over boards tiny nicks with gilt lettering and ornamental designs on the spine, Front of Dj Nice & Brigh with small Chips along Fold of Inner Flap & tiny chnips Wear Extremities, Back dJ soiling slightly & spine DJ end chips,, and A Memory of R.E. Howard by E. Hoffmann Price. A first Limited edition from an author noted for his Conan series, and his numerous fantastic adventure stories featured in Weird Tales. authors Posthumous first book published in the U.S. and his first collection of short fantasy fiction. An omnibus volume collecting stories featuring Conan, Solomon Kane,… Read More

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1972. Decorative label signed by Robertson Davies laid in. First edition / First printing. Bright orange cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket, with a short closed tear to the top front panel light creases, and wear primarily to the rear top corner of the spine. An exceptional copy of both the book and the fragile dust jacket. Second book in the Deptford Trilogy.

* Inscribed and SIGNED by Isabel and Ruben Toledo on title page, with doodle of model. * Book cover shows moderate wear at end caps, one bumped corner - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. * Jacket shows modest edge/ shelf wear, one small taped tear. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." One of the most exciting fashion designers in the United States, Cuban-born Isabel Toledo has been honored with a National Design Award from the Cooper- Hewitt Museum and a Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, given by The Museum at FIT. Yet her name and work are recognized only by fashion insiders. This ravishing book brings Toledos creations to a wider audience, places them within the context of contemporary fashion, and examines her creative process. Interviewing Toledo, her husband (fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo), and other colleagues, clients, and critics, Valerie Steele gives an account of… Read More

New York: Sparrow Press, 1955.. Small octavo. Pictorial wrapper and frontis after a drawing by Michael Lekakis. White portions of wrapper slightly darkened, but very good. First edition of the poet's third book, presumably the ordinary unnumbered issue. One of 225 copies from a total edition of two hundred and fifty copies printed at the Divers Press, Mallorca. Rather than being numbered and signed (as were the first twenty- five copies), this copy bears the author's signed, early inscription on the colophon: "for Seamus over & below all numbers."

Dallas, Texas; (1977): The Texas Arts Journal, Cameron Northouse. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 22 copies, 109pp., illustrated, folder contains a typed manuscript from page 34 of Updike's play and is signed. The Texas Arts Journal is published only four times a year with contributor's such as William Saroyan, John Updike, Morse Peckham, George Garrett, James Purdy and Glyn Jones. Fine and housed in a custom slipcase.

London: Nicholas Vane, 1965. First Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. 1965 FIRST PRINTING of FIrst UK Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by Rebuffat on the short title page. The book has clean covers, rubbed lower outside corner tips, some browning to page edges, no foxing, solid binding, no owner marks or writing on pages (other than author's signed inscription). The original dust jacket has loss upper front edge, 3cm tear upper rear, flecked spine ends. The book measures 237mm tall x 182mm, and has 183 pages, 104 b/w plates (1 double fold-out), 7 color plates. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Green cloth spine, orange paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A superb copy!

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. First Softcover Edition, First Printing with complete number line. Signed. Softcover. Sextodecimo. 7 x 5.25 inches. 167 pp. Very Good. Small softcover in pictorial wraps. Flat signed and dated by the author on front flyleaf: "Harlan Hubbard, Payne Hollow, Ky., April 1980." Hand illustrations by the author throughout. Text block square and tight. Minor edgewear to wraps. Light foxing to text block edges and front and rear illustrated flyleaves. Previous owner's name and year inked on inside of front wrap, else interior free of markings. Extremely scarce softcover issued concurrently with first hardcover printing.