Theocritus by Christopher Wordsworth - 1844

The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1862. Hardcover. Good. Mid-19th century KJV English Bible printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1862. Bound in dark-brown leather with gilt "Holy Bible" to spine panel. Blind rulings and decorative elements to spine, front and back panels. Presumably a personal copy of prominent Seventh Day Adventist leader and pastor and later one of its most outspoken critics D. M. Canright. Inscription on front free endpaper reads: "R Deming Bible | Bought January 24, 1866 | of Elder Canright | Seventh day adventist | Price $3.00". Numerous additional inscriptions on endpapers, likely in Deming's hand. Unpaginated. 6 7/8" x 4 5/8". Tight copy with moderate shelf wear, slightly bumped corners and superficially split hinges (not affecting integrity of binding). Light staining to front pastedown and two preliminary blanks. Short tears to fore edges of front and terminal blanks.… Read More

Privately Printed, 1924. Softcover. Very Good. Original exhibition catalog issued on the occasion of an exhibition of books containing illustrations by celebrated painter, engraver, publisher and illustrator Jean-Gabriel Daragnes - specifically, woodcuts. Illustrated with an original portrait etching of Daragnes by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, 11 black-and-white Daragnes plates, three depicting lesbian scenes, and an original Daragnes hand-colored engraving laid in showing a husband walking in on his wife in bed with her lover - a scene from Fielding's Tom Jones. Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper thus: "Pour Madame Legat | Ce registre d'etat und des infants | qu'un pere demature confie a | l'assistance publingier | le pere indigne | Daragnes." Translation: "For Mrs. Legat: This register of state and children that a father has entrusted with the assistant publisher. The unworthy father, Daragnes." Also signed and inscribed on front free endpaper by an… Read More

Faber, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x5x1. Influential Italian architect Bruno Zevi's mid-century study of modern architecture with an emphasis on American activity, more specifically Frank Lloyd Wright's work between the two World Wars. Densely illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, detailed floor plans and renderings. First and only edition. Includes two laid-in handwritten notes and one 3 1/2" x 5" photo of the rear of a Harvey Park Clark designed house at 3900 Sandhill Road in Woodside, California. Photos of the front of this house appear on the front panel of the dust jacket and in one of the photo sections. Clark is also mentioned in the text. See images below of the notes for relevant content on the house. Scarce. 180 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve with small areas of loss to head and tail of spine panel and two small tears to bottom edge of front panel. A presentable copy… Read More

Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968. Hardcover. Like New. Collectible first edition, first printing of William Gass' compilation of five short stories titled and including his classic "In the Heart of the Heart of the Country." Per Harper's practice of designating first editions, "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. A-S code. Signed by Gass in black ink with no inscription on title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes first state dust jacket with $4.95 price to top of front flap and 0268 date to bottom. Complete as issued. Included in Callil and Tobin's The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Dust jacket near flawless. A remarkably beautiful copy of Gass' masterpiece. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed for W. S. Van Dyke by California Graphic Press, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of legendary American film director W. S. Van Dyke's journal written during the filming of Trader Horn in central Africa, a film, in turn, based on the book Trader Horn by celebrated ivory trader Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn. "First Printing" so stated on copyright page. Inscribed and signed by W. S. Van Dyke on front free endpaper thus: "To you Tyler - | and don't be too hard | on it! | W. S. Van Dyke | L. A. | 1-22-35." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Bound in dark blue linen with gilt lettering to front and spine panels and gilt water buffalo to front panel. Includes 26 full-page photos of natives, big game animals and more, taken on location. 219 pp. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. An exceptionally presentable copy of an important African safari collectible.

The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1862. Hardcover. Good. Mid-19th century KJV English Bible printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1862. Bound in dark-brown leather with gilt "Holy Bible" to spine panel. Blind rulings and decorative elements to spine, front and back panels. Presumably a personal copy of prominent Seventh Day Adventist leader and pastor and later one of its most outspoken critics D. M. Canright. Inscription on front free endpaper reads: "R Deming Bible | Bought January 24, 1866 | of Elder Canright | Seventh day adventist | Price $3.00". Numerous additional inscriptions on endpapers, likely in Deming's hand. Unpaginated. 6 7/8" x 4 5/8". Tight copy with moderate shelf wear, slightly bumped corners and superficially split hinges (not affecting integrity of binding). Light staining to front pastedown and two preliminary blanks. Short tears to fore edges of front and terminal blanks.… Read More

E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of legendary American theater actor, Pulitzer Prize winning producer, filmmaker and renowned boxing promoter William A. Brady's autobiography, Showman, My Life Story. "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper verso by Brady to colleague and friend (and legend in her own right) Frances Marion thus: "To an old associate | Frances Marion | a "good fellow" if there | ever was one. With the | kindest regards of | William A. Brady | N.Y.C. St. Patrick's Day | 1940." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Marion's personal copy. Bound in 1/2 yellow linen over blue linen with black lettering to front and spine panels. Dust jacket with $3.00 price intact and photo of Brady to back panel. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, including a photo frontis. 278 pp. 8 7/8" x 6… Read More

Herald Publishing House, 1892. Softcover. Good. Peter M. Hinds' brief, early history of Lamoni, Iowa, then headquarters of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (renamed The Community of Christ in 2001). Assuming RLDS leadership in 1860, Joseph Smith's eldest son Joseph Smith III sought to create a living Zion, and, to this end, Lamoni was selected for the grand experiment because of its rich soil and sparse settlement. It was the only town ever founded by the sect, and between 1870 and 1890 reigned as RLDS headquarters, becoming home to Smith III and the legendary Herald Publishing House. Bound in dark green cloth-covered wrappers embossed with cherubs and botanical elements. Includes two engravings and six photos, among these Smith III's house and the Herald Publishing House. 29 numbered pages plus unnumbered engraving and 4 pages of ads. Ads also appear inside front and back panels. Also includes an 8-page booklet of ads laid in with Park Addition ad to front… Read More

Herald Publishing House, Lamoni, Iowa, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Grandson of Latter Day Saints founder Joseph Smith, Jr. Elbert A. Smith's Mormon-themed novel, Joe Pine. First edition signed by Elbert A. Smith on frontis recto thus: "Sincerely yours | Elbert A. Smith." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Smith was a leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), also a member of the church's First Presidency from 1909 to 1938 and the Presiding Patriarch of the church from 1938 to 1958. Bound in olive cloth with black lettering and decorations to front and spine panels, ruled in red. Collation: [blank, 2] [half title page] [blank] [frontis recto] [frontis] [title page] [copyright page] [dedication page] [table of contents] [9] 10-351 [352]. Eight illustrated plates, all present. Complete as issued. Scarce. 352 pp. 8" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, slightly bumped corners and light… Read More

Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968. Hardcover. Like New. Collectible first edition, first printing of William Gass' compilation of five short stories titled and including his classic "In the Heart of the Heart of the Country." Per Harper's practice of designating first editions, "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. A-S code. Signed by Gass in black ink with no inscription on title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes first state dust jacket with $4.95 price to top of front flap and 0268 date to bottom. Complete as issued. Included in Callil and Tobin's The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Dust jacket near flawless. A remarkably beautiful copy of Gass' masterpiece. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.