Uncle Tom's Cabin [two vols.] Or, Life Among the Lowly by Stowe, Harriet Beecher - 1852

Venezia (Venice): Carlo Pecora, 1744. Two volumes (3 & 4 of 6) bound as one. Large 4to. Early full vellum binding with a brown leather title patch; all edges gilt; marbled pastedown endpapers. Parallel texts in Italian and French for seventy-two fables, each illustrated with a beautiful full-page color etching by Fossati. Each etching is printed in one of various shades of red, orange, brown, green, blue and black. In addition to the 72 plates, there are engraved vignettes on the 4 title pages, a red engraved headpiece for volume 3, and an engraved tailpiece following the text for each of the fables. Fossati (1706-1778) was an Italian architect who also was a very good printmaker and book illustrator. For the fables he portrayed animals realistically and used his architectural training for accurate renderings of baroque buildings. A rare title: OCLC locates only 13 libraries with any of the volumes. Ours is a very nice (vg+) copy with text and plates on clean and supple laid paper; very… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Boldly Signed by Rem Koolhaas on a large sheet (6" x 8") of archival Arches paper, laid into the book First edition / First printing. Pink paper-covered boards. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with light wear to the edges, an outstanding copy of a scarce title. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.

[New York]: Russell Maret, 2015. Edition limited to 75 copies (this being no. 49) signed by Maret; small folio, pp. [2], 7-55, [5]; tipped-in leaf on unsized paper at the back; original decorative paper wrappers; fine. Designed by Maret and printed by him in two new typefaces of his design. The paper was made by Tim Barrett and student co-workers at the University of Iowa. The book was printed on unsized paper, which was then sized by Barrett, Maret, and the students. The binding structure was designed by Maria Fredericks. The text consists of numerous recipes by the so-called 'hungry bibliophiles,' among whom many friends and acquaintances, including Maret, Barrett, and Fredericks; also the DeSimones, Gaylord, Esslemont, Liv and Ken, Ian and Suzanne, Susan and Peter, and many others.

Cherbourg, France: Mitchell Jamieson, August, 1944. ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II ART. Framed Art. Fine. An ORIGINAL WORK OF ART by Mitchell Jamieson showing Cherbourg, France (location of a critical Port) shortly after its capture by Allied Forces, being a part of the D Day invasion at Normandy, SIGNED AND DATED BY MITCHELL JAMIESON as part of a short presentation inscription by Jamieson, ALSO CAPTIONED, DATED AND INITIALED BY JAMIESON as the artist, all below the primary scene depicted in the painting. The image shows some Allied soldiers (presumably American), several military vehicles, several non-military individuals - one with a bicycle (presumably French citizens then residing in Cherbourg) and a dog. The inscription reads as follows: "Cherbourg - August 1944 // For Jack Long in appreciation and with every good wish Mitchell Jamieson". The work looks to have been titled: "Cathedral ______________ [not legible]". Thereunder is written "Watching explosion // Cherbourg August 44 // MJ". The background… Read More

London: A.C. for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, 1678. First edition in English. Very Good. Folio (34 cm); [12], 441, [7] pages, 80 leaves of plates (two of them unnumbered). Title in red and black. Books 2 and 3 each preceded by inserted leaf bearing table for respective book. Mitered triple-panel leather over pasteboard, with gouges used to create a scalloped line inside the center panel and rhomboid floral tool at corners. The outer and inner panels are etched with sprinkles, while the middle panels are decorated with a variation of "cat's paw" etching. Sewn on six raised cords. Rather worn on lower board with areas of abrasion, upper board intact. Corners rebuilt. Some old repairs to leather. Joints holding strong and now reinforced with Japanese tissue. Text and plates bright and clean. References: Wing (2nd ed.); W2880; Keynes, G. Ray, 39; Osler; 971; Casey Wood 629 ("One of the most important treatises on ornithology of all time, being the first systematic classification… Read More

Stockholm: Midnight Paper Sales Press, 1989. Edition limited to 200 copies, this one of 26 lettered copies (letter 'U') signed by Schanilec on the colophon with his chop mark; 8vo, pp. [3]-56, [4]; vignette wood engraving on title page, 4 double-page colored wood engravings, plus an extra suite of the engravings in a tan paper chemise with a printed paper label on the front; full natural goatskin by the Campbell-Logan Bindery, embossed in the lower outer corner with Schanilec's chop mark; beige cloth clamshell box, leather label on spine. The whole designed and hand-printed by Schanilec. The text is derived from recorded interviews with farmers in the wake of the farm crisis in the mid 1980s, conducted by Schanilec near his home in Stockholm, Wisconsin, and edited by his brother, Clayton. Quarter to Midnight A.90.a.

Venezia (Venice): Carlo Pecora, 1744. Two volumes (3 & 4 of 6) bound as one. Large 4to. Early full vellum binding with a brown leather title patch; all edges gilt; marbled pastedown endpapers. Parallel texts in Italian and French for seventy-two fables, each illustrated with a beautiful full-page color etching by Fossati. Each etching is printed in one of various shades of red, orange, brown, green, blue and black. In addition to the 72 plates, there are engraved vignettes on the 4 title pages, a red engraved headpiece for volume 3, and an engraved tailpiece following the text for each of the fables. Fossati (1706-1778) was an Italian architect who also was a very good printmaker and book illustrator. For the fables he portrayed animals realistically and used his architectural training for accurate renderings of baroque buildings. A rare title: OCLC locates only 13 libraries with any of the volumes. Ours is a very nice (vg+) copy with text and plates on clean and supple laid paper; very… Read More

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. Number 60 of 75 copies signed by Bukowski on the limitation page with an original watercolor painting by Charles Bukowski bound in with a tissue guard. A scarce edition of Bukowski's second novel. Book is protected in the original acetate jacket. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Boldly Signed by Rem Koolhaas on a large sheet (6" x 8") of archival Arches paper, laid into the book First edition / First printing. Pink paper-covered boards. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with light wear to the edges, an outstanding copy of a scarce title. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Second issue book with Scribner's seal on copyright page. The book is in fine condition except for page three which is missing part of its front edge not affecting the text. The second issue dustjacket has been professionally restored. Book is protected in a custom cut mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..