Recent Arrivals from Crescent City Books

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1938. Very Good+/n/a. The third book published by New Directions and the first book of author and New Directions founder James Laughlin. In Very Good+ condition with staple binding

Tucson, AZ & Tokyo: Nazraeli Press, 1996. Fine/n/a. First Edition 1/1000. Loose 6x6" cardstock plates in As-Issued Plexiglas Box. Photography Monograph. Offset printed plates housed in a clear Plexiglas box with a sliding lid. Text in English and Japanese. Limited to one thousand copies.

Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1970. Fine/Fine. One full-page illustration by Buk. Title printed on smaller deckle-edged red paper. Original printed wrappers, deckle edges. FIRST EDITION, first printing. A book of nine poems. Designed, printed, and bound by Noel Young and Graham Mackintosh.

London: John Murray, 1959. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Stark to Thomas and Margaret McCormick. Book plate for previous (inscribed to) owners pasted to front cover endpaper, both otherwise Fine. Books signed by Freya Stark are extremely rare.

New Orleans: Robt. H. True Co., 1929. Near Fine/n/a. First edition. A classic Louisiana cookbook. Natalie Vivian Scott (1890-1957) was a decorated war hero, celebrated journalist, award-winning playwright, historic preservationist, and author of several books on New Orleans regional cuisine and Mexican cooking. The cover art is by New Orleans painter and graphic artist Olive Leonhardt. Very light… Read more

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. Very Good/Good+. 1924 First Edition in a 1926 Jacket.

The Hague: The Servire Press, 1934. Very Good/Very Good+. 1/1000 from an edition limited to 1,029 copies (of which 29 were signed by James and Lucia Joyce). Book in its original parchment wrapper and stapled cardstock box. This fragment forms pages 219-259 of Finnegans Wake, and was finely printed using an unusually large, round font. Joyce's daughter Lucia… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1964. Good/n/a. Slipcase in Fair condition with spotting and additional wear and breaks to the edges. Book has fared better, with only a slight tear along the spine. The Baldwin portions of the this book were reprinted in 2021.

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1941. Very Good/Very Good+. Shelf wear and chipping to the edges of the jacket's folds, no sun-bleaching

New York: Scribner's , 1938. Very Good+/n/a. Scarce book without signature. This copy INSCRIBED by Ransom to Paul North: "A reader whom I respect."

New York: Alfred A.Knopf; Borzoi Books, 1958. Near Fine/Very Good+. Cover design by Lustig;

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1958. Near Fine/Near Fine. Black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Binding strong and tight, pages bright. Previous owner's name written in pencil on front endpapers, otherwise Near Fine. Jacket shows some minor shelfwear, minor chipping on top edge. Price of $3.00 unclipped. INSCRIBED by Hollander to Carolyn Sharp. Hollander's first book, number… Read more

London: Bell & Daldy, 1868. Fine/n/a. Beautiful 1/2 calf leather binding with text block edges marbled from the same pattern and style as the boards.Full Title: THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, L.L.D., INCLUDING HIS TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, CORRESPONDENCE WITH MRS. THRALE, &c &C.

New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1963. Good/n/a. Staples have rusted.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1968. Good+/n/a. Metal hinges slightly bent but working. Previous owner name (the surrealist author and translator Mary Ann Caws) on inside page, with small paper slips inserted to mark certain pages.

Iowa City, IA: Privately Printed by Stephen Dobyns, 1967. Near Fine/n/a. Author's first book. Chapbook printed by Dobyns himself and Signed "Stephen" on inside page. Staple binding has held.