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Bright Days in the Old Plantation Time
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Bright Days in the Old Plantation Time

by Banks, Mary Ross

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Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 1st edition, 1st binding with the title lettering in gilt (the 2nd binding is actually scarcer but few care) Fine in original green pictorial cloth and the printed dustjacket with chips at the corners and tiny specks of wear to the back panel, but very good, clean, integral, and unrepaired, an enduring exotic from the house of shock. Reference: Wright, 286. Early American dialect stories (published the year after Uncle Remus), some of them completely original, some of them new retellings, and among the latter a different account of the Tar Baby folk tale. Do I need to say that it's rare in jacket? Ok, said.
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Nouvelles Pensees de l'Amazone

Nouvelles Pensees de l'Amazone

by BARNEY, Natalie

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Paris: Mercure de France, 1939. First edition. Text in French. Fine in wrappers. One of 200 numbered copies.
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Snow White

Snow White

by BARTHELME, Donald

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New York: Atheneum, 1967. Uncorrected proof. Spiral bound in tall wrappers. A light crease at one corner of the front wrap and the first couple of pages, a little offsetting at the top of the front wrap, one spiral partially broken, a very good copy. The author's first novel. Very scarce in this format, presumably issued in only a handful of copies.
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Mythologies
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Mythologies

by Barthes, Roland

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Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1957. First Edition. Wrappers. Very good/very good. 1st edition in the original glassine and printed wrappers, inscribed to writer Marc Bernard: "à Marc Bernard, / en témoignage de / sympathie, / R Barthes." Perforated ‘S.P.'(service de presse) stamp on the rear wrapper and last two pages. Margins toned lightly throughout, wrappers with some stains along the extremities and toning to the spine, else very good, glassine with some wear to the extremities, else very good. Scarce in the glassine. An important group of 22 essay ranging from soaps and detergents, to professional wrestling, to the face of Greta Garbo to Martians. Barthes uses semiotics (how signs and symbols convey meaning within a given cultural or social contex) to analyze popular culture, particularly how we, as the consumer of these cultural phenomena, are influenced to feel and interpret the signs they convey in specific ways.
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The Tin Woodman of Oz

The Tin Woodman of Oz

by Baum, Frank

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Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. fine/good. 1st edition, 1st printing. Fine in a good, but unrestored and scarce 1st printing dustjacket. Arguably the most important Oz book after the first one, at last telling the backstory, the creation of Oz as a fairyland in the time before Dorothy's arrival, followed by an adventure with most of the familiar characters and a few new ones. Witches, of a sort, in literature, trace to Circe in Homer's Odyssey and the likes of Morgana in King Arthur but the modern version began in Basile's Sleeping Beauty (originally titled Sun, Moon and Talia) from his Pentamerone (1634), however it was Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that gave the witch (the Wicked Witch of the West) some depth, and that was because Baum. developed his characters, better than most, by understanding that the reader goes from language to thought while the writer goes from thought to language.
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Santey Clause Presents Marching Marvin The Red Watcher!
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Santey Clause Presents Marching Marvin The Red Watcher!

by Beck, Joel

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Richmond, CA: Sunbury Productions, 1966. First Edition. Wrappers. Very good. The only separate printing of the third book by one of the pioneers of Underground Comix. Stories, cover and art by Beck. Original color printed stiff paper wrappers, 16pp. Some toning and staining to the cover, else internally clean and overall very good. Along with Frank Stack and Jack Jackson (Jaxon), Beck helped develop the distinct artistic style and themes of Underground Comix. Marching Marvin is the best art of Beck's influential portfolio. An out of work Santa Clause has become the official story teller for a horny princess. He tells her the story of ‘Happy Land' where everyone is happy and they don't need to practice tolerance because they all get along so well. The social harmony quickly begins to deteriorate with the arrival of pornographic magazine publisher, Hugh F. Hare who presents the fantasy of transforming Happy Land into ‘Best Land' (for only $40/month plus necessities). Everyone is Happy Land is… Read More
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Watt
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Watt

by Beckett, Samuel

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New York: Grove Press, 1959. Wrappers. Very good. Uncorrected, publisher's working proofs for the 1st U. S. edition of Beckett's 2nd novel. Unbound, uncut sheets, folded and sewn, an in-house product, not some advance copy. Old and intriguing pencil and ink corrections that look like publisher's work towards a future edition. Small chips and tears to the first and last leaves else very good, and clearly rare. Watt is a willing servant, but his unexplored capacity bumps up against unexplained need.
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Hold Your Hour and Have Another

Hold Your Hour and Have Another

by BEHAN, Brendan

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London: Hutchinson of London, 1963. Uncorrected proof. Orange printed wrappers. A little cocked, a trifle soiled, a nice, near fine copy.
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Two Dream Songs

Two Dream Songs

by BERRYMAN, John

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[No place]: John Berryman, 1965. First edition. One sheet folded to make four pages. A trifle age-toned, thus near fine. Issued by John and Kate Berryman as a Christmas greeting. This copy Signed on the front wrap by Jean Stafford. Stafford was at one time the wife of Robert Lowell, and their friendship with Berryman is related in *Poets in Their Youth* by Berryman's ex-wife, Eileen Simpson. Why Stafford signed the card is a mystery, presumably it is her ownership signature.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate
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Seven Keys to Baldpate

by Biggers, Earl

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE/good. 1st edition. His first novel, a bestselling, still hailed, mystery, and the source of 6 films. Rear inner paper hinge deftly strengthened else fine in a 1st printing dustjacket, the flaps blank, the lettering and $1.30 price in gold (a G&D reprint looks similar), 5 pieces of unnecessary tape on the recto, a chip to the front foredge, light wear to the spine's edges, a scratch to the front panel, but good condition and, despite its flaws, tolerable to most for a 109-year old jacket when it's such a scarce one on such an avidly sought title. RBH lists only two other copies at auction. Baldpate is a summer resort closed for the winter (as to the other seasons, spring always comes too late, and the autumn wind is a Raider). A writer hoping to work alone is given, what he is told is, the only key. Then 6 more keys progressively appear in the hands of unanticipated visitors, none of whom are telling the truth. The cardinal question… Read More
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Poem
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Poem

by Bishop, Elizabeth

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New York: Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine. 1st edition. Fine in self-wrappers with applied label; 12mo. One of 100 numbered copies (of a total edition of 126) Signed by the Bishop. Bishop was a perfectionist, who only published 101 poems in her lifetime. The overt of her poetry is a precise photo realistic account of the physical, but a closer analytic examination exposes the reader to humanistic themes of longing, depression and alienation. Since her death in near obscurity, Bishop has been noted among the great American poets of the 20th century.
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The Grave. A Poem
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The Grave. A Poem

by Blair, Robert; Blake, William (illustrator)

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London: T. Bensley for R. H. Cromek, 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. William Blake. 1st edition, quarto, (xiv), 36, [4]. of Blake's illustrations for Blair's 1743 poem. Portrait frontispiece after Phillips, etched title page, 11 plates by Luigi Schiavonetti engraved after Blake's designs. One of about 590 copies published by subscription. Some foxing, particularly concentrated at the portrait and etched title page, else very good in 20th century ¾ calf and marbled boards. In October 1805, Blake was commissioned by the publisher Cromek to prepare 40 drawings for the poem. Disagreements between Blake and Comek about the artistic direction led to hiring Schiavonetti for the engraving. Bentley, Blake Books, 435B. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 465-476. Keynes 81. Ray 6.
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The Complete Marti MacAlister Series

The Complete Marti MacAlister Series

by Bland, Eleanor

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McClure: St. Martin's Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Dead Time was the first novel in which the main protagonist is a Black woman police officer. Right away the reader is introduced to a hero that is—typical of detective fiction— strong and intelligent, but also actively engaged in her personal responsibilities and trauma, cognizant and empathetic toward the most vulnerable in society. The exposition and character development provides context as to why the lived experiences of an African American women can act as an emotional shield in a profession that might, otherwise, bring out the worst in someone. Bland's MacAlister series was at the forefront of promoting diversity and inclusion in crime fiction; a genre that not only boxed women characters into a traditional space, but, often, entirely excluded Black women. 1st edition of her first book (Dead Time), introducing streetwise detective Marti MacAlister. Fine in fine dustjacket. Signed and inscribed, " My favorite chapter… Read More
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Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis [The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]

Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis [The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]

by Blasco Ibanez, Vicente

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Valencia: Prometeo, 1916. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. 1st edition (Valencia, 6,000), 396pp, in Spanish). Original cloth, ripples to the front, a tear and a split along 1 joint strengthened, wear to edges, else very good (also issued in wrappers with no known priority). Paris is the setting, and WWI is the time, for this novel contrasting events that engulf 2 families divided by the conflict. It was a huge success world wide (200 editions in almost every language), a 1919 American edition was the Publishers Weekly number 1 bestseller for that year. Films were made and released in 1921 (Valentino) and in 1962 (reset in the ‘40s). We sold a copy 8 years ago with 8,000 on the title page (our catalog 42). This one's earlier with 6,000 on the title page. My quickie census of copies held by Institutions could not find one with a number lower than 10,000, including copies in wrappers or even rebound ones. That doesn't mean they're not out there. It just may mean they are not findable by me.
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Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis [The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]

Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis [The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]

by Blasco Ibanez, Vicente

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Valencia: Prometeo, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 1st edition (Valencia, 6,000), 396pp, in Spanish). Modern half cloth binding, near fine (issued originally in cloth and wrappers with no known priority). Paris is the setting, and WWI is the time, for this novel contrasting events that engulf 2 families divided by the conflict. It was a huge success world wide (200 editions in almost every language), a 1919 American edition was the Publishers Weekly number 1 bestseller for that year. Films were made and released in 1921 (Valentino) and in 1962 (reset in the ‘40s). We sold a copy 8 years ago with 8,000 on the title page (our catalog 42). This one's earlier with 6,000 on the title page. My quickie census of copies held by Institutions could not find one with a number lower than 10,000, including copies in wrappers or even rebound ones. That doesn't mean they're not out there. It just may mean they are not findable by me.
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A Little Stone

A Little Stone

by BOWLES, Paul

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London: John Lehman, 1950. First edition, first issue binding. A little bit of the usual age-toning to the pages, still easily fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear on the front panel. A beautiful copy of this collection of stories.
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A Little Stone

A Little Stone

by BOWLES, Paul

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London: John Lehman, 1950. First edition, first issue binding. Tiny bump at the top of the rear board, still easily fine in fine and fresh, as new dustwrapper. A beautiful copy of this collection of stories.
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The Fireman [in Galaxy Science Fiction]

The Fireman [in Galaxy Science Fiction]

by Bradbury, Ray

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New York: World Editions, 1951. First Edition. Wrappers. Near fine. 1st appearance of the novella that Bradbury would later expand into his most famous novel, "Fahrenheit 451" (1953). The novella here is 57 pages and quite rough compared to the novel, but it's an interesting read to see how an author like Bradbury transformed the story. Some fine creases and rubbing to the printed wrappers, pages uniformly toned but not brittle, else clean, complete and near fine.
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The Coen Brothers, at Work, on the Set of Fargo; [Still Photo]
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The Coen Brothers, at Work, on the Set of Fargo; [Still Photo]

by Bridges, James [?]

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Minnesota or North Dakota, 1995. fine. Original outdoor photograph from the set of the film Fargo. 9 1/2" X 7" matted to 9" X 6" then framed and UV glazed. Fine condition. The image shows Joel and Ethan Coen looking into a monitor, puffily dressed for the cold weather, but it's not really cold weather (really cold is when the wolves start killing the sheep for the wool). Vintage, on set photographs of the brothers actually working on the Fargo shoot, are bafflingly sparse, and though you can Google a few others, there's nothing out there for sale as good as this one. The Coen's wrote, directed, and edited Fargo, a black comedy of violent crime that soars on its unforgettable quirkiness in answering the question, what could possibly go wrong? It won the brothers Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, and Frances McDormand an Academy Award for Best Actress. Joel Coen won the Prix de la Mise en Scène (Best Director Award) off Fargo's premier at The Cannes Film Festival, and the film won the New York Film… Read More
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Autograph Manuscript of Mr. Binney's Afternoon
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Autograph Manuscript of Mr. Binney's Afternoon

by Buck, Pearl

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1940. Very good. 12 numbered pages, rectos only (8" X 10 1/4"), with the author's ink corrections, additions, changes, and deletions throughout, all in black ink. Minor edgewear, scattered soiling and creases, and rust stains from a previous paperclip, two holes from a staple, still very good condition. This story was published in the anthology, Today and Forever: Stories of China (NY, John Day, 1941).  It's a tale of westerner travels within China, and just what you'd want, because her 1938 Nobel Prize was "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China.".
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