Rare books from Arundel Books of Seattle

Arundel Press, 1989. First Edition. Broadside. New. Poetry broadside, letterpress printed sheet with deckled bottom edge, and measures 9 x 15 ½ inches. One of 200 numbered copies, designed and printed by Robin Price in Eusebius typefaces on Rosapina paper for the Arundel Press; signed by Young in black ink in lower margin. Fine As New.

Grove Pr, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Slight rubbing to jacket; slight internal browning to edges; else a near fine copy internally. [6], 243 pages. Short novel concerning a Chilean writer and his wife, set in Madrid. Originally published in Spain in 1981 under title: El Jardin De Al Lado. Boldly signed by Donoso in black ink on half-title page.

Puckerbrush Pr, 1986. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A Very Good copy (clean inside, tight spine, minor damp-staining to the spine). Warmly signed and inscribed by editor (and recipient of the letters) May Sarton on the half-title page'For Joan / Thinking of her wonderful mother / with love from / M / May Sarton / [illegible two words] [19]86'.

Harper & Brothers, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Zane Grey to noted singer & actor Rudy Vallee, radio host, one of America's first teen idols: 'To Rudy Vallee In appreciation of a pleasant night at the Grove and your great show. Zane Grey.' A great presentation copy, associating two famous Hollywood figures. Although Vallee was best known as a singer and radio host, he starred in dozens of films over decades. Grey's scripts and novels were the basis of some 112 films, and he founded his own motion picture company (later sold to Jesse Lasky). The Groove would have been a reference to the famous Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel. First edition hardcover in jacket complete with $3.00 price on flap and Harper date code of 'I.X.' on copyright page. Book and jacket are very good and attractiive (book has slight wear and offset to endpapers; jacket has some visible nicks and minor chips to edges, and a… Read More

Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First edition of Sharol Old's scarce first book in the first issue jacket (without the gold award sticker). Jacket has a small chip, short closed tears, and some light wear.

Chatwin Books for Arundel Books, 2020. First Edition. Unknown. New. Oversized Folio. One of 250 numbered copies signed by artist Amanda Joyce Bishop. This stunning, colorful broadside, with its uplifting message was issued in support of Seattle's Indie bookstore Arundel Books during the events of 2020. The inspiring text by Neil Gaiman appears through his gracious courtesy and that of Writers House. The broadside is printed on a heavy stock, and is suitable for framing.

Perishable Press, 1967. Limited Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" One of 250 signed and numbered copies printed by Walter Hamady at The Perishable Press; this being #111. Bound in quarter navy blue morocco over burgundy cloth, title stamped in blind along the spine. 77pp., letterpress printed in Palatino on Medway paper. HAMADY 14. Just a touch of light wear, else a Near Fine copy.

Mercer & Aitchison, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. New/No Jacket (As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A stated First Printing. 80pp. An account of the author's apprenticeship, under the aegis of Cesar Vallejo. Includes a 2pp text by Charles Olson. One of 50 deluxe copies signed by the author, with a handwritten poem of the authors tipped in at the back.

Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" An outstanding copy of the rare first edition one of the greatest novels in the genre. A fine copy in a fine jacket, binding crisp and square, with only the faintest hints that this copy has been read. First printing stated, with complete number line to 1, jacket complete with $19.95 price on flap.

Hanging Loose Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 95pp., casebound in cream colored cloth, with black stamped titles. A Fine copy. (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8) Author's second book, and winner of the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and an Association of Asian American Studies Literature Award. A scarce title in the hardcover edition.

John Murray, 1832. First Edition. Unknown. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 17 volumes, complete as issued. Additionally intended to be 14 volumes, this work was extended by the inclusion of additional work to 17. Attractively bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled boards, spines with gilt-tooled raised bands and gilt floral devices, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (has some rubbing, and nicking to spine tips of several volumes). PROVENANCE: Each volume with the bookplate of George Richards Lamb. Contents:.

Im Eigenbrodler Verlag, 1925. Limited Edition. Leather Binding. Fine. A SUPERB COPY OF THIS DELUXE EDITION. Two parts bound in one volume. Both are one of 500 numbered copies, these being #324. Handsomely bound by Bayntun in full crushed black levant morocco, with gilt ruled raised bands and double ruled spine compartments, three red leather title labels; front and rear boards with triple gilt ruled panels with interlacing tendrils as cornerpieces; and inner gilt floral dentelles, with marbled endpapers. All edges gilt Housed In a fleece-lined buckram drop front case with a red morocco label. Illustrated throughout with 24 original etching by Arthur Kampf (signed in the plate, each with tissue guards) From the collection of decorative bindings put together by Robert Marceau, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. A Fine copy in a Fine binding.

World Book Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A SUPERB PRESENTATION COPY, signed by Ezra Meeker in his shaky hand, and with a secretarial inscription to noted Northwest pioneer and author Clarence B. Bagley (with Bagley's bookplate). This inscription links two of the great figures of Seattle's early history, and would be a high-spot in any collection. A very good copy in the original grey-blue pictorial cloth, stamped in yellow and green (some wrinkling to cloth at top of spine; minor wear to edges).

Verve / E. Teriade, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (As Issued). Scarce publisher's hardcover edition of the second, third and fourth issues of Verve, one of the most influential journals of art and literature ever published. Original red cloth stamped in silver, complete with original covers (minor wear and one spot to cloth). Complete with all lithographs. Number Two includes the original cover lithograph by Georges Braque, and 4 original lithographs (2 each) by Wassily Kandinsky and Andre Masson, and texts by James Joyce ('A Phoenix Park Nocturne'), Ernest Hemingway ('The Heat and the Cold'), Georges Bataille, Henri Michaux, Andre Gide, Paul Valery, et al. Number Three includes the original cover lithograph by Pierre Bonnard, and 4 original lithograph plates by Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Paul Klee, and Rattner, plus 6 lithographs after Indian art, plus texts by Georges Bataille, Paul Claudel, Henri Michaux, Paul Valery, Rabndranath Tagore, et al. Number Three includes the… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Signed by author Ernest Hemingway on first blank (following endpaper). Hemingway's signature is crisp, clear, and authentic. First edition, first printing of book ('A' on copyright page); and first issue jacket (omitting photographer's name) complete with $2.75 price. [10], 471 pp Hanneman A18A. The jacket is pristine and crisp, having ony the slightest hints of wear to edges and a faint pencil price on the flap. The book itself is near fine,having only slight darkening to the spine and the usual offset to endpapers. According to Hanneman 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is the most popular of all of Hemingway's works.