Rare books from The Old Sage Bookshop

John Weatherhill, Inc., 1976. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition, Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good. 3rd printing. Book: spine tips very slightly pushed in; small spot to top edge of back board; name stamped on top edge of text block; straight and tight; interior excellent. Jacket:1-1/2" tear and a couple of 3/4" tears; light edge wear otherwise; front flap folded vertically; in new mylar protector. .

N. Nomura & Co., Ltd., 1986. Book. Like New. Boxed Set. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A hardcover book and a softcover book in a cloth-covered box, all in like-new condition. Clamshell box is covered in natural-covered linen with brown lettering to spine and brown facsimile signature on top. Hardcover with three-quarter charcoal-gray cloth with blue marbled (faux) boards; no text other than a tipped-in plate with title, etc. in English; pages are facsimile reproductions of the sketched art--b&w and color of Leda and Swan; no title on binding. Softcover is staplebound with blue cardstock cover with title etc. in English on front; approx. 27 pages; b&w photo frontispiece of artist; 7 plates of art; text in Japanese. Books are about 9-1/2" by 6-1/4". Box is 10-1/2" by 6-3/4"..

Christian National Crusade, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth hardcover with silver lettering to the front; no jacket; 90 pages. No edition stated but probably a first; 1962 on title page. Very good condition: shows only very slight use. Appears to be a racist response against the Supreme Court decision on Brown vs. Board of Education. On title page it states "This report has been prepared by commission of the Governor of Alabama." A quote from page 77: "I am sorry that the need to protect the White race and our civilization against the evil results of false and insistent propaganda has made it necessary to present data that may hurt the feelings of some fine and able Negroes, but the alternatives is greater tragedy." New plastic protective jacket..

Paris, France: Librairie Universelle, 1905. Book. Fine-. Half-Leather. Possible First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Half-leather hardcover with marbled boards and endpapers; top edge gilt; no jacket; ribbon marker; text in French; color and b&w illustrations. No date but a previous owner has penciled 1905 on copyright page. Fine minus condition..

Ireland: The Dolmen Press, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with white vellum-like spine; tan cloth boards; no jacket; 63 pages; signed by author on limited edition page at end; no. 54 of 75; frontispiece is a reproduction of Edvard Munch's "The Kiss of Death". Very good condition: spine slightly darkened; spine tips a little crumpled; boards are clean; straight; tight; ownership stamp to back free endpaper. New plastic protective jacket. .

George W. Stewart, 1940. Book. Fine-. Half-Leather. Signed by Author(s). Limited First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover with teal cloth boards; dark-gray leather spine with gilt lettering; no jacket; 149 pages; tipped-in color frontispiece; b&w photos; teal and black illustrations; limited edition 375/540; signed by Wulff on limited edition page. Fine minus condition: slight loss of color to spine; endpapers a little toned. .

Robert O. Ballou, 1934. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tan-gray cloth hardcover with blue panel on spine with gilt lettering; no jacket; top edge of text block painted blue; 296 pages; b&w frontispiece photos. Good minus condition: spine quite toned; title on spine almost illegible; moderate general soiling to binding; straight; hinges strong; light soiling to a couple pages previous to title page..

The University of New Mexico Press, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good minus. Book: slight stain to spine, otherwise binding is clean and bright; straight; hinges strong; ownership inscription inside front, otherwise interior is in excellent condition. Jacket in mylar protector; jacket has shallow chips, mostly upper edge; clean other than an old price penned on front. 1954 on title and copyright pages..

Doubleday & Company, 1985. Book. Like New. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : like new / like new. Jacket in mylar protector. Full number line on copyright page; price of $15.95 on jacket; first edition stated on copyright page. Author's signature only on title page..

London: W. Bowyer, for Mernard Lintot, 1717. Book. Very Good-. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Polished calf-leather hardcover (a later binding) with gilt lettering to spine; modest gilt decorations; four raised bands; outer edges of text block are marbled; brown mottled endpapers; red cloth inner hinges; foldout engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope (engraved by George Vertue); a few red letters on title page; 1717 on title page; reverse side of title page is blank; engraved headpieces and initial letters. Half-title; blank; frontispiece; title page; blank; 10-page preface; 15 pages of poetic admirations of Pope by various authors; blank; 2-page table of contents; then beginning with Pastorals: pages 1-435. Very good minus condition: wear/rubbing to edges of binding and outer joints with a little leather missing at corners; light scratches on boards; joints beginning to tear at top of spine, about 2" on the back and 1/2" on the front; marbling is… Read More

London: Collins, 1955. Book. Very Good+. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy leather hardcover with gilt lettering and decorations and 5 raised bands to spine; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt. Very good plus condition: very very slight wear to spine tips, otherwise binding is like new; gilt is bright; gift inscription inside; toning to edges of free endpapers from contact with leather edges on the endpapers inside binding. Binder name is illegible but is probably Baynton Binders of Bath, England as others from this collection were bound there..

William Morrow and Company, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Signed by Author(s). First Edition First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good. Book: spine very slightly slanted; light wear to extremities of binding; hinges strong. Jacket in new mylar protector; jacket has edge wear with tiny chips and some tear; slight scuffing to front. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by author. "Mr. Gardner and a band of fellow adventurers have made a prodigious search for both the Lost Dutchman and Lost Nummel Mines.".

Taos, New Mexico, USA: LHarper Publishing, 2006. Book. Like New. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Signed by Artist. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Oversize hardcover with dustjacket : like new / very good minus. Jacket is glassine-type material; 3 or 4 short tears; slight soil on back by spine. Inscribed and signed on ffep: "For Paul, it was great to hear form you--Ray;" also his full signature with a self-portrait illustration. Will require extra for shipping..

Philosophical Research Society, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / very good minus. Book: very very slight wear to binding; straight; hinges strong; about 3 pages with highlighting. Jacket in new mylar protector; jacket has light wear and scuffing; very slight soiling..

Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936. Book. Very Good-. Three-Quarter Leather. Signed by Illustrator(s). Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Two oversize three-quarter blue leather hardcovers with gilt lettering and decorations to spine; five raised bands; blue cloth over boards; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; limiited edition 303/750; signed by Rockwell Kent at the beginning of volume one. Very good minus condition: spines toned to tan; the fading effects the leather on the boards too; a little dark staining to spine tails; edge wear, including some mouse nibbling; straight; the paper over the hinges is cracked but the hinges are holding well; pages excellent. Will require extra for shipping. Not available for international shipping..