TO MY OWN "MARGIE"
Original manuscript journal containing the wildly ardent lovelorn musings of "Magie" to "Margie," written while waiting for the finalization of Margie's divorce.
Original manuscript journal containing the wildly ardent lovelorn musings of "Magie" to "Margie," written while waiting for the finalization of Margie's divorce.
Pre-publication proof copy, with trial dust jacket, of the first edition of Strunk & White, as revised by E.B. White from Strunk's original "little book."
First UK edition of this famed collection of poker stories and anecdotes from the latter half of the 19th century, told from the Effete East to the Wild and Wooly West of the American continent.
First printing of the title that established a particularly influential model of historic economic growth, by economist and National Security Advisor W. W. Rostow.
First edition of this practical guide for women interested in entering the professional world, advising on how best to market one's skills and addressing the wage gap — in particularly nice condition.
First printing of this scarce early self-help book by the pioneering inspirational author Orison Swett Marden.
Versatile original sales sample book, front-loaded with the expected popular hit about Ulysses S. Grant's world tour — and followed by a more exciting sexual title.
First edition of one of White's greatest and most important books, including much of White's best essays like "Once More to the Lake."
First printing of this precursor to the modern phone book, a hefty directory of Baltimore-based people and businesses – including the name and address of Babe Ruth's father, George H. Ruth, Sr.
Lovely chapbook edition of a selection of Isaac Watts's hymns, bound in an attractive vernacular wallpaper wrapper.
Signed first edition of White's correspondence from 1908-1976, collected and edited by Guth, his goddaughter, and presented with the author's own biographical notes.
First edition, review copy with publisher's slip, of this introduction to the culture and people of Paris for an American audience — including meetings with Alice B. Toklas, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, William Burroughs, Mary McCarthy, Coco Chanel, and James Baldwin.
First edition of Markson's major critical study of Lowry's novel, building on the work of his Ph.D. thesis.
Signed first edition of Cunningham's guide through the coastal resort town, LGBTQ destination, and artist's haven.
Signed second printing of this New Englander's philosophical book of manners and human nature from a cosmopolitan life, including spending much of the 1920s and '30s in Paris's Left Bank.
First edition of this collection carefully selected from Samuels's monumental and authoritative larger six-volume set of Adams's letters.
First printing of this collection of essays by the lesbian postmodernist "known for her audacity" (front flap).