Catalogues

We issue catalogues, both print and electronic, at least several times a year. If you'd like a complimentary copy of one of our regular print catalogues, please contact us. Also note that all items are subject to prior sale; please click "View Online" for current availabilities.

Print Catalogue Eleven

Print Catalogue Eleven

 

Our latest print catalogue. Highlights include all of the first three editions of Edward Lear's BOOK OF NONSENSE, the first appearance in print of fossils attributed to renowned proto-paleontologist Mary Anning, Dale Carengie's HOW TO WIN FRIENDS in the rare original jacket, and a first printing of the beloved MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH — inscribed to the head of the Newbery Award committee that chose this book as the winner. As well as signed books from Hannan Arendt, Joseph Campbell, Rod Serling, Jean Shepherd, Virginia Lee Burton, and more.

Print Catalogue Ten

Print Catalogue Ten

 

More than 80 items, including the famed Lakeside press edition of Kent's MOBY DICK, the true first edition of STONE BUTCH BLUES, plus association copies from H.G. Wells, Leonard Cohen, Don Delillo, and Stephen King. Click below for more.

Catalogue #15: Generation X

Catalogue #15: Generation X

 

Gen X: The AIDS generation, the Sassy generation, the MTV Generation. It's all here, over 60 items. Highlights include original scripts for SIXTEEN CANDLES and HEATHERS (even Luke Wilson's copy of BOTTLE ROCKET), early issues of THE ONION, original production art from PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE, and more from Drew Barrymore, Mr. Rogers, Bret Easton Ellis, David Foster Wallace, Nirvana, Janet Jackson, among many others.

Print Catalogue Nine

Print Catalogue Nine

 

Our fall catalogue includes several US firsts from Jane Austen (in bespoke artist bindings), an original Garth Williams drawing from E.B. White's STUART LITTLE, and a substantial run of Sis Cunningham's defining folk music zine BROADSIDE, as well as signed books from Octavia Butler, Stephen King, and Frank Sinatra. Click below to view.

Catalogue #13: Jane Austen's Bookshelf

Catalogue #13: Jane Austen's Bookshelf

 

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we're pleased to offer this collection of books built by co-founder Rebecca Romney for her latest book Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend. The book investigates the disappearance of Austen’s heroes—women writers erased from the Western canon—to reveal who they were, what they meant to Austen, and how they were forgotten. The catalogue includes works by every woman featured in the book.

Print Catalogue Eight

Print Catalogue Eight

 

More than eighty items, highlights include: signed books from famed athletes Jesse Owens and Joe Louis; an inscribed first edition of TARZAN OF THE APES, a birthday card from Adele and Mark Ronson to Amy Winehouse, association copies from Toni Morrison, Dean Koontz, and David Markson, and more. Click the links below to view.

Print Catalogue Seven

Print Catalogue Seven

 

More than 75 items, including: a beautiful copy of Hemingway's THREE STORIES & TEN POEMS;; a rare presentation copy from Charles Babbage; acclaimed poet Rita Dove's first book, inscribed to a mentor; a nearly complete run of the groundbreaking LGBTQ newspaper GAY; an association copy of Burton G. Malkiel's classic A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET; and much more.

James Baldwin: The George Bixby Collection

James Baldwin: The George Bixby Collection

 

A comprehensive catalogue dedicated to the career of the great James Baldwin — from the collection of bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher George Bixby. Some 300 items in all (and originally collected by Bixby for an unrealized bibliography of the author), the catalogue covers Baldwin's books (in multiple editions, proofs, and foreign editions), contributions, as well as ephemera, fliers, programs, posters, and other assorted items. With a preface by TPM co-founder Brian Cassidy, it is available as a free PDF (below) and as a limited edition print edition for purchase. 

Catalogue #11: Counter-Cultures

Catalogue #11: Counter-Cultures

 

From the experimental and the vanguard, to the simply cool. Highlights include: a complete run of Ed Sanders's FU: A Magazine of the Arts; a limited edition archive of ephemera documenting the career of avant-garde cellist and performance artist Charlotte Moorman; and the signed limited edition of Mina Loy's LUNAR BAEDEKER inscribed by Loy to her daughter. The catalogue also includes association copies from David Markson and Terry Southern; runs of important magazines such as the music journal SOURCE; as well as publications from Tehching Hsieh, David Wojnarowicz, and others.

Print Catalogue Five

Print Catalogue Five

 

Highlights  include a hand-written poem by Sylvia Plath; a previously unrecorded edition of an important MLK speech; an association copy of Man Ray's PHOTOGRAPHS; a complete first edition run of the Tarzan series; and two rare works from Yayoi Kusama.