WORLD OF EDWARD GOREY
(1996)
First edition of this Gorey reference book, featuring an interview with Edward Gorey and an analysis of his art.
New Arrivals
THE BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE POP-OUT ART DECORATIONS
1968
First printing of this delightfully day-glo set of pop-out paper dolls of the characters, vehicles, and scenery from the 1968 animated Beatles film THE YELLOW SUBMARINE, including several versions of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
DANNY DIME'S BANK BOOK
(1909)
First edition of this delightful interactive book on financial literacy, in which Danny Dime saves his money in a bank safe — just like the miniature one built into the book.
THE DELICATE PREY AND OTHER STORIES
1950
Inscribed first edition of Bowles' first collection of short stories and second book, follow-up to his classic THE SHELTERING SKY — with an additional letter signed by Bowles.
SHE WOULD BE KING
(2018)
Signed, slipcased first edition of Moore's first novel, a historical retelling of Liberia's founding with touches of magic realism, issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE series.
A BOOK OF SPOONS
(1997)
First printing of the designer's catalogue of spoons, preceded by an essay of dubious psychological perception but great historical interest on the longstanding affective and emotional ties that bind humanity to our beloved Spoons.
THE GRAPHIC ART OF C.B. FALLS: An Introduction
1982
First edition of this survey of the life and works of commercial artist and children's illustrator C.B. Falls, published to accompany an exhibition of the artist's personal archive held by Williams College's Chapin Library.
FUN CITY ORIGINAL WATER-COLORS
1971
Catalogue of an exhibition held from October 12 to November 24, 1971, of these vivid and theatrical watercolor paintings, "the culminating expression of the New York scene as viewed by Richard Lindner" (Schwartz).
THE LIFE
2007
Uncommon exhibition catalogue of twenty "drawing-collages," visions of Chicago that form part of Fitzpatrick's longer work-in-progress, The Wonder.
COURTNEY
(1994)
Inscribed first US edition of this hearwarming story of a scruffy-looking dog who is far more talented than he seems.
JUNGLE DRUMS
(2004)
Signed first printing of this hilarious tale of the chaos that ensues when the smallest warthog in Africa wishes things were Different.
ENIGMA: A Magical Mystery
(2008)
Signed first US edition of this charming picture book mystery, following a magician's grandson who must save the day when all the props at the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians are stolen – with a moveable code-breaking device.
SWAMP ANGEL
(1994)
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor Book, a sort of inverse Thumbelina, the story of a giant girl who saves her Tennessee town from a ferocious bear named Thundering Tarnation, signed by both Zelinsky and Isaacs.
FOR THE UNFALLEN: Poems 1952-1958
(1960)
Second impression of the distinguished poet's first book.
THE WORLD #35
1981
Translations issue of the Poetry Project lit mag, with contributions from Bernadette Mayer, Frank O'Hara, Ted Berrigan, James Schuyler, Fanny Howe, Gerard Malanga and many others.
MEN TO MATCH MY MOUNTAINS: The Opening of the Far West 1840-1900
1956
First edition of these interwoven stories of America's westward expansion, this copy with a charming bookplate designed by Rockwell Kent.
HAPPY HOCKY FAMILY
(1993)
First edition of these funny stories about a family of unusually shaped people and the dilemmas of their daily lives.
RING OF EARTH
(1986)
First edition, pre-publication review copy of this circle of seasons in a New England setting.
PORTENT
(1979)
First edition thus of this story of second sight in the Scottish Highlands, part of Harper's reissue series of MacDonald classics with Sendak illustrations.
THE WAY TO COOK
1989
Inscribed first edition of this cookery classic, widely considered to be Julia Child's magnum opus.
THE JUMBLIES
(1968)
First Gorey edition of the first poem from Lear's BOOK OF NONSENSE, the first of two Gorey books using Lear's nonsense verse.
HENRY ADAMS : Selected Letters
1992
First edition of this collection carefully selected from Samuels's monumental and authoritative larger six-volume set of Adams's letters.
ESCAPADE
(1995)
Signed first edition of this comic historical mystery, in which Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini team up to solve a crime.
ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT): The Frisky Housewife
(1956)
First edition of this Orlando title, in which Orlando and his family open a shop called "The Frisky Housewife."
THE MORNING WATCH
1951
First US edition, review copy, of Agee's semi-autobiographical first novel.
