DISASTERS OF LOVE: A DEFENSE OF DELILAH
2005
Elaborate and dynamic multimedia artist's book that poetically retells the story of Samson and Delilah from Delilah's perspective.
New Arrivals
HAND OVER HAND
(2006)
Signed limited first edition, one of fifteen copies, of this striking and tactile artist's book, telling a hazy tale with high-contrast woodcuts.
THE ODD COUPLE
(1966)
First printing of the famous Broadway play about two mismatched roommates, the basis for the 1968 film and 1970s television series.
SAMPLES
(1927)
First printing of this anthology of the leading lights of the Jazz Age, published to benefit the New York Guild for the Jewish Blind.
THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION
(1983)
First printing of Tufte's classic work on data visualization.
MAGICAL ROPE TIES AND ESCAPES
[circa 1920]
First printing of this how-to magic book by the escape master himself, Harry Houdini.
MOONS, MYTHS AND MAN: A Reinterpretation
(1949)
Second revised and augmented edition of Bellamy's scarce first book on the Moon's surprising origins and terrible destiny, in the gorgeous original dust jacket designed by Eric Fraser.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
(1988)
First US edition, first issue of the epochal popular survey of quantum physics, Hawking's first book for non-specialists.
A GRAVE TALENT
(1993)
Signed first edition of Laurie R. King's first book, the first of her series about lesbian detective Kate "Casey" Martinelli.
THE FATAL LOZENGE
(1960)
First issue of Gorey's bracing alphabet book, with a lengthy inscription by the publisher to comedian Phyllis Diller asserting he "designed this format for all this books to get him into a larger market. It worked!"
Original Art of a Fairy Girl "The Night-Moth" from THE FAIRY CHANGELING
[not after 1911]
Original pen and ink drawing of a fairy girl with moth wings, from the 1911 play for young people THE FAIRY CHANGELING – executed in the first part of Fanny Cory's long career.
Original Art of a Fairy Boy "Bees'-Wings" from THE FAIRY CHANGELING
[not after 1911]
Original pen and ink drawing of a fairy boy with bees' wings, from the 1911 play for young people THE FAIRY CHANGELING – executed in the first part of Fanny Cory's long career.
THE WINTER ROOM
(1989)
First edition, first printing of the 1990 Newbery Honor book, following two brothers on a Minnesota farm as they work and listen to their uncle's stories.
FINDING MY VOICE
1992
Inscribed first printing of this YA romance, about a Korean-American girl facing everyday racism in her Minnesota high school while her relationship with a white classmate blossoms.
HAVE SPACE SUIT - WILL TRAVEL
(1958)
First printing, one of the most beloved of Heinlein's tales of space for young readers, featuring the science prodigy and tomboy Peewee joining the boy hero Kip on his adventures.
A THEATRE OF WITS
1660
First separately issued edition of this anthology of maxims and aphorisms, printed in the first year of the Restoration.
WHO EVER HEARD OF KANGAROO EGGS?
(1957)
First printing of this humorous tale of a little girl who wins a contest, the prize for which is — to the chagrin of her parents — an adult kangaroo.
THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
1922
First US edition of the second Doctor Dolittle book, which finds our animal-conversant hero on a a number of ship-based adventures – winner of the second Newbery Medal ever presented.
ARP
(1958)
First printing of this catalogue and reflection on the career of Dadaist sculptor Jean Hans Arp, published on the occasion of an exhibition of his work at the MoMA.
THREE SCREENPLAYS: I Vitelloni / Il Bidone / The Temptation of Doctor Antonio
(1970)
First printing of this trio of screenplays by the iconic Italian director, including the oft-referenced and imitated "I Vitelloni," an inspiration for George Lucas's "American Graffiti."
FEDERICO FELLINI EARLY SCREENPLAYS: Variety Lights / The White Sheik
1971
First printing of this pair of screenplays by the iconic Italian director, including that of his first film "Luci del varietà" ("Variety Lights").
RUCKUS RODEO
1988
First edition of this charming pop-up recreation of one of Red Grooms's "sculpto-pictoramas," interactive artistic experiences that "are the ultimate in participatory art" (essay).
THE DOGS BODIES PORTFOLIO
(2000)
Signed limited special edition of this booklet of humorous dog art, housed in an attractive portfolio with original silkscreen.
DAS GRAPHISCHE WERK 1955-1965
(1966)
First printing of this attractive collection of works from later in Picasso's career, demonstrating his fully developed aesthetic.
CARNATIONS: A PLAY IN ONE ACT
(1992)
Limited first edition of this play written early in Carver's career, which "revealed the depths of [his] anguish" at being locked into a domestic life (30).
