BARRIO LANGUAGE DICTIONARY: First Dictionary of Caló
Scarce first edition of this dictionary of Chicano vocabulary and usage as recorded in community interviews in the early 1970s.
Scarce first edition of this dictionary of Chicano vocabulary and usage as recorded in community interviews in the early 1970s.
Zukofsky's illuminating handbook of poems, presented initially without attribution and followed by historical notes and criticism, originally published by the Objectivist Press in 1948.
Gorgeous signed first edition of Morrison's eighth novel, a "family history of love and hate" (Showalter) and Book-of-the-Month Club main selection.
First US edition of the first half of Zukofsky's long poem, initially published by Origin Press in 1959, with an introduction by Robert Creeley.
First edition thus, Series One and Two of Zukofsky's collected poems, previously published separately by Norton in 1965 and 1966.
First edition of this critical study and compositional history of Zukofsky's monumental poem.
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 edition of du Maurier's vastly influential pre-Rebeccan Gothic, a stirring tale of Cornish menace and wicked uncles.
First edition of these selections by the great Brazilian poet, edited by Thomas Colchie and Mark Strand with additional translations by Elizabeth Bishop and Gregory Rabassa.
First printing of this collection of introspective poems about family, memory, and place by the winner of the Juniper Prize and the 2010 Poets' Prize.
First edition, first issue of one of the best-loved works of American literature, in scarce original dust jacket.
Signed limited first edition of Sendak's extraordinary interpretation of Grimm's fairy tales, with the full extra suite of illustrations printed exclusively to accompany this edition.
Fourth printing of this striking wordless novel, Ward's first, that follows an artist who sells his soul for a magic paintbrush.
First printing of this acclaimed story collection from the late author, himself a former boxing trainer and cut man, containing story "Million $$$ Baby," adapted by Clint Eastwood for his Oscar-winning film.
First edition of Shaffer's notorious, Tony-award-winning drama of pathological sexuality, religion, and violence.
Signed first printing of the author's first book, a collection of his short stories set in the Caribbean that won the National Book Award in the category of First Work of Fiction.
First edition of this novel from the Irish author, a handsome copy in the original slipcase.
First edition of this satire from Vidal, tackling religion in the US.
First edition of this collection of essays on well-known figures of the '30s and '40s, including Steinbeck, Maugham, Mann, Dreiser, Fitzgerald, and more.
First UK edition of this late Steinbeck novel, with striking typographical jacket design by Lacey Everett.
First printing of the classic American children's book about an orphan boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River in Missouri, in the expertly restored original cloth binding.
Rare and highly desirable original watercolor used in Tudor's first book, with original hand-lettered text from the page preceding the illustration in the book on the verso.
Original signed pen-and-ink drawing by Sendak, depicting Mickey Mouse looking up to a Wild Thing
First printing, in the most uncommon form: bound in the publisher's full sheep.
Lovely first edition of the subversive Caldecott-award winner, in the rare original first-issue dust jacket.