THE CHILDISHNESS AND BRUTALITY OF THE TIME
Scarce first edition of this collection of pieces about the emptiness of the modern world by the influential occultist.
Scarce first edition of this collection of pieces about the emptiness of the modern world by the influential occultist.
Rare first printing of the iconic self-help book, "one of the most successful books in American history" (Emmeche).
Rare first issue of DEALER, the industry magazine for drug dealers — full of advertisements for things to put up your nose and optimistic predictions of imminent legalization only wrong by three or four decades.
First edition of this guide chock-full of "rules techniques, memory aids, and helpful hints" for the video game sensation then sweeping the nation.
World War II-era dictionary owned by H.T. Forrester, a linguist at Bletchley Park, with evocative manuscript additions of militarily significant words such as "recyphering table," "counter attack," and "shoot down."
First edition of this epochal work, described by Noah Webster as having accomplished "in philology, the effect which Newton's discoveries had in mathematics" (quoted in PMM).
Original issue featuring an article on Plath's poetic accomplishments and marriage with Ted Hughes — including the first publication of her poem "The Times are Tidy."
First edition of the first attempt at a comprehensive accounting of publications on the Baconian theory of Shakespearean authorship.
Original, bitchin' set of stationery in striking packaging — from the 1980s teenage suburban stalwart brand.
Run of 27 early issues (1990-91) of this classic comedic venue from its years as a regional Madison, WI free college weekly.
Educational aid issued by the Labour Department of the UK's Cotton Board for the demonstration of textile production from raw cotton to various finished fabrics.
Signed first edition of this early and now uncommon guide to the internet.
Rare first suppressed edition of Lentzner's "rich and racy" collection of 19th-century British Colonial slang, the first to focus on Australia, swiftly withdrawn and re-issued to evade copyright violation claims and consequently rare.
First edition of this scholarly history and bibliography of herbals.
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.
Pocketbook of the same kind used by the acclaimed novelist and playwright Elizabeth Inchbald, with many portions filled in by a contemporary owner.
Beautiful two-volume illustrated catalogue of the early (1475-1692) French books in the library of artist and collector Charles Fairfax Murray, reprinted from Davies's original 1910 edition.
Weighty and resplendent limited reprint edition of Davies's 1913 descriptive catalogue of German books printed from c.1455 to 1680 housed in the library of artist, dealer, and collector Charles Fairfax Murray.
Scarce complete 3-volume set of the immense short-title catalogue, documenting books printed before 1701 held in the libraries of the Anglican cathedrals of England and Wales.
First edition of this German-English technical and scientific dictionary, reflecting the industrial lexicon at the beginning of World War I.
Rare and spectacular French game of aerostatic navigation from the great Age of Airships.
Inscribed first printing of these essays by the ornithologist and Smithsonian Institution secretary — from the library of great Rhode Island Senator and Pell Grant namesake, Claiborne Pell, with his own annotations.
Rare issue (Monday October 31st, 1842) of this essential daily Jamaican newspaper, founded by one of the country's most important abolitionists and reformers, Edward Jordon.
Second edition of this handbook for the aspiring Mesmerist, with spectacular photographic plates showing tableaux of Operator and Subject demonstrating the hypnotic process.
True first edition, self-published by Bolles, of one of the most successful business and self-help books ever.