New York: Stage, 1936. Hardcover. First Edition. August 1936 Edition. 132 pp. Folio. Blue cloth hardcover binding with gold embossed titling and owner's name, Ralph Coolidge Mulligan on front cover. Clean within.
Commemorative edtiion published by Stage in 1936 depicting the 1911 theater season, although Stage did not exist at that time. Very Good. More
Hanover, PA: Everybody's Poultry Magazine, 1933. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing. Unpag. 8vo. Red cloth boards with brass brad binding in center where owner could insert loose leaf articles on subjects from Breeds to Housing and Management. Insert subject dividers present, some have no additional material, others have articles inserted. Very Good. More
Braunschweig & Berlin, Germany: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn/Julius Springer, 1922, 1923, 1924. First Edition. [30] pp. 8vo. Marbled paper covered boards with gold embossed title on green leather patch affixed to front board. Clean within. Title pages for each extract also bound in.
In 1922, Russian mathematician Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann [or Friedman] (1888-1925) developed solutions to Einstein’s general relativity field equations under the simplifying (but realistic) assumption that the universe is “homogeneous and isotropic,” meaning that at large scales, the universe looks the same from every location (homogeneous) and in every direction (isotropic). Friedmann found that his solutions depended on just two parameters: Omega, the average density of matter and energy in the universe, and Lambda, the vacuum energy associated with empty space (the cosmological... More
Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1916. Wraps. First Edition. 64 pp. 8vo. Light brown paper wraps with mild spotting, lower right corner of cover and text block has a light stain through p. 7. Previous owner's signature in ink at upper right corner of title page. Quite clean overall. "Druck von Metzer & Wittig in Leipzig" on verso of title page as well as "Metzger & Wittig, Leipzig" on rear cover at base of ads that list publications only of 1916 and prior, unlike later printings.
The first separate edition of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, which Einstein developed and revised between 1905 and 1915. Not an offprint of the article published in Annalen der Physik 49 which was often believed, but a separate publication with revisions... More
August Derleth Society, 2007. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Blue paper wraps. A collection of four poems by Derleth about four very special people in his life: Zona Gale, Sinclair Lewis, Matilda Kitch, and Howard P. Lovecraft. A beatifully designed and executed production on behalf of the August Derleth Society.
Printed in an edition of 50 copies by Dan Boulden, signed by Boulden on the colophon, this being #29 of 50. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. Third Printing. x, 484 pp. 8vo. Slight scuffing and soiling to dust jacket. Clean within. Very Good / Very Good. More
Tomkins, Judy. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. x, 147 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, minor soiling, now in mylar cover. Brown cloth boards, small stains at head of text block. Scattered foxing within.
Inscribed by photographer Judy Tomkins on half-title page. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. Hardcover. First Edition. 192 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987. Hard Cover. First Edition. 208 pp. 4to. Minor scuffing to dust jacket from shelf wear, now in mylar cover.Red Cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover board and spine. Clean and crisp within with small stain at head of text block near the foredge.
When the series of over 240 paintings and drawings of Helga Testorf by the American master, Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) came to the light the art world sprang back in surprise. It was also believed that Wyeth's closest confidant, his wife, Betsy James Wyeth, was unaware of the artist-model relationship and the work he produced between 1971 and 1985. The works were considered controversial and toured to six venues between 1987 and 1989... More
New York: Burt Franklin, 1965. Hard Cover. First Edition. Red cloth covered boards, gold embossed titling to spine. Light rubbing to cover boards, clean and crisp within. Inscribed by author to legendary Maine bookseller Lillian Berliawsky in blue ink on first free endpaper.
Signed by Author. Fine. More
Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2014. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xxi, 265 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine / fine. More
New York: Random House, 2004. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xiv, 253 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Signed by the author no the title page. Fine / fine. More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2005. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xx, 339 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine / fine. More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 276 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with light chipping at edges of dust jacket. Previous owner's library stamp blind embossed on first free endpaper. Fine / Very Good. More
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xx, 269 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine / fine. More
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 224 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine / fine. More
New York: Random House, 1992. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 519 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Previous owner's library stamp blind embossed on second free endpaper. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1983. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. ix, 199 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Previous owner's library stamp blind embossed on first free endpaper. Fine / Fine. More
Denmark, ME: Denmark Extension, 1985. First Edition. Second Printing. 126 pp. 8vo. Yellow paper covers, two loose rings serve as the binding for this cookbook highlighting the cooks and recipes of Denmark, Maine. Sligh wear to covers, on front ring has pulled loose from the cover. Clean within. Very Good. More
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 1977. Wraps. As. ix, 352 pp. 8vo. Brown paper wraps with light soiling from age, text block has spotting along foredges. Clean within.
Signed by the author on the first free endpaper, "Harlan Hubbard/Payne Hollow Ky mile 567.3 O.R./October 4 1982" Very Good. More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2005. Wraps. Advance Reading Copy. 412 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy.
Signed boldly on the title page by the author. Fine. More
London: John Murray, 1869. Three Quarter Leather. First Edition. iv, 570 pp. 8vo. Three quarter leather binding with raised bands, two faded red title patches, marbled paper inset into cover boards. Ex-library bookplates on front pastedown and first free endpaper. Slightly musty within but generally quite clean. Good. More
Sauk City, WI: August Derleth Society, 1988. Wraps. First Edition. First Printing. 4to. 112 pp. Brown paper wraps. Various articles, photographs, and reminiscences of Wisconsin author, August Derleth. Pervious owner's library stamp blind embossed on first free endpaper. Very Good. More
Lea, Tom. San Carlos, CA: Nourse Publishing Company, 1949. Wraps. First Edition. 8vo. 24 pp. Yellow paper wraps with Tom Lea illustation on front cover, soiling to cover, chipping to top edge of front and rear cover. Clean within. Illustrated throughout by renowned Texas author and artist, Tom Lea. Good. More
