Los Angeles: ZAMORANO CLUB, 1961. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Published for members of the Grolier Club by members of the Zamorano Club. One of five hundred copies printed as a joint venture by Saul Marks at the Plantin Press, Gordon Holmquist at the Cole-Holmquist Press, Ward Ritchie at the Ward Ritchie Press, Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. Bound at the Silverlake Bindery, April 1961. Hardcover, no jacket as issued, blue paper over black cloth spine with gilt spine titles and the logos of the... more information

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New York: Barse & Hopkins, c.1900. Leather_bound. Very Good +. Wilde, Oscar. Ballad of Reading Gaol. New York: Barse & Hopkins, c.1900 (not dated). Leather-bound, 4 1/8 by 6 5/8-inches, 30 pp. Textured brown leather with bright gilt cover titles, top edge gilt, title page printed in gold and brown. Has a 1/8-inch split at the head of the spine and a matching chip at the tail and some very light corner wear, otherwise very good with a tight binding that feels unread. A lovely gift-binding cop... more information

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New York: Random House Publishing Group, 2008. First printing. Hardback. As New/as new. First edition, first printing. New, unread copy. Fine condition with a fine dust jacket. No remainder marks. No writing, names, or bookplate. ... more information

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New York: Random House Publishing Group, 2008. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very Good +. Collins, Billy. Ballistics: Poems. New York: Random House, 2008, Advance Uncorrected Proof. Softcover, 5 1/2 by 8 1/4-inches, xi, 102 pp. with publication info on first pages and mail-in comment card on last page. Glossy wraps with Random House logo repeated on covers with titles and publication info. A tiny nick on the bottom edge of the front cover and a very light lower corner crease on the back cover... more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Very RARE multiple SIGNED copy. Signed by Charles Simic (15th Poet Laureate of the United States, poetry co-editor of the Paris Review, Wallace Stevens Award winner, etc.). Signed by David Lehman (Guggenheim and NEA Fellowship winner, American Academy of Arts & Letters award winner, etc.). Signed by Billy Collins (2 terms Poet Laureate of the United States, New York Public Library Literary Lion, Mark Twain Pri... more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan: Meijer Gardens, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. SIGNED. In very good condition with only faint wear to the boards. Inscribed by the artist on the half-title page: "To Mr. and Mrs. Maas - D. Klinge." No other writing, no bookplates, NOT ex-library. Hardcover, decorative boards, no dust jacket as issued. ... more information

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1996 - 1999. Paperback. Very Good. This listing is for a complete set of Biblio Magazine as published from 1996 to 1999. Included are all 31 issues: Vol. 1, nos. 1-3 (1996); Vol. 2, Nos. 1-12 (1997); Vol. 3, Nos. 1-12 (1998); and Vol. 4, Nos. 1-4 (1999). All the issues are in good to very good condition with some light cover and corner wear. A few copies have a bit heavier bumping at the head of the spines. Vol. 1 No. 1 has creases on the back cover (it looks like it was stored folded over the front cover... more information

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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Yale University Press (New Haven), First Printing, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardcover is in very good condition with only very light wear to the head and tail of spine. The interior is clean and bright with only faint yellowing. The dust jacket is very good with some edge wear and small chips, some sunning along the edges and a closed tear on the middle lower spine panel. No writing, names, or bookplate. NOT ... more information

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London: Chatto & Windus, 1876. Hardcover. Good +. [Bibliomania] Dibdin, Thomas Frognall. Bibliomania or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical Romance. London: Chatto & Windus, 1876, “new and improved edition, to which are added preliminary observations, and a supplement including a key to the assumed characters in the drama.” Hardcover, 7 by 10 1/4-inches, engraved frontis of the author, xviii, 618 pp., xxxiv. Burgundy cloth over green pebbled leather spine with bright gilt spine titles, ... more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good +. SIGNED on verso of FFEP "with best wishes, Bill Peet, June 28, 1981." Harcover is very good with tape residue on FFEP and boards (from having a jacket taped on at some point). Dust jacket is very good with some light wear. No names, no writing (aside from authors inscription). ... more information

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Sand Lake, Michigan: On The Wheel Publications, 2002. First edition. Paperback. New. Konrád, Gábor L. and Konrád, Melanie A., eds. Bikelore 2: The World of Wheels. Sand Lake, Michigan: On the Wheel Publications, 2002, limited edition of 600. Softcover, 6 by 9-inches, 175 pp. New, unread copy. SIGNED by co-editor Melanie Konrád and co-editor/contributor Gábor Konrád on the titlepage. Contents include: Part I: The Sport - King of the Pave, Gordon Daniels; Nine... more information

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New York: Brentano's, 1888. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. The rarest of Sardou's works, The Black Pearl. Published in 1888 by Brentano's in New York City. Decorative cloth-covered boards, no dust jacket. In very good condition with light wear and scuffing to the boards (see the photos), some light wear to the edges, corners and head and tail of the spine, and some light spotting along the hinge on the back cover. The spine is cracked just prior to the title page, but the spine is sta... more information

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Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1938-1939. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. This listing is for a complete run of Volume Three of The Book Collector's Packet (11 issues), from Sept. 1938 to Dec. 1939. All are in near fine condition with a couple of small corner creases, but number 3, 4 and 5 have a tiny, light dampstain (coffee?) on the bottom edges. These are independent issues, not bound. Each issues has a removable mylar jacket for protection (hence the glare in our photos). No writing, names, or boo... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. SIGNED, limited edition of 500 copies. Hardcover, red paper over balck cloth spine, with matching slipcase. Signed, not inscribed, on the limitation page by Anne Sexton. The hardcover is in very good condition with only very faint signs of wear. The gilt spine titles and gilt edges of the text block and all nice and bright. The previous owner of this book was a smoker, so there is a smoke smell. The slipcase is strong, but in fa... more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan: Littleshield Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. Littleshield Press (Grand Rapids), 1999, first edition, oversized hardcover with dust jacket. The book itself is in very good condition with only very light shelf wear and some bumping to the upper corners. The gilt titles and cover decorations are nice and bright. The dust jacket is good with some light wrinkling, light edge wear and a few small closed edge tears. No writing, highlighting, names, or bookplate.... more information

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. Brand new copy, still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. Beautiful, perfect copy. ... more information

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. and new, unread copy. Oak Knoll Press, 2010, 1st edition. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. No writing, names, or bookplate. ... more information

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Ann Arbor: Board of Governors of the Martha Cook Building , 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A Booklet of the Martha Cook Building at the University of Michigan: A History of the First Twenty Years," compiled by Marion L. Slemons. First edition, published by the Board of Governors of the Martha Cook Building of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1936. 10 3/4" by 10 3/4" hardcover, imitation suede over leather spine. The boards have light wear, especially the back cover (this s... more information

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Pasadena, CA: Umbrella Editions, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine condition with only faint wear to the wraps and some light sun toning to the spine. Softcover. No writing, names, or bookplate. ... more information

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Kansas City: Alfred Fowler, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. The Bookplate Annual for 1923. Alfred Fowler, ed. Kansas City: Alfred Fowler, 1923, first edition. Oversized hardcover, no dust jacket, cream paper over boards and dulled gilt spine and cover titles, 9 1/2 by 12 5/8-inches, engraved frontis, 47 pp. plus 6 pages of bookplate images and 1 page of ads. Heavy wear and spotting to the boards with peeling on parts of the spine, chipping on the head and tail of the spine and worn corners (see p... more information

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