Rare books from La Playa Books

Shanghai: The Chinese-American Publishing Company, 1947, 1948, 1941. Hardcover . Used - very good. Volumes I and II in green buckram. “Notes” volume is green cloth over hello papered boards. Inscribed by Col. James W. Mosteller, Jr. to Lt. Commander W.A. Mosteller. Volume I Near Fine. Volume II Very Good with upper outside corner of front board creased with corresponding light split to front pastedown. “Notes” volume with moderate scuffing to covers including 5” thin scrape across front board affecting only one letter. All three volumes with clean text and in sturdy bindings. Very well-preserved with gilt lettering on the Junks volumes almost bright as new.

Basic Books, November 1988. First. Hardcover . Used - fine/Near fine. First Edition with “1” in the number line. Inscribed by Crick to UCSD colleague Sanford (Sandy) Lakhoff and dated in the year of publication. Two unobtrusive ink marks in margins of pages 8 and 67. Near Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket ($16.95) with sunned spine (black lettering remains bold). Now protected in removable mylar.

New York: The Modern Library, 1966. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. 1967-9 printing with binding style 13, in NI dust jacket. Price clipped dust jacket bright and fresh with no color loss, clear tape to verso of dust jacket for reinforcement only, no tears. Now protected in removable mylar.

New York: D. van Nostrand, 1865. Hardcover . Used - fine. Small 8vo. Blue blindstamped covers with 3”x 3” illustration of a masted ship in gilt by John Feely. Rear board with same blindstamped ship illustration in reverse. Spine toned, but gilt title and publisher bright. Previous owner’s name on front pastedown and first blank.

Duisberg, 1915. Hardcover . Used - very good. Folio. Text in German. 2' tear and accompanying 1' crease to fore edge of printed ffe. Rear cover stained. Otherwise a well preserved copy.

Includes publisher's statement, "The publishers desire to state that Mr. Clemens declines to accept any pecuniary return from this booklet, as it is his wish that all proceeds of sales above the cost of publication shall be used in furthering effort for relief of the people of the Congo State." Softcover with black and yellow illustrated wraps. Some chipping to spine and a 4" thin fold to foredge of front cover, otherwise tight with spine uncracked.

First Edition of the poet's first book. Inscribed in the year of publication on FFE. Beige card boards lightly rubbed and with some staining. Dark yellow unclipped dust jacket (Two Dollars) with a circular stain from a glass and rubbing to corner and edges, with a scatter of smaller stains to rear panel.

A copy of Carnegie Hall's 72 season program, including two pages announcing the concert (10-11) with the infamous typo "John McCartney." This was the Beatles' second concert in America, immediately following their inaugural concert in Washington D.C., but the first program produced for a Beatles concert in the states.

Octavo, 68pp. in stapled pale blue paper wrappers. This Corporation Report No. XIX (published in 1947) was part of a series directed by President Roosevelt to analyze the effect of air power and bombing raids during World War II to determine "future economic policies with respect to the national defense." Intelligence, Japanese air depot production graphs, location maps and lists of U.S. attacks against targets are described in detail. First Naval Air Depot (Kasumigaura), Eleventh, Twenty-first (Omura), and Koza Naval Air Depot, and Tachikawa Army Air Arsenal are all reported upon. Many maps and fold out graphs, all in fine condition. Includes a bibliography of survey reports (pg 64-65) "resulting from the Survey's studies of the European and Pacific wars". Some minor tanning to edges of paper wrappers and a barely noticeable fold line to front bottom right corner. Maps and interior without tears or markings.

Beginner Books / Random House, October 1975. First. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. First Edition with complete number line as per Younger. Inscribed to Geisel by Michael K. Frith, illustrator, former Executive Vice-President and Creative Director of The Jim Henson Company, Editor-in-Chief of the Beginner Books series and friend of Geisel. Fine/Fine. (Younger no.4)

Random House Books for Young Readers, October 1974. First. Hardcover . Used - fine. First Edition. Fine. With original $2.50 price sticker on cover. (Younger no. 80).

Random House Books for Young Readers, January 1972. First. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. First Edition with ‘$2.50’ on dust jacket flap and correct ads on rear of dust jacket (Younger no. 45). Fine in Fine jacket with just faint toning to spine. dust jacket now protected in removable mylar.

Doubleday, January 1980. First Edition stated. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. “First Edition” stated. Signed by author on title page. Fine in unclipped dust jacket and happily a copy without the remainder spray.

Doubleday, January 1976. First Edition stated. Hardcover . Used - fine/Near fine. “First Edition” stated. Signed by author on title page. Fine with faint remainder spray on bottom edge of text block, in Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket with trivial shelf wear and a bit of toning to verso.

St Martins Pr, January 1984. First stated with '1' in number line. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. “First Edition” stated with “1” in number line. Signed by author on title page. Fine in Fine, unclipped dust jacket with subtle 2” closed tear to lower corner of front flap.