Association Copies

London: Edward Moxon, 1844.. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter morocco and marbled boards. Binding rather rubbed and edgeworn, otherwise a good copy, with Charles Dickens' lion bookplate and the Gadshill label at the front, and with the bookplate of John Gribbel at the back. Old bookseller's description tipped in front. The second edition, in which Procter took the opportunity "to strike out about forty of the poems (of inferior quality) contained in the old volume, and to introduce, in their stead, nearly seventy Poems, in rhyme, besides a considerable quantity of Dramatic verse" - "Preface to the Present Edition," dated "April 13th 1844." A presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page: "Charles Dickens / with the best Regards of / The Author." In THE DICKENS CIRCLE (New York, 1919, p. 169), J.W.T. Ley states: "We may take it as quite certain that Dickens came to know Procter through Forster. And from the first the novelist and the poet were on the best of terms. It was natural. Procter was a… Read More

Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, [ 1939].. Gray cloth, stamped in black and green. Illustrated with reproductions of lithographs by Peter Hurd. Short surface crack in upper joint near crown, some tanning and slight rippling of the pastedowns, else a near fine copy, in very good, slightly tanned dust jacket. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page (and incorporating the printed dedication): "In friendship To Vernon Knapp from Paul Horgan, the first copy of the edition which is all his, in the name of a long and good time. Roswell 1939." The recipient joined the faculty of the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell in 1928 as a member of the English faculty, and in time excelled as well in geology, serving as department head. He retired as a LTC and was inducted into the Institute's Hall of Fame in 1958. Horgan, himself a graduate of the Institute, was later on staff there, and the Institute's Library was named for him.

London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Handwritten Letters, Signed By Author. Second Printing. Very good, with bumped extremities, and some staining to back cover along the spine. Contains 3 handwritten letters from Tomlinson to his friend and fellow writer, Frederick Niven. 2 of these from Jan. and Feb., 1921, he talks about his life and plans, and Niven's influence. The third, dated July , 1923 is written from the Malay Straits, and relates his current project, which resulted in " Tidemarks ". This letter is in the original envelope, which is tipped to the front endpaper, with the postmark and stamp. The other two are in a single envelope postmarked in London in Feb. of 1921. This copy, from Niven's library, also bears a clipping, tipped to the front paste down, which elucidates his friendship with Tomlinson..

Home Hill, Australia: Otoliths, 2016. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 56pp, printed wrappers. Affectionately INSCRIBED by Dalachinsky to fellow poet Gerd Stern on the section title page in the year of publication. A scarce Australian poetry publication from this central New York City presence. Light wear, nice overall.

New York: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1954. Hardback. Very Good. FIRST US EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, pp. 250, [2]. Original black cloth, spine lettered in green and orange. Top edge orange (? faded). Pushing and gentle wear to spine ends, corners bumped. edges toned. Inscribed in slightly fuzzy blue pen to ffep: "Red and Louise/ affectionately/ from Rhys/ June 11th 1955". In the wonderful wraparound, mirror-image dust jacket by Daniel Schwartz: spine sunned, creasing and chipping to spine ends, edgewear. An important presentation copy to two key figures in the mid-period of Davies' life, as well as a material trace of the dispersed web of twentieth century queer relations and wealth transmission, with Davies, ultimately, the unofficial heir (at one remove) of Toklas. Dubbed 'the Welsh Chekhov', Rhys Davies (1901-1978; OBE) was a prolific and prize-winning author, over whose long career chronicled working class life, especially of industrial Wales, as well as featuring lesbian relationships,… Read More

London: L. Reeve & Co Ltd, 1921. Illustrated with 64 hand-coloured plates (of which four are folding), large octavo, very clean and bright internally, original maroon buckram slightly worn, the main wear being two short tears at the head of the spine. A duplicate from the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library with stamps and labels on the front endpaper but no other markings internally, and none on the spine. With a dedication on the title page - "Alfred & Nora Hartley with kindest wishes from R.V. 21/XI/21". [R.V. was Rupert Vallentin, the artist's husband. Alfred Hartley was a notable artist and print-maker and was one of the illustrators of W.H. Hudson's "Idle Days in Patagonia". A publisher's note in the text was that a larger work was originally planned but Mrs Vallentin became too ill to continue, and the illustrations were arranged with the help of Matilda Smith at Kew. ]. First Edition. Buckram. Good.

London: Martin Hopkinson & Company, Ltd, 1924. First edition. Illustrated, octavo, ppxii, 144, top edge gilt, the other edgesuntrimmed, slight traces of foxing internally, original cloth-backed boards rather age-toned bumped and bruised, original printed title label on spine and upper cover. [From the library of Wilfrid Blunt, with his signature in pencil on th front endpaper.]. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Good.

WINDSOR, Wallis Duchess of (1896-1986). Le Coeur a ses raisons, les mémoires de la Duchesse de Windsor. Paris: Del Luca, 1956.
First French edition. The English edition published under the name The Heart Has Its Reasons.
Signed and inscribed by the Duchess of Windsor to Lucienne Rabaté (1885-1960), the renowned hat designer known as the greatest milliner of the Roaring Twenties, who ran the most important hat shop in Paris, Caroline Reboux.
Lucienne Rabaté played a crucial role in Coco Chanel's early fashion career, teaching her the artistry and business of millinery while assisting in the successful launch of her first hat shop in Paris. A nice association.
480 pages, 22 b/w plates. 8vo, original cloth, slight creasing to spine. Dust jacket with some marginal wear, professionally conserved with archival tape. Very good in good dust-jacket.

San Francisco: Arion Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1975. Limited Signed Edition. Binder. Head and tail edges of the wraps are wrinkled, and a bit bent from shelving. Two tiny, faint pin-point marks and two short, faint creases to the fore edge of the front cover.; This first book published by Andrew Hoyem's Arion Press is an illustrated catalogue of drawings and related writings: 1961-1974, prepared by the artist and poet, published on the occasion of an exhibition, January 18 through March 16, 1975, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Hoyem gave a reading of at the January 17, 1975 preview party at the Little Theater in the Legion of Honor and signed hardbound copies of this book were offered. In sum, this book documents Andrew Hoyem's pen, pencil, crayon, and watercolor drawings and paintings through 1974. Representative and stylized, many of these sparse works are the basis for or result of Hoyem's poems, some works… Read More

A Unique Association copy of The Secret Garden, First Edition, First Print plus a Custom Clamshell Rare Book Box.
This is a rare combination. A first edition, first printing of the classic children's story written by Frances Hodgson Burnett with a magnificent, custom-made protective clamshell.
Of special interest - this is a unique association copy! The book has been signed "Valenza Heinemann From - Uncle Willie". This would suggest the book was originally given from the publisher - William Heinemann to a niece.
This book is in very good condition and has nice gold gilt work. Original boards and cloth. The spine has had professional repair. The original binding has been reinforced (re-backed), but in a way that preserves the original spine cloth and look. Some foxing on the interior front and back covers, end pages and along some page edges. All illustrations present. No additional markings from previous owners, aside from the inscription. No DJ. A well preserved copy.
As a bonus the book comes with a… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Good+ dustjacket. Signed by the author. Yellow and beige boards with red lettering on spine. Binding is solid, book is square with one corner lightly bumped and minimal shelf wear. Interior is clean with no bookplates, previous owner names, etc. The dustjacket has original $4.95 price intact, rubbed with chipping at head and foot of spine. Protected in archival Gaylord cover. Fourth novel from the author of The Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor. This is an association copy, warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper to legendary Random House senior editor Joe Fox, signed and dated by Richard Condon on January 18, 1962. Basis for the 1969 British-American comedy Western film directed by Richard Quine and starring Richard Widmark, Chaim Topol, and Cesar Romero with a screenplay by Condon. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.

1938. Inscribed by Frankfurter to Arthur Meier Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Mr. Justice Holmes and The Supreme Court. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1938. [viii], 137 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title to spine. Spine ends bumped and lightly worn, spine lettering dulled. Light toning to interior, bookplate of Arthur Meier Schlesinger to front pastedown, presentation inscription from Frankfurter to Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger to front free endpaper, set of Frankfurter images with caption clipped from a newspaper to verso, with some offsetting to adjacent leaf, the half-title. $1,250. * First edition. The inscription reads: "For/ Elizabeth and/ Arthur Schlesinger,/ devoted listeners/ and otherwise devoted/ friends, with the warm/ regards of/ F.F." Mr. Justice Holmes is Frankfurter's finest statement of his admiration. This and other books did much to establish Holmes's posthumous reputation. Arthur Meier… Read More

Victoria BC/Banff AB, Ekstasis Editions, 2001, trade paperback, 96 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Presentation Copy, boldly and uniquely Signed by both Authors and inscribed to Diane di Prima (1934-2020) the preeminent female poet of the Beat Generation on the title page, Joans in red ink with his distinctive signature and Corsiglia in green ink with a calligraphic treatment of di Prima's name, Near Fine in illustrated card covers. A collaborative collection of poetry and graphic art from Ted Joans (1928-2003), the American Jazz poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter, and Canadian surrealist artist Laura Corsiglia (b.1973), Joans' partner in the last years of his life. ISBN 9781894800006.

1781. London: Printed by H. Hughs, 1781.. London: Printed by H. Hughs, 1781. Richard Brinsley Sheridan's Copy of an Important Work on Parliamentary Procedure Hatsell, John [1743-1820]. [Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816)]. Precedents of Proceedings in the House of Commons, Under Separate Titles; With Observations. London: Printed by H. Hughs, 1781. xi, 247, [32] pp. Quarto (8" x 10-1/2"). Nineteenth-century calf with later rebacking retaining existing spine, which has gilt fillets and red and black lettering pieces, gilt tooling to board edges, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks and scuffs to boards, light gatoring to perimeters of boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, corners bumped and worn. Light browning to interior, light foxing to sections of text, retained armorial bookplate of Richard Brinsley Sheridan to front pastedown, his signature to head of title page. $1,850. * First edition. Holdsworth cites this book several times at length and says it is "[p]erhaps the… Read More

London: John Calder in Association with Olympia Press, 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG in Good+ dw. 8vo, 220pp, grey cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. The first edition of this Burroughs work published in England only (Schottlaender v4.A7, Shoaf I-7). This copy from poet, artist, and experimental impresario Opal Louis Nations includes pencil notes by Nations (dated June 1964) to the front endpaper. Else an unmarked copy with a little soil; dustwrapper has edgewear and signs of removed tape reinforcement.