THE ANGELIC AVENGERS
NY: Random House, (1947). First printing. 8vo, pp. 402. Blue cloth. Owner's name on flyleaf. Cover and edges somewhat soiled, a few light pencil markings in margins, o/w a VG tight copy. A novel. More
NY: Random House, (1947). First printing. 8vo, pp. 402. Blue cloth. Owner's name on flyleaf. Cover and edges somewhat soiled, a few light pencil markings in margins, o/w a VG tight copy. A novel. More
NY: Norton, (1977). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 315. With a foreword by Francois Truffaut, translated from the French by Bruce Benderson. Paper over boards with cloth spine. A VG tight copy in slightly torn and stained dj. Memoirs of the actor. More
NY: Abrams, (1999). First American edn. 4to, pp. 239. Appendix, bibliography, index. Translated from thel French by John Goodman, foreword by Francine Prose. With 370 illustrations, including 325 plates in full color. A clean copy, but leaves quite rippled. Remainder mark on bottom edge. VG in dj. The correspondence of..... More
Paris: Pylon, 1948. First Edition, 2nd thousand. 8vo, pp. 210. Bound in some toned printed wraps, uncut and partially unopened. Illustrated. More
Hambourg: Chretien Herold, 1759. Second edition. 8vo, pp. [ii], 188. Bound With: GRAILLARD DE GRAVILLE, Barth,-Cl. L'AMI DE FILLES. Paris: Dufour, 1761. pp. (2)-187. The two are bound in modern marble boards. A very nice clean copy. Gay I, 94; 95. Chapters of the Boudier de Villemert include: State of..... More
NY: Vanguard, (1971). 8vo, pp. 190. Translated by Elisabeth Abbott. Ex library with stamps, o/w a VG tight copy. Short stories. More
Wilkes-Barre PA: Dimension Books, (1965). First American edn. 8vo, pp. 125. Illustrated by Sister Rose Ellen os St. Mary's College, and others. Translated by Noel Lindsay. Black cloth in a red slipcase with a yellow paper label. Slight signs of moisture on cover, o/w a nice copy. More
NY: Harper & Row, (1969). First American edn. 8vo, pp. 127. Index. Translated by Bernard Wall. Introduction by Robert Garric and Henri de Lubac. A VG tight copy; no dj. More
NY: Harper & Row, (1965). First English edition. 8vo, pp. 157. Ex library. A few stains on pages, some light pencil marking in text, o/w VG in dj. More
Paris: Jean-François Bastien, 1783. Later printing of Charron's final work. 8vo, pp. Frontis., xviii, 768 pp.; 1 plt. Frontispiece portrait of the author by Pruneau, Bound in contemporary mottled calf framed in triple gilt fillets, spine gilt extra, all page edges gilt. (Tchemerzine II-262, Willems 775, Brunet I-1810). This edition..... More
Paris: Jean-Francois Bastien, 1783. Reprint. 8vo, pp. 68, two volumes bound in one. Bound in rubbed contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands. AEG, a very good tight copy. This was first published by the Elzevirs in 1656 and they published 4 more editions before the end of..... More
NY: NY Times, (1980). Fourth printing. 8vo, pp. 258.Nice, in slightly soiled dj. Over 200 low-sodium, lowered-fat recipes. More
NY: NY Times, (1980). Ninth printing. 8vo, pp. 258.Nice, in slightly soiled dj. Over 200 low-sodium, lowered-fat recipes. More
NY: Crown, (1968). First American edn. Small 4to, pp. 256. Index. Translated from the French by Eileen B. Hennessy. Created in conjunction with the exhibition of comic-strip art at Musee des Arts Decoratifs. Hundreds of illustrations. Illustrated paper over boards. Cover little scuffed and chipped, o/w a VG tight copy..... More
Grenoble: Arthaud, 1949. 12mo, pp. 379. In French. Illustrated with drawings. Tan paper over boards. Cover little browned and slightly bumped on edges, o/w a VG tight copy. A guide to mountain climbing in the area, with drawings of the routes. More
NY: Dover, (1966). 4to, pp. 366. Bibliography, index. Translated by Randolph T. Weaver. Copiously illustrated. Paper wraps. Cover little chipped and somewhat soiled, edges little soiled, o/w a tight copy. More
Philadelphie (ie Paris: Barrois l'ainé), 1782. First Edition. 8vo, pp. viii, 148; [iii], 268. Two volumes bound in one volume of contemporary calf (rubbed along the front hinge, spine gilt); some minor foxing and soiling, but a very good copy. Kress B459; Goldsmiths 12250. The life and work of the..... More
Neuchâtel: Baconnière, 1948. 8vo, 142p. 1/2000 copies, a very good copy in prublisher's wraps. Inscribed by the author to poet William Jay Smith. More
Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1971. First Edition. 8vo, pp. iii, 82. Paper wraps. Cover very slightly chipped, o/w a nice copy. More
NY: Times, (1989). Jarrett, Lauren. Book Club edn. Large 8vo, pp. xi, 372. Index. Illustrated wtih drawings by Lauren Jarrett. Paper over boards with cloth spine. A nice copy in slightly scuffed and chipped dj. More
(Paris?): Arthaud, (1961). First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 267. With 169 illustrations. Translated and adapted by Roland Le Grand, with Wilfrid Noyce. Color forntis. Picture descriptions in French, text in English. A VG tight copy in chipped dj. A travelogue and guide. More
Boston: Godine, 1970. One of 1000 copies. 8vo, pp. not numbered. Paper wraps. With two illustrations. Complimentary card laid in. One leaf folded at lower corner, and so, miscut, o/w a nice copy. More
Paris: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, (2004). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 347. Sources, bibliography, indices. In French. Paper wraps. Author's presentation on half-title, with an autograph note enclosed. A nice copy. More
Geneva [but Paris?]: 1750. First French edition. 12mo, pp. [viii], xliv, [4], 168, [7]. A very nice copy in contemporary mottled calf gilt. Barbier, Ouvrages Anonymes (I, 782) attributes the work to Hurtaut (1719-1791), noting that it is based on a work called Ceremonies Nuptiales de Toutes les Nations, Paris..... More
Encinitas CA: Ta'wil Books, (1991). 8vo, pp. 84. Illustrated with photographs. Paper wraps. Cover very sllightly soiled and curled at corners, o/w a nice tight copy. Authors include David Antin, Allen Ginsberg, Allan Kaprow, and Ann Waldman. More