The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798, Vols. 1-4
R & R Clark, 1940. Hardcover. Volumes 1-4 together in a slipcover. Slipcover torn around top and bottom. Light shelf wear. More
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The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction 1948-1985
St. Martin's/Marek, 1985. Hard cover. Spine is cracked but secure. Cover is worn, especially along edges. Front cover is stained, but readability is not affected. Corners are bumped. Text block is foxed. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Jacopo della Quercia, 2 Vols.
Columbia University Press, 1991. Hard cover. Two volume set. Dust jackets are bumped and rubbed at edges with a few 1-inch cosmetic tears. Jackets contained in protective plastic jackets. Smudging and discoloration on vol. 1 cover. Both vols lightly bumped at bottom spine, but bindings are tight. Insides are..... More
The Life of Samuel Johnson, 3 Vol. Set
Easton Press, 1993. Hard cover. Collector's Edition. Three Volume Set. Covers are in excellent condition. Spines are slightly shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Glubb Pasha: A Biography
Harvill Press, 1984. Hard cover. Jacket is faded on edges and spine, and lightly soiled. Cover and inside pages are clean and unmarked. More
James Rosenquist: Pop Art, Politics, and History in the 1960s
University of California Press, 2009. Hard cover. Excellent condition. Very light wear on jacket edges. Spine is very slightly cocked, but binding is secure. No other visible flaws. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. More
Nudie: The Rodeo Tailor
Gibbs Smith, 2004. Hard cover. First edition. Spine is lightly cracked. Bottom of front cover has a small stain that doesn't impact readability. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Towards Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru
The John Day Company, 1941. Hard cover. First edition. Jacket is tanned and worn along edges with large chipped sections around top and bottom edges of spine, not affecting legibility. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Previous owner's ink signature on front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned, but..... More
Edith Head: The Fifty Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer
Running Press, 2010. Hard cover. Jacket is lightly creased along edges. Cover corners are lightly worn. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Pages are clean and unmarked. More
Pepon Osorio
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2013. Soft cover. Cover is lightly rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Gustav Mahler: Der Fremde Vertraute
Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 2003. Hard cover. Jacket edges are worn. Spine is shaken but secure. Back cover hinge is rubbed. Fore edge is stained but doesn't affect readability. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Krishnamurti's Notebook
Krishnamurti Publications of America, 2003. Hard cover. Smudge mark on jacket spine, not covering text. Top edge of text block is lightly foxed, not visible inside pages. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Book includes bookmark with a 1987 Indian stamp which pictures Krishnamurti. More
La Danza de la Realidad (Spanish Language)
Ediciones Siruela, 2003. Softcover. Minor smudging to front free endpaper, else a good, clean copy: tightly bound with no markings to text. More
To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
Jawbone Press, 2016. Soft cover. Second edition. Cover is lightly worn along edges. Spine is bumped and cracked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Festschrift zu seiner Jahrhundertfeier
Bibliographische Institut, 1926. Hardcover. This is a clean copy. There are no markings to the text. The text block has browned with age and there are some scuffs to the cover from handling wear. More
Pilgrim's Way
Riverside Press, 1940. Hard cover. Jacket is beat up. Still in a single piece, but missing almost half of the spine, almost half of the front hinge, and big tears/creases on the back and edges. What remains of the jacket (90%) is legible and relatively well-kept in a plastic outer..... More
Art & Artists of the Monterey Peninsula
Carmel Art Association, 1969. Soft cover. Second revised edition. Cover is lightly worn along edges. Spine is lightly sunned, not affecting legibility. Pages are lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked. More
Black Like Me
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Hard Cover. Jacket is lightly scuffed and soiled, with a few large chips out of top and bottom edges. Jacket is contained in a protective plastic jacket. Fabric cover is lightly soiled. Corners of boards and top and bottom edges of spine are lightly bumped. Text..... More
Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Welcome Rain Publishers, 2000. Soft cover. First edition. Cover is lightly worn along edges. Light crease lines on back cover. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More
The King of the Shadow Realm: Aleister Crowley - His Life and Magic
Duckworth, 1989. Hard cover. Cover has some scuffs and faint stains. Spine is slightly cocked and shaken. Some pencil marks and notes. Overall, the book is in decent and fully legible condition. More
The Theatre of Erwin Piscator: Half a Century of Politics in the Theatre
Eyre Methuen Ltd., 1978. Hard cover. First edition. Excellent condition. No visible flaws apart from light handling wear on jacket. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. More
Charles Fourier: The Fisionary and His World
University of California Press, 1986. Soft cover. Two very small holes (as for a staple) pierced through front cover to page 62; a third, similar hole pierced through to page xiv. Cover corners are lightly rubbed. Spine corners are lightly bumped, but binding is tight. Outer edges of pages very..... More
Victor Considerant and the Rise and Fall of French Romantic Socialism
University of California Press, 2001. Hard cover. Dust jacket edges are lightly bumped. Bottom edge of book spine is bumped, but binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Jonathan Williams: A Bibliographical Checklist of His Writings, 1950-1988
James S. Jaffe Rare Books, 1989. Soft cover. Limited edition of 150 copies signed by Guy Davenport and Jonathan Williams. Copy #94. Jacket is lightly worn along edges. Small chip on top edge of jacket back cover near spine. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Vols. I-II
Henry G. Bohn, 1852. Hard cover. Volumes one and two. Covers of both volumes are lightly rubbed and worn along edges. Cover corners of both volumes are bumped. Both spines are sunned, not affecting legibility. Both spines are shaken, but binding is secure. Edges of text blocks are very..... More