Lancaster, PA: printed and sold by John Baer's Sons, [1870]. 4to, pp. [36] unpaginated; looped cord in upper left corner for hanging, as issued; corners curled; otherwise very good. Contains astrological charts for each month, weather predictions, fables, anecdotes, and an assortment of other writings, including a "fable of an..... More
Jamaica, NY: B. A. Mackinnon, H. K. Fly, Publishers, 1930. 4to, pp. [2]. 435-476; text in double column, plain text illustrations throughout; original red pictorial wrappers; general shelf wear, pages quite toned and rather brittle due to poor paper quality, else a very good, still sturdy copy. Contributions include Cyril..... More
New York: J. Sabin and Sons, 1876. 8vo, pp. [103]-136, xcv-cx, 5, [1]; original printed paper wrappers, unopened; edges frayed, else very good and sound; one of the last issues of this important bibliographic periodical, which ended its run at number 86 in 1877. Literary criticism, Obituaries, Gossip, Bibliographies, etc...... More
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, Christmas, 1869. 8vo, pp. [32], 521-616; numerous illustrated ads for books, many full-p., including 1 colored lithograph; original decorative cream wrappers printed in red and blue; some edge wear and soiling, but generally very good. This semimonthly trade journal ran from 1863-72, and was superceded by..... More
Philadelphia: Ellwood Walter, 1827. 4to, pp. 153, [1]; stab-bound with wooden slats, 3 engraved plates, including frontispiece of Merryweather Lewis reprinted from Analectic Magazine; pages toned and foxed; damp-stained throughout; edges torned and scuffed; lateral tears with minimal loss. A collection of poems, short fiction, reviews, humor, news, opinion pieces..... More
Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Brother (printed for private distribution), 1869. Of this pamphlet only twenty-five copies are printed, all of this size; two of which are on blue paper (this one of 23 on regular paper); slim 8vo, pp. 37, [3]; printed on rectos only; contemporary half blue straight-grain..... More
Urbana, Illinois: 1966. Limited edition of an unstated number (likely small and likely only for the class and instructors), 4to, pp. [16]; printed in red and black; 12 alphabets as conceived by 12 students; two small red spots on front cover, else fine in original gray wrappers printed in red..... More
DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University, 1980. 8vo, pp. [24]; portrait of Byron on title page, 7 facsimiles; fine in original printed orange wrappers. Designed and printed by Allan Kornblum at The Toothpaste Press. From the library of Allan Kornblum, poet, fine press printer, and publisher who founded the Toothpaste Press..... More
New York: American Art Association Anderson Galleries, 1938. 8vo, pp. [4], 90, [2]; original tan pictorial wrappers; very good. 479 lots including fine colored plate books, American and English first editions, etc. More
New York: Cameron & Buckley, 1916. 4to, 12 leaves (7 photo-engraved), self wrappers, ribbon-tied; fine. Portrait of Crane on the front, 10 illustrations of Crane in character (John Falstaff and David Harum among them). William H. Crane (b. 1845-1928) a prominent American actor who worked in opera, comedy, farce and..... More
New York: Mason Brothers, 28 Park Row, n.d., [1855]. 8vo, pp. xi, [2], 14-456; tinted lithograph frontispiece, wood-engraved chapter headings and tail-pieces; original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine; binding a bit skewed, spine ends cracked, corners worn; good and sound. Wright II, 257: "A joint temperance production of the Abbott..... More
Iowa City, Iowa: December fifteenth, 1961. Bifoliate dinner invitation printed in red and black; fine. From the library of Kim Merker. Includes a list of the dinner guests and a poem by Paul Engle, "Baldwin Maxwell Beguiled." Set up and printed by Harry Duncan at the Typographic Laboratory. More
Philadelphia: J. Hamilton, 1867. Second series, 12mo, pp. 208; original rust cloth gilt; lacking 1 prelim leave, else very good. More
[Salem]: January 1, 1869. 8vo, (16.5 x 11.5 cm), pp. [1], 1-7; unbound; small tear in the top corner of the title page; very good. Verse on local Essex County topics mixed with national and presidential matters. Brown and Salem State only in OCLC, the former in a smaller format..... More
N.p. Sept. 28, [1842?]. Folio bifolium (approx. 15" x 12"), tears in the margins with some minor loss, previous folds; the text signed at the end "Marius." A curious and mysterious essay that may be a satire by the editor of a literary magazine. This first person narrative describes "a..... More
Cummington, Massachusetts: Cummington Press, 1940-41. 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. [22]; [20]; woodcuts by Zola Marcus and Frederick Marantz; about fine in original pictorial wrappers. Ownership stamp of Will Ransom inside the back cover of each volume noting these were purchased directly from the press in November 1941 for 75 cents..... More
Providence: printed and sold by J. S. Hayward, six rods east of the Market, n.d., [ca. 1830]. Broadside (approx. 11½" x 9"), text in double column beneath the title and a wood engraving of the said Harry at a writing desk; large loss in the upper right corner barely touching..... More
Williamsburgh, Massachusetts: 1971. 12mo,, pp. [12]; printed in red and black; original green wrappers; catalogue of eleven titles from the press, with prices, limitation sizes, and other specifics. From the library of Kim Merker. More
Iowa City, Iowa: Green River Press, 1976. Edition limited to 10 copies (this, no. 4); square 8vo, pp. [16]; 6 wood engravings; very good in original black cloth. From the library of Kim Merker. In this copy there are at least 8 corrections in ink to typographical errors in the..... More
N.p. 1823. Broadside approx. 9" x 7", seven numbered stanzas in double column beneath a running head; typographical border; previous folds and several short splits; good. Ownership signature at the bottom, "L. Kinsman." Not in American Imprints but 4 in OCLC. More
New York: printed and sold by Mahlon Day, at the new Juvenile Book-store, no. 376, Pearl-Street, stereotyped by James Conner, n.d., [ca. 1830]. 32mo (approx. 3¾" x 2¼"), pp. 16; 15 small woodcuts; original pictorial yellow wrappers, in drab outer wrappers; wrappers a little spotted, corners curled; all else very..... More
[West Chester, Pennsylvania]: Green Library Press, West Chester University, 1992. Edition limited to 170 copies, 8vo, pp. [20]; title page printed in red and black; original mauve wrappers; fine copy. From the library of Kim Merker. "IX poems is the second anthology designed, printed and produced by the graduate class..... More
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Phila., Pa. Posters, Inc, n.d., [ca. 1943]. Large one-sheet movie poster approx. 41" x 27", previous folds in eighths, 2 very small breaks at the intersections, else very good. Jack London, also known as The Story of Jack London, was a 1943 American biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions..... More
Iowa City: Windhover Press, [1970]. Edition limited to 250 copies, 8vo, pp. [48]; original black cloth-backed blue paper-covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper cover; fine. From the library of Kim Merker. In most (all?) copies the last paragraph of Murray's Foreword on p. [9] has been excised as..... More
Iowa City: Windhover Press, [1970]. Edition limited to 250 copies, 8vo, pp. [48]; original black cloth-backed blue paper-covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper cover; fine. From the library of Kim Merker. The last paragraph of Murray's Foreword on p. [9] has been excised as the result of a...... More
