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Ed Smith Books specializes in buying and selling literary first editions, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. Our location, on Bainbridge Island, is a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, Washington. Open by appointment. Member, ABAA.

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A realist semi-autobiographical novel that has been called "arguably, Wells' most artistic book." First issue. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and leather and cloth slipcase.

TONO-BUNGAY.
Wells, H. G.
London: Macmillan, 1909. A realist semi-autobiographical novel that has been called "arguably, Wells' most artistic book." First issue. Housed in a custom cloth.. more
Price: $450.00

ARCHIVE OF A VIDEO INTERVIEW, AUGUST 8, 1977
Macdonald, Ross (Kenneth Millar)
n.p.: n.p., 1977. Produced by Richard Moore (who interviews Millar in these tapes) for the KQED documentary series, Writers in America. The archive.. more
Price: $2,000.00

4to. One of 75 copies signed by the author and artist. A beautiful, and appropriate presentation, of the author's eloquent essay on childhood, man, and nature, written in 1981. The book was printed in the spring of 1992 by Sandy Tilcock (Lone Goose Press), with assistance from Kathleen Wigley. Both the text, handset in Perpetua, and the relief images were printed on a Vandercook 219 proofing press. The text and cover papers were made by Margaret Prentice from the plant fiber abaca with patterns created in the paper's body by colored pulp. Housed in the original publisher's cloth clamshell box (with spine label).

CHILDREN IN THE WOODS. With Relief Prints By Margaret Prentice.
Lopez, Barry
Eugene: Lone Goose Press, (1992). 4to. One of 75 copies signed by the author and artist. A beautiful, and appropriate presentation, of the author's eloquent.. more
Price: $500.00

Large 4to. This copy is inscribed by Irving Penn to his close friend, and assistant, the artist Mary Faulconer on the half-title page: "For dear dear Mary, with Love / P." Underneath his inscription Penn has drawn a circle then signed his name inside, adding "NY. 1984," the year of publication. This is the first comprehensive retrospective on Penn's work, and was published in conjunction with an exhibition at MOMA. 216 p, with 156 plates (21 in color) with 35 reference illustrations (7 in color).

IRVING PENN.
Szarkowski, John
New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1984). Large 4to. This copy is inscribed by Irving Penn to his close friend, and assistant, the artist Mary Faulconer on.. more
Price: $950.00

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