Irving Penn. photographs. Six original photographs of Maugham, and another all taken by Irving Penn. All black-and-white photographs, including another photograph that features a collage of items pertaining to Maugham. Unframed, each photo is approx 5 inches square with a studio and agent stamp on the verso. three marked "rough..... More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. This copy is inscribed by Issey Miyake: "Mr. Peter Schub / with gratitude / A / UN / (signed by Miyake) and dated 1988.9.1." From the library of Peter Schub who had a long and distinguished career as a revered..... More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. This copy is inscribed by Irving Penn, "For old Pete / with all good thoughts / (signed) I.P." From the library of Peter Schub who had a long and distinguished career as a revered photo agent. Penn and Miyake, a...... More
New York: The Lisa Fonssagrives Penn Trust, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. With the trust's notecard of Lisa Fonssagrives Penn inscribed "with love from Lisa (via her husband)" with a small heart drawn after her name. From the library of Irving Penn's agent Peter Schub. This book was produced by..... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. First edition. hardcover. Large 4to. Inscribed by Irving Penn "For old friend Bob / with warmest / greetings" (signed) "P". Below the inscription Penn has drawn a circle which he signed in the middle. At the bottom of the circle he has written..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Small folio. This copy is inscribed by Penn (1917-2009) to his long-time agent Peter Schub: "For Peter" (signed) "P." From the library of Peter Schub (1926-2021) who had a long and distinguised career as a revered agent of photography. Among his..... More
Houston/Los Angeles: Ze Books / Unnamed Press, (2021). First edition. Paperback. An Advance Reading copy. A chimerical hybrid of fiction, memoir, essay, criticism, and visual art that trascends categorization. This collage of five works (one a work in progress), interspersed with and thematically linked by a single short story, then..... More
New York: New Directions Paperback, (1936). Reprint Published Feb 1, 2022. Paperback. When Smith first tried to get her poems published in 1935, she was told by a publisher to "go away and write a novel." Novel on Yellow Paper the happy result of this advice, made its author an..... More
Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, (1998). Uncorrected page proof. Paperback. Perfect bound in photo illustrated wrappers. Harrison quote to the front cover photograph; "This book is the portion of my life that means the most to me." Harrison, best known for his fiction has published more poetry collections than novels..... More
New York: Grove, (2007). Uncorrected Proof. softcover. A magnificant novel about Donald, a half-breed Chippewa-Finn facing an early death with grace and courage. It is a moving novel about loss but also about love and the mystery and joy of everyday living. Bound in golden printed perfect bound wrappers. More
New York: Grove, (2008). Uncorrected Proof. softcover. The narrator of The English Major, Harrison’s fifteenth book of fiction, is a 60-year old Michigan cherry farmer named Cliff who has been abandoned by his wife Vivian at a high school reunion. Cliff had taught English and history at that school before..... More
New York: Grove, (2007). Advance Reading Copy. softcover. A magnificant novel about Donald, a half-breed Chippewa-Finn facing an early death with grace and courage. It is a moving novel about loss but also about love and the mystery and joy of everyday living. Bound in illustrated wrappers with French flaps..... More
New York: William Morrow, 1970. Janet McCaffery. First edition. hardcover. 4to. On land or sea, the mermaid is an alluring creature, and sometimes dangerous as well. Here is a folk tale with a Spanish flavor. The special mermaid whose swishing tail and magic comb conjure up the storms at sea..... More
Cambridge: NESFA Press, (1989). #270. Hardcover. However, this copy is not signed nor is there a slipcase. Includes an introduction by Robert Bloch, stories by Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Williamson, Clifford Simak, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, Andre Norton, Arthur C Clarke and Isaac Asimov. More
New York: Assouline, (2019). First edition. Hardcover. Small folio. Olga Hanono is a Mexican-born designer with a traditional cultural upbringing and deep passion for aesthetics, beautiful objects, and space. Her charismatic and playful personality comes through her original designs that are not subject to rules or limitations. She transforms every..... More
Unity: North Country Press, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the top of the title page, "With best wishes / Robert R. Charles". The author grew up in rural Maine. Over four seasons, he describes Maine half a century ago, smelting and rescuing ice houses, moose encounters..... More
Santa Monica: Peter Norton Family, 2006. Peter Coffin. First edition. hardcover. From the estate of Barbara and Don Rickles. An un-titled, pop-up, photo assemblage, bound in brown leatherette, gilt ruling on the spine and front cover titled at bottom in gilt: "NORTON CHRISTMAS PROJECT". Measures 12 1/4 x 12 1/4..... More
New York: Knopf / McSweeney's Books, (2013). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Eggers on the title page. What begins as the captivating story of one woman's ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge. 491..... More
New York: Crown, (1996). Pierr Morgan. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. This copy is inscribed and signed by both author and illustrator on the front endpaper. "As she walks to the park with her school class, a young girl finds a piece of string which her imagination turns into a...... More
London: Viking Press, (2004). First edition. Hardcover. Copy #10 of 35 copies with two pages of signatures on two large bookplates: Sir Michael Beetham, W L Farquharson, J Dicks, W McIntosh, S Bradford, F Whitfield, James Tait, Bob Knights, James Castagnola, Wilf Burnett and Harry Hughes. 470 pages that tell..... More
New York: Del Rey Books, (2006). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. This copy, inscribed by John Landis on the front endpaper, is from the estate of Barbara and Don Rickles. Foreword by Forrest J Ackerman. Essays by Rick Baker, Ron Chaney, Sara Karloff, John Landis, Bela G. Lugosi, Stephen Sommers, Gloria..... More
New York: Scholastic, (2004). First American Edition. On the front endpaper is an original drawing of a long-necked creature and a long inscription by the author. Firedrake, Ben, and their furry friend Sorrel, are in search of the mythical place where dragons can live in peace forever. Together they embark..... More
New York: Knopf, (2021). First edition. hardcover. In this urgent authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical and accessible plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. 257 pages with index. More
New York: Pantheon, (2013). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on a tipped in leaf (autographed copy sticker to front of dust jacket). Another title in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. 242 pages. More
