The Art of Worldly Wisdom [first edition, inscribed] by Rexroth, Kenneth - 1949

Santa Barbara: Bradford Morrow & Allan Covici,, 1980.. First printing of this edition.. 117 pp. Fine in paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Near fine printed dust jacket with light tanning to spine, and one tiny hole to fold. Publisher’s slipcase is near fine, with some surface rubbing to spine and one panel. Rexroth contributes a new afterword for these poems. One of 50 numbered copies on the 1949 original Decker Press sheets SIGNED by Rexroth.

Sausalito, CA: Golden Goose Press, 1953. Second Edition (1953.) Hardcover lacking dust jacket. 8vo with 117 pages of poetry. The book is in good condition with some shelf wear and bumping to edges. Interior is clean and tight. Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was an American poet, regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance. Grey spine/black text. #031483. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 8vo. Poetry.

Sausalito: GOLDEN GOOSE PRESS, 1953. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First edition thus. Hardcover. 8'' x 5 3/4. 117pp. Tiny hole in dust jacket, otherwise clean nice copy.

Golden Goose Press. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, former owner's name written neatly in ink on front endpaper, light age toning to textblock and pastedowns, spine lightly sunned. DJ in very good condition with small chip at head and small closed tear at front, now in protective mylar cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1953.

Santa Barbara, CA: Bradford Morrow & Allan Covici, 1980. First Edition, Third Issue. One of an issue limited to 50 numbered copies signed by the author; this is copy #23. Additionally signed and inscribed by Rexroth on the front free endpaper to a fellow poet in the year of publication: “For David Dahl, best wishes. Kenneth Rexroth, May 80.” The book’s interesting publication history is detailed at the colophon and reads in full: “This first signed, limited edition of The Art of Worldly Wisdom published by Bradford Morrow & Allan Covici consists of 50 numbered and 26 lettered copies, all signed by the author. This book is comprised of the original printed sheets for the Decker Press edition (Prairie City, 1949) which was never published; thereafter these same sheets were trimmed and used by the Golden Goose Press (Sausalito, 1953) for the first published edition, adding the ‘Second Preface’ to the text. The present edition adds a new Afterword by the author. Typography and printing by… Read More

Sausalito: golden Goose Press, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth over decorated paper and boards, bound with sheets from the Decker Press 1949 printing which was announced but never officially published due to the murder of it's director. Very good copy in very good dust jacket with a few small chips and one round drink stain on cover. Inscribed by Kenneth Rexroth to Henry Ely, a bay area reference librarian, in 1957.

Harpercollins, 1991. First edition, as stated, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/near fine. r. 446 pp. This is a rare first edition copy signed by both Oliver North and William Novak. North's inscription, "Margo and Sam, all the best," appears in blue ink on the half title page with North's signature and the date "3 Nov 91" and Novak's signature in black ink. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled at top of spine. Free USPS tracking with every US order. Ships from MA.

New York: Continuum, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated cover; 414 pages From back: "Cinema, which first arrived in Japan in 1896 with the Kinetoscope prototype, came at the very time that Japan was transforming its economic base and society into that of a major international power. The first cinema, the Asakusa Denikikan, was opened in Tokyo in 1903 and within 13 years 300 cinemas had sprung up throughout the country... (The author) focuses on the historical development of Japanese film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation." Edgewear, creases to bottom and bottom and top corners of front cover, soil on bottom and light soil to outside pages. We note pencilled underlining on at least 29 pages and pencilled marginalia on at least three pages and four creased page corners. Quotes… Read More

New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Fine in Near Fine jacket Signed by Author A Gideon Oliver Mystery, SIGNED on title pg. Edgar Award winner best mystery npc 197pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition

New York: Private Printing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Signed Edition. Softcover. The artist's abstract and quite varied series of 43 drawings of flags, all printed monochrome on the recto of pages. Kingsley Parker has been exhibiting and represented by galleries since the mid-1970s and has a work in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, NY. The artist is quite active with new works. Signed in ink "K. Parker/1976 ©" in the front matter where Parker explains his motivation for drawing the series of abstract flags. Copy 158 of a limited edition of 600, numbered in the colophon. Approximately 44 pages, unpaginated. Printed on fine, machine-made paper in brown wraps. The title and a flag drawing are framed on the front cover. In absolutely clean, Fine condition. ; Drawings; Square 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Signed by Artist .

New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.

Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1978. CL5 - A hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper in very good condition that is cocked, some scattered light scratches and rubbing, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Brown covered boards with gilt lettering. 8.5"x5.5", 84 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.

London, Ariel Productions, c 1955.. Foreword by Sir John D. Cockcroft. Includes "High-speed flight" by Neville Duke, and "Rockets and Space flight" by Wernher von Braun. Large hardback in very good condition in a very good unclipped dustwrapper.