BIBLIOMANIA; OR BOOK-MADNESS by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall - 1876

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1881. Decorated green cloth with marbled endpapers. An odd-shaped piece cut out of front free endpaper, hinges cracked, spine headers heavily rubbed, light general wear: VG/no dj. 12mo. Mason #310: 1st American edition, later impression(?) with top edges gilt instead of yellow and decorated endpapers. Binding decoration is sunflowers printed in black rather than cherub imbibing seen on some copies. Mason does not establish priority.

First UK edition. John Camden Hotten. London. 1868. Small octavo. xii, 403pp. Half title, Frontispiece portrait. Title. Later full blue calf, spine in six compartments with raised bands, leather labels, gilt rules and lettering. Lightly toned. Spine slightly darkened. Signature of Raisley Moorsom in pencil to ffep.
The first edition of Whitman published in the UK, the only time Whitman (reluctantly) allowed his writings and his portrait photograph to be censored.

The second edition with additions. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. London. [1805] G. Woodfall, Printer, Paternoster Row to verso of half title. Octavo. Half title, Title, xv, 300, (21), (bl.), (1), (1)pp. 6 folding engraved plates. Later half calf, marbled boards, spine in six compartments, leather label, gilt lettering, rules and embellishment. Minor corner chips to half-title. Short closed fold tear to Plate I. Toned with some light offsetting of plates, foxing/browning to index.
This edition has an additional plate to the 1790 edition, plus additional material. The plates are each dated September 1, 1805. Significant to the library of the vine. A handsome volume.
William Speechly (1723 – 1819), gardener to the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire. ODNB.

[Andoversford, Gloucestershire]: Whittington Press, 1984. Edition limited to 350 copies signed by Craig (this, no. 274), 8vo, pp. [12], x, [54]; title page printed in red and black, 50 wood engravings, one folding plate; pictorial endpapers; original full linen boards, spine and front cover paper labels, fine. Contact card for the press laid in.

New York.: Harper and Row. , 1970 . 1st Edition.. Ivory cloth, round label with title and illustration on cover, no spine title. . Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to spine ends. . 28.5x22.2 cm. . Signed by the author on the ffep with no names or inscription. Dust jacket has Caldecott sticker on cover, 1070 on front flap and seven titles on rear flap, price has been clipped. Illustrated with Sendak’s fantastic illustrations.

Hollywood, California: Paramount Studios, 1933. Photograph (publicity still) showing Mae West with Cary Grant in "She Done Him Wrong"--the film in which she uttered the famous line. "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" SIGNED boldly "Mae West" in the less flamboyant style that was typical of her signature in the later 1970s. The bright and unfaded signature is guaranteed to be original and authentic. The photograph is in excellent condition; mounted on matboard.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. 7 1/2" X 9". Photo.

Edinburgh/London.: William Blackwood & Sons., 1884.. Red cloth, dark brown coated endpapers.. Spines sunned, covers partially sunned & lightly soiled, front hinge Vol I very slightly cracked, Vol II binding cracked, but not broken at page 113; spine top of volume 2 lacks 1/2" x 5/16" piece, texts clean: Good+ to VG-.. small 8vo. 1st edition, 1st issue: 1/2 title in each vol. Gold-stamped diamond-shaped front cover ornament. Spines are lettered, in gold, "An/ Old Man's/ Love [line] Trollope" inside of a box, the volume #, and "W. Blackwood & Sons/ EdinB & London". Wolff 6788

London: Unpublished, 1887. Kate Greenaway's autograph on laid paper, apparently clipped from a larger piece of stationery. Written at her home in Hampstead in the famous illustrator's hand in black ink: "Kate Greenaway, 17 September 1887, 50 Frognal, Hampstead, London--N.W." There is barely a hint of fading to the signature, and the paper is clean and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 2" X 4". Manuscript.

Boston, Massachusetts: Unpublished, 1957. Postcard dated Nov. 6, 1957 and addressed to Fraser Neiman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The text of the postcard reads: "Dear Mr. Neiman: We'll arrive probably by plane from Washington sometime Thursday morning. I think we should leave the next day; I have a sick cousin in Washington that I am anxious to see as much of as I can. I thought I'd read two poems, 'Beyond the Alps,' and 'Skunk Hour!' (Don't be alarmed by the second title) They are both about 45 lines long and should along with my comment take about twenty minutes. My wife and I very much look forward to the our visit. Yours sincerely," followed by a full signature ("Robert Lowell") in blue ink. Fraser Neiman taught English at the College of William and Mary and was responsible for finding speakers/readers for special occasions. The postcard is lightly toned, otherwise in very good condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 3 1/4"… Read More

New York: The Armchair Detective, 1991. Signed by Richard Condon on the colophon. Limited Edition / First Printing. Number 87 0f 100 copies. Maroon cloth in a Maroon cloth slipcase Very fine in a very fine slipcase. With a new introduction by Richard Condon. Basis for the 1962 John Frankenheimer film, starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, and Angela Lansbury.