Brown Girl, Brownstones by Marshall, Paule - 1959

London: James Fraser. Good; Wear to head and foot of spine, two stains on front boards, foxing . and dampstaining to first and last several leaves, penciled gift . inscription on front free endpaper.. 1831. First Edition. Leather. Halfbound in red leather with red cloth boards. Author name and flourishes stamped in gilt on spine. xi, 320 pp. List of subscribers at front with several printed names pasted in and some stains. According to Wikipedia, William Lewis (1787-1870) was a noted English chess player and instructor, as well as the first person to be described as a chess Grandmaster. He was also one of the operators hidden inside the famous chess-playing automaton, "The Turk", when it toured London. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: HarperCollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0061180092 . Signed by Sendak and Parker in black marker on half-title.The Kraken Edition, edited by Melville scholar Hershel Parker. Illustrated in color by the late Caldecott Medalist Maurice Sendak. xlvi, 449pp. An illustrated “reconstruction of the text that Melville delivered to Harper & Brothers early in January 1852, just as some of the most devastating reviews of Moby-Dick were appearing”, which Melville spitefully revised with criticism of American literary life after receiving a less-than-rosy contract with his publishers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

Privately Issued. Very Good; Portfolio rubbed.. N.D.. Softcover. Printed glossy card portfolio housing six black and white prints by Hamilton of various scenes of Bahia, Brazil: Candomble, Capoeira, basket carrier, market women, Iemanja spirit, and fisherman. Each print accompanied by a printed sheet in Brazilian Portuguese and English describing the image. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Harcourt Brace and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Autograph sticker on front jacket . panel.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151002274 . Signed by illustrator Roberto Innocenti on title page. A lovely illustrated Nutcracker edition. Light green blindstamped cloth. Innocenti is the acclaimed artist who won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 2008.; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 135 pages .

American Heritage. Very Good; Boards and slipcase rubbed.. 1968. Hardcover. Two volumes uniformly bound in green cloth and housed in green paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Volume one details an illustrated history of food throughout various cultures and volume two houses menus and historic recipes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: James Fraser. Good; Wear to head and foot of spine, two stains on front boards, foxing . and dampstaining to first and last several leaves, penciled gift . inscription on front free endpaper.. 1831. First Edition. Leather. Halfbound in red leather with red cloth boards. Author name and flourishes stamped in gilt on spine. xi, 320 pp. List of subscribers at front with several printed names pasted in and some stains. According to Wikipedia, William Lewis (1787-1870) was a noted English chess player and instructor, as well as the first person to be described as a chess Grandmaster. He was also one of the operators hidden inside the famous chess-playing automaton, "The Turk", when it toured London. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: HarperCollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0061180092 . Signed by Sendak and Parker in black marker on half-title.The Kraken Edition, edited by Melville scholar Hershel Parker. Illustrated in color by the late Caldecott Medalist Maurice Sendak. xlvi, 449pp. An illustrated “reconstruction of the text that Melville delivered to Harper & Brothers early in January 1852, just as some of the most devastating reviews of Moby-Dick were appearing”, which Melville spitefully revised with criticism of American literary life after receiving a less-than-rosy contract with his publishers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

Privately Issued. Very Good; Portfolio rubbed.. N.D.. Softcover. Printed glossy card portfolio housing six black and white prints by Hamilton of various scenes of Bahia, Brazil: Candomble, Capoeira, basket carrier, market women, Iemanja spirit, and fisherman. Each print accompanied by a printed sheet in Brazilian Portuguese and English describing the image. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Harcourt Brace and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Autograph sticker on front jacket . panel.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151002274 . Signed by illustrator Roberto Innocenti on title page. A lovely illustrated Nutcracker edition. Light green blindstamped cloth. Innocenti is the acclaimed artist who won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 2008.; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 135 pages .

American Heritage. Very Good; Boards and slipcase rubbed.. 1968. Hardcover. Two volumes uniformly bound in green cloth and housed in green paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Volume one details an illustrated history of food throughout various cultures and volume two houses menus and historic recipes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .