Search Results: Titles starting with A from Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books

[Washington, D.C.?, [1964]. Plain wrappers, tied with a red cord, slightly faded. Untitled pamphlet, serving as a prospectus for Marriage Lines and The Untold Adventures of Santa Claus, with a poem from each, and one specially written for the American Booksellers Association convention. Not in FPAA.

New York: The Literary Guild, 1927. A collection of original essays, stories, and poems by 72 writers of the 1920s. Contributors include Robert Penn Warren, Ernest Hemingway, Eugene O'Neill, and Gertrude Stein. Decorative endpapers. Black cloth with gilt titling on spine and on front cover. Corners and margins show wear and the spine has faded. Front hinge a bit loose; rear hinge has pulled away and is loose. Harry Crosby's 1929 diary describes a party where "Kay Boyle made fun of Hart Crane and he was angry and flung The American Caravan into the fire because it contained a story of Kay Boyle's (he forgot it had a poem of his in it)". That would have been The Second American Caravan (Boyle wasn't in the first.). With Hart Crane's bookplate in state F: (white gummed paper, measuring 3 1/8 in. x 4 3/8 in.) on the front paste-down end-paper, applied (by Samuel Loveman) after Crane's death, probably in the mid-1950s. [See K. Lohf, "The Library of Hart Crane," Proof, Vol. 3, 1973]. Contains the first… Read More

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1927. First edition. 61 2 in. x 91 2 in. xvi + 842 pp. Dark green cloth, very good in dust jacket. A collection of original essays, stories, and poems by 72 writers of the 1920s. Contributors include Robert Penn Warren, Ernest Hemingway, Eugene O'Neill, and Gertrude Stein.

Paris: Eric Losfeld, 1969. First edition. Wrappers, spine faded, very good. Five line presentation inscription from Schuster.

1929. Autograph postcard signed by Hart Crane, to Samuel Loveman, from Paris, 1929. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Addressed to Samuel Loveman, dated March 5th, 1929. Sent from Paris on the same day as an important letter to Otto Kahn concerning the dedication to "The Bridge," the "Cape Hatteras'" section of which was completed at this time. The text reads: "Still waiting for some word from you! Jack Taylor, freshly arrived, is staying at my hotel. Also met Forrest Anderson, who manages to live here somehow and who haunts the cafés. Yes, I'm more than ever enthusiastic. Never want to leave. Such grace, such intelligence, such courtesy! Whoever thinks the French to be decadent just doesn't know! Love, as ever, Hart", with a postscript concerning Greek vases at the Louvre. This is a vital document concerning Crane's fraught and ultimately disastrous Parisian jaunt. It remains unpublished, in spite of the considerable attention paid to this period, to Crane's exuberant mood, and to his contact with Loveman (see… Read More

London: Longmans, 1884. First edition. Original blue cloth, a bit used, traces of removed paper on front endpaper; very good copy.

Washington, 1882. 8vo, 23 pp; some chipping; modern wrapper. Not in Forbes (apparently).

Prague: Borovy, 1937. First edition. Stryrsky, Jindrich. Original printed wrappers. Collage illustrations by the author. Cover design and typography by Jindrich Styrsky.

New York: National Book Committee, 1971. First edition. 3 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, mimeographed, stapled. Fine. Press release, which is the first printing of White's remarks. Not in Hall.

London: T. Cadell, 1787. Third edition. 8vo, xxviii, iii, [1]errata, 387, [22] index, [411]-454, [2] index, four charts and a plate, all folding.Original boards, entirely untrimmed;(225 mm.m x 135 mm,). A very fine copy. This third edition is the first to contain the important supplement "A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those of Captains Cook and Clerke," which is a 46-page section with separate title-page, in addition it includes appendices containing charts of the Russian discoveries, a specimen of the Aleutian language, and tables of latitude and longitude. Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography 134; Lada-Mocarski 29; Hill 392;.

London: John Murray, 1818. Second edition, with additions. Two volumes, 8vo., Volume I, lxvi, 44; II., 344, Vol. II, 344 pp. Contemporary half Russia, bound without half titles; extremities a little worn, light foxing (mostly on the first and last few pages). Each volume is inscribed and signed by Mariner, a rare find, although the presentee's name was removed. "A key historical text on the history and culture of [the Tongan] island group" Forbes. Mariner was a young British sailor on the Port au Prince, a whaler which sailed in 1805, but spent much of her time attacking Spanish shipping. In the spring of 1806 she captured two ships, the brig Santa Isidora and the corbeta Santa Maria, both of which were then sent to Port Jackson to be sold. The Port au Prince visited Hawaii in late 1806, then sailed with a number of Hawaiian crew. At Tonga the crew mutinied, and most were massacred by the natives, but Mariner came under the protection of the King and lived there as his adopted son for four years.… Read More

New York: O. Halsted, 1823. First edition. 8vo, 383, [1] pp., original boards, detached, and worn, spine label chipped.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1941. Smyth, William. Small folio, parchment backed boards, fine copy. One of 350, printed at the Grabhorn Press. This is the first publication of four of Smyth's water colors, including a view of the "Blossom" in Hawaii, and his manuscript map. Hill 95; Forbes 772.

Seattle, 1904. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, volume 16, plate 50. Printed on Japanese vellum. Framed. Additional shipping required.

Seattle, 1904. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 16, p. 198 . Printed on Japanese vellum. Framed. Fine. Additional shipping required.

New York: Scribner's, 1950. First American edition. Black cloth. Slight spotting, else fine with the cloth fresh and spine gilt bright, in first issue dust jacket which has slight edge wear.

New York: Betty Parsons Gallery, 1960. Poster, folded as issued, 56 cm. x 71 cm. (22 x 28 inches). Slight yellowing at folds; very good.

Taipei: Jin Shan Publishing Co, 1969. Taiwan piracy edition, printed on cheap paper and much thinner than the authorized editions. Burgundy cloth. Mark to top edge, else a fine copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Juliar J40.1.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Fourth printing. Black cloth. Fine, in a dust jacket with short tears to the top edge, repaired with tape internally. cf. Juliar A40.1.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. First edition. Proof copy of the first edition. Mustard-colored printed wrappers, spine slightly faded but an excellent copy of this scarce, bulky, and fragile item, not likely to survive beyond a single reading. Juliar describes two copies, the second identical to the first, only lacking the preliminary page which surely fell out. Juliar E40.1.