Search Results: Titles starting with F from Downtown Books & News

San Jose, Costa Rica: Museum of Costa Rican Art, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Imperial 8vo. 200pp. Red & illustrated paper covered boards. Small dent to upper cover; bottom corner slightly bumped. Signed by author & translator Francisco Echeverria to title page. Text in Spanish & English. Color plates throughout. No dj. Covered in protective mylar.

Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008. No additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 212pp. Black paper covered boards. Lightly rubbed covers. Interior clean and unmarked. No dj. as issued. This is volume 4 of the Consciousness & Emotion Book Series.

NY, NY: Perigee Books Penguin, 2010. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 300pp. White and green quarter binding. Illustrated Dj. has slight edgewear to head of spine, else fine. Signed by author on title page. Dj. covered in protective mylar.

Paris, France: Lucien Laveur, 1909. Later edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo (8"x11"). 214pp. Typographical paper wraps, double-gatefold flaps, deckled edges. Slightly soiled covers. Spine creased and chipped at both extremes. B&W photographic plates throughout, with tissue; facimile documents. Text in French. No dj. as issued; covered in protective mylar by seller.

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Oblong: 4.5 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Pictorial boards. Edges of boards lightly rubbed & pages toned; very clean. Light soiling, light dampstain, shelfwear & four short closed tears to dj. Color illustrations by Nina Jordan.

Nicholasville, KY: Wind Publications, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo (9"x6"). 75pp. Illustrated paper covers. Long inscription to Robin and Suzanne, signed by Marion, "Danny" and dated 4/19/09. Flat signed & dated to title page.

Division Leap/Heirophant, 2015. First edition thus, limited. Paperback. Fine. 8vo (8.5"x6"). 423pp. B&W photographic wraps, perfect bound. B&W photos/text/collage, throughout. Signed by Adam & Kate Davis to colophon. In original tape & bubble wrap. From a limited edition of 250 copies.

London, UK: Johnson Reprint Company Limited/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. First edition thus, limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Elephant folio in Solander box. 44pp. + 50 free facsimile drawings on heavy rag paper. Brown cloth covered boards with giltstamped title to inner book. Drawings wrapped in brown paper sheath with unstuck sticker seal present with sticker ghost (not attached). Solander box 1/4 leather & brown cloth covered boards with giltstamped title & five raised bands to spine: large darkened area to spine from water damage. Limited edition of 520 sets of which 500 are for sale, hand-numbered 91/500. Very light shelfwear. 1/2" crack to joint of box's upper spine extreme, does not bisect the edge (see picture).

Glasgow, Scotland: James Maclehose and Sons, 1906. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (11.5"x9.5"). 1/4 bound dk. red leather & red cloth with giltstamped decoration; topedge gilt, deckled edges, laid paper. Spine slant. Color worn from the leather at spine extremes & lightly at joints. Faint dampstain, several small marks to covers. Lightly bumped & rubbed corners. 45 B&W lithographs. Hand-numbered 44 from a limited edition of 45.

Palm Springs, CA: Event Horizon Press, 1992. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. 134pp. Illustrated covers lightly scuffed with rubbing to spine. Inscribed by author on half title page.

New York: William Burgess, 1827. First edition. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo (7"x4"). 223pp. 1/4 bound illustrated/typographic paper-covered boards & red painted spine with giltstamped title. Heavily rubbed corners & edges. Small crack & light insect damage to spine extremes. Soiled & toned covers, dampstains to lower cover & textblock edge (throughout). Insect damage to endpaper over hinges. Heavily foxed pages. 12 engraved cuts.

NY, NY: Harcourt, Inc, 2001. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. 111pp. Simple blue wraps. Upper cover lightly creased along joint, else fine. ADVANCE READING COPY UNCORRECTED PROOF.

La Jolla, CA: Robert Duncan, 1981. First edition, limited. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo (5.5"x8.5"). Unpaginated. Orange letterpressed paper covers; handsewn binding. Illustrated with borders & handwritten type throughout. Slim parallel crease to topedge of upper cover. Foxing to title page. No discoloration to covers. Inset forward by Michael Davidson from the The Archive for New Poetry. Limited edition 0f 2126 copies (this copy NOT signed, lettered or hand-colored).

NY, NY: Poseidon Press, 1990. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. 158pp. Light blue wraps. Advance uncorrected proof. Light soiling to edge of text block and wraps. Protective mylar cover.

London, UK: Michael Joseph, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Oblong (7.5"x10"). 246pp. Grey cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title to spine. Spine slanted. Sun-faded edges. Two corners bumped. Textblock edges foxed. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar. Half title & index foxed. Color photos throughout. Signed by Harding & inscribed, "For Jonathan and Tom, wishing you 'bond' voyage. The bicycler boy is here now waiting to take this so the only mildly witty thing I can think of is "No man is an island except Fred Madagascar'--To Tip and Top with love" in calligraphic marker to half title. Association copy of the poets Jonathan Williams & Thomas Meyer.

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2018. First thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo (6"x9"). 231pp. Black-covered cloth boards. Blind-stamped decoration on upper board. Silver-stamped spine. Black silk ribbon bookmark. Dustjacket and frontis illustrated by Gahan Wilson. Introduction by John Pelan. Signed by John Blackburn (facsimile), Gahan Wilson, and John Pelan. Part of limited print run of 220. Copy number XII, reserved for contributors to the press. Dustjacket protected by Mylar.

Victoria, Australia: Allen Lane / Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 1983. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine/No Dj.. 8vo. 334pp. Blue cloth covered boards. Illustrated slipcase. Exterior of slipcase lightly scuffed. Endpapers decorated with family photographs. Afterword by Jan Carter. Neither the photographs, or the afterword are present in previous editions.

London, UK: Lanston Monotype Corporation LD, 1927. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo (8"x5"). 25pp. Decorative paper-covered thick cardstock with pastedown label to upper cover. Lightly toned & foxed covers & pages. In original glassine jacket: heavy tone, chipped corners, small tears.

Philadelphia, PA: Hubbard Publishing Co, 1897. First edition/First edition. Paperback. Good+/Fair. Palmer Cox. 8vos (9"x6"). Illustrated paper wraps, staple-bound. The Fox's Story: Rusty staples. Chip missing from upper spine extreme. Light soil tot upper cover. Previous owner's name in pencil to first page. Toned. Jack the Giant: Closed tears to spine extremes, rusty staples, lower staple loose. Soiled covers, chipped/creased corners, two large areas missing from lower cover. All pages wrinkled, multiple closed tears, multiple chips missing from pages (all pages present). B&W illustrations throughout. Scarce toy books that published Cox's illustrations without his approval,

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2013. First edition, 4th printing. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine/Fine/Fine/Fine/Fine. (9.5"x6.5"). 662pp.,1143pp. and 829pp. Black paper covered boards with giltstamped titles. Typographic djs. covered in protective mylar. Additional shipping due to weight may be charged.