Search Results: Titles starting with I from Downtown Brown Books, ABAA

Irvine, CA: Suntup Editions, 2020. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Allen Williams, the Artist Gift edition is limited to 1000 copies and features a dust jacket with cover art by Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006) from the original 1954 edition. It is a full cloth smyth-sewn binding with two-hits foil stamping, and printed endsheets. It is the only edition of the three with the dust jacket. The book is printed offset, and is housed in a printed slipcase with cloth on the upper and lower sections."-website. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap.

New York: Philomel Books, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The artist best-known for his pop-up books illustrates Walt Whitman's poem. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Sabuda on the title page.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. A novel of the blacklist, narrated by Roth's alter-ego Nathan Zuckerman. First trade edition (preceded by signed limited editions). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, a touch bumped at the spine ends. Signed by Roth on the half-title page. Somewhat uncommon as a signed trade edition.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. A picture book (semi-autobiographical) about a young girl whose aunt is about to become a naturalized US citizen. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). Corners bumped, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author and her daughter, the illustrator: "To dear Mary, Book joy! Pat Mora 2014" and "To Mary-Books are the best! Libby Martinez 2014.

London: Walker Books, 1992. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine. A reissue of a 1947 book by the Opies, here with new illustrations by Maurice Sendak. According to the Hanrahan Sendak bibliography, this is the correct first edition, published in the UK prior to the US version (Hanrahan A136). This is one of 300 numbered copies signed by Iona Opie and Maurice Sendak. Issued in cloth in a slipcase. 160 pages. First edition with Sendak illustrations. This copy is still in the original publisher's paper wrapping with a label on the front panel with the printed title and a handwritten limitation number (61 in this case). Scarce in the original wrapping.

New York: Mysterious Press, 1999. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. 32 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in stapled wrappers (pamphlet).

(Burton, MI): Subterranean Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A science fiction classic, reprinted here in a deluxe edition of 26 lettered copies, signed by the author and with additional content not in any other edition of the book: a reproduction of an original proposed cover sketch by the author; a version of the short story 'The Kilimanjaro Device,' then called 'The Kilimanjaro Machine,' reproducing Bradbury's handwritten corrections; and a reproduction of a magazine proof of the poem 'Christus Apollo,' showing heavy corrections by Bradbury. The book is printed in two colors throught and has dust jacket art by Vincent Chong. The book comes in simulated leather and suede folding box. 431 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. Copy P of 26. The publisher's box has a couple of minor spots of wear, otherwise fine.

New York: Harper Collins, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A new edition of the 1956 picture book written by Krauss and illustrated by Sendak with charming watercolors. First printing of the second edition? There is no statement of later printings on the colophon. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Sendak on the half-title. Uncommon signed.

Austin, TX: Relampago Books Press, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. A wonderful collection of wry political poems, winner of the Austin Book Award in 1985. Cover photo of the author by Sandra Cisneros. 44 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Signed by Sandra Cisneros.

(Stanford): (C. P. Times Press), 1984. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near fine. A single-poem chapbook by one of the founders of the Black Panthers. Here he is critical of Idi Amin. [12] pages. 4-1/2 by 6 inches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (pamphlet). Staples a touch rusted, very minor spotting to covers.

Forest Grove, OR: Timber Press, 1978. First edition, wrappers issue. Trade paperback. Very good. A book about the Portland Trailblazers and Bill Walton, during and after their 1977 NBA championship. The classic book on the blazers. This is one of the first books from Portland's Timber Press. It was issued in paperback with a small run of hardcovers intended for libraries. This is one of the paperbacks. First edition (first printing, paperback issue, with no statement of later prints). A bit of creasing to the spine, a few small nicks to the covers, thus very good. This copy is signed by Colton on the first blank. Uncommon signed.

Forest Grove, OR: Timber Press, 1978. First edition, hardcover issue. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A book about the Portland Trailblazers and Bill Walton, during and after their 1977 NBA championship. The classic book on the blazers. This is one of the first books from Portland's Timber Press. It was issued in paperback with a small run of hardcovers intended for libraries. This is one of the very scarce hardcovers. First edition (first printing, hardcover issue). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Colton on the title page. Very scarce.

San Francisco: Editions One, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Introduction by Weston Naef. Black-and-white photos of the female nude form, with a few images that are not of white models (for once). This is one of 300 copies of the "gallery edition", each of which was signed and numbered by the photographer, with an original 8-by-10-inch signed print laid in. First edition (first printing). Copy 51 of 300, signed by the photographer. The original photograph, laid in at the front, is also signed by Carter and has a matching number. In the original clamshell box, which is a bit dusty.

Kobe, Japan: Beikoku Haken Denkyoshi Jimukyoku [American Board of Missionaries], 1883. First Edition. Good. A Christian missionary provides an illustrated travelog of the Holy Land, Europe, and the United States for Japanese audiences. Gulick, born in Hawaii (1830-1923), was stationed in Japan from 1870 to 1892. In the early 1880s, he made an extended tour of the West, speaking widely on the efforts to convert Japanese to Christianity. This book, apparently only published in Japanese, introduces the West to Japanese converts and potential converts. The book is illustrated with ten engraved or woodblock plates (three folding), plus several in-text illustrations. The most affecting image is block print of an Arab woman, which makes good use of negative space. [2], 8, 131, [1] pages. Not in OCLC. First edition. A good copy, bound in paste paper over boards, with a cloth spine. Text block nearly detached from binding, thus a fair to good copy of a very scarce book.

New York: Harry Abrams, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 272 pages. Roughly 9 by 12 inches. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 404 pages. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This is the hardcover issue (it was also issued in paperback at the same time).

New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 454 pages. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). Translucent dust jacket (over decorated boards) tanned at the spine, else a near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Inscribed by the author, "For Nicholas, Take flight with your dreams. Terry Brooks 9/00.

[Washington, DC]: Distributed by O.W.I. [Office of War Information] for the Office of Economic Stabilization, 1944. Ephemera. Very good. A rather fierce-looking poster encouraging women to participate in the federal efforts to control inflation driven by shortages during the Second World War. An illustration of a woman wearing an apron, her teeth and fist clenched dominate the poster. Below the image are a list of seven key actions: buy war bonds; pay taxes; get life insurance; reduce debt; buy only what is needed; comply with rationing; and cooperate with wage stabilization efforts. 20-1/8 by 28-5/16 inches. Small piece of upper left corner missing, short tears at the folds, thus very good. Folded for mailing, as issued. SHIPS FOLDED. This is an original World War II poster, not a reproduction.

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. Near fine. One of 500 copies with illustrations by Konstantin Rimsky. Translated by Matthew Taylor Mellon. A near fine hardcover copy (no printed jacket, as issued). In a good example of the slipcase, with wear to the corners.

McLean, VA: Human Sciences Research, 1972. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. A guide to help officers combat racial discrimination in the army in the waning years of the Viet Nam war. The authors report that the army had few Black officers, that Black soldiers had a hard time obtaining technical positions, and that Black soldiers were twice as likely as white soldiers to face discipline. The handbook devotes most of its efforts to trying to convince white officers that they and other white soldiers might be the problem. The final chapter (Appendix A) traces the history of segregation and integration in the Army. vi, 87 pages. 8 by 10-1/2 inches. Prepared for the Department of the Army, Motivation and Training Laboratory, U.S. Army Manpower Resources Research and Development Center, under contract DAHC 19-17-C-0020. With an org chart for the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences laid in. A very good or better copy in black printed wrappers. Org chart fine.