Search Results: Titles starting with P from Locus Solus Rare Books

Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey, England: At the Sign of the Rose, 1899. A patch of offsetting to the first leaf, where something was once laid in; covers a bit marked and with a touch edge wear, still very near fine.. 8vo, unpag.; original printed wrappers. One of an unknown, though certainly small, number of copies of this special number. The Page was the first of Craig's notably idiosyncratic and adventurous, self-produced periodicals. Issues of it are delicate and very scarce. As with other issues, this one is comprised almost entirely of contributions by Craig himself, in text and image. Includes fourteen original engravings by Craig, five of which are hand colored. Tipped in at the rear is the rare broadsheet announcement of his sister Edith Craig's service designing and producing theatrical costumes. This copy has been inscribed and signed by Craig on the first leaf for the noted bibliophile Clement Shorter. Fletcher & Rood E1(h).

New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. Dampstain affecting much of the lower portion of the cover and pages, though not really visible on the dust jacket; otherwise a very good copy in the original, unclipped, pictorial dust jacket.. 8vo, 310pp; cream-colored cloth. One of 2300 numbered copies in the edition (#1975), numbered both on the colophon and dust jacket. One of Liveright's most popular publications in its time, Painted Veils went through several editions, starting in 1920. This edition is most sought-after for its dust jacket, an art-deco masterpiece by Paul Wenck that also features a blurb by H.L. Mencken on the rear panel.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. Fine in a lightly nicked dust jacket with chipping to the spine ends, a partial tear to spine, and a few marks.. 8vo, 310pp; polished black cloth with gilt stamping and leather spine label, black coated endpapers. Limited edition of 1250 numbered (1145) copies, the second of Liveright's re-issues of Huneker's only novel. The illustrator, known publicly as Madame Majeska, was the Philadephia-born designer Henriette Stern who, in addition to her popular work in the graphic arts, designed costumes for the Ziegfeld Follies among others.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. First Edition. Very Good. 4to; 160pp; wrappers. A book about the Young Lords Party, a revolutionary organization formed in New York that took hold in Puerto Rican communities in the 1970s. Includes more than 50 black & white photos and interviews which depict the Young Lords' perspectives and conditions.

N.p. (Lisboa): Delfos, 1961. First edition. Spotting to foredge; wrappers toned at edge and spine, fine. 8vo, 147pp; wrappers. The poet's second book, and his first published entirely in his native Portugese - preceded by the bilingual edition 77 Poems. Inscribed on the first leaf for fellow poet Christopher Middleton.

(Jerusalem): Compiled by the Vaad Leumi, the General Council of the Jewish Community of Palestine for the information of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, 1947. Wrappers toned and brittle with some chipping and both covers detached; small ink inscription in Hebrew on front. Oblong 8vo, 16ppp pamphlet in printed wrappers, stapled. Very delicate publication depicting data on public health in isotype charts, with a folding map at rear showing anti-malaria efforts. A rare survival.

Paris: Contact Editions, 1926. First Edition. A lovely copy, clean and unworn with most of the original glassine wrapper still present. 8vo, 338pp; original wrappers. One of an unspecified number of copies, printed by Maurice Darantiere.

Wien: in der geistingerischen Buchhandlung, 1810. First edition. Wear to base of spine, general soil, small ink number on front wrapper. 12mo, 64pp, with four engravings at rear; wrappers. Fragile.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1997. First edition. Wraps. Very good.. 8vo, 187pp; wrappers. Presentation copy, nicely inscribed and signed by Cruz on the title page.

New Rochelle, New York: Elizabeth Press, 1976. First Edition. Fine. 4to; 107pp; boards and card slipcase. This edition designed by Martino Mardersteig is limited to 250 copies printed on Magnani rag paper by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona.

New York: Allograph Books, 1968. First edition. FIne in plain gold-foil wrapper with handwritten label.. 8vo, 62pp; cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed affectionately to another poet on the front flyleaf.

London: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, 1758. First editions thus. Bookplates (John Hadmar Sticht); wear to edges, hinges, and spine ends; signature N in Paradise Regain'd pulled loose; front cover of Paradise Lost detached, still an attractive set.. Two vols., uniform 8vos, [xxxii] 416pp & lxix, 390pp; contemporary calf, rebacked with elaborately gilt-tooled spines. The first Baskerville books in English (preceded by Virgil in Latin), with all cancels called for, p. 135 correctly numbered and italic I in headline on p. 346 of Paradise Lost. Includes full list of subscribers, including Benjamin Franklin. Gaskell 4, 5.

Albuquerque/New York: Artspace Press/Castelli Graphics/Aperture, 1980. Grease mark to front board, else fine in a very slightly marked dust jacket. Oblong 4to, 246pp; cloth. One of Baltz's haunting, poetic photographic documentations of urban development and the American landscape, accompanied by an essay by Blaisdell. The first edition consisted of only 3000 copies; this copy has been signed by Baltz on the title page.

New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First American edition. Few marks, near fine in a moderately rubbed dust jacket with a small fingernail wound to the spine.. 8vo, 255pp; red and yellow cloth. Published a dozen years after the English edition.

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. First edition. Few marks, about fine in a slightly edge-worn dust jacket.. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. The author's own copy, with his ownership signature on the front free endpaper dated 8/9/79, when he received his first copy at his home in Providence, R.I.

Los Angeles: Democratic Party, 1942. Small chip to lower corner; pencil notation to iupper corner; folded, as for mailing with a partial address in ink on verso with a tiny rubberstamp and remnants of a label. Mimeographed broadside leaflet, 8-1/2 x 11 in. Announcement of a lecture held to aid in organizing civilian defense weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

(Dublin): The Dolmen Press, 1966. First edition. Tiny spot to front wrapper, otherwise fine.. Small 8vo, printed wrappers. One of 1000 copies in the edition, this one being a presentation copy, inscribed by Montague on the half title page to the poet and editor Ralph Mills. This suite would eventually become a part of Montague's long poem "The Rough Field.

Paris: Aubert-Palace, 1949. Some very minor wrinkles; fine. Single leaf, approx. 11-3/4 X 4-3/4 in., folded twice to make a six-panel pocket-sized program, printed on both sides. Program, apparently from the initial run of Jean Grénillon's film with a screenplay by Jean Anouilh. Anouilh was initially meant to direct, but became ill and the project was turned over to Grénillon. It starred Suzy Delair and Paul Bernard, who are both depicted in portrait photos on the front and rear panels respectively. Inside are the production credits, synopsis, and descriptions of the principal characters.

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1931. First edition. Fine in a lightly used price-clipped dust jacket.. 8vo, 340pp; cloth. Illustrated biography of the artist.

New York: Tibor de Nagy Editions, 1961. First edition. Wraps. Ink notation on title page; few marks, fine.. Oblong 8vo, 34pp; original wrappers. One of 300 copies, published in the renowned series of poetry books edited by John Bernard Myers.