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Kyoto: Rinsen Book Co., Ltd, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Edited on the Occasion of his Retirement from Kyoto University by Katsumi Mimaki et al. under the Auspices of the Felicitation Committee of the Society of Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University. Frontispiece portrait. Kyoto: Rinsen Book Co., Ltd., 1989. First edition. Text in English. Tall octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's printed slipcase.

London: Osprey Publishing Limited, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Within these pages are over 150 photographs, many unseen until now, very deep technical specifications and a text full of anecdote and engineering reason." A volume in the Osprey Collector's Library, with a foreword by Phil Read. Square octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with silver titles. Just a hint of rubbing to the dust jacket; else near fine.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 156 p. With an Introduction by Robert Cushman Murphy and a Preface to the Pictures by Zephaniah W. Pease. With 150 illustrations by the author, many in full color. Popular Edition, first edition thus. A detailed and superbly illustrated account of American whaling. Includes hitherto unpublished matter, such as the log-book of the sloop Manufactor, the oldest whaling log in existence. Quarto. Original rust cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Small orange label to the half-title. The dust jacket is edgeworn and moderately rubbed, with some chipping to the spine heel and a few tape reinforcements to the verso; otherwise very good.

Toronto: Power Chord Press, 2008. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. Numerous textual illustrations. Toronto: Power Chord Press, 2008. First edition, #245 of 1,000 copies signed by Popoff. The third installment in Popoff's series of "love letters to ancient metal," examining the Scorpion's Virgin Killer, Angel's Helluva Band, Starz' self-titled debut, Foghat's Nightshift, Kansas' Leftoverture, and eight other influential proto-metal albums, with original interviews with many of the musicians involved. Original glossy paper wrappers. A fine copy.

Cambridge: at the University Press, 1926. Hardcover. Very good. New Edition, with a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. A sympathetic portrayal of Persian society, first published in 1893. It is widely regarded as a classic of English travel literature. Frontispiece portrait, with a folding map. Tall octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Ink stamp to the front pastedown. The bottom corners are bumped. Some uneven sun fading to the boards, with a few small spots; otherwise very good.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Presenation copy, inscribed by Beverly and Vidal Sassoon to Hugh Hefner on the title page: "To Heff [sic] taking you into the next fifty. Many of your positive thoughts are represented here. Warmest, Beverly and Vidal". Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. The hair styling pioneer and his wife, Canadian-born actress Beverly Adams, were friends with Hefner and frequent guests at the Playboy Mansion. Octavo. In a custom full brown morocco binding, with silver titles and marbled endpapers. Near fine.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Viking Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York: The Viking Press, 1993. First edition. Review copy, with the publisher's slip and promotional material laid in. A young boy learns of love, death, and art in this autobiographical first novel set in California in the early 1960s. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. First edition, signed by Nebula Award winner Gene Wolfe. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from The Easton Press. Additionally signed by Gardner Dozois and illustrator Bob Eggleton on the title page, and by 20 writers opposite their contributions: Paolo Bacigalpi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, David Gerrold, Daryl Gregory, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, Jay Lake, Ian McDonald, Deryl Murphy, Ruth Nesvold, Steven Popkes, Robert Reed, Alstair Reynolds, Chris Roberson, Mary Rosenblum, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, Harry Turtledove, and Peter Watts. Octavo. Full blue leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, five raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. Near fine.

New York: Japan Society and Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. 352 p. Profusely illustrated in both color and black-and-white. First edition, issued simultaneously in hardcover and paperback. The first major museum retrospective of the work of this pioneering avant-garde artist. Original pictorial paper wrappers, with the CD housed in the rear pocket. Mild edgewear; else very good.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, signed by Michael Chabon. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from The Easton Press. A detective story set in an alternative history version of the present day, based on the premise that during World War II, a temporary settlement for Jewish refugees was established in Sitka, Alaska, in 1941, and that the fledgling State of Israel was destroyed in 1948. Winner of the Nebula Award, Locus Award, and Hugo Award. Octavo. Full dark brown leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.

Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illustrated by the author. Relates how Yossel Zissel, butcher of Chelm, goes to Warsaw to collect a fortune in gold inherited from his uncle and returns to Chelm empty-handed. Original gray cloth binding, with black titles. Some mild edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise a near fine copy.

Boston: Gold Wake Press, 2014. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. Inscribed by McCord to acclaimed poet B.H. ("Pete") Fairchild on the title page. Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A fine copy.

Alhambra, California: C.F. Braun, 1952. Hardcover. Fine. A reprint of the 1890 Harper & Brothers first edition, second printing thus. A story of the outbreak of the 1848 Negro insurrection in Martinique. Original pictorial paper-covered boards. A fine copy in the publisher's slipcase.

London: John Murray, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Three volumes. Numerous textual photographs and illustrations, including several in color. London: John Murray, 1988, 2002, and 2004. First editions. The definitive biography of Sir John Betjeman (1906-84). The Poet Laureate of Great Britain from 1972 to 1984, he was the most popular English poet of the 20th century and a familiar personality on British television. The first volume is inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Bevis Hillier on the front flyleaf. Short tear to the dust jacket of the third volume; otherwise a near fine set in bright and glossy dust jackets. Inscribed by Author.

Florence: G. Orioli, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. This copy is No. 5 of 740. According to John Worthen, author of the three-volume Cambridge biography of D.H. Lawrence, Lettice Ada Lawrence (later Clarke, 1887-1948) is among the most reliable early memorists of the influential English novelist. The Lungarno Series, No. 8. Frontispiece, with 22 plates. Octavo. Original parchment boards, with red stamping. Especialy crisp and largely uncut. Some general shelfwear and a bit of mild fading to the dust jacket; otherwise very good.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Autograph Edition. Original mint green binding, with plum and gilt titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some mild sunning along the spine and a bit of occasional minor edgewear; otherwise a crisp, very good copy.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Introduction and Bibliographical Note by John Seelye. Frontispiece, with reproductions of several woodcuts and engravings throughout text. First edition thus, limited to 450 copies. Alger visited California in 1876 to gather material for this book which was first published in New York in 1879. The illustrations, including several selections from the French magazine Le Tour du Monde, are from contemporary sources. From the James S. Copley Library, with the San Diego newspaper publisher and philanthropist's bookplate to the front pastedown. Original pictorial tan paper-covered boards over a linen spine, with a printed paper spine label. A very good copy.

London: Hutchinson, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed and dated in the year of publication by James Dillon White on an Eileen Cond bookplate affixed to the front flyleaf. Cond was a noted English book collector who sent her bookplate to favorite authors, who signed and returned them by mail. Kelso joins the East Indiaman Shropshire as fourth mate in this, the third published book in White's series about Roger Kelso, of the Bombay Marine, set in the Indian Ocean during the British Raj. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with white and gilt titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped; else very good or better.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Foreword by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Original black cloth binding, with green and cream stamping. Small address label to the front flyleaf. Some general minor soiling and wear to the dust jacket; otherwise a very good copy.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. With forty-two illustrations of prize-winners, as well as pen-and-ink sketches by Edwin Megargee. Original mint green cloth binding, with dark green stamping. The dust jacket is price-clipped and a trifle edgeworn, with some light fading along the spine and a small chip to the spine head; otherwise a crisp and clean, very good copy.