Rare books from Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare

Hardcover. A unique look at human sexuality and literary Romantic love in the early part of the twentieth century during the colonial and modernist eras. As noted by the famous French philosopher Michel Foucault in his "repressive hypothesis," the age of Victorian repression clearly produced non-traditional expressions of lust. The epistolary consists of an original diary and correspondence between two lovers from 1912 to approximately 1916. It is written primarily in English with some excerpts in Italian. The primary diarist is presumed to be an Italian officer during the colonial era of the early 20th century involving Italy, Britain and the "Mad Mullah" in the Benadir region of East Africa. The other correspondent is probably a British lady living in Tuscany at the time. The epistolary includes more than one hundred original drawings of various sexual acts, most of which are in color and include detailed descriptions of the scenes depicted. Some images are watercolors, some pastels, and others are… Read More

Boston: Francis A. Niccolls & Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition Magnifique limited to twenty-six lettered copies, this being G. Twenty-four volumes. Edited by Nathan Haskell Doyle. Full burgundy morocco, sides and spines elaborately decorated in gold with Art Noveau motifs, top edges gilt, others uncut, red and white morocco doublures decorated in gold, pearl silk moire endpapers. Frontispieces and plates in three states, one colored. Spines uniformly darkened, some wear to extremities, a few of the hinges a bit tender. Four volumes show small loss to the head of the spine; one has the cover partially detached. In all, two very elegant complete sets with matching letters. ; Octavo.

London: William Heinemann, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. 304pp + 16 pages of publisher's advertisements in the back dated mdcccxcvii. Full black morocco with four raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt, blue endpapers. The binding is signed by M. J. Laney. Light toning to text block, a hint of foxing to half-title page, tiny tear to corner of the first page of the advertisements and minuscule scrape to spine. A near fine copy. Basis for the 1953 Byron Haskin movie and the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie as well as a plethora of radio and TV adaptations. Wells 14. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 205. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder, 1981, 1-173.; Octavo.

Boston: and Co, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. First fully illustrated US edition. xvi, 315pp. Salmon cloth stamped in gold and black, bevelled edges, dark brown endpapers, all edges gilt. With fifty-four plates and an engraved illustration in the text by A. de Neuville and L. Benett and a small drawing by Verne. Introduction by Adrien Marx. Translated by George M. Towle. In his article in the July/August 1996 issue of Firsts Arthur B. Edwards notes that "... there is a fully illustrated Osgood octavo edition, published at the end of November, 1873, taken from the British sheets. This is titled Around the World in Eighty Days, and is very scarce. It seems to have had production problems that caused the spine to crack and chip when the book was read; consequently no 1873 copies have been seen in better than good condition (p. 42)." Cloth is worn at spine ends, spine panel faded, hinges a bit tender, neatly penned inscription on flyleaf dated Christmas 1873. A very good copy. Barron, Anatomy of… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Gianni, Gary. A complete set of A Song of Ice and Fire. Also includes A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Each book is signed by George R. R. Martin on the title page. Comes with a special pre-publication excerpt for A Feast for Crows. Details as follows: 1) A Game of Thrones; a near fine copy in nearly fine dustjacket. 2) A Clash of Kings; a near fine copy in nearly fine dustjacket. 3) A Storm of Swords; a fine copy in near fine dustjacket. 4) A Feast for Crows; a fine copy in near fine dustjacket. 5) A Dance with Dragons; a near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. 6) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms; illustrations by Gary Gianni; a fine copy in fine dustjacket with a tiny crease to the spine panel. 7) A Feast for Crows chapbook; about fine. Basis for the HBO series, winner of multiple Emmy Awards. A nice set. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

Marvel Comics, 2012. Original Art. A spectacular double-page splash from Wolverine #313 (pages 14 and 15). Ink and acrylics on Bristol board. Features Wolverine, Sabretooth, and Romulus. Measures 22 x 17". Signed by Simone Bianchi on the bottom left corner. ; Signed by Author.

2015. Original Art. A breathtaking oil painting on canvas depicting Conan the Barbarian holding the head of a slain Gorgon. The large-sized canvas measures 48.2 x 73.6 cm (19 x 29"). Signed by Simone Bianchi on the back. One of the few oil paintings done by Bianchi and a true masterpiece. Comes with a photo of the artist holding the painting. ; Signed by Author.

1986. Original Art. A stunning splash page from Guido Crepax's adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Crepax needs no introduction: his art was extremely influential and he was an inspiration on other artists, particularly in the development of erotica. His work is in some of the finest collections around the globe. A true masterpiece. Pencil and ink on 36.5 x 51 cm (roughly 14 x 20") Schoeller art board. Signed and dated by Guido Crepax on the lower right corner. In fine condition. ; Signed by Author.

1998. Original Art. Original oil painting on masonite. Published in Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art; Underwood, Grass Valley, CA; 1999. Measures 18 x 36" (42 x 96 cm). Signed and dated by John Monteleone on the lower right corner. The amount of detail in this piece is simply stunning and shows why his work is in collections all over the world. ; Signed by Author.

Venetiis (Venice): Aldus (In aedibus haeredum Aldi, et Andreae Asulani soceri), 1536. First Edition. Hardcover. iiii, [i], 6-28 numbered leaves + 26 numbered leaves, [1], [2] unnumbered leaves including index, errata, colophon, and printer's device. Aldus engraved printer's device to title page and and verso of last leaf. Later full calf tooled in gold on the sides, spine with gilt decorations and red morocco label lettered in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt inner dentelles. This exceedingly scarce title is extremely important in the history of humanist literature and marks Aristotle's influence on literature from the time of the Renaissance through the period of Romanticism. The rediscovery of the Greek philosopher's Poetics in the early 1500s had a profound impact on literary theory, especially in poetry. The volume includes the Greek text plus Alessandro Pazzi's influential Latin translation and two fascinating prefatory letters. With the neat bookplate of noted translator and… Read More

Original art. Pencil and ink on two 11 x 17" art boards. A fantastic doublespread splash featuring Venom and the rest of the villains. In fine condition.

Original art. Pencil and ink on 11 x 17" art board. A cool Spider-Man fight scene. In fine condition.

Original art. Pencil and ink on 11 x 17" art board. Cool fight scene featuring Spider-Man getting smashed into a wall. In fine condition.

A special archive comprising more than sixty carefully selected items, including a signed letter, books, periodicals, pamphlets, and more. Some of the items are fairly scarce. Titles as follows: 1) Making Mysteries with Navajo Materials in Literature and Anthropology; Philip A. Dennis and Wendell Aycock, eds.; Texas Tech University Press, 1989; cloth, first edition; a fine copy in fine dustjacket. 2) Interview in This is About Vision: Interviews with Southwestern Writers; John F. Crawford, William Balassi, Annie O. Eysturoy, eds.; University of New Mexico Press, 1990; first edition; a fine copy in publisher's shrink-wrap. 3) Interview by David Jongeward in The Taos Review no. 4, 1988. A fine copy. 4) Talking Mysteries by Tony Hillerman and Ernie Bulow; University of New Mexico Press, 1991; first edition; a fine copy in publisher's shrink-wrap. 5) The Perfect Murder by Jack Kitt with Tony Hillerman and others; HarperCollinsPublishers, 1991; cloth backed boards, first edition; a fine copy in fine… Read More

Original art. Original cover art for Sleeping Beauties #1 Nerd Store and Hive Comics variant. Watercolor on paper. Measures roughly 28 x 36 cm (11 x 15"). Signed on the lower half. The painting is in fine condition and comes with Peach Momoko's artist card. ; Signed by Author.