Newton. Poema. Segunda edição, correcta e aumentada by MACEDO, José Agostinho de - 1815

Lipsiae [Leipzig], 1586. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine. Publication date "M. D. XXCVI." Professionally rebound in brown boards with the spine stamped in black. Text block is browned and appears cut-down slightly from original size. Unmarked. Text is in Latin. A Very pretty copy. 134 p. plus 5 more printed pages and two blank leaves. 3 5/8 x 5 15/16 inches. I believe that this book was rebound in the early twentieth century. See Pictures.

Argyll Publishing, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. First Printing. The Artist in his world presents a decade's work by Ian McCulloch in the medium of print. And in an unusual collaboration across artisitic boundaries Alasdair Gray has produced 8 poems written from August 2-5, 1998 on eight series of prints by the artist. A wonderful book and this copy is one of an unspecified but limited number signed in pencil by both the artist and the poet, at the front endpaper. Book and dustjacket both in superb condition, presents as a like-new copy.

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Good /No Jacket (as issued). Good+. 4to, 16pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. A rare early issue of this seminal 1960s little magazine, entirely devoted to work by John Wieners. An unmarked copy (aside from stray doodle to front leaf), folder shadowing to front leaf (which has edge folds), a little marginal staining. (First two leaves are most worn.)

Smith, Elder, & Co. London. 1899. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.6 inches). Portrait frontis engravings showing Browning as a young man (dated 1835) opposite the title page of volume 1, and as an old man (1881) for volume 2. Finely bound in contemporary full burgundy calf bindings. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt ruling. Compartments with double ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin tan morocco labels, gilt. Boards with double ruled borders with floral decorations to the corners. Front boards both have circular gilt stamp of Saint Catherine's School, Bramley, Guildford, to the centre. Decorative blind floral borders to the inner boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. School prize labels, dated 1900, to the front pastedown endpapers in each volume. Some minor foxing to the frontispieces and the tissue guards opposite them. Blank white prelim pages are more heavily foxed but the text pages are clean throughout. A little minor rubbing to the extremities and some light fading to the boards but… Read More

New York: Siamese Banana Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 19 leaves, stapled front wrapper. A peak-period amalgam of banana-focused content from Joe Brainard. Unmarked copy, a bit of spotting, wear and staple rust.

Lipsiae [Leipzig], 1586. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine. Publication date "M. D. XXCVI." Professionally rebound in brown boards with the spine stamped in black. Text block is browned and appears cut-down slightly from original size. Unmarked. Text is in Latin. A Very pretty copy. 134 p. plus 5 more printed pages and two blank leaves. 3 5/8 x 5 15/16 inches. I believe that this book was rebound in the early twentieth century. See Pictures.

Argyll Publishing, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. First Printing. The Artist in his world presents a decade's work by Ian McCulloch in the medium of print. And in an unusual collaboration across artisitic boundaries Alasdair Gray has produced 8 poems written from August 2-5, 1998 on eight series of prints by the artist. A wonderful book and this copy is one of an unspecified but limited number signed in pencil by both the artist and the poet, at the front endpaper. Book and dustjacket both in superb condition, presents as a like-new copy.

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Good /No Jacket (as issued). Good+. 4to, 16pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. A rare early issue of this seminal 1960s little magazine, entirely devoted to work by John Wieners. An unmarked copy (aside from stray doodle to front leaf), folder shadowing to front leaf (which has edge folds), a little marginal staining. (First two leaves are most worn.)

Smith, Elder, & Co. London. 1899. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.6 inches). Portrait frontis engravings showing Browning as a young man (dated 1835) opposite the title page of volume 1, and as an old man (1881) for volume 2. Finely bound in contemporary full burgundy calf bindings. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt ruling. Compartments with double ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin tan morocco labels, gilt. Boards with double ruled borders with floral decorations to the corners. Front boards both have circular gilt stamp of Saint Catherine's School, Bramley, Guildford, to the centre. Decorative blind floral borders to the inner boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. School prize labels, dated 1900, to the front pastedown endpapers in each volume. Some minor foxing to the frontispieces and the tissue guards opposite them. Blank white prelim pages are more heavily foxed but the text pages are clean throughout. A little minor rubbing to the extremities and some light fading to the boards but… Read More

New York: Siamese Banana Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 19 leaves, stapled front wrapper. A peak-period amalgam of banana-focused content from Joe Brainard. Unmarked copy, a bit of spotting, wear and staple rust.