Recent Arrivals from Aardvark Rare Books

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co, 1937. De Luxe Edition". Hardcover. Good Minus. Rockwell Kent. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. xxxi, [1], 822. Richly illustrated with woodcuts by Rockwell Kent. Bl;ue cloth boards with decorative gilt whale design to front and spine; gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Corners showing. Sunning and missing… Read more about this item

New York: Roosevelt Memorial Association, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus / Good Minus. Quarto, 10.25 in. x 7.25 in., pp. xiii, 674. Illustrated with frontis of T.R. Maroon cloth boards with gilt sillouette of Roosevelt to front. Gilt title and publisher's emblem to spine. Light wear to edges; two corners lightly nudged, and a couple dent to… Read more about this item

London, England: Daniel Isaac Eaton, Printer anad Bookseller to the Supreme Majesty of the People, at the Cock and Swine, 1795. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.25 in., pp. 156. First complete edition (first published as pamphlet in 1792). Rebound in brown cloth boards. Gilt title on red background, and gilt bandlines, to… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 8.7 in. x 5.3 in., pp. 182. Illustrated with frontis and 15 additrional black and white photographs taken by the author. Brown cloth boards with beige title and beige and orange design to the front; beige title to spine. Light shelfwear to edges. Kermit Roosevelt 1889… Read more about this item

Koln, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine (slipcase). Three volume set: Volume I 1951-60, Volume II 1960-1967, Volume III 1968-1990. Pink pictorial paper covers. In original pink cardboard slipcase, which is decorated with images of men from the publication. Launched by photographer Bob Mizer in 1951, Mizer used the magazine Physique Pictorial as… Read more about this item

Koln, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1994. First Edition. Trifold pamphlet with separate posters. Very Good. Posterbook: Six frameable posters (21 in. x 12 in.) of Gloeden's photographs of youthful men. Trifold pictorial paper case holds the posters, with essays on the four interior panels. Rubbing to edges of case with 1/2 in x 1/2 in. sticker scar… Read more about this item

Berlin, Germany: Bruno Gmunder Verlag GmbH, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Folio, 15 in. x 11.25 in. Unpaginated. Illustrated with full page color photographs. Paper pictorial covers. Light shelfwear to edges. A couple small dents to back board. Rubbing to dustjacket edges. Rascal Video shows off their most intriguing models.

New York: An Imago Imprint Inc, 1984. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Wide quarto, 10.75 in. x 10 in., pp. 144. Richly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, paintings, and drawings. Designer beige paper boards over cloth spine. Title stamped in blind to front. Gilt title to spine. Dustjacket protected in mylar.… Read more about this item

Santa Monica, CA: Fotofactory Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Square Quarto, 10.3 in. x 10.3 in. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 129 full page black and white photographs. Dark brown cloth boards with silver title to front and spine. Dustjacket protected in mylar. From the photographer's website: Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 24,… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA: Perineum Press, 1993. First Perineum Press editions. Softcover. Very Good. Trade paperbacks, 8.5 in. x 5.5 in. Cover art by Tom of Finland. Roman Conquests: pp. 154, [4] advertising). Light thumbing to front corners. Different Strokes: pp. 140, [5] (advertising). Light thumbing to bottom front corner. A couple creased page corners. Samuel Morris… Read more about this item

New York: Geo. E. Woodward, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 8.1 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 192. Illlustrated with frontis of The Lockfast Breech-loader. Beveled red cloth boards with gilt title and two-rifle design to spine. Rubbing to extremities; corners just showing. Headcap and tailcap of spine missing. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, and embossment stamp… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good Plus. Wide Quarto, 10.75 in. x 10 in., pp. 144. Illustrated withcolor and black and white plates drawings. Olive green cloth boards with white title to front and gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to dustjacket edges. Protected in mylar. Paul Cadmus lived most… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: Tom of Finland Foundation, 1991. Softcover. Two trade paperback publications, 11 in. x 8.5 in., No internal marks. Tom of FInland Retrospective: pp. 190. Light rubbing to edges. Spine creases. Good Plus. Tom of Finland, Retropective II: Stated First Printing, pp. 192. Light spine crease. Very Good. Touko Valio Laaksonen (1920 - 1991), known by the… Read more about this item

Honolulu, HI: Hardy Marks Publications, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 in. X 6.3 in., pp. 127, [1]. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Padded pink plastic covers with locking diary latch. Still wrapped in plastic; unopened with key attached, Warhol superstar Candy Darling was born into an alcoholic household in Queens, N.Y. where she lived… Read more about this item

New York: Jim French / State of Man, Inc, 1974. First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good. Two matching publications, each 14.25 in. x 11.2 in. Unpaginated. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to fronts and spines. Very light tidelines to the covers. Light, even age-toning to pages. MAN (1972): Inscribed and signed by the photographer on the title page.… Read more about this item

Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publiashers, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Quarto, 11 in. x 8.25 in., Unpaginated. Gray cloth boards with black title to front and spine. Dustjacket protected in mylar. From the publisher: The teenage athletes in Luke Smalley's pictures seem inhabitants of some time or place other than the northwestern Pennsylvania… Read more about this item

Honolulu, HI: Hardy Marks Publications, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 in. X 6.3 in., pp. 127, [1]. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Padded pink plastic covers with locking diary latch. No key (latch is unlocked). Light rubbing to covers. Warhol superstar Candy Darling was born into an alcoholic household in Queens, N.Y. where she… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: powerHouse Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Folio, 12.5 in. x 8.4 in. Unpaginated. Illlustrated with full page color photographs. Paper pictorial covers eith black and white title to spine. Bottom front corner nudged, with scratch to bottom edge.

New York: Universe Publishing, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. Folio, 13.3 in. x 11 in. Unpaginated. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spiner. Light shelfwear to corners. Light rubbing to ductjacket edges with 1/4 in. closed tear to top of dustjacket spine. François Rousseau (1967 - ) is a professional French… Read more about this item

London, England: Big O Publishing, 1979. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good. Folio paperback, 16.5 in. x 11.75 in.. pp. 78, [6]. Pictorial covers, with white title to front and spine. Light shelfwear to board and spine edges; a couple light scratches to back cover. H. R. Giger (1940 - 2014) is recognized as one of the world's foremost… Read more about this item