Recent Arrivals from BiblioStax

39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933. Stated at copyright: "First published 1933 by George G. Harrap & Co. Limited," First printing with Arthur Rackham's charming illustration. Cream semi-stiff, bright pictorial wraps, moderate cover, edge wear. Cover design by A. R. with three panels of imagery depicts goblin and chicken atop,… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First Printing, Published May, 1936. Rarity approaching ninety years in existence. Butternut (greyish brown) full cloth boards, navy stamped cover and spine titles, moderate corner, edge wear, rub discoloration. Deckled pages generally good; moderate discoloration near gutter to bottom inch. Antiquarian signatures at front blank endpaper. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Beautiful facsimile jacket… Read more about this item

182 High Holborn, London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1939. Stated at copyright: "First published October 1933 by George G. Harrap & Co, Limited. This Edition First Published 1939." An early original printing. Unique folded pictorial dust jacket placed over white wraps, moderate wear, chip, toning, discoloration. Cream wrapper printed in greenish yellow, maroon,… Read more about this item

Presented here is a beautiful and charming like new, unused thick white cloth apron with funny illustration of Julia. At front of apron below breasted art is a white cloth pocket where Julia has boldly and largely signed in thick, black felt-tip: "Julia Child." Front apron features humored depiction of an ebullient Julia among table filled with a cornucopia of… Read more about this item

Churton House, Audnam, Stourbridge, England: The Anderida Music Trust, 1998. 1998 latest date at copyright page. Bright red linen cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Deckled pages fine. Owner's name inside cover. Illustrated throughout with classical art, architecture, congruous shapes and dimensions, each demonstrating the position and movement in the human form… Read more about this item

Portsmouth Street, Kingway, London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd., 1913. Oversize 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" folio design weighing over five lbs. Rich medium brown, smooth, full leather boards, blind-stamped cover vignette of castle rock impressed with borders, ornate gilt spine title design, moderate shelf wear, rub, toning, discoloration. Bright gilt top edge. Heavy stock deckled… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. True first printing in original wrapper. Scribner's "A" and seal at copyright page. Sea blue full cloth boards, Hemingway's signature blind-stamped at front board, silver spine titles, moderate cover, corner, toning, rub. Linen pages, near fine; no writing. Small blindstamped name to corner of blank endpaper: "Peckarsky." Bind fine,… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942. Scarce fourth printing with the ethereal designs of Carlos Sanchez. Matches first printing in design, dimensions, wrapper, quality, etc. 1942 date at title page and copyright by The Macmillan Company. Stated: "Copyright 1930. Set up and electrotyped. Published May, 1930; May, 1938; November, 1939; July, 1942." … Read more about this item

381 Fourth Avenue, New York: Popular Science Publishing Co., 1931. Founded in 1872. Pictorial cover design features image of speed boats tied to posts with engineers taking readings from gauges: "Speedboats Race Standing Still!" Moderate cover, edge wear, rub; remains vibrantly colorful. Exterior spine good with moderate chip. Pages very good and without writing; attractive toning.… Read more about this item

Churton House, Audnam, Stourbridge, England: The Anderida Music Trust, 1998. 1998 latest date at copyright page. Complete 2 volume set. Scarce fourth edition of these Steiner lectures held in February 1924 on eurhythmia. Bright red linen cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Deckled pages fine; no writing. Instructive handwritten notes of… Read more about this item

Oak Park, Illinois : The Historical Society of Oak Park an Driver Forest , 1973. Stated First Edition 1973 at copyright page. Large 6" x 9" pictorial cover design, fine with sepia oval portrait of young Ernest with wrap-around image of his high school in background. Thick heavy stock pages near fine; no writing. Saddle-stitch bind,… Read more about this item

St. Louis - Dallas - Atlanta - Los Angeles : Webster Publishing Company , 1947. Original 1947 edition. Scarce first and only printing of these illustrated classics. Black full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good. Antiquarian name inside cover: "Carmella V. De Matteo, Eng. Dept."; few stamps. … Read more about this item

31 West Twenty-Third St. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1891. First edition thus. 1891 date at title page; 1883 copyright. Rare early printing. Beautifully detailed, haunting illustrations and accent throughout by W. L. Taylor; drawn and engraved under the supervision of George T. Andrew. Pictorial padded boards, some cover, corner, edge, spine wear, chip,… Read more about this item

383 Madison Avenue, New York 17: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Stated 1946 copyright. No other dates. Dark olive green cloth boards, gilt spine titles, generally moderate shelf wear, upper edge wear, spine rub, chip. Small blind-stamped dot to back lower board. Pages near fine, clean. Bind fine; hinges intact. Scarce original wrapper,… Read more about this item

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Bell Publishing Company, 1931. 1931 at copyright; no other dates. Maroon full cloth boards, gilt stylized cover and spine titles, fine. Thick, heavy stock leaves, fine; no writing. Features a dozen surreal linen plates by the enigmatic artist, Willy Pogany. Bind fine;hinges intact. Preserved in original matte dark grey case… Read more about this item

200 Madison Avenue, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Rare first printing indicated by G. P. Putnam with no additional printings at copyright page. Date code 6704 at front flap of wrapper Copyright 1967 by Carlos Clarens. Foggy grey full cloth boards, bold black spine titles, light shelf wear. Thick heavy stock pages… Read more about this item

New York - Scarborough, Ontario: New American Library - Plume Books, 1982. Stated: "First printing, July, 1982." Boldly flat signed by illustrator Berni Wrightson in sharp black felt-tip at title page: "Berni Wrightson". Dynamic pictorial semi-glossy wraps, light shelf, corner wear. Pages near fine, no writing. Bind fine. Rare near fine signed first printing. The master… Read more about this item

New York - Scarborough, Ontario: New American Library - Plume Books, 1982. First printing; numberline beginning w/1. Moderate corner, edge wear, bend. Pages very good. Bind good. Near very good first issue. The master of horror pays homage to the EC style comic book - or, in essence, a graphic novel - with this… Read more about this item

1986. Vibrantly colored cover signed by Stephen King: "For Jim, All best, Stephen King." The eye-popping design copy states: As It saw Eddite looking, green-black lips wrinkled bacck from huge fangs..." Rather interesting for a mostly newsy periodical to promote the cultural phenomenon of SK. Also, of note is the cover in illustration appears to… Read more about this item

New York: Montcalm Publishing Corporation , 1980. Inserted softcover, "The Monkey," fine with fine interior. Periodical with light cover corner wear rub. Pages near fine. Saddle-stich bind, fine. From cover: "Exclusive New 32-page Horror Story by Stephen King - Best-selling Author of 'The Shining.'" From contents: "A shocking fright published here for the first time… Read more about this item