New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Light blue cloth with gilt decoration on cover and gilt titles and decorations on spine, top edge stained blue. Slightly dusty edges, name on endpaper. Dustjacket shows minor wear to spine ends and very light chipping along top edge of..... More
Montepulciano: Editori del Grifo, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. L'Autore e il Fumetto #11. A fine copy. A volume dedicated to one of the most beloved Italian comic artists. Includes a long interview and a bibliography. In the Italian language. ; Octavo; 126 pages. More
New York: Harper, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Remainder stripe to bottom edge. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with light scuffing to spine panel. "... the first full-length biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts: at once a creation story, a portrait of a native genius, and a chronicle..... More
Lewes, UK: ILEX, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 320pp. Black cloth stamped in blind on the front panel and lettered in gold on the spine panel. Pictorial endpapers. Foreword by Michael Moorcock. A survey of Moore's expansive work, from bestsellers to experimental projects. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Includes a...... More
London: John Murray, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 316pp + ads. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine, top edge stained red. Some scattered foxing throughout, lower corners bruised, boards are slightly bent. About very good. Signed, inscribed and dated by Milne on front free endpaper. ; Octavo; Signed by..... More
Paris: Editions Horay, 2005. Softcover. Reissue. 96pp. A collection of interviews with Hugo Pratt on his life, women, adventure, his experiences in France and more. A fine copy. In the French language. ; Square octavo. More
Torino: Giulio Einaudi Editore, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. A portrait of Hugo Pratt told through anecdotes and drawings. A fine copy. With color and b&w illustrations, and photographs. In the Italian language. ; Octavo; 124 pages. More
Paris: Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1830. First French Edition. Hardcover. 542pp. Contemporary full red cloth decorated in gold along the edges, spine with gilt lettering and elaborate decorations, marbled endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Text in two columns. With the bookplate of the Italian nobleman Francesco Carcano on the rear..... More
Boston: Published and Sold by the Author, 1875. Hardcover. 460pp. Original brown pebbled cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel, yellow endpapers. Frontispiece, engraved title and four inserted plates. According to the preface, the chapter on the critics was added for this specific edition (fifth thousand). Contemporary..... More
Boston: Thomas Todd Company, Printers, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. xix, 423pp. Original half cloth over paper-covered boards, spine lettered in gold. With a long letter from the author addressed to George Wigglesworth of Manchester, Massachusetts, folded in its original envelope that was pasted on the front free endpaper. Portrait frontispieces..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Proverb Series. 173pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece, engraved title, and two inserted plates with illustrations. Collects twelve short stories. Owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, light..... More
New York: Berkley Caliber, 2012. First Edition. Softcover. First softcover edition. Signed by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila on the title page. The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. Includes the actual Navajo code and rare photographs. Light toning to the..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1988). Hardcover. The Library of Great Lives. xvii, 492pp. Full black leather decorated in gold on the sides and the spine panel, all edges gilt, silk bookmark, silk moire endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Introduction by President Gerald Ford. Unused Easton Press bookplate and leaflet on..... More
Orvieto: Tipografia Pompei, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher with additions by the author. In three volumes. 276pp; 287pp; 359pp. Contemporary dark green quarter calf over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gold, silk bookmarks. Rubbing to covers, small stain to top edge of volume I...... More
London: Aurum Press Ltd, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 426pp. Pictorial boards, all edges stained black. Retains the band on the front board. With illustrations. A fine copy. ; Octavo. More
Milano: All'Insegna del Pesce d'Oro, 1968. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Edition limited to 850 numbered copies, this one being # 690. 66pp. Original wrappers. Light wear to the edges. A near fine copy. Text in Italian.; 16mo. More
Boston: American Tract Society, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, 204pp. Green cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front, in blind on the rear, spine lettered and decorated in gold. One inserted plate with portrait. Library labels on spine and front pastedown. Internally very clean. A very good copy..... More
Paris: Casterman, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 206pp. Original wrappers. Collects a series of interviews with Hugo Pratt. Includes short biographical notes, bibliographical notes, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Light toning to text block, mild edge wear, faint crease to front cover. A very good+ copy. In the..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. First Printing. Trade paperback. Bumped spine at heel, a touch of wear. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated. ; Octavo. More
Roma: Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 349pp + index. Bright blue full calf decorated in blind and gold on the sides, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and twenty-eight inserted plates. Wear to extremities, spine panel partially split and slightly..... More
Montepulciano: Editori del Grifo, (1987). Softcover. A revised edition of Le pulci penetranti. Although not specified in the book, this is an undated "pirated" reprint in slightly smaller format and even more cheaply produced than the title published in 1987. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and sixty previously unpublished sketches..... More
Montepulciano: Editori Del Grifo, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. 166pp. L'autore e il fumetto #2. Edited by Vincenzo Mollica and Mauro Paganelli. Includes an interview, short essays on the artist and his characters by various authors, a sample of a storyboard, a bibliography, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w..... More
Venezia: Alfieri, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 115pp. Bright yellow cloth stamped in black on the spine panel. The first narrated autobiography by the legendary comic artist. Edited by Antonio De Rosa. Includes a section with thirty-nine pages of black and white photographs. Light toning to some of the leaves else..... More
Visualprint, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 64pp. Pictorial boards, issued without dustjacket. Collects drawings (some of which were previously unpublished) done by Hugo Pratt during the 1950s together with his reminiscences from that period. Also includes a complete war comic story titled Bush Pilot. A bright, near fine copy. In the..... More
Visualprint, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 64pp. Pictorial boards, issued without dustjacket. Collects drawings done by Hugo Pratt during the 1960s together with his reminiscences from that period. Also includes a short comic story. A bright, fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Large quarto. More