All Books

New York Alfred A Knopf. 1982.Description:First Edition of Leithauser's first collection of poems, described by James Merrill as "something very like perfection. No one should overlook them". Dark blue cloth with dustjacket decorated with motifs of fireflies.

New York: Alfred A Knopf. 1986.First Edition of Leithauser's second collection of poems. Red cloth with dustjacket (slight tear to spine panel) decorated with motifs of tigers.

London: Printed for Private Distribution. 1892.First and only edition - number 74 of 100 privately printed copies. Large 8vo. 240 by 168mm. pp: 18, frontispiece with tissue guard & one plate of a bust of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, after the late T. Woolner. R.A. Toning to margins but otherwise very good in contemporary full parchment (discoloured to margins) with gilt-stamped spine.

London. Frederick Muller: 1945.8vo, 112pp, illustrated throughout with 4 colour lithographs by Michael Ayrton. Near-fine text block in very good condition. Illustrated cloth with some light shelf-wear and discolouration to extremeties.  A selection of memento-mori verse selected by Phoebe Pool and issued as part of the 'New Excursions into English Poetry' series. With the pen inscription of F.

Paris: Éditions de La Martinière. 2000.First edition. Large 4to. (335 by 255mm). pp. 431. Original black cloth with title and author printed in black on the spine. Photographic dust jacket with title and author printed in grey to upper cover and spine. There is some very minor bumping to the bottom right of the upper cover but otherwise this is in fine condition throughout. Text in French. Eight page introductory essay by Lélia Wanick Salgado setting out the aim of the book: "This book tells the story of humanity on the move".

Thelypthora; or, a treatise on Female Ruin, in its causes, effects, consequences, prevention, and remedy; considered on the basis of the Divine Law: Under the following Heads, viz. Marriage, Whoredom, and Fornication, Adultery, Polygamy, Divorce; With many other Incidental Matters; particularly including An Examination of the Principles and Tendency of Stat. 26 Geo. II. c.33. commonly called The Marriage Act. In two volumes. London: for J.Dodsley, 1780.First Edition. 2 vols, 8vo, (220 by 142mm) pp.xxiv, 412; [iv], 432, [x] indexes. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Paper repair to blank upper margin of first title, faint even browning.

London: John Murray. 1823.Reprint of the 1822 edition edited by Crabbe himself. A very nice set in contemporary straight-grained red morocco. Front and rear boards with fine gilt dentelles. Inside dentelles. Spines with four raised bands with gilt lettering and decoration. One area of marking on vol. vi. Text is in excellent condition and overall this is a lovely set. FIne.  Vol. I. Poems; Vol. II and III. The Borough; Vols. IV and V. Tales; Vols VI-VIII. Tales of the Hall.

London: Printed by T. Bensley for Wynne & Scholey and J. Wallis. 1805.10 Volumes. 8vo. Endpapers and edges marbled. Portrait on frontispiece of volume 1. Engraved vignettes to title pages of each volume and title pages of individual plays. A Fine set in a contemporary quarter deep red morocco over marbled boards. The tips more graceful than usual with gilt rules to the borders.

London: The Studio. 1922.Special autumn number of the The Studio for 1922. (285x200mm) pp. [iv], 20. 72 plates unpaginated. Dark blue cloth with title in gilt in gilt border. Title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. White illustrated dust jacket. Title printed in black on spine and upper cover. Some wear to extremities with a small tear to the head of the lower cover. This is a reproduction of David Cox's 1813 Treatise.

London: The Studio. 1931.Description:Special Spring Number of The Studio for 1931. pp. v pages of advertisements, [vi], 136, v pages of advertisements. Red cloth with gilt double border and title and year in gilt on upper cover and spine. Illustrated dust jacket with title printed in green on upper cover and in black on spine. Top edge gilt. Binding and dust jacket in excellent condition. This is a general survey of the art world in 1930 with essays and images covering Persian painting, British Sporting Artists, The Van Gogh Exhibition at Amsterdam and The Modern French School.

London: The Studio. 1921.Description:Special Winter Number of The Studio for 1921. pp. viii, followed by 24 mounted colour plates unpaginated. Black cloth with title on upper cover in gilt in a double border. Cream dust jacket with title printed in black to upper cover and on spine. Some tears to the extremities of the dust jacket. The contents are in superb condition.

Milano: Studio Marconi Gennaio. 1970.Oblong 12mo. pp. 10. Five black and white illustrations (rectos only). Original spiral-bound card covers, edges faded.

Tokyo: Hakua Kan. 1977. First edition. 210 by 235mm. Unpaginated. 64 black and white plates. Black cloth with title and author stamped in white on the spine. White dust jacket with black and white photograph on the front. Title and author printed in black on front and spine. Protected by plastic covers. Dust jacket has some modest sunning and a small repaired tear to the head of its spine. Contents fine, dust jacket very good but it is extraordinarily rare to find this highly sought-after and important collection in its original jacket. ffep has a non-authorial gift inscription.

Japan: Self Published. 1981.First edition, limited to 500 copies. 247 by 267mm. Unpaginated. 47 colour plates. Black cloth with title and author stamped in English in silver on upper board and in Japanese on the spine. White card slip-case with a photograph on its front and the title and author printed in black in English and Japanese. Slip-case is protected by a plastic wrapper. Both book and case are in fine condition. The photographs in this, the last of Gocho’s three published works were taken between April 1978 and October 1980.

Photographs of New York by Helen Levitt with and essay by James Agee.  New York: The Viking Press. 1965.First edition. 195x235mm. pp. [vi], 78. Publisher's black cloth with authors' names stamped in white on the upper cover and the title and publisher stamped in white on the spine. Dust jacket illustrated with black and white photograph by Levitt on the upper cover and spine and part of the lower cover. On the lower cover is an extract from Agee's essay.

Paris: Mulhouse. 1952. Large octavo, (255x195mm). pp48. Original plain beige card wrappers. Original black dust-jacket printed with white and yellow lettering. Booksellers small ticket to front flap of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket slightly rubbed at extremities. A near fine copy in a near fine dust-jacket. First edition, collecting essays (text in French) on jazz and blues by various writers, including Big Bill Broonzy, Michel Perrin and Paul Andreota.

New York Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions Inc.. 1971.1971 Limited Edition. 300 by 240mm. No Dust Jacket, as issued. Limited to 2000 copies. Contents fine. Bound in hardcover of white cloth printed in black and white abstract design with a colour photo pastedown on front cover. Titled in raised white lettering on front cover. Cover is clean and near fine with slight rubbing to the head and foot of the spine. Hundreds of black and white, and colour photographs.

London: LCB in association with Thea Westreich. 1993. First Edition, First Printing. 4to, 283x235mm. Unpaginated. Black cloth with title and author printed in silver on the spine. Some modest bumping to the corners and rubbing to edges. Original illustrated dust jacket with some chipping to the top of the backstrip and a repaired tear to the foot of the front cover on the hinge with the flap. Illustrated throughout. No text. Banned in the U.S. when it was released. Over 150 colour and black and white photographs including Clark's use of collage and images taken from television screens.

Prague: Torst. 2003First edition of this selection of 83 photographs by Chochola's with an introductory essay by Ales Kunes. 160mmx180mm. Inscribed "To Mr John Morris, Blaha and Vaclav CHOCHOLA, Prague, 6.4.2004".

New York Congreve. 1978.First edition, large 8vo, pp; 150, illustrated throughout. Fine in black cloth boards with white-stamped titles to spine. In a Near-fine photographic DJ.

London: Chapman & Hall. 1936.1st ed, 4to. (310x250mm). pp 48, illustrated with 48 black and white plates on semi-glossy stock. Near fine in pale grey flecked buckram with blue-stamped titles and artist's signature.

Croton-on-Hudson: Menses Inc. 1984.First limited ed of 100 copies thus. Square 4to concertina-folded leaves, pp 101, illustrated throughout. A Near-fine copy with some marks to the first leaf - else crisp and clean. Housed as issued in a red brocade sleeve with a laid-on paper title label. In a very good grey slipcase with some very light wear to the corners.

Zurich: Scalo. 1995. 1st ed, folio. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout in B&W. Near-Fine in wine-red cloth with silver-stamped 'KL' to the upper board and silver-stamped titles in indigo panels to the spine. No DJ as issued - one small pale mark to the loward the lower edge of the upper board. A series of exquisite photographic essays in style by the enigmatic Mr.

Paris: Editions Mana & Editions Tiranty. 1949.1st edition, small 4to, 36pp, illustrated throughout, VG in plain card in fold-round illustrated card wraps. Worn and rubbed to extremities with some light creasing. With text by Marcel Natkin on various technical and aesthetic aspects of nude photography, this includes works by Boucher, Brassai, Jahan & Sougez.