New York: 1903. Two volumes, complete. 8vo, original matching blue cloth, gilt. Frontispiece portraits in both volumes; 461, (1) total pages; illustrated. Near fine. The famous account of Captain Joseph LaBarge, who plied the river for much of the 19th century. Howes C391. More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2004. Two volumes. Both 8vo, bound in Japan cloth with brown leather spine labels, gilt, text volume in russet, cloth sample book in olive. Housed together in brown Japan cloth slipcase. Title page printed in red and black. 81, (1) untrimmed heavy stock. Sample book..... More
Port Clarendon: 1986. 8vo, original blue card covers. 8 pages. Spine slightly sunned; near fine. A spoof of fine printing, deliberately misprinted. More
Baden-Baden: 5.–21. Oktober 1995. The complete set of six sale catalogues, plus the introductory volume. All 4to, original pictorial card covers; housed in original decorative slipcase. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout with many full-page photographs. Catalogues with minor signs of use; slipcase creased. Near fine. The six volumes include: Volume..... More
Weehawken: 1940. 8vo, original blue cloth printed in dark blue. iii, (1), 138 pages; illustrated. Spine faded; else near fine. Inscribed by the author to Sylvester Colby on front flyleaf. More
(Beverly Hills): 1985. 4to, original orange cloth, gilt. Approximately 300 duplicated typescript leaves, printed on rectos only; 266 entries; illustrated. Inscribed by the author. Fine. No. 22 of 50 copies, inscribed and signed by the compiler. Perhaps the most complete library of American and British philatelic literature ever formed. Kolbe..... More
Chicago: October 23–25, 1970. Edited by David C. Stump. 8vo, original teal cloth, gilt. (2), 226 pages; illustrated. Ex library copy with stamps; else near fine. More
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New York: 1965 and 1968. Two volumes. 8vo, original maroon cloth and boards, gilt; jacket. 304 + 160 pages; text illustrations. First jacket chipped; else near fine. More
Heritage China: Genuine Fired Platinum type, 1969. Complete with box and stopper. Original labels on base, as issued. Decanter empty; cork broken; box somewhat worn. Decanter intact and attractive. An eye-catching quasi-numismatic knick-knack, produced by the Ezra Brooks Distilling Company with artist Warner Williams. The box describes the 1804 dollar..... More
Gemstone Publishing, 2022–2023. 8vo, hardcover. 1020 pages. New. The 52nd annual edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide turns the spotlight onto the expansive history of the medium with an all-new feature on The Yellow Kid, as well as 100th anniversary features on EC Comics founder William M. Gaines..... More
Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. 234 pages; full-color comics. Fine. From the publisher: “Collects further Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge/Donald Duck stories including the one that inspired Raiders of the Lost Ark. Uncle Scrooge takes Donald and the nephews on a perilous trek in search of the fabled..... More
Trenton: 1998. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. 217, (1) pages; illustrated; map. Fine. More
Perryville: 2016. 4to, original pictorial hardcover. 112 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. An extensively revised second edition of Bowers & Martin’s volume on this Art Nouveau illustrator. More
San Francisco: Tachyon Publications, 2004. First edition. Introduction by Roger Ebert. 8vo, original black cloth, decorated in gilt; jacket. 255, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. A highly readable collection of articles first published in this hugely important early comic and Sci-Fi fanzine, with introductory materials by the Lupoffs and Roger Ebert..... More