inscribed first edition, 1985.
"dear greg, it's almost as good as the mets. love, alice."
alice notley (1945-2025) gave us a feminist poetics guided by ”a will to disobedience.“ she published more than 40 books in her lifetime…writing across love, sex, patriarchy, war, motherhood, grief.
st. paul.....
first edition thus, 1977.
andre norton's speculative fiction project takes place in a parallel universe where magic trumps science and is practiced exclusively by women.
this set contains all seven novels: witch world, web of the witch world, three against the witch world, warlock of the witch world.....
signed, 1975.
work of literary criticism in which said differentiates between the concept of "origin" and "beginning", also reflecting reflexively on the role of criticism and of the intellectual within a larger culture.
baltimore and london: the johns hopkins university press. isbn: 0-8018-2085-5. 6x9". 414 pages.....
signed first edition, 1979.
the new york times called hardwick's third novel her "chef d'oeuvre." published when the author was sixty-three, and full of autobiographical elements, "sleepless nights" depicts a woman looking back on her life.
hardwick’s crowning achievement is a poetic, fragmentary memoir that weaves together memory.....
first edition rebound, 1927.
rebound by lobsteni-laurenchet. 32 colour and line-drawing illustrations, including 13 full-page, 2 of which were amplified in silver. illustrations by janine aghion.
paris: andré depleuch. 154 pages. 10 x 7.5". hardcover. rebound in orange half-calf over patterned boards. book condition: mild rubbing.....
signed first paperback edition, 1998.
the second installment in the internationally bestselling harry potter series, "the chamber of secrets" follows harry, ron, and hermione's second year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. the trio encounters a new form of dark magic as mysterious messages written in blood appear.....
first edition thus, 1916.
illustrated by margaret w. tarrant.
this edition of carroll's psychedelic classic features 44 beautiful color plates by tarrant (1888-1959), who was renowned for her delicate and enchanting illustrations. printed in great britain by ward, lock & co. for the american market...
scarce italian edition, 1965.
uncommon book on the sculptor of the ecole de paris and founder of the art brut movement. includes 33 rpm record.
rome: de luca editore. 11.75 x 10". 372 pages. hardcover with slipcase. book condition: fine. jacket condition: fine.
inscribed by author, 1996.
“to bill, thank you for a marvelous intrdouction, pleasure to have met you. louise meriwether, october, 29, 1996.”
first novel by american author and activist louise merriweather (1923-2023), initially published in 1970 with a foreword by james baldwin. meriwether’s most successful work draws on.....
double signed first edition, 2002.
showcases irving penn's renowned 1949-50 series of female nudes, a lesser-known but crucial part of his work. penn, famous for his portraiture and commercial photography, created these intimate, powerful images during intense sessions with artist's models. the photographs are described as charged with both.....
limited reprint, 1979.
illustrated by salvador dali. limited reprint of 1946 edition.
considered to be spain's most influential work of literature and the first "truly modern" novel. dalí created 38 drawings and watercolors for this english edition.
new york: cross rivers press. isbn: 0-89659-023-2. 6 x......
fifth printing, 2003.
edited by elaine m. stainton, richard olsen, and diana murphy. “nature, form, and spirit: the life and legacy of george nakashima” offers an in-depth retrospective of the celebrated furniture designer and architect, george nakashima. known for his extraordinary craftsmanship and innovative use of wood, nakashima's pieces.....
scandalously inscribed, 1983.
"for dave-- remembering a hot night in lincoln park --phil andros".
samuel morris steward, better known by his pseudonyms phil andros and phil sparrow, was an american tattoo artist, pornographer, and prolific diarist. steward meticulously documented his sexual experiences, keeping extensive secret journals and statistical.....
first edition, 1974.
in 1,336 pages, caro unravels the life of the indefatigable robert moses, whose shadow loomed large over the construction and politics of 20th-century new york city.
moses wielded immense power, orchestrating vast urban projects that shaped the metropolis—bridges, highways, and public works—often at.....
first edition, 1948.
prompted by a lecture de beauvoir gave in 1945 in which she stated it was impossible to base a system of ethics on her partner jean-paul sartre's "being and nothingness," this is the book that launched her career. de beavoir expounds on her conception of ethics.....
first edition, second printing, 1990.
utilized during mourning periods, postmortem photography represented an intimately somber practice. loved ones' bodies were often arranged to appear lifelike, either in portraits or within a coffin. this poignant tradition has faded from western society, coinciding with a broader cultural shift away from.....
review copy, 1975.
modernist novel called by critics “a fable of primeval innocence, in which ‘evil’ plays as important a role as ‘good.’” this was the first of french author tony duvert’s works to be published in the united states.
contains original review copy slip from grove.....
first edition, 1928. scarce in dust jacket.
tantalizing romance novel tells the story of "the bride who wouldn't be kissed."
new york: grosset and dunlap. 5.25x7.9". 305 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: very good +. jacket condition: considerable shelfwear. unclipped. very good.