New York: Viking Press, 1956. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in brown DJ, 312 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Newspaper clippings included to rear pastedown. || Contraltos -- United States -- Biography. || Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993. || 'My Lord, What a Morning' is a gentle..... More

New York: Atheneum, 1971. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Large quarto in multicolored DJ, red spine, design to front board, 42 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. || Anansi (Legendary character) -- Legends. || These tales are full of the life and spirit..... More

London: Griffith & Farran, [1882]. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. Small octavo in stamped and silver & gold gilt cloth-backed boards; xv, 239 pages.; 31p appendix ; 20 cm. Handomely done illustrations to front board. 31-page bookseller-catalogue to rear. Bookseller stamp of S Hogg Charing Cross road to front pastedown. Contents..... More

[Mexico]: N.P., N.D. Paperback. Large white occtavo/small quarto; unpaged, b&w illus. Beautiful b&w illustrations. || Nice cover art of several gathered peasants preparing to fight for their rights, even if that means suffering bloody wounds. || Labor; Social Movement. More

Madrid: Bailly-Bailliere, 1912. Hardcover. Quarto in custom half leather (calf?) and pale lavender cloth; raised banks and gilt titles to spine; 789p. Sewn binding; original wrappers bound in. In Spanish. Series: Nueva biblioteca de autores espanoles; 22. Spanish ballads and songs. Spanish poetry -- Early to 1500. More

New York: Grove Press, 1955. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo in black price-clipped DJ, xliv, gilt to spine, 191 pages, b&w portrait ; 22 cm. Early edition, scarce. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Poetry of places, Topographical poetry. || Series: Evergreen books, E-54. || In Spanish..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition(stated). Hardcover. Oblong octavo in handsome color backed boards and similar dust jacket; 92 pages ; 19 x 23 cm. "Typography, Binding and Jacket Design by Vincent Torre". Contents: Cultural exchange -- Ride, Red, ride -- Shades of pigmeat -- Ode to Dinah..... More

Portland, Maine: A.J. Johnston, 1978. Third printing. Hardcover. Octavo in white-pale blue DJ, x, gilt to spine, 257 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations, map (on lining paper) ; 24 cm. Signed by author. || China -- Description and travel. More

Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1930. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Med. octavo in red cloth boards; 6 p. l., [3]-296 p. front., plates, ports. 23 cm. Uncommon. // Sections entitled: The nobles.--The people.--Lamaism.--The Living Buddha.--Marriage and other ceremonies.--Horses.--Camels, cattle, sheep, and goats.--Political history.--Business.--Christian missions.--Expeditions.--Climate and geography. // Mongolia. Mongolie;..... More

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in red DJ, gilt to spine, ix, 272 pages ; 21 cm. Africa, West -- History. || Blyden, Edward Wilmot, 1832-1912. || West African history series. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. More

London, New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, [1874]. [Second edition]. Hardcover. Folio in full leather (calf) ornamental blind-stamped and gilted boards; raised bands to spine, AEG; frontis, xii, 329 pages, 50 full-page b&w plates (Doré illustrations); 33 cm. With a 62-page introduction by Vaughan. A lovely leather folio edition..... More

Madrid: Imprenta de Ignacio Boix, 1842. Hardcover. Quarto quarter calf, with gilted spine and marbled boards; 203 p. ; 32 cm. ** Volume 2 only** Spine title: Diccionario de la rima. // Spanish language -- Dictionaries. Spanish language -- Rhyme -- Dictionaries. Spanish language -- Synonyms and antonyms -- Dictionaries..... More