San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, 1971. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 143 pages. Small folio. Features text by Edward Abbey who is best known for his terrific books "Desert Solitaire" and "The Monkey Wrench Gang." Includes numerous color photographs by Philip Hyde. A tight close to near fine copy with a faint scratch to the front board in a very good dust jacket that has some wear and some scratches to the front panel. Item #176628 More
Price: $45.00
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. First US edition. Hardcover. First printing. A non-fiction work on transvestism. A clean near fine copy with a remainder mark to the bottome edge in a near fine jacket. Item #102797 More
Price: $40.00
New York: Nan A. Talese - Doubleday, 2001. First edition. A massive biography/history of the city London with 801 pages. Illustrated throughout. A close to near fine copy with some pulling to the spine block in a near fine dust jacket. Item #118748 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Illustrated by David A. Goddard with science texts by Max Hooper and science drawings by Adrian Williams. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Item #102826 More
Price: $15.00
New York: powerHouse, 2006. First edition thus. Hardcover. A new edition of a book that was previously published in 1972. A fascinating book that examines the seedy underworld of prostitution. Features text by Susan Hall accompanied by black and white photographs by Bob Adelman. A near fine copy with some slight bumping to the top corners in a near fine dust jacket with minor wear. Signed and with a lengthy inscription by Adelman to photographer and editor John Loengard: "For John- when we were doing this book, we were clear wwe were doing an investigative report on a criminal underworld. Who knew 35 years later that these denizens of the underworld would courtesy of hip hop would be culture heroes. Your pal, Bob Adelman." A nice association copy. Item #174506 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Macmillan, 1984. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 261 pages. A near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with a few small tears. Signed by Adler on the front free endpaper. Uncommon signed. Item #175671 More
Price: $30.00
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection of Adler's writings on ethics which includes a criticism of his perceived errors in the philosophies of David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Adler on the front free endpaper and uncommon as such. Item #124580 More
Price: $45.00
Sausalito, CA: The Post-Apollo Press, 2006. Third edition. Oblong softcover. 78 pages. Foreword by Jalal Toufic. A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some minor wear. Item #176956 More
Price: $15.00
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 228 pages. Alinsky's classic first book. A tight very good copy with sunning to the spine ends and some other minor wear in an about fair price clipped dust jacket that has extensive chipping, tears, pen notation to the rear flap, and tape repairs to the verso. Uncommon in any jacket. Item #171813 More
Price: $125.00
New York: Walker and Company, 1998. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy. A fine unread copy in wrappers. Item #109637 More
Price: $15.00
Chicago, IL: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2007. First edition thus. Hardcover. 322 pages. The 105th entry in the longstanding series of books issued by the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company as a Christmas gift for employees and friends of the press. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. A fresh copy. Item #130348 More
Price: $10.00
New York: Hastings House, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. A very good plus copy in cloth binding. No dust jacket. Item #108463 More
Price: $12.50
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First edition. Uncorrected proof. Interesting examination of the oil drilling along the coast of the North Sea near England. An about near fine copy in green printed wrappers with publisher information sheet laid in. Uncommon in this format. Alvarez is perhaps best known for his poker book "The Biggest Game in Town." Item #103064 More
Price: $35.00
New York: Talk Miramax Books, 2002. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof. A meditation on Stalin and communism. A fine copy in printed wrappers. Signed by Amis on the title page. Item #103256 More
Price: $45.00
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 2001. First edition. Softcover. A paperback original. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear and some sunning to and along the spine. Signed and warmly inscribed by Anderson on the half title page: For Wayne & Lois you both know far, far more about this city than I do with best wishes Jon Anderson." A nice association copy as one of the recipients, Loise Wille, was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago journalist. Uncommon signed. Item #166987 More
Price: $20.00
New York: International Publishers, 1938. First edition. Softcover. 48 pages. An about very good copy in wrappers with some minor wear to the spine ends, some soiling, and a small tear to the edge of the rear panel. Item #122230 More
Price: $15.00
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 237 pages. Includes 4 black and white images by Dorothea Lange. An about very good copy but lacking the front free endpaper and with some erasures to the first page in a very good price clipped dust jacket that has some edge tears, small chips and wear and some tape repairs to the verso. Uncommon in any dust jacket. Item #161281 More
Price: $50.00
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. The companion book to "Fit For a King." A fine and tight copy in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket with a 3/4 inch tear to the front panel with a tape repair to the verso and some very minor chipping to the top of the spine. Still, a bright and lovely copy. Item #103323 More
Price: $35.00
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1999. First edition. Hardcover. 144 pages. Published in conjunction with a traveling show. Includes numerous color photographs by Bruce White. A near fine copy with some slight bumping to the bottom corners in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #126639 More
Price: $15.00
New York: Macmillan Company, 1962. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A very fine set of folded and gathered sheets in a close to near fine price clipped dust jacket that has some wear at the edges as it's larger than the sheets. Uncomomon in this format. Item #108104 More
Price: $25.00
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. From the author of the classic book - Eight Men Out. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Signed by Asinof on the title page. Item #101679 More
Price: $60.00
Garden City, NY: Doubleday / Natural History Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. A review copy with slip laid in which has notes on the verso side of it. Includes drawings by Earl Thollander. A very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket that has some minor wear. Signed and very warmly inscribed by Atkinson to author and critic Claudia Cassidy on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. A nice association copy of a book that is seldom found signed. Item #117290 More
Price: $50.00
San Francisco: San Francisco Camerawork, 1994. First edition. Spiral bound softcover. 28 pages. Group exhibition that ran June 30 through August 13, 1994. Curated by Karen Atkinson. A close to near fine copy with a sticker shadow and some rubbing to the front cover and with a rubber stamp from the SF Camerawork Reference Library (they sold their books) to the title page. Scarce with only 1 copy listed in OCLC. Item #122186 More
Price: $35.00
Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A clean and tight near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Signed and with a lengthy inscription by Ayers on the title page in the year of publication: "To Lois and Wayne - with admiration for your accomplishments and your good words, and with hope for a world fit for all children- a place of peace and justice. best wishes, now and always - Bill Ayers." A nice copy as the one of the recipients was Lois Wille, who was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author. Uncommon signed. Item #166905 More
Price: $25.00
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1954. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. 214 pages. Includes numerous illustrations. A near fine copy in an about good dust jacket that has a tear and some wear to the top of the spine, a small gouge to the front panel and some other wear as well. Uncommon. Item #129337 More
Price: $20.00