Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

Griffin & Sabine, Sabine's Notebook, The Golden Mean &The Gryphon

Price: $100.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Chronicle Books : 1992

Seller ID: 010107

ISBN-13: 9780811801805

Complete set of 4 books in Bantock's multi-media Griffin & Sabine correspondence saga. Each book is Beautifully illustrated in full color with actual letters & notes. The first book is price clipped, and are later printings with the exception of "The Gryphon" which is a first printing. All are unread copies and are in fine condition with fine dustjackets. Sold as a collection only.
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Mayflower Madam: The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows

By: Barrows, Sydney Biddle with Novak, William

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Arbor House. : 1986

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 009242

ISBN-13: 9780877957225

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SYDNEY BIDDLE BARROWS. Candid autobiography of the infamous "Mayflower Madam" who made big bucks and big headlines in the mid 1980's. Light stain to the edge of the back endsheet. Vg/vg.
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Holiday Food

By: Batali, Mario

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, Clarkson N. Potter. : 2000

Edition: First edition/1st Printing

Seller ID: 010623

ISBN-13: 9780609607749

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MARO BATALI. Home for the holidays receipes from a celebrity chef. Well illustrated. Signed books by Batali are uncommon. Fine/fine.
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The Violet Quill Reader. The Emergence of Gay Writing After Stonewall

By: Bergman, David, Edited By

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, St Martin's Press : 1994

Edition: 1st Edition. 1st Printing.

Seller ID: 006836

ISBN-13: 9780312110918

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

Lovely collection of writings by some wonderful gay writers who were part of an informal group that got together every so often to read to one another their works in progress. The writers include Edmund White, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, Michael Grumley, Robert Ferro, Christoper Cox & George Whitmore. The collection includes excepts from published works, letters, unpublished pieces and 8pgs. of photos. Sadly several of the writers are no longer with us. There is a thin ink remainder line to the bottom edge, otherwise fine/fine.
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The Jewish Boxers Hall Of Fame

By: Blady, Ken

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Shapolsky Publishers : 1988

Edition: First edition/1st Printing

Seller ID: 011180

ISBN-13: 9780933503878

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

The lowdow on Jewish boxers includes interviews, anecdotes, and many rare photos.. Includes material on the english bareknuckle period, san francisco's golden age and the modern scene. Minor tiny bump to the top corners of the front and back covers, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket.
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Family Outing

By: Bono, Chastity with Billie Fitzpatrick

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown : 1998

Edition: 1st Edition. 1st Printing.

Seller ID: 007355

ISBN-13: 9780316102339

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY CHASTITY BONO. The daughter of Cher & Sonny Bono tells her story of coming out as a Lesbian, and also includes the stories of other gay men & lesbians. No photographs. Fine/fine. Uncommon signature now that she has transgendered to a man.
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True History of The Kelly Gang

By: Carey, Peter & Lawrence,Ray

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, Faber & Faber : 2001

Edition: First British Edition

Seller ID: 010624

ISBN: 0057119216

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

SIGNED BY PETER CAREY. Novel based on the beloved Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. A film was made in 2003 called Ned Kelly which starred the late fine actor Heath Ledger but was not based on this book. Map of Australia loosly laid in. Jacket design by the design firm Pentagram. Fine/fine.
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Designing For Moving Pictures

By: Carrick, Edward, (Edward Anthony Craig)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London Studio Pub. Ltd. 1942

Edition: Later Edition

Seller ID: 008606

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

Art designer and author Edward Carrick who was the son of Gordon Craig on all aspects of film and set design for the movies. Illustrated with 63 photos, sketches and drawings of sets by a wide range of designers including the author. The nice illustrated bds. have light wear, some shelve wear to the edges and a small scrape across the word "For", the insides are fine. Small owner signature on front endsheet.
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Le Million ( Il Milione)

By: Clair, Rene

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Milan, Editoriale Domus : 1945

Edition: First Italian Edition

Seller ID: 009546

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

TEXT IN ITALIAN. Lovely edition of Rene Clair's 1931 innovative musical about a Poor Parisian artist who has a winning lottery ticket but...Includes dialogue and 120 nicely printed frame enlargements. Small corner chip to the back endsheet, soiling to the white back panel of the dustjacket and some light minor shallow chipping to the edges of the dustjacket. Near fine/vg+
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Pepe Le Moko (Il Bandito Della Casbah)

By: Duvivier, Julien

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Milan, Editoriale Domus : 1945

Edition: First Italian Edition

Seller ID: 009545

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

TEXT IN ITALIAN. Lovely Italian book on Duvivier's lush 1936 film about the criminal Pepe Lo Moko wonderfully played by the great Jean Gabin. Includes dialogue from the film along with 121 nicely printed frame enlargements. Two pages have imperfections to the wide white margins due to the binding. Some soiling to the white back panel of the dustjacket and shallow chipping to the edges of the dustjacket. Uncommon. Vg/vg. LAID IN IS A NICE POSTCARD FOR A RECENT SHOWING OF HIS FILM PANIQUE.
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"D" Is For Deadbeat

By: Grafton, Sue

Price: $350.00

Publisher: New York, Henry Holt & Co. : 1987

Edition: 1st Edition/1st Printing

Seller ID: 008669

ISBN-13: 9780805002485

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED SIGNED AND DATED BY SUE GRAFTON IN 1989. The 4th entry in the very popular Kinsey Millhone alphabet mysteries. Price clipped. Fine/fine
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East Of The Mountains

By: Guterson, David

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace & Co. : 1999

Edition: 1st Edition. 1st Printing.

Seller ID: 008674

ISBN: 01510002290

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Novel about a retired heart surgeon who learns that he has a terminal illness. Fine/fine.
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The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of

By: Hansen, Joseph

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston : 1978

Edition: 1st Printing

Seller ID: 007954

ISBN-13: 9780030423765

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JOSEPH HANSEN TO WELL KNOWN BOOK COLLECTOR WALTER SHIRLEY IN 1982. The 4th mystery to feature the gay insurance investigator Dave Brandsetter who becomes involved in the murder of homophobic police chief Ben Orton. Fine/fine.
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My Brother

By: Kincaid, Jamaica

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Farrar Straus Giroux. : 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 010153

ISBN-13: 9780374216818

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

SIGNED BY JAMAICA KINCAID. The fine writer's moving memoir of her brother and his death from AIDS at the age of 33. Fine/fine
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Breakfast on Pluto

By: McCabe, Patrick

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, HarperCollins : 1999

Edition: First American Edition/first Printing

Seller ID: 009775

ISBN-13: 9780060193409

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

McCabe's novel about Patrick "Pussy" Braden (Pussy was changed to kitten for the movie) who leaves behind his small-town life in Ireland for London, where he's reborn as a transvestite cabaret singer in the 1960s and 70s. Made into a wonderful film in 2005 by Neil Jordan with a terrific performance by Cillian Murphy as Patrick. Very small mended tear to the top of the spine panel of the dustjacket. Fine/near fine.
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The Confession

By: McGreevey, James E.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, HarperCollins : 2006

Edition: First edition/1st Printing

Seller ID: 010895

ISBN-13: 9780060898625

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY JAMES E. McGREEVEY. The story of former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey who bravely announced to the world in 2004 that he was A Gay American. Of course he resigned right after, but it was still a sizeable moment in American History. 16pgs. of color photos. Small not so noticeable damp stain to the upper left corner of the front panel of the dustjacket. Near fine/vg.
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An Alien Heat

By: Moorcock, Michael

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Row : 1972

Edition: Book Club Edition

Seller ID: 008858

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

SIGNED BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK. Time traveling in the future in a novel written by a prolific and very popular author. Signed copies of his books are not that common. This edition has very attractive dustjacket artwork and a blurb by Thomas M. Disch. Tiny nick to the top point and very minor soiling to the white back panel of the dj. Fine/near fine.
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The Passions Of Howard Hughes

By: Moore, Terry & Rivers, Jerry

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, General Pub. Group. : 1996

Edition: 1st Printing

Seller ID: 009021

ISBN-13: 9781881649885

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY TERRY MOORE AND JERRY RIVERS. ALSO INCLUDED IS A REPRINT 8" X 10" CHEESECAKE PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG TERRY MOORE THAT ALSO HAS BEEN INSCRIBED BY HER. THIS IS THE SAME PHOTO THAT IS REPRODUCED ON THE DUSTJACKET AND IS ALSO ONE OF THE PHOTOS IN THE BOOK. The actress Terry Moore's tell all book about her life and marriage to Howard Hughes. 8pgs. of photos. Small scrape to the front pastedown. Fine/fine.
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The Mystery Play

By: Morrison, Grand; Muth, Jon J.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Vertigo/DC Comics : 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 009379

ISBN-13: 9781563891083

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

A pristine unread copy of a graphic novel using the English mystery play cycles as a take off point for a thriller murder mystery. Beautiful full color drawings by Muth. Fine/fine.
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How to Wrap 5 Eggs: Japanese Design in Traditional Packaging

By: Oka, Hideyuki; foreword by George Nelson

Price: $500.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Row : 1967

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 009013

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

A classic book on Japanese traditional packaging with 222 wonderful examples of all types of packages for food and other products. Illustrated with well printed b&w grauve photographs by Michikazu Sakai along with some nice color plates. Includes notes on all the packages. Very light tonning to the edges of the pages which is quite common with this uncommon book, and a touch of wear to the bottom edges of the boards. Price clipped. Near fine/near fine.
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Binding: Boards with Dustjacket