New York: Viking, 2021. Oprah Winfrey (foreword). First Edition. Hardcover. The instant #1 New York Times bestseller and #1 USA Today bestseller Amanda Gorman’s electrifying and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition, perfect for Mother’s..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2009. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Spanning a lifetime of literary achievement, Larry McMurtry has succeeded at a wide variety of genres, from coming-of-age novels, such as The Last Picture Show; to essays, like those in In a Narrow Grave; to the reinvention of the..... More
Kansas City, Missouri: Andrew McMeel Publishing, 1989. Reprint. Softcover. Find Sunday comic favorites in this classic Calvin and Hobbes collection. This is a collection of the classic comic strip that features Calvin, a rambunctious 6-year-old boy, and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, who comes charmingly to life. Filled with Watterson’s..... More
Kansas City, Missouri: Andrew McMeel Publishing, 1988. Pat Oliphant (foreword). Reprint. Softcover. "Be good to yourself: Buy a copy of this Calvin and Hobbes cartoon book. If you don't laugh out loud at every third strip, check your pulse. You may be dead." —Phil Musick, Pittsburgh Press Calvin is..... More
Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 2021. First Edition. Paperback. Hong Kong without Us is a decentralized book of revolutionary poetry. Drawn directly from the voices of Hong Kong during its anti-extradition protests, the poems consist of submitted testimonies and found materials-and are all anonymous from end to end..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2004. Grahame Baker (illustrations). First Folio Society Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very rare as complete boxed set. Note heavy item, additional handling charge applies. With new introductions by Michael Moorcock (The Time Machine); Bryan Appleyard (The Invisible Man); Iain Sinclair (The War of the Worlds). More
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2012. Hugh Forte (photography). First Printing. Hardcover. Sprouted Kitchen food blogger Sara Forte showcases 100 tempting recipes that take advantage of fresh produce, whole grains, lean proteins, and natural sweeteners--with vivid flavors and seasonal simplicity at the forefront. Sara Forte is a food-loving, wellness-craving veggie..... More
New York: Universe Publishing, 2009. First Printing. Hardback. Paris is the world capital of women’s fashion, and shopping for vintage clothing or accessories has become a lifestyle as well as a "look." As the interest in vintage clothes evolves into an interest in vintage furniture and objects, the shops that..... More
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2011. Leo Gong (photography). First Printing. Softcover (oversized). With food-truck fever sweeping the nation, intrepid journalist Heather Shouse launched a coast-to-coast exploration of street food. In Food Trucks, she gives readers a page-by-page compass for finding the best movable feasts in America. From decades-old pushcarts..... More
Milwaukie: Dark Horse Manga, 2009. First Printing. Softcover. Kazuhiko is a young, but already deeply wounded black ops agent of a baroque, retro-tech future-pulled out of retirement to escort Sue, a mysterious waif, to a destination she alone knows. Sue and Kazuhiko have never met . . . yet she..... More
New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001. Robert Siegel (ed.), Mike Loew (graphics), Chad Nackers (graphics). First Printing. Softcover. “The Onion is laugh-out-loud, go-tell-your-friends, get-angry-you-didn’t-think-of-it funny.” –Conan O’Brien “Outside of maybe Dario Fo, an Italian who few are sure exists, the Onion people make the most consistently perfect and excoriating..... More
London: T. & A.D. Poyser, 2002. Brian Small, John Gale, Norman Arlott (illustrations). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. More
London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. More
London: The Westminster Press Limited, 1927. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. More
London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2019. First Printing. Hardcover in slipcase. Heavy item, extra handling charge for local delivery. Jim Marshall: Show Me the Picture is a collection of work by photographer Jim Marshall, who created iconic images of rock 'n' roll stars, jazz greats, and civil rights leaders. This..... More
London: Fuel Design & Publishing, 2016. Revised and Expanded Edition. Hardcover. Heavy item, extra handling fee for local delivery. The first edition of The Music Library, published in 2005 and now out of print, brought together the designs of more than 325 record sleeves and relevant information about these rare..... More
London: Reel Art Press, 2018. Jack Kerouac (essay). First Edition. Outsize Hardcover. Heavy item, extra handling fee for local delivery. Unseen images of the Beats, including many—uniquely—in color This magnificent volume features a remarkable collection of largely unseen photographs of the Beat Generation by renowned Magnum photographer Burt Glinn..... More
Cleveland: The Cleveland Musuem of Art, 2011. With contributions by Julia F. Andrews, Tamaki Maeda, Kuiyi Shen, and Aida Yuen Wong. First Edition (presumed). Flexibound Softcover. Heavy item, extra handling fee for local shipping. One of the preeminent figures in 20th-century Chinese art, Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) revolutionized the tradition of..... More
Cleveland: The Cleveland Musuem of Art, 2015. With contributions from Anita Chung. First Edition (presumed). Outsize Hardcover. Heavy item, extra handling fee for local shipping. This handsome volume offers a fresh, comprehensive look at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s world-renowned collection of Chinese paintings. With in-depth study of more than..... More
Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2010. Stephen Addiss (foreword). Reprint. Hardcover. Heavy item, extra handling charge for local delivery. Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Musuem of Art, 2018. With contributions from Ned Blackhawk and Sylvia Yount. First Printing. Hardcover. Heavy item, extra handling fee for local delivery. A fresh exploration of Native American art that positions the work within the broader context of North American art history This landmark..... More
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2018. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Ulaanbaatar beyond Water and Grass is the first book in the English language that takes the visitors to an in-depth exploration of the capital of Mongolia. In the first section of the book, M. A. Aldrich paints a detailed..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject..... More
New York: PublicAffairs, 2016. First Edition. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated, from film..... More
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