The Glass Key
A solid copy of the May 1931 4th printing, following the April 1931 1st, 2nd and 3rd printings. Tight and VG in its russet, pictorial cloth, with pronounced offsetting at the gutters. Boards clean, as well as the text. A very presentable copy. Lacking the extremely scarce dustjacket.
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A solid, well-preserved copy of the stated 1970 1st American edition of this titanic achievement in 20th century Latin American literature . And in the 1st state dustjacket, with an exclamation point rather than a period at the end of the 1st paragraph on the front flap. Tight and VG+ (light spotting along the top edge and just a bit of minor soiling to the bottom-edge) in a bright, price-intact ($7.95), VG dustjacket, with one or two tiny closed tears and a very minor level of creasing nd wear along the rear edges. Thick octavo, the masterful translation from Marquez's native Spanish into English by Gregory Rabassa, the iconic dustjacket design by Guy Fleming. Sugar Reference Book and Directory (Volume XI)
1942 reference book and directory of the international sugar industry. Volume XI of what appears to be an annual. Solid and VG in its dark-brown leatherette, with wear at the bottom tips and a thin line streaking across the lower rear panel. Still though, solid and very presentable. Tall quarto, wonderful sugar-related ads (several of them in rich color) throughout. Detailed listings and directory of all things related to the wide-scale, mass-production sugar industry. Screen Tests–Portraits–Nudes–1964-1996
A very sharp copy of the 2000 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (a couple of light spots to the front panel) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with a touch of light creasng along the spine crown and the upper rear tip. Malanga's superb black-and-white portrait photography throughout. Le Corbusier Le Grand (2 Vols, in Slipcase)
Exhaustive 2008 monograph on Le Corbusier. Thick elephant folio in its laminate pictorial boards. A Fine copy, all-but-pristine. Also includes the thin companion book ("Documents: English Translation") and a handsome card slipcase which contains both volumes. Preface ("The Man with a Hundred Faces") by Jean-Louis Cohen. The Formative Period in the Cajamarca Basin, Peru: Excavations at Huacaloma and Layzon, 1982
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A very sold copy of the 1982 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (spotting along the top-edge) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one light scratch at the rear panel. Thick quarto, 351 pgs. of text plus 135 plates. Report 2 of the Japanese Scientific Expedition to Nuclear America. An Invitation to Portuguese
Uncommon 1944 1st edition of this charming language instructional. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($1.75), VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and very light chipping-- along the panel edges. "A Gay and Simple Guide to the Reading and Speaking of Modern Portuguese". Among other things, the Madrigal series is renowned for hiring a young Andy Warhol to illustrate a number of its language guides in the early to mid 1950s. Autobiography of a Yogi
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