Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005. First American Edition. Hardcover. "We are greatly prejudiced by our size. We find it difficult to believe that an animal that is many times smaller than ourselves can have anything in any way comparable to our own motives, or to experience anything that resembles our basic emotions of fear and hunger, let alone aggression or sexual excitement." (from Foreword, pg. 7). Life in the..... More

New York, NY, USA: Simon and Schuster, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. “Throughout the spring morning of April 14, 1876, a huge crowd, largely African American, began to assemble in the vicinity of Seventh and K Streets in Washington, DC. It had been eleven Aprils since the end of the Civil War, and eleven years to the day since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A parade involving nearly every African American..... More

Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by David Bromige, Robert Kelly, & Diane Wakoski. Established in 1966, the Black Sparrow Press was founded by John Martin (b. 1930) and since carved out a legacy for itself that most literary presses could only dream of. Initially Martin founded the press explicitly to publish the works of Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) of whom Martin had immense respect..... More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: IS. 1967. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "Mental processes are fine / if they are sincerely meant" write Ron Caplan (b. 1945) and David Federman, on whom little is known but about whom we at TMB are mildly familiar. Federman is written of glowingly in the correspondence between Cleveland, OH bookseller and proprietor of the legendary Asphodel Book Shop, Jim Lowell (1932-2004). Lowell corresponded prolifically with Caplan and..... More

Cambridge, England: Equipage, 1993. First Edition. “The events and experiences that inform this work are interpretations of my father’s anecdotal recall. After a short period in a cotton mill he worked as a farm labourer through the 1920s and 30s. After the second World War he transferred his efforts to gardening. The underlying dissatisfaction and frustration with conditions that he accepted as unalterable, in an archaic and feudal system, remained..... More

London, England, UK: Piano Recordings, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. LP Record in sleeve. “Error System: The players play a repeating phrase. As soon as one player makes a mistake that mistake is made the basis of his repetition unless it is modified by a further mistake. Thus each player proceeds at his own rate to change the sound in an uncontrollable manner. On no account should ‘mistakes’ be made..... More

Baltimore, Maryland: Red Wheel Barrow Press, 1965. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Inscribed by David Franks to Robin Eichele. “There is no simple way to say anything—unless by that accident which is feeling, one is given, literally, the words in their own terms. What it all means is insistently more than any one sense of what is insistently more than any one sense of what it will offer. Again and again..... More

New York, NY, USA: Carol Communications, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. “…based on hundreds of exclusive interviews with members of Jackie’s family, friends and acquaintances. In addition, he was given unprecedented access to personal correspondence and other source materials. These included never-before released FBI, Secret Service, and White House files. Here is the most comprehensive portrait of this complex woman ever published.” (from front flap) C. David Heymann (1945-2012) was a...... More

London, England, UK: Fulcrum Press, 1969. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. "Sir! | No sir, yes sir, Middle Watch Relief, sir. | Just come off, sir. | Yes sir. | Well, no sir, half an hour back, sir. | No sir, some from last levy | some, redrafted. | No sir, from all parts, sir. | In particular? | I see, and you, sergeant? | The Urbs, sir, come next..... More

New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by David Lagercrantz. “Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return in this furiously paced fifth book in the internationally best-selling Millenium series that began with Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” (from front flap) Swedish writer and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954-2004) died suddenly of a heart attack before completing his planned 10-volume series beginning with..... More

Sewall's Point, FL: International Fine Art Expositions, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Palm Beach International Art & Antique Fair celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2001. The Fair has established itself as an annual cultural event in the Palm Beaches and within the global schedule of the world's most respected art & antique events. We welcome the return of many of the world's finest art & antique dealers, as well as..... More

Ann Arbor, MI, USA: Zeke Mallory, 1997. First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by most festival performers. This poster (appx. 17” x 24”) memorializes the 20th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival which took place on January 26th, 1997, at the Hill Auditorium. The Ark hosted their 47th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival this past January 2024. This poster was designed and printed by local artist Zeke Mallory and features photos of..... More

Devon, England: Beau Geste Press, 1971. Limited First Edition. Large-Format Booklet Bound At Top Edge. "spaghetti has its own production rate" (unpaginated). Extra: Some Words and Visions is an early artist book by David Mayor (b. 1948), co-founder of the Beau Geste Press, published in 1971 in a limited edition of 100 copies. Mayor established Beau Geste Press while studying at Exeter University in the early 1970s, in collaboration with..... More