London, England: Routledge, 1999. First UK edition. Hardcover. "In AD 69 the Roman Empire seemed endangered by civil war and rebellion. The plebeian and uncharismatic Emperor Vespasian restored peace and confidence and ensured a smooth succession. His reputation in antiquity gained momentum in the medieval and modern era to present a universally acknowledged picture of an emperor who instigated economic advances and improved government which led to the 'Golden Age'..... More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Henry Beston. "The author of The Outermost House, which...remains one of the most beautiful and popular accounts of an experience with nature, again writes of an adventure with the earth, this time with the herbs in his own garden. He lists and describes the various herbs and their culture and associates them with their ancient historical..... More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ECW Press, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. "The BUK book offers a unique look at a phenomenon: Charles Bukowski- BUK- the battered and scarred postal clerk, odd jobs man, and lowly factotum, became the best-known "underground" writer in the English language. Jean Genet called him "the best poet in America." His work- raw, crude, heartwarming, and hilarious- has inspired imitators, emulators, sycophants, and detractors. Until now, everything written..... More

London, England: MQ Publications, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. “The R. Crumb Handbook is a brand new take on the life, trials and ideas of one of the most influential cartoonists of the last 40 years. Wry, self-deprecating, and candid, this is an exceptionally revealing and unexpectedly moving visual biography. Crumb is thoughtful and enlightening, with insights into 20th century popular culture that are hilarious, challenging, and acidly satirical. He casts..... More

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. "Here is an invitation to adventure of a rare and wonderful variety. One moment we are wandering on the outskirts of a village in modern Greece, the next we are standing with three hundred doomed Spartans in the fifth century B.C., hopelessly holding a narrow pass against the tens of thousands of Xerxe's massed army. In a...... More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition Thus (Specially Rebound). Three-Quarter Leather , Cloth & Gilt. James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is one of the supreme classics of the English language, one of the first & still greatest biographies, as Gibbon's Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire is to history. First published in 1791, this rich & evocative account of the great British Man of..... More

New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 2009. First American Edition. Hardcover. "England is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and Catholic Europe oppose him. The king's quest for freedom destroys his advisor, the brilliant Cardinal Wolsey, and creates a...... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2021. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "In the fortunate summer of 2019, before the airways and pathways closed down for an undetermined interval, I traveled to Peru...My long incubated plan was to track the hoof prints of my great-grandfather's mule train as he made his survey of the headwaters of the Amazon." (from first sentence, unpaginated) As described on front flap, this "...is a...... More

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. "Readers who question the continued vitality of the novel in America are urged to consider Edward Lewis Wallant. The Pawnbroker, which follows by one year his notable first novel, The Human Season, is a work of far greater scope and impact, and reveals new aspects of an impressive talent. Sol Nazerman, a university teacher from Poland who has..... More