Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed, inscribed & dated by Rudolf Arnheim. “For many years Rudolf Arnheim, known as the leading psychologist of art, has been keeping notebooks in which to jot down observations, ideas, questions, and even (after a stay in Japan for a year) poems in the haiku pattern. Some of these notes found their way into his books—known and prized the world..... More

New York, NY, USA: Brian Jacobs, 1994. First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Inscribed, signed & dated by Amiri Baraka to Brian Jacobs. “Revolutionary poetry is poetry expressing 1st as content and then most effectively as form, the ideology, stance & practice of revolution. Direct & complete social (and as political and economic and cultural change. That is to change society by changing human relations within the society and by so doing..... More

New York, NY, USA: Norton, 2008. First Edition. “We live in a visual age–an age of images; iconic, instant, and influential. In this remarkable book, John D. Barrow traces their history in order to tell the story of modern science. Certain key images embody our understanding of life and the universe we inhabit. Some, such as Robert Hooke’s first microscopic views of the natural world or the stunning images taken..... More

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. First Edition. “In tragedy the hero dies because no one can live fulfilled in time. He dies of immortality…When the tragic development suddenly makes its incomprehensible appearance, when the smallest false step leads to guilt, when the slightest error, the most improbable coincidence leads to death, when the words that would clear up and resolve the situation and that seem to be available to..... More

Osnabruck, Germany: Osnabruck Bilingual Editions of Minority Authors/ VC-Verlagscooperative, 1991. First Edition Thus. Softcover. "In carefully selecting and translating some of (Peter Blue Cloud's) poems and stories, we have tried to reflect the author's special eye, his holistic view, his mind going back and forth, perceiving in circles and cycles without overlooking reality, obstacles in the history of the Natives themselves and of mankind. We have tried to follow his..... More

New York, NY, USA: Strawberry Press, 1984. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Inscribed, signed & dated by Peter Blue Cloud to Thomas Rain Crowe. "A knot of cedar/ the flames lick to dancing/ ancient fingers/ rub time the polished staff/ of tales/ bedded in sage myths/ our tongues/ taste tomorrow." ("Fire Tale," unpaginated) A collection of poems by Peter Blue Cloud (Aroniawenrate, 1933-2011), the acclaimed & award-winning Native American/ First (Mohawk)..... More

Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press, 1987. First Edition. “Paul Breslin’s distinction as a critic of contemporary poetry is that he is willing to say things against, as well as for, the poet he’s writing about. Thus his criticism has a bite, too often absent from more single-minded approaches. The Psycho-Political Muse combines aesthetic and cultural responses in an exhilarating way, helping us think about both the poetry and the age..... More

Brighton, Sussex, England: Urgency Ripoff Press, 1973. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. “The question is frequently asked: Why does a man become a drug addict? The answer is that he usually does not intend to become an addict. You don’t wake up one morning and decide to be a drug addict. It takes at least three months’ shooting twice a day to get any habit at all. And you don’t..... More

New York, NY: Thomas Merton, 1962. Stapled Wrappers. “CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA who was converted to Christianity in the Second Century, might well be called the father of Christian Humanism. One of his major works, The Protreptikos (from the Greek word 'to persuade'), was a masterpiece of philosophical writing. In explaining Christianity to the cultured Greek pagan, Clement ranged from acute social satire to the loftiest religious contemplation. With a biographical..... More

Naples, Italy: Edizioni Interdipress, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. “The Naples Archeological Museum has perhaps one of the wealthiest and most complete collections of art treasures and documents pertaining to the Classic World. This is partly because many treasures have been supplied from the excavations of the two buried cities Pompei and Herculaneum and also because the collections of the Farnese Family are now housed in the museum. Furthermore for more..... More

New York, NY, USA: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. “Glass animals are among the most universally admired—and widely collected—art forms in glass. For more than 3,500 years artisans have fashioned animals, both real and fanciful, both wild and domestic, in an astonishing array of forms and for a wide diversity of uses—as figurines, perfume bottles, jewelry, paperweights, beakers, tiles, plaques, lamps, vases, and stained-glass windows.” (from front flap)..... More

San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. "If Alexander Trophimowsky had not taken charge of his illegitimate daughter's education and upbringing, no one would have ever heard of Isabelle Eberhardt. By obliging her to perform hard physical labor outdoors alongside her brothers during her childhood and adolescence, he made it possible for her to withstand the rigors of the spartan life she was to live later on..... More

New York, NY, USA: Random House, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Miles Harvey to Laurence & Nancy Goldstein. “Our nation was born in genocide.… We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or feel remorse for this..... More