London: Jonathon Cape, 1965. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 190pp. Light grey textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. Slight lean to spine, minor rubbing at spine, tiny bumps to corners of boards, page-edges foxed, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, else a solid, clean VG copy in VG dust..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 422pp. Black cloth spine lettered in shiny red, blue papered boards. Index. B/w illustrations. Minor rubbing at bottom of spine, else a tight, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket has very slight crease at..... More
St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 2003. Second Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 222pp. Bibliography & index. B/w illustrations. Page-edges age-toned, top-corner crease to rear wrapper, else a clean VG+ copy. More
Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1991. Paperback, large 8vo, xiv + 258 pp, very good + condition, light soiling to cover, minor soiling to page edges. More
New York: Poseidon Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 412pp. Purple cloth spine lettered in gilt, black papered boards. Index & bibliography. B/w illustrations. Top-edge of front board chafed & scuffed, spine ends a little rubbed, otherwise a clean near-VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket scuffed &..... More
York Beach, ME: Nicolas-Hays, Inc., 1999. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 246 pp. Glossy printed wrappers; frontis, b&w illustrations, index, glossary, discography. From the publisher's blurb: "Best-selling author and Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen's vivid grasp of the story and the characters in "The Ring of Niebelung" brings Richard Wagner's mythic..... More
Washington: Feral House, 2006. First Edition Thus. Hardcover with separate DVD in (sealed) plastic case. Book: Large Octavo, 542pp. Original cloth lettered in gilt & red on spine & front board. B/w illustrations. Red cloth bookmark. SIGNED by the late Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) on the half-title page. The edition..... More
Brooklyn, NY: The Institute of Mediaeval Music, Ltd, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover, tall 8vo, xiii, 294pp. Original green cloth with gilt title etc to spine, gilt device to front board, B/w illustrations, bibliography, index. Original boards. The barest hint of rubbing to edges, otherwise fine condition inside and out. (No..... More
New York, NY: Avon Books, 1997. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 334pp. Gray papered spine lettered in silver over blue papered boards. Bibliography & index. Slight bumps to spine ends, else a clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket has small tear at top of spine). More
London: Kahn & Averill, 1980. Hardcover. Octavo. 144pp. Textured papered boards. Bibliography & index. Biographical study of Berlioz and his music. A clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed). More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 186pp. Black boards lettered in silver & red on spine & front board. Bibliography & index. 'Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre.' Tiny bump at tbottom of spine, else a tight, clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket issued). More
New York: 93 Publishing, 1990. First Hardcover of Revised second printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches). 288pp. Beige cloth with red gilt embossed Equinox coat of arms to front board and lettering and seal to spine, b&w illustrations, maroon endpapers. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by..... More
New York: 93 Publishing, 1990. First Hardcover of Revised second printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches). 288pp. Beige cloth with red gilt embossed Equinox coat of arms to front board and lettering and seal to spine, b&w illustrations, maroon endpapers. This copy SIGNED by Hymenaeus Beta..... More
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 430pp. Blue cloth boards lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Glossary, notes, bibliography & index. A clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket). More
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1980. First Paperback edition. Softcover. 8vo. Trade paperback. ix + 429pp. b&w illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. Covers a little chafed, lightly faded at fore-edge, creasing to spine and corners, page edges lightly thumbed, otherwise VG. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 164pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver on spine. Bibliography & index. Bump to top of spine, else a tight, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
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np. Little, Brown, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xxiv + 312pp. Printed blue wrappers. Uncorrected proof copy. Includes a chapter on Led Zeppelin with a passing reference to Crowley. From the collection of English bibliophile and Aleister Crowley scholar Nicholas Bishop-Culpeper, with his bookplate inside front cover, and pencilled name..... More
London: Arco, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 224pp. Red textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. B/w frontis. portrait & plates. Index. Account of the mysterious 'Chinese' stage magician whose strange death revealed his identity as being that of Billy Robinson from New York City. Page-edges toned, otherwise a clean VG+..... More
London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1813. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Two volumes (complete). xiv+ 344 & vi +362 + 2pp adverts. Contemporary gilt embellished half calf, marbled boards, frontis of Cooke. The scarce first edition of a significant theatrical memoir. Boards a bit chafed and rubbed at edges, corners rounded..... More
Stockholm: Trapart Books [ EDDA Publishing ], 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. Red cloth with white lettering. Heavily illustrated in colour and b&w. Index. Edition limited to 333 copies. From the publisher: "The German paparazzo Walter Fischer lived and worked in California in the late 1950s and 1960s. During..... More
New York: Schirmer Books, 1988. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 400pp. Black papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. B/w photographs, line drawings, diagrams, references, index. Bumps to corners of boards, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, otherwise a solid, clean VG copy in VG dust jacket. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 214pp. Orange textured papered boards lettered in gilt on spine & front board. B/w frontis. portrait & plates. Bibliography. 15 essays, 4 in French, 11 in English. Small bumps to spine ends, slight irregular fading to boards, else a tight, clean..... More
Stonington, ME: Caduceus Publications, 1990. First edition. Paperback, large 8vo, xvi + 268 pp, near fine condition, illustrations. More
New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1969. Second edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, 22 pp of prelims + 852 pp, very good condition, blue-green cloth, silver title, etc. to spine and front cover, minor wear and soiling to cover, light soiling to page edges. More
Amsterdam: Het Spinhuis, 2001. Softcover. Octavo. viii + 132pp. Bibliography. A tight, clean near-Fine copy. More
