- CATALOGUE THIRTEEN -

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS AND SELECTED ART

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282. [PHOTOGRAPHY--LITERARY]. KREMENTZ, Jill. The Writer's Image; Literary Portraits by Jill Krementz. Boston, David Godine, 1980. 1st ed. small 4to. Near fine in like dust jacket. 60.00

Over 100 of photographer/writer Krementz's best B&W portraits of literary personalities, including spouse Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the preface. Also: Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren, Tom Wolfe, Anais Nin, Vera & Vladimir Nabokov, Truman Capote, Susan Sontag, Edward Albee, Joseph Heller, Elizabeth Hardwick, Henry Miller & Lawrence Durrell (HM & LD in bed together), etc. Knockout photoportraits by a top professional.

283. POTTER, Stephen. One-Upmanship. London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952. 1st Brit. ed. Small 8vo. 160p. Illustrated with the uproarious B&W drawings by Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson. Near fine in like dust jacket with slight chipping at head of spine and corners. 75.00

Potter's satirical classic on the activities and teaching of the Lifemanship Correspondence College of One-Upness and Gameslifemastery. Universityship, litmanship, winesmanship, etc.

284. POTTER, Stephen. One-Upmanship. NY, Holt, 1952. 1st U.S. ed. Small 8vo. 177p. B&W drawings by Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight chipping at tail of spine. 75.00

285. POTTER, Stephen. Supermanship. NY, Random House, 1959. 1st U.S. ed. Small 8vo. 128p. B&W drawings by Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket. 75.00

Fourth book in the series. B&W author photo at rear jacket panel.

286. POWERS, Richard. The Gold Bug Variations. NY, Morrow, 1991. 1st ed. Fine in like dust jacket. 115.00

Author's third novel; Pynchonesque, dense, brilliant. Small printing.

287. PYNCHON, Thomas. Slow Learner; Early Stories. Boston, Little Brown, 1984. 1st ed. Fine in like dust jacket. 50.00

Five Pynchon short stories from the period 1959 to 1964, collected in book form for the first time. Lengthy intro. by Pynchon.

288. PYNCHON, Thomas. Vineland. Boston, Little Brown, 1990. 1st ed. Very fine in fine dust jacket with slight crimp. 40.00

289. PYNCHON, Thomas. Regenboog van zwaartekracht. Amsterdam, Bert Bakker, 1992. 1st Dutch ed. of Gravity's Rainbow. Very fine in like dust jacket, both handsome. 155.00

Now out of print. One of the most important fiction works of the twentieth century.

290. [PYNCHON, Thomas]. Herzinger, Kim, ed. The Teachings of Don B. NY, Turtle Bay Books, 1992. 1st ed. 352p. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. As new in like dust jacket. 125.00 SOLD

A weird salmagundi of Donald Barthelme's shorter works (most uncollected), satires, fables, stage & radio plays, collage stories, other debonair ravings, all with numerous B&W illustrations. Seven-page intro. by Thomas Pynchon. Egad!

291. ROREM, Ned. Paul's Blues. NY, Red Ozier Press, [1984]. 1st ed. 4to. 31p. Title page illustration by Larry Rivers reproduced in color xerox. Limited edition of 115 copies, signed by by Ned Rorem and Larry Rivers. Produced by Steve Miller and Ken Botnick, summer and fall 1984. Papers are Frankfurt & Canson Mi-Teintes. Typeface is Emerson, cast at Out of Sorts Letter Foundery. Rorem's fair hand score printed from zinc plates. This copy (#11) is one of 25 press-lettered copies and specially bound with Claire Maziarczyk's pastepapers over boards (the remaining 90 copies appeared in wrappers). As new in boards, as issued. 1,000.00

Three songs for soprano & piano, composed and first performed 1947. Lyrics by Paul Goodman, piano music by Ned Rorem: "Near Closing Time" / "Bawling Blues" / "Jail-Bait Blues." Also includes essay, "Remembering a Poet," by Rorem, and excerpts from Rorem's The Final Diary (1974). Laid in is What is a Red Ozier?, by Steve Miller (West Chester Univ., Aralia Press, 1989), and signed by him.

[SATIRE]. SPY; The New York Monthly. (1986-1990). All issues 4to (11"). In original full-color wraps. Near fine to fine.

292. SPY. October 1986. Early issue. As new. 45.00 SOLD

293. SPY. Feb.-Dec. 1988. Complete run: ten issues. 100.00 SOLD

294. SPY. Jan./Feb.-December 1989. Complete run: eleven issues (first 8 have mail label at front cover). 110.00 SOLD

295. SPY. Jan.-Dec. 1990. Complete run: twelve issues (all have mail label at front cover). 120.00 SOLD

296. SPECIAL OFFER: All SPY issues above, as a lot: 300.00 (plus 20.00 shipping in U.S.) SOLD

297. SELF, Will. The Quantity Theory of Insanity; Together With Five Supporting Propositions. L, Bloomsbury, 1991. 1st Brit. ed. paperback original. Fine copy in wrappers. Quite scarce. 150.00 Correct first edition of author's first book.

298. SELF, Will. The Quantity Theory of Insanity; Together With Five Supporting Propositions. NY, Atlantic Monthly , 1995. 1st U.S. ed. of author's first book. As new in like dust jacket. 45.00

299. SELF, Will. Cock & Bull. NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. 1st U.S. ed. Very fine in like dust jacket. 55.00

300. SELF, Will. Cock & Bull. NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. 1st U.S. ed. Uncorrected Proof. Fine copy in glossy wraps with exotic color illustration from dust jacket. Signed by the author. 85.00

301. SELF, Will. My Idea of Fun; A Cautionary Tale. L, Bloomsbury, 1993. 1st ed. Very fine in like dust jacket. 75.00

Author's third book, first novel. Blurb: "The most loathsome novel I have ever read." Compatriot of Martin Amis and Julian Barnes.

302. SELF, Will. My Idea of Fun. NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994. 1st U.S ed. As new in like dust jacket with publisher's promotional wraparound band. Signed by the author. 75.00

303. _____ . Uncorrected Proof. Fine in glossy black wraps. 75.00

304. SELF, Will. Grey Area. L, Bloomsbury, 1994. 1st ed. Very fine in spiral bound wraps without dust jacket, as issued. 45.00

305. SHEPARD, Sam. Action and The Unseen Hand. London, Faber & Faber, 1975. 1st pap.ed. NF 35.00

306. SHEPARD, Sam. Four Two-Act Plays. NY, Urizen Books, 1980. 1st pap.ed. La Turista, The Tooth of Crime, Geography of a Horse Dreamer, Operation Sidewinder. NF 35.00

307. SHEPARD, Sam. Fool For Love. San Francisco, City Lights, 1980. 1st pap.ed. NF 35.00

308. SHEPARD, Sam. Chicago & Other Plays. NY, Urizen Books, 1981. 1st pap.ed. thus. NF 35.00

309. [SIXTIES]. CREMER, Jan. Jan Cremer Writes Again. NY, Grove Press, 1969. 1st ed. Fine (owner signatur at pastedown) in near fine dust jacket, vertical crease at rear panel. 50.00

Second part of autobiography of Dutch 1960s counter-culture writer.

310. [SIXTIES]. SUKENICK, Ronald. Out. Chicago, Swallow Press, 1973. 1st ed. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price clip). 55.00 Second novel, by a founder of the Fiction Collective. Fascinating vintage 60s/70s off-the-wall experimental writing.

X-rated. Other Sukenick titles: Up, 98.6, and The Death of the Novel. Scarce.

311. [SIXTIES]. WRIGHT, Charles. The Messenger. NY, Crest Books, 1964. 1st pbk. printing. Wraps lightly rubbed, else near fine/tight copy with B&W author photo. 45.00

Wright's (b.1932) first book, a novel based on his youthful exploits in New York City's underground of "junkies, prostitutes, and perverts." See entry on Wright in Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol.33, for more on this neglected but important African-American voice.

312. [SIXTIES]. WRIGHT, Charles. The Wig; A Mirror Image. NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966. 1st ed. Fine in like dust jacket with Milton Glaser illus. at cover, large B&W author photo at rear. 75.00

Author's second book, a fantasy novel concerned with the nightmare of contemporary African-American existence, set "in an American of tomorrow" where he meets some of "the most messed-up people imaginable--the fear-ridden products of the Great Society." This material could only have been written by someone having extended, face-to-face experience with "messed-up people," and Wright's voice is both clearly original and chockablock full of the disjointed '60s writing styles that emerged as "Black Humor."

313. [SIXTIES]. WRIGHT, Charles. Absolutely Nothing To Get Alarmed About. NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973. 1st ed. Fine copy in a brilliant, slightly rubbed Milton Glaser dust jacket, else fine. 65.00

Wright's third book, Gotham encounters with Hippies, junkies/drug addiction, the Downtown Scene, St. Mark's Place, Cedar Tavern, VD, murder, prostitution, race riots, poverty, much of which first appeared in the Village Voice. New York street-tough dialogue, teens shooting drugs. Author was a friend of Langston Hughes. Great blurbs by Kay Boyle, Anthony Burgess, Ishmael Reed, & Clarence Major!

314. [SNYDER, Gary]. McNEILL, Katherine, comp. Gary Snyder; A Bibliography. NY, Phoenix Bookshop, 1983. 1st ed. 247p. indexes. Phoenix Bibliographies VIII. Fine in wraps. 30.00

Primary works (illustrations of some covers and title pages), plus periodical contributions, translations, recordings, some criticism.

315. SOUTHERN, Terry. Flash and Filigree. NY, Coward-McCann, 1958. Later printing. First book. F/NF 20.00

Ralph Steadman - Genius

Meeting Ralph Steadman and his charming wife, Anna, here in Lexington, Kentucky, in July 1994, was a real treat. It has become apparent that the work of this prolific satirical illustrator deserves more attention in America (he is well-known in the U.K., of course). Many Americans are familiar primarily with Steadman's collaborations with Hunter Thompson. See Steadman Bibliography. Most Steadman books in this catalogue are in near fine or better condition

316. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Ralph Steadman Bibliography. Lexington, KY, John Dinsmore, 1996. 1st ed. 4to. 36p. Detailed list of books by Steadman, and materials about him. Published on his 60th birthday May 15, 1996. Trade edition. 150 copies in wraps. 20.00

The signed limited edition of 10 copies sold out before publication.

317. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Ashford, Daisy. Where Love Lies Deepest. London, Hart-Davis, 1966. 1st ed. thus. [77]p. Fine in near fine dust jacket which is slightly sunned at spine. 110.00

Originally published in Daisy Ashford's Her Book (1920). Dark blue buckram boards, lettered gold at spine. Double-sheet title page with B&W illustration; more of same throughout book, including single- and double-page. Pink dust jacket with color illustration of crying girl at cover.

318. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. London, Dobson, 1967. 1st ed. Tall folio. 108p. Spine extrems and corners lightly bumped, printer's "File Copy" label at front pastedown , else near fine in like dust jacket with slight edge wear. Very nice copy of a scarce book. The correct first edition. 475.00 SOLD

The first of Steadman's three "Alice" illustrated books. White boards printed black at both covers and spine, including floral Art Nouveau design. B&W illustrations by Steadman, including full page and double page. B&W author photo (at age 30, with a daughter in arms) at rear flap. Winner of Francis Williams Book Illustration Award, 1972.

319. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. DAMJAN, Mischa [pseud. of Dimitri Sidjanski]. The False Flamingoes. London, Dobson, 1968. 1st Brit. ed. 4to. 32p. Fine in like dust jacket. Scarce. 250.00

Humorous story about a pair of dissatisfied storks. Steadman's second book with Damjan, and one of his earlier books. Orange-tan boards lettered black at spine. All illustrations in color, some double-page. Wraparound color dust jacket illustration of two storks beneath a tree. Lettered black at cover and spine.

320. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. INGRAMS, Richard, and Ralph Steadman. The Tale of Driver Grope. London, Dobson, 1969. 1st ed. [36]p. Near fine in like, price-clipped dust jacket. 300.00

Blue boards lettered red at spine. All great illustrations in color, some double-page. White dust jacket with wraparound color illustration of Driver Grope and his steam engine. For train fans.

321. STEADMAN, Ralph. America. San Francisco, Straight Arrow, 1974. 1st ed. 4to. Advance Review Copy. Introduction by Hunter S. Thompson. Fine copy in very good dust jacket which is completely whole but with minor knicks which do not warrant calling it near fine. Signed by Ralph Steadman on "5May93." Very difficult to find any copy at all. 600.00

Quite simply, one of his greatest early books, which was later reprinted in the U.S. Color cover illustration by Steadman, all internal illustrations (many are full page or double-page) in B&W. Many from other publications, others new in this book. Includes his Kentucky Derby and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas pieces (with HST).

322. STEADMAN, Ralph. America. San Francisco, Straight Arrow, 1974. 1st ed. 4to. Introduction by Hunter S. Thompson. Near fine copy with minor edge wear to boards, in very good dust jacket which is completely whole and bright but with minor knicks which do not warrant calling it near fine. 375.00 SOLD

323. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. O'Brien, Flann. The Poor Mouth; A Bad Story about the Hard Life. NY, Viking, 1974. 1st U.S. ed. thus. 128p. A Richard Seaver Book. Fine in near fine jacket. 75.00

B&W drawings by Steadman. A scathing satire on the Irish, originally written in Gaelic by O'Brien (1911-1966), who has been called the "misanthrope's misanthrope" and is recognized as a powerful comic novelist. Translation of An beal bocht (first published Dublin, Dolmen Press, 1941). Not widely known in America for its Steadman illustrations.

324. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Carroll, Lewis [pseud. of Charles L. Dodgson]. The Hunting of the Snark; An Agony in Eight Fits. London, Michael Dempsey / Studio Vista, 1975. 1st ed. qto. 71p. Near fine in price-clipped near fine dust jacket. A volume very unusual to find anywhere. 375.00

Light tan buckram covers, printed dark brown at spine. Double-sheet title page, title in Steadman's script. Illustrated throughout with B&W drawings, primarily single-page. Pale yellow dust jacket with B&W illustration from the book at cover. Title, author, and artist names in Steadman's script at cover and spine. The third of four Lewis Carroll books illustrated by Steadman.

325. STEADMAN, Ralph. Dogs Bodies. London, Abelard-Schuman, 1970. 1st ed. paperback original. [32]p.

Inscribed "For Roy--- this is a rare ??? copy --- by Ralph Steadman 2.2.77" and co-signed (by Steadman) "Mao-tse-Tung." Fine in wraps. 150.00

B&W cover illustration of a squat Pekingese, artist's name in his script at top, title lettered at bottom. Suite of B&W caricature drawings of dogs and humans, with occasional text. One drawing in the style of Saul Steinberg, depicting man carrying a briefcase in the shape of a dog. B&W photo of the bearded artist, age 34, at rear cover.

326. STEADMAN, Ralph. Dogs Bodies. London, Paddington Press, 1977. reprint ed. paperback original. [32]p.

Fine in illustrated glossy white wraps. Author's hilarious fourth book. Very uncommon. This copy inscribed by Steadman to famous poet Edward Lucie-Smith in 1977. Paddington Press release laid in. 250.00

B&W cover illustration of a squat Pekingese, artist's name and title in his script . Suite of B&W caricature drawings of dogs and humans, with occasional text. One drawing in the style of Saul Steinberg, depicting man carrying a case in the shape of a dog. An excellent presentation copy to the poet. Cover has different lettering style from 1970 1st ed.

327. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. STONE, Bernard. Emergency Mouse; A Story. London, Andersen Press / [Melbourne], Hutchinson of Australia, 1978. 1st ed. 25p. Slightest smudge at cover, else fine in illustrated boards without dust jacket, as issued. 85.00

Steadman's first illustrated "Mouse" book, illustrated throughout in color, some double-page. Story by his bookseller/publisher friend, Bernard Stone, based upon a prolonged stay in a London hospital. Set standards for a generation of juvenile book illustrators.

328. STEADMAN, Ralph [based on a story told to him by Dimitri Sidjanski]. Cherrywood Cannon. NY & London, Paddington Press, 1978. 1st ed. [48]p. Very fine in like dust jacket. 175.00

Full color and B&W drawings throughout, some double-page; typeset text. Wraparound color dust jacket illustration of the cannon being raised with ropes and pulleys (enlarged detail of plate from book). U.S. edition.

329. STEADMAN, Ralph. Sigmund Freud. NY, Paddington Press, 1979. 1st ed. 118p. 4to. 32 cm. B&W illus.

Near fine in similar dust jacket. Signed by Steadman. 350.00

Endpapers designed by Steadman. Dust jacket has large B&W cover illustration of Freud. B&W author photo and brief author info at rear flap. Text and profuse B&W drawings by Steadman. . . one of his best. He spent several months in Vienna researching it. This copy has U.S. price of "$17.95" at front endpaper.

330. STEADMAN, Ralph. Sigmund Freud. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1980. 1st Touchstone ed. 8vo. 118p. illus. Fine in original paperback covers which reflect the first edition. 95.00 SOLD

331. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. STONE, Bernard. Inspector Mouse. London, Andersen Press / [Melbourne], Hutchinson of Australia, 1980. 1st ed. [32]p. Fine in illustrated boards (no dust jacket issued). 85.00

Color cover illustration on paper over boards; title, author and artist names in Steadman's script at cover. Front endpapers white; rear endpapers with final two pages of the story. All illustrations in color, some double-page. Silver Pencil Award (Holland) for children's book illustrations, 1982.

332. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Stone, Bernard. Inspector Mouse. NY, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1980. 1st U.S. ed. [32]p. Fine in like dust jacket. 65.00

Steadman's second "Mouse" book. Inspector Mouse & Toothy Mouse sleuth the loss of a cache of cheese. Black boards lettered gilt at spine. All illustrations in color, some double-page. Dust jacket with color cover illustration. 1st ed. pub. in London earlier the same year.

333. STEADMAN, Ralph. Moi, Leonard de Vinci. Paris, Aubier, 1983. 1st French ed. 27 cm. H x 29 cm. W. Fine in like dust jacket, and quite difficult to locate copies. 225.00 SOLD

Same format and contents as London edition, text translated into French. Has different color cover illustration on dust jacket, an enlargement of a portion of drawing near center of London edition showing Leonardo before an artist's canvas staring back at viewer.

334. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Stone, Bernard, & Ralph Steadman. Quasimodo Mouse. London, Andersen Press / [Melbourne], Hutchinson of Australia, 1984. 1st ed. Fine in boards. 125.00 SOLD

Color cover illustration on paper over boards; color illustrations by Steadman throughout. Vlag em Wimpel Award, Foundation for the Collective Promotion of the Dutch Book (CPNB) in the Netherlands, for best illustrated children's book, 1992.

335. STEADMAN, Ralph. Between the Eyes. London, Cape, 1984. 1st ed. [240]p. square paperback ed. Fine in original hard paper wraps, illustrated with color portrait of Ralph by himself. 95.00 SOLD

Based on twenty-five year retrospective exhibition held at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 1984. Profusely illustrated with full color and B&W illustrations, accompanied by his text which includes copious autobiographical material. Numerous headings in his script throughout. Bibliography, pp.238-239. Rear panel has three-color ink self-portrait. His single most important reference work.

336. STEADMAN, Ralph. L'arme a l'oeil. Paris, Editions Aubier, 1984. 1st French ed. of Between the Eyes. Transl. by Marie-Claire Pasquier. Fine in like dust jacket. Scarce. 150.00 SOLD

Identical to English version except for language.

337. STEADMAN, Ralph. Paranoids; From Socrates to Joan Collins. London, Harrap, 1986. paperback original. 128p. Fine in original wraps. 115.00

Glossy black wraps. Enhanced color polaroid photo of Marilyn Monroe at cover. Enhanced color polaroid photo of the author at rear panel. Dedicated to Dr. Edwin Land, inventor of polaroid photography, with accompanying enhanced color polaroid photo of him. Final page lists over 250 personalities Steadman was unable to include. Suite of enhanced color polaroid photos of world celebrities, living and historical, using technique discovered by Steadman which enables him to alter the polaroid images before they set, creating original caricature images. History and basics of the technique recounted in accompanying text, plus incisive discussion of paranoia and the art of caricature. The study of paranoia was used in a documentary two-part series called Zero Options--A Study in Schizophrenia, directed by Peter Cannon and David Jones.

338. STEADMAN, Ralph. Scar Strangled Banger. Topsfield, MA, Salem House, 1987. 1st U.S. ed. 4to. Fine in like jacket. 85.00

No-holds-barred satirical panorama of life in modern America, ranging from the Nixon/Watergate saga to the Age of Reagan and 1988 Presidential Election. Profusely illustrated with full-page and double-spread color/B&W plates of tortured Steadman images, text by the artist.

339. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Stone, Bernard. Inspector Mouse. London, Arrow Books, 1987. Beaver pbk. ed. [32]p. Fine in color-illustrated wraps. Juvenile. 25.00 SOLD

340. STEADMAN, Ralph. Scar Strangled Banger. London, Harrap, 1987. 1st ed. 4to.

Fine in like (price-clipped) dust jacket, signed by Steadman. 300.00

The Welshman's Big Book. No-holds-barred satirical panorama of life in modern America, ranging from the Nixon/Watergate saga to the Age of Reagan and 1988 Presidential Election. Profusely illustrated with full-page and double-spread color/B&W plates of tortured Steadman images, with text by the artist who clearly outdoes even himself in this lavish production. Color photo of Steadman in "Liberty" costume against painting of "The Last Supper" at rear flap.

341. STEADMAN, Ralph. The Big I Am. London, Cape, 1988. 1st ed. 4to. [128]p. Fine (price-clipped) in like dust jacket, signed by Steadman at half-title along with drawing of five identical men. 425.00

Steadman's narrator is none less than God, conducting a mind-binding "journey into uncharted territory" from pre-history through the twentieth century and the death of God. Dust jacket and internal pages illustrated with marvelous color drawings, some double-page.

342. STEADMAN, Ralph. No Room to Swing a Cat. London, Andersen Press, 1989. 1st ed. [30]p. Fine in color illustrated boards, signed by Steadman at front free endpaper. 145.00

About little Tom, whose room was so cluttered with toys that there was no room to swing a cat, or moose. One of the engaging juvenile books written and illustrated by Steadman. White paper over boards, with color cover illustration. Small color illustration at rear cover, a humorous self-portrait. All internal illustrations in color, some double-page.

343. STEADMAN, Ralph. America. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics Books, 1989. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, signed by Steadman on a special card tipped in at front endpaper. oblong. As new in pictorial dust jacket. 95.00 SOLD

Revised version of a book first published in 1974 by Straight Arrow Books, with an introductory interview with Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Profusely illustrated with B&W drawings and photographs. Color cover dust jacket illustration of condemned person seated in plain chair, hangman's noose about neck, waiting for trap door to open beneath, cartoon balloon with "Have a nice day" in Steadman script.

344. STEADMAN, Ralph. America. Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 1989. Rev. ed. oblong paperback. As new. 25.00

345. STEADMAN, Ralph. Tales of the Weirrd. London, Cape, 1990. 1st ed. paperback original. 96p. tall qto. Fine in original wraps. Tough to find. 95.00

White stiff paper cover features color caricature of "Frank Lenin" (actually, Lenteni), the three-legged man, with black descriptive text in Steadman's script, plus his signature. Title printed in black block letters, although the double "r" in "Weirrd" is printed red. Typography of title repeated, reduced in black at title page, plus Steadman's black script signature and a B&W line drawing. Contents are a suite of B&W caricatures of historic grotesques, oddities, impostors, and eccentrics, with accompanying text by Steadman. Subjects include Matthew Levitt (who crucified himself), Wybrand Lolkes (the Dutch dwarf), Claude Ambroise Seurat (the living skeleton), and Barbara Urselin (the hairy-faced lady). Rear panel of cover includes 13 varied B&W self-portraits of the artist.

346. STEADMAN, Ralph. Still Life With Bottle; Whisky According to Ralph Steadman. London, Ebury Press/Random House, 1994. 1st ed. 4to. 160p. Very fine in like dust jacket. 75.00

Profusely illustrated with color drawings; accompanying text on world history of whisky-making, the regions where Scottish malt whisky is produced, related traditions and folklore. Color cover dust jacket illustration of stag on mountain, whisky bottle ("500 Years Old" "Glen Bottlegon") in foreground. Color self-portrait of the artist at rear flap.

347. STEADMAN, Ralph. Teddy! Where Are You? London, Andersen, 1994. [26]p. 1st ed. Very fine in color illustrated boards with no dust jacket, as issued. 50.00 SOLD

White paper-covered boards with color cover illustration of raggedy Teddy Bear, one eye missing. Endpapers illustrated with Teddy Bears. At title page, illustration of pirate-like Teddy Bear in wash tub, with eye patch, sword in paw, skull and crossbones flying. Story is autobiographical; Steadman as Grandpa ("Grumpy"), and his two granddaughters, Grace and Rebecca Scarlett.

348. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. ORWELL, George. Animal Farm; A Fairy Story. London, Secker & Warburg, 1995. 1st ed. 50th anniversary reprint. Very fine in like dust jacket. 85.00

Red buckram binding with four black figures at front cover. Color frontispiece of Orwell with cage full of rats. Profusely illustrated with color drawings by Steadman, many full page or double page. Includes Orwell's "Proposed Preface to Animal Farm" and Orwell's "Preface to the Ukrainian Edition" at end of book. Color illustrated endpapers. White dust jacket with color cover illustration of a black pig and white pig, the latter squawking "Four legs good two legs bad." Brief Orwell and Steadman biographical notes at rear flap. Rear cover has color drawing of farm animal.

349. STEADMAN, Ralph. Jones of Colorado. London, Ebury Press, 1995. 1st ed. As new in like dust jacket. 65.00

Title in author's black script at title page, along with drawing of Jones, Hunter Thompson's cat. Illustrated throughout with B&W drawings by Steadman, primarily full-page or double-page. Cover bears color image of Jones. Rear panel of dust jacket has B&W drawing of "Jones with the hose." Delightful for cat lovers.

350. STEADMAN, Ralph, and Joe Petro III. "The Sheriff." May, 1995. 44" H x 28" W, with large B&W silkscreened photo-image of HST . Edition limited to 77 impressions, each numbered and boldly signed by Steadman and Hunter S. Thompson. Five colors. Net: 1,500.00

A real eye-catcher. It's a B&W blow-up repro of the photo of HST which he printed in an Aspen newspaper as his campaign publicity piece while running for Sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, in the early 1970s. Same image used on dust jacket cover of HST's 1994 book, Better Than Sex. NOTE: These impressions were signed by HST on May 6, 1995 (Kentucky Derby Day), the 25th anniv. of the first Thompson / Steadman collaboration to cover the Derby in 1970.

SHIPPING for poster in mailing tube via Priority Mail: 15.00

351. STEADMAN, Ralph, and Joe Petro III. "Vintage Dr. Gonzo." May, 1995. Silkscreen designed by Ralph Steadman, based on his caricature image of HST in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (p.79). 19" H x 16" W. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, each signed by Steadman and Hunter S. Thompson. Each silkscreen hand-pulled by Lexington, KY, artist Joe Petro III on high quality, acid-free, white cotton artists' paper, and embossed with Petro's chop mark. 1995. Net: 600.00

SHIPPING for poster in mailing tube via Priority Mail: 15.00

352. STEADMAN, Ralph, and Joe Petro III. Lizard Lounge. Lexington, KY, Petro III Graphics, 1997. Huge silkscreen, 50" wide x 38" tall. 9 colors, predominantly reds, then gold, blues, black. 77 copies, each signed and numbered by Steadman. It's totally outtasight. 3,000.00

Based on Steadman's B&W image in Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, pictured at pp.30-31 of the first edition. Silkscreened by Steadman and Petro at Petro's studio in downtown Lexington, and completed 11/29/97, Lizard Lounge took them one week to do. Steadman calls it his best work to date.

Plus 15.00 shipping via Priority Mail in heavy mailing carton, rolled.

Steadman Print From Britain

353. STEADMAN, Ralph, and David Harsent. Playback; For Greenpeace. Large vertical poster (30" H x 20" W), no date or place, on quality off-white art paper. Top half is Steadman's color illustration of a hawk flying over a wolf's skeleton; lower half is Harsent's poem. One-fourth inch tear at lower end of right side, else near fine. Steadman's and Harsent's signatures are part of the art work; boldly signed in black ink by Steadman at bottom. 375.00

Beautifully executed environmental statement, possibly from the Sixties or Seventies, suitable for framing.

SHIPPING for poster in mailing tube via Priority Mail: 15.00

354. [STEADMAN, Ralph]. Bonny Doon Vineyard. Santa Cruz, CA, 1995. Cardinal Zin. Red Zinfandel Wine. White Steadman label on front of brown bottle features a red-frocked caricature Cardinal plus name of wine and Steadman's signature. Rear label is lettered in his hand: "It is a CARDINAL ZIN to be inordinately PROUD of this WILDLY SPICY, FULL BODIED PAEAN to little red FRUIT, the ENVY of those WHO TRY, and FAIL. We anticipate its GREEDY acquisition by consumers LUSTING for a COMPLETE GLUTONOUS, sorry, that SUPERSONIC GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCE. This WINE will complement all MANNER of GAME and OTHER WILD BEASTS, including SLOTH. Yr. R Ranger" Empty 750 ML bottles only. 25.00

355. [STEIN, GERTRUDE]. WILSON, Robert A., comp. Gertrude Stein:A Bibliography. NY, Phoenix Bookshop, 1974. 1st ed. 227p. Deluxe limited edition, one of 100 copies numbered and signed by Wilson, (total edition: 2,000cc). Phoenix Bibliographies VII. Specially bound in brown suede boards, title in gilt at cover, title/ author blind-stamped on spine. Frontispiece: Tipped-in 1934 photograph of Stein by Carl Van Vechten. Trace of foxing to edges, else a fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. 225.00

356. [STEIN, GERTRUDE]. Robert A. Wilson. Gertrude Stein: A Bibliography. NY, Phoenix Bookshop, 1974. 1st ed. 227p. index. illus. Fine in hardcover without dust jacket, as issued. 75.00

The original authoritative bibliography of Stein, compiled by one of the foremost collectors of Stein, and a former New York bookseller.

357. THOMPSON, Hunter S. "The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy." Illus. by Jim Nutt. SCANLAN'S MONTHLY. vol.1, no.1 (March 1970), pp.89-100. 4to. Fine in paper wrappers. 200.00

First issue of this short-lived magazine, and first published appearance of this HST interview of the Olympic ski champion from France. Special feature: Eighteen-page spread on Altamont, the grotesque rock concert orgy (December 6, 1969) in northern California which resulted in four dead, hundreds wounded or tripped-out on drugs. Bonus: Two small illustrations by Steadman. Extremely uncommon.

358. THOMPSON, Hunter S. Generation of Swine; Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s. NY, Summit Books, 1988. 1st ed. Gonzo Papers, Vol.2. Fine copy in near fine, first state dust jacket ("$18.95") with color cover photo of Thompson, slight dampstain. 45.00 The White House, televangelists, Iran/Contra hearings, tattoo parlors.

359. THOMPSON, Hunter S. Songs of the Doomed; More Notes on the Death of the American Dream. NY, Summit Books, 1990. 1st ed. Gonzo Papers, Vol. 3. Fine in like dust jacket with color photos of HST at front and rear dust jacket panels. 45.00 SOLD

NOTE: We have a nice list of Thompson and Gonzo ephemera available for sale.

360. [VOLLMANN--BIBLIOGRAPHY]. John Dinsmore, comp. William T. Vollmann: Bibliographic Checklists.Lexington, KY, 1994. 2nd ed. Desktop-published sheets. 16pp. Descriptive bibliography of Vollmann's first & subsequent editions to date, checklist of anthology appearances, periodical/newspaper articles by and about Vollmann (including book reviews), and a descriptive checklist of productions from his private publishing activity, CoTangent Press. Includes additional features not present in the first edition checklists, and many new entries. Postpaid. 11.50

Vollmann's CoTangent Press

361. VOLLMANN, William T. The Convict Bird; A Children's Poem. San Francisco, CoTangent Press, 1987. 1st ed. 4to. [8] leaves. "Second edition." One of twelve out-of-series copies in stiff paper wraps, as above, specially signed by the author. A Vollmann rarity. As new in stiff paper wraps without dust jacket, as issued. 325.00 SOLD

The first publication of Vollmann's CoTangent Press. Self-published same year as You Bright & Risen Angels (which preceded this production). Ten of the 100 copies were bound in steel, with place-markers made from chain, barbed wire, and hair purchased from street prostitutes. A keystone item for any Vollmann collection.

Vollmann First Editions

362. VOLLMANN, William T. You Bright & Risen Angels. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1987. 1st ed. 640p. As new in like dust jacket. Signed by the author. One of 2,500 copies printed. 300.00

Author's monumental first book, in the correct first edition.

363. _____ . As new in jacket, unsigned. 225.00

364. VOLLMANN, William T. You Bright & Risen Angels. NY, Atheneum, 1987. 1st U.S. ed. Fine in like dust jacket, this copy signed by the author at title page with his pen drawing of a bug and light bulb. A highly collectible WTV signature and drawing. 300.00

365. VOLLMANN, William T. You Bright & Risen Angels. NY, Atheneum, 1987. 1st U.S. ed. [640]p. As new in like dust jacket. Signed by the author. 275.00

366. VOLLMANN, William T. The Rainbow Stories. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1989. 1st ed. 541p. As new in like dust jacket. 225.00

367. VOLLMANN, William T. The Rainbow Stories. NY, Atheneum, 1989. 1st U.S. ed. 541p. As new in like dust jacket, signed by the author. Quite scarce. 300.00 SOLD

368. VOLLMANN, William T. The Ice-Shirt. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1990. 1st ed. 404p. As new in like dust jacket with brilliant color cartographic illustration at front panel, this copy signed by the author. Best Vollmann dust jacket to date, hands down. 275.00 SOLD

The correct first edition, only 1,250 copies printed. First book of the septology, Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes.

369. VOLLMANN, William T. The Ice-Shirt. NY, Viking, 1990. 1st U.S. ed. 415p. As new in like color dust jacket, this copy signed by the author. First printing: 5,000 copies. 215.00

NOTE: There are pagination differences in this edition which vary from the first British edition. Viking added a signature of leaves, with the result that this edition includes several B&W illustrations by the author which are not present in the first British edition.

370. VOLLMANN, William T. The Ice-Shirt. NY, Viking, 1990. 1st U.S. ed. 415p. Advance Review Copy with publisher's promotional sheet. As new in like dust jacket, signed by the author. 245.00

371. VOLLMANN, William T. The Ice-Shirt. NY, Quality Pap. Book Club, 1990. Reprint of Viking. As new, glossy wraps, signed. 65.00

372. VOLLMANN, William T. Thirteen Stories & Thirteen Epitaphs. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1991. 1st ed. As new in like dust jacket, wraparound color illustration by the author. Signed. 255.00

The correct first edition, only 1,000 copies printed. Very scarce.

373. VOLLMANN, William T. Whores For Gloria. NY, Pantheon Books, [1992]. 1st U.S. ed. 138p. New/New, signed. 50.00

NOT the correct first edition, as some would have you believe. 'Tis, however, the first hardcover edition. No remainder mark.

374. _____ . New/New, unsigned. No remainder mark. 30.00

375. VOLLMANN, William T. An Afghanistan Picture Show; or, How I Saved the World. NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992. 1st ed. 268p. B&W illustrations by the author. Illustrated endpapers. New/New, signed. NO remainder mark. 50.00

Author's first nonfiction book. No British edition has appeared.

376. _____ . New/New, unsigned. No remainder mark. 30.00

377. VOLLMANN, William T. Fathers and Crows. NY, Viking, 1992. 1st ed. 990p. As new in like dust jacket, this copy signed by the author. First printing: 5,000 copies. No remainder mark. 175.00

378. VOLLMANN, William T. Fathers & Crows. NY, Viking, 1992. 1st ed. Advance Review Copy with publisher's materials laid in. As new in like dust jacket, and signed by the author along with his interesting abstract pen decoration. 265.00

379. VOLLMANN, William T. Fathers & Crows. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1992. 1st Brit. ed. 990p. First printing: 1,000 copies. As new in like dust jacket, signed by the author. Very scarce. 235.00

CAVEAT: "Variant" copies of Fathers & Crows have been seen. Call.

Signed Limited Edition of 126 Copies

380. VOLLMANN, William T. Butterfly Stories. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1993. 1st ed. [281]p. B&W illustrations by the author. Deluxe limited edition of 126 specially bound copies, signed by the author. Quarter cardinal red cloth, lettered gilt at spine, over marbled paper covers, top edge gilt, in matching cardinal red cloth slipcase.

26 copies lettered A-Z were reserved for author and publisher. This is one of 100 numbered copies. As new in publisher's slipcase. A very nice production. Extremely scarce. net 550.00

The correct first edition, issued October 1993, and the author's only limited edition from a trade publisher (sold out at publication).

381. VOLLMANN, William T. Butterfly Stories. London, Andr� Deutsch, 1993. 1st ed. [281]p. B&W illustrations by the author. Paperback original trade edition. First printing: 3,000 copies. As new in illustrated wraps with flaps, and signed by the author. 55.00

The correct first edition, issued October 1993.

382. VOLLMANN, William T. Butterfly Stories. NY, Grove Press, 1993. 1st U.S. ed. [281]p. B&W illustrations by the author. First printing: 7,000 (?) copies. As new in like dust jacket, signed by the author one week following publication 11/93. 75.00

383. VOLLMANN, William T. The Rifles. NY, Viking, 1994. 1st ed. 411p. vol.6 of the septology, Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes. First printing: 7,500 copies. As new in dust jacket, signed by the author. 55.00

The correct first edition, issued February 1994. Brit.ed. pub. 5/94.

Miscellaneous Vollmanniana

384. [VOLLMANN, William T.]. "Scintillant Orange." In Conjunctions no.11 (Spring 1988). pp.45-99. As new in cloth boards & illus. dust jacket. 65.00

Pre-publication excerpt from The Rainbow Stories. The author's first appearance in a literary periodical. Conjunctions is regularly issued in paper covers; this is one of 500 copies of this literary magazine issued in cloth boards/dust jacket.

385. [VOLLMANN, William T.]. "The White Knights." In: Conjunctions no.12 (Fall 1988). pp.172-222. As new in cloth boards and illustrated dust jacket. 45.00

Pre-publication excerpt from The Rainbow Stories. Illustrated with seven B&W photographs of San Francisco skinheads by Ken Miller. This is one of 500 copies issued in cloth boards/dust jacket.

386. [VOLLMANN, William T.]. "The Grave of Lost Stories." In: Conjunctions no.14 (Fall 1989). As new in cloth boards and illustrated dust jacket. 45.00

Pre-publication excerpt from Thirteen Stories and Thirteen Epitaphs. This is one of 500 copies issued in cloth boards/dust jacket.

387. [VOLLMANN, William T.]. Morrow, Bradford, and Patrick McGrath, eds. The New Gothic; A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction. NY, Random House, 1991. 1st ed. 336p.

Fine copy in like dust jacket, this copy signed by Vollmann. 95.00 The author's first appearance in a literary anthology. "The Grave of Lost Stories," excerpt (complete) from Thirteen Stories.

388. [VOLLMANN, William T.]. Special section on WTV in: Review of Contemporary Fiction. vol.13, no.2 (Summer 1993). As new in glossy photowraps, signed by Vollmann. 45.00

Series about Vollmann by Larry McCaffery, Madison Smartt Bell, others, plus two selections by Vollmann including a prebpublication excerpt from The Rifles. B&W photos of WTV by Ken Miller.

388. [VOLLMANN, William T.]. MILLER, Ken. Open All Night. Woodstock, NY, Overlook Press, 1995. 1st ed. Text from books by William T. Vollmann. Fine in like dust jacket. 60.00

B&W photographs of highly unusual people of all ages. Ken Miller, Vollmann's associate, has taken devastating photography over a number of years, with very original results. This book includes young prostitutes, neo-nazis, winos, skinheads, electroshock patients, drug addicts. The dark side of America's consciousness, life on the fringes.

JOHN DINSMORE

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