Vechten, Carl Van

The Merry-Go-Round

Van Vechten, Carl · 1918 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$175.00 (€158.78 | £132.47 | ¥27,945)

New York, A.A. Knopf, 1918. Hardcover. Black cloth boards. Yellow dj 343 pages. Essays reprinted in part from various periodicals. Fair. Dj has tearing, discoloration. Cover has general wear, corner curling. Bookblock has age toning, Interior pages have age toning/foxing .

Parties; Scenes from Contemporary New York Life

Van Vechten, Carl · 1930 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$125.00 (€113.42 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

New York, Knopf, 1930. Slipcased. Yellow flexible vellum covers with silver lettering and design to spine, and design to front cover. Black slipcase with paste on title block on spine. 260, xii-xiv pages Limited to 250 copies. This is number 133. Signed by the author. Very Goo...

The Blind Bow-Boy

Van Vechten, Carl; Robert Evans Locher · 1923 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$200.00 (€181.47 | £151.39 | ¥31,937)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. Hardcover. Multicolored cloth boards. Orange spine with paste on title block. 4 preliminary leaves, 261 pages : color frontispiece. One of one hundred copies on Borzoi all rag paper signed by the author and numbered 1 to 100. This is number 72....

Excavations; a Book of Advocacies

Van Vechten, Carl · 1926 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards. White past on title block on spine. 285 pages. Rough cut bookblock. Signed by author. Contents: Proem -- On visiting fashionable places out of season-- A note on Philip Thicknesse-- Ouida-- The later work of Herman...

The Tattooed Countess: A Romantic Novel with a Happy Ending

Vechten van, Carl · 1924 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$180.00 (€163.32 | £136.25 | ¥28,744)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Limited & signed edition. Hardcover. black paper boards w/ pink & green flower designs; pink cloth spine w/ black title plate. 286 pgs. A nice copy. This is Copy 48 of 150 signed by the author. No slipcase. Also copy 34 of 150. Good+ (edge-wear...

Last operas and plays.

Stein, Gertrude (en Carl van Vechten ed.) · 1975 · Inktswart

€16.50 ($18.19 | £13.77 | ¥2,904)

Vintage Books, 1975. paperback; uitstekend; papier iets verkleurd; tipp-ex op schutblad.

Portraits. The photography of Carl van Vechten.

Vechten, Carl van (en Saul Mauriber red.) · 1978 · Inktswart

€13.50 ($14.88 | £11.26 | ¥2,376)

Bobbs- Merrill, 1978. gebonden met stofomslag; als nieuw; groot formaat.

The Tiger in the House

VAN VECHTEN, CARL · 1986 · Global Village Books

A$17.00 (€10.45 | $11.52 | £8.72 | ¥1,839)

New York, Bonanza. 1986, Reprint. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, xvi,368pp, index, 32 full page ills. Date is estimate only, but book is reprint of 1936 edition.The cat and man. A great treatise on the cat Size: 8vo. Very Good/Very Good.

Some 'Literary Ladies' I Have Known in Yale Library Gazette (January, 1952)

Van Vechten, Carl · 1952 · Clayton Fine Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Near Fine First Edition Yale University Library New Haven 0 Near fine in original wrappers with a small pencil erasure on the front panel, sunning, and light wear. Complete issue.

Theodore Dreiser as I knew Him in Yale Library Gazette (January, 1951)

Van Vechten, Carl · 1951 · Clayton Fine Books

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Near Fine First Edition Yale University Library New Haven 0 Near fine in original wrappers with a small pencil erasure on the front panel, sunning and light wear. Complete issue.

Reminiscences of Hergesheimer, Van Vechten, and Mencken (Knopf) and "Random Notes on Mr. Mencken of Baltimore" (Van Vechten) in Yale Library Gazette (April, 1950)

(Mencken, H.L.) Knopf, Alfred A. and Carl Van Vechten, essays · 1950 · Clayton Fine Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Very Good First Edition Yale University Library New Haven 0 Very good in original wrappers with a small pencil erasure on the front panel, edgewear, and sunning at the extremities. Complete issue.

American Mercury (August, 1925)

Mencken, H. [Henry] L., editor. Clarence Darrow, Carl Van Vechten, Stanley Vestal, and other contributors · 1925 · Clayton Fine Books

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Very Good First Edition Knopf New York 0 Very good in original wrappers with light wear and foxing on the edges.

Alicia Markova -- A Portfolio (four full-page photographs) in Theatre Arts (Octoberm 1943)

Van Vechten, Carl · 1943 · Clayton Fine Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Very Good First Edition New York 0 Very good in original wrappers. Dampstain on the rear cover and last three leaves.

Last Operas and Plays

Stein, Gertrude. Carl Van Vechten, editor and introduction · 1949 · Clayton Fine Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Near Fine Near Fine First Edition Rinehart New York 0 Near fine in dust jacket. Light foxing on the top edge and shelfwear on the bottom edge. The dust jacket has rubbing on the edges and sunning on the flap edges.

Dance Photography of Carl Van Vechten

Van Vechten, Carl; Padgette, Paul · 1981 · Old Bookshelf

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York Schirmer Books 1st Edition 212pp. Grey cloth, black spine backing, silver spine lettering. Book is in like-new condition in very good dust jacket. A wonderful collection of artistically creative photos of dance in the 20th century. Near Fine Very Good

The Weary Blues

Hughes, Langston; Carl van Vechten, ed. · 2015 · Structure, Verses, Agency Books

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.31 | ¥7,026)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A new edition, revised with a Foreword by Kevin Young, a reprint of the original, true First Edition, edited by and with an Introduction by Carl van Vechten. Simply bound in tan cloth over bo...

The Blind Bow-Boy

Carl Van Vechten · 1923 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. 1st edition, 4th printing. Hardcover. 261p. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Two small rips in the cloth near the bottom of the spine, and bottom corners lightly bumped. Spine slightly toned as well. Owner's signature on fro...

More Mr. Cat and a bit of Amber too.

Freedley, George, foreword by Carl Van Vechten, · 1962 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Howard Frisch, (1962). VG in VG DJ. DJ edge wear & price clipped, owner inscription & price sticker fep. No one could replace Mr. Cat but then along came Amber.

Peter Whiffle: his life and works.

Van Vechten, Carl, · 1922 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Knopf, 1922. 7th ptg. G. Owner name & notation fep, edge wear, binding faded at edges. Paste down title on spine. Binding purple with design.

More Mr. Cat and a Bit of Amber too.

Freedley, George, foreword by Carl Van Vechten, · 1962 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Howard Frisch, (1962). 1st ptg. VG. Corners bumped, misweave in binding material.