Secrets Behind the Comics
1st ed. from comics master Stan Lee. John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts
Richard Astro's scarce study. Dean Wareham's BLACK POSTCARDS
SIGNED by the Galaxy 500 and Luna founder. Six titles from the library of historian David McCullough
Used to write his Pulitzer-winning TRUMAN. Art and Visual Perception
Dedication copy of Rudolf Arnheim's classic. Venturi's COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTION IN ARCHITECTURE
A foundation text of postmodern architecture. John James Audubon
Beautiful 10 vol. set. Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow
Two uncommonly handsome Pynchon firsts. SAMUEL BECKETT
TLS to Esquire editor David Solomon. SEA OF CORTEZ by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts
INSCRIBED by Ricketts. Henry Miller's La Tour De Feu
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 August 12th, 2008 - I am very happy to announce that I have been accepted as a member to the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (and by extension The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers). August 2nd, 2008 - Upcoming book fairs where I'll be exhibiting: Santa Monica (Sept. 6th - 7th), Sacramento (Sept. 20th, Scottish Rite Temple - 6151 H Street), and Seattle (Oct. 11th and 12th). Hope to see you there! May 16th, 2008 - I was recently invited to be a regular contributor to Book Patrol, a blog dedicated to book culture. I'll be posting there in addition to my usual blog (see above). May 7th, 2008 - I was interviewed about a rare archive of William S. Burroughs material I and colleague Ken Lopez sold. More details on the blog. Feb. 15th, 2008 - Catalog #2 is (finally) complete. It includes rare and important items from Emily Dickinson, Jack Kerouac, Jo Mora, John Steinbeck as well as several nice early American imprints, scarce art and architecture titles, Americana, Californiana and more. Email to request a copy or download here. July 1st, 2007 - I recently wrote a profile of myself for the latest edition of the IOBA Standard. May 11th, 2007 - Catalog No. One may now be downloaded here (or request a hard copy). Highlights include association items from John Steinbeck, John Cage, Dave Eggers and others; many rare Ted Berrigan items; and a TLS with 4pp. typescript from William S. Burroughs to Allen Ginsberg. |  I run a small used, rare, and antiquarian bookshop (formerly the Cannery Row Old Book Co.) located at 471 Wave St. within the Cannery Row Antique Mall, just one block off the Monterey street made famous by John Steinbeck. The shop is open Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm, and Sun. 10am-5:30pm. Search and want services are available, as are appraisals and collection development. Please inquire. Offers of books for sale are actively solicited, from individual titles to entire collections. Proud member: ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, ABA, and NCIBA. [join the mailing list] brian cassidy, bookseller
shop @ 471 wave st. monterey
mail: po box 8636
monterey, ca 93943
(831) 656-9264 / 233-4780 (c/sms)
books-at-briancassidy-dot-net
www.briancassidy.net 
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