Collection of six titles from the library of historian David McCullough
Used to write his Pulitzer-winning TRUMAN. Art and Visual Perception
The dedication copy of Rudolf Arnheim's classic. Venturi's COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTION IN ARCHITECTURE
A foundation text of postmodern architecture. John James Audubon
A 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
A wonderful association, inscribed to Karl Shapiro. ESSAY ON NATIONAL PRIDE by Zimmermann
[Evans 36750]. 1799. PUBLII VIRGILIL MARONIS BUCOLICA, GEORGICA, ET AENEIS Ex Editione Petri Burmanni
Foulis, 1778
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biblioblography:
Adventures of a rare book dealer in the biblioverse.
Books, bookselling, & the futures thereof.
Plus interesting discoveries, new arrivals and blog-only specials.
 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 12th, 2008 - Our spring sale runs from Friday May 16th until Sunday June 1st. 20% off almost everything in the shop (in-store purchases only). May 7th, 2008 - I was interviewed about a rare archive of William S. Burroughs material I and colleague Ken Lopez recently 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 bookseller profile of myself for the latest edition of the IOBA Standard. It can he read here. May 11th, 2007 - Catalog No. One may now be downloaded here. Printed copies may also be requested. Please email or call. Highlights of the catalog 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. Plus many other unique and unusual items.
|  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 Monday-Friday 10am-5:30pm, Sats. 10am-6pm, and Sundays 10pm-5pm. I am a proud member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), the American Booksellers Association (ABA), as well as the The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. 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. [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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