(click above for list of books sorted by arrival date)

THE LIFE OF TYMON OF ATHENS
Extracted from Shakespeare's Second Folio (1632)

The Hero With A Thousand Faces
Rare first edition of Joseph Campbell's landmark study.

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
First edition of Hemingway's classic.

Bernadette Mayer's ERUDITIO EX MEMORIA
An archive of manuscript drafts and source material.

Norman Rockwell's Hometown
Signed by the artist.

Secrets Behind the Comics
1st ed. from comics master Stan Lee.

Art and Visual Perception
Dedication copy of Rudolf Arnheim's classic.

John James Audubon
Beautiful 10 vol. set.

Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow
Two uncommonly handsome Pynchon firsts.

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.

biblioblography:
Adventures of a rare book dealer.
Plus interesting discoveries, new arrivals and blog-only specials.

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June 12th, 2009 - Our online inventory is currently on hold to due a relocation of the business. Watch the blog for more details. All orders previously confirmed have shipped. Inquiries may still be directed via email and cell (831-233-4780), though response times may be a bit slower than usual. Thanks!

April 24th, 2009 - I've launched a new Twitter account to offer inexpensive copies of great reads: @cheepreads. A bit more about the experiment on the blog. Hope you'll follow along.

Feb. 9th, 2009 - My third catalog, LIVRE BRUT: 20 Vernacular, Folk and Outsider Books, is completed and available for download (PDF) or by request. Highlights include a photo album of the 1904 Sierra Club High Trip to Yosemite, one of the earliest Navy "cruise books," a stunning handmade book by a Korean War POW, and many more.

Feb. 1st, 2009 - I will be exhibiting at the upcoming 42nd Annual California International Antiquarian Book Fair -- Booth 102 (with Lux Mentis) -- Feb. 13th, 14th, and 15th. A list of highlights I'll be bringing to the fair may be downloaded here (PDF). Hope to see you there!

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).

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.

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, and IOBA. More about me can also be found here.

Payment by check or money order (made out to "Brian Cassidy"), VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Paypal (books@briancassidy.net). All books subject to prior sale. New customers are asked to prepay. Libraries, institutions, and established customers and dealers may be invoiced. Reciprocal trade courtesies extended. Books may be returned for any reason within thirty days of receipt, through prior arrangement, and in original condition. Unless books are not as described, however, postage to be paid by buyer.

About Me:

I focus on books with a scholarly or literary bent, both used and collectible: poetry, fiction, criticism, history, religion, and books about writing and language. I also specialize in signed and advance editions (ARCs, proofs, etc.). I am always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. As a member of TomFolio, the bookseller's co-op, as well as The Independent Online Booksellers Association, I proudly adhere to both of their codes of ethics.