Author Archives: kippy

“We should start a dance team.” Well… we’ll work on it!

One of the gems of Bell’s Rorty collection is Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason. This 1948 edition of Kant’s monumental work on ethics was Richard Rorty’s personal copy, with underlining and marginalia. An invaluable insight into Rorty’s thought on … Continue reading →

Our new Bell’s Books bags have arrived in a number of new patterns. Canvas or cotton. Just in time for the summer!

John Carter’s ABC for Book Collectors is back in stock from Oak Knoll Press. This is the definitive and latest edition of one of the very best resources on book collecting. It includes definitions and examples of some of the … Continue reading →

A call came in the other day regarding a particular translation of a classic Greek tragedy which we had. Unfortunately, the customer was unable to find parking at that particular time, so the transaction was done by phone and handed … Continue reading →

Time to brush off some old classics, or read some scary stories you didn’t get to in years past. There’s always Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (which is in at least two versions), or perhaps Stevenson’s The Strange Case … Continue reading →

A lifetime gathering of signed, first, and rare editions ofCalifornia’s favorite author, offered for sale individually by Bell’s Books, Palo Alto

Just in! The First Trade Edition of John Steinbeck’s acclaimed work East of Eden. This is the version that was first available to the general public, in its original dust jacket; a scarce copy of one of our most requested … Continue reading →

For a number of years, when renowned literary figures came to speak at Stanford, photographer Margo Davis documented the authors in quiet photographic sessions. The results were outstanding portraits of many of the best-known writers of our time. Don’t miss … Continue reading →