The Point of Honor
McClure Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first state ('McClure' at foot of spine) in original dark brown pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and white (minor wear to edges). More
McClure Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first state ('McClure' at foot of spine) in original dark brown pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and white (minor wear to edges). More
T. Fisher Unwin, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 317, [1] pages. Nautical adventures, set principally in France and on the Mediterranean. A very good copy with slight rubbing to spine and covers; inner hinges slightly weakening; slight internal browning (chiefly to edges and endpapers)..... More
The Franklin Library, 1976. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight rubbing to covers (leather; chiefly at edges); else a near fine copy internally. xxiii, [1], 594 pages. ' ... limited first edition ... privately printed exclusively for Members of The First Edition Society' (second..... More
Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Leather Binding. Copy #37 of 170 numbered copies signed by author and artist. Bound in publisher's deluxe binding of full orange vellum stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut (spine unevenly faded, minor wear). More
Harcourt, Brace and Company, January 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of noted poet William Matchett, with his signature and date (August 1944) on ffep, with a few ink notes at the margins. Light shelfwear to boards, corners slightly bumped, else a Very Good copy in a Very Good..... More
47North, February 2013. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Advance Reading Copy (ARC) - uncorrected proof. Nice copy in orignial wraps; publishers' note in back cover. Little to no visible shelf wear. Clean text with a tight spine. More
Charles & Henry Baldwin / Joseph Booker, 1819. First Thus. Leather Binding. This beautiful set of 4 finely bound volumes (which can be described as 'extra-illustrated'). Uniformly bound in full crimson 19th-century morocco for Estes & Lauriat of Boston (with their tiny blindstamp), spines with raised bands and elaborate gilt..... More
Lea and Blanchard, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. small 8vo 203,[5],192pp Contains 21 pieces in all (including 2 short novels , 18 short stories and 1 sonnet) by 'various hands'; the American edition d oes not include 'Charcoal Sketches' by Joseph C. Neal. Podeschi..... More
Michael Joseph, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and inscribed by the author's wife - 'To Peg, with love & best wishes from Dorothy Forester April, 1972'. Also includes the text of 'The Hornblower Companion'. More
Heinemann, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Galsworthy on front endpaper 'Cordially, John Galsworthy November 1919'. Beautifully housed in a custom half dark green morocco slipcase; matching cloth folding chemise. Good to very good (sl wear to edges/corners). Sm 8vo [6]+404+ads..... More
Arundel Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Copy #42 of 100 numbered copies printed letterpress on Frankfurt laid paper by Harry and Sandra Reese at Turkey Press. The frontispiece is signed and numbered by artist Joseph D'Ambrosio. This copy is signed by publisher Phil Bevis..... More
Random House, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Few small nicks and chips (chiefly to lower edges), slight creases, rubbing and browning, price clip to jacket; previous owner's ink signature on front free endpaper; slight internal browning to edges. [6], 303 pages. Later issue of the author's first book; novel following the..... More
Upton Sinclair, 1953. First Edition. Unknown. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Believed to be the last of Upton Sinclair's unpublished book-length manuscripts in private hands, AMERICAN FABLES is a uniquely important piece of American literary history. Sinclair's body of work dealt with numerous issues and trends in American..... More