New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Sunning, slight fading, rubbing and browning to spine and spine label; slight rubbing and browning to covers (cloth over boards; chiefly to edges); slight bumping to corners; previous owner's bookplate on front attached... More about Three American Plays
Philadelphia: Centaur Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good to fine (sl rubbing to cloth). Sm 8vo ix+[1]+130 Contains 17 essa ys in all (on Margaret Anderson, George Borrow, Ring Lardner, Paul Rosenfel d, Gertrude Stein, et al). One of 1000 copies; in protective acetate jacket. More about No Swank
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First edition, first printing (stated) in jacket (cloth has some darkening and wear; text age-toned; small ink stamp and small ink # on endpapers; jacket has very large chip to front cover, plus some chipping... More about Love is Just Around the Corner
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1903. b/w frontis photo; ill marg. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. A very good copy in cloth (slight fraying to head & foot of spine; slight rubbing to corners). 8vo xi[5]280[2 ]pp+ Brilliant evocation of the Owens Valley in... More about The Land of Little Rain
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare first edition signed and inscribed by James Baldwin. First edition, first printing of the author's first book, signed and inscribed at or close to publication (based on his signature and handwriting): "Mama from... More about Go Tell It On the Mountain
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1942. Decorative title Page (blue/black). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6] 279pp. Short tears, few small chips, slight rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. Second book of the author; " ... a warm... More about There is a Happy Land
New York, Ny, U. S. A. Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of 500 copies signed by author. Near fine copy in very good jacket (jacket has minor nicks and tears to edges). "Heat of the Day" was later adapted... More about The Heat of the Day
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1841. First American 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.... More about The Pic Nic Papers / by Various Hands ... in Two Volumes
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London: John C. Nimmo, 1896. 12 Etchings. First Edition Thus. Half Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near fine (hints of fading & wear). 8vo ca. 275/vol+pl Edited with notes by Sir Walter Scott. With 12 etchings by L. Boisson after original designs by C. Delort. Memoir of... More about Memoirs of Count Grammont [sic
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851. 4 Engraved Illustrations. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. A very good copy (new rear cover; spine rebacked). Small 8vo v[3]335[1]4+pl B AL #7655; all points of the second printing present. 4pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Expertly rebacked copy. More about True Stories from History and Biography
New York: Samuel French, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and inscribed by all but one member of the original Broadway cast, including Pauline Lord - to whom Sidney Howard dedicated the book. Howard wrote the play as a vehicle for Pauline Lord, star... More about The Late Christopher Bean Founded Upon Prenez Garde a La Peinture By Rene Fauchois
London: Alston Rivers, Limited, 1908. Decorative Title Page (red/black). First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. [6], 397, [3], 18, [2] pages. Later issue (with "Reprinted, 2nd July 1908" on title page verso); includes 20-page publisher's catalogue ("including spring and summer announcements, 1908") at rear... More about The People Downstairs
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New York: All-Story Weekly, 1918. First Editions. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Set of two bound volumes collects the original appearances of the text of what became A. Merritt's influential first novel"The Moon Pool", as well as major works by other writers. Merritt's short story "The Moon... More about The Moon Pool [and] The Conquest of the Moon Pool [and] The Face in the Abyss by A. Merritt;...
Santa Barbara: Printed at the University of California, 1967. Illustrated By Bruce S McCurdy. First Edition. Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of the fabled rarities of both modern American literature and Native American studies - this is the original 1967 limited edition, not the 2011 reprint... More about The Journey of Tai-Me
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill Company, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Rare first edition in jacket. Very good first edition hardcover in rare vintage jacket. The cloth is unfaded, binding is tight (there is some bumping to edges; and a spot to cloth at rear corner... More about The Nine Unknown
New York: Random House, 1941. b/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces. First Edition, Later Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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;... More about What Makes Sammy Run?
New York: Covici, Friede, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First edition, first printing book in an exceptional example of the original vintage jacket ("second printing" on spine of jacket). Book is tight and square. Jacket is price-clipped but otherwise bright and crisp; cloth has some... More about In Dubious Battle
