The Accidental Tourist
Knopf, August 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. A few small spots along the top of text block, else a Near Fine copy, tight sold binding; jacket is in fine condition in a mylar protector. More
Knopf, August 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. A few small spots along the top of text block, else a Near Fine copy, tight sold binding; jacket is in fine condition in a mylar protector. More
Aunt Lute Books, January 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall (small). Slight rubbing to jacket; else a near fine copy as issued. [6], 105, [1] pages. Includes 2 short stories ('Roselily' and 'Am I Blue'), plus the beginning of the novel 'The Color Purple'; with..... More
Ticknor, Reed and Fields, January 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. From American poet and critic William H. Matchett's personal library, with his name on the front endpaper. Original brownish red cloth covers with gilt spine titles and a textured cover decoration. First Edition. Novel from noted abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, first..... More
Dewi Lewis Publishing, December 2005. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed by the author on the title page. Clean, tight copy.B&W Photography. More
The Overlook Press, August 2010. First Thus. Hardcover. A very good copy of the first printing (with number line to 1) of the Overlook Press Collector's Wodehouse edition in original jacket (very coffee splash stain to text top edge). More
Farrar Straus & Giroux, October 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall thick). Slight rubbing and minor nicks to jacket (chiefly at top edges); slight stains to foredges; else a near fine copy internally. [12], 835 pages. Three-part novel; '... epic adventure in consciousness' (jacket..... More
Street & Smith, January 1897. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare early paperback romance.The Eagle Library Series, No. 105. Pages browned, creasing to spine, corners rubbed, light overall wear to wraps, tear to front wrap corner. More
Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1901. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes. Bound in 3/4 dark green morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and 4 gilt haystack designs, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (spine faded to brown, minor rubbing, nicking to spine tips).B/w..... More
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 1984. Hardcover. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper: '- and for ----- - well met in Seattle - It's great hearing stories about the Dalles - And i'm glad this conjured the the territory.' Also signed by author on half-title. Very Good/ Very Good in..... More
Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition. Leather Binding. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. VG-. Lacks several leaves (including preliminaries and all title pages); slight wear to extremities (chiefly to head of spine, spine edges and corners); slight scuffing and rubbing to covers (leather over cloth; chiefly to top..... More
The Pequod Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Copy # QQ of only 52 hand-lettered hardcover copies signed by author. Printed letterpress by hand by John Ruyle at Pequod Press. Hand-bound in cloth by the printer, paper spine label. A nice copy, as issued..... More
Upton Sinclair, January 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (text and binding dampstained; slight rubbing to DJ). Sm 8vo with DJ 348+[4] Fine first state of jacket copy. Ahouse A21b (gives date as 'ca. 1927'); see Gottesman A459 (originally published in 1914; dates this issue..... More
Geo. H. Himes, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. VG in orig. cl. 8vo none 320pp Very scarce early Oregon imprint. Wright III, #5226.Illustrated by Front. port. More
Herbert S. Stone, January 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. vi+262+[10] pp in illustrated boards. Top edge gilt. Contains 21 essays in all; contributors include John Burroughs, Edmund Gosse, Maurice Thompson, et al. Particularly notable for the color lithographs on the front and back covers;..... More
The Crow's Foot Press / Pequod Press, 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Copy #44 of 50 hand-numbered copies issued in softcover. Printed letterpress by hand by John Ruyle at Pequod Press. Hand-sewn in original printed wraps by the printer. A nice copy, as..... More
Random House, January 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A very good copy in original jacket (slight wear; price-clipped jacket has some nicks and closed tears to edges). [8], 371 pages. Second novel in the Snopes family trilogy (sequel to 'The Hamlet'); 'First Printing' (title page verso)... More
E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1839. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5 of Scott's 'Waverley' novels, as issued in one volume (part of a larger 5-volume work). Each of the 5 novels is separately paginated. Bound in period 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spine..... More
Doran, January 1926. Second Edition. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth cover with gilded titles. A Near Fine set. Books have a touch of soiling to the edges of the text block and toning to pages. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in. More
William Oliphant, [late 1800s?]. Hardcover. Orange covers w/ gilt titles, a black cover design, and a full color cover pastedown. Stated 7th edition. 12mo. A Fair copy. Book has severely bumped corners, edgewear, shelfwear, rubbing to covers (affects pastedown, but primarily edges; affects spine titles), some small stains on the..... More
Norvik Pr, October 2007. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Translated from the Sweish by Neil Smith, who has inscribed the book to a friend on the half title page. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾' In Very Good condition; a clean, tight copy with minimal shelfwear. More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, December 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight creases, rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges. [6], 249, [1] pages. Author's second book; novel set in Hollywood. More
SugarCo Edizioni, 1983. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small thin). Slight rubbing to wrappers; else a nearly new copy internally. 158 pages. Text in Italian. Italian-language version of the film scenario (complete with character descriptions and index of scenes). Krumhansl #82; one of an..... More
Robert M. McBride & Company, 1928. First Edition. Leather Binding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (thin). Exceptionally nice copy. Bound in half brown calf over light brown wood-patterned boards, gilt-stamped spine, plain endpapers, all edges untrimmed, in publisher's matching wood-patterned heavy stock cardboard slipcase (slight sunning to spine;..... More
Flatiron Books, 2019. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Advance Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proof of this controversial novel. A very good copy (has minor reading wear). Paperback with French flaps. More