Rare Fiction
Forsytes, Pendyces and Others
Heinemann, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good first edition in jacket (jacket has minor flaws; slight damage to edges of few text leaves). ix+[3]+298 Foreword by Ada Galsworthy. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by editor Ada Galsworthy on front endpaper, June 4, 1935.None... More
On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry
David R. Godine, January 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe Edition, one of 225 signed and numbered copies, this being #140. A Fine copy in a Fine jacket, housed in a lightly worn Very Good slipcase. More
The Story of a Hessian: a Tale of the Revolution in New Jersey
American Sunday-School Union, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Of exceptional rarity (only 4 copies recorded in Worldcat). Original plum cloth stamped in silver (some spotting and wear to cloth; inner hinges starting). 181 pp. More
August,
Coward-McCann, inc. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, colophon with a torch design on the copyright page. 441pp. Second volume in The August Trilogy. A touch of light wear, slight fading at the bottom of the spine, else Very Good in a Poor jacket that has edgewear, chipping at the..... More
Across the River and Into the Trees
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue (with 'A' and seal, yellow lozenge on jacket, Papadopoli on p. 21, line 26). A very good copy in the original black cloth and original first issue jacket (jacket price-clipped with nicks, tears, wear, and tape repairs to verso;..... More
The Three Black Pennys
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
All But Impossible: The Impossible Files of Dr. Sam Hawthorne
Crippen & Landru, January 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Copy #46 of 150 numbered copies signed by Douglas G. Greene, a contributor. A fine hardcover first edition in jacket. Complete with the limited edition pamphlet laid in loose. More
Famous Negro Heroes of America
Dodd, Mead & Co., 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good copy of the first edition hardcover in jacket (jacket has some chips to spine tips and corners with creasing to edges). More
The Margarite of America
Thomas Richards, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good-fine. 8vo viii+139 Reprint edition of an extremely rare 1596 text . One of 26 copies, signed by publisher Richards on limitation page. More
Supplement II: The American Language
Knopf, January 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author on front endpaper. Stated First Edition. A Near Fine copy in a Poor dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, a former owner's sticker on the front endpaper & toning to pages; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, toning, soiling, scattered..... More
Murder Yet to Come
Frederick A. Stokes, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. A good copy of the first edition of the auhtor's first book in original black cloth stamped in green (some wear to cloth; inner hinges tender; jacket flap laid down on front free endpaper). Scarce first book by the co-creator of the Myers–Briggs..... More
Two Years
Jonathan Cape, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket lacking spine; few small nicks, slight creases, rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. 351 pages + plate. Autobiographical study of the Irish writer's travels (chiefly in England and America)..... More
Northwest Passage
Doubleday Doran, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. First Trade Edition. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page. A Very good copy, with some shelfwear, and light soiling to the cloth (usual tanning to the inner hinges); front inner hinge tender at signed leaf, dust jacket has some shallow edgewear, and..... More
Oliver Wiswell
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1940. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1050 signed and numbered copies printed, this being #719. Two volumes in the original bround cloth with gilt titles on spine. Lacking the original slipcase but doe come in a later buckram case. A Fine set with just a...... More
Co-Op: A Novel of Living Together
Upton Sinclair, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in very good mylar-protected dust jacket with minor nicks to jacket. 8vo with DJ xii+426pp. More
The Crock of Gold
Macmillan, 1934. Later Printing. Hardcover. A near fine copy is a custom binding by Riviere & Son, in full red polished calf, spine with contrasting yellow and green morocco labels and gilt tooling, front cover features a fine large gilt design of a leprechaun and a pot of gold, gilt..... More
Five Star Final: A Memodrama in Three Acts
Samuel French, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed and inscribed by the author to literary agent Lilian Tausik (also spelled Tausig): 'Please Miss Tausik, ring me at noon! Louis Weitzenkorn' (presumably an allusion to a line in the play). This play was..... More
Denver Doll's Device; Or, the Detective Queen. the Deadwood Dick Library. Vol V. No. 53
The Arthur Westbrook Co., 1899. First Edition. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First edition in the original color pictorial wraps (wraps have some nicking, tears, and wear; chip to rear cover; text is age-toned). The first volume in Wheeler's Denver Doll (which debuted in 1882) is credited as..... More
Mosby's Memoirs and Other Stories
The Viking Press, October 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author on title page. First Edition. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in. 184pp., bound in quarter white cloth over blue boards with black titles on the spine. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Book..... More
The Little Drummer Girl
Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author on publisher's limitation page. Number 650 of a limitation of 1048 copies. A fine copy in fine mylar jacket and publisher's slipcase. Interior is clean and unmarked. 4to. More
Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, No. 5)
Putnam Adult, June 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed By Author on title page. A fine copy of the first edition, 1st printing. More
The Memory Cathedral: A Secret History of Leonardo da Vinci
Easton Press. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. VG. Limited edition, one of 1250 numbered copies signed by the author. Publisher's bookplate (no name). Full red leather stamped in gilt, all edges gilt; silk endpapers and ribbons.Color Frontis By Jill Bauman. More
The Grand Design
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and inscribed by author John Dos Passos on front endpaper' For Bud Clifton cordially John Passos.' Bound in the original red and light gray cloth (some wear and staining to cloth). More
Omensetter's Luck
The New American Library, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author's first book; novel set in a rural American town. Notable for jacket blurbs by Walker Percy and Susan Sontag. Small chip, few small nicks, creases, rubbing and price clip to jacket; small holes in..... More