Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 206pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, 3581 of only 750 numbered copies published. There were also 26 deluxe lettered copies. Bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive..... More
Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan, 1999. New Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 141pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition with title. Originally published in 1971 with title "The Hombre from Sonora", written by Will Charles, an early Willeford pseudonym. Bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 227pp. Sharp First Edition. First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some softness to the spine ends. Stain on the fore-edge on the first 50 pages or so but..... More
New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1991. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 227pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a trivial touch at the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($20.00), is fresh and..... More
New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 434pp. Beautiful Stated First American Edition. First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($26.95), is fresh and bright..... More
New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2001. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 164pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($20.00), is fresh and bright..... More
Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 469pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this biography of one of the masters of the Pulp Noir genre. Bound in black cloth with titles in black on spine. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped..... More
New York CIty: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 861pp. Beautiful First Edition with Scribner's "A" and seal present on copyright page. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or foxing. Two tiny closed tears to the..... More
London: Allison & Busby, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256pp. Beautiful First British and First Hardcover edition of the Author's first book. Originally published in 1981 by Avon as a Paperback Original. Square, tight and clean throughout save previous owner's blind-stamp on the front end-paper though fairly unobtrusive. No toning..... More
New York: Bluejay International, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 504pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($16.95), has some mild toning to flap edges but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Inscribed and signed..... More
Chicago: Shasta, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 222pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of Leinster's first book in the "To The Stars" series. Bound in orange cloth with titles in white and black on spine. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear save a touch at the spine..... More
New York: Crown, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256pp. Beautiful First Edition of Patterson's widely acclaimed second book. Bound in black cloth with titles in black and red on spine. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.00), is fresh and bright with..... More
New York CIty: Harper & Row, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 89pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a gentle bump at the heel but trivial. No toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($145.95)..... More
New York CIty: Thomas Y. Crowell. Will Pogany. Three-Quarter Leather. 8vo., Unpaginated. Gorgeous Early Crowell Edition, undated but c.1910. Beautifully bound by Whitman Bennett in three-quarter deep purple morocco over gilt-ruled, purple patterned paper-covered boards. Gilt decorated raised bands. Gilt titles in second compartment with floral motif in gilt in..... More
London: John Murray, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo., 153pp. Solid later John Murray printing. Bound in red cloth with titles in black on spine. Tight and clean throughout with only a hint of toning to page edges. Slight spine lean but barely. Moderate edge-wear. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (9s. 6d. net), has some..... More
New York CIty: The Dial Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 306pp. Beautiful Stated First American Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Unusual gold-foil end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gently bumped and lightly toned crown. No toning..... More
New York CIty: Turner Publishing, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 486pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 247pp. Beautiful First UK Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£13.99 net), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creasing, toning or tears. A very pretty collectable copy..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 241pp. Beautiful First UK Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor edge-wear. No toning or foxing. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (18s. net), has mildly toned edges and a short crease on the front flap. Still fresh and bright with..... More
New York CIty: Random House, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 130pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House for a First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of off-setting to paste-downs but no..... More
New York CIty: Arbor House, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 253pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($15.95), has mildly toned edges and spin but is fresh and bright..... More
New York CIty: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 129(2)pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($15.95), has mildly toned edges but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable..... More
New York CIty: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 240pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to spine ends and board edges lightly toned. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($14.95), is mildly toned but is fresh and bright with no..... More
New York CIty: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 281pp. Beautiful Stated First American Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($8.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 144pp. Sharp First Edition. Not dated but 1948. Bound in blue cloth with tiles in gilt on spine. Black top-stain. Faux-marbled end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear on bottom edge. A few scattered spots and..... More