London: Richard Bentley, 1850. 1st Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. 3 Volumes complete, 8vo.,xiv(3) 295; (4) 321(2); (4) 338(2)pp. Half-title in each volume. Publisher's adverts on two unnumbered pages at the end of Vols. 2 & 3. Sharp First Edition of the celebrated author's first published novel; an historical fiction greatly influenced..... More
New York: Grey Walls, 1934. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Slim12mo, 164pp. Sharp First British Edition of perhaps the most significant piece of American literature in the 20th century. Bound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Tight and solid. Light spotting to the end-papers. Barely a hint of page toning..... More
New York: Random House, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large, thick 8vo., 953pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with a reproduction of the artist's self-portrait. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped duct-jacket, ($40.00)..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Four Volumes, Tall 8vo (xxvi)297pp; (vi)310pp; (vi)361pp; (vi)381pp. Includes index. Sharp First Limited Edition, #496 of only 1000 numbered copies containing a leaf from the original manuscript bound in. Bound in publisher's quarter navy cloth over light blue paper-covered boards with lettering..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 651pp. Beautiful Stated First Trade, First Printing of this anthology of 42 stories. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped duct-jacket, ($29.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., 391pp. Beautiful First Trade Edition, Stated First Printing of Carver's last anthology, published shortly before his death. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped duct-jacket, ($19.95), has a shallow crease along the lower..... More
New York: Penguin Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 531pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in quarter purple cloth over purple paper-covered boards with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped duct-jacket, ($35.00), is..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 430pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in black cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Mapped end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped duct-jacket, ($28.00), is fresh and..... More
New York: Ecco, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo., 664pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, FIrst Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($34.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Inscribed and signed by..... More
New York: Dutton Adult, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo., 454pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a touch of softness to the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with..... More
New York: Viking, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo., 691pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, FIrst Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the author..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 451pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, FIrst Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($27.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Inscribed and signed..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo., 910pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($40.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the author directly on the title..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 333pp, Beautiful Stated First North American Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears..... More
New York: Random House, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 625pp. Beautiful Stated first Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2" as called for. Bound.in quarter purple cloth over yellow paper-covered boards with lettering in copper gilt on spine and. Mapped end-papers. Square tight and clean throughout with little or..... More
New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 454pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence and "Scotoma" misspelled as "Skitoma" on page 243. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, or..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 356pp. Beautiful Stated first Edition of this National Book Award winner. Bound in quarter black cloth over navy paper-covered boards with lettering in copper gilt on spine and. Mapped end-papers. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2001. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. 4to., 366pp. Beautiful Unread "Collector's Edition", one of Easton's "Great Books of the 20th Century". Kerouac's seminal travelogue. Bound in full maroon leather with titles and decorations in gilt. a.e.g. Silk bookmark. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Illustrations..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 311pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in blue-green cloth with titles in silver upon a black cloth spine label and the author's name in silver on the upper and lower portions of the spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 188pp. Sharp First edition though likely 2nd issue as pg 112 is corrected and printer is mentioned on copyright page. Bound in blue cloth with titles in silver on spine and blind-stamped on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 288pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a tiny bit of bumping to the spine ends but really quite minor. . Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($26.00), is fresh and bright..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 368pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full letter sequence. Bound in quarter white cloth over gray paper-covered boards with lettering in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 228pp. Beautiful Stated first Edition of this anthology that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. Bound in quarter gray cloth over gray paper-covered boards with lettering in silver on spine and front board. Square tight and clean..... More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 568pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First issue with errata slip noting the reversed text on pages 430 & 431. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Feels unread. Equally attractive unclipped first..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 562pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Feels unread. Equally attractive unclipped first state dust-jacket, ($28.00), is fresh and bright with..... More