Boston: Walden Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., Unpaginated. Beautiful Unread First Edition, #198 of only 300 copies published. Square and tight with little or no wear. Boards spotted and toned as is common and some spotting to the prelims. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has spotting and toned edges..... More
London: George Allen, 1893. 5th or later Edition. Cloth. 2 Volumes, 12mo.310(6)pp. 316(4)pp. Sharp 13th Edition, bound in black cloth with red borders and gilt temple motif on front board. Titles in gilt on spine. Two page map in each volume. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1884. 2nd Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 378pp plus 6pp ads in rear. Solid Second Edition, Revised, originally published in 1883. Chapters also on Guatemala and an English/Mexican vocabulary. Fold-out railway map and illustrations throughout. Facsimile letter from General Ulysses S. Grant. Square, tight and clean..... More
New York: Prentiss hall, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 12mo., 956pp.. Beautiful Stated First American Edition of this remarkably comprehensive travel guide. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.95). has mild edge-wear and toning to flaps and panels. Fresh and bright with..... More
New York: Viking, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Square, 8vo.,181pp.. Beautiful First Edition of this adaptation by Eileen Goudge of "The of the originally titled "My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard. First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump..... More
New York: George Munro, 1878. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. 8vo., vi, 323(3)pp.including two pages of ads in rear as called for. Solid True First Edition in English preceding both the Sampson Low and Scribners editions which were published the following year. Bound in green cloth with blind-stamped borders and titles..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1868. 1st Edition. Quarter Leather. Two Volumes, 4to. Vol XIX, Issue #451-to #476, December 14, 1867 to June 6, 1868, iv,620pp; Volume XX, Issue #477 to #501, June13, 1868, to November 28, 1868, iv,596pp. Beautifully bound in quarter calf over charcoal cloth covered boards. Titles in..... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1926. 1st Edition. Cloth. 6.25" x 4.5". 540pp. Beautiful 38th Edition. Text in German. Red covers with gilt titling, marbled page edges. With 57 fold-out maps, 11 plans, and 11 panoramas. Virtually no wear; Square, tight and clean inside and out. All maps present with no noticeable..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 484pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this collection of 14 stories, Illustrated by Jeffrey K. Potter. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Duckworth), 1926. Cloth. 12mo., 253pp. Beautiful First Printing of this Reprint Edition. Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gilt and decorative borders also in gilt on front board and spine. Decorated end-papers. The Readers Library was an imprint of Gerald Duckworth and Company..... More
Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Co., 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., 188pp. Beautiful First Edition of this compilation of three tales originally published in earlier pulps. Bound in orange boards with titles in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping..... More
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 226pp. Beautiful First Edition of this compilation of more of the western adventures of Breckinridge Elkins. Collects 7 stories. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.00), is fresh and bright with..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 659pp.. Beautiful First Edition of this "Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell". bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with very minor wear to spine ends. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has a...... More
New York: W W Norton & Co., 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256pp.. Beautiful Stated First American Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gently bumping to spine ends. Faint sticker ghost on front paste-down. Very attractive unclipped..... More
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.,208pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of bumping to heel but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket is fresh and bright..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1959. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 478pp.. Beautiful Revised and Enlarged Second , originally published in 1938. Bound in quarter black cloth over yellow woven cloth covered boards. Titles in gilt on spine. Black & White illustrations throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no..... More
New York: P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 325pp.. Beautiful First Edition bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine and facsimile signature of Stoddard on the front board in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of bumping to crown but..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Square 8vo.,128pp.. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of bumping to spine ends but barely. Faint sticker ghost on front paste-down. . Equally attractive..... More
New York: Weatherhill, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 290pp.. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive, though clipped, dust-jacket is fresh and bright with chipping, creases or tears. Unblemished fold-out map. A sharp collectable copy at a great price... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 230pp.. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this winner of the1999 Pulitzer Prize for Literature and the PEN/Faulkner Award Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($22.00), is fresh and bright with chipping..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., 275pp. Illustrated throughout. Sharp First Edition. . Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of a soiling spot here and there but trivial. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A...... More
Florence: Giunti Editore, 2008. Soft cover. Folio, 250pp. Wraps. Illustrated throughout. Beautiful First Edition of this catalog of the exhibit at the World Financial Center, Liberty Street Gallery in New York October 24, 1997 through March 1, 1998. Published simultaneously with the hard-bound edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with..... More
New York: George Braziller Inc., 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 4to., 192pp. Wraps. Illustrated throughout. Sharp Stated First Edition. Published simultaneously with the hard-bound edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of a soiling spot here and there but trivial. Fresh and bright..... More
New York: Signet, 1949. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Signet #710. Sharp First Paperback Printing, April, 1949. No Cover Price Square, tight and clean throughout with some moderate toning to page edges and spine. Very minor edge-wear. Cellophane starting but complete. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases..... More
New York: Pocket, 1952. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Pocket #899. Sharp First Paperback Printing. September, 1952. $.25 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with no interior toning. Little rubbing. Some toning to spine and covers. Still bright and crisp with no chipping, creases or tears. A...... More