New York City: Pocket Books, 1941. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback. Pocket Books 91. Attractive 2nd Paperback Printing, February 1941. No Cover Price. Tight, solid and clean throughout. Moderate spine and edge-wear. Cellophane is just starting on the edges and corners. Still, a solid collectable copy... More about The Pocket Book of Short Stories
Cleveland: Polemic Society of Western Reserve University, 1959. Original Wraps. 4to.,135pp. Decent copy of this uncommon "Journal of Contemporary Ideas". Original stapled stiff paper wraps with stiff paper dust jacket with a wrap-around woodcut by Roy Lichtenstein. Square and tight and clean text throughout. However, there are some water stains... More about Polemic Volume IV, Number 1 Spring, 1959
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press. Hardcover. 8vo., 127pp Beautiful copy of this printing. No date but circa 1950. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Solid publisher's decorated slipcase has edge-wear and a few tape repairs. A sharp collectable copy of a quite uncommon title. More about The Psalms of David
New York, NY, U.S.A. The Dial Press, 1947. Hardcover. More about Seventh Avenue Story
New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8mo., 198fpp. Beautiful First Edition. One of only 1250 unnumbered copies printed. Square, tight and clean throughout. Little or no wear but toning to board edges. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00) has some chipping and one tiny missing piece. A couple... More about Agamemnon - From the Private Library of Lillian Hellman
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Decorative Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. No Jacket, As Issued No date listed but it appears to be between 1881 and 1883 based on advertisements for other Alger titles. Frontis is loose and a few pages are starting come away from... More about Frank's Campaign
New York City: Ace, 1957. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback Ace D-314 $.35 Cover Price. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Printing. Square and tight and clean throughout. Bright and fresh with just some mild edge-wear and a short shallow corner crease. A couple of tiny color flakes... More about Deeds of Darkness
New York, NY, U.S.A. Macmillan, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Macmillan, New York, 1902. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. First edition. INSCRIBED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER: "To _____________/ With great pleasure in his admiration/ Gertrude Atherton/ New York, November 8th, 1902". Maroon cloth ornately... More about The Conqueror
New York City: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 135pp. Gorgeous First Printing of the Author's first book. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible flaws. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A spectacular gift-quality copy signed by Baker on... More about The Mezzanine
Cranbury, NJ: Arthur L. Burroughs, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine First Edition, first printing in unclipped near fine dust jacket with just a couple of tiny abrasions on the spine and some sunning to the extremities. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP... More about Tilting With the Windmill
London: The Colonial Press, 1901. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 191pp. Original bluish cloth. Titles stamped in gilt. T.E.G. Square, tight and clean throughout. Very mild toning to page edges but still very fresh and bright and remarkably well-preserved. Some wear to the spine ends..... More about Moorish and Malayan Literature
Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1960. Bemelmans. 1st Edition. Hardcover. More about Are You Hungry Are You Cold
New York, NY, U.S.A. Viking, 1946. Bemelmans. 1st Edition. Hardcover. More about Hotel Bemelmans
New York City: Harper & Brothers, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 304pp. Original green cloth. Sharp later printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with some offsetting to the end-papers and paste-downs. A touch of wear to the spine ends and tips but quite minor. with little or no wear. Very... More about Benchley Beside Himself
New York City: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition Illustrated. Near Fine with some very light bumping to the spine ends. Clean, tight throughout. Unclipped wrapper has some chipping and one or two tiny closed tears else Near Fine. More about Imagination Unlimited
New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Solid First Edition, "Published March 2, 1936" on the copyright page. Square, tight and clean throughout. A bit of fading to the spine and light shelf-wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper has some edge-wear... More about The House in Paris
New York City: Harper & Brothers, 1931. J.J. Lankes. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sharp First Edition, First Printing of this classic story of the "Hercules" of the black community of the lower Mississippi. Original decorative green cloth with paper spine label has very minor... More about John Henry
New York, NY, U.S.A. E.P. Dutton, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine First Edition, first printing in unclipped near fine dust jacket with just a couple of tiny creases/abrasions on the spine. More about A Chilmark Miscellany
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition First Printing, this being number 363 of 400 for sale, with an additional 99 copies distributed to those involved in the publishing of the book. Quarter red leather with white cloth boards. Housed in a full red... More about Chandler Before Marlowe
New York, NY, U.S.A. Abbeville Press, 1982. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. More about On Going to Bed
New York City: The Dial Press, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout. A minimal amount of wear to spine. Spine titles slightly faded. Previous owner's name on the front paste-down. Unclipped wrapper ($2.50 Price intact), has some... More about Iron Man
New York City: Random House, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 41pp. First Edition, First Printing. No wrapper as issued but in a near fine publisher's slipcase with some wear to the back. Gift inscription on half-title. An excellent collectable copy and priced very well. More about One Christmas
New York City: Random House, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 41pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. No wrapper as issued but in a fine publisher's slipcase with some mild toning to edges. An... More about One Christmas
New York, NY, U.S.A. Knopf, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First issue binding of green cloth stamped in gold. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. Book has some wear at spine ends clean throughout with a solid, tight text block. Jacket front cover is in terrific shape with..... More about A Lost Lady
New York City: The Macmillan Company, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 8vo, 462pp. Attractive First Printing, Original maroon cloth, titles in gold. Wear to tips, edges and spine ends but still solid and clean throughout. More about The Dwelling Place of Light