London: Thames and Hudson, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., 127pp.. Sharp First Edition. Bound in orange cloth with titles in gilt on spine and gilt logo on front board. Over 100 illustrations and photographs. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Neat, written date on front..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. New Edition. Decorative Cloth. 8vo., (ix)435pp. plus 8ppp. publishers ads. Sharp"New Edition", beautifully bound in original blue clothTitling in gilt on spine and front board. Borders and decoration stamped in maroon on front board and spine. Tissue guarded frontis. Square, tight and clean..... More
New York: Dell, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback PBO. Dell 9461. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Original Tie-In Edition, June, 1965. $.50 Cover Price. Tight, solid and clean throughout with a hint of edge-wear. The beginnings of a hinge crease but barely noticeable; the book sis tight..... More
New York: George H. Doran, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 105pp. Sharp First Edition bound in decorated cream paper-covered board. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly mild edge-wear. Some chipping to crown. Spine and edges toning. Lacking dust-jacket. A very pretty pleasing collectable book from the author of..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 709pp. Beautiful First Edition bound in publisher's blue cloth with titles and armorial motif stamped in gilt, black and red on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear to extremities but quite minor. Tiny..... More
New York: 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 lettered in..... More
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1925. Cloth. 8vo., 85pp. Beautiful Stated Second Impression. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of off-setting to end-papers from dust-jacket. Sharp, scarce, unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has edge-wear and mild soiling. A few tiny nicks and chips. Still quite fresh and..... More
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 394pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($15.00), has some fairly minor wear to edges and rubbing to folds. Still bright and fresh with no chipping, creases..... More
London: Methuen & CO., 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 228pp. Sharp First Edition of this "... annual selection of stories, poems, essays and criticism taken from current literary magazines", Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning. A touch of..... More
New York: Hamish Hamilton, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 394pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in green cloth with gilt spin titles. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild surface rubbing and bumping to tips. Silk ribbon bookmark detached but present. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket, has some tiny edge-nicks and closed..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 22pp. Pretty stated First Edition of this "Address delivered on installation as Chancellor of Edinburgh University. October, 25th. 1930". Bound in original cream cloth with tiles in blue on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 103pp. Sharp First Edition with Scribner's seal and "A" on the copyright page as called for. Bound in green cloth with title in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of edge-wear. Board edges toning. Very interesting bookplate..... More
New York: A. Wessels Company, 1906. Hardcover. 8vo., 322pp. Beautiful reprint bound in original navy cloth with titles, decorations and illustrations in black, orange and white on the front board and spine. Square, tight and quite clean throughout with bright unmarked pages and just a touch of wear to spine..... More
Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1960. Bemelmans. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 245pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to the heel. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.95), has a toning spine as is common and a tiny scratch at the bottom of front..... More
New York CIty: The Viking Press, 1957. Bemelmans. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 218pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of wear to the spine ends. Top board edges lightly toned but quite minor. Very attractive dust-jacket, ($3.50), has some minor wear to spine ends..... More
London: Corgi Books, 1977. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Vintage Paperback Corgi Books. Beautiful First Paperback Printing, no month, 1977, 70p cover price. Square, tight, and clean throughout with a touch of edge and surface wear. Pages edges just starting to tone. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases..... More
San Francisco, CA: Travelers' Tales, 2000. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., 348pp. Beautiful Unread Stated, First Printing with full number sequence. Illustrated wraps. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 430pp. 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
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 358pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt upon a red cloth spine label. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some minor softness to spine ends. Tiny stain on the front..... More
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 323pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some softness to spine ends. Faint sticker ghost on front paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($20.00), is..... More
New York: The Heritage Press, 1963. First Edition, Thus. Cloth. Threee Volumes, 8vo., 466, 486, 473pp. Beautiful First Heritage Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcases have a touch of edge-wear but quite minor. Bookpalte on front paste-down of each volume. A...... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., Wraps 193pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Faint sticker ghost. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Promotional newsletter laid in. A sharp collectable copy at a...... More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1982. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 4to, 96pp. Gorgeous Unread Stated First US Edition. square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, wrapper is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Wrap-around band included. A beautiful collectable copy..... More
New York: 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 mild..... More
New York: 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 wrinkling to the rear panel. Gift inscription on half-title. An excellent collectable copy and priced very..... More