A selection of newly catalogued tidbits in various genres.
New York: Doubleday, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 350pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($17.95), is fresh and bright with no creases or chipping. Very well-preserved. Signed by Anderson on the title page. A gorgeous collectable..... 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: Arbor House, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 319pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in black and red cloth boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint at the crown but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacker, ($13.50)..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., (9),10-229pp., (4 pp. ads) Solid First American Edition published just after the British Edition in the same year. Publisher's original dark brown pebbled cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Frontis of the author, (lacking tissue guard). In-text..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., (9),10-196pp., (4 pp. ads) Beautiful First American Edition published just after the British Edition in the same year. Publisher's original dark green pebbled cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Preliminary ad page present as called for. Tissue-guarded..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page & Co., 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo,( 8) 404, [8]pp. Beautiful First American Edition and True First Edition, preceding the English Edition. Bound in original publisher's navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spines and outlined in gilt on front board. Housed in quarter..... More
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 142 [1]. Sharp First Edition one of only 650 unnumbered copies printed and distributed by Random House. Bound in publisher's light blue paper boards with navy cloth spine. Titles and decorations in gilt on spine. Outer and lower page edges untrimmed..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1978. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 192579pp. Beautiful stated First American Edition, bound in original publisher's black cloth. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacker, ($7.65), has a touch of rubbing to spine ends but quite minor. Fresh and..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1936. Hardcover. 8vo., 314(4)pp. Sharp, likely a second printing, bound in original red cloth with boarders and titles in on spine and front panel. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends and bottom edges but quite minor. Off-setting to..... More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 280pp. Beautiful stated First printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of rubbing to the spine ends but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($15.95), has a tiny bookstore..... More
New York: Century Co., 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6] 262pp. Sharp First Edition bound in publisher's dark blue gilt-stamped titles and fish design on front cover signed with the double D monogram of the Decorative Designers. t,e,g, Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear to extremities. Small..... More
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 306pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped though unpriced dust-jacket is quite fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy... More
London: John Murray, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 129(4)pp. Beautiful First printing Edition of this book of one-act plays based on stories by Sir Arthur COnan Doyle. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, (9s 6d net), has a small $2.00 stamp..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1937. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 285pp. Sharp First US Edition published the same year as the British first. bound in original grey patterned cloth with titles stamped in black on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of toning to board edges..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Photoplay Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 212pp. Solid Madison Square PhotoPlay Edition. Original blue cloth with titles stamped in black on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor wear to edges and tips. Off-setting to end-papers. Pages toning. Previous owners..... More
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 310pp. Sharp First Edition bound in original blue cloth with titles in blue upon a red background on front panel and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends, bottom edges and tips but..... More
New York: Rand McNally and Company. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 445pp. Frontis and 3 plates. Sharp New Edition, Circa 1910, reissue of this story, originally published in 1803, set in Poland during the late 18th century. Prettily bound in publisher's olive green cloth with titles and designs stamped in black..... More
Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 326pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition. One of 156 lettered copies published, this being TT. Bound in original publisher's 1/4 leather over handmade paper covered boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear with equally attractive unclipped dust..... More
London: Collingwood and Whitaker, 1821. New Edition. Full Leather. Sharp "New Edition", the sixth edition overall and First Edition from this publisher. 7" x 4.5", [xi] (2)336pp plus 57pp. appendix and 3pp publisher's ads. Charts and diagrams throughout. Bound in full brown tree calf. Expertly re-backed with later, though certainly..... More
New York: Mutual Publishing Company, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Sharp First Edition. 12mo., (iv), 386(2)pp. Frontis. Bound in publisher's brown cloth . Titles in gilt on spine and front board. t.e.g, deckled edges. Square, tight and clean throughout with an occasional smudge or spot to a couple of leaves. Some..... More
London: T. Bickerston, 1866. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Two parts bound in one volume. 8vo., 56,48pp. Attributed to Edward Ward, this is the scarce reprint of the original from 1720. No date but c. 1866 though not in Gabler. Bound in original publisher's brown cloth. Titles stamped in gilt on..... More