A preview of the large stock we will be bringing to this year's show.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. 4to., xvi(1)624pp. Beautiful First Edition of Dickens' classic about the Nicholas sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, quest for fortune in Victorian England. This is the 2nd state with "visitor" corrected to "sister" on line 17 of page 123. Bound from the original parts..... More
London: Jarrolds, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo., 232pp. Beautiful First Edition of this Haycraft-Queen anthology including the classic, "Two Bottles of Relish". This is the scarce true first issue binding in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine with borders. Square, tight and clean throughout save some light..... More
London: Printed for William Miller by William Savage, 1808. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. 4to., lixxxix(5)277(3)clvii.. Beautiful First Edition, Gorgeously bound, in contemporary tree calf, expertly re-backed with later morocco with 5 raised bands, gilt floral decorations in five compartments; title in gilt upon brown, gilt-bordered leather label in second compartment. Date..... More
New York: Lawrence E. Spivak, 1944. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Digest Magazine. Digest Sized in wraps. Sharp first and only printing of Hammett's first anthology of mystery stories including "A Man Called Spade". With an introduction by Ellery Queen. Square, tight, and clean throughout with fairly mild page edge-toning..... More
London: Thorton Butterworth, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 315pp. Beautiful First Edition of this scarce mystery with statement "First Published ... 1930" on copyright page. .Bound in black cloth with titles stamped in red on spine and blind-stamped on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no..... More
London: John Long, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 287pp. Sharp First Edition of this very scarce adventure from the creator of the gentleman thief, Arsene Lupin. Bound in blue cloth with titles in yellow on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Toning to end-papers and..... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1893. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. 8vo., viii(1)232pp. plus 16 page publisher's catalog in rear dated October, 1892. Sharp First Edition of this uncommon anthology of supernatural tales. Bound in navy blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Tight and clean throughout with no foxing and..... More