Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. Cloth. The 1974 stated 1st printing of Robert B. Parker's first published book (and the introduction of his private investigator Spenser). Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light staining along the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very mild darkening... More
New York: Walker and Company, 1971. Boards. A sharp copy of the 1971 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge and mild darkening to the spine. Octavo, jacket design by Carl Weiss, illustration by Andrew Antal. More
New York: Simon and Schuster (An Inner Sanctum Mystery), 1959. Boards. A solid copy of the 1959 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ (with its customary browning along the page edges) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling along the panels. 12mo, "Detective Steve Carella thought... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Boards. The 1960 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (with its customary browning to the pages) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and mild rubbing along the front flap. 12mo, an Inner Sanctum 87th Precinct Mystery. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854. Decorative Cloth. The 1854 1st edition (the copyright page states 1849) --or certainly very early printing-- of this uncommon look at mid-19th century domestic science and housekeeping habits in the American home. With 6 lovely hand-colored illustrations to help bring home her points, the... More
New York: Grove Press, 1959-1960. Original wraps. The first 12 volumes in Grove's formidable "Evergreen Gallery Book" series of artist monographs, all written (or translated) between 1959-1960. Each is a 1st paperback edition (in most cases so stated) and each is in crisp, VG+ or better condition. Most are original... More
New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1948. Esphyr Slobodkina. Boards. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1948 1st edition, early printing (with the $2.50 instead of the earlier $1.50 price on the front jacket flap). Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light creasing... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931. Dorothy and Marguerite Bryan. Boards. A crisp, very nice copy of the 1931 stated 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($1.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small, almsot imperceptible closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, nicely... More
New York: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1949. 1/2 leather. A very handsome copy of the uncommon 1949 Edition De Luxe, "the text printed on handmade paper and the work specially bound in half-Niger morocco of which 100 copies are reserved for sale in the United States". Tight and Near Fine, with... More
New York: Cima Publishing Company, 1945. Marion Merrill. Boards. A very presentable copy of the 1945 1st edition of this charming children's "movable" book, with all moving parts in nice working condition. Clean and VG+ (with light bowing to the boards) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.50), VG dustjacket, with very... More
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1943. Julian Wehr. Boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1943 1st edition of this charming "movable" children's book. Clean and Near Fine in its plastic-comb binding (with all movable parts in nice working condition) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one... More
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1946. A. Schenk. Boards. A handsome copy of this charming 1946 circus-themed pop-up. Crisp and VG+ in its plastic-comb binding, with all 4 pop-ups in nice working condition. And in a crisp, VG+ example of the pictorial dustjacket, with several very small closed tears... More
New York: The Citadel Press, 1946. Marion Merrill (Assisted by Julius Protas). Boards. A very impressive copy of the 1946 1st edition of this charming "movable" book. Clean and Near Fine (with all movable parts in nice working condition) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny... More
New York: Nat Fleischer, 1942. Original wraps. A very solid copy of the 1942 1st edition, written by Nat Fleischer, the redoubtable editor of Ring magazine. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial, light-brown wrappers. Octavo, generously illustrated thruout (with mostly etchings but with some black-and-white photos as well). More
London: A & C Black, 1919. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1919 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design to the front panel and faded titling to the spine. General fading as well along the spine, light wear at the spine ends... More
Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1928. Cloth. The 1928 1st edition of this "dramatic history in five parts", written by African-American educator, writer and community leader Leslie Pinckney Hill (1880-1960). Based on the life of Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), one of the key figures in the Haitian Revolution, the 1791-1804 "successful anti-slavery... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1920. Cloth. A solid, well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1920 1st English language edition (following the 1913 original printing in German). Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling at the front panel and spine. Light wear to the spine ends... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1927. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and insignia along the spine. Just a touch of rubbing at the spine crown and the panels. Quarto, 30 plates and 64 figures thruout complementing the text. More
New York: Self-published, 1841. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1841 original printing. Solid and VG+ in its patterned, dark-green boards, with the title label at the spine a bit scuffed but completley intact. Presented by a "Mrs. Shatsell" (likely a relative of the author) to a Sarah A.B. Kip, who also... More
Marlboro, NY: The Village Press, 1939. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1939 1st thus, limited to 300 copies and "printed on Hurlbut Permanent Record book paper". Solid and Near Fine in its dark-blue cloth, with crisp gilt-titling at the front panel. Just a touch of offsetting to the pastedowns... More
New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock (The Grafton Press), 1927. Cloth. A very impressive copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Thick octavo, top-edge gilt, a number of uncut signatures. Crisp black-and-white plates complementing the text. More
Philadelphia: The United Lutheran Publication House, 1909. Cloth. A very impressive copy of the 1909 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (mild spotting along the bottom-edge) in a crisp, Near Fine example of the pictorial dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping at the spine ends. 12mo, warmly inscribed on... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1949. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1949 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its olive-green cloth, with just a touch of spotting at the front free endpaper and very light dusting and spotting to the top and fore-edges. Octavo, several dozen... More
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1924. Cloth. A crisp, exceptionally clean copy of the 1924 1st edition. Tight and easily Near Fine in its wine-red cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed gilt-titling and insignia along the spine. Thick octavo, roughly 60 illustrations complementing the text. Prepared under the direction of the... More
Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret (Editions du Livre), 1948. Original wraps. The 1948 1st edition, #2,234 of 2,500 copies issued. The Claude Roger-Marx text is followed by 60 Vuillard lithographs (most with their original tissue-guards) and the 7 Vuillard watercolors at the rear. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its... More
