New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1935. Harry Clarke. Decorative Cloth. A sharp, very well-preserved example of the masterful, Harry Clarke-illustrated edition of Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". Clean and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with lovely pasted-on pictorial to the front panel. And in an unusually crisp, VG+..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1970. Cloth. The 1970 1st edition of this impressive 2-volume collection of British folk-tales, Both volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dstjackets. Thick octavos, these 2 volumes (both Parts 'A') focused specifically on "folk narratives" More
Woodmere, NY: Simcha Publishing, 1988. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR YAACOV PETERSEIL on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Nicely illustrated by Miri Rosenfeld. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Boards. The 1959 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting to the inner hinges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the spine edges and mild soiling to the rear panel. "A unique guide to Zen thought by a...... More
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant, 1987. Phil Hale. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1987 1st trade edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, very well illustrated in rich color by Phil Hale. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1899. Amelia M. Watson. Decorative Cloth. A handsome example of the 1899 printing, with Amelia Watson's watercolors in the margins complementing Thoreau's text. Complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their olive-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design at the panels..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Cloth. The 1961 stated 2nd printing, issued in the same year as --and just on the heels of-- the 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($5.95), VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing along the flap-folds, the panel..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1987. Boards. SIGNED BY KENT ANDERSON on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1987 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1968 stated 1st printing of David McCullough's first published book. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light frayng and wear along the spine edges and just a bit at the spine crown..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Boards. The 1983 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its gray boards, with very light soiling along the front panel's top-edge. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one very small, razor-thin cut at the front panel. A Review Copy to boot..... More
San Marcos, TX: Southwest Texas State University, 1978. Decorative Cloth. SIGNED BY LARRY MCMURTRY on the Introductory page of his essay. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of this 1978 collection of 4 essays by 4 different writers on the important role of the American Southwest in literary history. Tight and..... More
New York University Press, 1971. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR SIMON TREFMAN in pencil on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with minor scuffing and rubbing to the panels and several very small..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1995. Boards. SIGNED BY PATRICK O'BRIAN across the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1995 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Truly a collector's copy. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1978. Boards. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (very light concaving along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ($12.95), VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the front flap-fold, light wear (a bit of chipping..... More
Harrisburg, PA: James. M. Place, Publisher, 1890. Decorative Cloth. A solid copy of the 1890 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design along the front panel. Tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be internally. Dozens and dozens..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1966. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 3rd printing, in spite of some very neat note-taking (on the first 3 laws of thermodynamics) in pencil on the last several blank pages.. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($5.95), Near..... More
New York: Random House, 1943. Pictorial boards. A solid copy of the 1943 true 1st edition of the first published book by the great Roald Dahl. Tight and VG in its wonderful pictorial boards, with light scuffing to the panels, very light wear along the edges and tips, and mild..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1932. Maud and Miska Petersham. Pictorial boards. The 1932 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges, mild darkening to the spine..... More
Valley Forge, PA: The Judson Press, 1964. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR NORMAN MARING on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with vey light creasing and wear along the spine crown and the..... More
State Board of Agriculture of South Carolina, 1883. Boards. The 1883 1st edition. Solid and VG in its chocolate-brown boards, with light spotting along the panels and former owner bookplate at the front pastedown. Thick quarto, large, colorful fold-out map (with several closed tears and light chipping) firmly bound-in opposite..... More
Westland, Michigan: The Land of Enchantment, 1983. Berni Wrightson. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1983 1st trade edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild fading to the spine and just a touch of very light rubbing along the panels. Berni Wrightson's jarring illustrations..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Cloth. A sharp, impressive copy of the January 1949 stated 4th American printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine. Bright and very presentable. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Boards. A crisp, tight copy of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ("$4.00"), VG+ dustjacket, with light fading to the lower half of the spine, light creasing at its crown and 2 very small pieces of clear tape..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. A solid, very serviceable copy of the 1935 1st edition (with both the Scribner seal and the letter 'A' on the copyright page). Tight and Near Fine (bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with fading..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Cloth. A serviceable, perfectly presentable copy of the 1951 1st edition (with the Scribner seal AND the letter 'A' on the copyright page). Solid and VG (light soiling to the panels, light rubbing along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with chipping..... More
