London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1927. Hardcover. A very solid copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (faint, small former owner name and date at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the front panel and one very small, neat..... More
New York: Creative Age Press, 1949. Hardcover. SIGNED BY ROBERT GRAVES on the second front endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 stated 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1932 1st "Paramount Photoplay" edition, with a wonderful pictorial image of Frederic March in both characters on the dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and just..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Cloth. The 2nd state of the uncommon 1932 edition (without the photoplay photographs but with the same pictorial dustjacket). A handsome, well-preserved copy. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and rear panel edges. 12mo, 234pgs. plus..... More
Cincinnati: Little Man Press, 1942. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1942 1st edition of this uncommon fine press offering. #43 of only 125 copies issued, EACH SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAMES FLORA on the limitation page. Bright and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial card wrappers. 12mo, beautiful woodcuts by James..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1925. 1st. Cloth. 1925 1st edition. VG- (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine and pronounced offsetting to the front pastedown and front free endpaper) in a bright, VG- pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges, one small chip at the spine..... More
New York: Random Hosue, 1930. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1930 signed/limited and 1st edition. #863 of 900 copies signed by Rockwell Kent on the limitation page. ADDITIONALLY, THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY ROCKWELL KENTon the front free endpaper. Solid, bright and VG+ in its silver-lettered and..... More
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. 1st. Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1980 1st edition. VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Small former owner stamp to the front free endpaper and pencil underlining at the first 4 or 5 pgs..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1898. 1st. Original Wraps. 1898 1st edition, in its original pictorial wrappers. VG-, with pronounced staining at the spine and one 1 1/2" chip at the rear panel. Still though, a presentable copy of a fragile book. 12mo, 84 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, cloth chemise..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1932. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1932 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very, very lighty staining along the spine. Thick octavo..... More
New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, 1891. Decorative Cloth. The 1891 1st American edition. VG-, with light soiling at the panels and spine. Neat former owner name at front pastedown, first blank and title page. 12mo, 268 pgs. Housed in a handsome custom-made box, with folding chemise. More
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1938. E. Carlegle. 3/4 leather. #90 of 100 copies (within the larger limitation of 1,210 copies) of this handsome 1938 French edition of Kipling's "Stalky & Co."). Bound in 3/4 pebbled green morocco over marbled boards. 3 raised bands, bright gilt-tilting and lovely Art Deco gilt-tooling along..... More
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1938. Georges Leroux. 3/4 leather. #90 of 100 copies (within the larger limitation of 1,210 copies) of this handsome 1938 French edition of Kipling's "On the City Wall"). Bound in 3/4 pebbled green morocco over marbled boards. 3 raised bands, bright gilt-tilting and lovely Art Deco gilt-tooling..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1981 1st American edtion. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears at the panel edges and very light soiling to the rear panel. Very light staining as well along the rear..... More
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. Hardcover. The 1982 1st thus, #154 OF 299 COPIES SIGNED BY SAMUEL BECKETT at the half-title. A pristine copy to boot. Tight and Fine in its lovely marbled boards, with bright gilt-rule and lettering at the panels and spine respectively. Also includes a Fine..... More
London: William Pickering, 1850. 1st. Full-Leather. The 1850 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes. Bound in a full, light-brown calf, with raised bands and bright gilt-compartments and lettering along the spines. Light wear to the panels and at the spines but still solid, well-preserved and VG. 16mos, marbled endpapers and..... More
London: William Pickering, 1849. 1st. Full-Leather. The 1849 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Bound in a full, light-brown calf, with raised bands and bright gilt-rule and lettering along the spines. Light wear --and scuffing-- to the panels and at the spines but still solid and VG and very presentable..... More
London/New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1962 1st English language edition. Translated from the original Italian by Elizabeth Ellman. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine ictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 223 pgs. More
London: The Shakespeare Association and Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1951. Cloth. 1951 collotype facsimile. VG (with light foxing to the preliminaries) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light pencil at the rear panel and light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, top-edge gilt. "Quarto Facsimile #7" in the series. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. 1st. A wonderful Association copy: INSCRIBED BY BOTH SHERWOOD ANDERSON AND GEORGE JEAN NATHAN (drama critic and co-founder [along with H.L. Mencken] of The American Mercury and The American Spectator) TO SYLVIA SIDNEY (prominent 1930s actress and wife of Bennett Cerf, former head of..... More
London: Home & Van Thal Ltd., 1944. 1st. Cloth. The 1944 1st edition. Solid and VG (with light offsetting and foxing at the endsheets) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels. 12mo, 32 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box. More
New York: John Lane Co., 1917. 1st. Cloth. The 1917 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with light foxing at the endsheets) in a bright, VG- jacket, with moderate chipping at the spine ends (affecting the lettering) and light chipping along the panel edges. Still though..... More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1997. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY BOTH EDITORS on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1997 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 461 pgs. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Sylvia Plath. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1971 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG+ (very light offsetting to the endsheets, light cocking at the binding) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light, inconspicuous staining along the lower-edge of the inside..... More
New York Graphic Society, 1962. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on a front blank endpaper. A crisp copy to boot of the 1962 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and several small closed tears along the..... More
