Literature
The Wanderer
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1928 correct 1st American edition, with the matching dates to the title and copyright pages. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with very mild soiling to the panels and just a touch of light..... More
Camelot: A New Musical
New York: Random House, 1961. 1st. Cloth. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1961 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one very small chip at the front panel's bottom edge and mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, 115 pgs. Book and lyrics..... More
Island in the Sun
London: Cassell & Co., 1956. 1st. Cloth. The 1956 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Thick octavo, 552 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, full-leather box, with full-leather chemise. More
Un Bouquiniste Parisiene: Le Pere Lecureux SIGNED
Paris: Librairie Ancienne et Moderne Edouard Rouveyre, 1878. First Edition. Bound in a handsome 1/4 morocco over russet cloth. #41 of 500 copies issued. New endsheets and pastedowns, bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Tight and VG, with the margins to a number of the pages professionally lengthened. Octavo, wonderful frontispiece..... More
Oeuvres Completes (the 1st 4 Vols. Of 8)
Monte Carlo: Editions Du Livre, 1948. Original Wraps. The 1948 publication of Alfred Jarry's "Oeuvres Completes". This is the first 4 volumes only of the complete 8 volume set. All volumes bright and VG+ in their original wrappers AND in their glassine dustjackets. Octavos, also includes publisher's (?) original cardboard..... More
Harold: A Drama
London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877. 1st. Cloth. The 1877 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and very light bubbling along the panels. 12mo, 161 pgs. plus "Tennyson Extracts for Schools and Recitations". Housed in a custom-made quarter-morocco box..... More
Jeremy Hamlin
New York: Appleton-Century, 1934. 1st. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1934 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. 12mo, 327 pgs. Very attractive. More
In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 1st. Cloth. A crisp copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Internally, very clean as well, free of any markings or writing. Octavo, 138 pgs. A nice copy of this early Alice Walker collection of stories, the..... More
The Third Life of Grange Copeland
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. 1st. Hardcover. An unusually nice copy of the 1970 1st edition. VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, sparkling, Near Fine dustjacket. This copy has 2 identical dustjackets and the outer jacket absorbed all the soiling, etc., leaving the inner dustjacket immaculate and virtually..... More
White Shroud
Madras, India: Kalakshetra Publications Press, 1984. 1st. Cloth. 1984 1st edition, #3 of 1,111 numbered copies issued. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition of Francesco Clemente at the Kunsthalle, Basel, May 13th to June 24th, 1984". Elegant fusion of Clemente oils and pastels with Ginsberg text. Large Folio, unpaginated..... More
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed SIGNED
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. Cloth. SIGNED BY AMY LOWELL ON THE TITLE PAGE ABOVE HER PRINTED NAME. A solid copy to boot of the April 1917 3rd printing. Tight and VG- in its duotone cloth, with light soiling at the rear panel. Thick 12mo, 245 pgs. plus publisher's..... More
The Rehearsal Transpros'd and The Rehearsal Transpros'd (The Second Part)
London: Oxford University Press, 1971. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1971 1st thus, edited by D.I.B. Smith. Tight and Near Fine (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing at the spine base and light soiling to the..... More
Interview with the Vampire SIGNED
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Boards. INSCRIBED BY ANNE RICE IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION (at Minerva's Owl in San Francisco) on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very attractive copy to boot of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (one small chip at the second blank endpaper) in..... More
The Claverings (2 Vols.)
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1867. Hardcover. The 1867 true 1st edition, in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG in a contermporary-to-the-period half-calf over chocolate-brown boards. Light wear at the tips and along the hinges, light scuffing to the spine and wear at the spine ends. Intermittent foxing as..... More
The Last Chronicle of Barset
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867. George H. Thomas. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1867 1st American edition. Tight and VG in its bevelled brown cloth, with light wear at the spine crown and very light foxing to the preliminaries and a bit of the text. Octavo, 362 pgs...... More
The Armchair Esquire
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1958. Cloth. A crisp copy of this handsome 1958 compilation of some of the best writing from Esquire Magazine over the years. Including Salinger, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pound, Hemingway, etc. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the panel..... More
The Chronicle of Clemendy
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1926 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.50"), VG dustjacket, with fading along the spine, a 1" chip at the rear panel's top-edge and very light chipping to its bottom-edge. 12mo, 308 pgs. More
Three Letters of Gemma Donati Wife of Dante Alighieri
Florence: The Olive Press, 1910. Original Wraps. Wonderful 1910 re-issue (and Christmas keepsake) of 3 letters of Gemma Donati, wife of Dante Alighieri. Published by the Olive Press of Florence. Bright and VG+ in its lovely checkered wrappers, with small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper. 12mo, 6..... More
Plays, Acting, and Music (Inscribed to Thomas Hardy) SIGNED
London: Duckworth and Co., 1903. A wonderful Association copy, INSCRIBED BY ARTHUR SYMONS TO THOMAS HARDY on the front free endpaper. Also includes Hardy's personal bookplate from Max Gate on the front pastedown. A solid copy to boot of the 1903 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its green cloth..... More
Tarantula (Pirated Edition)
Madison, Wisconsin: Wimp Press, 1971. Original wraps. Uncommon 1971 pictorial piracy of Dylan's "Tarantula", published on the fly by Wimp Press of Madison. A solid, very presentable copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with just a touch of light staining and a bit of very light..... More
Shiloh and Other Stories SIGNED
New York: Harper & Row, 1982. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BYBOBBIE ANN MASON on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1982 stated 1st edition. Solid and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 247 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Monsieur Beaucaire
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1900. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A nice copy of the 1900 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine, with bright gilt-lettering and design at the front panel and spine. Former owner name and date at front blank endpaper, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 128 pgs..... More
The Works of Booth Tarkington (in 18 Vols.) SIGNED
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1918. Three-Quarter Leather. A handsome example of the 1918 "Autograph Edition" of "The Works of Booth Tarkington", complete in 18 volumes. #478 of 565 copies issued and SIGNED BY BOOTH TARKINGTON on the limitation page of Vol. 1. Bound in an elegant 3/4..... More
The Mystery of the Sea (in Dustjacket)
London: Rider & Co. Cloth. A very presentable copy of this early re-issue, circa 1925. Solid and VG (tender but still sturdy front inner hinge) in a crisp, VG example of the yellow and black-lettered dustjacket, with decorative red bordering along the panel edges. Very light creasing at the edges..... More