San Francisco: The Pterodactyl Press, 1980. Original Wraps. A wonderful, beautifully-printed 1980 collection of dustjacket blurbs and advertising squibs written by Carl Van Vechten himself for his own books pubished by Alfred A. Knopf between 1916 and 1932. #8 of only 100 copies issued by the Pterodactyl Press of San..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Decorative Cloth. The 1928 1st trade edition. Solid and tight and VG (with mild soiling at the spine) in a bright, price-intact, G+ dustjacket, with chipping at the panel edges and most notably, at the spine ends (2" loss at the foot), and light..... More
New York: Press of the Woolly Whale, 1930. W.A. Dwiggins. Full leather. A very interesting copy of the 1930 re-issue by the Press of the Wooly Whale of New York. Re-bound in a full chocolate-brown leather, with bright git-titling along the spine and the W.A. Dwiggins-designed door-knocker from the title..... More
Troy, NY: Nims and Knight, 1890. I.M. Gaugengigl and T.V. Chominski. Decorative Cloth. Handsome 1890 edition of the Dickens classic, issued in a larger (Quarto) format and lavishly illustrated thruout in full-page black-and-white and copper etchings by I.M. Gaugengigl and T.V. Chominski. All etchings in pristine condition and all including..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1846 1st edition, 2nd state (including "New Edition of Oliver Twist", followed by 3 lines in italics, at the rear). Well-preserved and VG in its red cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering at the front panel and bright, decorative gilt-flourishes and..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. George Cruikshank. Full leather. The 1838 true 1st edition (with no border to "The Last Song"), in a sumptuous, light-blue, full-leather binding. 5 raised bands, highly-decorative, gilt-ornamented compartments along the spine. Clean, tight and Near Fine and, internally, bordering on immaculate, with no writing or markings..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1890. R. Seymour and "Phiz" Full leather. A wonderful Presentation copy of this 1890 re-issue, bound (and signed by the binder) in full calf by Morrell of London. Included with this copy are 26 mounted photographs (most of them signed by the actors) of characters from..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935. Cloth. The elusive 1935 1st American edition, a book which eventually would be paired with 1939's "Goodbye to Berlin" to make up "The Berlin Stories". Solid and VG in its oatmeal cloth, with light offsetting at the pastedowns, very light soiling to the..... More
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Cloth. 1930 1st American edition, in its magnificent deco-designed dustjacket. VG in a bright, crisp, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, 285 pgs. More
New York: Random House, 1965. Cloth. The 1965 stated 1st printing of Cormac McCarthy's first book. Solid and VG (very light foxing at the endpapers and pastedowns, light bowing to the front board) in a bright, price-intact, Good only dustjacket, with significant creasing and offsetting along the panels, chipping to..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1903. Three-Quarter Leather. A handsome example of the 1903 "Autograph edition" of "The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster". 1 of only 30 sets issued bound in the publisher's 3/4 red morocco AND INCLUDING A 3 PG. HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM DANIEL WEBSTER (in this case..... More
Garden City, NYT: Hanover House, 1954. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1954 1st thus, a handsome re-issue "condensed and simplified for quick reading by Lee Wyndham". Solid and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 189 pgs...... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A serviceable copy of the 1931 1st edition of Hammett's 4th book. VG- in its decorative beige cloth, with light staining at the panels and small split at the front inner hinge (which is still perfectly sturdy). 12mo, 282 pgs. More
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1968. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY DIANE JOHNSON on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1968 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the panel edges and spine ends. Octavo, 232 pgs..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1928 stated 1st edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling along the spine and rear panel. 12mo, 309 pgs. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. Boards. A perfectly presentable copy of the 1971 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting along the edges, a touch of staining at the half-title's top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels, mild darkening along the spine and..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1953. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DONALD GALLUP on front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1953 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 177 pgs. This exhaustive bibliography also "includes contributions to..... More
New York: Sandy Campbell, 1981. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1981 limited edition, #48 OF ONLY 50 COPIES PRINTED ON DECKLE-EDGED MAGNANI PAPER AND SIGNED BY DONALD WINDHAM at the colophon. Clean and Near Fine in its decorative wrappers. And in a Fine example of the mylar dustjacket. Octavo, 153 pgs..... More
Brooklyn, New York: Long Haul Press, 1983. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 1983 1st edition of Dorothy Allison's 1st book. Tight and VG+ in its original wrappers. Octavo, 58 pgs. Original publisher's prospectus laid-in as well. More
New York: Lear Publishers, 1947. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1947 1st American edition, originally translated from its native Russian by Virginia Woolf and S.S. Koteliansky. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Also includes the first American appearance of a psychoanalytical study of..... More
Paris: Bibliotheue de la Pleiade (Gallimard), 1959. Leatherette. 1959 translation from its native Russian into French (by H. Mongault) in the elegant Bibiotheque de la Pleiade series of Dostoevsky's towering achievement. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick 16mo in its dark leatherette. Introduction by Pierre..... More
London: London Magazine Editions, 1974. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DOTSON RADER on front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1974 1st UK edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 211 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. 1st. Cloth. The 1911 1st edition, apparent 2nd state (w/o gilt to the top-edge and with battered type to the word "wearily-- but also with the Oct. 1911 date on the copyright pg.). Solid and VG in its red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Boards. The October 1922 limited edition, designed by the redoubtable Bruce Rogers. One of 2000 copies issued in the publisher's printed dustjacket and slipcase. Solid, tight and VG+ (very light staining to the front board) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with even offsetting at..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1962. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1962 1st edition. A Review copy to boot, with the September 18, 1962 Dial Press Review slip laid-in. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with no overt flaws to speak of..... More
