Paris: The Obelisk Press. An attractive copy of this early, 1938 reprint. Solid and VG in its dark-brown leatherette, with bright gilt-lettering and raised bands along the spine. 12mo, top-edge gilt, marbled endsheets. Former owner monogram in gilt and armorial bookplate at the front pastedown. Includes publisher's original tipped-in errata..... More
New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1935. Cloth. A handsome copy of the January 1935 2nd printing (following the 1st printing by 1 month), in the same iconic pictorial dustjacket illustrated by Stuyvesant Van Veem. Solid and VG+ (a touch of light offsetting at the inner hinges) in a crisp, price-intact..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1 OF 150 COPIES SIGNED BY HENRY ROTH on the limitation page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1994 signed/limited. Fine and in a Fine example of the publisher's slipcase. Octavo, 290 pgs. Signed by Author. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1946. 1st. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1946 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, 250 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1849 1st edition, 2nd state (BAL) --with the extended ads (18). VG- in its decorative, blindstamped green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Light fraying at the spine crown and one 1" chip at the foot of the spine (affecting..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1972. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1972 stated 1st American printing, translated from its original German by the formidable Ralph Manheim (who also translated Celine, among others, into English). A Review Copy to boot, with the FSG Review Slip laid-in. Clean..... More
New York: Random Hosue, 1942. 1st. Cloth. The 1942 stated 1st printing of this early collection of Irwin Shaw short stories. Solid and VG (with light staining at the foot of the spine and light soiling at the inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with mild darkening at..... More
Gareden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1981. Cloth. SIGNED BY BOTH ISAAC SINGER AND RAPHAEL SOYER on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st trade edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the estimable Raphael Soyer. Signed..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1983 signed/limited. #390 OF 450 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH ISAAC SINGER AND ANTONIO FRASCONI at the limitation. Tight and Fine in its oatmeal cloth. And in a bright, Fine brown-cloth slipcase. Quarto, beautiful woodcuts thruout by the..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1981. Cloth. The 1981 signed/limited. #367 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ISAAC SINGER AT THE LIMITATION AND INCLUDING A LAID-IN CORRESPONDING COLOR PRINT SIGNED BY RAPHAEL SOYER. Clean and Near Fine in its wine-red cloth and including a bright, Near Fine example of the..... More
London & New York: Putnam, 1930. Cloth. 1st English language edition, 1930. VG in its original cloth, with strong lettering at the front panel, one very small tear at the spine crown and moderate rubbing to the rear panel. Octavo, 412 pgs. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. Decorative Cloth. The 1951 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG (with crisp gilt-lettering along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with mild chipping at the panel edges and spine ends. Octavo, 298 pgs. More
Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1948. Cloth. 1948 1st edition of this handsome anthology of Persian poetry from 950 A.D. up thru the mid 20th century. 13 poets featured and translated and "a biographical and critical introduction to each poet" also offered. VG in its original blue cloth and in a...... More
New York: Grove Press, 1966. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 1st printing, WITH A PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL GROVE PRESS REVIEW SLIP LAID-IN. Solid and Near Fine (just a touch of light offsetting at the endsheets) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.95), Near Fine dustjacket..... More
New York: Arno Press, 1967. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1967 1st thus. Crisp and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with veryt light creasing at the spine ends. 12mo, 243 pgs. Part of the Abercrombie & Fitch Library, which was committed to re-publishing "rediscovered works by..... More
Chicago: Normandie House, 1950. 1st. Cloth. A nice Presentation copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACK POTTER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. The 1950 1st edition. Solid and VG in its brown cloth, with light fading along the spine and light soiling at the front panel..... More
New York: Random House, 1967. Cloth. The 1967 stated 1st American edition. Crisp and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 150 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: Grove Press, 1966. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY JAKOV LIND TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. A sharp copy to boot of the 1966 1st Amrican edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light offsetting at the endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, dustjacket. Octavo..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. Cloth. The 1974 1st UK edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACOV LIND TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century American literary critic and biogarpher. Tight and VG (with foxing at the pastedowns and preliminaries) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1965. Cloth. 1st UK edition of this landmark Depression-era collaboration between James Agee and the great Walker Evans. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light fading at the spine. Thick octavo, 471 pgs. More
Port Townsend, Washington: Syzygy Press, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY JAMES BROUGHTON on the title page. Additionally, this is copy #48 of 200 copies signed by James Broughton on the copyright page. Bright and Fine in its original stapled wrappers. Handwritten note from James Broughton stapled to..... More
Port Townsend, Washington: Syzygy Press, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES BROUGHTON on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Also includes the original envelope in which James Broughton mailed this copy. Signed by..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1951. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1951 1st edition, later state (lacking the 'A' on the copyright page). This copy though includes a 1 pg. TLS from James Jones addressed to an American ambassador in France, asking for some sort of diplomatic assistance. The book..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1949. Cloth. A presentable, serviceable copy of the 1949 4th edition. Tight and Good+ in its light-red cloth, with an intriguing full-page inscription on the front free endpaper, light offsetting along the spine, the pastedowns and the endsheets, and mild spotting to the fore-edge. And in..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1965. 1st. Cloth. The 1965 stated 1st edtion, SIGNED BY JAMES MERRILL on the title page. THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM MERRILL TO THE BOOK'S OWNER, MARY BOATWRIGHT, WHO WAS MERRILL'S NEIGHBOR IN STONINGTON, CT. A warm, lovely letter, written on Merrill's personal stationary..... More
