New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1952 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping along the upper tips and very light wear at the spine crown. Internally, clean as could..... More
New York: Covici, Friede, 1936. 1st. Cloth. The 1936 1st edition of this, John Steinbeck's fifth novel. VG- in its yellow cloth, with darkening at the gutters, soiling to the panels and spine and light wear at the spine crown. This copy is from the library of Maxwell Geismar, pre-eminent..... More
New York: Alred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1981 stated 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 467 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-leather box. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Cloth. The 1960 stated 1st edition of John Updike's second published novel. Solid and VG (very light creasing and staining to the foot of the spine) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the spine ends and light fading and abrading..... More
Sci-Art Publishers, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, 1939. Hardcover. 1939 stated first impression. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with a bit of darkening along the spine and a minor amount of soiling along the back panel. Thick octavo, 910 pgs. An exhaustive compilation of Yiddish poetry translated into English verse..... More
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. Decorative Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1874 1st American edition. VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping and bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. Very light wear at the panels, otherwise clean and crisp. 12mo, 232 pgs. plus publisher's ads..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Cloth. 1963 1st Knopf edition, following the 1951 McGraw-Hill 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY KAY BOYLE TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the spine and light soiling..... 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
Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills, 1876. Original wraps. The Galley copy of Kenward Elmslie's opera libretto based on Henry James's "Washington Square", set to the music of Thomas Pasatieri. The original wrappered edition, with large (full or half-page) chunks of text pasted-on (some now coming unglued) for editorial approval. 12mo, 101 pgs...... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1952 true 1st edition (the letter 'A' and Scribner seal on the copyrght page) of Kurt Vonnegut's first published book. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the panels and just..... More
1970. Handsomely matted and framed 1 pg. Kurt Vonnegut TLS. Written on his personal stationary in West Barnstable, MA and dated Frebruary 9th, 1970. Very good content to the single-paragraph letter, which addresses the movie rights to "Cat's Cradle" (which any Vonnegut fan knows was never made into a film)..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1968. The 1968 stated 1st printing of this early collection of Kurt Vonnegut short works. Clean and Near Fine in a Good only dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends and tips, and the lower 25% of the dustjacket's front flap neatly excised. Octavo, still very..... More
Barnstable (Cape Cod), MA: CRane Duplicating Service, 1966. Original Wraps. The 1966 1st thus, following the 1964 original appearance in Venture Magazine. Issued here as a Christmas keepsake by the Crane Duplicating Service of Barnstable in an undoubtedly very small (but undetermined) number. A crisp, very sharp copy. Bright and..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co., 1916. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An exceptionally bright and clean copy of the 1916 1st edition, 1st issue of the 10th title in the Oz series. All issue points conform to the first edition requirements as laid down by Hanff/Greene, including the 12 full-page color plates..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. Cloth. SIGNED BY LARRY MCMURTRY on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1972 stated 1st printing. Tight and Near Fine (small remainder mark at the lower-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Attractive and very..... More
Berlin: Im Transmare Verlag, 1930. Cloth. 1927 German edition of Tolstoy's "The Master and His Slave", with 14 striking woodcuts by the great Frans Masereel. VG- in its beige boards, with light chipping at the spine crown and very light soiling to the front panel. 16mo, in the Gothic script..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892. Decorative Cloth. The 1892 1st American edition. Tight and VG, with bright gilt-decoration to front panel. Light fading along spine, light soiling at the panels. 12mo, 208 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
Crosby Gaige, New York, 1927. 1st. Hardcover. 1927 1st American ed., 1 OF 1,190 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. THIS COPY ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER CROSBY GAIGE on the limitation page. A solid copy to boot: VG in its shamrock-decorated boards and clean spine label. 16mo, 58 mostly uncut..... More
New York/London: Crosby Gaige/Faber& Gwyer, Ltd., 1928. 1st. Cloth. The 1928 true 1st edition. 1 OF 600 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot: Clean and Fine in its red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Octavo, 50 pgs. Housed in a...... More
London: John Murray, 1832-33. Full leather. An impressive example of this original compilation of the works of Byron, complete in 17 volumes and bound --and signed-- in a full, mid to late 19th century red morocco by Root & Son of London. Each uniform volume has bright gilt-rule at the..... More
The Fine Editions Press, New York, 1949. 1st. Original Wraps. INSCRIBED BY LOUIS SIMPSON on front free endpaper. 1949 1st edition of the author's 1st book, 1 of 500 copies issued. A solid, VG copy in original wraps. Octavo, 93 pgs. Signed by Author(s). More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1932. Cloth. The 1932 stated 1st American edition, translated from its original Italian --and with an Introduction-- by Samuel Putnam. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, VG- dustjacket, with several small closed tears and creases --and tape to reinforce them-- along the rear panel's..... More
Paris: Fontaine, 1946. 1st. Original Wraps. The 23rd volume in the wonderful "L'Age D'Or" series, issued out of Paris in 1946. Clean and VG+ (with very light wear at the spine crown) in its dark-gray, pictorial wrappers. 64mo (miniature), 26 pgs. More
