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 (including a good amount of..... 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
London: J.M. Dent, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Handsome example of this 1893 collection of the novels of Maria Edgeworth, complete in 12 volumes. All of the volumes solid and VG in their lime-green, four leaf clover-decorated cloth. Uniformly bright gilt at the front panels and lightly-faded gilt along the spines. 12mos..... More
West Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Barry Moser. Full leather. A lovely, near-pristine example of this lavish 1985 Pennyroyal Press edition of Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". #14 OF 350 COPIES OF THIS CENTENARY EDITION, BOUND IN FULL GREEN LEATHER (EXECUTED BY E. GRAY PARROT, EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS) AND SIGNED BY..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. 1st. Half-Leather. The 1892 1st American edition (with the imprint of the Franklin Press on the coyright page). In the Publisher's Deluxe binding (half-morocco over marbled boards). Clean, solid and well-preserved. VG, with light wear at the tips and along the outer hinges. Small abrading..... More
Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Company, 1900. True Williams. Original cloth. A surprisingly crisp, well-preserved copy of this early, 1900 reprint of Twain's immortal classic, which was first published (by the same publisher) in 1876. This copy, identical to the first edition in design and appearance, is tight and very..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1871 1st edition. Solid and VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and rule at the front panel and somewhat rubbed lettering along the darkened spine. Internally solid and clean, save for a touch of..... More
Milan: Casa Editrice Bietti, 1928. Original wraps. Early, 1928 translation of this Gorki novel from its original Russian into Italian and INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of very light chipping along the top-edges. Octavo, 320 pgs., translated by Cesare..... More
Denver: Alan Swallow, 1959. Cloth. The 1959 1st American edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper BY THE AUTHOR TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid-20th century American literary critic. VG (with light soiling to the pastedowns and endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light rubbing to the..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1926. Decorative Cloth. The 1926 1st thus (following the 1911 1st edition), IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG (with light soiling to the panels) in a bright, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with darkening at the spine, chipping at its crown, light soiling..... More
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1950. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to GW Cottrell of the Houghton Library at Harvard. A sharp copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition, a book which among other things includes Edward Gorey's very first illustrations (on the front and rear endpapers) in book..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1965. Original Wraps. 1965 bilingual edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MIGUEL ANGEL ASTURIAS on the half-title. A clean, tight, VG to VG+ copy in its original black wrappers. Negligible, confined scuffing along the front panel's top-edge, otherwise very well-preserved. Octavo, 141 pgs. Poems in their native Spanish on the..... More
London: William Miller, 1801. 1/2 leather. Lavish 1801 translation, bound (by Root & Son of London) in a handsome half-morocco over marbled boards and compete in 4 volumes. Each volume is tight and solid, with very light wear along the spines and a bit of rubbing at the panels. Light..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von Th. Knaur, 1893. Gustav Dore. Hardcover. A very handsome copy of this massive 1893 German edition of Don Quixote, lavishly illustrated thruout by Gustav Dore. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial green cloth, with bright gilt along the front panel and ;lightly-rubbed gilt-lettering and insignia along the..... More
