London: Bernard Quaritch, 1879. Fourth Edition. Publisher’s quarter-leather and cloth; bookplate; ownership signature on the blank recto of the frontispiece; a very good copy and uncommon in the original binding. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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New York: George H. Doran, 1914. First Edition; preceding the English publication by some months. Aside from very light foxing; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1881. First Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author “T. Bloom With Grant Allen’s kindest regards. Christmas 1881.” Minor foxing; very good to fine. Given that he was born and brought up in Canada, he is widely identified as a Canadian author, although most of his.....
No place of publication: Fanlight Press, 1947 (?). First Edition. One printed sheet, folded. Fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1940. First Edition. Neat ownership signature; fine in a dust jacket with a faded spine and tiny chips at the spine ends. In a custom cloth clamshell box with a one page holograph letter (unsigned) to his secretary. Over 75 words, Sun Valley, undated but with.....
New York: George H. Doran, 1925. First Edition. Sherlock in Mayfair, a piece beginning on page 221. With a humorous illustration by Gluyas Williams. A very good copy; inscribed by the author. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1942. First Edition; first issue of Salinger's first book appearance. Only minute wear; a fine copy in a stamped and addressed first issue publisher's cardboard box. [With] a fine example of the second issue (1943) of the book in a very good, stamped and addressed example.....
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New York: Appleton, 1924. First Edition. Minor stains; very good in a splitting dust jacket with some chips and tears. Signed by Fairbanks and Mary Pickford in 1932. When they wed, they were widely acclaimed as “Hollywood Royalty,” and were two of the founders of United Artists. All books described.....
Boston: Little, Brown, 1935. First American Edition. Some foxing; very good to fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and a tiny archival mend inside the top of the spine. The American and English editions have alternate endings. In the English edition, the Royal Navy sinks.....
London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894. First Edition. 600 copies were printed for England; bookplate; very good; spine ends a little chipped. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1943. First American Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author, “To Hilda Vaughan, the gentlewoman, with best wishes from C.S. Forester - 1943.” The recipient, a well-regarded novelist herself, was the wife of novelist Charles Morgan, befriending Forester on moving to California.....
No place of publication: no publisher, 1945. First Edition. Publisher’s wrappers; gift inscription on the first blank; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.