Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Twelfth edition; 1955 printing. Edited by Christopher Morley. Bound for Lauriat’s in 3/4 red morocco; top edge, decorations and lettering in gilt; back cover a little faded; close to fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
London: John Murray, 1855-1856. Six volumes. Handsomely bound in 19th century red, pebble-grained, full morocco. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers; the front and back boards are uniformly decorated with three ornate gilt-stamped borders; the spines are decorated with compartments separated by raised bands with gilt-stamped decorations; the set’s title is.....
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.....
New York: Trow, Printer, 1868. Later edition (one of many) of an apparently self-published book. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “ ‘A Place in thy memory, dearest, and a memory in thy prayers!’ ” S. Helen DeKroyft. March 30th 1868.” Contemporary owner (or recipient’s) signature below. Original cloth; spine.....
Naples, Italy: no publisher, 1845. Approximately 9 1/2 x 8 1/4”; full pebble grained red morocco; covers lined and titled in gilt; all edges gilt. Excellent condition. This album consists of 18 aquatints of southern Italian life. A Grand Tour memento, it is an expensive and beautiful souvenir typical of.....
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. First Edition. While usually found rebound, this copy is in the publisher’s pictorial paper-covered boards; bookplates on the front free endpaper and pastedown; spine chipped; minor foxing; good. 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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London: Chapman & Hall, 1870. First Edition; as issued in six parts; some chips, tears, splitting and spots, restoration of spines and extremities with added paper; the “cork” ad is in the second part; a good to very good set in a custom cloth clamshell box. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. All.....
New York: Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929. First Edition. A very good or better copy. A holograph letter signed by Burnett is laid in, “...The first law of every being is to preserve itself & live...This is a foreword to ‘Little Caesar’ - it can be found in all.....
First Edition. “Holmes and the Dasher.” Very good in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
London: John Maxwell, 1863. First English Edition; presumably the first edition in English. Original cloth; two volumes; slight spine cocking; very good. A novel of Mexico and the Indians. Most of the author’s books were set in the American west. All books described as first editions are first printings unless.....
London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1965. First English Edition. Inscribed in Hebrew on the title page by Ben Gurion. Fine in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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