CONRAD, JOSEPH
Lord Jim
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1900. First Edition. Ownership inscription on the front free endpaper; a very good copy. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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[SIGNED BY THE CAST]. DAVIES, JOSEPH DMission to Moscow
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941 or 1942. Later printing. A few pages a little wrinkled; very good. Inscribed at length on the dedication page by Davies, who has also signed on the front endpaper, under which seven members of the cast have signed, noting the parts they played. Most.....
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ALLEN, GRANTAn African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay
London: Grant Allen, 1897. First Edition. Queen’s Quorum. Enjoyable short pieces, episodic, but each stands on its own. His nephew, the publisher, found himself in the book trade at his uncle’s urging. Allen was a Canadian much of whose education and life was in Britain. Very good. All books described.....
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CATHER, WILLALucy Gayheart
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First Edition; one of 749 numbered copies signed by the author; nearly fine in a rubbed publisher’s slipcase. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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CAPOTE, TRUMANObservations. Photographs by Richard Avedon. Comments by Truman Capote
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First Edition. A very good copy in a good publisher’s slipcase, which has some staining and wear. This is an exceptional association copy, inscribed by both the photographer and author to Kenneth [Battelle], known as the hairdresser to celebrities, Mr. Kenneth. Inscribed by Avedon.....
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BRADBURY, RAYThe October Country
New York: Ballantine Books, 1956. First Edition; binding b (no priority known); first state. Near fine in a very good, lightly used dust jacket with slight spine fading and a small interior tape mend. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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BAILEY, H.CThe Red Castle
London: Ward, Lock, 1932. First Edition. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Ownership signature; about fine in a restored dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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BERGER, THOMASLittle Big Man
New York: Dial Press, 1964. First Edition. A fine copy in a lightly worn dust jacket with an unfaded spine; review copy; with review slip, promotional letter and photographs laid in. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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BURNETT, W.RLittle Caesar
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.....
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[FINE BINDINGS]. BYRON, LORDThe Poetical Works of Lord Byron
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.....
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CORMAN, CIDHearth
Kyoto: Origin Press, 1968. First Edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Corman and with three signed etchings by Ryohei Tanaka. A fine copy in a very slightly soiled dust jacket; in the original stapled cardboard slipcase and the wood-grained outer box with a string tie. A modest, unusual.....
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BERNSTEIN, ALINEThe Journey Down
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. Laid is the four page pamphlet promoting this book. and additionally laid in is a signed holograph letter, to Perkins’s secretary, “The envelope of letters came...I read three, then I broke down and cried, I felt if.....