New York: Doubleday, Page, 1908. First Edition. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers; Goldstone bookplate; good to very good. “A Pragmatic Enigma.” All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted. More

[Book #1264]

Over 45 words have been added by the author, mostly in ink, and there are additional corrections and cross-outs in both ink and pencil. With the stamp of “The New Hampton Publishing Company” (and the typed word “October” below) at the top of the first page, where the author’s name..... More

[Book #1479]

New York: Farrar, Straus, 1956. First Edition. Fine in a chipped dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author in 1958. Laid into this copy are the following: a one page holograph letter on Gunjarat University stationery, written from Minneapolis, with the envelope addressed in Berryman’s hand; a cocktail napkin..... More

[Book #1651]

New York: Inter-Allied Publications, 1951. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed in 1952 from Dubinsky to columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Murray Kempton in 1952, and subsequently inscribed by Kempton, once to his fiance, and again under her married name. Very good in a dust jacket with a large chip in..... More

[Book #1489]

Kansas City: Privately Published by Earle J. Bernheimer, 1937-1943. Produced in editions of only 30 or 60 copies issued and signed by this noted American Galsworthy collector. Bound uniformly in green paper covered boards with vellum spines; approximately 8 wide x 10 3/4 tall”. All are in fine or nearly..... More

[Book #1723]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition. Very good plus in dust jacket. Presented by the author to an editor at his publishing house, “For__ __- with many thanks for your work on the drum, and for your patience, too - John Hersey.” Two holograph letters are laid in..... More

[Book #1754]

London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1818. First Edition; first issue (or perhaps printing?); the erratum leaf is in the first state, but it has been bound without ads in a full red crushed morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf, but which is damaged. The contents are gilt-edged; ownership inscriptions on the..... More

[Book #1424]

Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. First Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with light wear and tear. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the New Yorker’s office manager, “To Daisy Terry - God knows there wouldn’t be any New Yorker books without you. With all the best, John..... More

[Book #1784]

Boston: Little, Brown, 1946. First Edition. Bookplate removed from inside the front cover, else near fine in a lightly used dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to an editor (and a future bookseller), with a signed holograph note laid in. All books described as first editions are first printings unless..... More

[Book #1782]

New York: Random House, 1937. First Edition of a successful play, turned into a successful movie in which Ronald Reagan won praise for his performance as one of the VMI cadets. Very good in a good dust jacket. This is an excellent association copy, inscribed in Monks’s hand, “To David..... More

[Book #1791]

London: Faber & Faber, 1957. First Edition. Nearly fine in a very good dust jacket; in a custom clamshell box. The term “angry young man” first described Osborne and this play. Inscribed on the title page by the author, “To Philip - 1956-1983/ Affectionately/ John.” All books described as first..... More

[Book #1810]

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. A very good copy in a dust jacket with minor wear and chipping but for a closed tear in the back flap where a clipping has been removed, leaving some slightly damaged printing and paper residue. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel remains..... More

[Book #1864]