![[Book #30554N] Kai-Lung's Golden Hours. ERNEST BRAMAH](https://sternrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage.png?auto=webp)
London: Grant Richards, 1924. One of 250 numbered, deluxe copies signed by Bramah. Binding a little waterstained, else very good in a chipped and mended dust jacket. Tipped onto the front free endpaper is a one page typed letter, signed Ernest B. Smith, presenting the book to his aunt. More
[Book #30554N]
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924. First Edition. Bookplate; small stain on the back cover cloth, also staining that area of the jacket, which has one interior tape mend and very moderate wear. A collection of short stories, including one with Max Carrados. More
[Book #36858P]
London: Grant Richards, 1923. One of 200 numbered deluxe copies signed by Ernest Bramah. Some foxing and cover staining; endpapers browned; very good. More
[Book #37303N]
79 pages; duplicated and brad-bound; titled, “Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand/ Novel to be published by Random House, October, 1957/ Reader: Barbara Branden.” Rubber stamped twice “Jul 19 1957” and “Jul 22 1957.” The reader was one of the author’s closest associates, involving an unusual personal relationship. Clearly, she must..... More
[Book #28419P]
New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition. Review copy; presented by the author two days prior to publication. Fine in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #36916P]
New York: Amphoto, 1961. First American Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #27145P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. First Edition. Very good in a good, tired dust jacket. More
[Book #33855N]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. First Edition. Publisher’s library stamp on the front free endpaper; very good plus in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #33831N]
No place of publication [Paris]: no publisher [Louis Broder], n.d. [1960]. Labels on the verso of the original sellers (The Carter Gallery, Los Angeles and the Westside Jewish Community Center) identify this as “ ‘Profil’ from Tir a L’arc/1960. Lithograph v/x,” pricing it at $750.00. The black and white lithograph..... More
[Book #34992P]
New York: Delacorte, 1977. First Edition. About fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #31811P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #31807P]
New York: Touchstone/ Simon & Schuster, 1971. First Edition; publisher’s wrappers; nearly fine. More
[Book #31815P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First Edition. Fine in a very good, rubbed dust jacket with marker touch-up by a previous owner. More
[Book #31810P]
New York: Delacorte, 1980. First Edition. Tiny stampon bottom edge, about fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #31812P]
New York: Billiards Committee. First Edition. One of 300 numbered copies published “for present and future members.” This copy, retained by the printer, was not numbered. A fine copy bound in publisher’s imitation half-leather and green baize with a printed title label. More
[Book #36664P]
Lexington, Kentucky: Nancy Chambers for the Anvil Press, 1959. First Edition, thus. One of 150 numbered copies. Publisher’s half-leather with a printed paper label and decorated silk boards; spine a little faded; near fine. More
[Book #25215P]
New York: Hillman-Curl, 1938. First Edition in English; first American edition. Translated from the German by Desmond I. Vesey. Verses translated by Christopher Isherwood. Inscribed by the author in 1946 to Saul Bellow’s especially close friend and attorney (as well as the model for Harvey Simkin in Herzog), “for Sam..... More
[Book #36612P]
London: Gollancz, 1948. First English Edition. Offsetting to front endpapers, else fine in a lightly used dust jacket. More
[Book #19414P]
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1909. First Edition. Inscribed by the author. Illustrated (including the cover) by Jame Montgomery Flagg. More
[Book #36142P]
Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1961. Second printing. Very good in dust jacket. Inscribed, “Good divin’ Bob! See you underwater in ‘Sea Hunt’! Lloyd Bridges.”. More
[Book #19272P]
New York: Macmillan, 1955. First Edition. Small ink name; near fine in a price clipped dust jacket with minor interior tape mends. More
[Book #26306P]
Chicago: Volland, 1916. First Edition. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper; some staining of the boards and spine; very good. More
[Book #36666P]
Boston: privately printed, 1931. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author in 1933. Fine in what appears to the original unprinted dust jacket (some staining and wear). More
[Book #37383P]
Oakland, California: William H. Briggs, 1881. First Edition. Wright 668. Owner’s inscription; very good. Based on the abduction of little Charlie Ross of Philadelphia, apparently America’s first case of kidnapping for ransom. One of several proclaimed cases of the century, the boy was never found but the public reported sightings..... More
[Book #19137P]
London: Constable, 1917. First Edition. Brighouses’s play “Hobson’s Choice” was published a year earlier. Front hinge started; minor fixing; very good. More
[Book #26822P]