Original Autograph, "L.M. Alcott"
On paper, approximately 3 x 4”. A clear, attractive signature, below which two U.S. postage stamps of the author have been placed. Mounted on a larger page; very good. More
[Book #36748P]
On paper, approximately 3 x 4”. A clear, attractive signature, below which two U.S. postage stamps of the author have been placed. Mounted on a larger page; very good. More
[Book #36748P]
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872-1882. First Editions of all six volumes; issued as Christmas gift books containing fiction and non-fiction, some reprinted, some original. The volumes are uniformly bound, but in various colors. The series comprises the following titles: My Boys, Etc. (1872), Shawl-Straps (1872), Cupid and Chow-Chow (1874), My Girls..... More
[Book #36003P]
Lancaster, Massachusetts: J.C.L. Clark, 1902. First Edition. A news clipping and a postcard of Fruitlands are pasted inside the back cover; a good copy. More
[Book #24205P]
New York: J.C. Derby, 1855. First Edition of the author’s first book. BAL 246. Some page spotting; moderate cloth wear; a very good copy. More
[Book #29453P]
Consisting of the following: Aldrich, Thomas Bailey: Daisy’s Necklace: And What Became of It. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1857. First Edition. Publisher’s red cloth; very good. The author’s mother’s copy, signed twice and initialed once by her. The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth. New York: Rudd..... More
[Book #23915P]
Boston: Published for the Mass. Homeopathic Hospital by Marion & Co., n.d. [probably 1870]. First Edition; presumed second printing; original printed wrappers; an excellent copy. The Bibliography of American Literature (#270) devotes a lengthy discussion to the printing history of this book. In brief, the book was produced by the..... More
[Book #14655P]
London: Grant Richards, 1897. First Edition. Queen’s Quorum. Bookplate; very good. Decent copies of this book, the stories in which are episodic, are very uncommon. More
[Book #27866P]
London: Grant Richards, 1897. First Edition. Queen’s Quorum. Very good. The stories, while complete in and of themselves, are episodic. Decent copies of this collection are uncommon. More
[Book #31845P]
London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894. First Edition. 600 copies were printed for England; bookplate; very good; spine ends a little chipped. More
[Book #31262P]
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 justifiably claimed as a Canadian author, although most of his..... More
[Book #36004P]
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. First Edition. Original cloth; contemporary owner’s signature; trivial spotting and wear; a fine copy. Wright #17; B.A.L. 501. The author’s name appears only on the spine. Allston was born in South Carolina, but is long associated with Boston. He attended Harvard and..... More
[Book #35897P]
New York: Vanguard, 1934. First Edition. Pencil owner’s inscription; nearly fine in dust jacket. A parody of Anthony Adverse. More
[Book #33923P]
New York: Mysterious Press, 1987. First American Edition; one of 26 lettered copies signed by Ambler. Fine in the publisher’s slipcase. More
[Book #35074P]
Hollywood: Aaron Spelling Productions, 1970. Ambler’s own copy of this screenplay. His wife, Joan Harrison, was the producer. Bound in full leather; about fine. More
[Book #36239P]
No place of publication [Boston]: The Bibliophile Society, n.d. [presumably 1913]. Folio; consisting of a box (worn) with a title page incorporating a Bicknell etching and seven additional etchings, each signed by Bicknell and mounted on a larger leaf. The contents are in excellent condition. More
[Book #29862P]
New York: Frank A. Munsey, 1897. First Edition. Wright #3498. “Of an American newspaperman.” Very good. More
[Book #36104P]
New York: Carleton, 1885. First Edition. Wright 86 (noting only two holdings at the dtae of Wright’s publication). Publisher’s cloth; ownership signature; very good. More
[Book #32049P]
New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1881. First Edition. Wright 2522. Publisher’s wrappers; small tear at the top of the title page; very good. More
[Book #31081P]
Chicago: Rounds & James, 1868. First Edition. Wright 170, locating only a copy at the Huntington Library of this pre-fire imprint. Aside from a few minute spots, a fine copy in publisher’s cloth. More
[Book #30747P]
Boston: Arena Publishing, 1896. First Edition. Near fine. Wright #305, locating a single copy, and noting that "The patients were New York millionaires." More
[Book #12427P]
New York: Lew Vaderpoole, 1890. First Edition of this Civil War novel. Wright 364. Very good. More
[Book #36138P]
Oberlin, Ohio: E.J. Goodrich, 1890. First Edition. Wright 369. A very good copy. More
[Book #30840P]
Chicago: American Bible House, 1895. First Edition. Wright #410, noting this imprint on the title page in the Library of Congress deposit copy, and another with a different publisher at the University of Minnesota, and later editions at Huntington and Yale. A near fine copy. More
[Book #36106P]