The Naked King
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924. First American Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with a thumb-nail sized chip at the bottom of the spine. The author was an Egyptian who wrote in French. More
[Book #11529P]
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924. First American Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with a thumb-nail sized chip at the bottom of the spine. The author was an Egyptian who wrote in French. More
[Book #11529P]
London: Harrap, 1936. First Edition, thus. Publisher’s vellum with gilt lettering and decoration; minor smudging and wear; small label inside the back cover; very nearly a fine copy in a lightly worn publisher’s slipcase. One of 525 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
[Book #38011P]
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1941. First Edition. Ownership inscription; very good or a little better in a very good dust jacket with a slightly faded spine and some chips and tears; those at the top of the spine affect, but don’t obliterate, “Let.”. More
[Book #25925P]
London: Waterlow & Sons, 1886. Second edition; updated from the 1880 first edition; with an original photographic portrait of Burton; publisher’s printed paper covered boards; some soiling and minor wear; a very good copy of the first Burton biography. More
[Book #37510P]
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Some cloth spotting and wear; nearly very good. An excellent, poignant association copy; presented to Frost by the author. Inscribed in pencil, "Signed with all affection and the deepest of respect for Robert Frost on the occasion of a vist to him..... More
[Book #37758P]
Florence, Italy: Francesco e Giuseppe Peinder, n.d. [c.1845]. Approximately 11 1/2 x 8 ”; publisher’s wrappers, the front of which is printed and illustrated with an engraved scene of Florence; cloth spine (possibly renewed at an early date); excellent condition. Consisting of 20 exceptional vibrant and detailed aquatints. A fine..... More
[Book #38043P]
London: Smith, Elder, 1867. First Edition. Endpapers splitting; very good; Buxton Forman’s copy, with his bookplate. More
[Book #32085P]
New York: Vanguard Press, 1944. First Edition of the author’s first book. A fine copy in a dust jacket with very light wear. More
[Book #26463P]
New York: George Braziller, 1964. First Edition; limited issue; signed by Shahn and Berry. Near fine in a slightly faded slipcase. More
[Book #37793P]
London: Elkin Mathews, 1895. First Edition. Minor foxing; small owner’s signature; covers slightly bowed; a near fine copy in publisher’s vellum; printed in gold on the spine and covers; one of 25 copies; a signed, holograph Blackmore letter is laid in. A beautiful book, illustrated in Pre-Raphaelite style; the highly..... More
[Book #37515P]
New York: Dutton, 1916. First American Edition. A fine copy in dust jacket. More
[Book #17541P]
London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. First Edition. One of 100 copies. Publisher’s cloth with a vellum spine; some foxing; near fine in the rare dust jacket (minor chipping and wear) which identifies the cover cloth as “...the ‘Kells’ linen, hand-woven by the cotters of Armagh - by that Irish..... More
[Book #37854P]
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1929. First Edition. Very good in a somewhat worn, good dust jacket. More
[Book #37644P]
Garden City: Doubleday, Page, 1923. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with some chips and tears. In Hubin. More
[Book #37643P]
London: Richard Bentley, 1851. “Second Edition”; two volumes; publisher’s cloth; hinges cracking; quarter-inch square chip at the crown of volume one; glass ring on the front board; a very clean and solid set, and very uncommon in original cloth. More
[Book #37511P]
London: Novello, Ewer and Co., n.d. [1904]. First Edition. Quarto; publisher’s paper covered boards; some wear and spotting; very good. Consisting of 18 songs, their music and lyrics; printed in two colors (black and blue), but without Blake’s illustrations. Very uncommon. More
[Book #38002P]
New York: Avon Books, 1943. First Separate Edition; originally issued in Three Of A Kind. Publisher’s wrappers; a near fine copy. More
[Book #37536P]
Undated, likely 1930s, approximately 15 x 21 1/2”, possibly tempera, primarily gray, blue and white, incorporating the beige background of the illustration board. Probably a design for a travel or promotional poster, depicting the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and a suspension bridge (closely resembling the George Washington..... More
[Book #37873P]
New York: Julian Messner, 1937. First Edition. Minor cloth staining; bookplate; covers slightly bowed; very good in dust jacket. More
[Book #38032P]
London: Herbert & Daniel, n.d. [1910]. First Edition; publisher’s cloth and paper-covered boards; printed paper labels. Sullivan (G.K. Chesterton: A Bibliography) #254, noting that there were ten copies on vellum for presentation. A very good copy; inscribed on the front free endpaper, “The Professor/ D.D./ Francis Meynell/ Christmas/ 1910.”. More
[Book #38046P]
London: “Pepys Series”, n.d. (c. 1940). Consisting of 50 cards, four printed sheets explaining values, and a pamphlet of instructions, in the original printed box. Cheyney’’s own Lemmy Caution and Hercule Poirot are two of the the detectives with their own cards. Very good condition and very uncommon. We have..... More
[Book #37485P]
New York: Viking Press, 1935. First Edition; advance uncorrected proof copy in printed wrappers. The publisher issued 500 untitled copies as part of a promotion, offering $50.00 for the best title submitted. A very good copy. With a very good copy in dust jacket of the trade issue. More
[Book #38055P]
London: The Egoist Press, 1921. First Edition. Original wrappers; nearly fine. More
[Book #38050P]
New York: Scribner’s, 1947. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed to Maxwell Perkins’s secretary. More
[Book #37662P]