Sam and Emma. Drawings by Edward Gorey
New York: Parents’ Magazine Press, 1971. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. More about Sam and Emma. Drawings by Edward Gorey
[Book #24360P]
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The Big Knockover. Selected Stories and Short Novels. Edited and with an Introduction by Lillian Hellman
New York: Random House, 1966. First Edition. Inscribed by Lillian Hellman to Norman Mailer, “For Norman, With love, Lillian.” Just very good in dust jacket; in a custom cloth clamshell box. Of course, it would be better to have it inscribed by Hammett, but he had already been dead for..... More about The Big Knockover. Selected Stories and Short Novels. Edited and with an Introduction by Lillian...
[Book #25940J]
Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings
New York: D. Appleton, 1881. First Edition; third state. Finely bound early in the 20th century in full black morocco with an elaborately decorated spine; original spine and front cover cloth bound in after the text. Inset onto each pastedown, framed by gilt morocco, is an original watercolor by George... More about Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings
[Book #19982P]
The Fifth Column: A Play in Three Acts
New York: Scribner’s, 1940. First Edition. A scarce book, of which only 1174 copies were printed. Front endpapers browned from a formerly laid in newspaper clipping, else near fine in a dust jacket with minor browning and spotting. More about The Fifth Column: A Play in Three Acts
[Book #25911P]
A Girl Ought to Work
New York: Harrison Smith, 1932. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. More about A Girl Ought to Work
[Book #19207P]
The Camera Fiend
New York: Scribner’s, 1911. First American Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a thumbnail-sized chip at the top right hand corner of the front panel and two interior tape mends. Uncommon in dust jacket. More about The Camera Fiend
[Book #23207P]
An Evening with Ninon...Decorations by Boris Artzybasheff
New York: Harbor Press, 1941. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by How. A publisher’s announcement and a one page holograph letter (with the original envelope) by How are laid in. Fine in a very good slipcase. More about An Evening with Ninon...Decorations by Boris Artzybasheff
[Book #26826P]
The King of Folly Island
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1888. First Edition. Ex-library; with the usual attendant faults; bookplate; good. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To Louise Imogen Guiney from Sarah O. Jewett (to remember Fifth of January 1889).”. More about The King of Folly Island
[Book #22298P]
Holograph Note to William S. Burroughs
Writing on the back of an envelope addressed to Burroughs, postmarked March 22, 1988 in Eugene Oregon, “Dear Bill - This is from the members of my novel class. They liked the idea of sending you an invite. Ken Kesey.” The invitation for a cocktail party is in the envelope. More about Holograph Note to William S. Burroughs
[Book #15193P]
The Town and the City by John Kerouac
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1950. First Edition of Kerouac’s first book. A near fine copy in a good dust jacket with wear, tear, and chipping. An excellent presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “Jack Kerouac. To Judge Eno - belated thanks for driving me home in your Buick in ‘32..... More about The Town and the City by John Kerouac
[Book #26871P]
Visions of Cody
New York: New Directions, 1960. First Edition; one of 750 numbered copies signed by Kerouac. Some soiling of the boards and spine fading; very good in the original acetate dust jacket (chipped). More about Visions of Cody
[Book #22951P]
Detective Story
New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition. Some rubbing; very good. Presentation copy from the author to a member of the touring cast, “For Marian [Winters] - Whose inspired interpretation of the shoplifter made it shine. May she in all her roles to come receive as triumphant an ovation from... More about Detective Story
[Book #26068P]
Beyond This Limit
London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. First Edition. Illustrated by Lewis. Very good in a dust jacket with some fading. More about Beyond This Limit
[Book #25671P]
The Outsider and Others
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1939. First Edition; 1200 copies printed; a fine copy in a dust jacket with minor wear and tear and a quarter-inch of chipping along the foot of the spine. The back flap has been inscribed by the dust jacket designer, Virgil Finlay: “This jacket is a.... More about The Outsider and Others
[Book #19350P]
The Water Engine and Mr. Happiness
New York: Grove Press, 1978. First (Hardcover) Edition. Minor staining; near fine in dust jacket. Signed by the author. More about The Water Engine and Mr. Happiness
[Book #26610P]
Forest and Game-Law Tales
London: Edward Moxon, 1845. First Edition; three volumes bound as one; contemporary half-morocco and marbled boards; very good. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “Mr. Martineau With love from the Author.” Presumably, this was either one of her brothers or uncles. This early feminist author is best known for her..... More about Forest and Game-Law Tales
[Book #16393P]
Ashenden or the British Agent
London: Heinemann, 1928. First Edition. Some foxing; near fine in a dust jacket with shallow chipping at the top of the spine; foxing, and some minor wear. Queen's Quorum; Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. More about Ashenden or the British Agent
[Book #12477P]
Laughter in the Dark
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. First American Edition; first binding. A little cloth wear; very good in a dust jacket with very moderate rubbing and soiling. More about Laughter in the Dark
[Book #13346P]
The Book of the Animal Kingdom: Mammals
London: J. M. Dent, 1910. First Edition. Large 8vo.; publisher’s illustrated cloth; hinges cracked; very good. Presumably intended for the young adult. The illustrations are in color and black and white. More about The Book of the Animal Kingdom: Mammals
[Book #26878P]
The Incomplete Amorist
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1906. First American Edition; first illustrated edition. A novel for adults; a "...powerful story of art and social life in Paris..." Near fine in the rare dust jacket, which has some chips and tears; the author's own copy with her bookplate and with a paper with... More about The Incomplete Amorist
[Book #11831P]
The High Barbaree
Boston: Little, Brown, 1945. First Edition. Fine in a very lightly rubbed dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by Hall in the month of publication. More about The High Barbaree
[Book #16756P]
The Panama Canal: Its History, Its Political Aspects and Financial Difficulties
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1885. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; bookplate; very good or a little better. The French began a sea level canal in 1880 but failed to complete the project, which required several additional decades of engineering expertise, political turmoil, intrigue, not to mention many thousands... More about The Panama Canal: Its History, Its Political Aspects and Financial Difficulties
[Book #22282P]
Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Men and Machines
New York: Macmillan, 1932. First Edition. Cloth faded and waterstained; minor page waterstaining; a good copy. Inscribed by Hine shortly after publication, “Harold Rugg/ New York City/ From L.W.H. Oct. 18, 1932.” A fine association; Rugg was then teaching at Columbia, and was eventually hounded from public life for harboring..... More about Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Men and Machines
[Book #26033P]
Original Portrait Photograph of Actor Vincent Price and His Wife
11 x 14”; black and white; inscribed by the photographer at the top margin,”with love and admiration!!!” and signed at Price’s white formal shirt, “Helmut Newton. Los Angeles, 1989.” In excellent condition. More about Original Portrait Photograph of Actor Vincent Price and His Wife
[Book #20400P]
Down In Flames
New York: Payson & Clarke, 1930. First Edition. Short stories of WW I combat flying. Very good plus in a dust jacket with some minor stains and wear. More about Down In Flames
[Book #19376P]