New York: Advertising Department/ Collier’s Weekly, 1913. First Edition; publisher’s vellum spine with paper title label, and boards. Very minor soiling and wear; nearly a fine copy of a rare book, rarer still in its original gift box; issued as a Christmas advertising promotion, it was included with 3 unrelated..... More
[Book #20797P]
Garden City: Doubleday, 1959. First Edition; American issue. A fine copy in a very lightly worn price-clipped dust jacket. Inscribed on a preliminary blank, “To Nathan Bengis, The 1964 winner among Sherlockians on knowledge of the canon...B.R. Kalt/ [additionally signed by] Rex Stout/ Julian Wolff.” Bengis has noted that this..... More
[Book #23132P]
Garden City: Doubleday, 1948. First Edition. One of 1426 numbered copies signed by Eisenhower on the facsimile of the D-Day Order of the Day. A fine copy in the original acetate dust jacket (chipped), but lacking the publisher’s slipcase. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to publisher Richard Simon, “For..... More
[Book #24462P]
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1860. First Edition; three volumes; original publisher’s cloth; without the ad leaf in volume one (Carter’s first state); publisher’s catalogue in volume three; endpapers replaced at what appears to be an early date (evidenced by matching foxing on the preliminaries); minor cloth wear; scattered foxing; a very good..... More
[Book #13824P]
Approximately 10 x 13”; framed and glazed. Fields and his co-star and miniature arch-nemesis Baby Le Roy are depicted riding tricycles on the movie lot, most likely during the filming of It’s A Gift. Inscribed by Fields to columnist and commentator Jimmy Starr, “For Jimmy Starr, best wishes from Bill..... More
[Book #17770P]
Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1914. First Edition of this musical score; with lyrics by Fitzgerald. Bruccoli A2; preceded only by a script printed for the cast. Publisher's printed stiff wrappers with a cloth spine; cover spotting; waterstain on the back cover; owner’s inscription; very good. More
[Book #21959P]
New York: Scribner's, 1941. First Edition. Very good plus in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and tears. More
[Book #21605P]
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To Jonathan Miller from the Author.” Fleming, an antiquarian book collector himself, was clearly very much aware of old conventions slipping away, and often adhered to this old custom of inscribing books from..... More
[Book #17627P]
London: Secker & Warburg, 1965. First Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. Basis for the film of the same title. More
[Book #26844P]
New York: William Morrow, 1938. First Edition. About fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with very light wear. More
[Book #18351P]
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #21715P]
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1971. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #21747P]
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. Signed by the author. More
[Book #21705P]
Worcester, Massachusetts: Metacom Press, 1985. First Edition. Publisher’s wrappers. One of 500 numbered copies, signed by Gorey. More
[Book #21719P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First Edition. Fine in a dust jacket with a little browning. In a custom cloth slipcase. More
[Book #22733P]
No place: no publisher, 1995. First Edition. Publisher’s printed envelope containing the postcards. Signed by Gorey as Wryde. More
[Book #21721P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. Review copy; with the publisher’s slip laid in. More
[Book #21693P]
New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1964. First Edition. Publisher’s wrappers; fine. Review copy; with the publisher’s slip laid in. More
[Book #21692P]
New York: Putnam’s, 1984. First Edition of this peep show. Very good plus. More
[Book #21723P]
New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #21702P]
New York: Young Scott Books, 1969. First Edition, thus. Fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #21732P]
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
[Book #25940J]
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
[Book #19982P]
New York: Scribner’s, 1935. Later printing of the original edition. Inscribed by the author, “To James K. McGuinness with best regards, Ernest Hemingway.” The recipient, a noted screenwriter, created the original story for A Night at the Opera, wrote the screenplay for Tarzan and His Mate, and all, or part..... More
[Book #13317P]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1917. First Edition. Slight cloth dampstaining; very good to fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. A very uncommon jacket. In a custom slipcase with chemise. More
[Book #26107P]