Boston: Little, Brown, 1857. First Edition; two volumes; publisher’s cloth; some fraying; a very good or better set. Presentation copy; inscribed by the editor, son of Daniel Webster, “To Hon. Franklin Pierce, President of the United States from his obliged and grateful friend & servant, Fletcher Webster, Dec 18, 1856.”..... More
[Book #35210P]
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1915. Later edition. Front hinge broken; worn; good. Inscribed by the author to his daugher. More
[Book #21049P]
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1939. First Edition; 1200 copies printed; bookplate of fantasy artist Hannes Bok with his pencil notes on the stories opposite the contents page and on the rear endpapers; minor stains on the endpapers; a little bumped; about fine in a dust jacket with slight wear and..... More
[Book #35209P]
London: John Lane, 1930. Limited issue; one of 275 numbered copies signed by both the author and illustrator. A nearly fine copy. More
[Book #35208P]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Bound in full reddish-orange morocco by Bayntun; all edges gilt; spine stamped with gilt Catholic motifs; fine. More
[Book #35207P]
New York: W. J. Watt, 1910. First Edition. Just shy of very good. Presented by the author to a contemporary writer, “To Charles Neville Buck from P.G. Wodehouse (Death to Seth).” Buck, hardly remembered these days, wrote novels, and other pieces set in his native Appalachia. The cursed “Seth” in..... More
[Book #35206P]
New York: Harper & Bros. ca. 1970. Reprint. Fine in a dust jacket with trivial wear and tear. Inscribed by the author, “____, With greetings from E.B. White.”. More
[Book #35205P]
Paris: Librairie Charpentier & Fasquelle, 1898. First Edition; publisher’s printed wrappers. Aside from some scattered and minor foxing, an excellent copy. The play, by far Rostand’s best-known work, has enjoyed several successful screen adaptations. More
[Book #35204P]
New York: John Day, 1934. First Edition. Presented to a prominent Democrat and former journalist, “For George Creel from his old friend Franklin D. Roosevelt/ This tome is not worth three cigarette holders!” Unusually, F.D.R. has corrected the Foreword, crossing out “party” and writing “property.” Cloth fading at the top..... More
[Book #35203P]
London: Faber & Faber, 1968. First Edition of the author's scarce second novel. A near fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear and tear and a tape mend inside the top of the spine. More
[Book #35201P]
Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1968. First Edition of the author’s first book. About a fine copy in a good, somewhat worn and stained dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To Bill Howe, with my best wishes for ‘magical time’ in Mexico. Carlos Castaneda.” The recipient, a...... More
[Book #35200P]
Philadelphia: Henry Cary Baird and Co, 1882. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; decorated in gilt and in blind. An exceptionally bright copy with only the most trivial wear; marginal tear in one leaf, and slight crinkling. While the title page calls for 170 dyed cloth and thread samples in the text..... More
[Book #35199P]
New York: George Putnam’s Sons, 1922 & 1928. First Editions. Exceptionally important association copies. The first volume is inscribed “C. Bowyer Vaux from [printed calling card: “Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted. Brookline, Mass.”] Philadelphia. December 13th 1922.” Vaux was the son of Calvert Vaux, who brought in the elder Olmsted to..... More
[Book #35196P]
Lausanne: Editions Novos, 1945. First Edition. Publisher’s illustrated boards; nearly fine; text in French, with illustrations in color. More
[Book #35193P]
London: Pickering, 1868. Later edition of Blake’s work; issued without his illustrations. Publisher’s cloth with a paper spine label (a little rubbed); an attractive copy; corner of a preface leaf torn, not affecting text; in a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. More
[Book #35192P]
New York: Scribner’s, 1952. First Edition. Minor spotting; ink gift inscription on the front free endpapers; very good in a price-clipped dust jacket. More
[Book #35191P]
London: George Newnes, 1894. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; hinges cracked; a good copy. More
[Book #35190P]
London: George Newnes, 1894. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; some page stains; modern endpapers;owner’s signature and date on the title page; a good copy. More
[Book #35189P]
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1948. First Edition of Mailer’s first book. Bookplate on the front free endpaper; some edge rubbing; very good in a dust jacket with nearly invisible tissue repair at inner folds. More
[Book #35188P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1949. First Edition. Very good or a little better in dust jacket; in a custom cloth clamshell box. An excellent association copy, inscribed “For Max and Mab with my love. Oscar.” The recipients were Maxwell Anderson and his longtime companion, whose stage name was Mab..... More
[Book #35187P]
Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. First Edition. Very good in a good dust jacket. Signed by the author. Basis for the film of the same title. More
[Book #35186P]
New York: Scribner’s, 1937. First Edition. Very good in a good to very good dust jacket. More
[Book #35184P]
New York: Doran, 1923. First Edition. Name stamp on endpapers; very good in a dust jacket with a huge chunk out of the front panel. More
[Book #35183P]
New York: Dutton, 1981. First Edition. One of 550 numbered and signed copies. Fine in the publisher’s slipcase. More
[Book #35182P]
Boston: Telephone Despatch Co., n.d. [c. 1890]. Original printed wrappers; 52 pages; minor wear; inscribed by the company manager. One of the earliest Boston phone directories, listing about 800 subscribers, mostly commercial enterprises, especially banks, insurance companies and railroads. Not all of the subscribers are listed with numbers, although by..... More
[Book #35181P]