New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Some soiling, spotting and staining; a good copy in a price-clipped, worn dust jacket. Caldecott Award winner for 1942. A remarkably uncommon book in a first edition, read to death by or to children, especially beloved in Boston, where the ducks are..... More
[Book #35134P]
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982. First Edition. Publisher’s stamp on bottom edge; tiny stains on the fore-edge; about fine in a dust jacket with a faded spine. Signed by the author on the title page. More
[Book #31363P]
London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. First Edition; 1000 copies were printed. Very slight foxing; endpapers a bit browned, as seems nearly inevitable; certainly very good, or even a little better. An association copy, inscribed twice between the wife of his attorney and a contemporary actress, most likely mutual acquaintances of Wilde..... More
[Book #35259P]
London: Collins, 1948. First Edition. A little cloth fading, very good or better in a very good dust jacket with numerous small chips and tears. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “Stephen from Agatha/ Nov. 1948.” Stephen was Stephen Glanville, dedicatee of Five Little Pigs. A number of years ago..... More
[Book #35258P]
New York: George H. Doran, 1924. First American Edition. Small ownership label; hinges mended; very good in a dull dust jacket with numerous small chips. More
[Book #35257P]
New York: Macmillan, 1936. First Edition; first printing. Very good in a good, somewhat tired, torn dust jacket with interior tape mending. This jacket is often referred to as a second issue, with “New Macmillan Books,” although this could be more appropriately referred to as state, and the precedence, if..... More
[Book #35251P]
London: Skeffington and Son, n.d. [1933?]. First English Edition[?]. Lacking the publisher’s dated catalogue; hinges cracked; a good to very good copy; inscribed in orange pencil on the title page by the author to an editor; “ Dear Mr. Skinnery - Read the way I wanted to end this. Not..... More
[Book #35256P]
New York: Fords, Howard and Hulbert, 1880. First Edition; advance sheets, consisting of the title page and the first 256 pages of the 521 issued. Wright 5516; BAL 20349, noting another copy of the advance sheets in plain, brown wrappers. One the front wrapper, in an undetermined hand, “Advance Sheets..... More
[Book #35255P]
New York: Cheshire House, 1931. One of 1200 numbered copies. Illustrations by Franklin Hughes, Fine in the publisher’s slipcase, which has some wear and cracking. More
[Book #35254P]
Chicago: P.F. Volland, 1917. First Edition (presumably). Minor spotting and foxing; an excellent copy. More
[Book #35253P]
Boston: L.C. Page, 1918. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. More
[Book #35252P]
London: Collins, 1944. First Edition. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with some chips and tears. More
[Book #35250P]
Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. First Edition. Small dent in front cover; else near fine in dust jacket. Presentation copy; warmly inscribed by Sloane. More
[Book #35240P]
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970. First Edition of the author's first book; review copy, with the review slip and the author’s publicity photo laid in. A fine copy in a dust jacket with very slight browning; far above average. More
[Book #35248P]
London: Methuen, 1956. First Edition of the author’s first book. A bit foxed, nearly fine in a good, rubbed dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To John & Best wishes for 1957 [words in Gaelic] Brendan Behan/ 1/1/57.” We have not seen another inscribed copy of this play..... More
[Book #35247P]
New York: William Morrow, 1929. First Edition. A fine, bright copy in a dust jacket with light chipping and wear. Chapters are devoted to the making of paper and books. More
[Book #35245P]
Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1913. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by Ficke in 1915. Recipient’s bookplate; fine. More
[Book #35244P]
Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1912. First Edition. Bookplate; some foxing; nearly fine. More
[Book #35243P]
London: Longmans, Green, 1864. First Edition in eight original parts of this spirited and vigorous defense by the most famous 19th century convert to Roman Catholicism. Spines renewed, but each part has the original front and back wrappers. Minor soiling and wear; enclosed in a custom full morocco solander case..... More
[Book #35242P]
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. First Edition; twenty volumes; publisher’s 3/4 green morocco; raised bands; gilt spine decoration; top edges gilt. Spines sunned slightly to brown; very minor occasional wear; an excellent set. One of 600 numbered copies with a manuscript leaf bound in. For the most part, the publisher provided..... More
[Book #35241P]
London: Nancy Cunard at Wishart & Co., 1934. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by Cunard on the verso of the front free endpaper, “To V.F. Calverton, whose own Negro Anthology is the ideal approach to Negro literature in America. Nancy Cunard.” Publisher’s cloth frayed at the extremities; stain at the..... More
[Book #22794P]
New York: Stokes, 1905. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, apparently upon publication, “To my Friend Irene Davison who helped me greatly with the literary part of this book. Robert Barr Oct 11 1905.” Spotted and worn; spine darkened; fair to good. The recipient was Barr’s secretary. More
[Book #35236P]
London: Heinemann, 1922. First Edition; trade issue. Very good in a jacket with tears and splits. More
[Book #35235P]
Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1939. First Edition; 380 copies were printed. A fine copy. Laid in is a one page typed letter, signed in ink by Hall, mentioning this work, E.A. Robinson, and Tahiti, with the original envelope. More
[Book #35233P]
New York? Harrison of Paris/ Minton, Balch, 1931. First Edition. Publisher’s vellum; minor soiling; fine in the publisher’s printed box. More
[Book #35232P]