![[Book #36958P] My Lady's Garter. JACQUES FUTRELLE](/images/noimage.png)
Chicago: Rand-McNally, 1912. First Edition. Waterstaining, almost entirely to the cloth, barely affecting any pages; still very good in dust jacket. Published posthumously; the author was last seen smoking a cigarette next to Astor on the Titanic. Apparently, he didn’t die from smoking. More
[Book #36958P]
New York: Coward-McCann, 1944. First Edition. Pages yellowed; very good in a good dust jacket. Agent’s stamp; presented by the author to his wife: “To Katinka, With love - Peter.”. More
[Book #36957P]
New York: Henry Holt, 1936. First Trade Edition. A couple of minor page spots; bound in 3/4 morocco by Lauriat; raised bands; gilt. More
[Book #36956P]
New York: Summit Books, 1978. First Edition; advance reading copy in wrappers. Near fine. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to Gloria Jones, widow of the co-dedicatee, James Jones, “To Gloria, You get the nice copy later, but I wanted you to have this one now. It’s special and so..... More
[Book #36955P]
London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket; both the jacket and book are foxed. Knopf’s London imprint was not successful, and nearly any books issued there are very uncommon, especially in dust jacket. More
[Book #36954P]
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1935. First Edition. A good copy. Pasted onto the copyright page is a telegram from Luhan to her husband, Edwin (the dedicatee), dated September 23, 1935, “Dear Edwin How dramatic the villa sold the day before its book comes out I dont believe you will mind..... More
[Book #36953P]
New York: privately printed, 1904. First Edition. One hundred numbered copies were printed for John Quinn. This is number 17 and is signed by the author. A fine copy in the publisher’s slipcase (also numbered 17), and torn (apparently original) glassine dust jacket. In a custom clamshell box. More
[Book #36952P]
New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1934. First Edition. One of 360 numbered copies, signed by Faulkner. Spine a little faded, else near fine. More
[Book #36950P]
New York: Heritage Press, 1944. Minor cloth staining; very good in the publisher’s slipcase. Inscribed by the illustrator, “To Pong, with love, Reginald, 5th March 1944.” Below he has drawn a variant of the illustration appearing on page 31 of this edition (so noted and captioned by the artist), taking..... More
[Book #36949P]
London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1896. A re-issue as vol. XV of The Wessex Novels; with a new preface by the author. Very nearly fine; signed by Hardy on the half-title. More
[Book #36948P]
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1937. First Edition. Publisher’s boards (lightly worn). Previous owner’s inscription; pages a little aged, overall a nearly fine copy in the rare dust jacket, which has minor chips and wear. More
[Book #36947P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. First Edition. A near fine copy in a dust jacket with minor wear and tear, lacking the bottom inch and a half of the spine. More
[Book #36946P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951. First Edition. A near fine copy in a lightly used dust jacket. More
[Book #36945P]
Racine: Whitman, 1948. First Edition. A near fine copy in publisher's stiff wrappers. Boy Thursday is a big-lipped African native; don't expect Disney to reissue this one. More
[Book #36944P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. First Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with light wear and tear. An unusual production; the jacket, cover and some illustrations utilize a fuzzy cloth decoration. More
[Book #36943P]
New York: privately printed, 1903. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 morocco by Stikeman (presumably for the publisher); with a long presentation from the author. On insurance; the author was apparently associated with New York Life; a colorful insurance credo is the frontispiece. More
[Book #36940P]
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1918. First American Edition. Very good. More
[Book #36939P]
1870-1875; mostly concerning electric ignition of gas street lights, with a number of pasted in pieces, including a four page prospectus for the New England Electric Gas Lighting Company; a four page statement by the same firm; a one leaf promotion of “Gardiner’s Patent for Lighting and Turning On and..... More
[Book #36938P]
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. First Edition; ”Presentation Edition” limited to 350 copies; with a calligraphic presentation leaf from the Midland Bank to a noble worthy. Bound in blue full crushed morocco; top edge gilt; spine darkened and a little worn; nearly fine in a very good, original slipcase. More
[Book #36936P]
Boston: Little, Brown, 1892. First Edition; two volumes: state B of volume I. Tiny bookplates on front pastedowns; a fine, bright set. While Parkman is somewhat out of favor these days for his heavy tilt toward the American view of history, he was among the most influential of American historians..... More
[Book #36935P]
Boston: John W. Folsom, 1798. First Edition. 360 pages, including the printing of a Washington letter, a geographically arranged index, and four pages of subscribers’ names (almost entirely from Massachusetts, most of whom were from Boston); bound without preliminaries in what is apparently early 20th century 3/4 leather; titled on..... More
[Book #36934P]
Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland: Frederic Nicoud, n.d. [c. 1875]. Measuring approximately 3 1/4 x 3,” certifying that the watch was warranted “...to wear well, and be well regulated.” Illustrated with a watch in front of a Swiss scene. Signed by the watchmaker. Some foxing; very good. More
[Book #36933P]
Lynn, Massachusetts: C.H. Stephenson, n.d. [ca. 1900]. Consisting of ten different items and some duplicates; printed material, photographs, proofs, and an original drawing of a young woman emptying a pail of garbage into the “Underground Garbage Receiver.” Some wear, but in decent condition. More
[Book #36932P]
Atlanta: Arthur M. Blank, 2003. First Edition. A lavishly produced insight into the construction and design of the Blank family beach house. Blank is a founder of Home Depot. Retained by the printer, of an edition of 500 copies printed, this is one of 100 meant to be numbered, and..... More
[Book #36931P]