Boston: E. J. Foster Eddy, 1893. Early reprint, published two years after the first edition. Signed by Mary Baker Eddy on the front free endpaper and inscribed to the recipient with date November 9, 1900. [vi], x, 7-120, [4] pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth over beveled boards, stamped in..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. First American edition of Matthew Arnold's major work of religious criticism. 316 pp. Bound in publisher's blindstamped green cloth lettered in gilt on spine, brown coated endpapers. Very Good+ with moderate wear and light staining to covers, light spotting to textblock edges, and..... More
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1968. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's white cloth with spine stamped in metallic orange, magenta, blue and green. Near Fine with light toning to boards at edges. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light general wear. A fantastic copy of..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Seamus Heaney on the title page and inscribed "Seamus Heaney, 'Our poesy is as a gum which oozes From whence 'tis nourished.' for John Dunn, with every good wish, 16th March 1971-" 56pp. Bound in publisher's full..... More
Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1951. First American edition. 405 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth with white lettering, black topstain. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with slight color touch-ups, a small closed tear and crease, some rubbing to the rear panel, puckering to the spine panel. A...... More
New York: [The Author], 1939-1940. Two issues of the newsletter of fascist group America for Americans in different formats and with variations in the title or headline, all very good; issues present are American Tribunal Intelligence Bulletin No. 50 and America for Americans / Ancient & Noble Order of the..... More
Vienna and Leipzig; Munich: Wilhelm Braumueller; C.H. Beck, 1918,1922. Both volumes of Otto Sprengler's philosophical treatise The Decline of the West, published four years apart, with ALS tipped into first volume. First edition of first volume, 31st to 42nd printing (in year of publication) of second volume. xvi, 639, [1];..... More
New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943. First edition, first printing of this libertarian classic, with statement of "First Edition" on the copyright page (all other issue points are irrelevant). [ii], 754 pp. Bound in publisher's first state red cloth lettered in gilt on spine and front board, red topstain; lacking the..... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1967. First edition, first printing of this foundational work of magical realism. 351pp. Bound in publisher's printed wraps. A fantastic copy of book not normally seen in such nice condition, Near Fine with a lean to binding, light creases, small stain to tail of spine, gentle..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First edition, first printing, with "Published May, 1936" as the only date listed on the copyright page. 1037 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth lettered in blue; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light foxing and soiling mostly confined to the prelims and..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First edition, with publisher's ads at rear dated December 1964. [v], 252, 24 pp. Bound in publisher's blindstamped purple triangular cloth lettered in gilt on spine, brown coated endpapers. Near Fine with sunning and shallow chipping to spine. Light foxing and dampstaining to first 2..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. First British edition, first printing. [vi], 312 pp., laid paper. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine, maroon topstain. Near Fine with lean and light sunning to spine, light wear and soiling to cloth, and droplets to topstain. Offsetting to endpapers and..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1983. First edition, first printing. Association copy signed on the front free endpaper by the subject of the book, Sam Cummings, and inscribed to Pentagon Papers journalist Neil Sheehan, "Alexandria Virginia, May 30, 1990 For Niel [sic] Sheehan with warmest + personal regards..... More
New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1980. First edition, first printing. Association copy signed by James H. Billington on the half-title page, inscribed "For Neil + Susan Sheehan with warmest good wishes, James Billington, July 21, 1981, The Wilson Center." viii, 677pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, title in red to..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition, first printing. Signed by Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan on the title page. 144pp. Bound in publisher's black paper covered boards, spine stamped in gilt. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with a hint of sunning and wear. McEwan's second book of short..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1970. First edition. [iii], 329pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt to spine. Fine in an unclipped dust jacket that shows a tiny hint of rubbing along the fore edge folds, else Fine. The sixth and final volume of Smith's stories; 3,144 copies were printed..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Book club edition. Signed by Ursula K. Le Guin on the title page and inscribed to a previous owner. [vi], 185 pp. Bound in publisher's blue leatherette boards lettered in black on spine. Near Fine with slight lean to spine, light rubbing at corners..... More
Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press, 1968. First edition, second or third printing as noted by Currey. Signed by Ursula K. Le Guin on the title page. 205 pp. Bound in publisher's turquoise cloth with front board and spine stamped in black and rear board blank. Near Fine with toning to upper..... More
New York: Walker & Company, 1969. Book club edition. Association copy signed by Ursula K. LeGuin on the front free endpaper and inscribed to her friends Lindy and Tony Wolk, a manicule pointing to a penciled price of 35 cents. The text has been thoroughly annotated by Tony Wolk in..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925. First edition stated, limited issue. Copy #256 of 500 copies, signed by Sinclair Lewis on the limitation page at front. Association copy additionally signed by Lewis on the front free endpaper and inscribed to the actor who played the title role in the..... More
New York: Davis Publications, Inc., 1984. First edition of the first appearance of Octavia Butler's story "Bloodchild," signed by her across the illustration on page 35. Very Good with mailing label on front wrap, small ink mark to front cover, slight roll to spine and light crease to rear panel..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1616. First edition, first printing. Association copy signed by Emma Wolf on the front free endpaper and warmly inscribed to her young nephew, his bookplate to front pastedown. [iv], 397, [9] pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt; lacking the dust jacket..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1937. First edition, first printing. [iv], 298, 5 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth stamped in red, red topstain. Near Fine with light wear and a few scuffs to covers, small dent to upper edge of front board, and ownership signature dated 5-8-37 to..... More
New York: David McKay Company, 1974. First edition, first printing. Signed by Michael Shaara on the front free endpaper. xvii, [2], 374 pp. Bound in publisher's slate blue paper-covered boards titled in gilt on spine. Very Good+ with slight lean and soft crease to spine, light rubbing and toning to..... More
Chicago: Big Table, 1959-1960. A complete run of the Beat literary magazine, founded in response to the suppression for reasons of "obscenity" of The Chicago Review's Winter 1958 issue. These copies have been signed a whopping 33 times by a Who's Who of the contributors and prominent figures associated with..... More