New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First edition, first printing. [vi], 376pp. Bound in publisher's full black cloth stamped in orange, matching topstain. Fine with light general wear. In a Near Fine, scarce unclipped dust jacket with small amounts of loss to the top edge, some toning, light edgewear. One of..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 1999. First printing of the 40th anniversary edition. Signed by Harper Lee on the half-title page. [x], 323 pp. Bound in publisher's gray paper-covered boards, spine lettered in silver, blindstamp to front board. Light foxing to text edges, Else Fine in a Fine unclipped dust jacket with..... More
London: John Long, 1937. First British edition, first printing; this is the first edition in English. [vi], [287], 24pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt to spine and front board. Near Fine with slight lean and crease to spine, boards slightly bowed, light foxing. Lacking the dust jacket. Extremely rare..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. First edition, first printing. Signed by Lois Lowry on the title page "Lois Lowry '07." [x], 180pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt to spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear to extremities. Lowry's now-classic tale of a society..... More
London: Griffith and Farran, 1872 [but actually 1871]. First British edition and first English translation of one of Jules Verne's most famous novels. viii, 384, [8] pp. with eight advertising pages at rear, illustrated with 52 wood engravings by Riou. Bound in publisher's cobalt blue cloth with pictorial stamping in..... More
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1989. First edition, limited issue. A presentation copy signed by Stephen King; one of an indeterminate number bound designated for the the author, publisher, and binder. 64, [1]pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, marbled paper over boards, gilt to spine. Fine in the publisher's plain..... More
Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Co., 1907. First edition, first printing. [272]pp. Bound in the publisher's first state light tan cloth, the front cover stamped in black, red, yellow and blue; spine and rear cover are stamped in black, red, and yellow. Illustrated endpapers. The text is in Bienvenue's second..... More
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. First edition stated, first printing of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. [viii], 296pp. Bound in publisher's original brown paper-covered boards over green cloth spine; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with spine lean, light wear to cloth, mild soiling and spotting. Contemporary gift..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1968. First edition, first printing. [xvii], 298, [1]pp. Bound in publisher's black boards stamped in pink over yellow cloth lettered in black and red. Fine in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. From a print run of 5,000. A fantastic copy of Vonnegut's collection of short stories..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First edition, first printing. Signed by William H. Gass on the half-title page. [xi], 652, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards over black spine cloth lettered in silver gilt. Fine in a Fine dust jacket, hint of shelfwear to book and jacket..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Advance proof copy, first thus. Mark Strand's own copy, signed by him on the title page. 105, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's printed pink-gray wraps. Two faint spots of soiling to spine, else Fine. A lovely advance copy of this collection of Strand's early..... More
London: Scholastic Children's Books, 1995. First edition, first printing, with no number line on the copyright page. Signed by Philip Pullman on the half-title page and inscribed to a previous owner. [viii], 399 pp. Bound in publisher's plum paper-covered boards lettered in gilt on spine. Very Good+ with lean to..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1964. First British edition, first printing of the book that inspired the film Planet of the Apes. 223 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth-affect paper-covered boards lettered in silver gilt on spine. Near Fine with tiny bumps to rear corners, and neat ownership inscription dated 11/68..... More
New York: The New American Library, 1968. First paperback edition, first printing of Louise Gluck's first book. Association copy signed by her on the dedication page, inscribed to the poets Sandra McPherson and Henry Carlile, the latter's address stamp to first page: "+ to Sandy + Henry, My crude..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First edition, first printing. xii, 305 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with gilt and navy blue stamping to spine. Near Fine with light rubbing to upper and lower edges, tiny bump to fore edge of rear board. In a scarce Near Fine dust..... More
New York: Random House, 1949. First American edition, first printing. [viii], 304 pp. Bound in publisher's tan cloth-affect paper-covered boards stamped in gilt and green on spine, green topstain. Near Fine with slight lean to binding and several small protrusions to front pastedown, likely from binder's error. In a Near..... More
Xenia, OH: The Aldine Printing House, 1892. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's tan and crimson cloth lettered in gilt; original floral endpapers and gilt topstain. Very Good, recased and lacking the frontis portrait. Boards rubbed and spotted, lightly edge-worn. Contemporary ownership inscription of Black attorney Fountain Peyton to..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1969. First edition, first printing. Signed by Joseph Campbell on the title page. [viii], 248pp. Bound in the publisher's red cloth stamped in blind and gilt, red topstain. Near Fine with offset, light foxing to endsheets and edges. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1974. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Peter Benchley on the half-title page and inscribed "for Judy and John - tournament partner and tournament opponent - Best, Peter B. 3/8/74." Benchley was active in amateur and celebrity tennis tournaments in New England;..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. First edition, first printing. [x], 117 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth stamped in white. Near Fine with a faint discoloration to rear board, bookseller's ticket to rear endsheet. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, chipped at head and tail, lightly worn..... More
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Paris: Les Editions De Minuit, 1958. First French edition, preceding the first English edition. 178, [1] pp., text in French. Bound in publisher's printed wraps. Near Fine with light wear and toning and faint scattered foxing to covers and contents. Rare, particularly in this condition. Abramowitz A2. Elie Wiesel..... More
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New York: Health Knowledge, Inc., 1967. The first appearance of Stephen King's early short story The Glass Floor, in the Fall 1967 issue of Startling Mystery Stories. 130 pp. Bound in publisher's stapled wraps with cover art by Virgil Finlay. Faint penciled initials to front cover, else Fine... More
Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown & Company, 1983. First edition, first printing, wrappered issue. Signed by Mary Oliver on title page and again on the half title; inscribed to a previous owner with date April 7, 1983. viii, 88 pp. Bound in publisher's stiff wraps. Near Fine with light wear to covers..... More
Mexico City: Club Mexicano de Cienca-Ficcion, 1964. First edition of all two issues of the first Mexican science fiction magazine, co-founded by Rene Rebetez and the avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. Staple-bound in publisher's stiff printed wraps. Near Fine with light wear and foxing to covers, soft creasing to rear cover..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1974. First edition, first printing with publisher's P6 date code at gutter of page 199. [viii], 199 pp. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with tiny nick to cloth at head of spine, bit of excess glue..... More