New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1945. Signed by Gwendolyn Brooks diagonally on front free endpaper. Second printing of the first edition, referred to as "Second Edition" on copyright page. vi, 57, [1] pp. Original cloth, blocked in salmon, lettered in gilt. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket with internal..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1999. First edition. Signed by Neal Stephenson on title page. [x], 918 pp. Original black cloth and paper-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine. Fine in unclipped dust jacket, lightly shelf worn, else Fine. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First edition. [x], 246 pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering, black stamping. Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, lightly worn. Six essays by the German-American political theorist and philosopher. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition, first printing. ("A" and publisher's seal on copyright page.) 140 pp. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with silver lettering. A Good only copy with stained and soiled cloth, spine lettering almost completely rubbed off, a little foxing to endpapers, but contents..... More
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1902. First American edition, first impression, Brunton's fourth state. (Richard Brunton [AKA Don Pollock] lists this issue as 4.1 in "The Hound in America." Integral title page does not state "Illustrated," states "Published March, 1902, R" on copyright page.) [xii], 249, [1], [8, ads]..... More
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1946. First edition. [x], 275 pp. Original black cloth, gilt and green stamping to spine. Very Good with repaired rear hinge, rubbing, in Very Good unclipped dust jacket, toned and edge-worn with a few tape reinforcements to verso. The first appearance of the carnival-themed noir..... More
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1934. First edition in first state jacket. [iv], 126 pp. Beige cloth with sharp blue lettering. A little foxing to edges, else Fine in unclipped dust jacket with vertical crease along spine panel, else Near Fine with small tear near head, a little rubbing..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1947. First edition. 224 pp. Original cloth. Very Good with foxing to blue cloth, internally bright and clean, in an About Very Good unclipped ($2.50) dust jacket with some edge chips and small tears, dampstain visible on verso. Winner of the third Edgar Award..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1898. First UK edition, first printing, second issue as per Ahearns with all letters on spine 3mm, 16 page catalogue dated Autumn 1897 at rear. [viii] 259, [4] 16 [ads] pp. About Very Good with rubbing to spine and rear panel cloth, cloth at rear also..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956. First edition. xix, 266 pp. Original blue cloth with black cloth backstrip, gilt spine lettering. Near Fine with wrinkling to spine cloth, in Good+ unclipped dust jacket with some small edge chips and tears along fore edge folds, toned spine panel. Profiles is..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1949. Signed by Frost on his own portrait facing title page, inscribed to former owner and dated 1954. xxi, [1], 666 pp. Original bluish green cloth lettered in gilt. Good+ with rubbed gilt, cloth worn along edges, bump to head, tape stains to endpapers..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. First American edition, first printing, trade issue. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner and dated 1989. xi, 531pp. Original cloth. Small stain to bottom edge, else Fine in Fine unclipped dust jacket. A novel of Mexico..... More
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1944. First American edition. [vi], 103 pp. Original cloth. Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, a little toning to spine panel,faint pencil to front panel. Uncommon in jacket. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First edition, second state with Scribner's seal on copyright page. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with titles in blind on the front cover and stamped in gilt on the spine. Very Good or better, with a light lean to the binding, light edge..... More
London: Shakespeare and Company, 1927. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original pale green paper-covered boards lettered in dark green. Very Good with rubbing and wear to spine, toning and light soiling to covers. A nice copy. More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1969. 508 pp. First edition, first printing in first issue jacket. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the title page. Near Fine with light surface wear to cloth, and light soiling to textblock edge. In a Very Good unclipped first issue dust jacket with Barbara..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1974. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards over black cloth spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with light spine lean, sunning to edges and previous owner name and address inked to front free end paper. In a Very Good un-clipped..... More
New York: Dial Books, 1992. 192 pp. First edition, first printing. Signed and dated by Rosa Parks on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original quarter purple cloth and maroon paper covered boards. Very Good with light spine lean, light soiling and light shelf wear to covers. In a Very..... More
New York: Random House, 1938. First American edition, first printing. Near Fine with toning to pages, in a Very Good+ un-clipped dust jacket with toning, edge wear, and a short closed tear to the top of the front spine joint. A lovely copy. More
New York: The Fountain Press, 1931. First edition, first printing; One of a limited 842 copies, signed by the Aldous Huxley on the limitation page. Publisher's marbled paper over black cloth spine with title label. Near Fine with light rubbing to corners, toning to pages and previous owner bookplate to..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing stated. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front cover. Near Fine with bumping to corners and spine ends, light shelf wear. In a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing, light edge wear and..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. First edition, with 4-page advert at front, and publisher's 16 page catalogue at rear. Pages uncut, in publisher's original terracotta stamped cloth. Good. Light soiling to cloth. Spine cloth slightly darkened Softening to bottom corners, bump to center of rear board at edge..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. First American edition, first printing. 216 pp. Original cloth. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Clean text, former owner's name and address penned on half-title, hinge at title page starting. Navy cloth is neat with sharp yellow lettering. Jacket missing chip at head, creased..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935. First edition. Good. Cloth foxed and dust-soiled, especially on spine, with a small hole in the cloth on the front board and fray to foot of rear spine joint. Typical manufacturer's glue offsetting to rear end paper. Lacking the dust jacket. A solid copy..... More
