New York: Random House, 1942. First American edition. [viii], 308 pp. Original cloth. About Very Good with rubbing to silver stamping, toning to cloth, light wear at head and tail, stain along fore edge. Lacking dust jacket. A British novel that was the basis of a 1945 film noir directed..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1972. First edition. (Paperback original. Dated 4-72" on last page of ads, price of $3.95 on back cover.) 478, [2] p. Illustrated wraps. Near Fine in uncommonly nice shape with very bright, white pages-- hardly any of the toning most copies exhibit-- square, straight binding..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1860. First edition. [x], 376 pp. Early 20th century three quarter leather binding with marbled paper sides, titles and ruling in gilt on black and crimson spine compartments. Very Good with wear along edges; foxing to endpapers; occasional thumbsoil, creased corner, and bit of foxing to contents;..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1962. First British edition, uncommon uncensored state. (States "First published in Great Britain in 1962" on copyright page with no additional printings, author's name not blacked out on copyright page.) [viii], 311 pp. Crimson cloth with gilt and turquoise stamping on spine. Near Fine with..... More
Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1922. First trade edition, first printing. One of 750 numbered copies from an edition of 1,000 total copies, this being number 909. Finely bound in full dark blue morocco decorated in gilt, with inner dentelles, top edge gilt; bound without first two and final blank leaves..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. First edition. [x], 214 pp. Original cloth. Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with wear at extremities, small closed tear to top of front panel, light rubbing, a few spots of wear from removed tape on verso. The novel that inspired the recent..... More
New York: The Century Company, 1894. First American edition. 303 pp. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. A Good+ copy with a leaning spine, edge-worn and rubbed, two small holes in spine cloth, contents lightly foxed, old price written on front free endpaper. The first American appearance of the animal-centric..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886. First American edition. ix, [1], 381 pp. Original green cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, floral endpapers. A Near Fine copy with dulling to spine lettering, a few scuffs, rubbing along edges. Small ticket to rear paste down. An attractive copy. More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First edition, #349 of 426 numbered copies signed by Bukowski & illustrator Robert Crumb. 17, [3] pp. Pink paper-covered boards with purple cloth backstrip, paper spine label. Fine in original acetate wraps, slightly cloudy with age. 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: 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
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: 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
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
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
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: 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
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. First American edition, first printing. Near Fine, with spine cloth faintly sunned. Previous owner name in pen on front free end paper which bleeds onto the front flap of the dust jacket. In a Very Good unclipped first printing dust jacket with soiling, chipping..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First edition, second issue with "stopped" spelled correctly on page 181. Good, with binding shaken and stitching stitching tender, some hinges slightly exposed. Cloth shows rubbing and edge wear. Title label on spine is worn down its center, with a strip at the top..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. First American edition, first issue binding with Maugham's name spelled correctly. Very Good. Lean to spine. Fraying at corners, chipping at spine ends. Remnants of once-affixed news clippings to front and rear endpapers with associated toning. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First edition. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Light bruising to spine ends, small scuff to edge of page block also slightly affecting jacket. Dust jacket shows light edge wear and chipping to the top end of the spine. Adapted into a...... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1948. First edition. [vi], 343 pp. Original pale blue cloth with navy stamping. Near Fine with spine a little toned, boards a little bumped, in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket; droplet stains to spine panel, which is also toned; light wear and toning. The British..... More
