New York: Farar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. First Edition stated, First Printing. Signed by Richard Avedon with a large inscription to a previous owner. Near Fine, with heavy bump to tail of spine. In publisher's printed acetate jacket, Very Good+, with yellowing to the spine and rear panel, chips to..... More
? B/G Sandwich Shops, 1924. A single pictorial sheet (12.5" x 7.5") with a rounded top flap, folded a total of four times and illustrated in black, orange and blue, to create a postcard with space for stamp in corner. Very Good with light evidence of erased penciled address and..... More
London: John Murray, 1837. Signed by Babbage "To Mrs. Davenport with the author's regards" on half title in ink; Edward Davies Davenport's bookplate on front endpaper. First edition. 240 (1, ads) pp. Publisher's black pebbled cloth with paper label on spine, light yellow endpapers. About Very Good with backstrip coming..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First American Edition. x, 213, [1] pp. Orange cloth with black lettering, red topstain. Near Fine with toned pages, dust-soiled edges, vintage bookseller's ticket to rear paste down. In About Very Good unclipped ($2.50) dust jacket, chipped and rubbed at edges, three pinhole-sized chips..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Signed by Babitz on the title page. ix, 211, (1) pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with light foxing to top edge in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing. A collection of short stories. More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1974. 296 pp. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in magenta and silver. Near Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, with light rubbing, light edge wear, and foxing and toning to white portions. A lovely copy of Babitz's confessional L.A...... More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Signed on front free endpaper by Richard Bach, inscribed to former owners. 93 pp. Blue cloth with white lettering. 37th printing. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. A signed copy of the bestselling inspirational fable. More
New York: David McKay, 1955. First edition. Signed by Daisy Bates on front free endpaper, and beneath that inscribed by Kivie Kaplan, president of the NAACP. [xvii], 234 pp. Original red cloth with black spine lettering. Very Good+, small sticker shadow to ffep, ding in top of front board, in..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1946. 1946, 1951. Signed. Two two-volume sets, with each volume inscribed by the author to the same friends, Dorothy and Wes Pape. Baker's inscriptions in The Gentleman's Companion, both dated Sept. 2, 1946, refer to a deer hunting trip Baker took with the couple. Beneath both..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1963. First British edition. 112 pp. Black cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in unclipped dust jacket with rubbing along edges, else Near Fine and unfaded, front flap creased. A collection of essays by the African-American author. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt on spine and upper board. Near Fine with erased name at front free endpaper. In a Very Good unclipped edge-worn and spine-faded dust jacket, which has been trimmed along the bottom edge..... More
Franklin, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited edition, signed by James Baldwin at front. Tissue guard laid in. [xx], 232 pp. Brown leather lettered in gilt, silk endpapers and satin bookmark. A Fine unread copy, tiny scratch to fore edge. A signed limited edition of the African-American author's first novel..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1965. First edition. First issue black cloth with yellow and red stamping, yellow topstain. 249, (1) pp. Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket, lightly worn, well-rubbed and spine sunned with a scuff near head. A collection of short stories including "Sonny's Blues." More
New York: The Dial Press, 1979. First edition. Signed by James Baldwin on dedication page, inscribed to bookseller Brainerd Philipson, "Keep the faith." [x], 597 pp. Original maroon cloth lettered in gilt. Remainder spray to bottom edge, else Near Fine with a little foxing to top edge, in Near Fine..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1959. Signed by James Baldwin on title page in blue ink. 175 pp. Wraps. Second printing of the First Beacon Press paperback edition. Good+ with spine slightly cocked and creased with a faint dampstain, edges a little foxed and rubbed, endpapers lightly foxed as well. The African-American..... More
Cleveland: The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc., 1978. A program for the Cleveland-based African American organization, signed by James Baldwin on his biography at p. 3, inscribed to"To Ruth, God Bless, James Baldwin." 16 pp. Stapled wraps. Very Good. Includes three booklets from Karamu..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1863. First American edition. 397, 2 [ads] pp. with fold-out map at front. Original brown ribbed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Good+ with head and tail cloth worn away, cloth stained and a little rubbed, spine dulled, hinges starting, gift inscriptions at front, a...... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. First edition. Inscribed to former owner on title page, "From Virgil Tibbs and John Ball." 184 pp. Original half cloth and boards, lettered in silver. Near Fine with a few finger smudges, in price-clipped dust jacket, easily Very Good+ with a lot less wear..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. First edition. 184 pp. Original half cloth and gray paper-covered boards, lettered in silver. Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slightly sunned spine panel. An uncommonly neat, unrubbed example of the dust jacket. The author's first book. Winner of the Edgar..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. First British edition, first printing. Very Good in a Good dust jacket with price intact. Front board lightly bowed. A few small spots of bleeding to front end paper. Water warping to just jacket, with wrinkling to laminate; ding to front panel near spine. Served as..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First British edition, first printing. Very Good in a Good dust jacket with price intact. Light storage odor to pages. Foxing to edge of page block. Spine and top edge lightly faded; gilt stamping sharp and bright. Dust jacket shows heavy foxing, light soiling, light edge..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1964. First edition. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Bookseller's stamp on paste down. Fore edge foxed, corners a bit bumped, small stain on bottom edge. Jacket price-clipped, small closed tear along spine edge, slight edge wear, spine panel a bit darkened. The English sci-fi..... More
Brighton: Unicorn Bookshop, 1968. First edition, first printing. Publisher's white stapled wraps silkscreened in red and blue. One of 250 copies in the first printing, this copy unnumbered. Very Good, with wear and toning to wraps. Splits started at spine fold, though binding is solid. A short work written in..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First edition, first issue with seven titles listed on last page of ads, illustration 128 precedes 126 on list at front. viii, 204pp. with four pages of ads at rear. Original tan cloth lettered in gilt on spine, stamped in black, red, blue on..... More
