Literature
Fire on the Mountain
New York: Dial Press, 1962. First edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ unclipped original dust jacket. Light foxing to cloth and top edge, heavier on front paste down next to bookplate with former owner's name crossed out in ink. Jacket presents well, foxed along edges, slightly chipped at head (not..... More
Fire on the Mountain
New York: Dial Press, 1962. First edition. Very Good. Light toning to boards, light dust soiling, bumped corners. In a Very Good dust jacket, lightly rubbed, lightly edge worn with several short closed tears, several small nicks to the interior and publisher's price intact. A nice copy of The Monkey..... More
Jonathan Troy
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the front free end paper, inscribed to former owner in "Glen Canyon 1981". Very Good with light rubbing at tips, small indent to spine near bottom, light lean to spine, previous owner book plate..... More
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1885. First American edition. Bound in publisher's blue-gray cloth over flexible boards decoratively stamped in black on the upper board with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with boards lightly splayed. Spine-toning, light spotting and light wear to cloth. Pages toned, endsheets offset and previous owner name..... More
The Woman in the Dunes
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Stated first American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's teal cloth stamped in gilt and red. Very Good with slight dulling to spine, light shelf wear, toning to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, edgeworn with a chip to the top corner..... More
Arrow of God
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1964. First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth affect boards with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with nick to top edge of rear board, small vintage bookseller ticket to front free endpaper. In a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket with..... More
Things Fall Apart
London: William Heinemann, 1958. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth with spine lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Cloth a bit worn and soiled, spine lightly sunned and gilt titles faded. Full page non-authorial gift inscription to noted activist and Nigerian politician Obijunwa Wali..... More
Things Fall Apart
London: Heinemann, 1962. First edition, second printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with lean to spine, spotting to textblock edge sporadically affecting margins, pages toned and former owner name written to front free endpaper. In a Good unclipped dust jacket, toned, soiled and..... More
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
New York: Harmony Books, 1980. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Douglas Adams on the title page, and with Harmony Books editor Harriet Bell's business card laid in. Near Fine with sunning to covers at top and bottom edge, light softening to spine ends, pages lightly toned. In a...... More
Democracy: An American Novel
London: Macmillan and Co., 1882. First British edition, wrappered issue. (Apparently issued simultaneously with the much more common cloth issue.) 280, (4, ads) pp. Wraps. Very Good condition for a paperback of this era despite wear: loss at head and tail, some soiling, chips and creasing to fragile wraps, and..... More
Democracy: An American Novel
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1880. First edition, BAL's State B with date of April 15, 1880, title page stating #112, no mark on p. 65; curiously, though, this seems to be printed on laid paper rather than wove. 374, (6) pp. White linen stamped in black. A Good..... More
Watership Down
London: Rex Collings, 1972. First edition, first printing. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket. Light soiling, several faint spots and light wear to cloth; light, uneven toning at rear. Light reading crease to spine. Previous owner name to front free end paper. Map at rear intact. Searching for a new..... More
Watership Down
London: Rex Collings, 1972. Signed. First edition, first printing. Warmly inscribed by the author "To dear Janet, with much love, Richard Adams, December 1974." Very Good, lean and reading crease to spine, bumping to foot, light rubbing to cloth at extremities, endpapers foxed, previous owner name (Janet Vernon Hall) to..... More
Watership Down
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Richard Adams on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Very Good with light shelf wear, foxing to spine cloth and textblock top edge. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light soiling and..... More
Knocking the Neighbors
New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1912. First edition. (Russo p. 79-80.)229 pp. Original brown cloth with cream lettering, blue and green floral design on front board. Very Good, small tear in top edge of cloth of back board, rubbed spine lettering, front hinge starting. An uncommon illustrated story collection..... More
More Fables
Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone, 1900. First edition. (Title page dated 1900, issue without ads like LOC copy noted in Russo p. 36) Original buckram. [viii], 218, [1] pp. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, else Fine. No jacket. A great copy. A follow-up to the author's popular..... More
Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Vol. V: Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore etc.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879. First edition. Variant with laid paper, no priority as per BAL 191. [iv], 208, 16 pp. Publisher's green cloth ruled in blind, spine lettered in gilt, floral endpapers. Near Fine, a little worn at extremities, slight lean. A nice copy of the penultimate novel in the..... More
Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First American edition, first issue with ad for Pink and White Tyranny at front stating "Nearly Ready." Sig. mark 1 present, no priority. BAL 167. [iv, ads], [vi], 376 pp. Publisher's terra-cotta cloth with gilt stamping, brown endpapers. Very Good with lean to spine, cloth worn..... More
Somebody In Boots
New York: Vanguard Press, 1935. First edition. 322 pp. Original orange cloth with black spine lettering, reddish brown top stain. Very Good with light spine sunning, very faint scuffs, and small ink spot along front gutter; internally excellent with barely any foxing and straight binding. A very nice copy of..... More
A Walk On The Wild Side
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956. First edition. Signed by Algren, inscribed to former owners on front endpaper in the year of publication. Very Good+ with toning to top of cloth, "X" stamp on half-title (review copy?), hinge at page 24 a little free. Near Fine dust jacket is..... More
Pyromaniac
London: James Blackwood & Co., 1938. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the front free end paper, inscribed to previous owner "with compliments" and dated in the year of publication. Very Good or better with toning to spine and light wear at spine ends, top edge dust..... More
Lucky Jim
London: Victor Gollancz, 1953. First edition, first printing. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket. Cloth shows small white stain to cover, fading at spine and top edge of rear board. Spine lettering dulled. Light lean to spine. Foxing to pages, mostly at prelims, terminals and edge of page block. First..... More
Lucky Jim
London: Victor Gollancz, 1953. First British edition, first printing. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket. Boards lightly bowed. Several small dents to rear board. Title stamping on spine rubbed and barely legible. Previous owner name to front free end paper. Pages show several reading creases, and foxing to pages including..... More
Lucky Jim
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1954. First edition, first printing. Very Good, in a Good dust jacket with price of $3.50 intact. Light rubbing at corners and spine ends, spine slightly darkened. Pages toned with occasional reading crease to corners; endsheets offset. Dust jacket shows edge wear, with chipping and..... More