New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First edition. Near fine in rare dust jacket. Light wear at edges, bumping to corners. Jacket verso has clear masking tape layer, slightly trimmed front flap, presents very well, though. No fading to spine panel, just a bit of light chipping and rubbing at... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Signed. First edition, fourth printing. Signed by the author on the front free end paper, inscribed "To my dear W.S.P. / from / John Jack Black / Los Angeles 6-16-26. Very Good. Gilt stamping on spine is sharp and bright. Light edge wear to... More
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1934. First edition, first printing, in apparent second issue jacket. (Jacket price of .75 and front flap states near bottom: "The issuance of this new edition at reduced price is made possible by (a) use of the same plates made for the original edition: (b)... More
New York: Random House, 1965. First edition. Copy #348 of a limited 500 signed by Truman Capote. Publisher's black cloth binding stamped in gilt and red, in original acetate jacket and paper-covered card slipcase. A Fine copy, with just a small bump to top margin of pages. Near Fine acetate... More
New York: Random House, 1965. First trade edition, first printing stated. Signed by Truman Capote on a sheet tipped in after the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth stamped in silver and gold, black topstain, Fine, with stamp to front paste down, in a Near Fine dust jacket... More
New York: J. Howard Brown, 1880. First edition. 576 pp. Original yellow cloth lettered in black and gilt, currency-like green and white patterned endpapers. Very Good overall with staining and a few patches of rubbing to front cover, light edge wear, internally near fine with front tissue guard intact, clean... More
New York: Signet, 1962. Signed by author on title page, inscribed to former owner. 224 pp. Wraps. Second printing of the paperback edition. Very Good with newspaper clippings pasted onto last page margin and verso of rear cover, small grease pencil number on back cover, light wear. The 1962 movie... More
Napa City: C.H. Allen and R.E. Wood, 1864. First edition. 56 pp. Woodcut frontispiece and one illustrated plate. Original tan printed wraps. Tiny tear at foot of wrappers, and faint corner crease to outer corner of front wrap with tiny closed tear, else Fine. A very bright copy that looks... More
New York: Ives Washburn, 1931. First edition. 261 pp. Publisher's black cloth lettered in red, gray patterned endpapers. Fine in Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with small chip in bottom of front panel, a little toning to spine and shelf wear. Jacket is quite attractive. An account of Prohibition-era gangsters... More
New York: Holloway House, 1973. Inscribed to poet Wanda Coleman on first blank page, "My warmest sentiments to a lovely lady, Wanda Coleman" and signed "R. Beck (Iceberg Slim) 11/19/73." An About Very Good copy with corner crease to front cover, slight staining to wraps, pages toned with age. A.... More
Montclair: Pegasus Rex Press, 1980. First edition. 277 p. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. Foxing to edges. Dust jacket has light chipping at head and tail, a bit of shelf wear, toning with age, else fine. Original price intact ($12.95). Florida crime author Charles Willeford's contemporary, fictional take... More