Falconer (Uncorrected Proof)
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof copy inbound peach wrappers printed in black. 167 pp. A clean near fine example of this uncommon proof. Minor toning to spine color. More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof copy inbound peach wrappers printed in black. 167 pp. A clean near fine example of this uncommon proof. Minor toning to spine color. More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Tall, wide paperbound quarto. 240 pp. Illustrated in black and white. This is the Uncorrected Proof copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. An intimate memoir of Bowles written with the assistance of Cherie Nutting... More
Milford: Russell Enterprises, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Thick paperbound quarto. 408 pp. Foreword by Larry Evans and with an opening survey by Andy Soltis. A fine copy. Oddly uncommon volume on the great chess champion. More
Chicago: Newstand Library, 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Clarence Cooper's first book written under this alias. A solid very good copy. A pocket paperback original book. Gangsters and voluptuous babes. More
Northville, MI: Sun Dog Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Cloth 8vo. Issued without dustwrapper. One of 200 clothbound copies (there were also 26 lettered and signed cloth copies). Near fine condition. This book was mostly published in softbound format so the cloth copies are uncommon. More
New York: Hyperion Books, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of this charming book for children written by actor and author Alan Arkin. Illustrated by Hala Wittwer. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Arkin on the front endpaper. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1956. First edition. Cloth. First edition stated of the Connecticut author's first book. 188 pp. With illustrations by Louis Darling. A handsome very good copy in two-tone illustrated cloth covers in a good price-intact dustwrapper. The wrapper has a noticeable irregularly shaped chip at the..... More
Boston: Ginn & Company (Le Roy Phillips), 1904. Reprint. Hardcover. Early reprint edition of this illustrated classic children's book. Two pages have a piece torn away from the bottom edge, not affecting any text or illustrations. Otherwise a tight clean copy in illustrated boards. Prior ownership name to front endpaper..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Small oblong 8vo in dustwrapper. Unpaginated. First edition of this Gorey illustrated book. Some offset or light stains to the inside front pastedown else a clean very good example in near fineprice-intact dustwrapper. This copy has been SIGNED by Gorey on the..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1984. First edition. Cloth. 10" square clothbound children's illustrated volume. Translated into English by Ralph Manheim. 102 pp. Stated first edition. Prior owner name and date to the top of the illustrated front endpapers else a very good copy in gray cloth binding. Comes in a...... More
New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A children's book told by performers West and Izen using their gloved hands. A fine copy in dustwrapper. This book has been INSCRIBED by West and SIGNED by both contributors. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Small Hardbound quarto. The second children's book (after The Story of Ferdinand) by this writer / illustrator team. Yellow cloth spine is a little scuffed and worn. Otherwise the book is clean and quite attractive. The dustwrapper is clipped at both..... More
New York: Clarion Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound 4to in dustwrapper. First printing of this entertaining illustrated children's book by Lewin who both wrote and illustrated this volume. A lovely fine copy in clipped, but otherwise fine illustrated dustwrapper. This copy has been both SIGNED and separately INSCRIBED by..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Wide hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. Unpaginated. First edition of this illustrated children's book with drawings by Joe Cepeda. A fine copy in wrapper. SIGNED by Toni Morriosn on a bookplate afixed to the front endpaper. More
New York: Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Cloth. Small quarto. Unpaginated. The classic children's book written by Munro Leaf with drawings by Robert Lawson. This is the "Thistle Edition", a special edition in burlap covers limited to 525 copies SIGNED by both author and illustrator. Slight wear at edges else..... More
New York: Scholastic Press, 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. Fifth installment of the ever-popular Harry Potter series of books. This is the 4th US printing. A fine copy in dustwrapper. Illustrations by Mary Grandpre who has SIGNED this copy on the title page. A signature not often found. 870 pp... More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1969. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. Stated first printing. 167 pp. A charming book for children with the further adventures of Chester Cricket, Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse. Illustrations provided by Garth Williams. Very mild shelfwear else a very good plus copy in green cloth..... More
London: Gaberbochus, 1976. First UK edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. A 39 pp 'poetic novel". First UK edition. In very good condition with light cover soiling. Paper tanned a bit from age. English translation by Jean Chopin. More
Santa Barbara: Cadmus Editions, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Small trade paperbound book in paper dustwrapper and with a delicate cello wrapper as well. 85 pp. Translated from the Arabic by Paul Bowles. Foreword by Gavin Lambert and with a note by Tennessee Williams. A fine copy. From the trade edition..... More
Santa Barbara: Cadmus Editions, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. Plain brown wrappers printed in blue with publisher review slip pasted on to the front cover. 85 pp. According to some penciled notes on the front endpaper by a certain Berkely bookseller of note, this advance proof is one..... More
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1996. First edition. Full Leather. Correct first edition. SIGNED by the author. A very good example in full leather binding with some scratches and wear to gilt page edges. Internally clean. More
Hartford: The Prospect Press, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Tall hardbound 8vo. 77 pp. Bookplate from The Cae Lockwood & Brainard Company afixed to the front inside pastedown. A collection of beautiful Christmas stories set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Very good clean condition. More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. 26 pp. A christmas story by Morley with decorations by Howard Willard. First separate publication. Very good copy. More
New York: Curt Valentin, 1949. First edition. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. Correct first printing of this attractive illustrated book by Shahn. A very good copy in string-tied wrappers. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by Shahn on the front free endpaper. More
New York: Privately Printed, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Wide hardbound 8vo. A 23 pp Christmas memory. Printed in an edition of 200 copies. Originally published in magazine form by The Atlantic Monthly in September 1925. Separate hardbound keepsake edition. This copy has been INSCRIBED by the author and dated in..... More