Up Above The World
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Long string tied (using shoelaces, no less) galley proof in plain pale blue wrappers. Covers somewhat soiled. Internally clean. We have not seen another. More
Modern Literature / First Editions
Without Stopping
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's autobiography. 379 pp. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. A very good clothbound book in unclipped dustwrapper. More
Prize Stories of 1947 The O'Henry Awards
New York: Doubleday, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this short story anthology including contributions by Eudora Welty, Jessamyn West, Jean Stafford and Paul Bowles among others. Bowles has briefly inscribed his contribution (The Echo). Very good copy in very goodprice intact dustwrapper with fade to spine and general..... More
Descent of Man
Boston: Little Brown, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first book, a humorous collection of short stories. Small prior owner name to front endpaper else a fine copy in near fine price intact dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by Boyle on title page. Signed by Author. More
East Is East (Signed Advance Copy)
New York: Viking Press, 1990. First edition. Paperback. First edition of this novel by the author of Descent Of Man and other works. 364 pp. Trade paperbound book. The Advance Reading Copy. This copy has been SIGNED by the author on the title page... More
East Is East (Signed Copy)
New York: Viking Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of this novel by the author of Descent Of Man and other works. 364 pp. Light spotting to top of page edges else a clean very good plus copy in fine price-intact dustwrapper. This copy has been SIGNED by the..... More
Eating People Is Wrong
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1960. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 275 pp. This is the stated First American Edition of the author's first book, a comedic novel in the tradition of Angus Wilson and Anthony Powell. A sharp near fine example in lightly used price-intact dustwrapper. Nice copy... More
Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry Tree
London: The Richards Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. A very good copy in decorated yellow cloth in about a good example of the rare dustwrapper. Wrapper unclipped, but shows considerable wear to edges. A collection of stories. More
The Return of Kai Lung
New York: Sheridan House, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. A tight and clean near fine copy in a bright unclipped dustwrapper. A few small chips at top of spine. Nice copy. More
The Specimen Case
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924. First UK edition. Cloth. 8vo. Presumed first UK edition with no additional printings noted on the copyright page. 320 pp. A collection of short stories by the author of The Wallet of Kai Lung. Offsetting / discoloration to the front panel. Light age spotting to..... More
Parting The Waters: America In The King Years 1954-63
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 1,062 pp. First printing of the Pulitzer Prize winning biography of King. A very good plus copy in very good clipped dustwrapper. More
A Confederate General from Big Sur
New York: Grove Press / Evergreen, 1968. First edition thus. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 159 pp. An early novel by Brautigan. This is the first Evergreen trade paperbound edition published four years after the hardbound edition. A very good copy in bound wrappers with cover art by Larry Rivers... More
The Life and Death of Little Jo
Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition stated of this novel set in a village in New Mexico. Spine ends ever so lightly crimped else a fine copy in truly fine unclipped dustwrapper. Collector's copy. More
Never Whistle in a Dressing Room (Inscribed)
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 319 pp. A "hilarious tour through the whacky Broadway world of double-talk, glamour and high powered fantasy". A very good copy in rather poor dustwrapper. Wrapper has the $2.75 price on the front inside flap. Spine is completely faded. The..... More
Smithsburg
Philadelphia and Providence: Treacle Press, 1976. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. Illustrated bound wrappers. An unpaginated chapbook featuring a short story by Brondoli with accompanying drawings by Beath. First trade edition. A very good example. More
The Love of Loot and Women (Limited Edition)
New York: Privately Printed, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Limited edition of only 100 copies. The author's only novel. Published one year after his death. A love story set in the Phillipines. Deckled paper, gilt top-edge. A sharp clean near fine copy in decorated boards with leather spine. Quite scarce in..... More
A Friend From England
London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. First UK edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First UK edition of this novel by the Booker McConnell Prize winner. 205 pp. Paper tanned with age, else a near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. More
The Bold Saboteurs
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this very early "Beat Generation " novel. A near fine copy with light wear to spine ends in very good unclipped dustwrapper, slightly faded at spine. Uniquely, this copy is signed by the author and quite scarce as..... More
The Writer's Mind: Interviews With American Authors Volume III
Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound octavo. 313 pp. A collection of interviews with American authors including Lee Smith, Peter Beagle and Frank Stanford. A near fine clothbound copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper. More
The Golden Ball (Presentation Copy to Winthrop Ames and His Wife Lucy)
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Small octavo. 92 pp. A play for children. A fine copy in two-toned cloth binding. Lacking the uncommon dustwrapper. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by the author to Winthrop Ames and his wife Lucy and dated in year of publication. Ames was..... More
The Office
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 246 pp. Stated first edition. Genre writer Fredric Brown takes a turn at writing a non-genre book. A character study of the lives of seven people who once worked together in a small office. Condition is good with fairly heavy..... More
24 Epigraphs From Booga (Signed Broadside)
Silver Spring: Broken Watch Press, 2004. First edition. Loose Sheets. 8vo. A single sheet, folded to form a small booklet. Interior printed on raw silk. This is letter T of 26 special hand-labeled and SIGNED copies. Very good condition. Excerpts from the author's novel Booga... More
George Spelvin or Double, Double, Toil and Trouble or My Poor Fool Is Hanged (Inscribed to Poet Karl Shapiro)
New Rochelle: James L. Weil, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Sewn wrappers. An unpaginated play by Brown. In fine condition. Briefly INSCRIBED by Brown to poet Karl Shapiro. More
The Way To The Uncle Sam Hotel (Inscribed)
San Francisco: Coyote Books, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Thick paperbound 8vo. 219 pp. A volume of experimental prose. Paper a bit toned and spotted at edges. A very good copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. This copy has been nicely INSCRIBED by the author and dated 11/12/72 in Bolinas, CA... More