New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6 in., pp. 485. Signed in blue ink by the author on the front free endpaper. Ochre papoer boards over dark blue cloth-covered spine. GIlt title to spine. Title page hand-corrected in ink from "(a..... More
Philadelphia, PA: J.P. Lippincott Company, 1975. Stated FIrst Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 352. Red cloth-covered spine over black paper boards with silver wrench to cover, and silver title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Red pen marks on front pastedown/endpaper map. Light creasing and short..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.2 in., pp. 209. Green cloth boards with forest and shipmast design in black to cover and spine; Black title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Upper left corner lightly bumped; 1/8 inch dent to upper edge..... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1936. Edward A. Wilson. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.25 in., pp. 68. Gray-blue boards with silver title to spine. Illustrated with four color plates and in-text ink drawings by Edward A. Wilson. Sunning to top of boards. Decorative bookplate from "Library of the..... More
London, England: John Westhouse, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 7.5 in. x 5 in., pp. 182. Beige boards with gilt title to spine. Rubbing to dustjacket edges; chips to top/bottom of dustjacket spine. Age-toning to pages. Slight spine lean. Protected in mylar. R.T. Campbell is the pseudonym for Ruthven Campbell..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Small octavo, 7.75 in x 5 in., pp. 256. Dark blue cloth-covered boards with silver title and three horizontal stripes to front and spine. Publisher's red topstain. Light spotting to fore- and bottom-edges. Light spotting to endpapers and first..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1930. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 7.7 in. x 5 in., pp. 279. Red cloth-covered boards with angled gilt lines and black title to front, and horizontal gilt lines and black title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Several stains to front board. Age-toning to pages..... More
New York: A.A.Wyn, Inc., 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 7.8 in. x 5.2 in., pp. 469. Review copy with publisher’s slip laid in. Orange cloth-covered boards with black title to front and spine. Publisher's red topstain. Light rubbing to extremities. Shelfwear to top/bottom of spine. CLosed tear to margin..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.3 x 8.2 in., ppp. 221. Light blue boards with dark blue title to cover and spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Top edges of boards lightly faded. Age-toning to endpapers. Chips to top of spine and fore-edges of..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 7.4 in x 4.8 in., pp 70. Contemporary pictorial gray boards printed in dark brown with dark brown cloth spine. Fore- and bottom-edges untrimmed. Light rubbing to extremities; bottom corners nudged and peeping. Half-inch dent to fore-edge. Previous owner's..... More
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on title page. Very light rubbing to extremities. "Autographed" sticker to front of dustjacket; store sales sticker to rear. Comedian David Cross weaves "his media mockery, celebrity denunciation, religious commentary and sheer madness into book form, revealing..... More
San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1968. Softcover. Trade paperback, 5.5 x 8 inches, pp. 106. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Several surface scratches to left side of cover. Light spotting to top and fore-edge. Gentle thumbing to bottom front corner. Unmarked interior. "The extraordinary voyage on the yacht..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.4 in., pp. 279. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper. Beige paper boards over burgundy cloth spine. Seabirds image embossed in blind to front. Gilt title to spine. Protected in mylar. Ivan Doig (1939 –..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.75 x 8.75in., pp. 287. Inscribed by author to a friend on front endpaper. Blue cloth over forest-green boards. Green and white title to spine. Green designer endpapers. Light shelfwear and sunning to boards and dustjacket. "...This first novel, in..... More
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980. David Palladini. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6 x 8.75 in., pp. 243, Signed by author on front flyleaf, protected by tissue guard. This Franklin Library Limited edition is bound in light brown, genuine leather with elegant 22-karat gold and turquise accents. Gilt..... More
New York: Random House, 1966. Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Green cloth binding over blue-gray boards with black, yellow and white arrow design to front. Rubbing soiling, some spotting to extremities. Spine lean. Reading copy of this classic mid-sixties narrative of late Beat-ish artistic culture. Farina was a handsome folksinger-writer..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1937. First Edition. Octavo, 5.4 x 8.25 in., pp. 265. Blue cloth boards wth gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Sunning to top and bottom quarter-inch of spine. Right top corner of front free endpaper (presumably bearing previous owner's name/address) clipped off. LIght..... More
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co., 1956. STATED FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Octavo. Red cloth and bright yellow paper-covered boards, with yellow titles. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper (first name only) "Best to Ray, from a colleague, Herb". Previous owner's name tag in lower ffep (Ray Russell...Chicago). Very..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1987. John Schoenherr. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.8 in. x 6.75 in., pp. 517, [2] (map). "Collector's Edition." Illustrated with color engravings and black and white ink drawings. Remembrances by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, F.M. Busby, James Gunn, Philip Jose Farmer, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Harlan Ellison..... More
Washington DC: Shoemaker and Hoard, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. BOUND GALLEY, SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. Trade paperback from the late writer and member of what came to be known as the "Montana Gang" of writers Richard Brautigan, Jim Harrison, Tom McGuane, Tim Cahill, painter Russell Chatham, Actors Peter Fonda, Jeff Bridges..... More
Toronto, Canada: Village Book Store Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.6 x 8.25 in., pp. 248. Limited Collectors Edition #10/99, signed (Raymond Souster) and dated (1973) by author. Blue boards with gold title to spine. Protected in mylar. Blue paper slipcase has sunning to top, bottom, and one inch..... More
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Company, 1939. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 280. Green cloth-covered boards with blue title to front and spine. Light shelfwear to top/bottom of spine. Unmarked, bright interior. Chips and small tears to dustjacket corners, edges, and top/bottom of spine. Protected in..... More
New York: Doubleday and Company, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.4 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 229. Blue cloth boards with silver title to spine. Ink stamp to front pastedown reads: "With compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc." Light mark and quarter inch closed tear at base of dustjacket spine..... More
New York: Scribners, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Eleven short fictional pieces by one of the early American masters of the short story (and novels). 8vo. Light brownish-red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Wear to extremities (particularly to spine caps), smudging and fading to spine, but solid..... More
New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1950. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Eight fictional pieces by one of the early American masters of the short story (and novels). 8vo. Forest-green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to fspine. Very light shelfwear to extremities. Of James, an American who became a naturalized..... More
