NEW YORK: Atheneum, 1970. STATED FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. First Edition. Clean, bright copy. The "story of Peter Ringkoping, an octogenarian who lives on a small New England mountain where he has converted an old horse barn into a second-hand book store. On his journey he is accompanied by his two..... More
San Berbardino, CA: 2013. Paperback. Thin paperback book, with unnumbered pages. Black covers with yellow lettering. This is a story about a man who makes it big as a hypnotist. Front cover slightly curls out. More
New York: Dodd Mead, [1898] 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. A little horse-related metaphorical fable of sorts. Beautifully illustrated with five color plates by Henry Hutt and decorations by Theodore B. Hapgood. Light green board with an elaborate floral-and-gilt decoration to the front board. Corners just a wee-bit nudged, but overall, this..... More
London, England: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter-bound in dark-green morocco over light green-on-tan marbled boards, single-ruled in gilt. Five raised bands (six panels) to spine, with gilt lettering: Title, Author, Date. Rubbing to extremities and a few rubbed spots to leather. Fold-out genealogy chart of Forsyte..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. W.E. Mears. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. 8vo. Navy blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and striking graphic depicting a large black and blue veined bat against a backdrop full moon, with cross-tethered human hands suspended between the wings of Der Fledermaus (The Bat). Rubbing..... More
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1977. Howard Rogers. First Edition. Leather_bound. FINE. This Limited First Edition Society volume is bound in teal full leather with gilt decorations on both front and rear boards. The classic hubbed spines of three raised bands have gilt text and decorations stamped in the four..... More
London, England: Chatto & Windus, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Author's First novel. 8vo. Green cloth, with gilt lettering to spine (a little dulled). A bit of discoloration to bottom and top of spine, but very tight copy. Dustjacket shows shelf-and-edgewear and one repaired chip which has been crudely scotch-taped back..... More
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co., 1899. Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne.). Hardcover. 8vos. Green buckram-covered boards with gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Fore-edges and bottom-edges untrimmed. Previous owner's small stamp to front pastedown endpapers. Comprises: HARRY LORREQUER; CHARLES O'MALLEY (I & II); ARTHUR O'LEARY; JACK HINTON; TOM BURKE OF "OURS"..... More
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co., 1901. Hardcover. 8vos. Green buckram-covered boards with gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Fore-edges and bottom-edges untrimmed. Previous owner's small stamp to front pastedown endpapers. Comprises: MAURICE TIERNAY; SIR JASPER CAREW; CONFESSIONS OF CON GREGAN; ROLAND CASHEL (VOLS. I & II). More
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co., 1901. Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne.). Hardcover. 8vos. Green buckram-covered boards with gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Fore-edges and bottom-edges untrimmed. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown endpapers. Some hinges just started. Comprises: THE DALTONS (I & II); DAVENPORT DUNN (I & II); DODD FAMILY..... More
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co., 1899. Hardcover. 8vos. Green cloth-covered boards. Top edge edge gilt, fore-edge and tail untrimmed. Mild rubbing to extremities. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and tail untrimmed. Includes: THE KNIGHT OF GWYNE VOLS. 1 & 2; THE O'DONAGHUE AND ST. PATRICK'S EYE; LUTTRELL OF ARRAN; MARTINS..... More
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Big Easy Publishing (Trafford Publishing/Trafford Holdings), 2003. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Paperback. Trade paperback with minor shelfwear, but appears unread -- no read crease. "...Told from Marshall's point-of-view as a young pilot who finds himself involved with 'a daredevil DEA informant who has infiltrated the Medellin cartel..... More
Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. Hardcover. One of 100 hardbound numbered, signed copies, of which this is number 11. Signed by Wright Morris on a blank leaf before the half-title, and numbered on the limitation page at rear. Wrapped in mylar, as issued. Maybe one or two very..... More
Boston: L.C. Page & Co, 1903. Charles Livingston Bull. Second Edition. Hardcover. May, 1903. Second edition enlarged. 285 pages+publisher catalogue. Frontis, nine plates. Red cloth, octavo, with titles in gilt and cover decoration of eagle in black and gilt. Spine dulled, corners bumped, rubbing to tail of spine. A few..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, [1910] 1921. Paul Bransome. Later printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Beautiful decorated boards, in light/dark brown and blue. Corners (3) nudged. Lovely outdoors stories by acknowledged "Kings" of the wilderness - bear, wolf, etc. Lovely writing, such as this: "...he stood with his head held high, his..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. 12mo (5" x 7.5"). Bound in orange boards, with red lettering to spine, and a red cicle with orage lettering to front board. Some minor staining and rubbing to edges. Library stamp to front free endpaper..... More
Boston, Mass: H.M. Caldwell, 1905. L.M. Glackens. Hardcover. 18mo. 6" x 4". Boards warped, some creasing to front board, slight sunning to page edges, binding loose at pages 48/49, and pages 68/69. More
