London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition in book form. Backstrip separating, so a rebinding copy. 8vo, worn half leather over marbleized boards, xvi, 625 (1) , 40 plates. Copy observes first issue points - 3 line errata at xiv, William" for "Frederick" on page 317 line..... More
London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1923. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. First edition, limited issue. Number 221 of 1,000 SIGNED, numbered and specially bound copies. Handsome production, 8vo, covers backed with parchment, sides uncut, leaves unopened, sparkling internals. Parchment spine and top edge slightly toned. With front, rear and dustjacket flaps..... More
London: Macmillan, 1893. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Large paper edition limited to 250 copies and first edition thus bound by Maurin in blue crushed half morocco leather over blue cloth. with six compartments in gilt to spine. The covers are a wee dusty and the spine a wee sunned, else..... More
NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1942. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very nicely preserved, 2 volume set, in brown cloth slipcase. Signed by photographer Weston. Slightest wear at spine tips, more noticeably at top of spine. More
Chicago/ NY: Lakeside Press for the Limited Editions Club, 1937. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near fine copy, no bookplates or names, apparently unread in cardboard slipcase that has been tape repaired at the seams and around the paper label on the slipcase. More
Little Brown, 1963. First US Edition. Hardcover. First US edition, after the first British in 1982, Limited edition of 1000 copies in the US, this #165, signed by Waugh under the limitation. Blue cloth with gilt pressed image fornt cover. In original cleat acetate which is missing some a piece..... More
NY: Limited Editions Club, 1946. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. About as nice as one would expect to see, in decorated slipcase as issued. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles E. Skaggs and illustrated with full-page color plates by Arthur Szyk, signed by Szyk on the..... More
Worcester, MA: Metacom Press, 1983. First Edition Limited. Soft cover. Fine in fine marbled self-wrappers, printed title label front cover. #46/150 copies, signed by McPhee below the limitation. More
NY: Delacorte Press, 1982, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition, this #104/ 500 copies privately published, not for commercial sale or public distribution, on the occasion of Vonnegut's 60th birthday. With tributes from close friends, family and fellow literati put together by Vonnegut's wife, photographer Jill Krementz. Red cloth in..... More
NY: Macmillan, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, second printing - copyright page states " .. Published June 1936. Reprinted June 1936." A near fine copy - no names, inscriptions or bookplates in second issue, unclipped dustjacket that is modestly worn with a short closed tear bottom edge front panel..... More
NY: Macmillan, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, fourth printing - copyright page states " .. Published June 1936. Reprinted June 1936. July 1936. Twice. " Lacking dustjacket. Some modest darkening to gray cloth. front hinge tender, still solidly bound, squared, uncocked copy, internals quite nice, no owner names, i...... More
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Prolific O'Hara's second published book, this a collection of stories after his first book, the novel Appointment in Samarra. Uncommonly found in dustjacket whatever the condition. Book itself is quite nice - square solid binding, clean, polished black cloth, though the spine titles..... More
Pawlet, VT: Banyan Press, 1954. First Edition - Limited. Soft cover. Significant association copy between poet James Merrill and close friend, filmmaker and artist Maya Deren. Limited edition, copy 181/210. Thin 8vo, marbled wrappers, printed label. Slightly darkened about edges, small chip upper right corner front cover and separating at..... More
NY: Viking, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A solid copy of the first edition in an original, clipped dustjacket that shows surface wear, is modestly edgeworn and has a small triangular piece missing at spine head. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. BEATS. More
NY: Stein & Day, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Swimmer is a 1968 American surrealist-drama film starring Burt Lancaster, written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director). The story is based on the 1964 short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever..... More
NY: The John Day Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100, line 17. Very nice copy lacking dustjacket. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. More
London: Elkin Matthews, 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Synge's first publihed work. Rebound in half leather with detached front cover, but with original blue printed paper covers bound-in. Leaves toned as often seen. Gift inscription dated 1912 on the ffe. More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fitzgerald's first book. Ownership copy pf American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic essayist, and all around intellectual Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990) with his and his wife Sophia's name in his hand on the ffe, which also has an..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Unclipped dusthjacket has some thin scratches cover and some shallow chipping at spine ends and corners. The bottom third of fly in the book has been torn away. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. Despiite its flaws, still a presentable copy..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, black cloth with gold title labels printed in black front and spine. Book is quite nice, indeed. No ownership names. Dustjacket is moderately toned where white is called for. Their is a shallow lloss to the dustjacket on the fold..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1927. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. One of five hundred large paper copies, and signed by Kipling.Vellum spine with gilt title, and light blue paper over boards. Some wear to front cover, internals fine. More
NY: Random House, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First issue, with Chocktaw instead of Choctaw on page 21. UNclipped dustjacket with a narrow tear to dustjacket on spine. No names or bookplates and desirable thus. Dustjacket art by M. McKnight Kauffer in his signature style. More
London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Undated. 8vo, green pebbled-cloth, blind stamped with gilt-pressed vignette front cover and three figures and titles to spine, aeg, xii, 308, ten colored, full page steel engravings ( frontispiece and title page) plus numerous wood engravings throughout text. Bookplate front pastedown..... More
NY: Ransom House, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Poet Engle's novel about family life on an Iowa farm. Plainly signed by the author and dated Jan 31, 1941 - the month of publication - on the ffe. Unclipped dw with a spine slightly sun-faded. No ownership names or bookplates. More
Boston: Desmond Publishing Co, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Salesman's dummy for the six volume set, sold by subscription. With frontispiece portrait, title page, 5 photogravure plates w/tissue guards and about 10 pages of text with some duotones. Though title page is for Soldiers Three, the elements in the book appear..... More