Act One [FIRST EDITION]; An autobiography
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Chips around jacket edges. This is a first edition memoir by playwright Hart. More
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Chips around jacket edges. This is a first edition memoir by playwright Hart. More
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Signed on bookplate. Minor shelf wear to jacket and a crease on jacket spine. This is a signed first edition book by author and TV showrunner Hawley, creator of the TV series Fargo and Legion. More
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 304 pp. Top left corner of rear cover creased. Curl to text block. This is an uncommon advance uncorrected proof of Jack Hemingway's memoir of his father Ernest. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 757 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Hoopes' biography of James M. Cain. More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8"x6". Sewn wraps. Portrait bound in. Wraps split at hinge. This is an antique book hand-printed by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. From the 1900 English Authors series (Vol. VI). (McKenna 62). More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8"x6". Sewn wraps. Lacks portrait. Wraps split at hinge. This is an antique book hand-printed by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. From the 1900 English Authors series (Vol. VI). (McKenna 62). More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8"x6". Sewn wraps. Portrait laid in as issued. This is an antique book hand-printed by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. From the 1900 English Authors series (Vol. VII). (McKenna 62). More
New York: Putnam, 1895. Wraps. 12mo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Some pages unopened. 261-297. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who..... More
New York: Putnam, 1895. Wraps. 12mo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 299-337. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who was a friend to Hubbard, Stephen Crane, and..... More
Cleveland: World Publishing, 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Black and white illustrated plates. Minor shelf wear. This is the first American edition of the classic reference text about European children's literature. More
Somerville, NJ: Thistle Press, 1967. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Slipcase. Photographic plates throughout. Presentation copy. Personalized card handwritten and signed by book collector Mary Hyde laid in, inviting the previous owner to visit Four Oaks. Mild wear to slipcase edges. Pp. 29-44 in Library are misprinted upside down. This is..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1905. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth with gilt text on spine and front board. Gilt top edge. Hand-pressed paper. 116 pp. Minor edge wear. Fore edge roughly cut in some places. This is a first printing from a limited run of 2000 copies collecting two literary..... More
Librarie Camille Sourget. Hardcover. In French. This is a gorgeous catalogue of rare books available from famed Parisian dealer Librarie Camille Sourget. With many sumptuous full-page color photos and illustrations. More
New York: Macmillan, 1925. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper. 73 pp. Top left corner of rear wrap chipped off. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Beginning to split between pp. 32/33 but holding. A good copy. This is an uncommon book published by Macmillan for the purpose of guiding potential authors..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Cudahy, 1958. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. 1/8" chip at header of jacket spine, and a bit of sunning to jacket spine. This is an uncommon first edition memoir about German novelist Mann. More
Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co., 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Illustrations throughout. Fine condition. This is an uncommon collection of interviews with 20th century children's book illustrators. Includes interviews with Allan and Janet Ahlberg, Molly Bang, Nicola Bayley, Gavin Bishop, Quentin Blake, Anthony Browne, Ashely Bryan, John Burningham and..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Olive cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on spine and cover. Gilt top edge. Photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 223 pp. Minor nicks and scuff to edges. Tight and clean. This is an early reprint of Melville's critical biography of Thackeray..... More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Price-clipped. An excellent copy. This is a first edition critical biography of D.H. Lawrence by Henry Miller. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cream-colored burlap with red cloth spine. Dust jacket. 376 pp. Minor wear to jacket edges. Excellent condition. This is a first edition of the first comprehensive study of the linked style of poetry in English. More
Potage, IN: self published, 1968. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with pastedown on spine. 187 pp. plus indices. Minor shelf wear. Red mark on top edge of text block. Not in OCLC. No other copies for sale online at time of listing. This is an index of the personal..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Illustrations. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage book of humorous literary criticism. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. This is a first edition of Nabokov's book of literary criticism. With essays on Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. More
Kaitakusha, 1980. First Edition. Cloth. Association copy. This is a very scarce study from Japanese-American linguist Nakada adapted from his master's thesis. Includes a card inscribed to his thesis advisor, noted scholar of modernization, Dr. Marion Levy. Book is fine in protective overwrap. Slipcover has some sunning and edgewear and..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1978. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 198 pp. Signed by Nemerov on title page. Jacket is price-clipped. A few instances of underlining. This is a signed first edition of Nemerov's critical essay collection. More
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1965. First Edition. 8vo. Quarter cloth over marbled boards. Dust jacket. 189 pp. Inscribed by Nemerov on half-title to Chicago-area poet Rick Holinger. Jacket is price-clipped and has scuffing and several closed tears to edges. This is a signed first edition of Nemerov's critical..... More