New York: Knopf, 1964. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. 239 pp. Ex-library, with sticker on spine, stamps on top and bottom block edges, paste residue from card pocket on front free endpaper, and stamp on title page. Slight cock to spine. A good+ book with a somewhat..... More
Melville House, 2008. Paperback. This is a scarce reprint of Adairs 1992 meta novella. More
Washington DC: self-published, 1899. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Several illustrated and photographic plates throughout. 72 pp. plus 3 pp. "To the Delaware Indians" poem bound in. Scuffing to edges and sunning to spine. Ex-library, with stickers on spine and cover, stickers and..... More
New York: Adventure, 1929. First Edition. Wraps. This is a set of 4 Adventure Magazines, an American pulp magazine which ran from 1910-1973. Adventure was published twice a month, on the 1st and 15th. The issues contained in this lot are all from 1929, during the tenure of famed editor..... More
John C. Winston Company, 1931. Burd, Clara M. Cloth. Water stain on side edge. Some minor fraying at top and bottom of spine. This is a beautiful vintage edition of Alcott's juvenile novel with full-color illustrations, endpapers, and a cover pastedown by Clara M. Burd. Bound in green cloth with..... More
New York: A.L. Burt, 1912. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. 371 pp. Minor shelf wear and spotting. Damp stain on bottom right corner of front cover. Tight and clean. This is an early reprint novel by the author of Little Women. More
Houghton Mifflin, 1923. Boards. Boards are missing along spine, but binding is otherwise sound. This is a small 1923 edition of Aldrich's 1885 classic. Part of the Evergreen Series, the boards have a charming pine tree pattern, and there are some nice pen illustrations on the title page and its..... More
Hurst and Co., 1900. Cloth. Spine cracked at back page. Binding is quote scuffed and damaged at corners. Water damage on cover and a bit along bottom edge. Title page is loose and laid in. An early edition of Alger's classic melodrama that shows its age. More
Hurst & Company, 1912. Cloth. Stains and bumping at corners and spine. Crayon scribbles inside front cover. A few small stains in interior, but otherwise good. Publisher's catalog in back pages. A charming old copy of Alger's juvenile melodrama. More
Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Minor rubbing at corners and ends of spine. This is a stated first edition of the classic novel of the American Civil War. More
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 382 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by author on half title. Previous owner's mark on rear free endpaper. This is a signed reprint edition of Allende's novel. More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, [1938]. First Thus. Cloth. 12mo. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Gilt top edge. Deckle edges (fore and bottom). 60 pp. No jacket as issued. Fine condition. This is a limited edition (number 182 of 500) fine reprint of an essay on oration by former..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. With 2 full-page colored maps and a number of facsimiles. 275 pp. Fine condition. This is a rare, finely printed first edition by historians Alvord and Bidgood. (Howes A194). More
New York: American Federation of Musicians, A.F.L., [mid-1950s]. First Edition. Pamphlet. 4to. 11"x8.5". Staple-bound wraps. 240 illustrations (political cartoons). 62 unnumbered pp. Minor shelf wear and scuffing to corners and edges. This is a pamphlet produced for members of the American Federation of Musicians union honoring their controversial boss, James C. Petrillo..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1923. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and large color pastedown. Walker's art nouveau illustrations throughout, in color and black and white. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear and some scuffing to corners. Spine text is faded. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper..... More
Boston: Page Company, 1917. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt tooled illustrations and gilt top edge. Deckle edge. 1 folding map and illustrated plates throughout, several in color. 373 pp. A fine copy. This is a very attractive illustrated travel book which suggests a number of travel stories..... More
Paris: Librarie ch. Poussielgue, 1896. First Edition. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated plates throughout. 344 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Occasional soiling throughout. Contemporary prayer card laid in. This is a first edition volume of the letters of Sister Apolline Andriveau, a...... More
McSweeney's, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Flat signed by Apatow on title page. Hardcover with paper band wrapped around. Band shows a little wear at the base of the spine, but otherwise in very good condition. A collection of literary humor pieces by everyone from Jon Stewart to Ernest Hemingway, edited..... More
London: Burns and Oates, 1876. Leather bound. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Speckled and stained edges. 376 pp. Edges scuffed and corners bumped. Some soiling to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a handsome compilation of six 1876 issues of the Jesuit magazine The Messenger of the..... More
[Springfield, IL]: H.W. Rokker, 1887. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Portrait illustrations. 726 pp. Ex-library, with sticker on spine, library bookplate inside front cover, card pocket pasted onto first free endpaper, and embossed stamp on title page and p.726. Front hinge splitting at top, threatening..... More
Lucie Editions, 2007. Hardcover. In English and French. This is a scarce monograph of abstract artist Alsterlind's work featuring an in-depth interview with the artist by Pierre Manuel. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First American Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 240 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a first American edition of Atwood's first book of collected poetry. More
Rock Island, IL: East Hall Press, 1988. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps. 87 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by several of the contributors above their pieces. This is a literary festschrift for the late Dr. Parkander, a beloved English professor and Lutheran minister who taught at Augustana College for many years. More
Henry Holt, 2002. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. This is a signed Advance Reader's Edition of Auster's thrilling 2002 novel, considered by many to be his greatest work to date. This unique uncorrected proof was distributed to reviewers and media outlets prior to the novel's release. More
New York: Viking Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 188 pp. Signed by Auster on title page. Cock to spine. Minor shelf wear to jacket with a 1/2" closed tear on bottom edge of rear jacket cover. Paste residue inside front cover, likely from a removed bookplate. This is..... More