Makers; A novel of the whirlwind of changes to come
Tor, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on title page: "For Laura -- Get excited and make things! Doctorow" More
Tor, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on title page: "For Laura -- Get excited and make things! Doctorow" More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1977. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece portrait. 110 pp. Attractive bookplate of James M. Goode inside front cover. A fine copy. This is a limited edition, finely printed statement of purpose by the legendary Chicago printers R.R. Donnelley and Sons. More
Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Marsh, Reginald. Cloth. This is a charming, illustrated edition of the third novel in Dos Passos' famed U.S.A. trilogy. The Reginald Marsh cover and manifold illustrations both in color and ink are what make this edition truly something special. This was part of a 1946 box set..... More
Florence: Privately printed for subscribers by G. Orioli, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's decorative cloth. 166 pp. Signed twice by Douglas. Signed and numbered on limitation page and inscribed on half-title. Spine covering is removed and laid in. Binding is tight. This is a twice-signed limited edition..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1887. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s decorated cloth. Frontispiece, numerous text illustrations and maps. 339 pp. plus advertisements. Minor wear to edges. Hinges overopened. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Tight and clean, excellent condition. This is a profusely illustrated first edition history of the American..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1894. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s decorated cloth. Frontispiece, numerous text illustrations and maps. 269 pp. plus advertisements. Minor wear to edges. Hinges overopened, with rear hinge beginning to split. Tight and clean, excellent condition. This is a profusely illustrated first edition history of the Ohio Valley..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 481 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Doubleday stamp inside front cover. This is a stated first edition of Drury's bestselling novel of politics. As a sequel to the Pulitzer-winning Advise and Consent, this novel presents one possible ending; 1975's The..... More
New York: Heritage Press, 1963. Cloth. 8vo. Quarter cloth over decorated boards. With illustrations by the author and a preface by Daphne du Maurier. 344 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of du Maurier's classic novel. More
Ellignies-Sainte-Anne, Belgium: Centre "La Pommeraie" [2000]. Wraps. In French. 4to. Wraps. 56 pp. "Gallery copy" sticker on front cover. 1 copy in OCLC. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of the works of Belgian outsider artist Duhem. This copy was previously part of the archives of Chicago's Intuit Gallery, the..... More
Chicago: Hooper, Clarke, and Co., [1910s]. Leather bound. 8vos. Half leather over marbled boards. 5-panel hubbed spine. Gilt top edge and gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Illustrations throughout by Frank T. Merrill. Vol. I: 461 pp. Vol. II: 444. Minor rubbing to leather and titles on spines. A panel..... More
London: Macmillan, 1922. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Forest green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. 1093 pp. plus advertisements. Minor scuffing to edges. Circular stains on front cover, likely rings from a glass of water. Ownership stamps of Clarence T. Brewer inside covers and on title page..... More
London: Routledge, 1911. 5th edition. Cloth. 8vo. Decorated cloth. Diagrams throughout. 259 pp. This is an uncommon guide to the game of draughts (or checkers). More
New York: Linden Press / Simon and Schuster, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 352 pp. An excellent copy. New York Times review and other clippings laid in. This is a first printing literary thriller by John Gregory Dunne, the late husband of Joan Didion. More
Philadelphia: Union Press, 1879. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated boards. Frontispiece. 285 pp. Hinges overopened. Contemporary Sunday school bookplate inside front cover. Minor scuffing to boards. This is an uncommon juvenile book about the dangers of alcohol. More
Brick Row Book Shop Inc., 1926. First Edition. Boards. This is a small, elegantly bound volume from the mostly forgotten New York poet Duryee. In addition to being a poet, Duryee was also a civic leader and frequent contributor to the New Yorker. Corners and edges are worn, and pages..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1967. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 663 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Doubleday stamp inside front cover. This is a first American edition novel by French writer Dutourd. More
Felix Rosenstiel's Widow & Son, 1994. Leather bound. Large 4to. Fine full leather-bound catalogue with gilt-titles and gilt-crossed raised bands to spine. Gilt title and border to front panel. Full color plates sorted by subject. Two blue silk ribbons attached. 271 pp. Lacks slipcase. Price index pasted inside rear cover..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated quarter cloth over boards. Dust jacket. 221 pp. Minor shelf wear. Ex-library with a stamp on bottom block edge, paste residue from a card pocket on front free endpaper, and a stamp on title and dedication pages..... More
Boston: Christian Science Publication Society, 1932. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Pebbled faux-leather. Large print. 628 pp. Minor shelf wear. Last few blank endpapers contain small, detailed pen notes about services and hymn numbers. Tight and clean. This is an antique, large print hymnal for Christian Science church..... More
Boston: First Church of Christ, Scientist, [1970s]. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Beige cloth. Dust jacket. Contains full facsimiles of 13 books by Eddy. Top edge of jacket rather worn, with numerous chips and closed tears. Book is near fine. This is a reprinted collection of non-canonical writings by Mary Baker Eddy..... More
Bruce Publishing Company, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. This is a very scarce first edition of Eden's final collection of poetry. Eden was an English poet whose verses often involved Catholic themes. In fact, this copy was former property of the Notre Dame convent in Milwaukee. It bears a few small..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 295 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Doubleday stamp inside front cover. This is a stated first edition tell-all memoir by longtime Hollywood entertainment correspondent Eder. More
Paris: Editions "TEL" [1931]. First Edition. Wraps. Folio. 15"x11". Mixed pagination. 42 helio-engravings and 2 pages of text in French and English loose as issued in brown paper wraps. Wraps are a bit curled and ragged around the edges. Pen notation at top right of front cover. Water stain on..... More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown, 1947. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Grey cloth. Dust jacket. Two-color illustrations. 119 pp. Jacket in fair condition, with several large tears and a 2" triangular loss top left corner of rear jacket cover. Contemporary Marshall Field sticker inside rear jacket flap. Book is..... More
New York: Scribner's, 2017. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 438 pp. Inscribed on title page. This is a signed novel by the Pulitzer-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad. More