Limited Editions Club, 1954. Marsh, Reginald. First Thus. Boards. In original slipcase. which has some loss at corners. Numbered 1261 of 1500. This is one of very few Limited Edition Club titles that were not signed by the illustrator, and in place of the usual LEC colophon is a memorial... More
McSweeney's, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket as issued. Some minor scuffing along edges of boards. First trade edition, not stated first. Curiously inscribed by Eggers on copyright page (inside back cover): "H.M.R.C. & P. Co. I won't even ask. Here is Mars, furry." As promised, he has drawn..... More
Random House, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Red cloth edition. Missing dust jacket. This is a stated first printing of Faulkner's classic reimagining of the week of passion in the trenches of World War I. Faulkner claimed that A Fable was his favorite of his own novels, and this... More
Limited Editions Club, 1964. Cleland, T.M. First Thus. Boards. In original slipcase and with protective rice paper overwrap. Numbered 1261 and signed by the illustrator T.M. Cleland on colophon page. Books from the Limited Editions Club imprint are highly collectible. Founded by George Macy in 1929, the LEC prints limited runs... More
Haldeman-Julius Company, 1922. Pamphlet. This is a lot of 20 "Little Blue Books" published between 1922-24 by the Haldeman-Julius Company, valued individually between $10-20. Emanuel Haldeman-Julius was a prolific publisher, editor, author, and social reformer who spearheaded the socialist Appeal to Reason press from 1919 until 1978. His flagship series... More
American Sunday-School Union, 1861. Cloth. Flyleaf is inscribed to the recipient as a gift, Christmas, 1875. This is an 1861 edition of the Christian juvenile fiction novel. Curiously, the author's name does not appear in the book, though other editions of the book are attributed to the "author of 'Twenty... More
Coward-McCann, Inc., 1964. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. Dust dacket has small tears in upper right front, lower center back cover. This is a gorgeous collectible first American edition of one of the greatest spy novels of all time and the novel that made Le Carre (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier... More
Norton, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition of the first Easy Rawlins mystery signed and inscribed by the author: "To Jessica, my friend and fellow writer. Here's looking forward to your first book & bright future. Love Walter, June 26, '90" More
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1952. Reznichenko, A. Hardcover. Set of 2 hardcovers (parts 1 and 2 of the novel) without dust jackets, handsomely embossed. The cover of volume 1 is rather stained, and both are stamped on flyleaf: "Distributed by 'NEWS-FACTS,' 753, Bathurst St., Toronto." Both are illustrated and... More
Viking Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, second state (no period between "talk" and 'this" on line 11 page 112). Dust jacket is price clipped and has slight rubbing around corners. There is a small stain on dust jacket cover over second "o" in "Moon." Lean to spine. This... More
Viking Press, 1947. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Many stains on spine and pencil scribbles on back cover. Owner's name and date written inside front cover. Front cover and interior are clean and unmarked. A very affordable collector's first edition. More
Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket is price clipped, has a small brown stain on front cover, and slight loss at bottom left and top right of spine. Former owner wrote her name and address on inside cover and on page 97. Spine is cracked at very back... More
