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Hostiles and Friendlies; Selected short writings
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's illustrated cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. Several illustrated plates and a map. 250 pp. Signed by Sandoz on front free endpaper. A fine copy in very good jacket. Jacket has some mild scuffing and a 1/2" closed tear at..... More
The Moon Is Down
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
Kidnapped
London: Cassell and Co., 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Fold-out map. viii; 311 pp.; [16] pp. of ads. Binding has been professionally repaired in the past. Minor scuffing and discoloration to cloth. Bookplate inside front cover. Previous owner's signature, dated 1919, on title page. Tight and..... More
The Master of Ballantrae; A Winter's Tale
London: Cassell and Co., 1889. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. viii, 332 pp. plus 4 pp., [16] pp. of ads. Minor scuffing to cloth and sunning to spine. Bookplate inside front cover. Minor foxing throughout. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is a first..... More
The Master of Ballantrae; A Winter's Tale
London: Cassell and Co., 1889. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. viii, 332 pp. plus 4 pp., [16] pp. of ads. Book has been professionally rebound. Bumping to corners. Minor foxing throughout. A very good copy. This is a first edition, first issue of Stevenson's classic historical romance novel..... More
The Master of Ballantrae; A Winter's Tale
London: Cassell and Co., 1889. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. viii, 332 pp. plus 4 pp., [16] pp. of ads. Slight cock to spine. Front hinge overopened. Two bookplates inside front cover. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is a first edition, first issue..... More
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson [16 volumes]; South Seas Edition
New York: Scribner's, 1925. Hardcover. 12mo. Green cloth. Gilt lettering and decoration on spines and covers. This is an antique incomplete set of the South Seas Edition of the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson. All volumes are in very good condition, with only minor shelf wear. Each bears the..... More
The Dynamiter
Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., [1885]. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 164 pp. with many ads in front and rear. Both covers detached and much of the paper covering spine is lost. Interior is excellent. This is a very uncommon early American printing of Stevenson's collection of adventure stories, a follow-up to..... More
The Music School; Short Stories
New York: Knopf, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Violet quarter cloth over blue boards. Dust jacket. 259 pp. Jacket has minor wear to edges and a light red scuff at top edge of front cover. Book is fine. This is a first edition of Updike's 1966 short story collection. This..... More
The Same Door
New York: Knopf, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue quarter cloth over brown boards. Dust jacket. 241 pp. Jacket has minor wear to edges, some scuffing at header and footer of spine. 1/4" closed tear at upper left of rear jacket cover. Book is fine. This is a scarce first..... More