New York: Viking Press, 1948. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey quarter cloth over maroon boards. Maroon stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 306 pp. Minor edge wear to jacket. Spine is slightly cocked. This is a first American edition of Graham Greene's classic novel. More
New York: Viking Press, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over marbled green boards. Black stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 309 pp. Jacket edges are rather worn. Right edge of front jacket cover is torn with 2.5" loss. Some chips at header and footer of spine. This is..... More
London: Guild Publishing, 1987. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 281 pp. This is a first edition novel by the author of Lord of the Flies. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1980. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 278 pp. This is a first edition novel by the author of Lord of the Flies. More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over grey boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 273 pp. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Schine's second novel. More
New York: Knopf, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth. Green stained top edge. 338 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Gass' landmark essay collection. One of the great books of literary criticism of the..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over blue boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 355 pp. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first edition, first state of Frazier's National Book Award and Pulitzer-winning Civil War novel. This state has the "man-woman"..... More
New York: Knopf, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy cloth. Burgundy stained top edge. Dust jacket. 316 pp. This is a fine first edition of Updike's 1988 novel. More
New York: Knopf, 1986. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. Dust jacket. 328 pp. This is a fine first trade edition of Updike's 1975 novel. More
New York: Knopf, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth. Blue stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 228 pp. Jacket price clipped. This is a fine first edition of Updike's 1975 novel. More
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 is the..... More
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 edition of..... More
![Bech Trilogy: Bech: A Book; Bech Is Back; Bech at Bay [3 volumes]. SIGNED, John UPDIKE](/pictures/thumb/1336.jpg?v=1580094286)
New York: Knopf. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. This is a set of three first edition John Updike books about the character Henry Bech. Bech Is Back and Bech at Bay are both signed by the author on front free endpaper. More
New York: Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Yellow quarter cloth over yellow boards. Orange stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 201 pp. Signed by author on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of Updike's 1996 essay collection about golfing in fine condition. More
New York: Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Blue quarter cloth over blue boards. Grey stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 302 pp. Signed by author on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of Updike's 1987 story collection in fine condition. More
New York: Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Red stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 334 pp. Signed by author on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of Updike's 1997 novel in fine condition. More
![A Visitation of Spirits [plus press kit]. Randall KENAN](/pictures/thumb/1332.jpg?v=1580058169)
New York: Grove, 1989. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Green wraps. 219 pp. Publisher has written "$16.95" and stamped "Jul 1989" on cover. This is a fine uncorrected proof of the first novel by celebrated North Carolina writer Kenan. Included with this book is the publisher's press kit, which contains a headshot of..... More
London: John Lane / Bodley Head / Dodd, Mead, 1923. Illustrated edition, 2nd printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Red stained top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Hand pressed paper. Many illustrated plates by Papé. 275 pp. Minor shelf wear and scuffing. Previous owner's..... More
![The Surgeon of Crowthorne [The Professor and the Madman]; A Tale of Murder, Madness and the...](/pictures/thumb/1329.jpg?v=1580061183)
London: Folio Society, 2014. First Thus. Cloth. 4to. Navy decorative cloth. In navy slipcase. 199 pp. Slipcase has several scuffs. Book is fine, uncracked and unread. This is a finely printed limited edition history of the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary, a collaboration between editor Sir James Murray and criminally insane..... More
London: Folio Society, 1999. First Thus. Cloth. 4to. Navy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Blue stained top edge. Photographic plates. In navy slipcase. 431 pp. Slipcase has some scuffs and shelf wear. Bottom right corner of p. 415 has a large crease and 1/2" closed tear. This is a finely printed..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Cloth. 8vo. Tan cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 272 pp. Price clipped. Some shelf wear and minor scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on first free endpaper. This is a signed copy of the first book and only novel written by long-time Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News editor..... More
New York: Knopf, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over cream boards. Red stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 302 pp. Minor wear to jacket edges. 1/2" closed tear bottom right of rear cover. Some scuffing to header and footer of spine. A bit of sunning to rear jacket..... More
New York: Knopf, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth. Burgundy stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 262 pp. This is a fine first edition of Updike's 1974 play. More
