New York: Barse and Hopkins, 1916. First Edition. cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering stamped on cover. 192 pp. Minor shelf wear. Gilt lettering on spine has rubbed away. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a first edition of Service's classic poetry collection written during..... More
New York: John Lane, 1916. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth with title pastedowns on spine and cover. Frontispiece portrait. 168 pp. Minor shelf wear and some sunning to spine. Some rubbing to pastedowns. Hinges overopened. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is an early reprint of Brooke's collected poetry. Printing listed as..... More
New York: Hurst, 1907. Cloth. 12mo. Publisher's illustrated cloth with pastedown. Frontispiece. 287 pp. Minor shelf wear. Some rubbing to pastedown. 1915 gift inscription on front free endpaper. This is an attractive printing of Whittier's romantic poem. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., [1890s]. 4 pp. folded pamphlet on yellow newsprint. Advertises several upcoming publications, including the memoirs of Napoleon and a new complete edition of Dickens. Minor sunning and some creases to edges. An interesting curiosity in excellent condition. More
Poggibonsi, Italy: La Magione Dei Templari Edizioni, 1990. Paperback. In Italian. Flexible, textured wraps. Many illustrations and maps throughout. 254 pp. Minor shelf wear. A few pages dog-eared. Tight and clean. This is an uncommon conspiracy book about the Knights Templar and theories of sacred geometry. More
New York: Viking Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth. Photographic plates throughout. 115 pp. No dust jacket. Otherwise, a fine copy. This is a first edition of Burroughs' post-modern novel, written in script form. More
Philadelphia: David McKay, [1930s]. 3rd impression. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth. Dust jacket. 221 pp. Shelf wear and discoloration to jacket, as well as a 1/8" chip at center of jacket spine. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. "Theosophical Press" sticker on title page. Tight and clean. This is an uncommon book..... More
New York: Hurst & Co., [1890s]. Hardcover. 12mo. Half silver-stamped cloth over illustrated boards. 255 pp. Shelf wear to covers. Binding is split but attached at both hinges. 1903 gift inscription on front free endpaper. This is an attractive antique printing of Hawthorne's classic novel with color illustrations on the boards. More
University of Nebraska, 1960. First Thus. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Quarter leatherette over boards. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. 244 pp. Very minor bumping to edges. Signed by Homsher on half title. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon signed first edition of the annotated journals of pioneer Chisholm. More
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr, 1906. Hardcover. 12mo. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth. 214 pp. plus 8 pp. advertisements. Minor shelf wear and some discoloration to cloth. 1910 signature inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is an early printing of American socialist journalist Simon's most significant work. Part of the Standard Socialist Series..... More
Budapest: Magveto, 1990. First Edition, 6th printing. Hardcover. In Hungarian. 12mo. Boards. Dust jacket. 167 pp. Fine condition, very minor bump to jacket corners. This is a scarce first edition of one of Kertesz's most acclaimed novels, part of his Holocaust trilogy. More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red quarter cloth over boards. Dust jacket. 310 pp. Shelf wear to jacket and sunning to jacket spine. 1/2" closed tear at top front jacket cover. This is an early printing of the first American edition of Agatha Christie's novel of suspense..... More
Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1982. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Rust colored cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Illustrations by Virgil Burnett throughout. 222 pp. Minor edge wear to jacket. Closed puncture on left front jacket cover. This is a first English edition of this fictional biography of Alexander the Great by the..... More
New York: Bodyscope Publications, 1933. First Edition. Wraps. Very large folio. 20"x16". Wraps. 2 double-sided, full color anatomical panels with rotating volvelle wheels inside. Rotating the wheels shows different body systems and text through the multiple windows in the panels. Split at spine, so book is in 4 separate pieces. Wrap..... More
New York: New American Library, 1966. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Half-cloth. Dust jacket. 304 pp. Ex-library, with sticker on spine, withdrawal stamps on top and bottom block edges, card pocket on front free endpaper, and stamp on title page. Slight lean to spine. Library tape and some specks of..... More
New York: Knopf, 1979. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 278 pp. Jacket has closed tears around edges and a 1.5" strip missing at bottom left of front cover. First 25 pp. have some underlining and marginal notes. This is a 2nd printing of Naipaul's influential novel. More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Deckle edge. 198 pp. Ex-library, with stamp on bottom block edge, title page, and dedication page. Mylar jacket cover is taped to boards. Sunning to spine. This is a stated first printing of Paley's story..... 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
New York: Pocket, 1978. Mass market paperback. 12mo. Illustrated wraps. 280 pp. Minor shelf wear. Portion of order form on final page torn away. This is a first paperback edition of Didion's second novel. More
New York: Bantam, 1971. Mass market paperback. 12mo. Illustrated wraps. 213 pp. Minor shelf wear. Slight cock to spine. This is a first paperback edition of Didion's third novel. More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Errata slip bound in rear. 25-50. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of..... More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 131-158. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who..... More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1897. Boards. 8vo, Red quarter cloth over boards. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Title page on Japan paper tipped in. Hand-illuminated initials and hand-painted watercolor flowers throughout. 62 pp. Presentation copy. Hand-numbered and initialed by Hubbard on colophon, followed by a separate gift inscription to E.M. Love..... More
New York: Putnam, 1895. Wraps. 12mo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 299-337. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who was a friend to Hubbard, Stephen Crane, and..... More
New York: Putnam, 1895. Wraps. 12mo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Some pages unopened. 261-297. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who..... More