Elgin: David C. Cook, [1900s]. Early reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. Half navy cloth over marbled paper-backed boards. Several unatributed illustrations. 96 pp. Paper covers quite chipped. Cloth coming away at spine. Hinges overopened. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. This is a handsome if damaged early copy of Cummins' bestselling..... More
Scribner's, 1945. Cloth. An early reprint of Davenport's sweeping historical romance. Cloth is frayed at top and bottom of spine, and a strip of cloth at top of spine is loose. Previous owner's inscription on flyleaf. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1903. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. 4 illustrated plates. 249 pp. Very minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. This is an early reprint of Davis' novel. More
New York: Shortstop Press, 1977. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.25". Staple-bound wraps. 10 pp. Minor discoloration and scuffing on back cover. This is a short story by Dawson printed in a limited run of 350 copies by Shortstop Press. Dawson, an influential figure in both the Beat and Black Mountain..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1914. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth with decorated cover. Frontispiece and additional illustrations uncredited. 85 pp. Edges a little scuffed. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a first edition romantic novel by Deland, who was a key figure..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1997. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 827 pp. Minor edge wear. Des Plaines Public Library stamp on top block edge and title page. Top right corner of front free endpaper clipped. Tight and clean. This is an advance readers copy of Delillo's most celebrated post-modern..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pierce, 1961. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. 265 pp. Lacks jacket. Stamp inside front cover. Minor shelf wear and a few spots of browning inside covers. Tight and clean. This is an early reprint of Derleth's short story collection, part of his larger Sac Prairie Saga body..... More
Tor, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on title page: "For Laura -- Get excited and make things! Doctorow" 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
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
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
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
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: 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
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Boston: Estes and Lauriat, [1895]. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Hand-pressed pages. Illustrated plates by various artists. Vol. I: 239 pp. Vol. II: 558 pp. Minor scuffing to edges and covers and spine headers. Sticker residue on spine of Vol. I. Top corners..... More
New York: Harper and Row, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 262 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a stated first edition of Ellison's collection of sci-fi short stories. More
New York: Random House, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth. 383 pp. Lacks jacket. Inscription on front free endpaper. An excellent copy. This is a stated first printing of Faulkner's second novel. There are variant bindings of the first printing, and this is the red cloth variant..... More
Milwaukee: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Tan buckram stamped in blue and orange. 480 pp. Lacks jacket. A good copy with an excellent interior. Scuffing to edges and sunning to spine. Corners are bumped. Two small white specks on front cover next to..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1931. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth. 349 pp. Lacks jacket. Some of the text on spine is rubbed and difficult to read. Small Grolier Book Shop sticker on front free endpaper. An excellent copy. This is a stated second printing of Faulkner's second novel. More
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with black stripe. 315 pp. Lacks jacket. Minor scuffing to edges and front cover. Quite a bit of sunning to spine, which has a faded look. This is a stated first printing of Faulkner's..... More
New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Dust jacket. Red cloth. 305 pp. Jacket is good+ and book is very good. Jacket is price-clipped and has some white scuffs on spine and front cover. Small scratch on rear jacket cover. Some creases to jacket as well..... More
New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Dust jacket. Green and black cloth with grey stained top edge. 286 pp. Scuffing to jacket edges and some chipping to header and footer of jacket spine. A damp spot on top block edge has led to some of..... More
