New York: Random House, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Deckle edge. 389 pp. No dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to boards and spine. Slight cock to spine. Hinges overopened. This is a stated first edition of Dinesen's classic memoir of her life in Kenya. More
Scribner's, 1907. First Edition. Cloth. Slight lean to spine. Minor fraying around edges. This is a first edition of Dix's out-of-print historical novel. Bound in green cloth with gold lettering and a nice landscape decoration on front cover. More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1965. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Illustrated boards. 176 pp. Shelf wear. Corners bumped. Several stains on rear cover. Hinges overopened, with some slight tearing to paper at front hinge. Tight and clean. This is a first edition of the 44th Hardy Boys mystery. More
Tor, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on title page: "For Laura -- Get excited and make things! Doctorow" More
New York: Random House, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 145 pp. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by author on half title. This is a signed first edition short story collection by the author of Ragtime and Billy Bathgate. More
Boston: Page Company, 1914. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt tooled illustrations and gilt top edge. Deckle edge. 1 folding map and illustrated plates by Ritter throughout, several in color. 489 pp. A fine copy. This is a very attractive illustrated travel book which suggests a number of..... More
Chicago: Academy Chicago, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 331 pp. Edge wear to jacket, some small tears at header and footer of jacket spine. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Alice, A successful fugitive from the journalistic profession (Professionz) - Dornfeld." Owner's name on..... More
Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Marsh, Reginald. Cloth. This is a charming, illustrated edition of the first 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
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
Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Co., 1922. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s cloth, author, title and design in gilt on spine and gilt design on front cover. Color frontispiece, 2 folding maps. 178 pp. plus advertisements. Ex-library, with sticker on spine and cover, stamp on block edges, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1887. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s decorated cloth. Frontispiece, numerous text illustrations and maps. 339 pp. plus advertisements. Minor wear to edges. Hinges overopened. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Tight and clean, excellent condition. This is a profusely illustrated first edition history of the American West by..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1894. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s decorated cloth. Frontispiece, numerous text illustrations and maps. 269 pp. plus advertisements. Minor wear to edges. Hinges overopened, with rear hinge beginning to split. Tight and clean, excellent condition. This is a profusely illustrated first edition history of the Ohio Valley states (modern..... 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
President Publishing Company. Cloth. No dust jacket and no date present, presumably early 1920s. Stamp inside front cover and very minor rubbing at edges. Handsome brown cloth with Dumas' image embossed on cover. This is a rather scarce edition of Dumas' classic swashbuckling adventure, part of his Marie Antionette romances..... More
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1960. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown quarter cloth over patterned boards. Dust jacket. 246 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Dark stain on top edge of table of contents. Tight and clean. Laid in is a review request card from the publisher dated 9/15/60. This is the..... More
London: Macmillan, 1922. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Forest green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. 1093 pp. plus advertisements. Minor scuffing to edges. Circular stains on front cover, likely rings from a glass of water. Ownership stamps of Clarence T. Brewer inside covers and on title page, blacked..... More
Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003. First Edition. Boards. 4to. With slipcase. Boards. Full color illustrations throughout. Books are in fine, unread condition. Slipcase has some very minor shelf wear and bumping to corners. A fine set. This is a stated first edition complete set of Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 rulebooks..... 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
Brick Row Book Shop Inc., 1926. First Edition. Boards. This is a small, elegantly bound volume from the mostly forgotten New York poet Duryee. In addition to being a poet, Duryee was also a civic leader and frequent contributor to the New Yorker. Corners and edges are worn, and pages..... More
New York: N.D. Thompson / E.B. Treat, 1889. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and cover. Many illustrated plates. 454 pp. Scuffing to edges. Corners bumped. Hinges overopened with tearing to paper. Title page loose and laid in. Some foxing..... 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. A...... More
Boston: Christian Science Publication Society, 1932. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Pebbled faux-leather. Large print. 628 pp. Minor shelf wear. Last few blank endpapers contain small, detailed pen notes about services and hymn numbers. Tight and clean. This is an antique, large print hymnal for Christian Science church services, with..... More
Boston: First Church of Christ, Scientist, [1970s]. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Beige cloth. Dust jacket. Contains full facsimiles of 13 books by Eddy. Top edge of jacket rather worn, with numerous chips and closed tears. Book is near fine. This is a reprinted collection of non-canonical writings by Mary Baker Eddy, founder of..... More
Bruce Publishing Company, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. This is a very scarce first edition of Eden's final collection of poetry. Eden was an English poet whose verses often involved Catholic themes. In fact, this copy was former property of the Notre Dame convent in Milwaukee. It bears a few small..... More
Paris: Editions "TEL" [1931]. First Edition. Wraps. Folio. 15"x11". Mixed pagination. 42 helio-engravings and 2 pages of text in French and English loose as issued in brown paper wraps. Wraps are a bit curled and ragged around the edges. Pen notation at top right of front cover. Water stain on front..... More