New York: Knopf, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 224 pp. Price-clipped. Minor edge wear. Slight cock to spine. This is a first edition, second printing of Gardner's classic guide to fiction writing. An excellent resource. More
New York: Macmillan, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Deckle edge. Frontispiece. 539 pp. Edges scuffed and corners bumped. Rear hinge overopened. Sticker residue on spine and cover. Ex-library, with stamp on bottom block edge, card pocket inside front cover, and embossment on title page. This is a first edition memoir..... 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: Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cream quarter cloth over blue boards. Dust jacket. 288 pp. This is a signed first printing of Gass' collection of literary essays. 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
Librairie Gallimard, 1936. First Edition. Paperback. In French. This is a stated first edition of Gide's novel that concludes his trilogy that began with The School for Wives (1929) and Robert (1930). Stains and bends on cover and a bit of the covering is missing on the top and bottom..... More
Spineless Books, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. A curious post-modern book of self-criticism. The left-hand pages tell the story of grad students in love, while the right-hand pages reflect on the form, composition, and theory involved in crafting it. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Orange cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 80 pp. Price-clipped. Touch of wear to top jacket edge. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Book is fine. This is a first printing of Golding's only play, a limited printing of 2000 copies. By the author of..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 253 pp. Rear jacket cover has some minor scuffing along top and right edge and a small nick at left edge of jacket spine. Touch of discoloration bottom right corner..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1982. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Purple quarter cloth over maroon boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 202 pp. Minor wear to jacket edges and a 1/4" closed tear at top right of rear jacket cover. Small scuff on bottom block edge. Laid in..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1982. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Purple quarter cloth over maroon boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 202 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is the first American edition of Golding's story collection. By the author of Lord of the Flies. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Reddish purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 224 pp. Rear jacket cover has some minor scuffing along bottom and left edge. Book is fine. This is a first printing of Golding's early novel. By the author of..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1964. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. 215 pp. Edge wear to jacket, with several chips and closed tears around edges. Slight cock to spine. This is a stated first American edition novel by the author of Lord of the Flies. More
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. (Toledano A27a). More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Three 1/8" closed tears along top edge of front jacket cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Mild sunning to spine and a bit of dark discoloration to jacket header. Mild wear to jacket edges. A very good copy.; This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward..... More
New York: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Trade Edition. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Sticker residue on rear cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first trade edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey, following the signed and numbered true first..... More
New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. 1" closed tear to top right corner of rear jacket. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. (Toledano..... More
New York: Congdon and Weed, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Price-clipped. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper and gift inscription on front flap. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. (Toledano A84a). More
New York: Random House, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Pop-up illustrations and flaps on every page, designed by Ib Penick. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. A thumb-sized dab of grey paint on cover. One tab on p. 5 is unglued, which does not affect the motion of..... More
Harcourt, 1972. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Stamp inside front cover. This is a first edition, second printing of Grass' postmodern autobiographical novel of travelling through West Germany. 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: Bodley Head, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 224 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a first edition of Greene's memoir of his friendship with Gen. Omar Torrijos of Panama. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 92 pp. Minor shelf wear This is a first American edition, first printing of Greene's classic play. More