Action at Aquila
Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Minor rubbing at corners and ends of spine. This is a stated first edition of the classic novel of the American Civil War. More
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I Found This Funny; My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny at All
McSweeney's, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Flat signed by Apatow on title page. Hardcover with paper band wrapped around. Band shows a little wear at the base of the spine, but otherwise in very good condition. A collection of literary humor pieces by everyone from Jon Stewart to Ernest Hemingway, edited..... More
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The St. Nicholas Anthology and The Second St. Nicholas Anthology [set of 2]
Random House, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. No dust jacket as issued. This is a set of both volumes of the St. Nicholas Anthology of classic Christmas tales and illustrations, many by the great Arthur Rackham. Authors include Kipling, London, Alcott, and many more. There are even games and riddles in..... More
The Spy; A tale of the neutral ground
Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Brett, Harold. Cloth. This is a handsomely illustrated Riverside edition of Cooper's second novel, an adventure of the American Revolutionary War set on both the British and Continental sides of the battle. More
Ranson's Folly
Scribner's, 1902. Remington, Frederic. First Edition. Cloth. Minor bumping at corners, but very good condition overall. Gilt lettering and gilt top edge. Cover decoration of cavalry officer and horse has some superficial rubbing, but still bright and colorful. This is a collection of five of Davis' stories, each illustrated by..... More
My Dark Places; An L.A. Crime Memoir
Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Back hinge cracked. This is a signed first printing of the great crime novelist's memoir. By the author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and many others. More
Illustrated Home Book of Poetry and Song
R.S. Peale, 1883. Cloth. Front cover is loose at binding, which was repaired with scotch tape by previous owner. Would recommend removing the tape. Edges rubbed and torn all around, especially corners, but binding is sound. Mild soiling throughout. With 60 full-page steel and woodcut engravings. A very handsome family..... More
Famous Composers and Their Works; Volume II
J.B. Millet Company, 1900. Cloth. Front hinge cracked. Cloth is missing around spine. In protective overwrap. This the second volume in Elson's illustrated exploration of classical composers. In brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. More
The Last Post
Albert & Charles Boni, 1928. First American Edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket as issued. Some scuffing and a stain on cover and spine. This is a first American edition of the last novel in Ford's classic Parade's End sequence. More
The Day of the Jackal
Viking Press, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. First edition of Forsyth's Edgar-winning thriller that has been adapted into several feature films. More
Final Reckoning; A tale of bush life in Australia
Hurst and Co., 1907. Wollen, W.B. Cloth. Small stain across bottom of several pages in middle, and bottom lines of each page are significantly darker and sometimes a bit smeared, evidently from the printer. Some damage to corners, but pictorial front board is lovely and colorful, the spine nice and..... More
When; The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Riverhead Books, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. This is a signed first printing of Pink's revolutionary study of time and scheduling. In new, unread condition. More
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze
Red Seal Books, 1937. First Thus. Paperback. Preserved in protective overwrap. Slight damage on upper right front dust jacket where plastic is ripped. First paperback edition of Saroyan's first book. More
The Under Dog
Scribner's, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. Minor scuffing at edges and a small stain on bottom edge. Table of illustrations has a ripped edge. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Many fine unattributed illustrations. This is a collection of stories about "underdogs" of all walks of life. Smith was an author..... More
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Works of F. Hopkinson Smith [6 volumes]
Scribner's, 1914. Cloth. This set contains 6 volumes from the Scribner's 1914 23-volume illustrated collection of Smith's complete works. All are in very good condition save for some very minor scuffed edges and a bit of foxing. Tides of Barnegat has a small scratch on front cover. All are bound..... More
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John Adams [complete in 2 volumes]
Book of the Month Club, 1962. First Thus. Hardcover. In original slipcase with slight chipping on corners. Both volumes and their dust jackets are as new except a small tear on the spine of volume 2, and both appear unread. Page's biography was the first since the release of Adams'..... More
The Wayward Bus
Viking Press, 1947. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Many stains on spine and pencil scribbles on back cover. Owner's name and date written inside front cover. Front cover and interior are clean and unmarked. A very affordable collector's first edition. More
New Arabian Nights
Scribner's, 1917. Cloth. Inside back cover has a homemade library card pasted in from previous owner's personal lending library, presumably. A bit of soiling on endpapers and some light foxing throughout. Corners are bumped and scuffed. This is a retelling of the Arabian Nights tales by the great Stevenson in..... More
Touch and Go
New Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. In flawless condition. Inscribed by the legendary Chicago journalist: "To Craig: Here's to a world of peace, grace and beauty. Studs Terkel." This is Terkel's second memoir and his final book before passing away in 2008. Terkel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 and..... More
Man at Work; 400 Years in Paintings and Bronzes - Labor and the Evolution of Industry in Art
MSOE Press, 2003. Hardcover. This is a scarce retrospective of the Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection at the Milwaukee School of Engineering depicting labor and industry. A fine out-of-print volume for collectors of art or labor history. More
The Arts; The story of Painting and Sculpture and Architecture and Music as well as all the so-called Minor Arts from the days of the caveman until the present time done into one single volume
Simon and Schuster, 1937. Van Loon, Hendrik Willem. Cloth. Dust jacket can be unfolded into a "map of the arts", a poster-sized color illustration. This appears to have been folded and unfolded many times, as the jacket is quite worn around the edges and folds. Book is very good with..... More
Leave Her to Heaven
Houghton Mifflin, 1944. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. This is the less common variant binding of the first edition in orange cloth and gilt lettering. Copyright page mentions the wartime paper conservation efforts. Basis for the classic 1945 noir film starring Gene Tierney. More
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