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
First Editions
Selected Poems
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
Assault on Mount Helicon; A Literary Memoir
University of California, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Association copy. Inscribed on title page: "For Victor Cassidy -- I'm glad this introduced us. Mary Barnard, September 26, 1987." Barnard was a celebrated poet, biographer, and translator. Her tutelage under Ezra Pound and friendship with William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, and other..... More
Sixty Stories
New York: Putnam, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 457 pp. Several chips and closed tears around jacket edges. Binding is broken but attached at p. 285 and 310, making that section stick out a bit from the rest of the block. Previous owner marked favorite stories in..... More
By the Way
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, [1931]. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Grey cloth with illustrated pastedown on spine. Red stained top edge. Bentley's pen illustrations throughout. 390 pp. No jacket. Minor scuffing to cloth and pastedown. Tight and clean. This is a scarce first American edition story collection by English humorist..... More
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue quarter cloth over gray boards. Dust jacket. 280 pp. Minor jacket wear. This is a first printing of Ann Beattie's first novel. More
The Uses of Enchantment; The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine. Large scratch across front cover, otherwise very good. This is a first edition of Bettelheim's psychological study of fairy tales and the importance of children's literature in helping children cope with their emotions and the..... More
Too Hot & Other Maine Stories
Dog Ear Press, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. This is a first edition of the underrated Mainer's 1987 collection of stories, inscribed on the flyleaf to "Boland, one of my friend's best mans. 5/19/93" More
When the Killing's Done
Viking Press, 2011. First Edition. This is a signed first edition of T.C. Boyle's novel of environmental violence. As thoughtful and provocative as all of Boyle's work. A handsome volume in fine condition. More
The Seven Stairs
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Beige cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 205 pp. Edge wear to jacket, including 1/2" chip at footer of jacket spine. Price clipped. Signed on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of legendary Chicago bookseller Brent's memoir. Brent was the proprietor..... More
Half a Heart
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. White quarter cloth over white boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 402 pp. Minor shelf wear. Creases at top right corner of front jacket cover. Inscribed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Brown's acclaimed..... More
Out of My Mind
Garden City: Doubleday, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. 146 pp. War-era jacket edges rather tattered, as usual, with chips to corners and sunning. This is a very uncommon first edition collection of Brush's humorous short stories. War Bond ad on rear jacket cover. More
Little Lord Fauntleroy
New York: Scribner's, 1886. 1st edition, 2nd issue. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x7". Brown decorative cloth with red and gilt lettering and embossments. Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. 209 pp. plus advertisements. Ex library. Withdrawal stamp on top block edge and inside front cover. Header and footer of spine scuffed. Corners rubbed. Discoloration..... More
Magical Thinking; True Stories
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 268 pp. Edge wear. Minor corner damage. This is an uncorrected advance reading copy of Burroughs' 2004 memoir. By the author of Running With Scissors. More
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz; A fiction in the form of a film script
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
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 260 pp. Minor wear to jacket edges. Crease at front jacket flap is rolled over a bit, making the jacket seem to fit loosely. Laid in is the review of this book clipped from the..... More
Odes
Chicago: Big Table, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. 78 pp. including 5-ft. foldout poem bound in. No dust jacket. Ex-library with sticker and torn-out card pocket inside front cover and several "Discarded" stamps in front matter. This is a stated first printing of beat poet Carroll's collection. Carroll..... More
Cathedral; Stories
New York: Knopf, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. White quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine and cover. Dust jacket. 228 pp. Minor edge wear to jacket. 1/8" curled tear at header of jacket spine. Previous owner's name inside front cover. An excellent copy. This is a stated first edition..... More
2001 A Space Odyssey
New York: New American Library, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Blue boards with black stamped spine in pictorial dust jacket. Black and blue illustrated endpapers. 221 pp. Jacket edges are lightly scuffed. Bottom of front cover curled. 1/2" tear at top and bottom of back cover, no loss..... More
A Book of Elephants
New York: Paul S. Eriksson, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Oblong 8vo. Marbled boards. Illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. No jacket. Wear to edges. Binding is a little loose in middle pages but holding. This is a first printing of Davar's humorous classic children's book. More
Underworld
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 novel. Quite..... More
The Life of Our Lord; Written during the years 1846-1849 by Charles Dickens for his children and now first published
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Embossed boards. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Rag paper with two-color text. Mild sunning to spine and a few scuffs to boards. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Contemporary newspaper clipping reviewing this book laid in. This is a limited edition..... More
The Red Network; A "Who's Who" and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots
1934. Hardcover. First page has a nameplate: "Ex Libris Roland H. Bradley" and is stamped twice: "R.H. Bradley" and "APR 9-1934". Light pen marks in pages 111-118 where previous owner bracketed and underlined several passages, mostly dealing with the ACLU. Self-published in 1934, this rare 352-page title details the organizations and..... More