New York: Harmony Books, 1980. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Maroon cloth over navy boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 215 pp. Jacket price clipped with several tears. 1/2" loss at header of jacket spine and 1" triangular loss at bottom center of rear jacket cover. Several other small closed tears..... More
New York: Putnam, 1973. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cream cloth. 435 pp. No jacket. Some dents and minor soiling to cloth. Top corner of p. 239 creased. This is a first edition of Algren's third collection of short stories. More
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
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1907. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.25". Blue cloth embossments and illustrated pastedown. Decorative endpapers. Art Nouveau decorations and illustrated plates by Fisher and Hapgood throughout. 127 pp. Covers lightly scuffed. Minor toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a first edition adventure novel by McCutcheon, better known for..... More
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
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
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
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
New York: Scribner's, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 8.5"x7". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and embossed decorations. Many illustrated plates by Reginald B. Birch. 191 pp. plus illustrated advertisements. Minor scuffs to cover, and some dark discoloration on back cover. Hinges overopened. Tight and clean. This is..... More
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
New York: Harper Collins, 2000. Advance Reading Copy. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 238 pp. Advance reading copy sticker on front cover. Otherwise identical to first printing. This is an advance copy of the first Princess Diaries novel, which went on to become a bestselling series of books and films..... More
New York: Knopf, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth. 280 pp. No jacket. Slight cock to spine. Sunning to spine cover. Pencil notations on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a stated first edition of Cather's 1931 novel. More
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
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
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
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
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
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London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine, 1892. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cream cloth with illustrations and copper lettering. Illustrations by du Maurier. Vo. 1: 213 pp. Vol 2: 235 pp. Sunning to spines. Hinges overopened. Tight and clean. Housed in custom navy cloth chemises and navy morocco-backed slipcases. Top edges of both..... 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
London: Faber and Faber, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Deckle edge. 68 pp. No jacket. Cloth is torn at right edge of spine, beginning to come away from board. Previous owners' names on front free endpaper. Pp. 63 and 65 roughly cut at right edge. Tight and clean. This..... More
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. Dust jacket is faded and has some rubbing. Unclipped, but dust jacket paper is brittle and some of the corners have snapped. Otherwise, this is a fine first American edition of T.S. Eliot's play in verse. Bound in black cloth with..... More
Harcourt Brace, 1939. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Missing dust jacket. Stamp inside front cover and owner's name written on flyleaf. A nice, affordable first American edition of Eliot's Greek mythology-inspired family drama. More
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a fine first American edition of Eliot's classic study of literary theory. In protective overwrap. Stamped inside back cover. More
New York: Random House, 1964. First American Edition, 2nd state. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Black stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. Green and black illustrated endpapers. Many illustrations by Burningham. 114 pp. Some scuffing and edge wear to jacket. Several closed tears at header..... More
