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
Meeting of Minds; The complete scripts, with illustrations, of the amazingly successful PBS-TV series.
Crown, 1978. First Edition. Cloth. Inscribed on flyleaf: "Best wishes, Steve Allen." This is a signed first edition (second printing) of Steve Allen's scripts for his PBS series, Meeting of Minds, in which historical figures played by actors met to discuss their lives, world events, and be interviewed by Allen..... 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
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
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
Shadows on the Rock
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
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 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
Prophet's Landing
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
Makers; A novel of the whirlwind of changes to come
Tor, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on title page: "For Laura -- Get excited and make things! Doctorow" More
Lives of the Poets; Six stories and a novella
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
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Peter Ibbetson [complete in 2 volumes]
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
Poems and Verses
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
The Wedding Journey
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown, 1947. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Grey cloth. Dust jacket. Two-color illustrations. 119 pp. Jacket in fair condition, with several large tears and a 2" triangular loss top left corner of rear jacket cover. Contemporary Marshall Field sticker inside rear jacket flap. Book is very..... More
The Confidential Clerk
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