London: Walter Scott, 1886. 12mo, 330 pages, plus 6 pages of ads at rear. Publisher's dark blue cloth, with paper label on spine. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind; small loss at head of spine; a very good copy. More
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1945. Printed Wrapper. Quarto. A complete copy of the rare Litho-print issue, of the Smyth Report. (193)pp., Single sheets, stapled, with textured cream-colored wrappers. The following litho-printed on the front: "Released for Publication on__________." As professor Smyth states, the litho-printing was done, under heavy security... More
New York: Random House, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Tall Octavo. Author's first book. SIGNED BY WILLIAM SAROYAN AND WARMLY INSCRIBED TO HIS EDITOR AS FOLLOWS: "To Kenneth Houston/a fine editor, with/sincere good wishes/for the continued/success of Literary/America, the magazine,/and the state of/the country itself-/William Saroyan./Manhattan/May 22/1935... More
New York (1951-59): Charles Scribner's Sons. Six volumes, publisher's blue cloth; dust jackets are price-clipped, red on spines a little faded. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Originally published in 1923. More
New York (1940): Robert M. McBride & Co. First Edition. Octavo, 217 pages; a fine, unread copy, illustrated with black and white photos; dust jacket is VG+, price-clipped. More
New York (1980): Stein and Day Publishers. First Edition. Octavo, 334 pages; a fine, unread copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Inscribed on the title page: "To Vernita Seeley / who shares my admiration / for Churchill and the language / he so brilliantly mastered / James Humes" More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1954. First Edition. A fine, unread copy, in a so near fine dust jacket, with one short, closed tear at top of front edge. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. The very striking dust jacket is by Charles Lofgren. 274 pages (2). More
Indianapolis (1944): The Bobbs-Merrill Company. First Edition. "Seventh Printing, January 1944" on copyright page; 754 pages, publisher's blue cloth, printed in gilt. Bookplate on FEP. Quite a handsome copy, with the slightest fading at spine. More
Indianapolis (1943): The Bobbs-Merrill Company. First Edition. "First Edition" is stated on copyright page; first issue in red cloth, printed in gilt. Internally clean and bright, neat owner name on FEP. Light wear at extremities, two corners bumped, light circular stain on front panel; front inner hinge discreetly repaired; a.... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Octavo, 308 pages; publisher's green cloth, top edges stained red; pictorial dust jacket with price of $2.50 on front flap. Internally clean and bright, neat owner name on front pastedown. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. First Edition. Octavo, 184 pages; publisher's light blue cloth, printed in blue; black pictorial dust jacket printed in white, price of $2,75 on front flap. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First Edition. Octavo, 247 pages; original gray cloth, black pictorial dust jacket printed in red and white; price of $2.50 on front flap, some wear at extremities and two folds on front panel. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Octavo, 181pages; red boards, printed in black, top edges stained red; red pictorial dust jacket, printed in black and white. Dust jacket with small loss at extremities and spine slightly fading; archival tape repair on verso; price of $2.50 on front flap. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First Edition. Octavo, 245 pages; publisher's blue/green cloth, green dust jacket printed in black, white and green; price of $2,50 on front flap. A handsome, near fine copy, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Octavo, 183 pages; publisher's black cloth, black dust jacket printed in white; price of $2.75 on front flap. Faint bookseller's stamp on FEP, dust jacket with light edge wear and a slight crease on front panel. Overall, a handsome copy of a fragile book. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First Edition. Octavo, 248 pages; publisher's yellow cloth printed in red; pictorial dust jacket with price of $2.50 on front flap. Faint crease on FEP, dust jacket with slight fading at spine. Internally clean and brght, with no markings of any kind. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1952. First Edition. Octavo, 216 pages; publisher's yellow cloth, printed in black; black pictorial dust jacket, printed in white and purple. A lovely copy, with light wear at extremities of dust jacket, with a few small closed tears and light wear at spine ends. Samll... More
New York: The American Magazine, 1938. First Edition. octavo; it looks like a book, and it has a dust jacket, but it's a box containing 36 cards - 34 recipe cards, a "note" from Nero Wolfe card and a menu card. The box has a red cloth binding and the... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1941. Hard Cover. Second edition, Second impression. Bound in olive buckram with black lettering and numeric tabs on fore-edge. Very good+ copy with owner inscription front pastedown, minimal rubbing edges. 3029 pp. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1958. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Small Octavo. Second Edition. Very good+ copy with owner incription ffep, scattered neat underlining few pages in a near fine dust jacket with minimal rubbing, sticker residue front panel of dust jacket. viii, 193 pp. More
New York (1938): Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. First Edition. Publisher's red cloth, printed in black, top edges stained black, 303 pages, with recipes printed on blue paper; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $2.00 on front flap. A lovely copy of book, internally clean and bright, with no markings of... More
New York: W. J Watt & Company, 1912. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. Bound in black cloth with color paste-on illustration front cover. Good copy with cover edge wear, scuffs, rear inner hinge cracked, rear outer hinge worn, owner name front pastedown. Book intact with all pages present. 300 pp. More
London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859. Full Leather. Octavo. Comprising The Lay of Last Ministrel; Marmion, The Lady of the Lake; Vision of Don Roderick; Rokeby; The Bridal of Trirmain; The Lord of the Isles; Ballads, Songs and Lyrical Pieces. With eight illustrations by Corbould. Binding by Cundall & Miller... More
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Bound in original black cloth with gilt lettering spine. Very good+ copy with gilt lettering fading spine, mild stain front cover, minimal cover edge wear. 366 pp. More