E.P. Dutton & Company, 1872. [ANONYMOUS]. EUNICE SOMERS: AL EARNER IN LIFE'S SCHOOL. NY: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1872. 16mo., embossed blue cloth, stamped in gilt & black. First Edition. Near fine (very bright, ink name front blank page). $75.00. More
1845. ANONYMOUS. VIEWS IN THE SCOTTISH LAKE DISTRICT. Edinburgh: Published by Banks & Co., [circa 1845]. Oblong 12mo., embossed brown full-morocco leather, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. With about 15 steel-engravings of Scottish Lakes. A nice Victorian-era view book! Very Good (covers bright; some light dampstaining to lower edge..... More
[Portsmouth, NH]: Peter E. Randall, [1987]. Illustrations by Jan Norton. First Edition, with a signed presentation to former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney: "To Secretary Richard Cheney in appreciation of your services of our country. Robert M. Bartlett. May 1, 1989." Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney was the 46th vice president..... More
Appleton, 1896. CRANE, Stephen. THE LITTLE REGIMENT AND OTHER EPISODES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. NY: Appleton, 1896. 12mo., decorative tan buckram cloth. First Edition, first state, with "Gilbert Parker's Best Books" in caption on p. [197]. [Williams & Starrett 10/ BAL 4076]. Very Good (ink presentation from former owner..... More
Vanguard Press, 1946. FARRELL, James T. WHEN BOYHOOD DREAMS COME TRUE. NY: Vanguard Press, [1946]. 8vo., beige cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Farrell on front endpaper to a well-known publisher: "To Victor Weybright. With best wishes James T. Farrell." Weybright was a writer and publisher, being..... More
William Heinemann Ltd., 1936. HALL, Radclyffe. THE SIXTH BEATITUDE. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1936. Small 4to., vellum leather spine & green cloth boards, top edge gilt, gilt lettering on the spine; other edges deckled. Signed, Limited Edition of only 125 numbered copies, each signed by Hall. This is copy #119..... More
Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. HAMBURGER, Philip. AN AMERICAN NOTEBOOK. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Hamburger on front endpaper: "For Hobey, with admiration. Phil. 1965." Fine; little wear (few short tears) d/j. $45.00. More
Exposition Press, 1953. JACOBS, Josephine Grider. MAID OF THE MISSISSIPPI: THE STORY OF SUSAN JOHN. NY: Exposition Press, [1953]. 8vo., navy-blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Jacobs on the front endpaper: "To my cousin Ellen, With best wishes from Josephine Grider Jacobs." Author's first novel about..... More
William Morrow and Co., 1944. JOHNSON, Melvin M. [With Charles T. Haven]. AMMUNITION: IT'S HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND USE 1600 TO 1943- .22BB CAP TO 40 MM. SHELL. NY: William Morrow and Co., 1943. Small quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, second printing, with the several charts in the..... More
1975. JONG, Erica. THREE LOVE POEMS. In Playboy magazine, September 1975. Very Good. $5.75. More
Abelard Press, 1952. KING, Ruth. KING, Ruth. SUSIE. Illustrated by the Author. NY: Abelard Press, [1952]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by King on half-title page: "For Fanny Keeler who was kind enough to admire Susie. Ruth King." Near fine; little wear & rubbing d/j. $75.00..... More
D. Appleton and Company, 1913. MOFFETT, Cleveland. [With Oliver HERFORD]. THE BISHOP'S PURSE. Illustrated. NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1913. 12mo., embossed black cloth, stamped in white; 354 pages. First Edition, first printing with "(1)" on the last page of the text. Good (some wear & little spotting covers, text..... More
FaithWalk Publishing, 2006. MUNSON, Diane and David. CONFIRMING JUSTICE. Grand Haven, Michigan: FaithWalk Publishing, [2006]. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 344 pages. Signed presentation by both Diane & David Munson on half-title page. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). $10.00. More
Harcourt, 1930. NILES, Blair. FREE. NY: Harcourt, Brace, [1930]. Small 8vo., black cloth, stamped in red. First Edition. Signed presentation by Niles on front endpaper, to a New York Times editor: "Lester Markel, with a never-to-be-forgotten appreciation of his confidence in my plan to go to Devil's Island. Blair Niles..... More
Roberts Brothers, 1884. O'MEARA, Kathleen. DIANE CORYVAL. No Name Series. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. 16mo., brown cloth stamped in black & gilt. First Edition. Very Good (bright & clean, spine a trifle cocked, small nameplate front pasatedown). $75.00. More
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. REILLY, Frank C. [With Cosmo Hamilton]. PICKWICK: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. Freely Based Upon "The Pickwick Papers" of Charles Dickens. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Small 8vo, red cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Reilly on front endpaper: "To Richard H. Grant..... More
Reynal & Hitchcock, 1935. SCHORER, Mark. A HOUSE TOO OLD. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1935]. Small 8vo., brown cloth with paper title labels in dust jacket. First Edition of the author's first book- the history of a Wisconsin family. Signed presentation from Schorer on the front endpaper: "To John H...... More
Doubleday, 1994. STOCKDALE, Freddie. CRIMINAL CONVERSATIONS. NY: Doubleday, [1994]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Stockdale on title page. Near fine (spine little cocked) in d/j. $35.00. More
Swann Galleries, 2016. SWANN GALLERIES. GRAPHIC DESIGN. NY: Swann Galleries, 2016. Sale 2414. Held at Swann Gallery in New York City on May 10. 2016. Prices realized list laid in. Near fine. $ 25.00. More
1927. TSURUMI, Yusuke. PRESENT DAY JAPAN. NY: Columbia University Press [1927]. Small 8vo., maroon cloth, stamped in gilt. Later Printing. Near fine (personal bookplate of well-known paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn on front pastedown). $20.00. More
1950. WALLACE, Edgar. BONES. London: WEard, Lock Company, [no date but circa 1950?]. Small 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket; 192 pages. A nice reprint edition, #20 in the "Master Novelist Series." Very Good (contents clean & tight, bookplate on front endpaper with two tiny ink numbers on the front..... More
1961. WELTY, Eudora. HENRY GREEN: A NOVELIST OF THE IMAGINATION. Reprinted from the Texas Quarterly, Special Issue: Britain 2, Autumn 1961. Small quarto, printed wraps, retaining the original quarterly pagination: pages 246-256. The is the British offprint, probably for the author's own use and usually limited to about 25 to..... More
NY: Chester Wolverton, 1889. An original 30-inch by 22-inch linen-backed color map published in 1889. Map depicts Long Branch from the Atlantic Ocean to Pleasure Bay and from Broadway to the South Shrewsbury River. Shows types of structures erected at the time. The original hand-colored map (Plate 8), not a...... More
Samuel S. & William Wood, 1860. WOOD, Mary S. THE MOTHER'S SCRIPTURE QUESTION BOOK. NY: Samuel S. & William Wood, 1860. 16mo., grey cloth & marbled boards, stamped in gilt. First Edition. The book contains hundreds of questions and answers relating to thebible scriptures in chronological order based on Robinson's..... More
