TARZAN THE TERRIBLE: BETTER LITTLE BOOK 1453
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1942. 32mo., colorful pictorial boards; 424 pages. The Better Little Book #1453. A "See 'Em Move" book. A lovely copy with almost no wear. $50.00. More
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THE BEASTS OF TARZAN: BIG LITTLE BOOK 1410
Racine: Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1937. 32mo., colorful pictorial boards, 424 pages, plus ads. The Big Little Book #1410. A lovely copy- almost no wear! More
ATLAS SHRUGGED
NY: Random House, 1957. 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket; 1168 pages. First Edition, first printing (so stated) with the dark-green top stain & with the "10/57" code at the bottom corner of the front flap dust jacket. Very Good (small name stamped to front endpaper; covers nice with contents... More
ALL THE SAD YOUNG MEN
NY: Charles Scribner's, 1926. Small 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket; 267 pages. First Edition, with some minor battering to type on pages 38 & 248 and with little wear to page "90." The lips of the woman on the front cover of the dust jacket with very minor battering... More
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
London: Heinemann, 1898. Small 8vo., slate-gray cloth, stamped in black; 303 pages with 32-page catalogue of advertisements bound in the rear. First English Edition of one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written. [Hammond B5]. In his book "Science Fiction And Fantasy Authors," editor L.W. Currey states that... More
CATCH-22
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1961. 8vo., light-blue cloth in earliest dust jacket; 443 pages with red top stain. First Edition, first printing of Heller's most famous and iconic novel. [Bruccoli & Bucker A1.1a]. Only 4,000 copies were published in the first printing. Signed presentation from Heller on the front endpaper... More
PLAY BALL!!
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1958. McCann, Gerald. A First Book About Baseball. Small 8vo., pictorial boards. Little Golden Book #325. First Edition, first printing, with "A" in the rear gutter. Very Good (minor wear covers with small, faint spot; contents clean & tight with no names or markings). A nice copy! $17.50. More
TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
NY: The Macmillan Company, 1947. 8vo., brownish-orange cloth in two variant dust jackets; 326 pages. First Edition, first printing (so stated) of the author's first book, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction even though the publisher and author had low expectations for its success. Signed presentation... More
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN MONMOUTH COUNTY: THE THEATRE OF SPOIL AND DESTRUCTION
Charleston, SC: History Press, 2010. 8vo., pictorial wraps. First Edition. Near Fine. More
AROUND DEAL LAKE: IMAGES OF AMERICA
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. 8vo., pictorial wraps.; 128 pages. First Edition. Near fine condition. More
DOWN IN JERSEY
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1973. 8vo., tan cloth in dust jacket; 141 pages. First Edition. Very Good (covers nice, contents clean & tight); minor wear (price-clipped) d/j. More
THE WIND HARP AND OTHER POEMS
Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1864. 12mo., gilt-stamped, embossed green cloth, all edges gilt; 244 pages. First Edition. Howarth [1827-1899] was an American poet, who began working in a factory at age seven. This is her first book of poetry and is rare. Her later work, "Poems," was edited by Richard... More
NEW JERSEY: AMERICA'S MAIN ROAD
Doubleday & Company, 1966. CUNNINGHAM, John T. NEW JERSEY: AMERICA'S MAIN ROAD. Illustrated. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1966. 8vo., two-tone cloth in dust jacket; 313 pages. First Edition. Nice signed presentation from Cunningham on the title page, to Alida M. Soons, owner of the Red Bank Book Store... More
RECOLLECTIONS TABLE-TALK SAMUEL ROGERS WITH PORSONIANA: THREE VOLUMES
1887. ROGERS, Samuel. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE TABLE-TALK OF SAMUEL ROGERS TO WHICH IS ADDED PORSONIA. Edited by Rev. Alexander Dyce. Three Volumes. Newsouthgate, 1887. Tall 8vos., red levant full-morocco leather, with all covers & spines stamped in gilt, with gilt-tooled interior borders; top edges gilt. Binding by Riviere. Large Paper... More
PAUL AND MARY/ PAUL ET VIRGINIE TWO VOLUMES
J. Dodsley, 1789. SAINT PIERRE, Jacques-Henri Bernardin De. PAUL AND MARY. Two Volumes. London: J. Dodsley, 1789. 12mos., green full-levant morocco leather, gilt-tooled covers & spines; top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. First English Edition of Saint Pierre's most popular novel "Paul Et Virginie"- first published in Paris in 1788. This... More
THE IRISH SKETCH-BOOK TWO VOLUMES
Chapman and Hall, 1843. THACKERAY, William Makepeace. THE IRISH SKETCH-BOOK. Two Volumes. With 38 Wood Engravings by Thackeray. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. Small 8vos., olive-green, full-levant morocco leather, gilt-tooled spines & gilt-tooled borders, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. First Edition. Thackeray used his real name for the first time... More
TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE
Lea and Blanchard, 1840. POE, Edgar Allan. TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE. Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840. Small octavos, fine-grained brown full- levant morocco leather with gilt borders on covers & gilt-tooled spines; marbled endpapers, top edges gilt; 243 pages & 228 pages. Binding by Alfred Matthews... More
FORTUNE'S MERRY WHEEL: THE LOTTERY IN AMERICA
Harvard University Press, 1960. EZELL, John Samuel. FORTUNE'S MERRY WHEEL: THE LOTTERY IN AMERICA. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1960. 8vo., black cloth & patterned boards in dust jacket; 331 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from both John Ezell and his wife, Jean, on the front endpaper: "For the queen... More
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HOLMES' JURISTIC PHILOSOPHY
1942. FORD, Rev. John C. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HOLMES' JURISTIC PHILOSOPHY. [NY]: Reprinted From The Fordham Law Review, November 1942. 8vo., tan printed wraps; 23 pages. Scarce work by Rev. Ford that exposes Holmes' pragmatic materialistic philosophy in a scathing review, tearing apart Holmes' fallacy of "might makes right" totalitarianism... More
REMARKABLE CHARACTERS AND PLACES OF THE HOLY LAND
J.B. Burr & Company, 1868. ELLIOTT, Charles W. REMARKABLE CHARACTERS AND PLACES OF THE HOLY LAND. Containing An Account Of Patriarchs, Judges, Prophets, Apostles, Women, Warriors, Poets, And Kings- With Descriptions Of Ancient Cities And Venerated Shrines. Illustrated With Steel Engravings. Hartford, Conn.: J.B. Burr & Company, 1868. Thick 8vo.... More
MURDER IN GEORGETOWN
Arbor House, 1986. TRUMAN, Maragaret. MURDER IN GEORGETOWN. NY: Arbor House, [1986]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine; minor wear & touch of fading d/j. $10.00. More
JOHN J. PLENTY AND FIDDLER DAN
J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963. GEKIERE, Madeleine. CIARDI, John. JOHN J. PLENTY AND FIDDLER DAN. A New Fable Of The Grasshopper And The Ant. Illustrated by Madeleine Gekiere. Philadelphia & NY: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1963]. Quarto: pictorial boards in dust jacket. Signed presentation from Ciardi on the front endpaper: "For Angie... More
UNCERTAIN GREATNESS: HENRY KISSINGER AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Harper & Row, 1977. MORRIS, Roger. UNCERTAIN GREATNESS: HENRY KISSINGER AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. NY: Harper & Row, [1977]. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 312 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Morris on the front endpaper: "For John- Extraordinary friend of intellect, sensibility, and courage. Roger. 9/30/77."... More
THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. CHUJOY, Anatole. THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Illustrated. 8vo., embossed green cloth in dust jacket; 382 pages plus Index. First Edition. Signed presentation from Chujoy on the front endpaper: "To Alice, Anatole." The author was the editor of several dance periodicals... More
THE SECRET VOYAGE
William Morrow & Co. 1942. GRANT, Gordon. GRANT, Gordon. THE SECRET VOYAGE. NY: William Morrow & Co., 1942. 8vo., pictorial blue cloth in dust jacket; 64 pages. First Edition. An uncommon war-time book in the Morrow Books for Young People series. Signed presentation from Grant, in dark pencil, on the... More