Houston: The Anson Jones Press, 1948. Limited Autograph Edition of 250 copies. Signed presentation from Welsh on the front endpaper: "For Jimmy Calloway, A grand entertainer & and a guy I like. Fannie D. Campbell Walsh." Instead of a limitation number, she has penned "Special." Best known by her first..... More
[Kansas City: Schooley, 1917]. Dedicated To Those Whose Life Are Still In The Making. First Edition. Signed presentation from Brubaker on the copyright page: "Presented to Mr. B. Johnston with best wishes from the author, J.A. Brubaker." Very brief sketches by Brubaker, a Kansas City writer, that reflect on various..... More
NY: The Viking Press, 1952. Translated By Tatiana Balkoff-Drowne. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. First Edition, Signed presentation from Balkoff-Drowne on the half-title page: "To Ben Matthews with all good wishes, Tatiana Balkoff-Drowne. 1953 New York City." Quarto: pictorial gray cloth, stamped in orange, in dust jacket; 80 pages. Very Good..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club Of California, 1929. Signed, Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies, of which this is #22. Also with a nice signed presentation from Browne on the front endpaper: "To my good friend, Robert Rinder, all good wishes from Albert M. Bender." Albert Maurice Bender (1866–1941) was..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933. Illustrations By George Herriman. First Edition, later printing. Small 8vo., black cloth with yellow paper title labels in dust jacket; 182 pages. Very Good (bright, minor bumping covers; contents clean & tight but for front blank page that has very tiny..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1932. In Collaboration With Jeanette Eaton. Illustrated by Alexander Finta. First Edition. Signed inscription from Finta on the dedication page: With compliment of the author, Alexander Finta. New York City, 1932, December 8." Alexander Finta [1881–1958] was a Hungarian-born American artist. Finta received his early..... More
NY: James Pott & Company, [1909]. Illustrated With Photogravures. First Edition, third printing. With a signed presentation from Dunning on the front endpaper: "Mrs. John Albert Proctor with the best wishes of H.W. Dunning. Sept. 11, 1915." Dunning was a professor of Semitic Languages at Yale University. 8vo., pictorial blue..... More
NY: Delacorte Press, [1969]. Foreword by Senator Philip A. Hart. First Edition, first printing. Wonderful, personal signed presentation from Gallagher on the half-title page: "Tom Curtin- This is as much your book as it is mine. Without you there would have been no book- and no me. How can I...... More
NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., [1953]. First Edition, second printing. Signed by Drayton Mayrant (using her real name) on the front endpaper. “The Red Doe” is a dramatic novel of South Carolina when The Swamp Fox stalked the British. Katherine Drayton Mayrant Simons was born in Charleston, South Carolina. A graduate..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Illustrated With Photographs By The Author. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Roosevelt (also on behalf of his wife) on the front endpaper: "Helen and Francis Gray from Belle & Kermit Roosevelt. December 1920." There is also an "autographed edition" of this title which..... More
NY: Ives Washburn, 1934. First Edition. Interesting signed presentation from Hogan on the front endpaper: "For Em Bowles Locker with all best wishes for a Merry Christmas, 25 December 1942 From her friend Pendleton Hogan." Em Bowles Locker was a Richmond, Virginia socialite and, when a college student at Vassar..... More
NY: Funk & Wagnalls, [1968]. First Edition. Wonderful signed presentation Tall 8vo., from Krock on the half-title page: "For William H. Lawrence, who high-jacked me into hiring him, for which I am abidingly proud. Arthur Krock. Washington, DC, September 13, 1968." A wonderful association copy! Arthur Bernard Krock (1886-1974)..... More
NY: Orange Judd, 1932. Illustrated With Photographs And Drawings by Ben Carlton Mead. First Edition- a revised edition was published in 1947. Brief signed presentation from Schulzat the top of the front endpaper: "Xmas 1932. To Elizabeth from 'Miss Schulz.'" Ellen Dorothy Schulz Quillin (1892–1970) was an American botanist, author..... More
NY: American Book Company, [1910]. Illustrated. First Edition. Nice signed presentation from Otis on the front endpaper: "My dear Stevens= Before you are worn to a frazzle by overmuch fishing, read this example of the work of that world-famous author. James Otis, March 12, 1910." James Otis Kaler (1848-1912) was..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1928]. First English Edition, first printing, published about two months before the American edition. [Jasen 40]. In a later dustjacket, with "2/6-net" on the spine. The earliest dust jacket has "7/6-net" on the spine. Small 8vo., orange cloth, stamped in black, in later dust jacket; 312..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1930]. First English Edition, first printing, preceded by the American edition, which was published a few days earlier. [Jasen 43a] In a later dust jacket, with "5/-net" on the spine. Last title on front flap of dust jacket is "If I Were You." Small 8vo., orange..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1929]. First English Edition, first printing. [Jasen 42A]. In a later printing dust jacket, with "2/6 net" on the spine and this title listed next to last on the front flap. Small 8vo., orange cloth, stamped in black, in later dust jacket; 318 page, plus two-page..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1938]. First English Edition, first printing. In a later dust jacket, priced 5/-net" on the spine. The earliest dust jacket has "7/6-net" on the spine. Published simultaneously with the American edition. [Jasen 59]. Small 8vo., green cloth, stamped in black, in later printing d/j; 312 pages..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1933]. First Edition, first printing in a later dust jacket, with "2/6-net" on the spine. The earliest dust jacket has "7/6-net" on the spine. With an interesting award bookplate from Cape Town High School on the front pastedown, dated 1941. Small 8vo., orange cloth, stamped in..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran &Company, Inc., 1929. First Edition, later printing, with no publisher's colophon of the copyright page but also with no later printings noted. In the same dark-brown binding, stamped in yellow, as the first printing. Small 8vo., dark-brown cloth, stamped in yellow) in dust jacket; 326..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [no date]. First Edition, second printing, stating this printing represents completes the printing of 35,000 copies. Dust jacket has a "5/-net" price on the spine. 12mo., orange cloth, stamped in black, in dust jacket; 312 pages. Very Good (covers bright, very minor crease spine; contents clean..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, [1965]. First Edition in the Uniform Autograph Edition. 12mo., green cloth in dust jacket; 208 pages. Near fine (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice (price-clipped; tiny label shadow bottom of front flap) d/j. A nice, clean copy! More
London: Herbert Jenkins, [1969]. First Edition, first printing, with "First published 1969 by" on the copyright page. [Jasen 91]. Small 8vo., black cloth, stamped in silver, in original dust jacket; 222 pages. Near fine (minor edgewear; contents clean & tight); nice (very minor wear) d/j. More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1927]. First Edition, second printing, stating this printing completes 35,000 copies printed. Dust jacket spine has "2/6 net" on the spine. 12mo., orange cloth, stamped in black, in dust jacket; 320 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight, small ink name of..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1938]. First English Edition. [Jasen 58A in a later dust jacket]. Preceded by the first American Doubleday, Doran edition, published in Oct. 8, 1937. This edition was published on Feb. 11 1938. 12mo., red cloth, stamped in black, 312 pages, plus eight-page catalog; in later "2/6..... More
