Boston: The Christopher Publishing Company, [1931]. First Edition. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper: "Dr. and Mrs. Cook, with the compliments of the author, Myra Churchill Holmes Webb." A rare novel from a small Boston-based publishing company! Holmes-Webb [1863-1943] is buried in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 8vo., patterned cranberry-red..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Signed presentation from Wharton on the dedication page: “To Harriett: Best wishes in your venture- and may you enjoy your life. William Wharton. Best.” The recipient of this presentation used to let Wharton stay in her Ocean Grove, NJ home and once traded..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Signed presentation from Wharton on the dedication page: “William Wharton. 7-31-81. To Harriet.” The recipient of this presentation used to let Wharton stay in her Ocean Grove, NJ home and once traded places, with Wharton allowing her to stay on his famous houseboat..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Signed presentation from Wharton on the dedication page: “To Harriett, All first editions are [illegible word]. You own one too, ain’t it wonderful. William Wharton, Best.” The recipient of this presentation used to let Wharton stay in her Ocean Grove, NJ home and..... More
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1943. First Edition, second printing. Signed inscription from Rose on the front endpaper: “Best wishes to the reader from the writer. Cordially yours, Don Rose.” Donald Frank Rose was a columnist and editorial writer on The Philadelphia Bulletin. His column “Stuff and Nonsense” was noted for..... More
NY: Rinehart & Company, Inc., [1948]. First Edition, with the publisher's colophon on the copyright page. [Reportedly 25,000 copies were printed]. In the second issue dust jacket with reviews on the front & rear flaps. The $4.00 price is present with Mailer's photograph on the rear cover, so the main..... More
Dallas: Mathis Van Nort & Company, [1939]. First Edition, second printing. Nice signed presentation from Morris on the front endpaper: “To my good friends Lena and Homer, I hope you enjoy this book and can find some beauty and truth in it, as it was written with great sincerity and..... More
Rochester, NY: The Black Faun Press/ Compass Editions, 1941. First Edition. Signed by Baldwin on the front endpaper. The Black Faun Press was apparently an affiliate of the Press of James A. Decker in Prairie City, Illinois. A very scarce war-time book from an obscure publisher. 8vo., black cloth with..... More
NY: Saxonia Press, 1909. First Edition. Signed presentation from Elliott on the front endpaper: "To Guy, With my best & sincerest regards. Nina Mills Elliott. March 1st, 1916. New York." A scarce American novel by an equally scarce publisher. 12mo., decorative light-green cloth, stamped in white; 159 pages. Very Good..... More
NY: Rinehart & Co., [1958]. First Edition, third printing. [May, 1958]. 8vo., two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 238 pages. Very Good (covers nice with very minor wear, small bump one upper corner; contents clean & tight); minor wear (small tear (small, shallow chip top of rear panel) d/j. More
Brooklyn, NY: Charles Noel Douglas, [1913]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed inscription on verso of the frontispiece: “Yours with love, Charles Noel Douglas.” A sequel to his “Poems” and “Songs” books. An uncommon title. A vintage self-published book of short stories, including photographs of the author himself. 12mo., decorative purple cloth..... More
NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1944. First Edition, later printing. Signed by St. John on a front blank page. With a non-authorial presentation on the front endpaper to Emily Cooper Norris in Concord, New Hampshire. Robert William St. John [1902–2003] was an American author, broadcaster, and journalist. He published a...... More
NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. Translated from the Norwegian. First Edition. Special Autograph Edition of 198 numbered copies, of which this is #38. Ole Edvart Rølvaag [1876–1931) was a Norwegian-American novelist and professor who became well known for his writings regarding the Norwegian American immigrant experience. Ole Rolvaag..... More
