FICTION
THE NEWELL FORTUNE
The Bodley Head, 1906. BROOKS, Mansfield. THE NEWELL FORTUNE. London: The Bodley Head, 1906. Small 8vo., brick-colored cloth stamped in gilt & white. First Edition. Good (chip head of spine & some fading, ink name on front endpaper). $85.00. More
THE DAY OF HIS YOUTH
Houghton, 1897. BROWN, Alice. THE DAY OF HIS YOUTH. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Sm. 8vo., green cloth. First Edition. [Wright 3, 697]. Very Good (ink name, dated 1897, on front endpaper, gilt bright). $15.00. More
THE FLYING TEUTON
Macmillan, 1918. BROWN, Alice. THE FLYING TEUTON. NY: Macmillan, 1918. Sm. 8vo., green cloth. First Edition. Review Copy, so indicated by a perforated stamp on the title page. Very Good (bright). $50.00. More
ROSE MACLEOD
Houghton, 1908. BROWN, Alice. ROSE MACLEOD. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1908. Small 8vo., green cloth stamped in gilt & dark green. First Edition. Signed quotation from Brown on front endpaper: "The mountain where she lived was full of springs and blossomy slopes, and at the top the muses and..... More
DECORATIONS IN A RUINED CEMETERY
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. BROWN, John Gregory. DECORATIONS IN A RUINED CEMETERY. NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, [1994]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 244 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Brown on title page. Fine in fine d/j. $20.00. More
GOD SAVE THE SWEET POTATO QUEEN
Three Rivers Press, 2001. BROWNE, Jill Conner. GOD SAVE THE SWEET POTATO QUEEN. NY: Three Rivers Press, [2001]. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 261 pages. First Edition, later printing. Signed presentation by Browne on title page. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). $15.00. More
SETH
Chatto and Windus, 1955. BRYNLEY, David. SETH. London: Chatto and Windus, 1955. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Brynley on the front endpaper: "To Jules and Betty In Homage and with admiration and affection. David." Very Good; some soiling and shallow chipping (lower inch on..... More
IMPERIAL WOMAN.
NY: The John Day Company, [1972]. Specially-bound edition, limited to 1,000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page, this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck (whose maiden name is Sydenstricker) was the first American woman to..... More
A WREATH OF SONG
Press of Roberts Brothers Company, 1908. BUCKNER, Franklin F. A WREATH OF SONG. Lockport, NY: Press of Roberts Brothers Company, 1908. 8vo., green boards, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt; 98 pages. First Edition. Signed by Buckner on front endpaper. Rare. Very Good (front cover bright with some darkening spine;..... More
SANDMAN'S DUST
Arbor House, 1985. BUKIET, Melvin Jules. SANDMAN'S DUST. NY: Arbor House, [1985]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Bukiet on title page. Near fine in d/j. $25.00. More
Autograph Letter Signed
1901. BULLOCH, J.M. Autograph Letter Signed. One page on a folded sheet of stationery, Pall Mall, London, dated Feb. 22, 1901. "Dear Mrs. Muchmore: I shall be very glad to join you on March 3 (no dress I take it). I have been very busy again with the theaters. Last..... More
Autograph Letter Signed
1901. BULLOCH, J.M. Autograph Letter Signed. One page on a folded sheet of stationery, Pall Mall, London, dated March 4, 1901. "Dear Mrs. Muchmore: Before I go to bed let me thank you very much for a most delightful evening- delightful of its hospitality and doubly so for its sense..... More
Autograph Letter Signed
1901. BULLOCH, J.M. Autograph Letter Signed. One page on a folded sheet of stationery, Pall Mall, London, dated March 24, 1901. "Dear Mrs. Muchmore: I called last night at 7 but found your house lightless & tenantless. I hope you are very well. Yours truly, J.M. Bulloch." $50.00. More
THE CAXTONS
1849. BULWER LYTTON, Sir E. THE CAXTONS: A FAMILY PICTURE. NY: Harper & Brothers, [circa 1850]. Small quarto: embossed red morocco leather, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers. Later printing. An early edition of this popular novel. Very Good (some rubbing & edgwear, some pencil notations on few..... More
HAWK-EYES
G.W. Carleton & Co., 1879. HOPKINS, L. BURDETTE, Robert J. HAWK-EYES. Illustrated by L. Hopkins. NY: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1879. 12mo., green cloth, stamped in black & gilt. First Edition. Very Good (front endpaper chipped with some cracking front hinge; some wear edge of first few pages). $50.00. More
LOVE IN A HURRY
Bobbs, 1911. BURGESS, Gelett. LOVE IN A HURRY. Indianapolis: Bobbs, Merrill, [1913]. Sm. 8vo., embossed mauve cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Burgess on front endpaper: "To Mrs. Alice B. Nicol, with the compliments of Gelett Burgess." Very Good. $85.00. More
EDITHA'S BURGLAR
Jordan, 1888. SANDHAM, HENRY. BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. EDITHA'S BURGLAR: A Story For Children. Illustrated by Henry Sandham. Boston: Jordan, Marsh & Co., 1888. 12mo., decorative brown cloth. First Edition. [BAL 2071, second state with no printer's imprint of copyright page and the frontispiece showing only the head & shoulders of..... More
HAWORTH'S
Scribner's, 1879. BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. HAWORTH'S. NY: Scribner's, 1879. Sm. 8vo., green cloth. First Edition. [BAL 2051]. This copy is bound in green cloth- Blanck notes only brown and dark purple cloths. This copy also has the blue-green endpapers with the scallop-shell design. Very Good (but fair amount of discoloration..... More
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE
Stokes, 1922. BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE. NY: Stokes, [1922]. Sm. 8vo., decorative olive cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. [BAL 2127]. Very Good; moderate edgewear (few short tears) d/j. $45.00. More
THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA
Stokes, 1916. NICHOLS, SPENCER BAIRD. BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA. Illustrated by Spencer Baird Nichols and W.T. Benda. NY: Stokes, [1916]. Sm. 8vo., pictorial cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. [BAL 2123]. An error in the author's name and price of the book has been blackened-out by the..... More
THE MAKER OF SIGNS: A VARIETY
Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. BURNETT, Whit. THE MAKER OF SIGNS: A VARIETY. NY: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. 8vo., cloth and boards. First Edition. Signed presentation from Burnett on the front endpaper: "For Helen and Mortimer Fox and the fine symposiums under the trees at Foxden with..... More
MISS ARCHER ARCHER: A NOVEL
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, [1897]. First Edition, later printing. Nicely inscribed by Burnham on the front endpaper: “With best wishes, Cordially Yours, Clara Louise Burnham.” Clara Louise Burnham [1854–1927] was an American novelist who wrote 26 novels between the years 1881 and 1925. Amongst these were Christian Science-themed fiction: The..... More
THE GINKGO TREE
Rinehart & Company, 1957. BURNS, Sheelagh. THE GINKGO TREE. NY: Rinehart & Company, [1957]. 8vo., black & orange cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing with the publisher's colophon of the copyright page. Signed by Burns on the front endpaper: "Port au Prince 1958, Sheelagh Burns." Author's only (and..... More