Fredrick A. Stokes, 1899. CRANE, Stephen. WAR IS KIND. Illustrated by Will Bradley. NY: Fredrick A. Stokes, 1899. Small 8vo., pictorial gray boards with a Bradley illustration on the front cover; 96 pages. First Edition. [William and Starrett 20]. Crane's second collection of 37 verses, many published previously in periodicals..... More
George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1920. DOS PASSOS, John. ONE MAN'S INITIATION. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., [1920]. 12mo., blue cloth, stamped in black, in the original dust jacket; 128 pages. First Edition, first state with the broken "d' and the word "flat" obliterated on page 35, line 32..... More
D. Appleton and Company, 1881. HARRIS, Joel Chandler. UNCLE REMUS: HIS SONGS AND SAYINGS, THE FOLK-LORE OF THE OLD PLANTATION. With Illustrations By Fredrick S. Church and James H. Moser. NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1881 (copyright date is 1880). Small octavo (5 by 8 inches), hardcover brown cloth stamped..... More
1912. JEFFERS, Robinson. FLAGONS AND APPLES. Los Angeles, Grafton Publishing Company, 1912. Small 8vo., tan cloth spine & brown boards; 46 pages. First Edition. Limited Edition of 500 copies. [Alberts 13]. Jeffers first book, published at his own expense. Tiny bookseller's label for The Jones Book Store in Los Angeles..... More
THe Fountain Press, 1929. MILNE, A.A. THE SECRET AND OTHER STORIES. NY: THe Fountain Press, 1929. Hardcover, rust-colored buckram cloth with the original paper title label on the spine; 70 pages. Signed, Limited Edition 400 numbered copies. Another 300 signed copies were issued for distribution in England. This copy is..... More
The Rowfant Club, 1943. STEINBECK, John. HOW EDITH MCGILLCUDDY MET R.L.S. Cleveland, Ohio: The Rowfant Club, 1943. Quarto (about 11.5 by 8.5 inches), black & patterned cloth with leather title labels on front cover & spine, in original turquoise-colored dust jacket; housed in a specially-made slipcase. Limited Edition of 152..... More
