Ancient Light
Knopf, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first American edition in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author on the title page. First American edition stated on the copyright page.
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Pellucidar
McClurg, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-322 [323-236: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], four inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, one map, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition.....
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
New York: Appleton, 1866. First US edition. hardcover. The first US edition, with the original sheets from the UK printing, and a US title page. Very good in original cloth boards with repairs on spine. and front and rear gutters. Piece of rear fee end paper missing at top. Previous.....
The Long Goodbye
Houghton Mifflin, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition; "First published in the United States, 1954," stated on copyright page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Comes housed in a custom slipcase.
The Long Goodbye
Houghton Mifflin, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, with First published in the United States, 1954, stated on the copyright page and 1954 stated on the title page. Book near fine in a very good dust jacket. Some tape on inside of dust jacket.
Interplanetary Flight
L. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition with letter "A" on half title & title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book is nice and square with very little indication of age; only negligible foxing along top page ends. Dust jacket also intact with.....
D'Aulaire's Trolls
Doubleday, 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in slipcase with a few small spots on the front of the case. Stated first edition, limited to 250 copies, this copy is unnumbered but is signed by the D'Aulaire's. Illustrated with beautiful color lithos.
While the Clock Ticked
Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A very good first edition first printing (red covers, Carpentieri 1932A-1) in a fine facsimile dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Sartoris
Harcourt Brace, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, inscribed by Faulkner on the title page: "William Faulkner, Oxford, Miss. 26 January, 1931." A beautiful copy bound in full black morocco leather binding. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Tender is the Night
Scribner, Scribner's, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good first edition in a complete but only fair second issue jacket with the correct original price of $2.50 on the front flap but with the wrong blurbs. Water damage on back panel of jacket. First edition with Scribner's seal and letter A on.....
Madame Bovary
Louis Conard, 1930. Hardcover. Paris: Louis Conard, 1930. French Edition. Part of the Oeuvres Completes de Gustave Flaubert. 3/4 leather binding, gold lettering and raised bands on spine, top edge of pages gilt, decorated end-papers. French text. Book near fine.
Moonraker
First Edition Library, 1983. facsimile. hardcover. Facsimile of the first edition. Book and dust jacket fine, in publisher's slipcase.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
New York: Doubleday, 1952. First US edition. hardcover. A very good first edition (First Edition stated on the copyright page) in a good dust jacket with the spine unfaded and the original price of $3.00 still on the front flap. It is very rare to find a dust jacket with.....
Vivir Para Contarla / Live to Tell
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Upper right front corner of book is slightly bumped.INSCRIBED by the author on the third front free endpaper. First Edition in Spanish. Original price of $25.00 printed on the front flap of.....
The Case of the Buried Clock
Morrow, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket with a slightly faded spine. $2.00 price still on front flap. Same year, 1945, on both title page and copyright page, with no mention of later printings on copyright page, which is how Morrow.....
The Case of the Smoking Chimney
Morrow, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A near fine first edition in a good chipped dust jacket. With matching date on title page and copyright page and no mention of later printings on the copyright page, and with original price of $2 still on the front flap.
Owls Don't Blink
Morrow, 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Advance review copy in wrappers, a very rare Gardner book, especially in a nice advanced version of the original dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made case with gold lettered leather labels on the spine.
The Resurrection
New American Library, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION of John Gardner's The Resurrection. Signed by the author on a bookplate, laid-in. Published in New York by New American Library, 1966. First Edition as First Printing stated on copyright page. First Edition of author¿s first novel. Flap price reads $4.95.....
The Young Pitcher
John Long, 1924. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Second British edition, first by John Long/ Edges foxed, owner's name on front flyleaf, otherwise nearly fine in the scarce pictorial dust jacket, light dust soiling, a few nicks and short tears, else quite fresh and bright. It is price 3/6. Comes in a......
The Beast God Forgot to Invent
New York, New York, U.S.A. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed limited edition. One of 250 copies. Published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 2000, the copyright page reads "FIRST EDITION" and has the number "00 01 02 03 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".....
The Ink Truck
The Dial Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, 1969. Signed by author on title page. Book fine, except for very slight wear at spine ends and corners, stamped on fly title and title page. DJ very good, with small piece missing at bottom of front joint, at top.....
The Call of the Wild
MacMillan, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, with a check signed by Jack London laid in. Some soiling on some pages. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
The Doomsters
Knopf, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, with a small closed tear on front panel of jacket. Lew Archer is hired by Carl Hallman, the desperate-eyed junkie scion of a wealthy political dynasty, to investigate the suspicious deaths of his parents, Senator.....
Goldberg Street: Short Plays & Monologues
New York: Grove Press, 1985, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Published in New York by Grove Press in 1985. First Hardcover Edition and First Printing are both stated on copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. Book fine. DJ very good except for rubbing and chipping on corners.....
Dialogo di Antonio Manetti, cittadino fiorentino, circa al sito, forma, & misure dello Inferno di Dante Alighieri
Filippo Giunta, 1506. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The first and rare separate edition of the Dialogocirca di Antonio Manetti, cittadino fiorentino, circa al sito, forma, & misure dello Inferno di Dante Alighieri, by the Florentine mathematician, architect and member of the Accademia Fiorentina, Antonio di Tuccio Manetti. 160 x 98 mm.....