Dangling Man
Vanguard Press, 1944. first. First edition, 1944 on copyright page with no other mention of later printing. Book near fine, with tiny sticker attached to front pastedown, slight fading and minor foxing to covers.
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Farewell My Lovely
Knopf, 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. A near fine advance review copy in wrappers with a review slip laid in. First edition stated on copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's clamshell case.
Corelli's Mandolin
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine unread copy in a fine dust jacket. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. First American Edition stated on the copyright page with the full number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3.....
The Hidden Harbor Mystery
Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition with all first issue points. Jacket is missing back flap, which is not needed for first edition identification. Lists to Mark on the Door on front flap of jacket. Book very good, with crease on spine, very slight wear at spine.....
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.
The Sign of Four
Spencer, Blackett, 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue, with Spencer Blackett on the bottom of the spine. Very good in original cloth covers. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
The Works of George Eliot
London: Blackwood, 1890. First Standard Edition. hardcover, rebound in quarter leather. 21 volumes, beautifully rebound in quarter leather. fine condition. Blackwood, London, 1890.
Afternoon of an Author
Princeton University Library, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. True first edition. Book fine with minute rubbing at corners and board edges. Dust jacket near fine, some sun-fading and very minor wear at corners and spine ends. Flap price $5.00.
Goldfinger
London: Cape, 1959. First edition. hardcover. A near fine first edition in a very good dust jacket, with a two inch long coffee stain on the back panel. A bright, clean and tight copy with no names, dates or bookplates.
Thunderball
London: Cape, 1961. First. hardcover. A near fine first edition in a very good dust jacket, with the original price still on the front flap. Some loss of printing on the rear edge of the jacket. Bookplate on front pastedown.
A Further Range
Henry Holt, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, inscribed and dated by Robert Frost on the title page to Edward Nehls, author of a prominent biography of D. H. Lawrence. This book of poetry won a Pulitzer Prize. Nehls' ownership signature on front.....
The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse
Morrow, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket. Original price of $2.50 still on front flap. No mention of later printings on copyright page, which is how Morrow indicated a first printing at this time.
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Morrow, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The true first edition, very good condition. With 1934 on title page and no mention of later printings on copyright page. The third Perry Mason book.
The Case of the Singing Skirt
William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Review Copy as stated on publisher's piece of paper with the publishing date. Inscribed by Fredd Wayne who starred in the television show of this book on the front free end paper. Fine book except for small dent on top right.....
The Glass Key
Knopf, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, small water stain on inside top of jacket not visible from the outside. Foxing on edges. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
The Sun Also Rises
New York: Scribners, 1926. First. hardcover. A very good first edition, first issue with "stoppped" spelled with 3 p's on page 181. 1926 on title page and Scribner's seal on copyright page with no mentions of later printings. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Prior owner's stamp on endpapers.
Winner Take Nothing
Charles Scibner's Sons, New York, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce first edition, A stated on copyright page with Scribner's seal. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Original price of $2.00 printed on front flap of dust jacket. Jacket has some chipping and rubbing along edges and at spine.....
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
Candlewick, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first printing in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author on the title page. Complete row of numbers to 1 on the copyright page.
The Dark Tower Series
Grant, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 volumes, the signed limited editions, of the Dark Tower series. All numbered #831. (3) Waste Lands, (4) Wizard and Glass (2 volumes), (5) Wolves Calla (2 volumes), (6) Song Susannah, (7) Dark Tower (two volumes), and (8) Little Sister of Eluria. Signed by King.....
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Childrens Books, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NY: Beginner Books / Random House, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. SCARCE. This is a stated first printing, with the usual string of numbers on the copyright page complete: (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).....
Blood Meridian
Random House, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, no remainder mark on bottom edge. Complete row of numbers and First Edition stated on copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Lentil
The VIking Press, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Published in New York by The Viking Press in 1940. First edition, indicated by matching dates on title and copyright pages. Book near fine except ends of spine slightly bumped. DJ very good, slight chipping at ends of spine and corners, 3" tear.....
The Secret
Fountain Press, New York, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A near fine signed limited edition, signed and numbered by A. A. Milne, the author of the Pooh books. One of 742 copies numbered and signed by Milne. Spine not faded. Unusual so.
The Borrowers
London: Dent, 1952. First. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, with the original price still present on the front flap of the dust jacket.
A Philip Roth Reader
Farrar, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. very good first edition (spotting on top edge) in very good jacket with spine faded. A very uncommon book.