Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date published: 1970
Description: New York: Simon and Schuster, [1970]. First edition, first printing. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 212 x 140 mm). [1]-794 pp. In dust jacket. Original brown cloth backstrip over gray paper boards. Front board lettered in brown. Spine stamped in brown and lettered in gilt and red. A small dampstain to fore-edge only affecting final few leaves. Front hinge slightly over-opened. Very light edge-wear to jacket spine. Overall about fine. "The special strength of Larry McMurtry's new novel, Moving On ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn
Date published: 1894
Description: With Marginal Illustrations. Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1894. First American edition, BAL first state (with sheets bulking about 11/8 inches, and with title leaf conjugate with leaf 3). Octavo. [6], 15-432 pp. Frontispiece portrait (with facsimile autograph 1 7/16 inches wide). Title-page printed in red and black. Original brown cloth decoratively stamped in black and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Edges sprinkled brown. Original drab gray endpapers. Some mild ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.S. Ogilvie, New York
Date published: 1888
Description: Or, The Brother's Revenge. By James Mooney of the Firm of Mooney & Boland, the Detectives. Full Description: MOONEY, James. The Trail of the Barrow; . Or, The Brother's Revenge. By James Mooney of the Firm of Mooney & Boland, the Detectives. New York: J.S. Ogilvie, 1888. "Favorite edition". Octavo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 182 x 125 mm). [2], [7]-216, [2, ads] pp. These books seem to be rare on the market. Publisher's original marron cloth. Front board elaborately stamped in black. Spine stamped in ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
Date published: 1945
Description: Full Description: STEINBECK, John. Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. First edition, first issue, in the correct, first issue mustard, buff-colored cloth (second issue is canary yellow). Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 186 x 120 mm). [vi], 208, [2] pp. Original buff, mustard cloth binding variant. Front cover and spine stamped and lettered in blue. Top edge blue. Blue top edge with some spotting. In original dust jacket, not price clipped. Some very minor chipping to head and tail of ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date published: 1904
Description: Studies in a Textile Art Without Machinery. First edition. Two large octavo volumes (10 1/8 x 7 inches; 258 x 180 mm). [xx], 254; [xiv], [2], 255-528 pp. With 248 plates, some which are black-and-white and others that are in color and tipped in. Descriptive issue guards with the color plates, including the two frontispieces. With an additional 212 illustrations within the text. This was originally published in the Report of the United States National museum for 1902 (p. 171-548) under title: ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Vanguard Press, Inc, New York
Date published: 1947
Description: New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc., [1947]. First edition. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 205 x 140 mm). [8], [1]-294, [2, blank] pp. Original full black cloth, blue lettering on spine. Top edge blue, fore-edge uncut. With original pictorial dust jacket. Sight foxing to endpapers and inner flaps of the dust jacket. Back panel of the dust jacket with a small closed tear. Otherwise near fine. This author's first two books (Dangling Man and The Victim, 1947) had a profound impact on the mid ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin & Company, Boston
Date published: 1893
Description: CRANE, Walter. With sixty designs by Walter Crane. HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. With sixty designs by Walter Crane. [Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Company] Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1893. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 250 numbered copies on large paper, this being number 9. Quarto. x, 210 pp. With sixty designs by Walter Crane, including decorative head-and tail-pieces printed in colors and an added color title and nineteen color plates mounted on leaves ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin & Company, Boston
Date published: 1893
Description: CRANE, Walter. With sixty designs by Walter Crane. HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. With sixty designs by Walter Crane. [Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Company] Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1893. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 250 numbered copies on large paper, this being number 176. Quarto. x, 210 pp. With sixty designs by Walter Crane, including decorative head-and tail-pieces printed in colors and an added color title and nineteen color plates mounted on ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
Date published: 1927
Description: New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc., [1927]. First edition, first issue binding (with "Cantry" spelled incorrectly on spine). With an inscription card tipped in on dedication page reading "-To Louis/Emerson, with/the greetings of/Sinclair Lewis." Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 189 x 133 mm). [viii], 1-432 pp. Original blue cloth. Front board and spine stamped and lettered in orange. Fore-edge uncut. Spine lightly rubbed. Some minor shelf wear to spine extremities and corners. Previous owner's ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date published: 1969
Description: Full Description: PUZO, Mario. The Godfather. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1969]. First edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 210 x 145 mm). 446, [2, blank] pp. Original quarter black cloth over white cloth boards. Front board stamped in gilt with a hand holding puppet strings as central device. Spine lettered in gilt. Red endpapers. In original illustrated dust jacket. Some edgewear and minor creasing to jacket. Top and bottom of the jacket with some repaired closed tears, mainly at spine ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date published: 1929
Description: Full description: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition, first issue, with publisher's seal on copyright page and no legal disclaimer on p. [x]. In first state of the "Cleon" pictorial dust jacket. With the correct first issue point on the jacket (with the name of the heroine, Catherine Barkley, misspelled "Katharine Barclay" on the front flap) And with the price of $2.50 on front flap. Octavo (7 3/8 x 5 3/16 inches; 188 x 132 mm). [10], ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. & C. & H. Carvill, New York
Date published: 1830
Description: JAMES, Edwin. (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie, ) During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America. TANNER, John [author]. A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner. (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie, ) During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America. New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222 x 140 mm). [1]-426, [2 blank] pp. With engraved ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, Boston
Date published: 1850
Description: Full Description: HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, a Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. Second printing, printed the same year as the first. Octavo (7 1/4 x 4 inches; 180 x 115 mm). [4, publisher's catalog], [4, blank], vi, 307, [4, blank] pp. With publisher's catalog dated "November 1850" inserted between endpapers, and "Preface to Second Edition." Original brown vertically-ribbed cloth. Covers blocked in blind with decorative central device. Spine ruled in blind and ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date published: 1943
Description: Full Description: CHANDLER, Raymond. The Lady in the Lake. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First edition, First and second printing before publication. In first issue unclipped dust jacket with $2.00 price. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 190 x 130 mm. [vi], 216, [1, blank], [1, note] pp. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in dark green. Edges uncut. Binding slightly skewed. Dust jacket. Jacket has minor tape repairs to inside along head and tail of spine. Some minor flaking to ... Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon J. Lubin Society of California, Inc, San Francisco
Date published: 1938
Description: LANGE, Dorothea. Full Description: STEINBECK, John. [LANGE, Dorothea]. "Their Blood Is Strong." San Francisco: Simon J. Lubin Society of California, Inc., 1938. First edition, first issue in book form. Illustrated by Dorothea Lange's photos. Octavo (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches; 225 x 150 mm). [4], 35, [1, blank] pp. With Lange's iconic black and white photographs of migrant workers on front and back wrappers and two photos of camps in the text. Original photographic wrappers. Front wrapper with some ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Covici Friede Publishers, New York
Date published: 1937
Description: Full Description: STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici Friede, [1937]. First edition, first issue, with lines 20 and 21 on p. 9 reading "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula" and with a bullet between the eights of the page numbers on p. 88. Small octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm). [1]-186, [6, blank] pp. Original full beige cloth stamped in terra cotta and black on front cover and spine. Top edge light blue. In the original dust jacket. Some light rubbing ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Limited Editions Club, New York
Date published: 2000
Description: SAAR, Betye. Bookmarks in the Pages of Life. New York: Limited Editions Club, 2000. Full Description: HURSTON, Zora Neale. SAAR, Betye. Bookmarks in the Pages of Life. New York: Limited Editions Club, [2000]. One of 300 copies signed by illustrator Betye Saar (who has contributed six serigraphs). This being number 122. Folio (15 x 11 1/2 inches; 385 x 290 mm). Unpaginated. Illustrated with color collage artwork by Bettye Saar in serigraph. With the publisher's prospectus laid in. "Bookmarks in ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields, Boston
Date published: 1864
Description: Full Description: THOREAU, Henry David. The Maine Woods. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1864. First edition, first issue. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches; 181 x 119 mm). [viii], 328, [23, ads], [1, blank] pp. With list of Thoreau's writings on p. [ii] priced. Publisher's ads dated April, 1864 and The Atlantic Monthly advertising 'The Thirteenth Volume. ' Original purple morocco grain cloth. Covers decoratively ruled and stamped with a wreath in blind. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Brown coated ... Read More
Description: New York: 1868]. (Measures 2 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches). Dated January 3, 1868. Filled out in another hand and signed by W.C. & F.P. Church (Publishers) made out to Whitman for [$100.00]. Endorsed on the reverse in black ink by Whitman. In very good condition with several vertical folds, cancellation cut to center, scattered light toning and soiling and a revenue stamp affixed to the front. This is Whitman's requested price for articles written by Whitman for Church. HBS 67044. $2, 750. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, Boston
Date published: 1853
Description: Being a Second Wonder-Book. Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys; Being a Second Wonder-Book. With fine illustrations. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. First American edition, first printing (without imprint of Geo. C. Rand on copyright page). Small octavo (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 167 x 109 mm). [8, advertisements], [4], 5-336, [2, blank] pp. With wood-engraved vignette title-page and six additional engraved plates. With eight-page publisher's catalogue inserted between front endpapers. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. C. McClurg & Co, Chicago
Date published: 1928
Description: Full Description: BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice. Tarzan Lord of the Jungle. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1928. First edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 186 x 125 mm). [viii], 1-377, [1, blank] pp. With the typographical error on page 208 and no mention of further printings on the copyright page. With five inserted plates, including frontispiece. Publisher's full green cloth. Front board and spine stamped and lettered in black. Cloth very lightly sunned at spine. Lightly rubbed along extremities, ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Richard Bentley, London
Date published: 1853
Description: or The World in a Man-of-War. Full Description: MELVILLE, Herman. White-Jacket; or The World in a Man-of-War. London: Richard Bentley, 1853. First edition, remainder issue (second issue). Consisting of the 1850 first edition sheets with the new cancel title-pages. Two octavo volumes (7 5/8 x 4 9/16 inches; 194 x 116 mm). iv, [2, contents], 322; iv, 315, [1, blank] pp. Later half dark blue calf over marbled boards, . Spines elaborately tooled in blind and gilt. Red and green morocco spine labels ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Covici Friede Publishers, New York
Date published: 1937
Description: Full Description: STEINBECK, John. The Red Pony. New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937. First edition, one of 699 copies signed by John Steinbeck, this being number 629. Large octavo ( 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 251 x 175 mm). 81, [1, limitation page] pp. Printed on handmade paper by the Pynson Printers, New York, under the supervision of Elmer Adler. Vignette of a pony in orange and gray on title-page. Original full beige cloth, stamped in gray and orange. Vignette of a pony in ornage repeated ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Covici Friede, New York
Date published: 1936
Description: STEVENS, Ashton. Full Description: STEINBECK, John. Saint Katy the Virgin. [New York: Covici Friede, 1936]. First edition, one of 199 numbered copies signed by Steinbeck, this being number 46. Twelvemo (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches; 165 x 115 mm). [4], 25, [1, limitation page] pp. Half-title printed in red. Page 1 printed in red and black. Printed from Estienne type on Perusia hand made paper. This copy does not contain the "Merry Christmas" slip, sometimes found in this title. Original quarter brown ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: David Longworth, New York
Date published: 1807
Description: or the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, ESQ. And Others. First Edition of All Parts, With the Rare First State of Part I. [IRVING, WASHINGTON] Salmagundi; or the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, ESQ. And Others. New York: David Longworth, 1807-1808. First edition of all 20 parts of Salmagundi, bound together in two small octavo volumes (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 inches; 143 x 90 mm). With the rare first edition, first state of part I, with "Dress he! " and other parts in mixed ... Read More