New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 721 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by Basker to his friend Jonathan Arac on the title-page. Includes an original prospectus..... More
Rutland, VT: Charles e. Tuttle, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 91/4 X 12 1/2 Inches. 287 PP. Stated "First Printing, 1959" directly on the copyright page. Original jacket is clipped, but retains the $15.00 in the U.S. part. All plates intact. Light staining to spine that does not effect..... More
Orlando, FL: BearManor Media, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 261 PP. A very good inside look at how an ER doctor in Los Angeles was cast to write "The Return of the Jedi", "The Goonies" and more... James has truly lived dual lives with one..... More
Orlando, FL: BearManor Media, 2025. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 261 PP. A very good inside look at how an ER doctor in Los Angeles was cast to write "The Return of the Jedi", "The Goonies" and more... James has truly lived dual lives with..... More
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New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 176 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed to "Mother K" directly on the..... More
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New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 292 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $8.95 intact on front flap. Signed and dated by Haskins directly on the FFEP. SCARCE. James Haskins was a prolific American author..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 394 PP. Signed by James Earl Jones directly on the title-page. Contains the original "Bell Atlantic Carrier" gift sticker on the front cover (we left as this provides some provenance - all these gift copies were..... More
Washington DC: National Press Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 285 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Slight foxing to gutters, else fine. More
Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 81 PP. Study of the textual history and origin of the poem "Catolica, sacra, real Magestad", a satirical poem criticizing King Philip IV of Spain and his Prime Minister, Gaspar de Guzman..... More
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 494 PP. Stated "First Published 1981" with no additional copyright dates. Hint of scuffing to DJ spine. A very attractive copy. More
Santa Barbara, CA: The Mysterious Bookshop and Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc., 1989. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. Nice reference of 834 books from the noted collection of Dr. Robinson. Hint of rubbing to corners else a fine copy. More
Chicago, IL: The Dartnell Corporation, 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 128 PP. First printing of the letters from the one time head of Libby's foods (canned meats, vegetables, etc...). James wrote these letters to his son with the intent on helping him form..... More
New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 418 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact on front flap. "Rats in the Grain is a hard-hitting and provocative..... More
New York: Appleton-Century Crofts, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 161 [2] PP. Pre-Publication copy signed by 44 of Oates' employees at Equitable Life Insurance, including at least two (J. Henry Smith and Coy Eklund) who would later become President of the company themselves..... More
Pen Wild Press / James Kahn, 2020. First Edition. Original wraps. 9 5/8 X 8 Inches. Scarce original children's holiday story written by James Kahn for his own children and grandchildren. Signed "From my personal collection / James Kahn" on the title-page. A lovely little tale of 12 elfs and..... More
Pen Wild Press / James Kahn, 2020. First Edition. Original wraps. 9 5/8 X 8 Inches. Scarce original children's holiday story written (the coloring book version) by James Kahn for his own children and grandchildren. Signed "From my personal collection / James Kahn" on the title-page. A lovely little tale..... More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 176 PP. Original maroon cloth boards with some light scuffing at joints and edges. DJ chipped and stained a bit. Lengthy previous owner inscription to his four year old daughter on her birthday (December 26th, 1930)..... More
Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 358 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and dated by author directly on the FFEP. More
New York: William Morrow, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 464 PP. Stated First Printing copy. Original price of $27.99 intact on inside front flap of DJ. Signed by Swanson directly on the title-page. Slight bump to upper right front corner. More
West Orange, NJ: Self-Published, 1911. B.F. Williamson. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 162 PP. "We of the South accepted the result of that contest and laid down our arms in good faith. But when we are asked, like a whipped child, to say we..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 192 PP. First printing with the "First Edition" statement on copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Hint of toning. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 460 PP. "The Dean of American Cuisine." Julia Child Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Beard directly on the FFEP..... More
Cleveland, OH: Lamp Department: General Electric, 1946. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 69 PP. "Seeing is the biggest thing in selling"... "Lighting is the most important controllable factor in seeing." Scarce original retail merchandising design book from the birth of the modern big-box retail store..... More
Bloomfield Hills, MI: Bruccoli Clark, 1976. Signed Limited Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/8 X 9 Inches. 31 PP. #23 of 350 signed and numbered copies. THIS COPY ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY PUBLISHER OTTO PENZLER. Original cord-binding housed in velvet box. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 312 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $14.95 intact on front flap. Edited by Roy Hoopes. Hawley-Cooke Booksellers bookplate to front pastedown. A...... More