Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1902. First Thus. Cloth. 4 3/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 358 PP. First edition from Coates following the success of the 1897 original that was published by J.C. Bauer. Born in Alabama, Moore trained as a lawyer but found success in the literary field..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 40 PP. One of only 393 copies published by Cape. This is technically the fourth edition of James Joyce's first book. Each of the original three editions were published with similar limitations, so locating any of these early..... More
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 209 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. More
Oxford: Yoknapatawpha Press. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches.265 PP. First printing copy with original price of $12.95 on front flap. Signed by Willie Morris on the front end page. A sharp copy overall. More
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 240 PP. "Will be one of the most esteemed items in the whole of American collected short stories." Douglas Southall Freeman First printing copy of this collection of eight distinctly "southern" short..... More
New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 438 PP. Stated "First Printing" on on the copyright page. Early novel of life in Louisville, KY from the film screenwriter or "Rhapsody in Blue" and "New Orleans" among others. Blank "unicorn" bookplate to..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 189 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Housed in original dust jacket that retains the price of $2.50 on the front flap. An early collection of African American folktales from..... More
Shelby, MS: Hardscramble Plantation, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 234 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Important early study of cotton farming in the South. Just as important, the book informs the reader..... More
Nashville, TN: The Nashville Tennessean, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 3/8 X 10 3/4 Inches. 54 PP. Extremely scarce original book that served as the program for the June 15, 1946 Nashville Tennessean 3-Star Forum Banquet. SIGNED BY SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS AND CONGRESSMAN J. PERCY PRIEST, Silliman Evans..... More
Nashville: Broadmen Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 Inches. 132 PP. Original illustrated boards with DJ. Price of $1.50 intact on front flap. Written in African-American Vernacular English. Light wear to board edges. DJ worn and slightly chipped at edges and folds. From the rear..... More
Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 391 PP. Scarce signed first printing in the original issue dust jacket. Signed, "Sincerely your friend / Archibald Rutledge / June 15, 1929" directly on the title-page. Orignal cloth binding sharp and clean..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 189 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed by Rutledge directly on the FFEP. Price-clipped. Minor primitive tape repairs to inside of jacket, hence the "Good" grade. A very scarce book to find signed..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 206 PP. Number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by Lee Smith directly on the title-page. Original price of $18.95 intact on front flap. More
Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 117 PP. First printing of this collection of poems told in an antiquated African American dialect. Poems include: Ole Marster, De Ole Battered Banjo, Uncle Joe, Mammy's Charge and The Race Question among many others..... More
New York: Random House, 1955. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 375 [1] PP. Stated "Second Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.95 intact on front flap of jacket. Signed by Robert Penn Warren directly on the FFEP. Book amazingly sharp and clean. Only the..... More
New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 440 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Book clean and tight. DJ a bit chipped at corners and spine ends. Minor loss to lower..... More
New York: Random House, 1966. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 300 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original cream cloth binding horizontal blind line embossing. #84 of 250 copies signed by Robert Penn Warren directly on the limitation page. Housed in original issue..... More
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1979. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. "Ida M'Toy, an old negro woman, for a long time a midwife in my little Mississippi town and for another long time a dealer in second-hand clothes in the same place, has been..... More
Nashville, TN: Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 308 PP. First printing in the original maroon cloth binding with gilt title-stamping to cover and spine. Early, simple tales of inspiration found in the life of those living in the Appalachian woodlands..... More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 118 PP. First printing copy signed and inscribed by both authors on the Dedication Page. Signed by Bill Boozer, noted book collector and editor of the Faulkner newsletter for 25 years. Boozer was..... More
Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 319 PP. Full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact. Signed by Jenkins on half title-page. Hint of wear to DJ edges. More