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
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 243 PP. #160 of 1000 signed by the author on the limitation page. An as new copy. More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 222 PP. #650 of 1000 signed by the author on the limitation page. An as new copy. More
Aurora Beauty Publications, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 346 PP. "One Shade Better offers numerous practical hints on self-improvement for women, with emphasis on the exterior." (from the preface) Signed and inscribed on the FFEP by Toole, a former Head of Instructon at Barbizon School..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1889. Early Edition. Important reference work that includes the authors revelations on angels and loved ones in Heaven. Swedenborg details how people live in the afterlife and after the loss of the physical body. As you might imagine, this subject has remained quite popular and the book..... More
New York: Villard Books, 1992. First Edition. Original wraps. 7 1/2 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 Inches. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line on the copyright page. Original price of $20.00 on rear cover. Tricks and pranks that include the use of food... What could go wrong??? A sharp..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 204 PP. Scholarly account of the life and work of Christopher Marlowe, the man just behind Shakespeare in nearly every discussion of the English tragedy. Discreet PO name to FFEP (Barry Phillips). Some light wear and..... More
Toronto, Canada: Key Porter Books, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 270 PP. Collection of nearly 30 scary short stories from Stoker, Nesbit, Verne, Coleridge, Algernon Blackwood and many more. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Illustrated throughout. More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1935. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 252 PP. Edited and intro by John Francis McDermott. Original $3.00 price on front flap. Includes several early works by a young Charles Dodgson as well as his journal of a tour through Russia in..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1926. First Edition. Cloth. 6 3/4 X 9 7/8 Inches. 447 PP. Original publisher dark green cloth binding. TEG. Plates and fold-out map intact. First edition of this early travel account in a previously unexplored area of Eastern Arabia. Major Robert Ernest Cheesman was a military..... More
New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 393 PP. First edition of this early collection edited by Derleth. No printing statement on the copyright page (indicating a first). Original stamped price of $4.00 intact (usually clipped and stamped with a cheaper price)..... More
New York: Modern Library, 1963. Later printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 428 Pages. Circa 1963 Modern Library edition with endpapers by Rockwell Kent. Reverse of dust jacket lists 388 books from Modern Library. This number tells us the book is circa 1963 according to Toledano (The Modern Library..... More
Los Angeles: Forbush Publishing, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8 3/8 X 11 1/4 Inches. 87 PP. Original black cloth boards with gilt title to front cover. Signed and inscribed by the author in the month of publication. VERY scarce front panel of original jacket taped to rear pastedown..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 131 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $16.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed and inscribed on the half title-page..... More
New York: William Morrow, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 100 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.00 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed and inscribed by Giovanni directly on..... More
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 517 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Oversized book illustrated throughout. More
New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1933. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 344 PP. First reprint edition after the Dodd first the same year. Orange boards clean and tight. PO name in pencil (could be easily erased). Jacket a bit worn and at folds and spine. Minor..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 256 PP. The second of only four myster novels starring The Great Merlini, a stage magician and one of Rawson's most notable characters. First printing copy in the original green cloth binding with skull and..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 169 PP. "Negroes are rquired by law to attend separate schools in 19 states and the District of Columbia." - Introduction Important early 20th century study of the quality of negro education mostly in the..... More
Italy: Skira, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 3/4 X 11 3/8 Inches. 303 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Carlo Scarpa" at the Palazzo Martinengo. Profusely illustrated biography and history of the work of Scarpa. Hundreds of color illustrations and an..... More
New York: Bantam, 1982. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 181 PP. First printing of the movie release of this classic. Complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Cover art by CASARO. Hint of wear to edges, but spine unbroken. Looks like an unread..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 262 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $23.99 intact on front flap. Signed by Matt Kibbe directly on the FFEP (first page). More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. First Thus. 7 1/2 X 9 1/4 Inches. 493 PP. First modern reprint edition by Scribner's with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Illustrated with the classic work of N.C. Wyeth. Hint..... More
Boston, MA: Merrill Moore, 1939. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/4 X 9 1/8 Inches. 70 PP. Nice little anthology of poems from "The Fugitive" alongside a history of the group and their publication. Written by one of the Fugitive Poets. A sharp copy. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1985. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 6 7/8 Inches. 207 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original novelization of the cult classic that spawned the modern spin-offs of Doyle's famous detective. An unusually clean copy..... More