Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1974. Bill Dreath. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 4 1/2 Inches. Original illustrated hardcover. No DJ as issued. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Mostly unknown early cartoons poking fun at Southern lifestyle. It's like a page out of a Jeff Foxworthy..... 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
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 436 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original blue publisher cloth a bit rubbed at spine. Original price of $4.75 intact on front flap of dust jacket. A very clean copy in..... More
New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 3/8 X 6 5/8 Inches. 380 PP + 7 PP Catalog. Original "flexible" modern library binding. Early ML edition with original price of 95 cents and 268 books listed on rear panel. Hint of wear to DJ edges. A very..... More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Inches. 98 PP. First printing in DJ. Original Review slip laid-in at front. Signed and inscribed by Wills to Bill Boozer, editor of the Faulkner Newsletter and Book Columnist for the Nashville Banner newspaper..... More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 364 PP. First printing with $3.00 original price on rear flap. Front flap is clipped, but price is on back as stated. This novel explores the volatile world of the pre-Civil Rights south through..... More
Little Rock, AR: River's Edge Media, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Compilation of uniquely southern tales by over a dozen authors. Includes original CD as issued. Original price of $34.95 intact on front flap. More
New York: Exposition Press, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 147 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed by author directly on the ffep. Light wear to DJ edges. Smudge to ffep. OCLC locates only "1" copy of this title. More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 106 PP. Signed, "Sincerely, Jesse Wills" directly on the ffep. Original blue cloth with silver title stamping to front board and spine. Dust jacket retains original price of $3.50 on inside front flap..... More
Little Rock, AR: River's Edge Media, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Original price of $34.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Accompanied by original advertising bookmark for this title. Ever heard of southerners getting together..... More
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 371 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original price of $3.95 intact on front flap of dust jacket. A clean and bright copy in nearly all respects. Slightest hint of rubbing to..... More
New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 286 PP. Original price of $3.00 intact on front flap of dust jacket. First few pages have a slight crease. DJ sunned a bit at spine. A bit of wear to head and foot..... 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
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 95 PP. Original first issue striped cloth binding. Original spine label intact and 100%. Ransom was a founding member of The Fugitives, alongside Donald Davidson and Robert Penn Warren. His "Selected Poems" won..... More
Memphis, TN: Belle Books, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 X 12 Inches. 120 Pages. Signed by photographer Nell Dickerson directly on the title-page. Signed by Robert Hicks, author of the foreword, on corresponding page (page 11). AS NEW condition copy of this scarce plea for Civil War preservation..... More
Chicago: W.H. Harrison, Jr. Publishing Company, 1888. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 Inches. 192 Pages. A nice 19th century self-help marketing guide that promises that there is wealth to be had if you simply buy this book! Ways to wealth include; Alfalfa, Asparagus, Broom Sedge..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 Inches. 357 Pages. Stated First Edition on the copyright page! Hardcover in original dust jacket. Original price of $2.50 intact. By far, the nicest copy of this book that we have encountered. Chapters include: "Chillun Roun' de Place", "Servin'..... More