New York: Columbian Lady's and Gentlemen's Magazine, 1834. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 inches. 7 PP. Original handmade booklet containing the cut out story "Mr. H. or, Beware of a Bad Name" by John Inman. Appears the story was printed in the September 27, 1834 issue..... More
![Item #9384 Forrest Gump [SIGNED X 2 COMMEMORATIVE EDITION]. Winston GROOM](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9384.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1783633741)
New York: Doubleday & Company, 2014. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 228 PP. SIGNED BY WINSTON GROOM ON THE TITLE-PAGE AND JIMBO MEADOR ON THE DEDICATION PAGE! First printing copy of the 2014 special edition published by Doubleday. A rare copy additionally signed by Jimbo Meador..... More
New York: New Directions, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 34 Pages. First appearance of "Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night." Book is clean and tight. Dust Jacket exhibits light offsetting to lower third. Light wear at foot of spine and corners. Original price of $2.00 intact..... More
![Item #9361 Carmen and Letters from Spain [Harrison of Paris]. Prosper MERIMEE](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9361.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1782938402)
New York: Harrison of Paris, 1931. Maurice Barraud. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. [viii] 175 PP. Copy #544 of only 595 issued in Deluxe slipcase. Includes 10 monochrome watercolors by Maurice Barraud. Light sunning to spine, else a fine copy in like case. Monroe Wheeler was..... More
![Item #9342 Boys in the Band [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING]. Mart CROWLEY](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9342.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1782161490)
New York: Dell, 1969. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 185 (6) PP. Stated "First Dell Printing, June 1969" on the copyright page. Original price of 0.95 intact on front cover. The Boys in the Band is a bold, unfiltered portrayal of gay men at a...... More
New York: Dell Publishing, 1951. 1st Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 6 3/8 Inches. 64 PP. First separate printing of the book that was originally printed in Detective Fiction Weekly. Cover art by Bill Fleming. Original stapled wraps. Some wear to spine and edges. Damp-staining to much of the..... More
![Item #9338 Fast Times at Ridgemont High [FIRST EDITION IN WRAPS]. Cameron CROWE](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9338.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1782156602)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 8 1/2 Inches. 253 Pages. Basis for the classic 80's film of the same name. The book that started it all for Crowe, who went on to write 'Say Anything', 'Jerry Maguire', 'Singles' and 'We Bought a...... More
![Item #9273 Cancel All Our Vows [INSCRIBED TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW]. John D. MACDONALD](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9273.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1778689288)
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 277 PP. First printing with date of 1953 and no additional on copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by MacDonald in the year of publication. Signed, "To Sam and Evvie -..... More
Eugene, OR: Pulphouse Publishing, 1992. First Thus. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 188 PP. First collected edition of 122 Feghoot stories published originally in Weird Tales, Amazing Science Fiction Stories, The Baker Street Journal and others. A fairly scarce book in commerce. More
![Item #9087 The Bridge of San Luis Rey [#963/1100 SIGNED BY KENT AND WILDER]. Thornton WILDER,...](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9087.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1771021338)
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1929. Rockwell Kent. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/8 X 10 7/8 Inches. 120 [3] PP. Original decorative cloth binding. Color frontis and illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Signed by Kent and Wilder on the limitation page at rear. PO bookplate to front pastedown. From..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 533, 29 PP. First edition in the first state binding. "The Works of E.P. Roe" engraved on front cover. Light toning and few dogeared pages. 29 page publisher catalog at rear. Hinges are clean and..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 375 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Minor scuffs and wear to boards. Light rubbing to DJ extremities. More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 122 PP. First printing in original cream cloth with blue cloth spine. Book dedicated to Owen Wister and signed, "and with renewed assurances of my admiration & high regard. / Brand Whitlock..... More
New York: Alex Grosset and Company, 1899. Gilbert James. Fourth Edition. Original cloth. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 117 PP. Original publisher decorated cloth binding. Includes the tribute by Andrew Lang. Hint of foxing and previous owner name in pencil (that could easily be erased). More
New Haven: Four Walls Eight Windows Press / No Exit Press, 2001. First Thus. Original wraps. First printing of this paperback version with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.95 stamped on rear cover. Light rubbing to spine and corners. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 444 PP. Stated "First Trade Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Crichton on the title-page. Dated November 26, 1999, six days after..... More
Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Co., 1874. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 301 PP. Original decorated green cloth binding. Fronis and tissue intact. AEG. PO gift inscription dated 1874 in pencil on FFEP. Light wear to edges and some pulling at hinges. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 312 PP. First printing copy in original maroon cloth binding. Gilt title stamping to front cover and spine. PO name to front pastedown. Rubbing to endpapers and a few spots to cover and..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1957. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 120 PP. First printing copy with original "15s" price on front flap. Celebration of Mozart's 200th birthday and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) television special. An English version of the libretto for Mozart's opera after..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 266 PP. "Michael Crichton constructs his novels with such a knowing hand for the requirements of summertime escapist reading that someday I expect to find that an enterprising bookstore has started to market..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 295 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact. Crichton's first novel written under his own name. Minor stain to crown of DJ spine under close inspection. Black..... More
Holland: Harrison of Paris, 1932. Signed Limited Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/4 X 9 1/8 Inches. 239 PP. The original 1932 signed edition by Harrison of Paris. #186 of 695 signed copies. Signed BY BOTH GLENWAY WESCOTT AND MONROE WHEELER on the limitation page. Lacks original slipcase. Glenway Wescott (1901–1987)..... More
Manchester, Vermont: Self-Published, 1946. First Edition. Original wraps. 3 1/2 X 5 3/4 Inches. 8 PP. Original ballad about the duties of being placed on the jury of a murder case. The case involved was the murder of Robert Stratton by his daughter's ex-lover Harold Frotten. Includes a list and..... More
![Item #8936 What Does Woman Want? [TRUE 1ST INSCRIBED BY LEARY]. Timothy LEARY](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8936.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1766006522)
Beverly Hills, CA: 88 Books, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 237 PP. Original first printing copy of Leary's only novel (oversized short essay). #2109 of 5000 copies produced. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY LEARY ON THE LIMITATION PAGE PRECEEDING THE TITLE. Inscribed, "S.M.I.L.E. /..... More
New York: Random House, 2017. Erin Stead. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 152 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.99 intact on rear cover. Stead edition of the Mark Twain unpublished tale he..... More