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 about The Text Tradition of the Memorial "Catolica, Sacra, Real Magestad" (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Newark, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 283 PP. Hint of wear to gutters. A very appealing copy overall. More about Bookman's Quintet: Five Catalogues about Books; Bibliography - Printing History - Booksellers -...
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1946. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/8 Inches. 408 PP. Stated "Second Impression" copy. Original publisher red cloth binding. More about The Acquisition and Cataloging of Books
Chicago, IL: Benson Barrett Publishers, 1969. 6th Revised Edition. Original wraps. In original box. EIGHT original stapled volumes in the box. Accompanied by the original paperwork and "Tax Rights" handout. The correspondence course itself looks unused. Box a bit bumped at edges and corners. A nice set of instructions for... More about How to Write for Money (1969 EDITION W/ ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS AND BOX
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 203 PP. Original red publisher cloth with gilt title stamping. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds, but very presentable. More about Training in Literary Appreciation: An Introduction to Criticism (IN SCARCE ORIGINAL DJ
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 156 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed by Clendening directly on the title-page. A sharp copy in nearly every respect... More about A Handbook to Pickwick Papers (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1936. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 3 3/4 X 6 Inches. 46 PP. First printing of the sixth Dent Memorial Lecture on book production. Price-clipped DJ. A nice copy overall. More about A Publisher on Book Production (IN SCARCE ORIGINAL DJ
Durban, Natal: Self-Published, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/8 X 11 7/8 Inches. 69 PP. Original green boards with gilt title work to front cover. Signed and inscribed, "Dear Mom & Dad, At Last - my magnum opus! Love, Linda" directly on the ffep. A nice look at... More about Wessel Ebersohn's Use of the Tradition of Crime Fiction in the Context of Late-Apartheid South...
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/8 X 9 3/8 Inches. #96 of 200 signed copies. TEG. Original publisher marbled paper binding. Vassos helped define the modernist art movement via his work as designer for RCA in addition to his illustrated books. Via RCA, John... More about The Harlot's House and Other Poems (SIGNED AND NUMBERED FIRST PRINTING
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/8 X 11 1/2 Inches. Publisher blue cloth embossed in black on front cover. Signed and inscribed, "To Edith - Who's friendship and appreciation I value - Ruth Vassos & John Vassos - May 21, 1939". Vassos helped... More about Contempo: This American Tempo (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED FIRST PRINTING
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original publisher blue cloth with silver decoration and title work to front cover. Signed and inscribed, "To Ernest E. Fairbanks, with much admiration from the illustrator, John Vassos, in New York City -... More about Contempo: This American Tempo (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED FIRST PRINTING
New York: Covici Friede, 1931. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 12 Inches. 107 PP. #126 of 1500 signed and numbered First Printing copies. Housed in original publisher black cloth with silver decoration and title work to front cover. Signed on the limitation page by John Vassos. Vassos helped... More about Phobia (SIGNED / NUMBERED / LIMITED EDITION
New York: William Faro, Inc. (William Hodgson), 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 6 1/2 Inches. 63 PP. "The Story that will put an end to stupid book-censorship in America." Original tan cloth boards with black title-stamping to spine. Housed in original dust jacket with slight wear... More about The Diary of a Smut Hound (FIRST PRINTING IN DJ
Minneapolis: Bouchercon, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 3/8 X 11 Inches. 38 PP. Original convention advertising program for Bouchercon XVIII, the annual convention of Detective and Mystery writers and readers. The featured guest for the event was Lawrence Block, who is detailed in the program. More about Murder in the North Country! (Bouchercon XVIII Event Program
Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 X 10 1/4 Inches. 339 PP. First printing in the original publisher slipcase. Signed by both Ray Bradbury and William Nolan directly on the title-page. An in-depth bibliography of Ray's work up to 1975. Most importantly, the book provides... More about The Ray Bradbury Companion (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS
Phoenix Mill: Sutton Publishing, 2005. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 228 PP. In-depth biography of C.S. Lewis and his most famous creation, the land of Narnia. Original price of 20.00 pounds on the front flap. More about A Field Guide to Narnia
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 6 1/2 X 9 5/8 Inches. 503 PP. Signed and inscribed by Targ directly on the ffep. Signed "For Shari & Don Robertson, two good friends - in the fellowship of books. Warmest & Best Wishes, Bill Targ 10/6/65."... More about Bibliophile in the Nursery (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 205 PP. First Edition with full and complete numberline on the copyright page. Original cover photograph promotional card laid-in. More about In the Web of Ideas: The Education of a Publisher
New York: Garland Publishing, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 260 PP. No DJ as issued. A tremendous checklist of authors for the crime collector. Very clean with no PO writing, plates etc. More about 1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography
Dallas, TX: Taylor Specialty Books, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 206 Pages. First Printing copy signed "Happy Fepping!" by Jeanne Bennett directly on the title page. Dated May 16, 2012. Signed by contributing Fore-Edge artists Melody Krafft, Jeanette Carmichael, Helen Furr and Michael... More about Hidden Treasures: The History and Technique of Fore-Edge Painting (SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND FOUR...
Stamford, CT: Fantagraphics Books, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 3/8 X 10 3/4 Inches. 66 Pages. Original oversized stiff wraps. Nice interview with John Byrne as well as a complete (up to 1984 of course) checklist of Byrne's work. A nice bibliographical reference for the collector. Byrne... More about Focus on John Byrne
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Third Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 208 Pages. Third Edition of this indispensable guide for the book collector. Housed in original DJ with $4.50 price intact on front flap. Slight fading to top-stain. More about ABC for Book-Collectors
New York: Dutton, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. 6 1/2 X 9 1/4 Inches. 385 Pages. THE FIRST AND ONLY MAJOR BIOGRAPHY ON THE LIFE AND WRITING OF ANNE RICE! A clean copy with a slight lean to spine. Original price of $22.95 intact. Full numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. More about Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice
Dallas, TX: Beckett, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. Unpaginated. Original price of $2.50 on front cover. This is the TRUE FIRST ISSUE OF #1!! Watershed collectibles magazine, arguably the single most important hobby magazine ever created. There is little doubt that Beckett and... More about Beckett Monthly Issue #1 (November, 1984
London: Fairleigh Dickinson, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 234 Pages. This book is the reason why writers resent those who analyze their work I would suppose... A lengthy study of the work of Norman Mailer, author of The Naked and the Dead and... More about An American Dreamer; A Psychoanalytic Study of the Fiction of Norman Mailer