New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/4 Inches. 175 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 on rear panel. An interesting history of Capote's life and the manuscript he never..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 174 PP. Stated "First American Edition" with proper number code to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $20.95 intact on front flap. More
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 556 PP. RARE book that includes Merton's writings, the themes of his work, the places he lived, individuals important to his life and work as well as just about any other biographical tid-bit you can imagine..... More
Chicago: Advent Publishers, 1956. J.L. Patterson. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 180 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.00 intact on front flap. Biography and literary criticism of John Campbell, Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson and Judith Merril among others..... More
Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 10 Inches. 152 PP. First printing with number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Signature page at front. Housed in original issue slipcase. More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1977. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Includes a history of the Harlem Renaissance movement as well as studies of Ellison, Wright and Langston Hughes among others. Ink price of $12.50 to front flap. Hint of scuffing to..... More
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 494 PP. Stated "First Published 1981" with no additional copyright dates. Hint of scuffing to DJ spine. A very attractive copy. More
London: British Museum Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 10 Inches. 224 PP. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions of ancient Olmec, Maya, Chichimec and Mexic (Aztec) texts. Original price of "35.00" intact on front flap. A sharp copy. More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1975. Limited Edition. Cloth. 7 3/8 X 10 3/4 Inches. #613 of 3000 copies. Housed in original issue slipcase. Reproduction and history of several of the original illuminated plates from one of the five original manuscript copies of this folk tale. Light wear to slipcase edges..... More
London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 10 1/2 Inches. 242 PP. The definitive history of King Arthur and the Arthurian legend. Original black cloth with gilt stamping and decoration to spine. Original US and UK prices intact on front flap. Top gutter a...... More
New York: TOR Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 432 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.99 intact on front flap. Signed by Card on first flyleaf. Only flaw is a...... More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 5/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 168 PP. One of only 250 copies. Cotten's account of building one of the great collections of books on North Carolina for the University of North Carolina. Original brown cloth. A bit of sunning to..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. First printing of each of the two volumes. Original price of $35.00 (for both volumes) intact in each. Very handsome copies. More
Boston, MA: The Palmer Company, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 176 PP. Short biographies of John Adams, Anne Bradstreet, William Wood, John Norton, Sarah Kemble Knight and many more. Original blue cloth binding. Hint of rubbing to edges and joints. More
New York: Henry Schuman, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 179 PP. First printing copy with original price of $2.50 intact on front flap of DJ. Original green cloth clean and sharp. DJ a bit worn at edges, with some minor chipping to bottom edge..... More
Boston: The New York Graphic Society, 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. 10 1/2 X 14 5/8 Inches. Stated "First American Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 on front flap. Fully illustrated history and reprint of the Thornton original. Stunning color illustration. Light rubbing to board edges. DJ..... More
Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 417 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.00 intact on front flap. Signed, "For Larry P. Woods, May you enjoy this excursion into nostalgia (SF Variety) - Lloyd Arthur Eshbach..... More
Evanston: William Carpenter, 1929. Limited Edition. Cloth. 5 7/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 58 PP. One of only 100 copies printed for private distribution by William Montelle Carpenter (based upon his collection of Kipling material). Printed by the Alderbrink Press for Carpenter. A history of First appearance of several Kipling..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 122 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.95 intact. Light offsetting to endpapers. Foxing to top gutter. Collection of stories about the greatest science fiction authors and their..... More
New York: Norton, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 354 PP. Stated First Edition with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.95 intact. More
New York: Covici Friede, 1931. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 12 Inches. 107 PP. #687 of 1500 signed and numbered First Printing copies. Original publisher black cloth with silver decoration and title work to front cover. Signed on the limitation page by John Vassos. Vassos helped define the..... More
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
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
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
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