Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1895. Hardcover. 413, [1] p.: frontispiece, 2 leaves of illustrations; 20 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Spine and cover illustrations in green and gilt. Color illustrated endpapers, the front with an illustration of boys going fishing and the back with..... More
Altrincham, Eng. John Sherratt & Son, 1947. Crane, Walter. Hardcover. [10], 245 p.: frontispiece and 10 additional leaves of color wood-engraved plates; 22 cm. Red cloth with black spine title; blue and black cover title and illustration. Printed at the St. Ann's Press, Timperley, Altrincham. No date of publication; the..... More
New York: Bigelow, Brown and Co., 1920. Hardcover. 4 volumes, each with a frontispiece; 21 cm. Half dark blue leather with light blue cloth over boards. Gilt spine titles and decoration on spine. "Edition de Luxe" -- at tail of each spine. Top page edges gilt. Printed book plate on..... More
New York: Ace Books, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition: September 1989. [8], 375 p.; 22 cm. Light blue paper over spine with silver spine title; brown paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by Diane Luger with illustration by Darrell Sweet. An Ace Science Fiction and Fantasy Book. Book One of the..... More
Jamaica, N.Y. Marion Press, 1900. Paperback. 14, [2] p.; 17 cm. Stapled brown wrappers. Wrapper title printed in dark brown within elaborate frame. Pages are unopened. A satire on Boswell's Life of Johnson, reprinted from The Casquet (Glasgow, 1835). Attributed to James Beresford on p. [2], but subsequently attributed to..... More
Paris: Arthème Fayard & Cie. Éditeurs, 1931. Grillon, Roger. Paperback. "Le Livre de Demain 108. Imprimé pour la collection "Le Livre de Demain" sur les presses de Louis Bellenand et Fils a Fontenay-Aux-Roses Décembre 1931." 110, [2] p.: 39 original woodblock prints; 24 cm. Yellow wrappers printed in black and..... More
New York: Ace Books, 1961. 124, 132 p.; 16 cm. Paperback printed in dos-a-dos style, containing two science fiction novels, each with its own front cover illustration and pagination, the pages starting at opposite ends of the book. Ace F-117. An Ace double novel containing the first book publication of..... More
![The Arrow of God [in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine vol. 14, no. 70 September 1949]. Leslie...](/pictures/thumb/006765.JPG?v=1546037344)
New York: American Mercury, 1949. Paperback. 144 p.; 19 cm. Paperback with cover art by George Salter. Contents: The Arrow of God [the Saint] by Leslie Charteris -- Off the Face of the Earth [the Great Merlini] by Clayton Rawson -- The "Try-out" Murder by Roy Vickers -- Let Me..... More
New York: Samuel French, 1942. Paperback. 20 p.; 19 cm. Brown wrapper printed in black. Part of the series The World's Best Plays by Celebrated European Authors, Barrett H. Clark general editor. This is a three-person comedy. In Very Good- Condition: wrapper is soiled; small stain on title page; otherwise..... More
Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1867. Paperback. Nouvelle Édition. [4], 356 p.; 19 cm. Light green wrapper. At head of title page and on front wrapper: Drames de l'Amérique du Nord. Publisher's catalog on back wrapper. Part of the publisher's series Collection Michel Lévy. Advertisement for Marie de Granfort by Chevalier..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1896. Hardcover. 173 p., frontispiece; 16 cm. Publisher's light green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; dark green stamped decoration on front board. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: M.H. Eakin. Top page edges gilt. Imogen Clark (d. 1936) was an..... More
Holyoke, Mass. Columbia Publications, 1951. Paperback. 130 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Cover art by Leo Morey; illustrations by Finlay, Kiemle, Luros, and Poulton. Contents: The Sun Came Up Last Night! by Edwin James; Danger Moon by James MacCreigh [one of the many pen names used by Frederik Pohl]; Second Dawn..... More
![The Forever King [Advance Uncorrected Proof]. Molly Cochran, Warren Murphy](/pictures/thumb/002668.jpg?v=1472082250)
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1992. Paperback. 364 p.; 24 cm. Paperback with yellow covers printed in black; illustrated front cover. Back cover contains a letter to the publisher from Marion Zimmer Bradley praising The Forever King: "I found The Forever King to be one of the most original things..... More
New York: H. Long and Brother, 1850. Paperback. 191, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates; 24 cm. Lacking original wrappers (except on spine). One page of publisher's advertisements follows text. No date of publication; first published in London in 1850. The publisher, H. Long and Brothers, was located at 43..... More
Chicago; New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1890. Paperback. 199, [13] p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with brown covers; dark brown spine and cover titles and cover illustration. Publisher's catalog on 12 pages following text. Former owner's name in pencil on first (blank) page: Mary M. Heinly, Spring City, Pa..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1999. Hardcover. [2], xix, [1], 262 p.; 17 cm. Yellow cloth spine with red spine title; red paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Beige endpapers. Stated First Edition. Includes a list of sources. Contains 19 stories relating to Christmas written by African American authors..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Yenbooks, 1991. Paperback. First Yenbooks edition; second printing. 167 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. Price label on back cover in yen. The author was president of the Tokyo American Club from 1984 to 1990 and also wrote the Max Danger mysteries. In Near Fine Condition: edges and corners lightly..... More
Dublin: William Jones, 1791. Printed by Graisberry and Campbell." 96 p.; 17 cm. Disbound. This tragedy begins with the often misquoted line: "Music has charms to sooth a savage breast." Scarce. In Good+ Condition: disbound; occasional soiling; otherwise, clean and tight. More
New York: Cassell & Co., 1886. Hardcover. [4], 404, [8] p.; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; black-stamped decoration of spine and front board. Blind-stamped publisher's emblem on back board with blind-stamped decoration. Green floral endpapers. Publisher's advertisements on final 8 unpaginated pages. First Edition..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1997. Hardcover. [6], 150, [2] p.; 20 cm. Blue and white cover with gilt spine title. Blue dust jacket with white, embossed illustration on the front section. Signed by author on the title page. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright... More
![The Deerslayer: or, The First War-Path: A Tale [vol. 2]. James Fenimore Cooper](/pictures/thumb/004271.JPG?v=1472082348)
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1841. Hardcover. Vol. 2 only. 282 p.; 19 cm. Original plain muslin; the back board retains the original purple, but the spine and front board are faded to brown. Printed paper spine label. J. Fagan, stereotyper; I. Ashmead, printer. BAL, 3895. In Very Good Condition: lacking..... More
![The Headsman: A Tale by J. Fenimore Cooper [bound with] The Bravo: A Tale by J. Fenimore Cooper....](/pictures/thumb/003714.JPG?v=1472082307)
London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863. Hardcover. "New Edition." vii, [1], 301, [1] p.; [2], 286 p.; 17 cm. Contemporary half polished calf with six spine compartments between riased bands; marbled paper over boards. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled titles; gilt-tooled decoration on raised bands. All page edges..... More
Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1884. Hardcover. 358 p.; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with embossed spine title on gilt; black-stamped decoration of spine and front cover. "Caxton Edition" -- on front cover. Front endpapers are floral. Back endpapers have advertisements for Sohmer pianos, James Pyle's Pearline..... More
![Lionel Lincoln; or, The Leaguer of Boston [2 volumes]. James Fenimore Cooper](/pictures/thumb/002121.jpg?v=1472082225)
New York: Charles Wiley, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 2 volumes: xii, 263 p.; 270 p.; 18 cm. 19th-century tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Two red morocco spine labels in middle compartments with gilt-tooled series title, Cooper's Novels, and title, Lionel Lincoln. Vol. 2 dated..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. Hardcover. 2 volumes ([3], viii-xii, [2], 14-252 p.; 276 p.); 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with five spine compartments. Gilt-tooled red and black morocco spine labels; gilt-tooled decoration in other compartments. Originally bound as part of a set of Cooper novels; the..... More