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
![A Lost Lady [with slipcase]. Willa Cather](/pictures/thumb/000824.jpg?v=1472082187)
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. Bailey, William. Hardcover. Illustrated by William Bailey; introduction by John Hollander. xi, [1], 103, [3] p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece etching, 4 leaves of tissue-guarded plates; 27 cm. Half burgundy aniline leather with floral-patterned burgundy cloth over boards; gilt-stamped spine title. All edges gilt. Burgundy endpapers..... 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
Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1922. Hardcover. Volume 7 only (340, [8] p.); 19 cm. Contemporary speckled calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Red leather spine label with gilt-stamped series title; black leather spine label with gilt-stamped author and volume number. Brown speckled endpapers. All page edges speckled. Part of 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
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1911. Hardcover. "Copyright edition." 295, [1] p.; 16 cm. Original half dark green pebble-grain cloth with black morocco-grain paper over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title. Engraved bookplate on front fixed endpaper of "Max-Alice Rink." This was the bookplate of Max Rink (1865-1958) (born Max Rindskopf) and his wife..... 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
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. Hardcover. 314 p.; 22 cm. Green cloth spine with gilt spine title; light green boards. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon, in mylar cover. Green endpapers. First edition with number line. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper, to Alice..... 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
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997. Hardcover. [2], xv, [1], 253, [1] p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Yellow cloth spine with red spine title; beige paper over boards. Dust jacket with illustration by Stefano Vitale. Red endpapers and red ribbon bookmark. Title page printed in green. Stated First Edition. Includes..... 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
Evanston, Ill. Northwestern University Press, 2001. Paperback. xvi, 89, [3] p.; 21 cm. Yellow wrappers. Includes list of "European Classics," presumably published by Northwestern University Press. Uncorrected Page Proofs. First published in 1885 under the title Un Matrimonio in Provincia. Typical for uncorrected proofs, there are no page numbers listed..... 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