New York: St. Martin's Press, 1961. Paperback. vi, 441 p.; 21 cm. Paperback. Contains 22 short stories and a short novel by American authors. In Near Fine Condition: small ding in lower edge of front cover; clean and tight. More
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New York: Doubleday, 2000. Paperback. [12], 273 p.; 24 cm. Paperback with front cover illustration of a hardcover with torn dust jacket. Advance Reading Copy. Back cover provides marketing strategy and publicity, while noting as well that the tentative on-sale date was May 16, 2000, with the book to contain..... More
New York: Cassell Publishing Co., 1892. Hardcover. [2], 320 p.; 19 cm. Orange-brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped illustration on spine; orange-and-brown illustration on front cover. Former owner's name on front endpapers and at head of first page of text: Mana H. Eakin, Salem, N.J., 1892. Julien..... More
New York: Viking, 1991. Hardcover. x, 253 p.; 22 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with copper stamped spine title and beige paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. First edition. Remainder mark on lower page edges. In the title essay, Gordon examines novels by Dreiser, Faulkners, and Updike, where she finds..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. Hardcover. [14], 300 p.; 24 cm. Red and black binding with red stamped spine title; blind-stamped "M" on front board. Red and black dust jacket designed by Raquel Jaramillo with white embossed spine and cover title; author photograph on back section by Michael..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2016. Paperback. [14], 561 p.; 19 cm. Paperback. In Near Fine Condition: lower corner of front cover slightly creased; clean and tight. More
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1992. Hardcover. Edited by the staff of Mystery Scene; with an introduction by Jon L. Breen. 343 p.; 24 cm. Black cloth spine with black paper over boards; gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "First Annual Edition"--on dust jacket. ISBN 0-88184-903-0. Contains short stories..... More
Boston: Edward Livermore, 1853. Hardcover. 64 p.: illustrations; 15 cm. Red cloth spine; green boards printed in red and black with spine title in center. Part of the publisher's series Stories for Childgood edited by Mrs. Colman. Copyright 1846 by Mrs. P. Colman. Includes "The Dwarf in Search of a...... More
London / New York: The Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906. Hardcover. 319, [3] p., color frontispiece and 3 leaves of color plates, 1 facsimile page on blue paper of the manuscript from The Leavenworth Case; 20 cm. Grey cloth with white spine and cover titles. Title page printed in red..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1906. Hardcover. [8], 371, [1] p., frontispiece and 4 leaves of illustrations: full-page plan of house; 19 cm. Light yellow cloth with green spine title and gilt cover title; red and green cover illustration. First Edition. "April" on title page verso. The second of three mysteries by..... More
Boston: Herbert B. Turner & Co., 1904. Hardcover. 120 p., frontispiece and 1 leaf of illustration; 16 cm. Green cloth spine with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; green and red decorated paper over boards with title in red on both boards. Signed and inscribed by the author on front endpapers..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1999. Hardcover. xii, [2], 766, [4] p.; 24 cm. Black and white cover with silver spine title. Dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: loss at lower corner of front section; ends of spine..... More
Garden City, N.Y. John Martin's House, 1916. Paperback. [80] p.: illustrations, music; 25 cm. Stapled paperback with illustrated cover. Printed in orange and black. Contains stories, poems, and illustrations, including Jack Junior: A Railroad Story by Charles S. Pease; a story in French by Charles Wagner; Jack Frost's Gift by..... More
Amherst, Mass. University of Massachusetts Press, 1965. Paperback. [10], 13-70, [2] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback. The drawings are by Leonard Baskin. In Good Condition: cover is lightly stained and browned, which seems to be typical of this white paperback cover; a few upper page corners creased; pages are clean..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1880. Hardcover. 478 p.; 18 cm. Brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and author's name as "Mrs. Harris. Blind-stamped author's name as "Miriam Coles Harris" on front cover, with blind-stamped decorative band on spine and front cover. Black endpapers. No date of publication; Houghton, Mifflin..... More
London, Glasgow, Dublin and Bombay: Blackie and Son, 1905. Hardcover. [13] leaves: color illustrations; 28 cm. Dark green cloth spine; grey paper over boards with black cover title and color front cover illustration. No date of publcation; advertised by the publisher in 1905. The first book by Australian artist Florence..... More
Garden City, N.Y. John Martin's House, 1917. Paperback. [60] p.: illustrations, music; 25 cm. Stapled paperback with illustrated cover. Printed in orange and black. Includes the song Hymn to Our Flag with lyrics by John Martin and music by Louise Ayres Garnett. Contains stories, poems, and illustrations, including Margaret Knight..... More
Roslyn, NY: Stone House Press, 1991. DePol, John. Paperback. 31, [1] p.: 2 wood engravings printed in green; 24 cm. Grey wrappers printed in red and black. Red endpapers. This is number 61 of a limited edition of 75 copies in paper wrappers of a total of 150 copies hand-printed..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1883. Paperback. [8] p.: in-text drawings; 13 cm. Sewn wrappers, which are included in page count. Wrapper title. No date of publication. The author, poet Cecilia Havergal, was born in 1849 and married Frederick Bickerton Grant in 1883. After her marriage, she is generally identified..... More
New York: George Munro, 1878. Hardcover. 288, [6] p.; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; embossed author's name on front cover over gilt decoration. Blind-ruled borders on both boards. Pale yellow endpapers. Former owners' names on front fixed endpaper: M. E. S. Gibbs, and Annie A Skelton..... More
Philadelphia: International Publishing Co., 1877. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: illustrations, music; 40 cm. Contents include international news (the Russo-Turkish War); fiction: The Arundel Motto by Mary Cecil Hay, and Lost and Won: A Sea Sketch by Roger Starbuck; a sermon by C. H. Spurgeon; advice for the farm, garden, and..... More
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith Co., 1946. Hardcover. 264 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Blue cloth with dark blue spine and cover titles, and spine decoration. Top page edges red. Illustrated dust jacket printed in blue and red; in mylar cover. Publisher's advertisements on back flap and back section. Elizabeth Headley was one of..... More
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co., 1890. Hardcover. 253 p.; 19 cm. Dark blue cloth with white cover title; light blue decoration on spine and front cover. Translation of Kloster Wendhusen by Emilie Wilhelmine Bertha Behrens (1848-1912), German novelist who used the pen name Wilhelmine Heimburg. Small label..... More
Philadelphia: G. E. Blake, 1844. Sheet_music. 3, [1] p.: music, illustration; 32 cm. Title includes engraving of armchair with an open book on the seat. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains song..... More
New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press, 1996. xi, 369 p.; 22 cm. Paperback with color illustrated front cover. The author presents 47 tales "told by three Beldi women, members of a historic and highly civilized community, the city's traditional elite. Tale-telling is important to all Beldi women, and this book..... More