(Emporia): Emporia Gazette Press, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near FIne. Original blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. Octovo, 292pp. Illustrated throughout. Compiled by The Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Kansas. Sponsored by the Kansas State Nurses' Association. A fine copy of the book which remains bright, solid, and pleasing. The.....
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. "Federal/Writers/Project" on three lines on the spine, indicating to Scharf that this is likely a third state binding. Octavo, xxx, 56(photos), 523pp. Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by the Executive Council.....
London: The Crime Club, (1944). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. In original orange cloth, lettered in black to the spine. Murder and espionage along the wind-swept Cornish coastline. A war-time novel featuring Roger Bennion. A lovely example in a very nice though price-clipped jacket. Listed in Hubin.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original orange cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. In a bright and pleasing copy of the dust jacket signed, I think, "WB." A Jimmie Haswell novel. A brief gift inscription, dated 1928, to the front free endpaper. A very clean, bright and.....
New York: Carlyle House, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy of an extremely scarce volume. Illustrated endpapers. "The roaring tale of the unpredictable Pacific...the strange voyage of the last of the windjammers." The jacket shows moderate edge-wear with chipping to the tail of the spine and rubbing to the head. Still.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good / fine. A very lovely copy of this Grosset reprint. No date. The copyright date of 1920 is for the true first. This is most likely a World War II era title on poor paper which has browned . Deep red cloth boards lettered in black. Previous owner signature on.....
London: J. M. Dent, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original green cloth with embossed blind design on front board with J. C. in the middle. Lettered in gilt on the spine. Top and fore-edge smooth, bottom edge rough cut. "Sea" on page ix is perfect and "Privately Printed" does not appear on page iv. The complete.....
London: Collins, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A clean and bright copy of an early Sharpe title. The jacket is complete and without wear. The book is solid. The paper is toning along the edges which is typical with this title.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Bound in original green cloth. Illustrated map endpapers. The dust jacket is complete. It shows some rubbing and fraying to the spine ends and some minor spotting on the rear panel. Still, a good copy.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A lovely copy of this excellent work. Winner of the Whitbread Prize. Signed by the author on the title page.
New York: Doubleday, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and attractive copy of this first edition. Cover art by Arthur Shilstone. Some tape shadows to the endpapers and some staining to a few pages along the very bottom edge to very little impact. Contained to the endpapers only.
London: Leo Cooper, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A fine copy in all respects. Signed by the author on the title page. The author's first book.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. An extremely bright, clean and pleasing copy. Very scarce.
New York: J. H. Sears & Company, (1929). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original gray cloth with lettering in red to the front panel and spine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy in a lovely example of the dust jacket. The jacket is complete with a few very shallow closed tears. The red color of the.....
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1935). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Near Fine. Original gray cloth, lettered in black on the front board and spine. In a complete and lovely dust jacket which was had some restoration, mostly to the flap hinges. Four interconnected novellas.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A Dr. Priestley mystery set in London during World War II. Some light rubbing to both spine ends, else fine. The jacket is price-clipped.
London: Thornton Butterworth, (1928). Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original green cloth boards with lettering in black on the spine. In a complete dust jacket with art work by O.C. Bourne. This copy states "Overseas Edition." The copyright lists :"First Published June of 1928" and July of 1928 as the Second Impression. Perhaps all of the Second.....
New York: Bouregy & Curl, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy of this early Russell book. The author's own autobiographical blurb on the rear panel is very amusing. Nice cover art by Binkley.
New York: Covici, Friede, 1936. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and exceptional copy of the second printing. Navy blue cloth, lettered and designed in gilt. Steinbeck's first book initially published in 1929 and reprinted in 1936 due to his increased popularity. This second 1936 issue iwas published in blue cloth and with the publishers imprint removed from.....
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1935). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Large octavo. Bound in original black cloth, lettered and bordered in white. In a bright example of the dust jacket which shows moderate edge-wear. The jacket is not price-clipped. Dramatic wrap-around cover art by Lawson. With a lovely author's presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, dated.....
New York: The Crime Club, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. An extremely clean bright and pleasing copy. Lovely elaborate period full color art-work on the jacket.
New York: The Crime Club, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A beautiful copy in extraordinary condition. A fine copy in all respects.
London: The Readers Library, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. An exceptionally clean, bright and pleasing copy of this Readers Library edition. First thus. Superb period dust jacket art on front and rear panels.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered and decorated in yellow. In the complete and very lovely orignal dust jacket. Some very minor spotting along the top edge. Bruccoli state "A" indicating the true first edition, first issue. Parenthetical (1) at the final page and "motors" at.....
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1948). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. In original orange red cloth, lettered in black. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Lovely cover art by Frank Ford. Published October 22, 1948. McIlvaine A68A.