New York: The Crime Club, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy of this scarce and early Allingham title. Original black cloth, lettered and decorated in red on the front panel and the spine. The bright and complete dust jacket is by PIC. The jacket is not price clipped and the $2.00 original price is.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. An extremely clean, bright and pleasing copy. The author's third novel and first non mystery effort.
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., (1931). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / fine. Original smooth blue cloth lettered in red to the front panel and spine. Frontispiece and dust jacket illustrated by Studley O. Burroughs. The jacket is a facsimile. The book is quite bright and pleasing. A very attractive solid copy. No "First Edition" statement as called for. Zeuschner.....
Moscow: 1956-1958. Hardcover. Very Good. Ten volumes complete. Gray cloth lettered in gilt. All text in Russian. Some very minor wear but overall a very nice set. Much better paper was used in this set than typically used from Soviet Era presses. Overseas shipping will have to be negotiated.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1891). Hardcover. Fine. With original dark tan cloth, with lettering in cream and brown. Decorations are in cream, black, and brown. With six pages of illustrations by W. H. Overend. With 32 pages of ads to the rear. An extremely clean, bright, and solid copy. This book honestly appears unopened and unread. As tight and.....
London: Puffin, 2011. First Limited Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine. As new. The first title in the Higson Young Bond series. This edition does not cut corners. The rich blue and silver cover glows in the dark. It is signed and limited and housed in an engraved Perspex slip-case. It is then nestled safely in a sturdy box. Limited to 1000.....
London: Hutchinson, (1940). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Bound in original russet cloth, lettered in black. In a complete and very scarce dust jacket. Cover art by A. W. Simpson. A thriller set in England at the early days of World War II. The Gestapo is in England, up to their necks in evil intent. They did.....
London: Hutchinson, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and attractive copy of a very scarce title. Naomi Jacobs is famous as a novelist, playwright, actress, and suffragette.
The Hague: Servire Press, 1934. First Limited edition. Paperback. Near Fine / fine. The original glassine is intact. The book is bright and crisp with no staining or fading. There is no browning, darkening or discoloration to the white of the covers. The original box is fragile but intact. A very fine and desirable copy. Opening letter and cover decoration.....
New York: Murphy & McCarthy, 1902. Hardcover. Fine. Large 4to. A beautiful copy of this massive work. New spines and corners all in red grained leather, frame the original illustrated cloth on boards. Marbled edges. New endpapers as well. This book has been lovingly restored and is now very solid and can be safely read and enjoyed. Illustrated throughout with.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941). First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original blue cloth stamped in blind on the front panel and lettered in gilt on the spine. Top edge mottled. Small previous owner book-plate at the bottom of the front paste-down. The complete dust jacket has some mild rubbing and has some archival paper tape.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original pale orange cloth lettered and decorated in black on the front panel and the spine. Illustrated throughout and on the dust jacket by Robert A. Graef. Translated into English by Max Shachtman. Some minor restoration to the jacket visible only from the reverse. Scribner.....
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.
London: William Heinemann LTD., (1931). Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original green cloth, lettered in black on the front board and the spine. Illustrated dust jacket, signed by "MB", housed in a green cloth, clamshell case. 3/6 price stated on the spine of the jacket. Third impression. Inscribed and signed by the author at the half-title. Very scarce dust.....
New York: Thomas R. Knox, 1885. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Original pictoral dark green cloth stamped in gilt and black. a.e.g. xv and 441 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Tipped in "Finis" memorial note commemorating Commodore Platt of the New York Yacht Club at the front endpapers. Beveled edges. Some minor edgewear. A very good copy...
New York: The Century Company, (1926). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Bound in original orange ribbed cloth and lettered in black to the spine. The front panel has paste-down image of the book-plate, the same image that adorns the dust jacket. The top edge of the text-block is a little dusty but beyond that the book is.....
New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine / Near Fine. Original green cloth. An extremely bright, crisp and clean copy by this very compelling Irish author. The story of "conflict between a great passion and a great faith." Set in Ireland.
London: MacMillan, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. The Eighth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy in a price-clipped jacket.
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.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Near Fine. In original tan cloth with lettering in dark red to the spine and the Red Badge logo to the front panel. Illustrated endpapers and dust jacket art designed by the author. Previous owner book-plate to the front paste-down completely hidden by the front flap of.....
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Company, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very bright, solid and pleasing copy. Previous owner inscription at the half-title. Illustrated by John R. Neill. All first edition points. [Hanff, Greene, Martin, Greene, and Haff, page 101, Oz Book XXX.].
New York: G. Howard Watt, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. The first US edition of this title. Hard to find now in any condition, let alone this fine condition. The dust jacket is extremely scarce. The book is in fine condition, very clean and bright. The edges of the dust jacket shows just some minor wear but.....
New York: Crime Club, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. An extremely bright and clean copy of the first US edition.
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. A very bright and pleasing copy. An elaborate and lengthy gift inscription on the front free endpaper is intriguing but, to me at least, very frustrating. I believe the presenter and receiver are significant people but I can't decipher either. It begins "From One.....
New York: Random House, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very lovely copy of this title. No chips or wear to the jacket. Previous owner signature on the ffep. Two pages at the end list Landmark books through #85 and World Landmark through # 38. Jacket states 195/195.