New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1924. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. In original pale blue cloth, stamped and lettered in dark blue. Octavo - 276 pp. Cream endpapers. Previous owner signature "R. L. Watkins / Cleveland / 1924" to the front free endpaper. A very solid and attractive copy of this title. Published in England.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1931. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good / Very good. Original orange cloth, stamped and lettered in black. Octavo - 308 pp. A clean, bright and solid copy. In a very nice complete dust jacket with $2.00 price on the flap. Illustrated "Dodd Mead" patterned endpapers - toned from the jacket flap. The jacket.....
London: Hutchinson & Co., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good / Very Good. Original black cloth, lettered in gilt. Octavo - 408 pp, then 8 pages of Wheatley ads, then 24 pages of publisher's catalog. Illustrated map endpapers. Dust jacket art and endpapers drawn by Diana Younger. A very clean, bright and solid copy in the very scarce dust jacket.....
London: Hutchinson & Co., (1936). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original red cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. Octavo -339 pp - 5 pages of Wheatley ads, then 40 pp publisher's catalog, dated "Spring 1936." The complete jacket with 7/6 to the spine. The jacket shows some rubbing and a few shallow closed.....
London: Hutchinson & Co., (1935). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original red cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. Octavo - 298 pp - 6 pages of ads for Wheatley titles then 40 pages publisher's catalog - dated "Summer 1935." Warmly inscribed, signed and dated by the author "July 18th 35." The book shows.....
London: Methuen & Co., 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original maroon cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Octavo - 295 pp, 16 pages of publisher's catalog, dated February 1892. Corners slightly bumped. Minor edge-wear to the spine ends. Head and foot of spine slightly pushed. Endpapers slightly toned. Early previous owner signature to the front free endpaper. A clean.....
London: Hutchinson, (1933). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good / Good. Original red cloth, lettered in black at the front panel and spine. Octavo - 288 pp then 48 pp publisher's catalog, dated "August 1932" and "Early Spring 1933." The fore-edge of the boards show an area of damp-staining. Illustrated map endpapers. A very nice un-dated signed inscription to the title.....
New York: Viking Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. In original black cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Octavo - 344 pp. In a clean and bright example of the illustrated dust jacket. Floor plan is present. The boards are solid and the corners true. Minor offsetting to both the front and rear free endpapers. Small.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1932. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original light brown cloth, stamped and lettered in red at the front panel and spine. Octavo - 270 pp. In a bright and pleasing example of the dust jacket with art by Beth Krebs Morris. The jacket is not price-clipped. Only minor edge-wear. A......
London: Tho. Lownds, 1765. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The true first edition of what is commonly regarded as the true first Gothic novel. Small octavo - viii, 200 pages. In very early full tree calf binding, decoratively ruled in gilt. The spine has five raised bands and six compartments with reddish brown spine label with gilt lettering. All corners.....
London: Philip Allan & Co., Ltd, (1931). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original gray cloth, lettered in gray to the spine. Octavo - 317 pp with one blank page. In a bright and macabre complete dust jacket. 7s 6d price present on the spine. First published in 1931 present on the copyright page. This copy inscribed and.....
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1935). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original gray cloth, stamped and lettered in red. Octovo - 312 pp with 8 pages of publisher advertisements to the rear. In a fine example of the beautiful and extremely rare dust jacket with illustration by Eugen Hastain. "First Printing 1935" statement to the copyright page. Minor smudge.....
London: Collins, (1943). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. In a clean and bright dust jacket with only minor wear. Jacket art and interior illustrations by E. A. Watson. A very attractive copy.
London: Hutchinson & Company, (1934). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original green cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. In a complete and bright dust jacket with some moderate rubbing. The dust jacket has a 4' price sticker on the spine covering the original price of 5/6. Some old celo tape to the verso.....
Los Angeles: Dreamland Books, (2022). First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Paperback original. As new. Highly acclaimed bibliomystery.
New York: Henry Holt & Company, (1947). Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original pale green cloth. In a bright example of the dust jacket with some minor loss at the head of the spine.
New York: Henry Holt & Company, (1942). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. "First Printing" statement to the copyright page. The jacket is not price-clipped. The jacket does show wear to the spine with some minor loss at both ends and moderated fading to the spine lettering. Previous.....
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1953). Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original russet colored boards with decoration and lettering in black. Written and illustrated by Robert Candy. The book is extremely clean, bright and pleasing. The jacket is price-clipped but remains very bright. Previous owner gift inscription dated 1962 to the front free endpaper. A lovely book.
New York: Vantage Press, (1960). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original black boards, lettered in gilt to the spine. Illustrated map endpapers. A clean, bright and pleasing copy. "First Edition" statement to the copyright page.
London: Robert Hale, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original acqua colored boards with text in gilt to the spine. A really fun title, highly regarded by Barzun & Taylor (#820 - page 129).
New York: William Morrow, (2022). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Number row with 1 as the lowest numeral and "First Edition" statement - both to the copyright page.
London: A. & C. Black Ltd, (1936). First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original light blue cloth, lettered in dark blue to the front panel and spine. Offsetting to the front and rear endpapers due to the jacket flaps. Illustrated throughout and on the dust jacket by L. F. Grant. Some minor creasing and edge-wear.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931) reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original black cloth with red "searchlight" flash across the front panel. In a bright example of the dust jacket. There is minor edge-wear. Top edge stained red. With the book-plate of acclained author Bill Pronzini present on the front paste-down.
London: Bloomsbury, (2022). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author directly to the title page. A lovely novel which takes the reader inside J. S. Bach's home as he works on some of the greatest music ever composed.
London: Herbert Jenkins, Circa 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original orange cloth on boards, decorated and lettered in black to the front panel and spine. Twelfth Printing statement to the copyright page. Bookseller sticker to the front paste-down. The jacket has a few closed tears and minor soiling to the spine. A very clean, bright and solid copy.....