Educational Comics, Inc., 1954. Paperback. Thin quarto [26 cm] Illustrated wraps. Good only. The spine has been taped. There is a dark stain on the rear wrap that runs along the entire length of the spine. The stain is 1/2 inch thick. The edges of the wraps are mildly chipped..... More
The Mentor Association, Inc., 1913-1916. Leather bound. Black bonded leather spines with pebbled green cloth covered boards. The index volume has green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the front board. Good. The extremities are gently rubbed, particularly the spines. The spines are also subtly rolled. The..... More
New York, NY; Del Mar, CA: Alexis Gregory and CRM Publishing, 1971. Hardcover. Octavo. Blue textured vinyl cloth over boards with decorative stamping in gilt and red on the backstrip and front board. Illustrated in color. The preliminary pages have discreet markings from a previous owner. There is a small..... More
NP: De L'Imprimerie de la societe Litteraire- Typographique, 1784. Hardcover. Single volume only--(#58 of 70 volume set). Quarter leather with speckled paper over boards. A spine of a later date has been professionally attached. Gilt, leather spine label. Some wear and rubbing to surfaces and edges. Endsheets of a later..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [2005]. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. [277pp.] Quarto [28.5 cm] Blue leather with raised bands, and gilt stamped titles and decorative patterns on the spine and covers. All edges gilt. Brown silk ribbon page marker. Still in the shrink wrap. More
Dundee, OR: Authors of the West, 1981. Reprint. Paperback. 20pp. Thin octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled tan and black printed wraps. Very good. The last page is yellowed. Includes numerous details concerning his works. Reprint of the Caxton Printers, Ltd. edition from 1939. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 203pp. Octavo [21 cm] Printed wraps, with rubbing to the wraps, and light edgewear. Inscribed by Edward Abbey on the half title page: "To____- best of everything, Edward Abbey, La Jolla '84." A collection of essays selected personally..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1980. Early trade paperback printing. Paperback. SIGNED. 242pp. Octavo [21 cm] Illustrated casebound wraps. Very good. The wraps are a bit toned, and there is a gift inscription on the half title page, below the author's signature. There is a Valentine sticker on this page..... More
Salt Lake City: Dream Garden Press, 1985. R. Crumb. Special limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 356pp. Octavo [24 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover, and a small monkey wrench stamped in gilt on the front cover. In a tan slipcase with an..... More
New York: Punctum Books, 2013. First edition. Paperback. 106 pp. [21 cm]; grey and red illustrated wraps. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1954. First edition thus. Paperback. 193pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good condition. Contributors include Carson McCullers, Wallace Stegner, May Sarton, Josephine Johnson and others. More
New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1983. First Evergreen edition. Paperback. 128pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pictorial wrappers, with rubbing to the wrappers. The bottom edge of the front wrapper is a bit abraded near the spine. The fifth novel from Kathy Acker. "Kathy Acker's most accomplished experimental work. (hers is) a...... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1970. Samuel Chamberlain. The Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Leather bound. 483pp. Large octavo [26 cm] Black leather with raised bands, and gilt stamped titles and designs on the spine and covers. All edges gilt. Light brown moire endsheets. Publisher's leaflet laid in. Illustrated by..... More
New York: Vintage, 2004. Second edition. Paperback. 289pp. Octavo. Pictoral covers with title in yellow on spine. A tremendously acclaimed and exquisitely realized novel of literary suspense, Harbor recounts the adventures of Aziz Arkoun who, at twenty-four, makes his way to America via the hold of an Algerian tanker. Though..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Elik Press, 2003. First printing. Paperback. 20 pp. Stitched Wraps. Elik/Utah #2. More
London: Atlantic Books, 2009. First UK edition. 351pp. Second book from Adiga, who won the Man Booker Prize for his debut novel, "The White Tiger." "Between the Assassinations presents a compelling microcosm of Indian life in the 80s, the years between the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv"--from..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1987. First printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR - Bright orange boards eighthbound in yellow cloth are clean. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Dust jacket has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the head of the spine and at the extreme..... More
London and New York: Chapman & Hall; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1874. Later printing. Hardcover. 472pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Brown cloth over boards. The front endsheet is heavily glue stained and abraded. The text block is cracked here and there, however the book is still quite sturdy. An account of..... More
New York: Modern Library, 2000. Reprint. Paperback. 503pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Printed wraps. More
Seattle, WA: Serconia Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 128pp. Octavo [22 cm] Beige cloth over boards. With only minor bumping to the extremities. Inscribed by Brian W. Aldiss in a very unique way on the front free endpaper. The author writes, "For____ This Priceless Volume with warmest wishes, Brian..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 223pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue paper covered boards. Bumped at the spine ends and corners. Signed by the author on the title page. Included in Alexie's honors and awards are poetry fellowships from the Washington State Arts Commission and the..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 223pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue paper covered boards. Bumped at the foot of the spine. Signed by the author on the title page. Included in Alexie's honors and awards are poetry fellowships from the Washington State Arts Commission and the..... More
Chicago: The Saalfield Publishing Company, No date. Hardcover edition. Hardcover. 125pp. Twelvemo [17.5 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Fair condition. There is a one inch loss from the foot of the spine. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The front hinge is broken. The rear free..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1952. First printing. Hardcover. Light brown illustrated cloth boards and spine are clean and bright. Very faint bump at the tips of the upper corners and a trace of rubbing along the lower edges of the boards. Illustrations throughout by Paul Laune. Dust Jacket - has light rubbing..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 1995. Uncorrected proof. Paperback. 326pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Yellow and black printed wraps. Very good. The covers are mildly soiled, faded and creased. The rear wrap is slightly scratched. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. Isabel Allende is the author of The House of..... More