New York: David McKay Company, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 374 pp. Octavo. [22 cm]. Blue paper over boards. Gilt title stamped on spine. Signs of shelf wear to extremities, tape residue to rear board. Glue residue on front free end paper. Dust jacket is in very good - condition, with..... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers Inc., 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 217pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 yellow cloth, with rust-colored paper over boards. The covers are very slightly cocked. In the dust jacket, with 4 creases to the inside flaps, and 2 small closed tears and light chipping to the..... More
New York: Viking, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 533pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 white cloth with beige paper over boards. Remainder mark at the foot of the text block. In a dust jacket with light soiling and moderate edge wear. An epic tale which takes place in the near future..... More
London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head; Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. First John Lane, The Bodley Head edition of the authorized translation into English. Hardcover. 218pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Red cloth lettered and decoratively stamped in gilt and blind on the spine and front board. Publisher's red..... More
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1877. First American edition. Hardcover. 262pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with very elaborate decoratively stamped cobweb and spider designs in black and red on the spine and boards. Title in gilt on the spine. Publisher's advertisements for "The Cobweb Series" and other "Choice..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 174 pp. Octavo. [23.5 cm]. Light blue cloth over boards. Dust jacket toned, with small losses at head and tail. Price clipped with one 1.5 cm triangular chip on back panel of jacket. The first work by Charles Bowden, exploring drought..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. Twentieth printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 114 pp. Octavo. [19.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with silver stamped title on spine, silver stamped illustration of beach scene on front board. Corners and head/tail of spine lightly bumped. Dust jacket is in very good condition, toned..... More
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Vinegar Tom Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 37pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over boards. Front board is bound in illustrated paper, and there is a small paper label on spine. Head of front board is a touch yellowed. Included is the publisher's original packaging..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1971. Second printing. Hardcover. 190pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Bright orang cloth over boards. Darkening to top edge of text block; subtle bumping to spine ends; small red stains to top and bottom edges of text block (remainder marks?). In a dust jacket with mind toning..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 309 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. 1/4 orange cloth over natural brown paper with silver stamped title on spine. Tail of spine ever so slightly soiled, corners scuffed but sharp. Some water damage to back of dust jacket, which was adhered..... More
Irvine, CA: Suntup Editions, 2022. Limited Artist Edition. Hardcover. 227 pp. Octavo. [23.5 cm]. Red cloth over boards with black stamped illustration of the author on front cover and yellow stamped title on spine. With the red cloth slipcase and two bookmarks from the publisher laid in. With a frontispiece..... More
London, Edinburgh, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, No date, circa 1900. New Century Library Edition. Leather bound. Fifteen of the volumes have half titles stating "New Century Library." Three volumes do not. Sextodecimo [16 cm] 3/4 black leather with blue cloth over boards, raised bands, gilt stamped titles..... More