Whistlejacket
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Uncorrected page proofs. Paperback. 194pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue printed wrappers. Very good. More
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Uncorrected page proofs. Paperback. 194pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue printed wrappers. Very good. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 618pp. Octavo [24 cm] Green cloth. Near fine/Near fine. More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1885. Early printing, ex libris Charles B. Foote. Leather bound. 505; 465pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] 3/4 brown leather with marbled paper over boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. With minimal rubbing to the extremities. The text block of volume 1 is cracked at the..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First Am edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. 283, 288,16 pp. Original brown cloth with blind stamped design; gilt title to the spines. Some rubbing and wear to the boards; extremities. Spines lightly sunned. Previous owner's name in pencil on the ffep of volume II. Age toning..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. 336 pp. Duodecimo. [17.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with gilt title and ornamentations stamped on spine. Elaborate blind stamping on front and back boards. Spine cocked. Moderate to severe foxing to pages. Boards are scuffed, particularly at edges. Hinges are..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 356pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a small embossed design on the front board. Very good. The extremities are mildly bumped and rubbed. There are several contemporary..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. 163pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Ivory white cloth spine with blue paper covered boards, and black ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. There is a small abraded patch in the paper of the rear board. The cloth..... More
Kyoto: The Sunward Press, 1934. Limited edition (1 of 100 copies). Hardcover. 71 pp. Quarto [27 cm]; mulberry silk boards with a paper title label on the spine and a grey bird design on the front board. In a tan stiff card slipcase with decorative gilt stamped flecks. Minimal wear..... More
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 196pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Navy blue cloth covered boards with an orange ink stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine ends and corners of the covers are gently bumped, and the boards are just a little bowed. There is a...... More
Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 319pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Olive green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title and bamboo design on the spine. Very good. The spine is heavily rolled, and the spine ends and corners of the covers are gently bumped. There is a...... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, 1906; 1910. Special, limited first edition. Hardcover. 475; 554; 468pp. Large octavos [24 cm] 3 volume set. Illustrated. Dark green cloth covered boards with paper spine labels. Fore and bottom edges deckled. Housed in purple cloth four-fold covers and custom half..... More
Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 238pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Olive green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title and decorative floral designs on the spine. Very good. The spine is very subtly rolled, and the cloth along the bottom edges of the covers is slightly moisture..... More
Kanda, Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 533pp. Octavo [23 cm] Dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. Very minor bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Slight spine roll. The fore and bottom edges of the text block are very..... More
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1941. First edition, limited. Hardcover. 181pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Dark red cloth covered boards with printed paper title labels on the spine and front cover. Very good. The cloth on the front board has multiple ripples. The largest ripples are about 1/2 of an inch wide..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [19 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative embellishments on the spine. Good. The spine is rolled, and there is a 1/4" closed tear in the cloth at the head of the spine..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 286pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Bright cloth over boards with the title and a decorative border stamped in black ink on the backstrip. Publisher's black topstain. The covers are just a tiny hair warped, and the fore-edge of the text block is..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Later printing. Paperback. 523pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Catch-22 is like no other novel. It is one of the funniest books ever written, a keystone work in American literature, and even added a new term to the dictionary. At the heart of Catch-22 resides..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Maroon cloth spine and boards with silver and orange lettering. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Publisher's red topstain. 196 pages. Dust Jacket - has light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and..... More
New York: Collectors Reprints, Inc. Facsimile of the First Edition. Hardcover. 471pp. Octavo [23cm]. Tan cloth over boards. Title stamped in red and black on spine, author's signature stamped in black on front board. Publisher's brown topstain. In a light gray cloth covered slipcase with illustrated and printed paper labels..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 232pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Black cloth over boards, with gold and black printed paper labels on the backstrip and front board. Publisher's orange topstain. The extremities are a bit bumped, and the spine is slightly rolled. The front..... More
New York: Scribner, 2003. Reprint. Paperback. 127pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. More
Salt Lake City, Utah: Dream Garden Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. 127 pp. Gray cloth with printed title to the cover and spine. Only 100 copies of this title were ever sold in the extremely rare dustjacket. This copy lacks a jacket. Near Fine. One of 1,000 copies printed. Contributors..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, January, 1922. Privately Printed Edition, Limited. Hardcover. 371pp. Large octavo [25 cm] Green and white patterned paper over boards. Fore-edges rough-trimmed. The backstrip is faded. The front endpaper is cracked along the hinge, however the book is still very sturdy. This is number 31 of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Limited Edition. SIGNED. 386pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Green Shidzuoka Japan vellum. Publisher's black top stain. Deckled fore and bottom edges. Very good. The covers are curled, the spine is sunned, and the pages are age-toned. Of the first edition of The Limestone Tree, seventy-five..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 328pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The book is in very good condition, with subtle bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The text block edges are lightly foxed, and the pages..... More