Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 226pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. The boards are rubbed, and the spine ends are bumped and rubbed. In a dust jacket with moderate scuffing and soiling to..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. First American edition. Hardcover. 282pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Dark blue cloth lettered in red. The spine is a bit faded, and has a light moisture stain, measuring approximately 1" in diameter. #56 in "American Lost-Race Fiction: The Stuart Teitler Collection," a catalog produced..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923. Early Reprint. Hardcover. 276pp. Duodecimo [21 cm] Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Backstrip faded; covers spotted; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. #66 in "American Lost-Race Fiction: The Stuart Teitler Collection," a catalog produced in 2008 by Serendipity Books of Berkeley..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922. First American edition. Hardcover. 277pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Forest green cloth over boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine, and embossed designs on the front cover. The spine slants forward, and there are a handful of minor stains on the..... More
Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, February, 1909. Second printing. Hardcover. 354pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth over boards, front cover stamped in blind and designed in gilt; spine and front cover lettered in white. Text block cracked at the front and rear. *Lacking the plate at p. 278. #84 in..... More
New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. 347pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Bluish-gray cloth over boards. Spine ends bumped; front board just a trifle warped. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. A collection of 47 short stories. More
London: George Routledge and Sons, Circa 1880. Later printing. Hardcover. 406pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Reddish brown cloth over boards, with pictorial stamping to the backstrip and front board (a boy reading a book), and embossed designs on the rear board. Illustrated frontispiece. The text block is sporadically cracked. The preliminary..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1926. Eighth printing. Hardcover. 311; [8]pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Pale blue cloth with black lettering. Eight pages of advertisements. The spine is faded and the boards are subtly stained. The ends of the backstrip are lightly worn. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First American edition. Hardcover. 239; 12pp. of publisher's advertisements. Sextodecimo [19 cm] Salmon cloth over boards, with fading to the backstrip and the board edges. The spine label is lacking. There is a previous owner's name plate on the front pastedown. #230 in "American..... More
New York: A. A. Wyn, Inc, 1948. First American edition, Omnibus Edition. Hardcover. 469pp. Octavo [20 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with the title and author in black on the spine and front cover. Publisher's orange top stain. Very good. The extremities are mildly bumped and rubbed, and the spine..... More
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1948. First UK edition, Omnibus Edition. Hardcover. 469pp. Octavo [20 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with the title and author in black on the spine and front cover. Publisher's orange top stain. Very good, with heavy sunning to the spine. There are a handful..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1954. Alex Schomburg. First edition. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo. [22cm]. Black cloth over boards with the title stamped in red ink on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket and end papers. Spine ends are scuffed. There is some slight discoloration on the end papers near the..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1954. Alex Schomburg. First edition. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo. [22cm]. Black cloth over boards with the title stamped in red ink on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket and end papers. The spine is slightly rolled and edges of boards are bumped. Textblock page edges are..... More
New York and London: D. Appleton & Co., 1910. Later printing. Hardcover. 142pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Light green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and embossed ornamentation on the spine and front cover, and an illustrated oval paper label on the front cover. Decorative light green and white endpapers illustrated..... More
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, No date. Reprint. Hardcover. 140pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with general light soiling to the extremities, and darkening to the free endpapers. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle, with his notes in pencil on the front..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1928. Reprint. Hardcover. 221pp. Sextodecimo [21 cm] Light blue cloth over boards, with subtle sunning to the backstrip, and mild rubbing and spotting to the boards. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle, with his name label on the front pastedown..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First American edition. Hardcover. 272pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with decorative blue-striped paper covered boards and a red and silver stamped paper spine label. The boards are faded at the very edges, and there is a small cluster of stains on the..... More
Los Angeles: Hollyway Publishers, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 460pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pink cloth over boards with gilt lettering and pictorial stamping on the spine and front board. There is a small moisture stain along the top edge of the front board, the front joint has some thin stains, the..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. 393pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Original straw colored cloth lettered in red and black and including an elaborate cover design by Dan Beard. The spine is rolled. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. Illustrated by..... More
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1925. First American edition. Hardcover. 315pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Rose cloth over boards with black lettering on the backstrip and front board. The spine ends and corners of the covers show minor wear. The edges of the text block are lightly foxed, more so the..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. 370pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth over boards. The spine is rolled. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle. A novel with a talking painting. More
New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1896. First American edition. Hardcover. 194pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and white ink stamped ornamental floral designs on the backstrip and front board. The extremities are moderately bumped and rubbed, and there is a brief contemporary iscription on..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1907. First American edition. Hardcover. 322pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Pictorial bluish-gray cloth over boards. Spine rolled. Extremities moderately rubbed and bumped. Two ink stamps to the text block edges. Two ink stamps on the front pastedown. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. 330pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Dark green cloth over boards with a decorative gilt stamped floral backstrip. There is a spot, measuring just under 1" in diameter, to the bottom edge of the front board, the spine is lightly rolled, and the top..... More
New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 250pp. Octavo [20 cm] Red cloth over boards, with dampstaining to the lower third of the backstrip. Bleiler checklist. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. A juvenile lost race adventure. More