The Secret Country (Randolph County: Mitch)
. Palaemon Press Limited, 1982. Hard Cover.
Signed by author without inscription. Numbered 12 of 150. Bottom corners lightly rubbed.
28 pp. A short story by American author Jayne Anne Phillips.
. Palaemon Press Limited, 1982. Hard Cover.
Signed by author without inscription. Numbered 12 of 150. Bottom corners lightly rubbed.
28 pp. A short story by American author Jayne Anne Phillips.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Spine leans to the right, loss to spine base, boards soiled, hinges starting, pencil name.
312 pp. Yes, in Beer for the Kitten, there is a cat named Gerald. who is overweight, eats bacon, likes to.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1935. Rackham, Arthur. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. Near fine in good jacket. Two 1 inch closed tears on front jacket edge along spine, one repaired with clear tape by previous owner, jacket spine toned, portion of jacket a bit foxed. Boards and.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1940. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
2nd printing. Lacks jacket. Boards soiled, speckled black spots on top edge, 1/2 inch split to cloth near top corner of front joint.
305 pp. First mystery novel by the direct descendant of Edgar Allan Poe, often credited with the invention.....
Rutland: Geo. A. Tuttle & Co., 1855. Small Hard Cover.
Ink name and pencil note on front free endpaper.
173 pp. "...collection of short stories and verses written by a blind woman."--resourcebooks.net.
. 2001. Matthews, William. Signed Copy. Broadside.
Signed by Annie Proulx and William Matthews. A very nice copy.
11 x 17 inches. The Evil Companions Literary Award, 2001. An excerpt from her story "People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water," from the collection "Close Range." Reproduces the frontispiece.....
Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1940. Small Hard Cover.
Slightly bowed, pages lightly toned.
424, [4] pp. 4 1/2 x 3 5/8. A scarce installment in the Better Little Book series, by the well-known author of crime fiction.
Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1942. Hess, Erwin L. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Spine leans backward very slightly, ink name & stamp on front endpaper.
424, [4] pp. An installment in the popular Better Little Book series, by the mystery-writing duo who pseudonymously published under the name Ellery Queen.....
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Revised Edition. Hard Cover.
1951 revised edition. Top of jacket and jacket spine stained. Ink name on front paste-down endpaper.
ix, 132 pp. Frontispiece facsimile of the title page of Poe's Tales. A bibliographic history of the detective short story. A valuable reference for.....
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1889. Hard Cover.
Scattered light foxing, minor wear to corners.
386 pp. Engraved frontispiece, small engraved illustrations following each chapter. A novel of the American Civil War intended for younger readers, following a drummer boy.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Wyeth, N.C. [Newell Convers]. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First printing of the Pulitzer Prize edition released two years after the first edition ('A' and Scribner seal on copyright page). Lacks jacket. Boards lightly toned, ink name and date on front flyleaf.
viii, 400 pp.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Shenton, Edward. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition (Scribner seal and 'A' on copyright page). Lacks jacket. Eleanor Lansing Dulles's copy, with her name in pencil on front endpaper. Boards soiled and foxed, spine toned, hinges loosening.
428 pp. 8vo. Inspiration for the MGM.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. Johnson, William Martin. Hard Cover.
Clifton Springs Sanitarium Library copy - usual marks. Volume I: Three inch tear on rear free endpaper.
607; 609-1232 pp. Two volume set. "The Cloister and The Hearth (1861) is a novel by the English author Charles Reade. Set.....
New York: Random House, 1954. Galdone, Paul. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket lightly rubbed, fore edge lightly foxed.
342 pp. 8vo. Jacketed illustrated by Paul Galdone, showing two nicely dressed ladies and a young girl, with a frontier town pictured in the background. This represents some of his.....
New York: G.W. Dillingham Co., Publisher, 1891. Reissue. Hard Cover.
1891 reissue of 1856 original. Three inch tear to edge of title page, pages toned.
578 pp. Reid was an Irish-American author whose novels describe colonial policy, denounce slavery, and illuminate the ills faced by Native Americans. This is one.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. A few small white spots on boards, jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from corners.
303 pp. A detective novel written pseudonymously by former British artillery officer Cecil Street. He wrote dozens of novels featuring Dr.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First editions. Ink name inside Witching Hour. Jacket edges bumped, text blocks pulling away from binding, spines lean slightly to the right.
Lives of the Mayfair Witches, three volume set: The Witching Hour; Lasher; Taltos. Witching Hour: Demonstrating once again.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Former library copy - ink stamps only. Jacket edges rubbed, jacket spine head chipped.
320 pp. A romance featuring two deaf protagonists.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. Fogarty, Thomas. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed, jacket edges rubbed with minimal loss, 2 inch closed tear on rear jacket edge.
356 pp. 8vo. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles on spine, blind-stamped titles and borders on front board.....
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1908. Ralph, Lester. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Lacks jacket. Corners rubbed, spine leans forward slightly, endpapers foxed and edges a bit soiled with 1/2 inch spot on fore edge, ink name on front endpaper.
301 pp. Includes frontispiece and illustrations by Lester Ralph, as.....
New York: Crown Publishers, 1946. Manso. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some small chips and small tears. Page ridge lightly foxed, bookplate and ink stamps on front endpapers.
254 pp. Mrs. Blanding called on Detective Jim Peirce about some strange bidding for an antique necklace.....
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. Wyeth, N.C. [Newell Convers]. Reprint. Hard Cover.
Reprint. Signed by author on special tipped in title page. Very good in good jacket. Jacket stained along spine, ink gift note on prelim with newspaper clipping in envelope tipped in opposite.
632, [11].....
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. Wyeth, N.C. [Newell Convers]. 5th Printing. Hard Cover.
5th printing of 1933 revised edition. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ('With best wishes, Kenneth Roberts'). Very good in fair jacket. Pencil name and date on front flyleaf, Jacket rubbed.....
New York: Sears Publishing Company, Inc., 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from spine head, light 1 inch stain along jacket spine, jacket lightly soiled, jacket flap corners trimmed - $2.00 list price still present.
299 pp. "You start in this fast moving.....
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1917. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Spine lightly rubbed.
xii, 347 pp. Original pictorial cloth, cover depicts bi-plane in a dogfight. With forty-two illustrations from war photographs and sketches. A fictitious account of the history of aviation during war.