Vintage Japanese produced Cocktail Guide (in shape of a bottle) and printed box. Just under 7" tall. Hard plastic bottle with drink recipes on a paper scroll inside the bottle (operated from bottle lid). Front label tells names of drinks-pick the corresponding number of one of the drinks, which include Collins, Gimlet, Gin Fizz, Manhattan, Pink Lady, Shamrock, Side Car etc. Scarce in original box. No company name, on 'Japan' printed on bottom of bottle. Presumed 1950's production, but possibly 1940's. Very Good in Very Good box with square inch sized sticker price abrasion at one side, some signs of wear. Item #27160

Novel of an Englishman who, as the fictitious introduction states, "loved his business and loved the ladies". Very Good-Near Fine bright copy with some light spotting to boards in Very Good dustjacket with some fading to colors at front panel, some mild bleeding from the red cloth into the thin paper dustjacket. Item #5638

First Edition. Dustjacket art by Charles D. Mitchell. Romance novel that investigates the question "is it fair for one woman to give up her chance for happiness in order to care for another woman's children." Near Fine in Good plus to Very Good dustjacket with heavy creasing to front flap edge, light chipping to spine ends and rear edges, and moderate surface wear. Item #16104

First Edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers. 16pp including covers. Uncommon theatre publication with 16 pages of photographic illustrations from the production based on Barrie's play which starred Maude Adams. Very Good. Item #16249

Presumed First Edition, no statement. Author's second book. "The central character is Francis Charing, an Englishman who goes to Spain to lead and direct the revolutionary movement there. This is the story of his activities until he is forced to make his escape over the frontier into France". Near Fine, some minor foxing to endpapers, in Very Good dustjacket, some modest wear, tiny edge chips. Item #27076

First Edition. Henry C. Pitz dustjacket art and illustrations. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Novel of the epic story of Hengist and Horsa. Bright Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with shallow chipping to spine ends and short closed tear to rear top edge. Item #15925

14.5x11.5. Beautiful, detailed and coloured map. Lower right corner folded. Item #33931

First Edition (in dustjacket issue with ad for Razzberry by Edward Anthony at rear flap). Gluyas Williams dustjacket art and illustrations. Author's very scarce second book. Very Good, some darkening to spine, some mild shelf wear, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, two dime sized chips at upper rear panel. Item #32370

First Edition. George Hood dustjacket art. Adventure novel and suspense novel of a young man on a Spanish trading vessel "plying between the Canaries and the west African coast, which leads into a dangerous smuggling game and the wilds of another girl". Near Fine but for a small chip to front spine gutter, in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips and wear, spine lightly darkened. An early illustrated dustjacket. Item #6959

Sixth Edition. Politzer dustjacket art. "Georgie May is the story of a courtesan living in the underworld of a large southern city" at the turn of the century, "a hardboiled, vicious, sullen cocotte on the surface, Georgie May is nevertheless at dagger-points with the foulness and malevolence of her surroundings". Very Good, light stain to top corner of first several pages, in Very Good dustjacket, light stain along rear flap edge. Item #28433

Fourth Printing, same month as First. John Austen dustjacket art. Romance novel of the English countryside "laid against a beautifully contrived background of the old landed aristocracy; its theme is the destructive influences of their unbridled passions on the lives of three young people who love not wisely, but too well". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few short closed tears, stain to top rear flap. Item #21627

First Edition. Interesting Anglia set novel of a handsome man consumed with greed, a true "villain", but with "conventional niceties of custom", who commits no crimes but causes death and destruction wherever he goes. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends. Item #21619