First Edition. Earle dustjacket art. Author's first novel and story of a New England town. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, some rubbing to spine ends and flap corners, few nicks. Item #17189
First Edition. Algiers set story of an impoverished Arab aristocrat and of his daughter’s marriage to a "dervish,” written in a modern poetic-like prose by Russian-born writer best known for his pulp stories of crime, mystery and adventure. Very scarce 7/6 priced Abdullah title. Near Fine in Very Good modestly soiled dustjacket, some shallow edge chips, inch sized abrasion at lower front panel and lower spine end. Item #31434
Later Printing. Small Octavo, Original illustrated cloth and dustjacket. Illustrations and dustjacket art by Dorothy Craigie. Ainsworth's best known character, a young boy of African decent who gets himself into humorous situations. This copy signed by Ainsworth at title page. Near Fine in Very Good to Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket. Item #12462
First Edition. Grace Norcross dustjacket art and illustrations. Romance novel of the polite sort with humorous family intrigue being sorted out by Aunt Elsie. Near Fine, in Very Good plus attractive dustjacket. Item #14867
First American Edition. Politzer dustjacket. "Samson honored his father and hi smother, yet spent seven days and nights with Delilah, the seductress." Historical novel by Ze'ev Jabotinsky (Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky 1880-1940) Jabotinsky was a well known Russian Jewish Zionist leader. Very uncommon. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, mildly darkened at spine, quarter sized chip at top spine end. Item #27384
First Edition. Artist themed novel set in Kansas City, New York City and Paris. Nice gold foil dustjacket. Near Fine but for covers mildly bowed in Very Good dustjacket, modest edge wear, small closed abrasion at front spine edge. Item #27422
First Edition. Romance novel of a young woman so devoted to her brother that she almost gives up happiness with another man to take care of him. Wrap-around dustjacket art. Near Fine in Near Fine bright dustjacket with publisher's bookmark removed from front flap and laid in and shallow chipping to spine ends. Item #12597
12x15. Very detailed map in lovely condition. Item #33825
First Edition. Ellen Segner dustjacket art. Signed and Inscribed by author to front free endpaper. Dramatic story of a young woman doctor finding conflict between her career and her marriage. Near Fine in an Almost Near Fine dustjacket, spine a bit faded, light rubbing to spine ends and corners and cm tear to top spine end. Item #19701
First American Edition. Victor G. Candell dustjacket art. "Expressionistic" novel of a self destructive artist. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, top edge nicked and rubbed. Item #13615
True First Edition. Jazz Age themed novel of women trying to make it in the modern business world. "Can the lure of easy riches, the tempting admiration of men of wealth, power and social position, the bait of worldly victory, be resisted successfully by the daring attractive young business women in this era of extravagance, dissipation, luxury and reckless standards of life?". Near Fine in near Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and lower front panel, closed tear and creasing at lower front panel, several inch closed tear at lower spine area. Item #22540
First American Edition. Collection of four plays: The first about an old woman who pretended to have a son in the War. Though she based it on a real man, and when he came to London for his leave ended up meeting her. With unexpected results. Another is a wonderful muddle about an old, senile and shell shocked, his reality kept twisting and it was told in a very sympathetic and understanding way. The last is a beautiful ghost story about a father loosing his son in the war. While a ghost story it was so realistic and looked in such an honest way about how to deal with grief and things that seem beyond us. Very Good, some minor stains to cloth, contemporary ownership inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some closed tears and shallow chips, small chip at mid spine. Item #30674
First Edition. Howard Chandler Christy dustjacket art and illustrations. Romance novel set in Panama. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, yellowing scotch tape across top spine end that extends to top edges of covers, also along spine edges, wear to spine and flap edges, and darkening from thin film at spine. Item #15703
Second Printing, same month as First. Bedel's Goncourt prize winning novel of a young playwright, a cold daughter of Norway and skiing. Near Fine, in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #21080
Presumed First Edition. 6" by 4", original illustrated wrappers, 48 pages. Includes 14 pages of cocktail recipes. Chapters include: How Wines Got Their Names; Popular Wines; Spirits; Cordials and Liqueurs; How to Mix Drinks; Etiquette of Drinking; Treatment and care of Wines; Serving Wines; Adulterations of Wines; Adulteration of Spirits. Very Good, some soiling and small light stains. Item #26898
Early or First Edition, published without called for frontispiece. George W. Gage dustjacket art. Novel of the South Sea Somoan islands, where "the golden-bodied half-breed women lure the white traders and settlers. The inevitable conflict between Western standards and the South Sea world's easy morals and disregard of commandments." Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket, lower spine end and few flap corners with chips, general surface and edge wear. Item #10892
First Edition. Artzybasheff dustjacket art. Novel of a generation in the textile trade. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #20060
First Edition. John Sloan dustjacket art and illustrations. Humorous collection of stories illustrated by John Sloan. "A complete account of the domestic life, and professional adventures of Red Whisker, Yellow Mustaches, and other noted American pirates. They stole a schoolm'am to educate them, and a servant girl to keep house for them. They were temporarily converted to total abstinence. Their rescue and adoption of a baby must ever stand to their credit, and indicates with some exceptions the spark of goodness that exists, with some exceptions, in the worst of men". Near Fine in Good plus dustjacket, chipped at edges, top spine end chipped centimeter deep, some splitting at spine edges and front flap, mended at verso with scotch tape. Item #22989
Early Printing (with 3/6 price. The publisher made very few changes to this title throughout the 1950's, but some have been noted to have 2'6, 3/- and 3'6 prices, as well as an early form of ISBN number at lower rear jacket panel). Original green stiff wrappers, illustrated dustjacket, 96 pages, 6 by 4 inches. "An ideal cocktail guide for every home, and for party occasions". Very Good, in nearly Very Good dustjacket. Item #32811
![100 [One Hundred] Cocktails How to Mix Them. BERNARD](/pictures/medium/32811.jpg?v=1523731252)
No Date, circa 1930, Early Edition. Novel of a woman who gives her all to her marriage. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #16190
First Edition. Maginel Wright Barney [Frank Lloyd Wright's sister] dustjacket art and frontispiece. Humorous novel of an out of work salesman who decides the perfect commodity is charming Polly Brown, whose acting career he promotes to movie investors and business tycoons until Polly is the toast of Hollywood. Missed by Anthony Slide's 'Hollywood Novel'. Bolton was a popular screenwriter during the 1920's and 30's. Polly Preferred served as the basis for a six month Broadway performance at the Little Theatre starring William Harrigan and Genevieve Tobin. Near Fine (floral decorative cloth) in Good only dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, verso of spine with paper-tape, top inch of front panel lacking, worn spine edges. Item #23098
![Polly Preferred, A Comedy Romance of Faith and Salesmanship [HOLLYWOOD NOVEL]. Guy BOLTON](/pictures/medium/23098.jpg?v=1434450511)
Early Edition. Adventure novel of a young sea-man whose fortunes carry him through as an amateur boxer and traveler. Near Fine, light damp-stain to fore-edge of front end papers, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #8962
First Edition. Hawkins dustjacket art and illustrated boards. An extremely scarce Hubin listed murder mystery surrounding the sinking of a submarine and the murdered sailors onboard. An admiral Wetherbee mystery. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, few inch closed tear at lower rear spine edge. Item #14615
Presumed First Edition, but publisher did not indicate later printing. Ownership signature at front free endpaper date 1913. HBM dustjacket art. Near fine with light foxing to endpapers, scarce dustjacket is mostly split along spine edges, mended at verso with archival tape, with flap edges worn and chipped. Item #19292
First Edition. P. Webb dustjacket art. Collection of humorous stories by this North Carolina native. Nicely signed and inscribed at front endpaper. Very Good, small cup stain at front cover, in Very Good dustjacket, some small chips and wear, '50' in ink at front panel, abrasions to rear panel. Item #39962
![Random Shots [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]. John G. BRAGAW](/pictures/medium/39962.jpg?v=1632432694)
