First Edition. Western intrigue about an American cowboy, the girl he loves, and a mine he wins in payment of a poker debt full of gold and internationally important chemical substances. Very Good, lacking front free end paper, in a Very Good dustjacket with light staining to flap edges, shallow chip to top spine end, short tears and creases to top edges, and modest surface wear. Item #18176
Early Printing without date at title page, but with presumed first issue dustjacket. R. F. Cosimini dustjacket art. Rare historical novel of the Andrew Jackson era to be found in its original published version. Novel of a "hot blooded, clear-headed, self willed, valiant, and joyous" woman with an "incredible infatuation for the first gigolo in American history". Basis for the 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture starring Joan Crawford. Near Fine, contemporary bookplate, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #20433
Later Printing. "Come-on thinks he has inherited two millions and with Mr. Teeters as private secretary, goes to New York to find that his financial reputation had beat him there. With ten thousand available cash and credit based on fanciful inherited millions, Charley owns Broadway and various side streets adjacent thereto. One after another the different brands of bright boys with gold bricks to sell rally around Charley and supply, much to their amazement, the opportunities that he has heretofore lacked. For the last chapter in this breezy, humorous and often exciting story is entitled Charley Get His Million." Near Fine in a Very Good, modestly soiled and edge chipped dustjacket. Item #20267
Volumes 2 and 3 bound in one, January to December 1849. Contemporary 3/4 leather binding, marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Contains the three earliest contributions by Horatio Alger to a periodical, and his first published works. "Voices of the Past" (Poem), pp. 278 of Vol. II (June 1849); "Chivalry", a 2-page article p. 123 of Volume II, (March 1849) and "Cervantes", a page article p.241 (November, 1849). (See Gardner Bibliography). Also prints an obituary for Edgar Allan Poe who died in that year. Very scarce Alger item. Very Good volume, outer hinges cracked, front free end papers and title page shaken, text generally clean and free of staining. Item #12854
First Edition. Bound volume, XXIX, January to December 1869. contemporary 3/4 black leather, marbled boards, gilt at spine, raised bands. Contains the complete Alger story, Luck and Pluck; or John Oakley's Inheritance, in 12 parts. Very Good plus tight volume, moderate edge wear. Item #17151
First Edition. Original wrappers, 95 numbered pages, 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. "the Accredited List of Recognized and Accepted Standard Formulas for Mixed Drinks Authentic Practical Concise". Uncommon. Very Good. Item #27901
First Edition. R. R. dustjacket art. "In a solitary place deep in Surrey Wood lay the dead body of a man with the miniature of a beautiful girl beside it. Thus begins a chilling mystery tale that bristles with horror and humor". Near Fine, foxing to page edges, in Very Good dustjacket with shallow chipping. Item #21926
First Edition. A collection of “the absent-minded scribblings of nearly a hundred famous people,” each authenticated, with a psychiatrist’s analysis included below each doodle. Includes people such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Monroe, James K. Polk, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ted Malone, and Hattie W. Caraway. Very Good in a Very Good but soiled dustjacket, shallow edge chips. Item #18724
No Date, circa 1938, Presumed First Canadian Edition. Romance novel. Very Good plus with moderate wear to front flap edge, shallow chipping to spine ends, foxing to verso of dustjacket and general shelf wear. Item #16092
12x15.5. Detailed city plan including the surrounding river. Item #33848
Each 11x15. Set of three very detailed maps. Very detailed map in lovely condition. Item #33758
First Edition Thus. Tall octavo. "Here is the strangest innocence ever chronicled by man; the innocence of a beautiful creature born on the borderline of the sexes, imprisoned by a woman, hopelessly in love with a man. How the lovers meet, plot and finally achieve the utmost gratification of their mutual desires, sharpened by the ever-present danger of discovery, make this amazing story of an amazing love the most exhilarating tale of its kind". Includes a color brochure and order form for this title and Eastern Shame Girl laid in. The brochure describes this edition as being from the printing plates of the limited English edition, "printed on antique bulky wove white book paper and is beautifully bound. It is delightfully illustrated by the distinguished artist, F. J. Buttera". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chips, dime sized chip at lower rear panel. Item #22118
First Edition. Gluyas Williams dustjacket art and illustrations. 'Yale Edition', as stated on front jacket panel (special Yale Edition publisher's dustjacket which differs from the normal trade edition). 'Benchley has taken us for rides on Pullman cars, has immersed us into the trials and tribulations of Christmas, birthdays, and other festive occasions, and has glibly laid open the flaws in school, college and camp life.' An uncommon printing of this title. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, blue faded to light gray, some chips at top spine end. Item #35932
Reprint Edition, First Thus with 'Skrenda' dustjacket art. Novel of a confederate veteran who leaves a retirement home to assist a young woman living in Brooklyn, New York. Very Good, some cloth discoloration at lower covers due to moisture exposure, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #23215
First Edition. Peers dustjacket art. Novel of Vaudeville artists. Near Fine in Very Good or Near Fine dustjacket. Item #15263
First American Edition. Brewster dustjacket art. Popular French author's mystery novel translated by Anne Green with horror elements. The work is set in the French countryside and concerns a priest with a dark secret and who discovers a double homicide. Near Fine, moderate cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, small chip and rubbing at top spine end, some creasing and signs of some shelf wear to edges. Item #14541
First Edition. "A lonely bachelor and his fine, old dog, a charming Southern girl, two sweet and interesting children, the enthusiasm of Christmas..." Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some darkening to spine, chipped at spine ends and flap corners. Item #25229
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Vitagraph Company film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Harry T. Morey, Maurice Costello, and Betty Blythe. Uncommon photoplay. Good, firmly bound volume, with lower spine end cloth worn down, dampstain spotting to covers, ownership stamp at front pastedown and endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at lower spine end. Item #23661
First Edition. Western novel about a bandit who goes by the name of "The Shadow." Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket with light staining to spine and spine edges as well as the verso of the spine, light chipping to spine ends, stain near rear flap edge, and several inch closed tear near rear spine edge. Scarce. Item #12975
First Edition, Limited Edition # 485 of 500 copies Signed by Bromfield. Original boards and silver foil dustjacket attached at pastedowns. Very Good, foil showing wear and rubbing, without slipcase. Item #12378
True First Edition. Mach Tey dustjacket art. Contemporary romance novel of a young woman swept up by the wealth of her previously estranged father. "She had dozens of gowns, dozens of lovers, shining jewels, magic corners of the earth in which to roam. [But] she would have given it all up for Barney, the boy across the street - if it hadn't been for her mother". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, stamped Office File Copy at spine of jacket and top page edge, small chip at mid front flap edge. Item #31039
Second Printing, but First Published under author’s real name. American novelist, poet and playwright’s novel originally written under the name Martin Redfield. This edition printed in the same year that she was awarded a $10,000 prize in Winthrop Ames’s play contest. Near Fine with clean bright text in a Near Fine dustjacket but for fading to spine and top edge of rear panel and few small nicks and shallow 1 cm chip. Item #19189
First Edition stated. Uncommon first novel by Brown concerning the life of Davy Crockett. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some short closed tears and wear at edges. Item #32565
First Edition. Illustrated by James Daugherty. Story about Santa and his new found friend. The book is illustrated with lovely color and black and white art-deco style illustrations. Very Good with minor spine end wear in dustjacket lacking spine, front flap edge is split, chipping to edges. Item #11532
True First Edition. Thelma Cudlipp Grosvenor dustjacket art. Buchan's interesting collection of fictionalized accounts concerning some of history's greatest characters and ending with Abraham Lincoln. More commonly found in the later printing state, this is the scarce 1921 published edition. Near Fine but for innocuous previous owner stamp exhorting borrowers to return book after 5 days at front pastedown and front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket with nicking and modest wear to edges. Item #20517
