First American Edition. Mystery novel of a "blind deaf mute who confesses to the cruel and senseless murder of a man he apparently did not know. Pronounced perfectly sane, even brilliant, he has nevertheless during months of imprisonment refused to permit either his wife or his mother to visit him in his cell". Basis for the 1954 English produced film The Green Scarf directed by George More O'Ferral and starring Michael Redgrave and Ann Todd. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, edges with moderate shelf wear, minor nicks and rubbing to spine and few flap corners, some mild soiling to panels. Item #14896

First Edition. Scarce printing of Dickens' Edwin Drood completed by another author to be found in original dustjacket. Near Fine in dustjacket with less than an inch chip at top spine end, chipping at lower spine end, else Very Good. Item #16957

First Edition. Early Samuel French hardcover printing of a Christmas play. Near Fine, royalty notice sticker at copyright page, in Very Good plus printed dustjacket, nicks to spine ends and flap corners. Item #6181

First American Edition, First Issue. Original green cloth, octavo. Early Spiritualism title in which the front panel of the jacket states: "Are the dead really dead?" "I have seen father, mother and dead soldier son photographed together. I have seen scores of spirit photographs- exact images of the dead." Near Fine, contemporary address at front pastedown, in Very Good printed dustjacket, some modest soiling to white panels, few tiny chips and general shelf wear. Item #20133

Early Reprint Edition. Romance novel about a young woman who pretends to be from a wealthy family in order to marry well. In turn she snags a young man who is looking to "marry well" so also is pretending to be something he is not. So convinced she has found all she has dreamed of in the money aspect she cast aside the love that has been developing with another young man, what she does not know is that he is the rich one. Instead blindly she turns to the other and marries him in turns into the opposite of what she sold herself for. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #24192

Presumed First Edition. An uncommon young adult's novel and number 1 in the Strange Adventure Series. This copy with Coates title page, and author listed as Seward D. Lisle. However the publisher listed at the spine is Winston and the rare illustrated dustjacket lists this title, Teddy and Towser by Edward S. Ellis and is a John C. Winston dustjacket. Presumably Lisle is an psydonym for Ellis and was originally published by Coates. The sheets from this edition were purchased and bound by Winston who added their own dustjacket. A scarce early Ellis title in any event. Near Fine with cover art bright, in illustrated dustjacket, Vermont shaped chip a few inches deep at lower spine end, else Very Good. Item #10802

First Edition. Interesting Washington D.C. set novel of a young rural representative who falls in love with a powerful Senator's wife. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends. Item #10254

First Edition. Small octavo, original green cloth, decorative gilt spine titles, gilt illustration to front cover, original eggplant endpapers, color illustrated frontispiece, black and white illustrations by the author throughout. Examination of medieval folklore giants in relationship to city centers of Britain. Very Good Plus, some minor cracking at inner hinges (but firmly bound), only slight wear to cloth at edges, pages clean and bright. Item #24535

First Edition. J. G. Stephenson dustjacket art. Intriguing potboiler of a novel unabashedly promoting Prohibition by narrating the endless defeats of an alcoholic doctor. Near Fine in near Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping and edge wear, few inch closed tear at lower rear panel. Item #18477

First Edition. Illustrated by Harriet M. Bennet, Eddie J. Andrews, Evelyn Stuart Hardy, Ada Dennis, and others. Anthology of stories, including authors Frances E. Crompton, Helen Milman, Maggie Browne, Olive Molesworth, E. Nesbit, and others. Small Quarto, stiff color illustrated boards, cloth binding, floral endpapers to inside covers, nearly every page illustrated in black and white, with full page color plates. Very Good, lacking front and rear free endpapers, boards moderately soiled, ends and corners with modest wear, inner hinges showing webbing. Item #19551

Limited Edition of 100 copies. Inscribed by the printer. Story of a friar's encounter with the devil. Very Good but for surface wear to rear cover, dime sized abrasions along spine at lower rear and front covers, some wear to spine ends, lacking dustjacket. Item #17817

Early Edition. F.C. Yohn illustrations. Basis for several films. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with foxing to front panel, shallow chipping to spine ends, and short closed tears to front top edge. A scarce title to be found in early dustjacket. Item #15063

First Edition, Limited Edition of Five Hundred copies for presentation, with special multicolored binding. H. W. dustjacket art. Contemporary novel of the American South, "sentimental tradition of Southern chivalry and the modes and morals of the new South". Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, tiny chip at lower spine end, piece of scotch tape at verso of top spine end. Item #15208