First Edition. Novel of an idealist millionaire with plans to reorganize civilization and who is hunted to the ends of the earth for his daring. Dustjacket artwork appears to be depicting a factory being bombed by a plane. This copy signed by the author at front free endpaper. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #14587
Early Reprint Edition. 'A young writer, whose study of crime enabled him to write clever super crook stories puts his knowledge of scientific crime to practical use, and so became the most famous master thief in the land'. An uncommon title. Very Good, some nicking to cheap spine gutter cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, small chip at lower front flap corner. Item #39665
![Item #39665 Anthony Trent, Master Criminal [BIBLIO-MYSTERY]. Wyndham MARTYN](https://yesterdaysgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39665.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1619649131)
First Edition. Neal Bozo dustjacket art and illustrations. Groucho's best contributions to Printers' Ink. Scarce second book. Very Good, some discoloration to cloth, lower rear cover mildly bumped, in Good dustjacket, soiling and light stains, about square inch chip at mid spine, spine ends chipped. Item #34170
First Edition. Hubin listed mystery novel surrounding the comical escapes that occur when a group of grandsons try to collect on their inheritance. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #37847
True First Printing by Grosset of this Jazz Age romance of a young stenographer who dreams of marrying a millionaire and First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the First National Picture starring Dorothy Mackaill. Near Fine in almost Near Fine attractive dustjacket. Item #25795
First Edition. Zadig dustjacket art. "A story of the Kentucky hills and of the towering blacksmith preacher who mends plows on week days and souls on Sunday. The drama of his struggle to keep his church and its little patch of ground from the clutches of a millionaire neighbor who wants it to round out his estate, is leavened by the tender romance of his granddaughter and his neighbor's young heir". Near Fine, light foxing to page edges, ownership signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends and flap corners. Item #22548
First Edition. Contemporary romance novel of a young woman who experiences the night life of Washington D. C., who is swept up in a romance with a playboy, but whose heart really belongs to her beau in Florida. Uncommon. Near Fine but for 'Office File Copy' stamped at top page edge, in Very Good dustjacket, small chip at mid front flap edge, 'Office File Copy' stamped at rear panel. Item #41196
First Spanish Edition. Maurice Sendak illustrations. The beloved story of Little Bear in Spanish. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket with $2.95 price intact. Item #15246
![Item #15246 Osito [Little Bear]. Else Holmelund MINARIK](https://yesterdaysgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/15246.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1434450270)
Early Printing, with 'published July, 1903' at copyright page but with 1904 date at title page. 'Study of the Standard Oil Company, from its beginning in 1865 down to the present time. The story of this gigantic corporation reads like a tale of magic'. Very uncommon in original printed dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top rear panel. Item #37801
First Edition. F. M. dustjacket art. World War One novel in which an English officer and prisoner of war discovers his childhood sweetheart married to a German officer at his camp. Basis for the 1934 black and white talking film directed by John Cromwell and starring Ann Harding, Jean Hersholt and Brian Aherne. Near Fine in almost Near Fine dustjacket. Item #23973
First American Edition. Author's first book to appear in America. A Mrs. Pym mystery. 'Paralyzed, bedridden for years, the bricklayer's Aunt suddenly starts to sing and to have furniture in the dead of the night. Who is the mysterious American who is always at the scene of action and who always sings the same song?'. Near Fine in almost Near Fine dustjacket. Item #40826
First Edition. J. G. dustjacket art. 'Hannah Bye, a sweet but courageous Quakeress, is filled with strange happenings by contact with the sinful outside world. Her dearest friend is ruined [by taking up with a traveling bible salesman] and her own simple home is torn from its age old piece, but she comes through the ordeal a woman of loveliness and character'. Very uncommon. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35877
![Item #35877 Hannah Bye [QUAKER FICTION]. Harrison S. MORRIS](https://yesterdaysgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/35877.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1578357309)
First Edition. Syd Browne dustjacket art. Novel of a Quaker boy who lives to see his family fortunes wiped out in the stock market crash of 1929. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #27516
First Edition. D. D. dustjacket art. Mystery novel set during the First World War, a prisoner sees his friend face the firing squad (a friend he thought to be dead long ago). Uncommon. Near Fine but for discoloration to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end, some darkening to rear panel. Item #37136
First Photoplay Edition, with plug for the Fox film starring George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends, few closed tears a few inches in size. Item #21907
First Edition. F. B. dustjacket art. Novel of a young woman with divided loyalties when revolution breaks out in her father's home country of Ireland. Very scarce. Near Fine in Very Good but soiled dustjacket. Item #29744
First Edition. Original stiff cardstock, 3 by 6 inches. Rather risqué business 'postcard' for a New York city liquor store featuring the recipe for the Blarney Stone Cocktail. Rare. Very Good. Item #37171
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the First National Picture of circus life starring Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill. Skrenda dustjacket art. Near Fine in Very Good plus bright dustjacket. Item #16741
First Edition. James Daugherty dustjacket art and illustrations. "The story of our United States, told day by day, the whole glorious, stirring pageant." This copy with nice four paragraph letter from Thornton to a female friend congratulating her on an engagement to a Captain in the Canadian Artillery. Envelope included. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chipping, few small abrasions. Item #25459
![Item #25459 Almanac for Americans [SIGNED TYPED LETTER]. Willis NON-FICTION THORNTON](https://yesterdaysgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/25459.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1433779628)
First Edition stated. Rockwell Kent dustjacket art. Basis for the 1931 Universal Picture film starring Bette Davis, John Boles, Louis Wilson, Genevieve Tobin. "A daring, frank, brilliant presentation of the most delicate and personal of human relationships. An epic of the decline of the American family". Near Fine in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket, inch closed tear at lower rear panel. Item #27555
First Edition. Romance novel set in the business world. Very Good with some soiling to cloth in Very Good plus Dustjacket with minor wear to spine ends. Item #11821
First Edition. The poet's satirical novel of romance. Very Good-Near Fine, tiny cloth tear at top spine end in Very Good dustjacket, splitting at front spine edge mended with archival tape at verso, cm deep even chipping at lower spine end. Item #9036
Second Printing. Robert Mills dustjacket art and illustrations. "Three hundred thousand Americans are living in trailers today. Automobile trailer manufacturers are far behind in supplying the demand. What is this new national epidemic? How practical is it? What will it lead to? How will it affect real estate, railroads, hotels?" Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, colors a bit faded, some shallow edge chips. Item #35763
First Edition. Photograph of author laid in. Arthur Hawkins dustjacket art. Novel set during the War Of The Roses. Very Good plus with some soiling to spine and rear cover cloth in Very Good dustjacket with tiny chip to lower front edge, spine faded, half dollar size chip to lower spine end, shallow chipping to top spine end, and surface wear along rear spine edge. Item #15089
First Edition. J. Nadejan dustjacket art. “Somewhat biographical story of a modern Japanese” by best-selling novelist who met the main character, a real man, at a London cinema show. “Story of a young Japanese boy seething with unrest and discontent, who comes to England to free himself from the shackles that the rigid conventions of Japan forced upon him.” Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket with modest edge and surface wear, including centimeter deep chipping to spine ends, inch plus closed tears to lower front flap edge and lower front spine edge. Item #18795
