First Edition stated. F. G. Cooper dustjacket art and illustrations. Collection of humorous essays, antiques, auctions, travel, etc. Near Fine in Very Good price clipped dustjacket. Item #31398
First Edition. Hastain dustjacket art. Unusual novel, not found in Bleiler in which a young widow finds comfort in a clown doll she buys and who, in her mind at least, comes to life to help her cope with her loss and to move on with life. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #29715
First Edition. Gene dustjacket art. Jazz Age themed mystery novel of "Paul Nicosia's palatial and famous Temple of Youth [that] catered to London's world of fashion". Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some nicking to top spine end, half-dollar sized stain at lower fore-edge corner of front panel (noticeable at verso). Item #23180
First Edition, Uncorrected Proof with review slip laid in. Author’s fourth novel, set in Istanbul and Anatolia and involving an aging, alcoholic former professor and television interviewer. Octavo, original illustrated orange, white and black wraps. Near Fine but for spine bit wrinkled. Item #19552
Second Printing, same month as first. Robert E. Locher dustjacket art and illustrations. Fantasy of sorts set in New York City. Near fine with previous owner address to front free endpaper in Very Good plus dustjacket with spine mildly darkened, shallow chipping to spine ends, and small chip to front spine edge. Scarce in dustjacket. Item #15147
First Edition. Small quarto, contemporary half dark green leather, gilt lettering at spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Illustrated (dessins par) by L. Benett and H. Meyer. Very rare theatrical versions of Verne's novels done by Verne and D'Ennery, including: Le Tour Du Monde en 80 Jours, piece in 5 actes et un prologue; Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant, piece en 5 actes et un prologue; Michel Strogoff, piece a grand spectacle in 5 actes. An attractive firmly bound volume, modest shelf wear. Item #17741
First or Early American Edition, copyright date of 1901. Original green cloth, pasted cover illustration at front cover. Hubin listed mystery novel surrounding a diamond. A lovely Near Fine copy with white lettering still bright at spine and front panel. Item #10873
First Edition. Snell dustjacket art. Translated by Arthur J. Ashton. "Count Hunther von Tarniff maries Beate. He wants her to bide in his castle - like a thoroughbred Arabian breeder in a stable. As for himself, Gunther goes for excitement to a glamorous girl of the peasantry, and later becomes involved with Mareile, a beautiful singer". Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some closed tears at edges, mild fading to spine, couple of spine end chips. Item #27291
First Edition. Romance novel set in Boston in 1721 about the early life of the colonies. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, few short closed tears. Item #17292
First Edition. "Hallmark Children's Edition". Illustrated by George Kauffman, layouts by Lou Schmidt, paper mechanics by Dick Dudley. Uncommon pop-up book. Very Good, ownership signature at front endpaper, in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket. Item #26183
Early or First Edition, no statement or colophon. Uncommon Biblio-Novel set in Cornwall England, with one of the four 'chapters' making up the work titled: The Bookshop. A bright Very Good plus copy, in scarce printed dustjacket, with small chips at few flap edges, dime sized chip at top spine end. Item #10876
First Edition. Pyle dustjacket art. Novel set in the days of Christ and an Egyptian Prince falling in love with Grecian maiden. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with mild shallow chipping to top spine end. Item #14791
First Edition. Historical romance of the Victorian era. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket, with light stain to lower spine end of dustjacket, some shallow chips and short closed tears to spine ends and cover corners, slight discoloration to rear panel. Item #19955
First Edition. H. Lanos illustrations. Original light blue illustrated cloth. Bleiler listed fantasy novel. Attractive Very Good, firmly bound and bright copy, sadly lacking first two endpapers, first page is frontis. Item #28586
First Edition. Hubin listed crime play based on the Scottsboro case in which several African-Americans were falsely convicted of a crime they did not commit. The play featured Claude Rains in its original debut. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with general shelf wear. Item #14427
First Edition. When young Doctor Jewett graduated from medical school he faced the disheartening prospect of building a practice, in a world overcrowded with eager young doctors. Then Dudley Jewett had his great idea - a trailer fitted up as a little traveling hospital, with himself and a nurse. So the trailer doctor took the road into the north woods, to remote lumber camps and fishing shacks far from civilization until he became more and more important in the wild places. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (with publisher's bookmark), some minor scratch marks to front panel, quarter sized stain at upper rear panel. Item #32885
First Edition. Steele Savage dustjacket art and decorations. An unusual China set novel of two lovers, murder and retribution. Partial nude dustjacket art by Savage. Scarce. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, fairly shallow chips at spine ends and flap corners, light fading to spine, shelf wear. Item #19083
First Edition. M. Leone Bracker and Arthur H. Buckland dustjacket art and illustrations. Contemporary romance that has at least some casino and gambling content with frontis illustration depicting a woman playing roulette. Basis for the 1920 black and white silent film directed by J. A. Barry and starring Katherine MacDonald, Norman Kerry and Rudolph Valentino. Near Fine attractive copy in Very Good dustjacket, small scotch tape mends at spine ends, modest edge wear. Item #23943
Early Reprint Edition, H-Y code at copyright page, in early pre-Pulitzer Prize issue dustjacket, with "50th Thousand" stamped at front panel, Pulitzer sticker at front panel, rear flap with blurb for Golden Cocoon by Ruth Cross, no publisher's reorder coupon [and without any printed mention of Pulitzer Prize]. Author's scarce Pulitzer Prize winning novel of Scotch Covenanters and leaders in a pioneer Iowa community. Very Good, some red 'bleeding' effecting fore-edge of pages, in Good only dustjacket with fairly light staining to better part of jacket, inch sized chip at lower spine end. Item #23086
First Edition. Leon Underwood dustjacket art and frontis. Sobering novel of the underclass of London and life of a factory girl. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #11418
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Paramount Picture starring Gary Cooper and Evelyn Brent. North African Adventure novel. Near Fine in attractive almost Near Fine dustjacket but for small chip at top front panel. Item #19612
First Edition. Carl Schneider dustjacket art. "Constance Hillier and her boyfriend, Thomas Mogson, are convicted of the murder of her aunt, and both are hanged. Before his death, Thomas unsuccessfully tries to save himself by accusing Constance's sister, Margaret, of the crime. Inspector Cleveland of Scotland Yard is faced with a terrible dilemma: either Constance was innocent, or Margaret is being unjustly accused. Either way, Cleveland's career as a policeman appears to be doomed!" A scarce title. Very Good, some fairly light stains to top page edge, in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket, couple of small stains. Item #29572
First Edition. Another novel of Major Berry Pleydell. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few edge nicks and light wear. Item #20022
First Edition. Contemporary novel of "the Shires and the Welsh Marches, Mayfair and Bloomsbury, and, as an incident, the theater of war in German East Africa. Its characters range from county magnates to men of letters and the humbler citizens of a back street in London." Nice dustjacket artwork that almost appears to be chromolithographic. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with shallow chipping at top spine end. Item #20840
Later Printing. Theodore Nadejen dustjacket art. African set adventure novel of a couple on a hunting expedition. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, inch chip at lower rear panel, few small chips at lower spine end and rear spine edge. Item #12368
