First Edition. Novel offering a strong and passionate appeal for the institution of marriage, involving a newly married couple, their baby, and struggle to make it work and avoid another scandal. Basis for the 1924 Tilford Cinema Corporation film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Lois Wilson and Holmes Herbert. Very Good in a moderately soiled dustjacket, Nearly Very Good with light stains, edge chipped. Item #18954
First Edition. Historical novel set during the reign of King Charles the Second. Served as the basis for the 1948 black and white talking film directed by Max Ophuls and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Maria Montez. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #15691
First Edition. George O. Baker dustjacket art and frontispiece. New York set romance and "vital novel of American family life. The father is a famous bacteriologist, - a very distinguished, high-minded man, who is, however, devoid of the gift of making himself a friend to his sons and daughters. It is only by a series of divine accidents that the four young people of this family are rescued from the grave mistakes and mishaps into which they wander with blind eyes, aided and abetted by an attractive young English waster". Basis for the 1918 silent black and white silent film directed by John S. Lopez and starring Mahlon Hamilton and Alma Hanlon. Near Fine, few light cloth stains, in Very Good lightly soiled dustjacket, small abrasion at top front panel, few small stains at verso of flap edges. Item #21066
First Edition. Skrenda dustjacket art. American tale of Tennessee fisher folk living in flatboats on the Mississippi, and one character’s momentary escape and return home. Basis for the 1936 Twentieth Century Fox Film directed by John Cromwell and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Walter Brennan. Near Fine with spine and edges faded, in a Very Good dustjacket, with fairly shallow chipping at spine ends, short closed tears, and wear to flap corners. Item #19570
First Edition in red variant dustjacket with blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, cloth exhibiting modest soiling, spine noticeably darkened, few turn page corners, in Very Good dustjacket, spine ends and flap corners chipped, horizontal closed tear at mid spine, modest wear to edges. Item #32706
First Edition in red variant dustjacket with blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, some tiny cloth splits at spine ends, spine cloth darkened, in Very Good dustjacket, tiny chips at spine ends and flap corners, tiny closed tears and wear at edges, dime sized abrasion at top front panel. Item #37848
First Edition in green variant dustjacket with blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, soiling and light stain along front spine edge, usual cloth discoloration, previous owner bookplate at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends and flap corners, light stain at top front panel. Item #41008
First Edition. Gordan Grant dustjacket art and illustrations. A novel, from the play by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams. Basis for the 1929 film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Grant Withers as a former football star tricked into being the fall man for a bond scandal, and Betty Compson as the ignored love who saves him. Very Good with some fading to edges in a Nearly Very Good dustjacket split along front spine edge, mended at verso with scotch tape and archival tape, and dustjacket printed shorter than book. Item #18540
First Edition. Basis for the Samuel Goldwyn Production starring Ronald Colman. Uncommon play. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at top spine end area. Item #25772
First Edition. Collection of three humorous adventure novels of the Long Island yachting set. Includes the novel Spendthrift which was not published prior to this edition and which was made into the 1936 film directed by Raoul Walsh starring Henry Fonda and Pat Paterson. Near Fine in Very Good-Near Fine dustjacket, light shelf wear. Item #6851
First American Edition and First English language edition. A man of questionable sanity recounts his affairs of murder. Basis for the 1922 black and white German silent film adapted to the screen by Thea Von Harbou, directed by F. W. Murnau of Nosferatu fame, and starring Alfred Abel and Grete Berger. Near Fine, contemporary address at front free endpaper, in Very Good plus dustjacket, tiny chips at spine ends. Item #14911
First Edition, with correct 7/6 net price. Based on the author’s own play which served as the basis for the 1932 black and white film, “Midshipmaid Gob,” starring Jessica Matthews and Frederick Kerr. Very Good to Near Fine but for white discoloration to edges and lower cloth edge with wear, small stain and nibble to top edge of page block, in a Near Fine dustjacket, mild soiling to white of rear panel and two small instances of surface wear to spine. Item #19251
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Early Printing. Scarce early dustjacketed copy of this humor classic of rural poverty. "In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of five children." Basis for the 1934 Paramount Pictures feature directed by Norman Taurog and starring Pauline Lord, W. C. Fields and Zasu Pitts. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with half inch chip at lower spine end, some smaller chips and mild soiling. Item #22365
First Edition. Hemingway's classic novel of a Caribbean gun runner which served as the basis for the 1944 Howard Hawks directed film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their first pairing roles. Near Fine, modest cloth wear at top spine end, in Very Good plus, attractive dustjacket, few short closed tears to edges, spine ends mildly rubbed and with some minute loss. Item #17745
First Edition. Neely dustjacket art. Hemingway's classic novel of a Caribbean gun runner which served as the basis for the 1944 Howard Hawks directed film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their first pairing roles. Almost Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket, some nicking and wear, some creases, with two small green stains at upper mid spine. Item #35752
First Edition. Neely dustjacket art. Hemingway's classic novel of a Caribbean gun runner which served as the basis for the 1944 Howard Hawks directed film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their first pairing roles. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, (not price clipped) some modest shelf wear, dime sized chip at lower rear flap corner. Item #37425
First Edition. Neely dustjacket art. Hemingway's classic novel of a Caribbean gun runner which served as the basis for the 1944 Howard Hawks directed film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their first pairing roles. Very Good, modest signs of use and wear, bit of spotting to cloth, in near Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, closed tears at top front panel with scotch tape mended at verso. Item #41122
First Edition. Neely dustjacket art. Hemingway's classic novel of a Caribbean gun runner which served as the basis for the 1944 Howard Hawks directed film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their first pairing roles. Very Good, modest signs of use and wear, mis-cut page with centimeter sized chip at fore-edge margin (page 245), in near Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, tear at lower front spine edge, small edge chips. Item #41255
First American Edition. French novel of a cad and cheap Don Juan philanderer who is overtaken by remorse. Basis for the 1954 French film directed by Rene Clemen. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, nicks at lower spine end and flap corners. Item #6852
First Edition. Novel of a young woman's adoration for an artist for whom she models in the nude. Made into the 1932 British film directed by Maurice Elvey, starring Ann Todd and Sari Maritza. Herbert served during World War One with the Royal Naval Division of the Hawke Battalion from 1914 to 1917 and was wounded in France. He is credited with writing the first realistic war books to appear in England after the war. The Water Gipsies was written while Herbert lived on a boat on the Thames during which time he advocated for an end to the monopoly the logging and coal industry held over the waterway. Nice stylized dustjacket art. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, small spine end and flap corner chips, spine very lightly darkened. Item #7907
Later Printing. Herbert's rare early murder mystery here reprinted by Doubleday. Basis for the 1950 Fidelity Pictures black and white classic film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward and Jane Wyatt. Uncommon. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with some shallow edge chipping. Item #24055
First Edition. Novel of a young woman's adoration for an artist for whom she models in the nude. Made into the 1932 British film directed by Maurice Elvey, starring Ann Todd and Sari Maritza. Herbert served during World War One with the Royal Naval Division of the Hawke Battalion from 1914 to 1917 and was wounded in France. He is credited with writing the first realistic war books to appear in England after the war. The Water Gipsies was written while Herbert lived on a boat on the Thames during which time he advocated for an end to the monopoly the logging and coal industry held over the waterway. Nice stylized dustjacket art. Very Good, modest discoloration to cloth, in Very Good lightly soiled dustjacket. Item #26551
First Edition. SIGNED by author at title page. Novel of a young woman's adoration for an artist for whom she models in the nude. Made into the 1932 British film directed by Maurice Elvey, starring Ann Todd and Sari Maritza. Herbert served during World War One with the Royal Naval Division of the Hawke Battalion from 1914 to 1917 and was wounded in France. He is credited with writing the first realistic war books to appear in England after the war. The Water Gipsies was written while Herbert lived on a boat on the Thames during which time he advocated for an end to the monopoly the logging and coal industry held over the waterway. Nice stylized dustjacket art. Very Good plus mild discoloration to cloth at fore-edge, small personal ex-libris sticker and vintage catalogue clipping of this title to inside front cover and book plate to front free endpaper in Very Good dustjacket with spine faded, chipping to top spine end, shallow chipping to lower spine end, mild soiling to rear panel, and general shelf wear. Item #16599
First Edition. Adventurous novel of a young American who involves himself in the Cuban revolution. Basis for the 1923 black and white silent film with an all-star cast directed by John S. Robertson and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, William Powell, Mary Astor and Edward G. Robinson. An early appearance for all these important silver screen actors. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping to spine ends and flap corners, usual darkening to white spine. Item #22980
Fifth Printing. This copy with signed hand written letter by author talking about this particular novel in length. Adventurous novel of a young American who involves himself in the Cuban revolution. Basis for the 1923 black and white silent film with an all-star cast directed by John S. Robertson and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, William Powell, Mary Astor and Edward G. Robinson. An early appearance for all these important silver screen actors. Very Good plus with some darkening to cloth along spine edge in Very Good dustjacket with scattered foxing to rear panel and along front flap edge and short closed tear to top front panel. Item #12708
