First Century Edition. A reprinted edition of Byrne's first collection of stories including tales of boxing, war, the Foreign Legion, African jungles, and New York City's Bowery and Chinatown. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few cm wide chip at rear panel, shallow chips at spine ends. Item #7383
First Edition. Novel of the corrupt New York City politics of the Tammany era. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small spine end chips, date stamp at front panel. Item #13842
Third Edition. Romance novel of a young woman that leaves the small mill town she was born in for New York City. Very Good plus lacking front free endpaper in Very Good dustjacket with large chip to to spine end, shallow chipping to lower spine end and front top edge and general shelf wear. Item #14863
First Edition. Contemporary romance novel of New York City's social circles. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with some shallow loss at spine ends and top rear panel, very light stain at verso of rear spine edge. Item #22925
First Edition. Samuel Bernard Schaeffer dustjacket art. Author's scarce first book. "A smashing novel of river-tunneling conflict. Laboring in compressed air at dangerous depths beneath the river, they jest at death - these stalwart men called 'sand hogs'." Basis for the 1935 Raoul Walsh directed Fix Film starring Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen and Charles Bickford. Chase was a popular screenwriter whose credits include Night Passage, Sea Devils, Lone Star, Iron Man, Red River, etc. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few tiny chips at top spine end and few flap corners. Item #23317
First Edition. 'Divorced woman who circulates through New York's cafe society in devious manner. Well dressed pulp, somewhat lurid, somewhat smart. Grace has an eye to the main chance, wants to have her cake and eat it too, but finds that love and luxury do not mix, keeps her rendezvous with cash and loses out.' Uncommon. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35397
First Edition. Romance novel set in Greenwich village about a young New York City reporter who, along with his roommates, falls for the housekeeper's daughter. Basis for the 1939 black and white film starring, Joan Bennett and John Hubbard. This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Clarke at front endpaper, "For Rubye Lutey / (Miss California of manicurists)..." Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some surface erosion at panels, chipped at spine ends. Item #25391
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First Edition. Romance novel set in Greenwich village about a young New York City reporter who, along with his roommates, falls for the housekeeper's daughter. Basis for the 1939 black and white film starring, Joan Bennett and John Hubbard. Very Good plus with mild fading to spine cloth in Very Good dustjacket with shallow chipping to spine ends, spine with numerous surface abrasions, and front flap edge with wear and tape at bottom. Item #12687
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with frontis featuring a scene from the Universal Picture directed by James Whale, who had just previously directed Frankenstein, and starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clark and Una Merkel. Mantini dustjacket art. Racy Jazz Age themed New York City set novel of a maid who becomes a kept woman. The film was also Hattie McDaniel's first film appearance. Near Fine, some soiling to page edges, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends, modest wear to edges. Item #22661
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with frontis featuring a scene from the Universal Picture directed by James Whale, who had just previously directed Frankenstein, and starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clark and Una Merkel. Mantini dustjacket art. Racy Jazz Age themed New York City set novel of a maid who becomes a kept woman. The film was also Hattie McDaniel's first film appearance. Near Fine, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at lower spine end, top spine end with nickel sized chip. Item #22984
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with frontis featuring a scene from the Universal Picture directed by James Whale, who had just previously directed Frankenstein, and starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clark and Una Merkel. Mantini dustjacket art. Racy Jazz Age themed New York City set novel of a maid who becomes a kept woman. The film was also Hattie McDaniel's first film appearance. Near Fine, in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #23325
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with frontis featuring a scene from the Universal Picture directed by James Whale, who had just previously directed Frankenstein, and starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clark and Una Merkel. Mantini dustjacket art. Racy Jazz Age themed New York City set novel of a maid who becomes a kept woman. The film was also Hattie McDaniel's first film appearance. Near Fine, fairly large contemporary bookplate at front endpaper, in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #23701
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with frontis featuring a scene from the Universal Picture directed by James Whale, who had just previously directed Frankenstein, and starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clark and Una Merkel. Mantini dustjacket art. Racy Jazz Age themed New York City set novel of a maid who becomes a kept woman. The film was also Hattie McDaniel's first film appearance. Near Fine in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket, some nicks and rubbing at spine ends. Item #23823
First Edition. Evangelical romance novel of a young woman that moves to New York City in order to become a popular Evangelist. " Her picture was in the newspapers as frequently as any movie starr's..." Very uncommon title. Fine in bright Near Fine dustjacket. Item #15080
First Edition. Collection of nine short stories by Cobb. A scarce early title in dustjacket and one of only four Bleiler titles by Cobb. The author was Kentucky born but moved to New York City for a job with the Evening Sun. During the First World War Cobb represented the Saturday Evening Post as a war correspondent and received the Chevalier Legion of Honor from the French government at the conclusion of the war. Near Fine copy with some discoloration to cloth at rear spine edge and foredge, in Very Good plus dustjacket with chipping at lower spine end, few small nicks to top spine end, some wear to rear flap fold. Item #5182
First Edition. Collection of nine short stories by Cobb. A scarce early title in dustjacket and one of only four Bleiler titles by Cobb. The author was Kentucky born but moved to New York City for a job with the Evening Sun. During the First World War Cobb represented the Saturday Evening Post as a war correspondent and received the Chevalier Legion of Honor from the French government at the conclusion of the war. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, two small chips at lower spine end. Item #14482
First Edition. Tony Sarg dustjacket art. Novel of an African-American servant who by "superior gifts of lying and invention" rescues his employer from the sharpers and vamps of New York City. Dustjacket copy states that this is Cobb's first long novel. Uncommon novel to be found in attractive original dustjacket depicting an African-American servant. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #11736
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the William Fox film. Novel of river piracy around New York City. Very Good, spine ends darkened, in Good - Very Good dustjacket, spine ends and top edge with shallow chipping. Item #10906
First Edition. Mary Greene Blumenschein dustjacket art and illustrations. Charming Irish girl who becomes one of the best loved actresses on the American stage who joins forces with a ambitious politician trying to become governor of New York. She "makes a political speech the like of which New York had never heard". This copy nicely inscribed and signed in 1916 in New York by author at front endpaper. Very Good - Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping to edges, top rear panel with nickel sized chip. Item #22635
First Edition. Mary Greene Blumenschein dustjacket art and illustrations. Charming Irish girl who becomes one of the best loved actresses on the American stage who joins forces with a ambitious politician trying to become governor of New York. She "makes a political speech the like of which New York had never heard". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at top spine end, some short closed edge tears. Item #27334
First Edition. Mary Greene Blumenschein dustjacket art and illustrations. Charming Irish girl who becomes one of the best loved actresses on the American stage who joins forces with a ambitious politician trying to become governor of New York. She "makes a political speech the like of which New York had never heard". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends. Item #35880
First Edition. "Madcap romance of an exiled Queen seeking refuge in Greenwich Village New York". This copy inscribed and signed by the author at front free endpaper. Very Good, very slight cocking, in Good dustjacket, few edge chips, few cm deep chip at top spine end. Item #6450
First Edition. Bleiler listed fantasy novel of New York City "where dreams have more actual probability of achievement than anywhere else in the modern world". Near Fine, top corner of a few pages mildly bumped, Near Fine fragile gold and black foil dustjacket. Item #11442
First Edition stated. Queens, New York City set murder mystery. Sergeant Cass Harty finds the answer to a murder in several empty champagne bottles and a stove lid. Very Good, some discoloration to cloth at cover fore-edges, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #32534
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Universal-Jewel film starring Reginald Denny. New York City set novel of a young man who provides a tour of the town for a rich dowdy widow, a nineteen year old millionaire and his former college sweetheart. Near Fine in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket, few nicks at spine ends. Item #14892
