First Edition. Billie Chapman dustjacket art. Hubin listed novel of a New York City detective who discovers his newlywed wife is an accomplice in an underworld deal. Near Fine in Very Good fragile foil dustjacket with narrow several inch chip to front flap edge, shallow chipping to front edge and spine ends, darkening to spine. Item #14402
First Edition. Hubin listed New York City set detective novel that pertains to a woman found dead in her hotel room. "Who killed her? Was it her mother in law that was known to be trying to pay her off to get a divorce or was it the man she sent to prison years ago?" Near Fine in Very Good attractive dustjacket with two small chips at lower spine end. Item #37818
First Edition. Polly Hill dustjacket art. New York City set romance novel of a woman's battle for supremacy over male domination. She runs away from a bewildered lover and a foolish husband into a series of escapes with an extraordinary man. Very scarce. Very Good, dampstain to upper quarter of rear cover, in Good dustjacket, shallow chipping to edges, lower spine end with centimeter deep chipping, stain to upper area of rear panel. Item #32485
First Edition. Philly dustjacket art. Jazz Age themed novel of New York City's brilliant nightlife, and an enterprising Russian countess who opens Club Russe, which becomes the "rendezvous of the elite". Near Fine in Good plus dustjacket, panels with general darkening, tiny chips at spine ends and few flap corners, rear spine edge with abrasions. Item #14953
First Edition. Novel of New York life, Smith's last work. Gift inscription from the publisher at front free endpaper. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, some modest shelf wear. Item #24304
First Edition. Novel of New York life, Smith's last work. Gift inscription from the publisher at front free endpaper. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few shallow edge chips. Item #19040
First Edition. Contemporary novel of New York City, attempting to visualize emotionally the feelings of an artist who is unsuited to life. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, tiny chips at top spine end. Item #22694
First Edition. Contemporary novel of New York City, attempting to visualize emotionally the feelings of an artist who is unsuited to life. Near Fine, spine tips faded, in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #23162
Sixth Printing. Maginel Wright Enright dustjacket art and illustrations. Humorous novel of a young woman trying to make friends in a New York City apartment building. Very Good in Good edge chipped dustjacket, half-inch chip and associated creases at lower front panel. Item #23320
First Edition. Contemporary romance novel. "Claire Deane was information girl in Manhattan's Great Eastern Bus Terminal. A bus driver who fancied himself as a lady killer made a play for Claire. Don Juan bus drivers and society playboys proved to be brothers under the skin". Uncommon. Nearly Very Good, firmly bound volumes, some soiling and wear, lending library stamp at front endpaper, pastedowns show a strip of abrasions, tape shadow at front and rear endpaper. Married to a lovely Fine dustjacket that had been stored separate from the book. Item #35639
First Edition. A. I. Keller illustrations in color. "A sparkling romance of old New York which tells the story of two men vying for the attentions of the same woman, Sylvia. Mr. Sudgeberry, the narrator, is a loquacious pedant. William Fentriss is a happy-go-lucky ne'er-do-well. Comic sparks are struck as the two men seek to undermine each other in Sylvia's eyes". Near Fine in Good edge chipped dustjacket. Item #29630
First Edition. Contemporary romance novel "against a background of lunches on Park Avenue, dinners in old Gramercy Park, balls and teas on the Riviera." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few inch closed tear at top rear panel, lower spine end and front panel with dime sized chip. Item #22868
First Edition. W. H. Loomis and Modest Stein dustjacket art, book cover art and illustrations. "The story of a young Virginian who comes to New York City determined to be a force in the most exclusive circles. He succeeds in gaining position, wealth and the woman he loves, but he does so only by preying like a wolf upon society. Fabulous dustjacket art of a man wearing a wolf over his shoulders. Luke Thrice was a pseudonym of John Russell who is better known as a newsman and screen writer. Uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow chips and closed tears. Item #25919
First Edition. C. [Cleonike] and R. W. dustjacket art. Depression themed novel of New York City and a man from the south who becomes unemployed in the city. "Surrounded by despair and confusion, stifled by the futility of his life, he never stopped fighting his way out". Scarce in dustjacket. Very Good in nearly Very Good edge chipped dustjacket, closed tears at lower rear panel mended at verso with archival tape. Item #25266
First Edition. Illustrations by Reginald Birch. Novel of a New York City bookshop "The Shop of Dreams", where a romance buds from behind the shelves. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, top spine end chipped. Item #8234
First Edition. J. A. C. dustjacket art. Contemporary novel of a social climbing woman who marries a dedicated lawyer seduced by a large New York City law firm. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, modest wear and nicking to spine ends and flap corners, orange at spine mildly faded. Item #15433
First Edition. J. A. C. dustjacket art. Contemporary novel of a social climbing woman who marries a dedicated lawyer seduced by a large New York City law firm. Near Fine in almost Near Fine dustjacket, few tiny chips. Item #23380
First Edition. J. A. C. dustjacket art. Contemporary novel of a social climbing woman who marries a dedicated lawyer seduced by a large New York City law firm. Very Good, some cloth discoloration, in Very Good dustjacket, some small edge chips. Item #35033
First Edition. J. Ormsbee frontispiece. "The strayed revellers are: Clotilde, a young woman just graduated from Greenwich Village, and much blessed with the real come hither; the members of the artist community up-State where the story happens; a woman who tried to be modern and failed; Corporal Clement Townes, a young aviator who has temporarily lost his nerve, and in trying to get it back finds something more important; and sundry 'natives' of the village, including Clotilde's father, Mr. Hen Hooghtyling. The revel is at times a social satire, always an amusing comedy." Uncommon. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end. Item #27080
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. Signed and Inscribed at front free endpaper to fellow author Montgomery Evans, with his bookplate at front pastedown. Includes a 1932 handwritten postcard signed by Van Vechten laid in along a small publisher's “Broadside” for this title. Wraparound dustjacket art. A “realistic novel” set in New York in 1924. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket but for some fading to spine and top edge, Very light wear to top edge of dustjacket. Item #18812
Presumed Early Printing, no statement at copyright page, dustjacket with 'Second Large Printing' plug under copy at front panel. Wraparound dustjacket art. A 'realistic novel' set in New York in 1924. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket, chipping at edges, dime sized chip at lower rear panel. Item #39764
First English Edition. Novel of the Bohemian places and people of Paris and New York City. Uncommon English edition. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, split along front flap edge, quarter sized chip at lower spine end. Item #35034
First Edition. Mystery novel of a New York City lady killer by the author of The Trial of Mary Dugan. Near Fine in attractive almost Near Fine dustjacket. Item #31473
First Edition. Mystery novel of a New York City lady killer by the author of The Trial of Mary Dugan. Very Good-Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #8679
