First American Edition. Translation of a contemporary French novel of a married woman who is jealous of her husband's past lover. Prevost's somewhat rigid view of female education and the ill effects of Parisian life on women served as a partial catalyst for the impending feminist movement which Prevost attacked in other works. An extremely scarce title to be found with original illustrated dustjacket. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good but edge chipped dustjacket, top spine end with quarter sized chip. Item #22159

First Edition. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning play of the Second World War. Near Fine, in Very Good plus dustjacket with nicking to top spine end. Item #22244

First Edition. Ancient Egypt set novel of a woman's rise to fame from a lowly slave in Pharaoh's harem. Near Fine in attractive Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends. Item #22126

First Edition. Collection of humorous anecdotes by this writer for the New Yorker, his fourth book. "The famed pundit goes on record as being against pneumonia, riveting, costume balls, movies about the Foreign Legion, post card senders, people who send you wine lists from France and Canada and modernistic dancers". Very Good, top spine end bumped, some surface wear to covers, in Very Good dustjacket, few small chips and modest edge wear. Item #22231

First Edition. "Stubby Evers and Dale Pitcairn, two high-spirited American boys, accompany a research expedition to Kenya Colony. Driving their Ford car into regions hitherto unreached by an automobile - the heart of the big game country - the lads encounter lions, hyenas, elephants, and other denizens of the African jungle, and pigmies of the giant forest." Very Good or Near Fine, few pages bumped at top edge, in nearly Very Good but rather soiled dustjacket, some chipping at spine ends. Item #22233

First Edition. C. W. Wood dustjacket art. South Pacific set Hubin listed adventure and detective novel. Very Good, ownership signature at inside front pastedown, in Good only dustjacket, edge chipped, light stain and piece of cloth tape at lower front panel, top spine with two inch chip. Item #22188

First Edition stated, first state dust jacket. Donald McKay dustjacket art. Humorous novel of a food tycoon who tries to steal a portrait of a woman who jilted him. "The pursuit of the portrait was a confused and complicated affair, full of deep emotions and derring-do, and a number of people encumbered in their various ways by love, hate, greed, and dark suspicion". Near Fine, some foxing to spine, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends, spine color fading. Item #22214

First Edition. J. Allen St. John dustjacket art. Wright's popular romance novel of the Ozarks. This copy with the very scarce publisher's additional "Greetings of the Season" illustrated dustjacket fitted over the trade jacket. The "Greetings" jacket features an illustration at front panel by St. John that differs from the trade jacket, with no additional print at spine or rear panel, and has blank "To" and "From" lines for gift givers. A very uncommon item thus. Near Fine in Very Good bright trade dustjacket with few edge nicks and short closed tears, and Very Good "Greetings" jacket with few shallow chips and closed tears, some spotting to spine, "100" written in crayon at front panel and the 'To' and 'From' filled in by original purchaser. Item #22223