51. Tides. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1926.
First Edition. Novel of contemporary mid-western city life. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few closed tears at edges, top spine end with few centimeter sized chip. Item #23249
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$45 and Under: Jazz Age & Depression Era Literature
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52. The Door of Dread. New York: A. L. Burt and Co., (1916).
Reprint Edition. M. Leone Bracker dustjacket art. Mystery novel of international intrigue and Sadie Wimple, "The girl member of the trio of secret service employees whose aim is to track and capture the foreign agents and their accomplices". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with few shallow edge chips. Item #23260
53. Penrod. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [1922].
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Marshall Neilan Production film starring Wesley Barry and Gordon Griffith. Still of Barry at rear jacket panel. Classic novel of youth. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, few closed edge tears. Item #23177
54. So Free We Seem. New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, (1936).
First Edition. Missouri set novel set in the 19th Century of a married couple "who loved each other but whose different natures led to emotional conflict which could never by wholly resolved". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends, modest edge wear. Item #23240
55. The Gypsy. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1928.
Third Printing. P. dustjacket art. Colorful novel of gypsy life set in Andalusia. Very Good, wear along lower edge, in Good dustjacket, shallow chipping, closed tears at spine edges. Item #22903
56. Turmoil at Brede. New York: Mystery League, Inc., 1931.
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
57. The Cobweb. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1925).
Reprint Edition. Ralph Barton dustjacket art. Romance novel of a young educated young woman who becomes the housekeeper for her rich uncle. Nearly Very Good with a shallow dent and light stain to top page edge, bookplate at front pastedown, small address sticker at front endpaper, in Good only dustjacket, large chip at lower spine end, spine edges split and mended at verso with thin paper-tape. Item #22246
58. The Bishop Murder Case. A Philo Vance Story. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1930).
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature starring Basil Rathbone and Leile Hyams. Near Fine but for front endpaper removed, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, short closed tears and edge wear, few inch piece of paper-tape at verso of top spine end. Item #23239
59. The Greene Murder Case. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1928).
First Photoplay Edition, Illustrated with scenes from the Paramount Picture starring William Powell. Mystery involving the mysterious brutal murder of the children of a very wealthy New Yorker, a mystery only solvable by the skillful detective, Philo Vance, and his “unique psychological methods of deduction.” Near Fine but for contemporary address at front pastedown, in Good dustjacket, long closed tear at front panel, few shallow chips and edge wear. Item #23221
60. The Fabric of the Loom. New York: MacMillan Co., 1924.
First Edition. Novel that attempts to "set forth some of the main differences and contrasts between European life and standards and our own, as they would strike a person who had lived in Europe for some years". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at top spine end, some soiling and mild wear. Item #23201
61. The Loved One, an Anglo-American Tragedy. London: Chapman and Hall, [1948].
First Edition. Stuart Boyle dustjacket art and illustrations. Short novel set in southern California, "that region, where all men are displaced persons". Basis for the 1965 film directed by Tony Richardson, screenplay by Terry Southern, and starring Robert Morse, Milton Berle, James Coburn, Liberace, John Gielgud, Dana Andrews, Tab Hunter, Roddy McDowell, and Jonathan Winters. Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket, top spine end chipped inch deep. Item #23203
62. Pre-War Lady. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1932).
Reprint Edition. Paul Bartlet Taylor dustjacket art. Romance about a young woman who is a masked singer at a popular roadhouse in post war America. Near Fine, contemporary inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #23251
63. Two Black Sheep. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corp. 1931.
First Edition. Hollywood novel of a French prince and a young socialite who travel to America to break into the movies. Very Good, small college library stamp at half title page, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and few edges, modest soiling. Item #23213
64. Summer Moonshine. New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1938.
Early Reprint Edition. Roese dustjacket art. Humorous novel of an English baronet. Near Fine, contemporary owner sticker at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chipping at spine ends and flap corners, soiling at spine. Item #23233
65. Their Yesterdays. Chicago: Book Supply Co., (1912).
First Edition. F. Graham Cootes dustjacket art and illustrations. Remainder binding with A. L. Burt imprint at spine despite Book Supply Company title page and dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at edges, small chip at mid-rear panel. Item #22928
66. Captain Amyas, Being the Career of D'Arcy Amyas, R. N. R., late Master of the R. M. S. Princess. New York: John Lane Company, 1906.
Third Printing. Nautical adventure novel. Near Fine in dustjacket lacking most of spine material. Item #23271
67. The Ship's Surgeon's Yarn and Other Stories. New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, (1940).
First Edition. Collection of nautical shipboard stories. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #23297
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