First Edition (in dustjacket that states 'Third Edition' at lower front panel). Gold cloth and printed dustjacket. Bleiler listed fantasy of prehistoric Arctic people who precede the Eskimos. Uncommon in dustjacket. Almost Near Fine, one mis-cut page with a little extra at lower fore-edge corner, in nearly Very Good dustjacket (printed half a centimeter shorter than book), soiling or darkening to panels, wandering abrasion to rear panel affecting some text. Item #41455

First Edition. Neely dustjacket design. Hemingway is still often cited primarily as a short-story writer despite his groundbreaking novels. This volume is the first to bring all of Hemingway's previously published stories into one collection, as well as his first full length play, several of the titles serving as the basis for contemporary films. Very Good or better, bit of rubbing to spine ends, in Very Good dustjacket, red at spine mostly faded, nicks to spine ends and flap corners, small chip at top spine end. Item #41422

First Edition. Gene dustjacket art. Mystery novel of international intrigue and crime. Near Fine, vintage bookplate at front pastedown, in Very Good dustjacket, nicked at spine ends and flap corners. Item #41476

First Edition. Author's only mystery, one which tells the tale of gangland violence in the American west. The author was a Denver detective. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few nicks and closed tears. Item #41452

First Edition. Romance novel of a young woman living in a small town in Missouri. This copy retains the original lending library dustjacket (as well as the publisher's dustjacket) Very Good, date stamps at rear endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and some edges, in similar lending library jacket. Item #41467

First Edition. Paul Stahr dustjacket art. Fiction title from the authors of The Lion and the Mouse, The Gamblers and The Third Degree. This title about a man who 'accumulates millions through a clever but unscrupulous manipulation of stock values' and what happens to him because of this action. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with chipping to edges, quarter sized chip at lower spine end. Item #41490

First American Edition. Scarce novel by this Jewish author and suffragist. 'Can a spiritual union between husband and wife be so strong that physical emotion may be eliminated? Belsavage is a beautiful young woman, the leader in her own Bohemian crowd of artists and writers, to whom men meant friends, never lovers. She finally becomes infatuated with a man of high ideals and is swept by him into marriage. A strange union results, for her husband, Martin, has extraordinary ideas regarding marital relations.' Near Fine in Very Good but soiled dustjacket, some nicking and wear at edges. Item #41446

First Edition. In Two Volumes. An illustrated narrative of Jack London and his life. Uncommon in dustjackets. Both volumes Near Fine in Very Good dustjackets, some shallow chipping at edges (more so to volume one). Item #41517

First Edition. Xine Curtiss dustjacket art. Two young people meet at a New Orleans costume party dressed as a swan and mule - and elope that very night. 'Thus the swan escapes from an elderly fiance whom her grandfather is forcing upon her, but only to suffer incredible hardships on the cotton plantation in the far South. By playing upon the superstitions of the negroes, by the use of mysterious voodoo poisons, and by even criminal methods, the grandfather, through his agent, tries to drive the luxury loving girl back to New Orleans and the wealthy suitor'. Very uncommon title by this Mississippi native born on the French Bend Plantation. Near Fine but for small chip to rear spine gutter, in Very Good dustjacket, couple old name stamps at front panel and spine, fore-edge corner of rear flap torn away. Item #41478

First Edition. Uncommon Peru set novel set in the 17th Century and under Spanish rule. 'A high tragedy of Catholic and Protestant antagonism'. Very uncommon title. Very Good, some moisture spotting to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at lower spine end. Item #41544

Later Printing, but First with Lee Conrey dustjacket art (the 1919 edition features artwork by Joseph Clement Coll). Very scarce printing of this classic fantasy novel. Dr. David Throckmartin's scientific expedition to the South Sea Islands discovers among ancient ruins a portal into Muria, an unknown underground world. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some nicking and shelf wear. Item #41445

First Edition. Author's scarce first novel. Newman's modernist novels stunned her native Atlanta with their satire of southern culture and were banned in Boston for their allusions to sexuality. Almost Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, modest soiling to panels, shallow loss to top spine end, nicked at flap corners and lower spine end. Item #41444

First Edition stated. Alfred N. Simpkin dustjacket art. Mystery novel of murder and bootlegging gangster. Very Good, black cloth losing its sheen, old bookplate at front endpaper, married to Near Fine or Fine price-clipped dustjacket housed separate from book the past 90 years. Item #41471