First Edition. Gordan Grant dustjacket art and frontispiece. Novel of modern daily life, and a young man who resolved to be rich while his vision of a 'Lovely Lady' guided him until he found her. Very Good with some foxing to inside rear cover, in a Good plus dustjacket, with a three inch closed tear to spine edge mended with scotch tape, modest edge wear, creasing to front cover and some foxing to verso of jacket. Item #18333

First Edition. Charles Durant dustjacket art. Novel about a young woman who grows up to discover that her father killed a doctor. The author was a Hollywood director and producer, having worked his way up from Art Director to starting his own production company. He directed such films as Pagan Love and East Lynne. He also worked in the art department for the Wizard Of Oz. Very Good to Near Fine, in Very Good dustjacket, modest shelf wear, fairly shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, creases to rear panel. Item #18291

First Edition. Annand dustjacket art. Story of a modern girl who lifts herself from dull English working class to cultured woman. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and few flap corners, narrow chips along rear flap edge. Item #18474

First Edition and First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the United Artists Corporation Picture starring Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky at rear panel. Rare Jacobsen hardcover photoplay edition for this story of “gripping romance, dynamic hate, lightning sword play and pagan revelry,” in which a duke kidnaps a gypsy's young bride, intending to exercise a nobleman's then-presumed right to make love to her. Very Good with spine wrinkled in a very good dustjacket, modest edge wear including few short closed tears and chipping to spine ends, spine darkened. Item #18515

First Edition. Uncommon novel by the author of The Blue Lagoon in which an "elderly and very proper gentleman whose mind quite suddenly reverts to the workings of his youth and prompts him to commit the most amazing indiscretions. The frantic efforts of his nephew and his faithful valet to save his reputation under very difficult circumstances are extremely entertaining". Near Fine in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #18560

First Edition. Psychological spoof on the human 'inferiority complex'. This copy Inscribed and signed to Washington, D. C. resident, John S. Mayfield at front free endpaper, dated in year of publication. Tipped into rear of book are two manuscript letters by Dodd to Mayfield, one single page letter and a three page letter with considerable content concerning this title. Original envelopes included. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, blue of spine faded, shallow chipping at top spine end, verso with addressed and stamped part of packaging from Dodd glued down. Item #18274

First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by author. Story of Marblehead, Massachusetts in days of smuggling and piracy. Floyd Ireson sailed ship between Marblehead and Calcutta. With chapter concerning seafood chowder. Octavo, original blue cloth with stamped lettering and illustration to front cover. Very Good with light soiling and surface wear, spine faded with light wear to cloth at spine ends, corners and edges. Item #18387

First Edition. Gordan Grant dustjacket art and illustrations. A novel, from the play by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams. Basis for the 1929 film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Grant Withers as a former football star tricked into being the fall man for a bond scandal, and Betty Compson as the ignored love who saves him. Very Good with some fading to edges in a Nearly Very Good dustjacket split along front spine edge, mended at verso with scotch tape and archival tape, and dustjacket printed shorter than book. Item #18540

First Edition, sold together with the Advance Review Copy in original printed and hand-written wrappers. Rare English set novel for young women by this rather obscure author who wrote for magazines. Original illustrated cloth, octavo, Signed and inscribed by Heath at front endpaper, and with post-card that appears to be in author's hand correcting something on page 81. Sold together with the advance review copy of the same book, but simply titled, Henrietta. Very Good, some wear at spine ends, advance copy is Very Good with modest cocking. Item #18284

First Edition. Scarce. Love story of a young Nazi cadet who was forced to desert his ship in South Africa, and a young English girl who helped him escape and to realize what is worthwhile in life. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket but for some fading at spine, few scotch tape mends at verso of dustjacket to two-inched closed tear at front panel, shallow chipping to spine ends, pencil markings to listed titles at rear panel. Item #18504

Presumed First American Edition. Original printed brown wraps. Uncommon fantasy satire and adventure with cross-dressing elements. Very Good with some foxing to pages and short closed tears to wraps. Item #18425

First Trade Edition. “Rick C” dustjacket art. Set in the sluggish pace of Sussex Weald, story of the consequences of love, especially for the old and tender-hearted rector who bears it like a burden. Very Good with light foxing to few early pages, in a Very Good dustjacket with few shallow chips to spine ends and flap corners, few short closed tears with accompanying creasing, water staining to spine and pink stains to verso of dustjacket. Item #18500

First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with black and white scenes from the Paramount Pictures film starring Jacqueline Logan and Percy Marmont. Very scarce photoplay edition, lovely dustjacket. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket, some rubbing along top edge, few small nicks and short closed tears. Item #18495