“Anywhere But Here” 1987 Mona Simpson Signed
$144.00
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover with cream paper boards over navy blue cloth wrapped spine, cloth head and tail band sewn in, deckled outer edge, published in 1987 by Alfred Knopf, 406 pages.First edition, fifth printing, inscribed by Ms. Simpson on half-title page to Kathleen and Arthur in New York City in 1989. Includes a personal note to the couple also in same pen thanking them for dinner party.
“Anywhere But Here” 1987 Mona Simpson Signed
$144.00
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover with cream paper boards over navy blue cloth wrapped spine, cloth head and tail band sewn in, deckled outer edge, published in 1987 by Alfred Knopf, 406 pages.First edition, fifth printing, inscribed by Ms. Simpson on half-title page to Kathleen and Arthur in New York City in 1989. Includes a personal note to the couple also in same pen thanking them for dinner party.
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Indispensable” 1949 Anthology
$38.00
This is a "very good -" vintage hardcover with marroon paper wrapped boards and a cloth wrapped spine with cloth head band, published in 1949, 835 pages of Fitzgerald goodness.
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Indispensable” 1949 Anthology
$38.00
This is a "very good -" vintage hardcover with marroon paper wrapped boards and a cloth wrapped spine with cloth head band, published in 1949, 835 pages of Fitzgerald goodness.
Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing: 1972 First Edition Vintage Paperback
$17.00
This is a "very good-" vintage paperback. No torn, folded, loose or significantly creased pages unless specified below. NOT ex-library. Will not contain writing (aside from possible original owner name in front), underlining or highlighting unless called out below in item specifics.
Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing: 1972 First Edition Vintage Paperback
$17.00
This is a "very good-" vintage paperback. No torn, folded, loose or significantly creased pages unless specified below. NOT ex-library. Will not contain writing (aside from possible original owner name in front), underlining or highlighting unless called out below in item specifics.
Prester John by John Buchan: 1928 Vintage Hardcover
$41.00
This is a "very good" vintage decorated hardcover in tan cloth wrapped boards with pictorial pastedown on the front board, decorated endpapers, 6 glossy full-color full page illustrations by Henry Pitz, published in 1928 by Houghton-Mifflin of Cambridge Massachusetts.
Prester John by John Buchan: 1928 Vintage Hardcover
$41.00
This is a "very good" vintage decorated hardcover in tan cloth wrapped boards with pictorial pastedown on the front board, decorated endpapers, 6 glossy full-color full page illustrations by Henry Pitz, published in 1928 by Houghton-Mifflin of Cambridge Massachusetts.
Vintage “A Night in the Luxembourg” Book – 1926 First Edition
Price range: $32.00 through $37.14
"A Night in the Luxembourg" by Remy de Gormount, published by the Modern Library in 1926.
First edition thus. Sextodecimo in soft green faux leather boards, decorated end papers, gilt decoration on the front board, 215 pages including appendixes. This is a "good" or better vintage book with an intact but weakened binding, the gutters are not split, but you can feel a little "give". No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Some surface wear, some light creasing in the leather on front and back. Board corners are worn at the ends, with the front lower corner jammed with the leather and inside past down separated at about 1/2". The board wrap is split at the bottom of the spine and along the front lower edge for about 2 1/2". Showing a little wear, but still a nice, pleasant, almost antique volume! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus. Sextodecimo in soft green faux leather boards, decorated end papers, gilt decoration on the front board, 215 pages including appendixes. This is a "good" or better vintage book with an intact but weakened binding, the gutters are not split, but you can feel a little "give". No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Some surface wear, some light creasing in the leather on front and back. Board corners are worn at the ends, with the front lower corner jammed with the leather and inside past down separated at about 1/2". The board wrap is split at the bottom of the spine and along the front lower edge for about 2 1/2". Showing a little wear, but still a nice, pleasant, almost antique volume! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Vintage “A Night in the Luxembourg” Book – 1926 First Edition
Price range: $32.00 through $37.14
"A Night in the Luxembourg" by Remy de Gormount, published by the Modern Library in 1926.
First edition thus. Sextodecimo in soft green faux leather boards, decorated end papers, gilt decoration on the front board, 215 pages including appendixes. This is a "good" or better vintage book with an intact but weakened binding, the gutters are not split, but you can feel a little "give". No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Some surface wear, some light creasing in the leather on front and back. Board corners are worn at the ends, with the front lower corner jammed with the leather and inside past down separated at about 1/2". The board wrap is split at the bottom of the spine and along the front lower edge for about 2 1/2". Showing a little wear, but still a nice, pleasant, almost antique volume! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus. Sextodecimo in soft green faux leather boards, decorated end papers, gilt decoration on the front board, 215 pages including appendixes. This is a "good" or better vintage book with an intact but weakened binding, the gutters are not split, but you can feel a little "give". No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Some surface wear, some light creasing in the leather on front and back. Board corners are worn at the ends, with the front lower corner jammed with the leather and inside past down separated at about 1/2". The board wrap is split at the bottom of the spine and along the front lower edge for about 2 1/2". Showing a little wear, but still a nice, pleasant, almost antique volume! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Alfred Einstein “Relativity” Vintage slip-cased hardcover book Folio Society 200
Price range: $44.00 through $49.64
CONDITION:
Book: Near fine, wrapped in decorated paper, all around, published in 2004. Slipcase: Solid, no splits or bumped corners, some slight surface wear on dark paper wrap. See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Published by the Folio Society of London. From the estate of a gentleman who was an avid collector of Folio Society. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Book: Near fine, wrapped in decorated paper, all around, published in 2004. Slipcase: Solid, no splits or bumped corners, some slight surface wear on dark paper wrap. See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Published by the Folio Society of London. From the estate of a gentleman who was an avid collector of Folio Society. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Alfred Einstein “Relativity” Vintage slip-cased hardcover book Folio Society 200
Price range: $44.00 through $49.64
CONDITION:
Book: Near fine, wrapped in decorated paper, all around, published in 2004. Slipcase: Solid, no splits or bumped corners, some slight surface wear on dark paper wrap. See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Published by the Folio Society of London. From the estate of a gentleman who was an avid collector of Folio Society. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Book: Near fine, wrapped in decorated paper, all around, published in 2004. Slipcase: Solid, no splits or bumped corners, some slight surface wear on dark paper wrap. See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Published by the Folio Society of London. From the estate of a gentleman who was an avid collector of Folio Society. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Ellen Glasgow “Barren Ground” First Edition, 1925 Vintage Hardcover
Price range: $38.00 through $43.12
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover novel in black cloth wrapped boards, published in 1925 by Doubleday, Page and Co., red stained upper text block edge, deckled outer edge, decorated paste downs front and back, 511 pages.
First edition. The text block is solid and whole, with solid hinges and gutters, front and back. Looks to be a French (?) penciled gift inscription on the half title page, otherwise no marks. Upper text block edge somewhat dusted with a few small spots. All board corners are bumped with upper back corner with a small linear split in the wrapping cloth. Head and tail on spine bumped. Decorative spine paste down has some edge wear but still rather pleasing. Some surface scuffs and spotting on boards front and back, but not significant. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. The text block is solid and whole, with solid hinges and gutters, front and back. Looks to be a French (?) penciled gift inscription on the half title page, otherwise no marks. Upper text block edge somewhat dusted with a few small spots. All board corners are bumped with upper back corner with a small linear split in the wrapping cloth. Head and tail on spine bumped. Decorative spine paste down has some edge wear but still rather pleasing. Some surface scuffs and spotting on boards front and back, but not significant. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Ellen Glasgow “Barren Ground” First Edition, 1925 Vintage Hardcover
Price range: $38.00 through $43.12
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover novel in black cloth wrapped boards, published in 1925 by Doubleday, Page and Co., red stained upper text block edge, deckled outer edge, decorated paste downs front and back, 511 pages.
First edition. The text block is solid and whole, with solid hinges and gutters, front and back. Looks to be a French (?) penciled gift inscription on the half title page, otherwise no marks. Upper text block edge somewhat dusted with a few small spots. All board corners are bumped with upper back corner with a small linear split in the wrapping cloth. Head and tail on spine bumped. Decorative spine paste down has some edge wear but still rather pleasing. Some surface scuffs and spotting on boards front and back, but not significant. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. The text block is solid and whole, with solid hinges and gutters, front and back. Looks to be a French (?) penciled gift inscription on the half title page, otherwise no marks. Upper text block edge somewhat dusted with a few small spots. All board corners are bumped with upper back corner with a small linear split in the wrapping cloth. Head and tail on spine bumped. Decorative spine paste down has some edge wear but still rather pleasing. Some surface scuffs and spotting on boards front and back, but not significant. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
c.1968 “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” Vintage paperback
$11.00
Vintage American paperback, 191 pages.
This is a "near fine" or better vintage paperback. The spine is tight and square, the covers close tight and flat. No writing, no loose or torn pages.
c.1968 “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” Vintage paperback
$11.00
Vintage American paperback, 191 pages.
This is a "near fine" or better vintage paperback. The spine is tight and square, the covers close tight and flat. No writing, no loose or torn pages.
J.R.R Tolkien “The Silmarillion” 2004 edition 40+ full-color illustrations by Ted Nasmith New old stock
$49.00
This is an unread copy of the 2004 edition of JRR Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" published by William Morrow, blue paper wrapped boards, cloth head and tail bands sewn into binding, 6-panel color mapped tipped into back free endpaper, profusely illustrated with full-page, full-color illustrations by Ted Nasmith.
New-old-stock copy, not read, in "as new" condition, no flaws to call out. See accompanying images for full condition details. Middle earth fans will rejoice! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
New-old-stock copy, not read, in "as new" condition, no flaws to call out. See accompanying images for full condition details. Middle earth fans will rejoice! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
J.R.R Tolkien “The Silmarillion” 2004 edition 40+ full-color illustrations by Ted Nasmith New old stock
$49.00
This is an unread copy of the 2004 edition of JRR Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" published by William Morrow, blue paper wrapped boards, cloth head and tail bands sewn into binding, 6-panel color mapped tipped into back free endpaper, profusely illustrated with full-page, full-color illustrations by Ted Nasmith.
New-old-stock copy, not read, in "as new" condition, no flaws to call out. See accompanying images for full condition details. Middle earth fans will rejoice! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
New-old-stock copy, not read, in "as new" condition, no flaws to call out. See accompanying images for full condition details. Middle earth fans will rejoice! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Vintage Little House Books Box Set – 1971 First Edition Paperbacks
$146.00
Harper & Row Trophy editions published in 1971, all first editions thus, first printings .
CONDITION: Books: 8 trade-paperbacks in "very good"; solid spines, no writing, no torn, folded or loose pages, covers are crisp and sharp, closing flat; pages show some tanning from age on all edges, but still very pleasing. Covers are all glossy, some minimal creasing on all, "These Happy Golden Years" has a 1" closed tear on outer edge, see photos. Spines all show foxing and some slight sunning, covers all bright. The board slip case is solid - "Colleen Grover" carefully penciled in the "Belongs to:" at the case top. Shows some on some edges, but no tears or split seams. Somewhat tanned in places, but overall has been well taken care of and has protected the books. Will make a great gift for that special "Little House" fan! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged in a box.
CONDITION: Books: 8 trade-paperbacks in "very good"; solid spines, no writing, no torn, folded or loose pages, covers are crisp and sharp, closing flat; pages show some tanning from age on all edges, but still very pleasing. Covers are all glossy, some minimal creasing on all, "These Happy Golden Years" has a 1" closed tear on outer edge, see photos. Spines all show foxing and some slight sunning, covers all bright. The board slip case is solid - "Colleen Grover" carefully penciled in the "Belongs to:" at the case top. Shows some on some edges, but no tears or split seams. Somewhat tanned in places, but overall has been well taken care of and has protected the books. Will make a great gift for that special "Little House" fan! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged in a box.
Vintage Little House Books Box Set – 1971 First Edition Paperbacks
$146.00
Harper & Row Trophy editions published in 1971, all first editions thus, first printings .
CONDITION: Books: 8 trade-paperbacks in "very good"; solid spines, no writing, no torn, folded or loose pages, covers are crisp and sharp, closing flat; pages show some tanning from age on all edges, but still very pleasing. Covers are all glossy, some minimal creasing on all, "These Happy Golden Years" has a 1" closed tear on outer edge, see photos. Spines all show foxing and some slight sunning, covers all bright. The board slip case is solid - "Colleen Grover" carefully penciled in the "Belongs to:" at the case top. Shows some on some edges, but no tears or split seams. Somewhat tanned in places, but overall has been well taken care of and has protected the books. Will make a great gift for that special "Little House" fan! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged in a box.
CONDITION: Books: 8 trade-paperbacks in "very good"; solid spines, no writing, no torn, folded or loose pages, covers are crisp and sharp, closing flat; pages show some tanning from age on all edges, but still very pleasing. Covers are all glossy, some minimal creasing on all, "These Happy Golden Years" has a 1" closed tear on outer edge, see photos. Spines all show foxing and some slight sunning, covers all bright. The board slip case is solid - "Colleen Grover" carefully penciled in the "Belongs to:" at the case top. Shows some on some edges, but no tears or split seams. Somewhat tanned in places, but overall has been well taken care of and has protected the books. Will make a great gift for that special "Little House" fan! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged in a box.
Jules Verne “A Journey to the Center of the Earth” c.1966 illustrated vintage hardcover
$16.00
The is a "very good" or better vintage cloth-wrapped illustrated hardcover published by the Heritage circa 1966; 3-color line illustrations by Edward Wilson sprinkled throughout. Introduction by Isaac Asimov.
Binding is tight and crisp. No loose, torn, or folded pages, no marks or labels. Board corners are crisp, not bumped. Original owner name and dewey (?) annotation on inside front paste down, otherwise no writing. See accompanying images for full condition details. Shipping is free, will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Binding is tight and crisp. No loose, torn, or folded pages, no marks or labels. Board corners are crisp, not bumped. Original owner name and dewey (?) annotation on inside front paste down, otherwise no writing. See accompanying images for full condition details. Shipping is free, will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Jules Verne “A Journey to the Center of the Earth” c.1966 illustrated vintage hardcover
$16.00
The is a "very good" or better vintage cloth-wrapped illustrated hardcover published by the Heritage circa 1966; 3-color line illustrations by Edward Wilson sprinkled throughout. Introduction by Isaac Asimov.
Binding is tight and crisp. No loose, torn, or folded pages, no marks or labels. Board corners are crisp, not bumped. Original owner name and dewey (?) annotation on inside front paste down, otherwise no writing. See accompanying images for full condition details. Shipping is free, will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Binding is tight and crisp. No loose, torn, or folded pages, no marks or labels. Board corners are crisp, not bumped. Original owner name and dewey (?) annotation on inside front paste down, otherwise no writing. See accompanying images for full condition details. Shipping is free, will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Alexis Rockman: Wallace’s Line 2018 NOS sealed hardcover
$66.00
Brand new hardcover, still sealed in the publisher's shrink.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Alexis Rockman: Wallace’s Line 2018 NOS sealed hardcover
$66.00
Brand new hardcover, still sealed in the publisher's shrink.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.