Vintage first edition hardcover short-story anthology “The Price was High – Fifty Uncollected Stories” F. Scott Fitzgerald
$28.00
This is a "very good plus" vintage hardcover in two-tone boards and cloth head and tail bands sewn into the binding, edited by Matthew Bruccolis, published in 1979 by MJF Book, 784 pages.
First edition.
Vintage first edition hardcover short-story anthology “The Price was High – Fifty Uncollected Stories” F. Scott Fitzgerald
$28.00
This is a "very good plus" vintage hardcover in two-tone boards and cloth head and tail bands sewn into the binding, edited by Matthew Bruccolis, published in 1979 by MJF Book, 784 pages.
First edition.
Vintage Lewis Carroll Illustrated Works, 1982 First Edition thus
$36.00
This is a "very good -" vintage hardcover in maroon wrapped boards published in 1982 by Avenel Books, profusely illustrated with original black and white art, 868 pages with bibliography and Carroll chronology.
First edition thus.
Vintage Lewis Carroll Illustrated Works, 1982 First Edition thus
$36.00
This is a "very good -" vintage hardcover in maroon wrapped boards published in 1982 by Avenel Books, profusely illustrated with original black and white art, 868 pages with bibliography and Carroll chronology.
First edition thus.
Vintage Japanese Flower Arrangement Book 1914 Averill, 2nd Printing
Price range: $76.00 through $81.44
This is a "good" to "good plus" vintage illustrated hardcover in cloth wrapped spine with paper wrapped boards, 88 line drawing illustrations on the topic, published by John Lane Co. in 1914, 218 pages, color frontispiece with rice paper protector.
Vintage Japanese Flower Arrangement Book 1914 Averill, 2nd Printing
Price range: $76.00 through $81.44
This is a "good" to "good plus" vintage illustrated hardcover in cloth wrapped spine with paper wrapped boards, 88 line drawing illustrations on the topic, published by John Lane Co. in 1914, 218 pages, color frontispiece with rice paper protector.
The Wild Party 1931 Early American print Cloth wrapped vintage hardcover
$27.00
"The Wild Party" by Joseph Moncure March, published in 1931 by Covici, Friede of New York, copyrighted 1928
8vo, coarse tan cloth wrapped boards, deckled outer edge, cloth head and foot band, heavy cotton textured paper, does not contain illustrations, 120 pages.
The Wild Party 1931 Early American print Cloth wrapped vintage hardcover
$27.00
"The Wild Party" by Joseph Moncure March, published in 1931 by Covici, Friede of New York, copyrighted 1928
8vo, coarse tan cloth wrapped boards, deckled outer edge, cloth head and foot band, heavy cotton textured paper, does not contain illustrations, 120 pages.
Ellen Glasgow “Barren Ground” First Edition, 1925 Vintage hardcover novel
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.
Ellen Glasgow “Barren Ground” First Edition, 1925 Vintage hardcover novel
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.
Mission to Tashkent Colonel Bailey Vintage slip-cased hardcover book Folio Society London 2002
Price range: $22.00 through $27.14
CONDITION:
Book: Near fine to fine, pictorial paper wrapped boards with cloth wrapped spine, illustrated hardcover in heavy board slipcase. No flaws to speak of, quite crisp and charming. Jacket: NA See accompanying images for full condition details.
Book: Near fine to fine, pictorial paper wrapped boards with cloth wrapped spine, illustrated hardcover in heavy board slipcase. No flaws to speak of, quite crisp and charming. Jacket: NA See accompanying images for full condition details.
Mission to Tashkent Colonel Bailey Vintage slip-cased hardcover book Folio Society London 2002
Price range: $22.00 through $27.14
CONDITION:
Book: Near fine to fine, pictorial paper wrapped boards with cloth wrapped spine, illustrated hardcover in heavy board slipcase. No flaws to speak of, quite crisp and charming. Jacket: NA See accompanying images for full condition details.
Book: Near fine to fine, pictorial paper wrapped boards with cloth wrapped spine, illustrated hardcover in heavy board slipcase. No flaws to speak of, quite crisp and charming. Jacket: NA See accompanying images for full condition details.
Sax Rohmer “The Day the World Ended” 1930 First Edition Hardcover
Price range: $411.00 through $426.00
This is a "good plus" vintage cloth wrapped hardcover, published in Great Britain in 1930.
First edition.
Sax Rohmer “The Day the World Ended” 1930 First Edition Hardcover
Price range: $411.00 through $426.00
This is a "good plus" vintage cloth wrapped hardcover, published in Great Britain in 1930.
First edition.
Thomas Pynchon “The Crying of Lot 49” First Edition 1966 Hardcover
$1,612.00
This is a "near fine" vintage hardcover in grey paper-wrapped boards over a yellow cloth wrapped spine, published by JP Lipponcott Co. in 1966, 183 pages.
First edition. Binding is crisp with tight hinges, no writing, no loose, torn or folded page. Board corners are sharp, not bumped nor is spine head, spine tail just ever slightest hint of a bump to center. Text-block head tinted black, no sunning. Text block for edge has 3 linear spots, affecting approximately 16 pages, some pages are visible in the page margin. Only (minor) flaw to speak of on this otherwise pristine copy. The matching vintage first edition dust jacket is "very good", not price clipped, showing original price of $3.95 inside the lower front flap. Some tanning in light areas, most pronounced at the rear flap-fold bottom portion. 1 1/4" closed tear at the back cover upper edge near spine. Spine color uniform with front cover, not sunned. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Please review accompanying images for full condition details. A wonderful find, much better condition than most. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, insured.
First edition. Binding is crisp with tight hinges, no writing, no loose, torn or folded page. Board corners are sharp, not bumped nor is spine head, spine tail just ever slightest hint of a bump to center. Text-block head tinted black, no sunning. Text block for edge has 3 linear spots, affecting approximately 16 pages, some pages are visible in the page margin. Only (minor) flaw to speak of on this otherwise pristine copy. The matching vintage first edition dust jacket is "very good", not price clipped, showing original price of $3.95 inside the lower front flap. Some tanning in light areas, most pronounced at the rear flap-fold bottom portion. 1 1/4" closed tear at the back cover upper edge near spine. Spine color uniform with front cover, not sunned. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Please review accompanying images for full condition details. A wonderful find, much better condition than most. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, insured.
Thomas Pynchon “The Crying of Lot 49” First Edition 1966 Hardcover
$1,612.00
This is a "near fine" vintage hardcover in grey paper-wrapped boards over a yellow cloth wrapped spine, published by JP Lipponcott Co. in 1966, 183 pages.
First edition. Binding is crisp with tight hinges, no writing, no loose, torn or folded page. Board corners are sharp, not bumped nor is spine head, spine tail just ever slightest hint of a bump to center. Text-block head tinted black, no sunning. Text block for edge has 3 linear spots, affecting approximately 16 pages, some pages are visible in the page margin. Only (minor) flaw to speak of on this otherwise pristine copy. The matching vintage first edition dust jacket is "very good", not price clipped, showing original price of $3.95 inside the lower front flap. Some tanning in light areas, most pronounced at the rear flap-fold bottom portion. 1 1/4" closed tear at the back cover upper edge near spine. Spine color uniform with front cover, not sunned. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Please review accompanying images for full condition details. A wonderful find, much better condition than most. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, insured.
First edition. Binding is crisp with tight hinges, no writing, no loose, torn or folded page. Board corners are sharp, not bumped nor is spine head, spine tail just ever slightest hint of a bump to center. Text-block head tinted black, no sunning. Text block for edge has 3 linear spots, affecting approximately 16 pages, some pages are visible in the page margin. Only (minor) flaw to speak of on this otherwise pristine copy. The matching vintage first edition dust jacket is "very good", not price clipped, showing original price of $3.95 inside the lower front flap. Some tanning in light areas, most pronounced at the rear flap-fold bottom portion. 1 1/4" closed tear at the back cover upper edge near spine. Spine color uniform with front cover, not sunned. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Please review accompanying images for full condition details. A wonderful find, much better condition than most. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, insured.
Gulliver’s Travels c.1940 Jonathan Swift Cloth wrapped vintage hardcover
$19.00
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover in blue cloth wrapped boards and deep ruby tinted text block edge all around. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages.
Gulliver’s Travels c.1940 Jonathan Swift Cloth wrapped vintage hardcover
$19.00
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover in blue cloth wrapped boards and deep ruby tinted text block edge all around. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages.
The Moon is Down: John Steinbeck, First Edition 1942
Price range: $248.00 through $256.50
This is a "good plus" vintage hardcover in blue cloth wrapped boards. 188 pages.
First edition, second state, as per noted Steinbeck bibliography. Page 62, line 5 shows the "b" with the missing upper half, indicating first edition, second state. No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding and board hinges are intact, spine somewhat cocked. The accompanying jacket has been custom made for this book and is an exact facsimile of the original first edition jacket issued in 1942, identical in every detail with the exception of the small lettered logo of the printer at the top of the front flap. Please see accompanying images for full condition details. Will make a really special gift for that Steinbeck fan in your circle! (Perhaps that is you...) Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully insured.
First edition, second state, as per noted Steinbeck bibliography. Page 62, line 5 shows the "b" with the missing upper half, indicating first edition, second state. No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding and board hinges are intact, spine somewhat cocked. The accompanying jacket has been custom made for this book and is an exact facsimile of the original first edition jacket issued in 1942, identical in every detail with the exception of the small lettered logo of the printer at the top of the front flap. Please see accompanying images for full condition details. Will make a really special gift for that Steinbeck fan in your circle! (Perhaps that is you...) Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully insured.
The Moon is Down: John Steinbeck, First Edition 1942
Price range: $248.00 through $256.50
This is a "good plus" vintage hardcover in blue cloth wrapped boards. 188 pages.
First edition, second state, as per noted Steinbeck bibliography. Page 62, line 5 shows the "b" with the missing upper half, indicating first edition, second state. No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding and board hinges are intact, spine somewhat cocked. The accompanying jacket has been custom made for this book and is an exact facsimile of the original first edition jacket issued in 1942, identical in every detail with the exception of the small lettered logo of the printer at the top of the front flap. Please see accompanying images for full condition details. Will make a really special gift for that Steinbeck fan in your circle! (Perhaps that is you...) Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully insured.
First edition, second state, as per noted Steinbeck bibliography. Page 62, line 5 shows the "b" with the missing upper half, indicating first edition, second state. No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding and board hinges are intact, spine somewhat cocked. The accompanying jacket has been custom made for this book and is an exact facsimile of the original first edition jacket issued in 1942, identical in every detail with the exception of the small lettered logo of the printer at the top of the front flap. Please see accompanying images for full condition details. Will make a really special gift for that Steinbeck fan in your circle! (Perhaps that is you...) Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully insured.
Dell Mapback “Alphabet Hicks” c.1947 Rex Stout George vintage paperback
Price range: $54.00 through $59.00
This is a "very good+" to "near fine" vintage paperback from the desirable "mapback" series that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published circa 1947.
Dell Mapback “Alphabet Hicks” c.1947 Rex Stout George vintage paperback
Price range: $54.00 through $59.00
This is a "very good+" to "near fine" vintage paperback from the desirable "mapback" series that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published circa 1947.
“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.