Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 340 pages, b&w plates by Manning DeV. Lee. Historical fiction romance between a young converted Quaker woman and a Puritan man set Nantucket in the 1650's. Short inscription on blank prelim page, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Boston , Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1950, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray cloth stamped with dark green design. B&W illustrations by Joshua Tolford. Ex-lib with stamping, light residue to end papers. Juvenile novel set in Maine about a 12-year-old mischief maker who decides to reform upon the arrival of his war hero uncle.
New York, E. P. Dutton, 1st , 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 57 pages. Black & white illustrations by Glen Rounds. Dust jacket with light rubbing. Relates how Uncle Lemon got his spring in the middle of the driest summer on record and the troublesome consequences it brought him. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 1904, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt desin. Frontispiece by W. Herbert Dunton. Covers with wear to corners, top and bottom edge of spine.
Hardcover. Boston, Benjamin B. Mussey and Company, 1st, 1853, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 308 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Black & white illustrations by Billings. Title in gilt on spine. Spine cocked. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. Boston, John P. Jewett, 1st Ed., 1852, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volume set, 312 and 322 pages, hardcovers, embossed brown cloth with gilt design on front and gilt lettering on spine. With the six original steel-plate engravings and with title-pages illustrated with large vignettes. First edition with Hobart & Robbins slug on the copyright page. Both volumes state Twenty-Fifth Thousand on the title page indicating a probable fourth printing. The first was five thousand and sold out immediately. Both volumes with chipping and fraying to top and bottom of spines, Vol. 1 with about 1/4" cloth missing at bottom. All corners show wear, spines slightly cocked, but bindings are tight. Clean set, with very minor foxing.
Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus Giroux , 1st US, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Orig. pub. in England as "Himself Again".
Hardcover. Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1st, 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 332 pages, tissue guard frontis, and b/w plates by A. B. Shute. Red cloth, gilt title front and spine, pictorial front cover with flag and man on horse. #4 in Old Glory Series. Front and rear hinges cracked, inscription on front
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Porter and Coates, 1st, 1881, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth with beveled edges, ornate black and gilt stamped design on front cover and spine, all edges gilt. 315 pages, 44 b&w engravings, most full-page. A tale told from a dog's point of view. Front and rear hinges cracked, front endpaper missing, wear to spine extremities. Interior is clean and bright. Margaret Thomson Janvier was an American poet and author of children's literature who published under the pseudonym Margaret Vandegrift. Scarce title.
Hardcover. London, Folio Society, 1st thus, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, original gilt-blocked decorated dark green cloth in slipcase. 172 pages, illustrated with wood engravings by Peter Reddick. Introduction by Angela Thirlwell. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 212 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, John C. Winston, rep, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with color label on front cover, 282 pages. Color frontis and 11 black & white and illustrations by Eunice Stephenson. Blue line drawing of the Alcott home on the end papers by C. M. Burd. Yellow top edge. Rear cover has some spotting. discoloring to top. Otherwise a clean, bight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 554 pages. This compilation of correspondence is aptly titled. British travel writer and novelist Chatwin traveled widely, constantly, and obsessively--everywhere under the sun, in other words. He possessed a restless soul, to be sure. And to a large degree, he was secretive; information about his homosexuality and his affliction with the AIDS virus was closely guarded. He cast a personal spell with his charm and a lasting one through his works, which are so imaginative they are pure excitement to read; at the same time, however, it can be confusing to determine whether to see them as fiction or nonfiction. Nevertheless, beginning with his first published book, In Patagonia (1977), Chatwin maintained a reputation among discerning readers for his riveting characters--invented or not is unimportant, even in his travel books--and his rigorously precise writing style. Chatwin's wife and his biographer (Bruce Chatwin, 2000) combined efforts over a two-decade period to retrieve more than 90 percent of Chatwin's correspondence from childhood to immediately before his untimely death at 48. Chatwin's many appreciators will see the compilation in its overall significance as a personal visit with one of their literary heroes, as much as that is possible now. Remainder line on bottom edge otherwise like new.
Hardcover. NY, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 241 pages. An historical novel of China's 1930's struggle with Japan. B&W illustrations by Margaret Ayer. Dust jacket with light edgewear, small hole in rear panel. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf.
Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st US, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. Like new in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 169 pages. clean, tight copy.
Softcover. London, Hard Case Crime, 1st thus, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, colorful wraps with a retro-style illustration by Paul Mann. Why would a happily married Florida housewife pick up her husband's .22 caliber Colt Woodsman semi-automatic pistol and use it to kill her two young children and herself? Cynical newspaper reporter Richard Hudson is assigned to find out--and the assignment will send him down a road of self-discovery in this incisive, no-holds-barred portrait of American marriage in the Mad Men era.On the 30th anniversary of the death of the masterful novelist the Atlantic Monthly called the "father of Miami crime fiction," Hard Case Crime published Charles Willeford's legendary lost novel, unavailable since its original publication by a disreputable paperback house in 1961. One of Willeford's rarest titles (copies of the original edition sell for hundreds of dollars), Understudy for Death still has the power to disturb, half a century after its debut. Like new.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 250 pages. SIGNED BY NOVA ON TITLE PAGE. Minor wear to dust jacket and edges, else a lovely copy in protective brodart cover.
Hardcover. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 293 pages. Hardcover in slip case, no dust jacket. NUMBERED 319 of 500 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Black cloth covered slip case, and cover boards. Spine heavily faded with gilt lettering. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston Company, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light blue cloth stamped in dark blue. 115 pages, b&w illustrations by Decie Merwin. Completes author's trilogy of books recalling her own childhood in the mountains of Kentucky. Light spotting to covers, some tanning to endpapers, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 4th pr., 1986, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. NEWBERY MEDALIST author. The spirit of a dead actress turns two children invisible & sends them out among a group of colorful street performers to search for a missing necklace. Juvenile mystery. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, william Morrow, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the half-title page. A novel told in ten stories that resonate with the most profound experiences in the life of a young woman--friendship and rivalry, the love for a man, the birth of a child, and the death of a father. Use Me explores the fierce bonds between close friends, fathers and daughters, mothers and children, and the underlying desire and loss inherent in these ever evolving relationships.
Hardcover. NY, Delacorte Press, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.In Japan during the 16th century two unemploed samurai attempt to discover who is mutilating the cherry trees in the valley of Lord Ohmori. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Garden City, NEW YORK, Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 340 pages. True 1st edition. Foxing to end papers. Fading to spine. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Publishing, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Javier Perez is a hustler from a family of hustlers. He learns from an early age how to play the game to his own advantage, how his background--murdered drug dealer dad, single cash-strapped mom, best friend serving time for gang activity--can be a key to doors he didn't even know existed. This kind of story, molded in the right way, is just what college admissions committees are looking for, and a full academic scholarship to a prestigious university brings Javi one step closer to his dream of becoming a famous writer. As a college student, Javi embellishes his life story until there's not even a kernel of truth left. The only real connection to his past is the occasional letter he trades with his childhood best friend, Gio, who doesn't seem to care about Javi's newfound awareness of white privilege or the school-to-prison pipeline. Soon after Javi graduates, a viral essay transforms him from a writer on the rise to a journalist at a legendary magazine where the editors applaud his "unique perspective." But Gio more than anyone knows who Javi really is, and sees through his game. Once Gio's released from prison and Javi offers to cut him in on the deal, will he play along with Javi's charade, or will it all come crumbling down? Clean copy.
Softcover. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, Reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 170 pages. Minor wear to covers, else a very neat copy.
Hardcover. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 249 pages. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Like new in a bright, unclipped dust jacket - jacket protected with clear plastic cover.
Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st US, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 250 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Spotless and tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY HEGI on prelim. page. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition.
Hardcover. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 398 pages. Light foxing to edges. Dust jacket shows light wear - now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. New York, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 398 pages. Hardcover. Brick cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Dust jacket with toning, moderate wear, soiling & tears to edges. Previous owner's signature to front flyleaf. Faint foxing to edges. Tight binding, sharp corners, clean & unmarked pages throughout.
Hardcover. NY, Counterpoint, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 87 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. After six years away, living in Paris with her disgraced and dying mother, a runaway from a disastrous marriage to her father, twenty-two-year-old Anastasia King returns to her grandmother's house only to face the condemnation of her father's family for choosing to stay with her mother.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 391 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Hyperion, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The wise-cracking private eye with a tough exterior and a soft heart returns in a mystery involving a crazed housewife, Cajun thug, and menacing, hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, W W Norton & Co Inc, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 399 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Spotless and tight copy.
Softcover. NY, Norton, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, publisher's uncorrected proof, color illustrated wrappers. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title page. Like new.
Hardcover. New York, NY, Dodd Mead & Co, 1st, 1898, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 309 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. B/W illustrations by T.H. Robinson. Moderate rubbing and heavy chipping to spine edges, moderate edge wear to page block. Clean copy. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf.
Hardcover. Roslyn NY, Walter J. Black, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, illustrated boards. Three complete unabridged mysteries in one volume. Detective Book Club Edition. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2nd pr., 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. Very clean and tight copy. Dust jacket price-clipped.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Very clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. The Jalna series consists of sixteen novels that tell the story of the Canadian Whiteoak family from 1854 to 1954, although each of the novels can also be enjoyed as an independent story. Chronologically this novel is the 12th of the series. It is 1939 in Jalna. As the title suggests, the story focuses on Wakefield. War looms on the horizon. Wakefield and Finch are in London. The reader is introduced to new characters, Molly Griffith, Paris Court, and Johnny the Bird. Dermot Court also appears in this book. Former owner's inscription/old ink price on front fly leaf. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front fly leaf. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 208 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Copyright page states: "First Printing c". Dust jacket with 3" closed vertical tear at bottom left corner of front cover. Clean, tight copy.
NJ, Bradbury Press, 1st US, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 118 pages, in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket.A coming of age story set on Anzac Day in Deakin Beach, Australia.