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New York: Note Of Hand, 1977., 1977 First Edition Signed twice and Inscribed by Purdy to the dedicatee of In A Shallow Grave, Edward G. Hefter. 1 of 50 numbered copies, (this copy unnumbered). A fine copy in the publisher's cinnamon cloth boards, black lettering to the spine in a near fine dustwrapper. 8vo. 169 pp.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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New York: William-Frederick, 1956., 1956 First Edition in illustrated wrappers as issued. 8vo. Purdy's early short novel of some literary significance, published only in wraps. A fine copy showing very light use.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. more information

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New York: Bollingen / Pantheon Books, 1964 Pushkin, Alexander. EUGENE ONEGIN; A NOVEL IN VERSE [TRANS. BY V. NABOKOV]. New York: Bollingen / Pantheon Books, 1964. Four Volumes. First editions. Small 8vo's. Light blue cloth covered boards with red & gilt spine labels. The complete set in fine, fresh condition in like price-clipped dustwrapers. Translated from the Russian, with a commentary, by Vladimir Nabokov. Bollingen Series LXXII. Each volume is a First Edition, First Printing. Volume 1: Translator's Introduction, Eugene Onegin: The Translation. Volume 2: Commentary on Preliminaries and Chapters One to Five. Volume 3: Commentaries on Chapters Six to Eight, "Onegin's Journey," and "Chapter Ten." Appendixes. Volume 4: Index. Evgeniy Onegin: Reproduction of the 1837 Edition. 345pp., 547pp., 540., 109pp. index + 310pp [Russian text]. A sparkling fresh set in a custom brown cloth slipcase. Extremely Nice. . 1st Edition. more information

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n.p. n.d.: Puzo Mario Gianluigi Puzo [1920 / 1999] Two time Academy Award-winning Italian American author & screenwriter, known for his novels about the Mafia, especially The Godfather (1969), which he later co-adapted into a film with Francis Ford Coppola. Typed manuscript [fair copy] Signed from the first page of The Godfather. Glazed & framed in rich brown tones to an overall size of: 18" x 22" [7" 1/2 x 10"] [ 5" 1/4 x 6" 3/4], double matted with a full gilt filet. Reads: "Godfather / Book I / Chapter I / Amerigo Bonasera sat / in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruely hurt / his daughter, who had tried to dishonor her. " Excellent presentation uniquely displayed. . Signed. Original Autographed Notes & Letters. Framed & Glazed. more information

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1943 The Pyle/Steinbeck Presentation Copy. New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1943]. A likely first edition but a possible candidate for a variant binding with an undated title page & no further printings mentioned on the verso, neither of which are actually called for. 8vo, 304pp., tan cloth, black titles. A wartime production of uncertain bibliography with binding variants frequently encountered; teal boards with silver titling, green cloth with black titling, burgundy cloth with silver titling. Regardless, this is one of Pyle's own copies of this WWII classic, inscribed by one great war correspondent, Pulitzer winner & great friend to another on the front free endpaper: "To Gwyn & John Steinbeck - / Alright goddamit, since you wouldn't ask / for one, here's one anyway - personally, I / think its wonderful! / Ernie Pyle" An extraordinary copy in very good condition with some professional repair to the spine ends, contents clean, dust jacket with original $3.00 price, showing modest use with small loss at the crown & heel. [In later printings, the excerpt by Malcolm Bingay on the rear flap was replaced by a blurb by Steinbeck]. Custom Clamshell Collector's Case with a beautiful wood cut style blind emboss of the famous Pyle dust jacket illustration. Ernie Pyle's moving first-hand reportage as a roving war correspondent for Scripps-Howard, of the plight of WWII American G.I.'s fighting Germans in North Africa. Pyle followed the American troops from England through the campaign in Tunisia, the Allies first great victory. "There are really two wars and they haven't much to do with each other. There is the war of maps and logistics, of campaigns, of ballistics, armies, divisions and regiments--and that is General [George] Marshall's war. - Then there is the war of the homesick, weary, funny, violent, common men who wash their socks in their helmets, complain about the food, whistle at the Arab girls, or any girls for that matter, and bring themselves through as dirty a business as the world has ever seen and do it with humor and dignity and courage--and that is Ernie Pyle's war." - John Steinbeck, TIME . 1st Edition. Illus. by Carol Johnson. more information

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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous DJ's graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in in deep blue & dark grey Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for dozens of generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Viking, 1973 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous DJ's graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in burnt orange cloth & blue Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for dozens of generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Custom Clamshell Case. more information

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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1963 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted V' upper cover designed after the famous DJ's graphics. Each box is finished inside & out in black & dark blue Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for dozens of generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. Custom Clamshell Case. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932 Author's first book. An early reprint [7th]- for completists. Sm. 8vo., pp. 325 + 9 ads. Bluish-green topstain. Red cloth printed in black with Hat illustration on front cover. A very good copy without dustwrapper.. more information

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New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1969. First Edition, first printing of the revised edition. A fine copy in ruby red cloth, black titles to the spine in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 146 pp. A superb reference work and an essential companion volume for the detection and crime fiction aficionado. . more information

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1934 First Edition of Queen's second book, (pseudonym of Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), a Queen's Quorum title and the first Ellery Queen short story collection. The notable Goldstone copy with Adrian Goldstone's neat bookplate affixed to the front pastedown - acquired in the famous 1981 Goldstone sale of Mystery & Detective fiction. A bright, fresh near fine copy in illustrated black and yellow cloth with some light use, black titles to the spine in a fine facsimile dustwrapper of the original. 8vo. 357 pp. A very attractive copy. . 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1933 A strange issue with NY dating & "Canadian Edition" For Sale In Canada Only on the verso of the title page. Sm. 8vo., pp. 308. Red cloth printed in black with gun illustration on front cover, slightly darkened at the spine. This copy has the rubber stamp of Molson's Brewery Curlew Club on the eps & pastedowns. A very good copy of a virtual unknown issue.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1929 First Edition of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.and the authors' first Ellery Queen mystery. (Pseudonym of Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee). A bright, fresh, better than very good copy in red cloth, black and red titles and decorations with some light use and moderate fade at the edges in a fine facsimile dustwrapper of the original. 8vo. 325 pp. A handsome copy of this MLC 5 Dagger Classic. . 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Biblo & Tannen, 1969., 1969 One of 150 only Signed & Numbered copies of a total edition of 1000. First Thus. Original mustard coloured buckram 8vo., pp. xii, 146. Very fine in dustwrapper. B & T's excellent series, a reprint of the 1942 edition with a new introduction & with m any of the titles well-annotated. The history of the detective short story by the pseudonymous masters of the genre, Frederick Dannay & his cousin Manfred B. Lee. "Anthony Boucher described Queen best when he wrote: `Ellery Queen is the American de tective story.'".. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. more information

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London: Faber & Faber, 1929., 1929 First edition, one of 300 numbered copies, signed by Quennell. Original green boards, gilt. Drawings by Albert Rutherston. a good copy with some loss at the narrow spine. Small area of tape remains on the covers.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955 First Edition of this highly-regarded thriller, featuring New York Homicide Lieutenant Timothy Trant, chosen by Julian Symons as one of the 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books in his 1957 Sunday Times List. A near fine copy in 1/4 gray cloth over red paper covered boards, (pages tanned as is usual), black titles and decorations in a very good or better bright, fresh, neatly price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper with some light overall use, a few tiny nicks and some mild creasing to the back panel. 8vo. 279 pp. "No consideration of American detective fiction would be complete without Hugh C. Wheeler." Barnes, Murder In Print. . 1st Edition. more information

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Toronto: Collins, 1988 First Edition of this Canadian author's first book, a well-received mystery introducing amateur-sleuth Matthew Prior. 8vo. 255 pp. A fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a fine dustwrapper. . 1st Edition. more information

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Toronto: S.B. Gundy, 1916. First Canadian Edition, first issue. A better than very good copy in navy cloth, titles and decorations in black and gilt, showing light overall use and some foxing to prelims. Preface by Edmund Gosse and 12 colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Printed tissue guards. 8vo. 122 pp. A charming selection of fairy tales attributed to each allied country in WW1.. First Edition. Cloth. Better Than Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1956 First Edition of this historical novel of Nova Scotia Signed by Canadian author Thomas H. Raddall on the front free endpaper. A bright, fresh, better than very good copy in blue cloth, minor fade to the spine, yellow titles in a very good indeed pictorial dustwrapper with some overall light use and a few tiny chips. 8vo. 319 pp. A very nice example. . 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957 First Edition with "FIRST PRINTING" statement on the copyright page - First Issue dustwrapper correctly priced at $6.95 & "10/57" on the lower front flap ~ the full publisher's address on the lower back flap. Thick 8vo., 1171pp. A very good or better example showing light use; name on the front free endpaper, the text block clean & free of blemish. In a lovely, near fine original publisher's dustwrapper with some very minor expert conservation at the extremities of the spine; the superbly designed Salter dustwrapper is otherwise bright & beautiful, the colours rich with excellent depth in the famous purple, green, blue, yellow & red hues; the back panel clean. The Classic Rand - amongst all modern firsts, this dustwrapper is probably our favorite for its richness of design. A bulky book that is becoming more & more difficult to find in collectible condition. In our custom Atlas slipcase with the wrapper design embossed on the side. A real collectible copy, not a facsimile or cobbled-up example in unmentionable condition. [27732] $1675 . 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957., 1957 Custom SLIPCASE only. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team. Sculpted Upper Cover, After The Famous DJ's 'Graphic Design'. Finished in soft Dark Green Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. Very Nice.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957., 1957 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous Salter DJ graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in Dark Forest Green & Deep Red Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first & most early same-sized editions snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for three dozen generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957 Custom SLIPCASE only. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team. Sculpted Upper Cover, After The Famous DJ's 'Graphic Design'. Finished in soft Dark Green Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. Very Nice.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957 A superb copy of this modern High Spot. First edition, first issue, correctly priced $6.95 dustwrapper with 10/57 on the lower front flap & the publisher's name in full on the bottom rear flap. Thick octavo, pp1171. A very good or better original binding with a fresh text block free of any blemishes in an excellent very good or better bright dustwrapper that displays as quite fine & has been expertly restored primarily at the extremities with great success. A lovely copy. The superb Salter designed dustwrapper is bright & beautiful, the colours rich with excellent depth in the famous purple, green, blue, yellow & red hues; the back panel clean. The Classic Rand - amongst all modern firsts, this dustwrapper is probably our favorite for its richness of design. [29816] $1495. 1st Edition. more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943 True First Edition, First Issue with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Tall 8vo., 754pp. Pubisher's original gilt-lettered red cloth with correct red topstain. A near fine example showing light use; minor wear at the bottom corners & tips. Cleanly signed by Rand in blue fountain pen on the half-title. Previous owner's neat name on the front endpaper. Text block clean & free of blemish or markings. Without the rare dust jacket. Signed copies of the true first issue are rare. Perin A3a, the first edition was published May 8th 1943. Custom Clamshell case. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957., 1957 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous Salter DJ graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in Dark Forest Green & Deep Red Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first & most early same-sized editions snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for three dozen generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. 1st Edition. more information

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London: Cassell, 1938 The true first edition, first issue of the author's uncommon second book; one of an estimated 3,500 copies only. Bound in the original red & black mottled cloth, top edge stained black, with the original black end-papers in excellent condition. The very rare dustwrapper on this particular example omits British pricing & instead carries the words 'Colonial Edition' at the foot of the front flap. Perinn A2a. references William Dunn regarding 2 states of the dustwrapper; the apparent first, spine priced at 6 shillings net, & the second state omitting the spine price but with "Colonial Edition" printed on the lower front flap. However, Perinn might not have actually ever seen a copy of the Colonial edition & Bill Dunn had seen only the one copy, & deduced that the priced dustwrapper preceded the un-priced, which in fact is probably incorrect. The export market for British publishers like Collins & Cassell [which excluded the US] was sufficiently important that colonial edition dustwrappers often preceded, domestic dustwrapper printing & in this instance this may very well be the case. Either way, both dustwrappers are uncommon to say the least & extremely rare in condition. An excellent bright, fine copy, the rare dustwrapper with one small chip at the top of the front panel. The True First Edition, preceding the American edition by eight years because it was denied US publication. Missing from most Rand collections. . 1st Edition. more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous DJ's graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in dark brown Nuba & Orange cloth - Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition. Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for dozens of generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. Custom Clamshell Case. more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943 8vo., 754pp. An early reprint of the first edition. Perin A3, P.19. A near fine example in gilt lettered green cloth of this Ayn Rand masterpiece. Signed & dedicated on the front free endpaper "To Dr. Corrales / - Cordially - / Ayn Rand". In an excellent original 2nd issue dustwrapper [correctly priced at $3.00] with photo of Ayn Rand & three critical reviews on the rear panel; a touch spine faded but still quite sharp, a bit of expert conservation primarily at the spine crown. Very nice indeed. Custom clamshell case in fine condition. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943 Beautiful Leather Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped & decorated at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous DJ's graphic. The case is finished outside in an elegant dark brown calf with a dark brown Nuba® interior. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition. Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for dozens of generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. Custom Clamshell Case. more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous DJ's graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in dark brown Nuba & Orange cloth - Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first edition. Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for dozens of generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. Custom Clamshell Case. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957., 1957 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous Salter DJ graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in Dark Forest Green & Deep Red Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first & most early same-sized editions snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for three dozen generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957 Beautiful Clamshell first edition Bookcase. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover designed after the famous Salter DJ graphic. Each box is finished inside & out in Dark Forest Green & Deep Red Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the first & most early same-sized editions snugly . Protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for three dozen generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957 Excellent Presentation Copy In Unusually Fine Condition. A splendid example of this Rand High Spot. First Edition, First issue, correctly priced dustwrapper with 10/57 on the lower front flap & the publisher's name in full on the bottom rear flap. Authentically inscribed on the front free endpaper in black fountain pen: " To Graham Porter / - Cordially - / Ayn Rand / 06/25/58" . Thick octavo, pp1171. Sharp, tight, fine binding, perfect text block without names, marks or blemishes in a lovely, bright original unrestored dustwrapper [two short closed tears at the bottom edge] in superb condition - rarely seen as such these days and very much more desirable than the occasional simply signed copies that periodically turn up. The Classic Rand - amongst all modern firsts, this dustwrapper is probably our favorite for its richness of design. Custom clamshell case in fine condition. A premium copy. . 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957., 1957 Custom SLIPCASE only. [Not with Book] Hand-Crafted by our conservation team. Sculpted Upper Cover, After The Famous DJ's 'Graphic Design'. Finished in soft Dark Green Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. Very Nice.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Random House, 1957 A fabulous collector's grade copy of this Rand High Spot. First Edition, First issue, correctly priced dustwrapper with 10/57 on the lower front flap & the publisher's name in full on the bottom rear flap. Thick octavo, pp. 1171. As near to perfect as one could hope to achieve, the original green cloth binding is very fine, & fresh - something one seldom gets to see. The superb Salter designed dustwrapper is truly wonderful. This is the finest copy we have seen in many a moon with the white of the dustwrapper, recto, verso, pristine and with flawless colour depth in the famous rich purple, green, blue, yellow & red hues. Two tiny surface rubs, 1 very short closed tear otherwise as new and unrestored. This book has been protected from exposure to daylight for over 50 years & looks as fresh as the day it was published. The Classic Rand - amongst all modern firsts, this dustwrapper is probably our favorite for its richness of design. A stunning premium copy - a hundred times more difficult to find than 99.9 percent of the copies offered today. Perhaps one of the best example available anywhere at any price. In a beautiful gilt lettered custom collector's clamshell case. . 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955 From TBCL's Children's Bookcase. First Edition, first printing, Scribner's A on the copyright page, of Rawlings' magical tale penned for children. A fine copy in illustrated brown cloth, white titles and decorations in a near fine dustwrapper. 8vo. Unpaginated. 64 pp. Charming illustrations by Leonard Weisgard throughout.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938 First Edition, later issue, printed in the same year as the first edition, of Rawling's enduring Pulitzer Prize winning classic, warmly Inscribed by her on the first free endpaper, 'For... .With Love". A very good copy showing modest use in a very good dustwrapper with medium wear. 8vo. 428 pp. Adapted into film with Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.. 1st Edition. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942., 1942 First Edition. A near fine copy in the publisher's green cloth covered boards, titled and decorated in silver, in an excellent price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper with the slightest of rubbing at the edges and spine. 8vo. 368 pp. With illustrations by Edward Shenton.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938., 1938 Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the dustwrapper's famous 'Youth Holding A Yearling' central illustration. The case is finished inside & out in overall Corn Yellow Cloth & Rich Dark Green Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral  ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the true first edition & optionally, several early printings should they be special copies. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for two dozen generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938., 1938 Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the dustwrapper's famous 'Youth Holding A Yearling' central illustration. The case is finished inside & out in overall Corn Yellow Cloth & Rich Dark Green Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral  ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the true first edition & optionally, several early printings should they be special copies. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for two dozen generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938., 1938 First Edition of Rawling's enduring Pulitzer Prize winning classic Signed by her on the first free endpaper. A better than good copy showing use, (head and heel of the spine neatly strengthened, in a near fine, bright, supplied first edition dustwrapper with minor wear.). Previous collector's gift inscription to the front free endpaper and original front dustwrapper flap preserved as provenance with a note on the verso stating that Rawlings was '..'s friend and lived about 21 miles from her at the small town of Hawthorne". 8vo. 428 pp. Adapted into film with Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935 Important Copy. First Edition, first issue of Rawlings second book, beautifully inscribed by her on the front endpaper, 'For Phil May, from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, April, 1936, here were the magic isles, fruited with men's dreams.' A near fine copy in burnt orange cloth, black titles ruled in gilt, in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some overall use. Ex-Libris Philip May, Sr., a close friend of Rawlings and her husband Norton Baskin. May acted as Rawlings' attorney in the Cross Creek Trial. Subsequent to her death, a portion of her personal library and correspondence passed to May, Sr. and then to his son, Philip May, Jr.. First Edition. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942 Outstanding Copy. Multiple Signers. First Edition, first issue of Rawlings classic, Inscribed by her on the front endpaper, 'For Clifford and Gladys, with much affection, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, March 17, 1942.' Dr. Clifford P. Lyons was professor of literature at the University of Florida. He and his wife testified on Rawlings behalf at the Cross Creek Trial. Additionally Signed by Robert Camp Jr., the dustwrapper artist on the bottom edge of the front dustwrapper flap, Norton Baskin, Rawlings' husband, Dessie Smith Prescott, a close friend and companion, Idell Parker, the Rawlings' maid for many years and Jake Glisson, Rawlings' childhood neighbour. A near fine copy in green cloth, green titles ruled in silver, in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some overall use. Ex-Libris Philip May, Sr., a close friend of Rawlings and her husband Norton Baskin. May acted as Rawlings' attorney in the Cross Creek Trial. Subsequent to her death, a portion of her personal library and correspondence passed to May, Sr. and then to his son, Philip May, Jr.. First Edition. more information

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New York: Scribner's, 1936 First Edition Inscribed by Scribner's editor, Maxwell Perkins to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings on the front endpaper: 'To Marjorie, With admiration and affection from Maxwell Perkins, May 22nd, 1936.' A very good or better copy in rose cloth, (slight fade to the edge of the front panel), gilt titles to the spine in a bright dustwrapper showing some overall use. Ex-Libris Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, with her pencil quotations marking passages throughout the book. On the margin of pp. 17, Rawlings wrote, 'Something you can't understand or believe until it happens', in reference to Wolfe's passage, 'I wanted to lead the same kind of obscure and private life I'd always had and not be told about my fame and success'. Provenance: Philip May, Sr., close friend of Rawlings and her husband Norton Baskin. May acted as Rawlings' attorney in the critical Cross Creek Trial. Subsequent to her death, a portion of her personal library and correspondence passed to May, Sr. and then to his son, Philip May, Jr.. First Edition. more information

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Toronto: William Briggs, 1915 First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's gray cloth, white titles to the spine in a better than very good pictorial dustwrapper with one closed tear. Small 8vo. 259 pp.. 1st Edition. more information

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London: Cassell & Company, (1974), 1974 First edition. 8vo, pp 246. A fine fresh copy in dustwrapper.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. more information

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London: Collins, 1956 First Edition of the author's first novel adapted into the 1957 submarine film with Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens. A fine copy in blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine or better pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 192 pp. A bright, fresh, extremely nice copy of this gripping World War II battle-at-sea saga. . 1st Edition. more information

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London: Collins, 1958 First Edition. A gripping tale of a three day ship-to-ship engagement in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars. A near fine copy in blue cloth, decorated endpapers, (previous collector's discreet name to the verso of the front free endpaper, tiny unobtrusive bookseller's ticket to the front free endpaper), gilt titles to the spine in a near fine bright, fresh unpriced 'export' pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 256 pp. Very nice indeed.. 1st Edition. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan, 1958 Reaney, James. A SUIT OF NETTLES. Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada Ltd., 1958. First Edition. Lg. 8vo, 54 pp. Black cloth spine, tan boards. A fine copy in dustwrapper showing light use. Reaney's second book, a long poem, the winner of the 1958 Governor-General's Award for Poetry. His first book THE RED HEART, 1949 also won the G-G. A very nice copy. $75.00 . 1st Edition. more information

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