PANIC. A PLAY IN VERSE by MacLeish, Archibald - 1935

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1927.. First edition -. Good in illustrated wrappers (some spine slant and creasing to the spine, wear to the edges of the covers) - pencilled notation of June 1st on the first page. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Very uncommon proof of the first English appearance of this classic novel of a group of Norwegian pioneers and their struggles to build a home in the desolate prairie-land of the American Midwest. Originally published in Norwegian as two books in 1924 and 1925 and translated by Lincoln Colcord and the author. Includes a foreword by Rolvaag, introduction by Lincoln Colcord. xxii, 465 pp.

Doubleday, 1989. 1st Edition. Paperback. VG+. Uncorrected Book Proof. 13.7 x 21.5cm paper back 166pp (6). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page with publisher's information sheet about the book laid in. The book is now protected by a rigid clear plastic cover and is in very good plus condition, clean and bright with just a little spotting to the edge of the text block. The publisher's information sheet has a little creasing and very faint toning along the right hand side edge where it originally stuck out of the book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Rare. Signed. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. An advance issue consisting of velobound, double-sided typescript. 743 pages. A very uncommon format - advance reading copy. Some wear to front cover but otherwise is near fine.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very good. Tall 8vo. Wraps. 266 pp. Sunning to wraps. Small crease to bottom corner p. 59. An excellent clean and unmarked copy. This is an advance uncorrected proof of Burroughs' 1980 novel.

New York: Farber Brothers, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Staplebound Wraps. Near Fine. 47 pp. primarily illus. 31 cm. Folio. Softcover. Staplebound stiff wraps in shiny silver and aqua, lettering in black, watercolor decorations to upper cover. [Title from cover]. Book Condition: Near fine with bits of salt and pepper wear to extremities. A very handsome copy. The original Krome Kraft product catalog with a profusion of half-tone illustrations, depicting hundreds of named and numbered Krome Kraft pieces in all their chromium plated hollowware glory. This product catalog is further distinguished by a constant stream of flowery prose: "Make drinking a joy! Make hospitality a delight! Welcome becomes double welcome when offered in these sparkling hostess sets of fine glass and finest quality Chromium Plate." Lacking any laid-in price lists but otherwise an exhaustive survey of the Krome Kraft product line from the days when they manufactured at the factory on 15 Crosby Street in New York City… Read More

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1927.. First edition -. Good in illustrated wrappers (some spine slant and creasing to the spine, wear to the edges of the covers) - pencilled notation of June 1st on the first page. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Very uncommon proof of the first English appearance of this classic novel of a group of Norwegian pioneers and their struggles to build a home in the desolate prairie-land of the American Midwest. Originally published in Norwegian as two books in 1924 and 1925 and translated by Lincoln Colcord and the author. Includes a foreword by Rolvaag, introduction by Lincoln Colcord. xxii, 465 pp.

Doubleday, 1989. 1st Edition. Paperback. VG+. Uncorrected Book Proof. 13.7 x 21.5cm paper back 166pp (6). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page with publisher's information sheet about the book laid in. The book is now protected by a rigid clear plastic cover and is in very good plus condition, clean and bright with just a little spotting to the edge of the text block. The publisher's information sheet has a little creasing and very faint toning along the right hand side edge where it originally stuck out of the book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Rare. Signed. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. An advance issue consisting of velobound, double-sided typescript. 743 pages. A very uncommon format - advance reading copy. Some wear to front cover but otherwise is near fine.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very good. Tall 8vo. Wraps. 266 pp. Sunning to wraps. Small crease to bottom corner p. 59. An excellent clean and unmarked copy. This is an advance uncorrected proof of Burroughs' 1980 novel.

New York: Farber Brothers, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Staplebound Wraps. Near Fine. 47 pp. primarily illus. 31 cm. Folio. Softcover. Staplebound stiff wraps in shiny silver and aqua, lettering in black, watercolor decorations to upper cover. [Title from cover]. Book Condition: Near fine with bits of salt and pepper wear to extremities. A very handsome copy. The original Krome Kraft product catalog with a profusion of half-tone illustrations, depicting hundreds of named and numbered Krome Kraft pieces in all their chromium plated hollowware glory. This product catalog is further distinguished by a constant stream of flowery prose: "Make drinking a joy! Make hospitality a delight! Welcome becomes double welcome when offered in these sparkling hostess sets of fine glass and finest quality Chromium Plate." Lacking any laid-in price lists but otherwise an exhaustive survey of the Krome Kraft product line from the days when they manufactured at the factory on 15 Crosby Street in New York City… Read More