The Republic of Conscience by Gary Hart - 2015

Chicago / Seattle: Acme Novelty Library / Fantagraphics, 1994. Signed by Chris Ware. First edition / First printing. Oversize illustrated stapled cardstock covers. 11" x 13.75 Fine. Issued without dust jacket, Mylar jacket supplied.

"Requiem For A Nun" by William Faulkner. 1951 true 1st Edition, 1st Printing meeting all first trade edition points (first edition not stated and no other statements of printings on the copyright page; dark gray top edge stain; "Chocktaw" on page 21); Random House; New York. The book comes with its original, un-clipped 1st issue dust jacket (with jacket designer's name misspelled as "M. McKnight Kauffer"). REQUIEM FOR A NUNThis sequel to Faulkner's most sensational, Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan's child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Excellent condition… Read More

This is a historically significant lot of 11 volumes (of 12) from the 1819 3rd edition of "STATE PAPERS AND PUBLICK DOCUMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES" - From the Accession of George Washington to the Presidency, Exhibiting a Complete View of Our Foreign Relations since that Time"; "Including Confidential Documents." Published in 1819 by Thomas B. Wait in Boston. Some of the volumes feature a presidential frontispiece portrait. Volume IX contains an Index of contents for volumes I-IX; Volume XII contains an Index of contents for volumes XI and XII. The collection contains important and interesting papers and letters from the first few decades of the early United States government from George Washington's administration up to the administration of James Monroe (to the year 1818), including the inaugural addresses of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and James Madison, George Washington's letter to Congress regarding the death of Benjamin Franklin, the "Louisiana Acquisition" (Louisiana Purchase),… Read More

This is a rare "Big Little Book" copy of "The Adventures of DICK TRACY Detective" by Chester Gould. Number W-707. 1932 1st edition, 1st printing; Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin. Illustrated throughout. This title has the distinction of being the first Big Little Book ever published and had only one print run. The book is a compilation of the Dick Tracy daily comic strip that appeared in the Detroit Mirror newspaper from November 19 to December 28, 1931 and April 12 to May 24, 1932. Rare in any condition.Condition:The illustrations after pages 118 and 294 have been partially colored in (and some of the red ink bled onto page 294)...other than that, the pages are clean and in very good condition; some light foxing to the rear pastedown and end paper. Tight binding with no loose pages. Light soiling to the back cover; staining to the left half of the front cover and on the spine. Light corner wear. The top-right corner of the spine has chipped off; 1" tear at the top-right corner of the… Read More

Holt, 1956. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is fine. The dust jacket is lightly worn and has has an internally repaired tear on the front flyfold. Basis for the film REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.

Chicago / Seattle: Acme Novelty Library / Fantagraphics, 1994. Signed by Chris Ware. First edition / First printing. Oversize illustrated stapled cardstock covers. 11" x 13.75 Fine. Issued without dust jacket, Mylar jacket supplied.

"Requiem For A Nun" by William Faulkner. 1951 true 1st Edition, 1st Printing meeting all first trade edition points (first edition not stated and no other statements of printings on the copyright page; dark gray top edge stain; "Chocktaw" on page 21); Random House; New York. The book comes with its original, un-clipped 1st issue dust jacket (with jacket designer's name misspelled as "M. McKnight Kauffer"). REQUIEM FOR A NUNThis sequel to Faulkner's most sensational, Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan's child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Excellent condition… Read More

This is a historically significant lot of 11 volumes (of 12) from the 1819 3rd edition of "STATE PAPERS AND PUBLICK DOCUMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES" - From the Accession of George Washington to the Presidency, Exhibiting a Complete View of Our Foreign Relations since that Time"; "Including Confidential Documents." Published in 1819 by Thomas B. Wait in Boston. Some of the volumes feature a presidential frontispiece portrait. Volume IX contains an Index of contents for volumes I-IX; Volume XII contains an Index of contents for volumes XI and XII. The collection contains important and interesting papers and letters from the first few decades of the early United States government from George Washington's administration up to the administration of James Monroe (to the year 1818), including the inaugural addresses of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and James Madison, George Washington's letter to Congress regarding the death of Benjamin Franklin, the "Louisiana Acquisition" (Louisiana Purchase),… Read More

This is a rare "Big Little Book" copy of "The Adventures of DICK TRACY Detective" by Chester Gould. Number W-707. 1932 1st edition, 1st printing; Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin. Illustrated throughout. This title has the distinction of being the first Big Little Book ever published and had only one print run. The book is a compilation of the Dick Tracy daily comic strip that appeared in the Detroit Mirror newspaper from November 19 to December 28, 1931 and April 12 to May 24, 1932. Rare in any condition.Condition:The illustrations after pages 118 and 294 have been partially colored in (and some of the red ink bled onto page 294)...other than that, the pages are clean and in very good condition; some light foxing to the rear pastedown and end paper. Tight binding with no loose pages. Light soiling to the back cover; staining to the left half of the front cover and on the spine. Light corner wear. The top-right corner of the spine has chipped off; 1" tear at the top-right corner of the… Read More

Holt, 1956. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is fine. The dust jacket is lightly worn and has has an internally repaired tear on the front flyfold. Basis for the film REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.