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NAKED LUNCH.

By Burroughs, William

New York: Grove Press, Inc, ( 1959 ). First American printing in a first state dust jacket. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+.

ATLAS SHRUGGED. 2 VOLUMES

By Rand, Ayn

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, [ 1989 ]. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued.

YORICKÕS SENTIMENTAL JOURNY THROUGH FRANCE, ITALY &c. FOUR VOLUMES COMPLETE IN ONE, WITH CONTINUATION

By Hall-Stevenson, John

London: Printed for William Baynes, 1792. Reissue of the 1791 edition, with a Baynes title-page. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Printed for William Baynes, 1792. Reissue of the 1791 edition, with a Baynes title-page. 279 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown full calf with recent, period style morocco reback; spine tooled in compartments. Some general wear to boards, bookplate, else very good. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

THE ASSISTANT

By Malamud, Bernard

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. First edition. 246 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth. Very clean, solid copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

THE INVINCIBLE

By Lem, Stanislaw

New York: The Seabury Press, 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. New York: The Seabury Press, 1973. First American edition. 184 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth. Black lettering to spine. Light wear to head & heel of dust jacket spine, scattered light markings and several scratches to jacket, else a clean, solid copy. Very good+/Very good.

CONCLUDING

By Green, Henry

London: Hogarth Press, 1950. Second Impression. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good-. London: Hogarth Press, 1950. Second Impression. 254 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Light blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Some scuffing to boards and light edge wear. Top edge of block dyed or toned, light foxing to other edges. Pages clean and bright if lightly toned. Dust jacket has some edge wear, most notably at hinges and corners. Dust jacket is toned and has faint foxing, more foxing on flaps. Very good+/Very good-.

THE KNIFE OF THE TIMES AND OTHER STORIES [ Ronald Lane LatimerÕs copy - SIGNED ]

By Williams, William Carlos

Ithaca, NY: Dragon Press, [ 1932 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/Very good-. Ithaca, NY: Dragon Press, [ 1932 ]. First edition. Inscribed simply - Ò Best of Luck/ William Carlos WilliamsÓ. [ viii ], 164 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth with paper labels. Small vertical bubbles in cloth; browning of endpapers; some minor foxing to first few and last few pages, else quite good. D j is worn with chips from head and heel of spine and corners and is split along the back spine fold. The printed d j is folded over a tissue d j that is edge-worn.This copy is from the library of Ronald Lane Latimer and has Ò LatimerÕs Book / 1932 Ò in pencil above WilliamsÕ inscription. It also has four titles added in pencil to the list of WilliamsÕ books in front. Most of these added titles, I think, were of books published by Latimer beginning in 1934.An interesting association copy. Very good-/Very good-. (Insurance required to ship this item).

JACK HINTON, THE GUARDSMAN, VOLUMES 1 & 2

By Lever, Charles

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1892. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Phiz. Military Novels of Charles Lever, ÒOur Mess First Series, Jack Hinton. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1892. 2 vols. Numerous b/w illustrations. Illustrated by Phiz. 299, 291 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. White cloth. Gilt lettering and decorations to spines and front boards. Number 63 of 250 copies. Two volumes. Both copies in similar condition, but volume two has lean to spine. Spines sunned. Scuffing to heels. Small tear in head of volume one. Foxing to boards. Pages untrimmed, but are clean and bright. Small ink spot on front board of volume two. A nice set overall. Very good-/No dust jacket. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply)

WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT

By Steinbeck, John

New York: Viking Press, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. New York: Viking Press, 1961. First edition. 309 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Light edge wear. Beveled edge to boards. Block edges toned and show some small discolorations. Interior pages clean and bright. Moderate to heavy edge wear to dust jacket. Top edge of dust jacket sunned. Dust jacket moderately toned. A very good copy, but dust jacket shows wear. Very good/Good. (Insurance required to ship this item).

OBSERVATIONS OF HENRY

By Jerome, Jerome K

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1901. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1901. Frontispiece. 182 pp. . 24mo. Brown cloth. Black lettering to spine and front board. B/w color stamp image on front cover. Moderate wear to head and heel. White on pressed image faded and worn. Foxing to endpages. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean and bright. A good copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

TOM AND JERRY

By Egan, Pierce

London: John Dicks, Circa 1880. ÒPeopleÕs EditionÓ. Softcover. Fair/No dust jacket. Or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis. London: John Dicks, Circa 1880. ÒPeopleÕs EditionÓ. Numerous b/w illustrations. 125 pp. Softcover. Small 8vo. Green pamphlet. Head and heel missing. Spine worn. Covers show foxing towards edges. Some edge wear. Printed price marked over. Pages show some bleedthrough, but are otherwise clean and bright. Numerous pages unopened. Although the cover shows wear, the interior is in very good condition overall. Fair/No dust jacket.

AUGUST BLUE & THE ARISTEIA OF AUDUBON VINE

By Davenport, Guy and Lucas, Mark

NP: Frankfort Arts Foundation, 1992. Softcover. Very good+. NP: Frankfort Arts Foundation, 1992. Introduction by Taylor, Richard. Inscribed and signed by the author. xiv, 55 pp. Softcover. Large 8vo. Gray Stiff printed wraps. Black lettering to spine and covers. Minor foxing to front end page. Otherwise pages are clean and bright. Very nice copy overall. Very good+/.

RAZORÕS EDGE

By Maugham, W. Somerset

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1944. First edition after the printing of a limited edition of 750 copies. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1944. First edition after the printing of a limited edition of 750 copies. 1944 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth. Decorative embossing to front cover and spine. Text on spine completely faded. Head and heel somewhat loose, but binding remains sound. Several small stains across cover. Corners somewhat bent and partially worn through. Pages somewhat tanned, but are clean and bright. A good copy overall. Very good-/No dust jacket.

PHASES OF THE MOON

By Robert Silverberg

{Michigan}: Subterranean Press, 2004. One of an edition limited to copies, this being # 175 of 1526. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Stories From Six Decades. {Michigan}: Subterranean Press, 2004. One of an edition limited to copies, this being # 175 of 1526. Signed by the author. 622 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. brown cloth. A beautiful copy in very good plus condition Very good+/Very good+.

IN THE BEGINNING

By Robert Silverberg

[Michigan]: Subterranean Press, 2006. One of an edition limited to copies, this being # 130 of 1000. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Tales From the Pulp Era. [Michigan]: Subterranean Press, 2006. One of an edition limited to copies, this being # 130 of 1000. Signed by the author. 335 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue paper covered boards. Marbled endpapers. A very nice copy. Very good+/Very good+.

DARKFIRE

By C.J. Sansom

[London]: Macmillan, [2004]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. [London]: Macmillan, [2004]. First edition. Signed by the author. full-color illustrated map on endpapers. 502 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. black paper covered boards. A nice copy in very good plus condition Very good+/Very good+.

THE PILGRIM OF HATE

By Ellis Peters

[London]: Macmillan, [1984]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. THE TENTH CHRONICLE OF BROTHER CADFAEL. [London]: Macmillan, [1984]. First edition. 190 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown paper covered boards. Lightly bumped front board, some tanning and light discoloration along the top block. Two very small dark spots along the side block and a discolored line along the bottom block. Very good+/Very good+.

LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING

By Douglas Adams

New York: Harmony Books, [1982]. Third printing. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York: Harmony Books, [1982]. Third printing. 227 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Some glue residue/buildup along the edge of top block where it meets the spine. Some very light discoloration/staining also present along the front edge of the top block. Creasing to the dust jacket at the head of the spine as well as some very slight rubbing to some corners. there is a small circular stain in the top right corner of the first inside page (possibly ink) measuring roughly 1/5 of an inch in diameter/ Very good+/Very good+.

THE SANCTUARY SPARROW

By Ellis Peters

[London]: Macmillan, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. THE SEVENTH CHRONICLE OF BROTHER CADFAEL. [London]: Macmillan, 1983. First edition. 221 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark brown paper covered boards. some tanning to blocks and light tanning on edges of interior pages, otherwise a very good plus copy Very good+/Very good+.

A NOTE ON EXPERTS: DEXTER VESPASIAN JOYNER

By Wolfe, Thomas

New York: House of Books, 1939. # 297 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: House of Books, 1939. # 297 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Unpaginated. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth. Very slightly faded on front board along spine, else very good. Very good/No dust jacket.