New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Front hinge starting. Bound in faded green, decorated buckram, sans DW; t.e.g.; untrimmed fore-edges; illustrated title page; previous owners inscription on ffep.; 116pp. A TLS (typed-letter signed) is tipped in to the book on the author's personal stationery and dated March 2, 1905. . Signed Letter Tipped in . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
New York: Knopf, 1969. A tight, clean copy of the first ediiton by the author of "The Chosen". 359pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
NY: Dutton, 1961. Housed in a bright yellow dustwrapper that has a closed 1" tear on back panel, o/w nice. Inscribed and Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
GA: University of Georgia Press, 1989. The scarce first edition of the author's first book. Great copy of this book that won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in the year that it was published. Only flaw is slight wrinkling to top edge of d.w. spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
PA: Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1988. Housed in a NF dustwrapper that shows one minor 3/4" closed tear to bottom of front panel. Overall, a tight, clean first edition of this the African-American author's scarce first book. Winner of the Drue Heinz Literary Prize in year of publication.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
NY: Scribners, 1984. A beautiful, tight clean copy of this, the first edition of the author's first book. The novel that introduces Brady Coyne.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine -- Price-Clipped.
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1949. Previous owner's bookplate. The first edition of this large 8vo book with illustrations by Hirschfeld. Dustwrapper shows slight edgewear, but both book and dustwrapper are bright and whole.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG++.
NY: Knopf, 1957. Dustwrapper shows the slightest edgewear. A beautiful, tight, clean copy of the noted poet's first novel. With dustwrapper blurb by Truman Capote.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
NY: Hyperion, 1991. This is a beautiful "as new" copy of the first edition of the author's first book -- This novel is a good working of "black comedy" and a bit hard to find in this protected condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1930. Dustwrapper shows some yellowing to extremes and a light bit of wear. Beautiful copy of the true first edition of this title by the noted author (preceeds the British). A philosophical work by the noted British author.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG++.
NY: Macmillan & Co., 1916. Bound in pictorial blue cloth stamped in dark blue, orange and white. An Advance Review Copy (blindstamped on title page). This copy precedes the first edition because of the stamp and the copyright date of 1915 on the copyright page. Slight wrinkling around spine area -- but overall, bright and whole. Ref.: BAL 11996.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Review Copy.
