Fiction from Books of the World

New York: Random House, November 1966. Hardcover in a robust paper-covered cardboard slipcase with portrait of the protagonists pasted on front. First Trade Edition in solo book form (no additional printings listed). Quarter-bound in teal cloth with beige sidepapers and gilt lettering and decoration. Ocher endpapers. Near Fine book in a Very Good case. Interior pristine. Spine straight. A few… Read more

New York: Ballantine Books, February 1966. Mass market paperback. Revised Edition. Fifty-seventh printing, November 1975. SBN 345-24826-0-175. Cover painting, Biblo comes to the Huts of the Raftelves, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Very Good. Unmarked. Interior unmarked. Spine creased. Light dog-ear to front cover. Reading and light edgewear to covers. Light adhesion wear to rear cover. 287 pages.

New York: Anchor Books, April 1995. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight dogear to top front corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 406 pages. An epic novel that chronicles the dramatic history of the al-Nagi family: a family that moves, over many generations, from the height… Read more

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Premier, March 1974. Mass Market Paperback. No additional printings listed. Near Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelf and reading wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 128 pages. Contents: The Madman; The Voter; Marriage is a Private Affair; Akueke; Chike's School Days; The Sacrificial Egg; Vengeful Creditor; Dead Men's… Read more

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition Thus / full number line. Fine book in pictorial covers / no jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 94 pages. Profusely illustrated glossy hardcover. Abridged version for younger readers. An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the… Read more

London: Orchard Books, September 1990. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter-bound in dark grey cloth with dove grey sides. Silver titles and top edge. Silver silk ribbon marker. Illustrated endpapers. Dove grey slipcase. Presentation copy of a Limited Edition of 250 copies. Flat-signed by illustrator Faith Jaques, the noted children's book author, illustrator, artist, and advocate. Fine book in a Near… Read more

Secaucus, New Jersey: Castle Books, January 1981. Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Gift inscription to FFEP. quarter-inch tear to bottom edge of front cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 216 pages. Profusely illustrated.

New York: The Paris Review, Fall-Winter 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. 234 pages.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, March 1968. Paperback. Good. Notes and underlining. Spine faded and lightly creased. Covers clean. Not from a library. c + 310 pages. Contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

London & Glasgow: Collins, 1964. Hardcover. Green faux leather over boards with silver titles to front and spine; decorative slipcase with windows revealing titles. Special Edition for 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Birth. Very Good. Gift inscription to FFEP. Text pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Light soiling to top edge of slipcase. 160 pages.

London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1965. Hardcover. Third printing, 1967. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Light soiling to covers. 165 pages. Editorial material in English; plays in French.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, October 2018. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine tail lightly bumped. Light rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 286 pages.

New York: HarperCollins / William Morrow, 2018. Hardcover. First edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 357 pages. San Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon.... Think Raymond Chandler meets Damon Runyon with more than… Read more

New York: Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter, January 2014. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. In this seventh installment of the Bad Kitty series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways-especially… Read more

New York: Assouline, December 2021. Hardcover. Pictorial linen over boards in a thick luxury slipcase. As New book in an As New slipcase. Pristine inside and out. 304 pages, 280 color illustrations. 12.3 x 10.6 x 2.3 inches. 6.8 pounds. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that accompanies Jane Campion's film… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with a full color pastedown of two knights fighting on the front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Nine color plates. Top edge dyed red. Very Good+ book with no jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and sound. Front cover clean and bright. Reading wear to corners and spine… Read more

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering and titles. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Spine end frayed and torn. Wear to edges and corners. Not from a library. xxvii + 234 pages. front., illus., plates. Carefully crafted vintage book for children with stories accented with art and paintings. Contents: The… Read more

New York: Illustrated Editions Company, [n.d.]. Hardcover. Quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt striping and lettering and orange cloth boards, beveled edges front and back. Orange end papers, deckle edge. Heavyweight paper. Numerous B&W illustrations by Gustave Dore. Very Good+ book with no jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Not from a library. No ownership markings. Slight… Read more

New York: The Bibliophilist Society, 1931. Hardcover. Illustrated end papers. Frontis and several plates. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight. Moderate wear and soiling to covers. Not from a library. xii + 322 pages. front. plates.

New York: Random House, n.d. [August 1990, c. 1957]. Hardcover. Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Very Good / no jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean. Corners and spine ends bumped. Not from a library. xxiv + 1004 pages. An anthology of science fiction stories originally published in 1946. Lester del Rey said it was the book… Read more