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New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1952. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. An insider's portrait of small-town America & the early assimilation of immigrants therein, drawing on the author's personal recollections of growing up in Galesburg, Illinois. In 445 pages with Index, photo endpapers of family & community members. A First Edition, slightly later printing (no statement) from 1952, this hardcover 8vo is bound in handsome medium-green cloth with darker green insight title boxes & silver lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: completely clean, but lacking that brand new crispness. Binding strong & straight, but rear hinge starting. Pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning, but completely unmarked. Very modest pushing to both ends of spine. The price-clipped DJ is VG, with light chipping at both ends of spine, rubbing to extremities, slight spine fading; protected in clear mylar by former owner. Our photos depict… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writers Digest Books, 1996. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Trade Paper. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Another in the "Howdunit Series" designed for writers of mysteries & true crime, this volume covers: the history of the amateur detective novel; some contemporary amateur detectives; resume of an amateur sleuth; resources for the writer & sleuth; technology, the Internet, & the amateur sleuth; how real amateur sleuths solve cases; & much more! 232 pages. A First Edition, First Printing, from 1996, this trade paperback is in Near Fine condition: light shelfwear to bottom outside pages is all that keeps it from being like Brand New. Else, completely clean & tight, pages white & unmarked.. SPECIAL:the more you buy, the more you save! Order any other book in this series at the same time, take 20% off both; 3 books, take 30% off, 4 books, take 40% off, 5 books, take a full 50% off! + only $1.00 extra… Read More

Berkeley/Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1949. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Correspondence in the form of letters written 1862-1874 between author Hans Christian Andersen & his American editor, Horace Elisha Scudder. Edited, with copious explanatory Notes, by Waldemar Westergaard, with an Introduction by Jean Hersholt (who made new translations of Andersen's famous fairy tales) & an Interpretive Essay by Helge Topsoe-Jensen. In 181 pages with Index, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1949. In publisher's aqua green cloth over boards lettered in gilt to spine, this hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with modest tanning. Foxing only in front matter, heaviest to verso of frontispiece. Mild pushing to both ends of spine & bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with a few small chips & mild paper loss at both end of spine, 2 tiny… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1990. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the characteristics & advantage/disadvantages of hundreds of weapons, 186 pages with Index, Glossary, Bibliography. Illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, 7th Printing from 1990, this trade paperback is in Near Fine condition: looks & feels unopened & just slightly less crisp than Brand New; completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked save for small stamp from former owner to half-title page & very mild shelfwear to bottom outside page edges. Bottom outer corner of front cover is mildly curled. SPECIAL:the more you buy, the more you save! Order any other book in this series at the same time, take 20% off both; 3 books, take 30% off, 4 books, take 40% off, 5 books, take… Read More

London, England: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. First British Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Nearly 20 years after the publication of "The Naked and the Dead,'' the author returned to the theme of war, this time chronicling his adventures over a four-day period in Oct. 1967 at demonstrations in Washington, D.C. against the Vietnam War, followed by "an objective history of the battle of the Pentagon.'' Orig. published in a lengthy excerpt in Harper's Magazine, this is the First British Edition, First Printing from 1968, in 288 pages with map endpapers depicting the DC area. Hardcover 8vo has soft blue-gray cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Fine: as clean & bright as Brand new with extremely mild rubbing from shelf to lower extremities. Binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with 45s. net price intact to bottom front flap) is equally Fine & protected to stay that way in clear mylar. An… Read More

Schirmer Trade Books, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From a couple who lived & worked in the heart of the New York beat scene, this volume offers their observations in essays, complemented by 240 original black-and-white photos, along with reproductions of authentic Beat writings in the author's own hand or typed by them. In 286 pages with Bibliography, Biographical Sketches, & Index in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1996, this hardcover book has black publisher's cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Fine in an equally Fine DJ: looks & feels just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, pages white, binding firm & square, hinges secure--feels never opened. Unclipped DJ is equally lovely: clean & bright & nicely protected in new mylar cover to stay that way Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1975. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The venerable rare book expert & Alcott scholar Madeleine Stern has edited, & written an Introduction to, this collection of previously unknown "blood-and-thunder" tales written by Louisa May Alcott under the pseudonym "A. M. Barnard." All were orig. published in various weeklies in the late 1860s before she finally dared to published "Little Women" under her own name. A FIRST EDITION, fourth printing from 1975 (not the new reprint!), this hardcover book has bright red paper-covered boards with black lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages slightly off-white with mild tanning to endpapers only; no foxing. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Only flaw is slight pushing to heel of spine. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Near fine due to very slight edgewear, including a… Read More

Random House Inc, 1988. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Vol I of this three-volume comprehensive biography of "the most controversial figure of his age" in late-Victorian England, the "playwright, wit, socialist, polemicist, & irresistible charmer'' George Bernard Shaw. This volume explores Shaw from his birth in 1856 through his 1898 marriage. In 4864 pages with Index + 32 pages of black-and-white photos. A FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, from 1988, this hardcover is in Fine condition in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding tight & square, hinges secure, pages white. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Random House, 1989. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Vol II of this three-volume comprehensive biography of "the most controversial figure of his age" in late-Victorian England, the "playwright, wit, socialist, polemicist, & irresistible charmer'' George Bernard Shaw. This volume explores Shaw at this prime, when he had become the most popular writer in England. In 421 pages + 32 pages of black-and-white photos. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989, this hardcover is in Fine condition in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding tight & square, hinges secure, pages white. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. The author of a previous biography of Gertrude Stein now turns her attention to her partner, Alice B. Toklas. In 324 pages, with 24 pages of black-and-white photos, extensive Notes, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1977, this hardcover book has a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine with goldenrod-colored paper over boards. Condition is VG+: completely clean inside, with some spotting to top outside page edges & tops of both boards. Slight pushing to both ends of spine. Else, binding tight & square, pages creamy white. The price-clipped DJ is VG-/Good+, marred by mild chipping at both ends of spine & rubbing to extremities; protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. The "first authoritative biography" of Sylvia Plath as only another woman & poet could write it, in 413 pages, including Index + 16 pages of black-and-white photos in center. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989, this hardcover 8vo has a quarter red cloth-wrapped spine stamped in gilt, with bright red paper covering the remaining boards. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by mild dust dulling to top outside page edges & tiny bump to top outer corners of pp. 246-286. Else, exceptionally clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. The unclipped DJ is Fine: colorful & bright with no fading & virtually no edgewear; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders,… Read More

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. First, Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Another collection of verse from this relatively unheralded screenwriter & author (1909-1983). Orig. published in 1977, this is the posthumously published Black Sparrow trade paperback edition from 1988 (First, thus). In colorful wrappers, 178 pages, this softcover 8vo (6" x 9") is in Near Fine condition: stored since Brand New, it is completely clean & bright & unmarked, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. Only flaw is mild diagonal creasing to bottom outer corner of front cover. Special: order any other book by this author & take 20% off both & only $1 extra shipping for both! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Examines the "social, political, & historical influences that shaped the lives of the Brothers Grimm & the stories they recorded" back in the late 1700s. In 180 pgs with Index, Bibliography, well-illustrated with vintage photos & ephemera. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from , this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition, despite being Ex-Lib: aside from the stamps & card pocket in front matter, it is completely clean, binding secure, pages white, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is truly Fine, having been protected under library mylar cover since brand new! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wirght, Tony. A modern-day Candide, a sharply satirical autobiography,'' set in the form of a novel involving the first cannibal to become a New York celebrity. In 287 pages + 16 pages of black-and-white photos in center. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1987, this hardcover 8vo has red paper over boards with a black cloth-wrapped spine lettered in glittery red. Condition is VG+: extremely clean with an occasional spot or smudge, binding strong & straight, pages white & completely unmarked. Modest rubbing to extremities & slight bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: virtually flawless! Nicely protected in clear mylar cover free. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avante-Garde Books, 1973. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good+. True, first-person account by the controversial publisher who was jailed in 1972 on obscenity charges following a decision by the US Supreme Court against his quarterly magazine, Eros, which featured erotic literary works on love & sex. Speaks chillingly to challenges today--more than 50 years later--to our right to free speech & our freedom to read. In 35 pages with photo endpapers, this is a FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1973. Hardcover 8vo has black cloth-covered boards lettered in white to spine & blindstamped with the book's title wrapping front & back across fore edge. Condition is Near Fine: virtually flawless save for small rubbed area/sticker residue? to front board & teeny spot to lower edge of same. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is just Good+,… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the intricacies of death investigation, including the initial death scene & determination of its cause, the autopsy, executions, & much more! In 207 pages with Index, Bibliography, & Glossary. A FIRST EDITION, 8th printing from 1992, this trade paperback is in Fine condition: looks & feels unopened & just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked save for small stamp from former owner on lower title page with very slight dust dulling to top outside page edges. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays… Read More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1989. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Peck, Beth. Capote's largely autobiographical account of the years he lived with a family of distant, elderly cousins in a small rural AL town (a setting in which he became the inspiration for Harper Lee's character Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird.") Originally published in "Mademoiselle" magazine in 1956 & then in a slipcased edition (see our other listing!), this the first appearance in book form with the delightful illustrations of Beth Peck (First, Thus, Second Printing per number line). Large hardcover 4to as pale green cloth-wrapped spine over manila paper-covered boards & is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & unmarked inside, but with a dark or yellowed spot of unknown origin to outer top of fore edge side of front board. Else, pages white, colors bright, binding strong & straight. the price-clipped DJ is only Good, downgraded… Read More

Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2007. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sumptuously illustrated history of the fountain pen places its design & evolution within the social & political context of different eras. Over 3000 pens are depicted, in 351 pages with 606 full-color photos, together with vintage advertisements & promotional materials through the decades.A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2007, this oversized hardcover 4to (9.25" x 12.25") has beige-light tan linen covered boards lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is Fine in an equally Fine DJ: just removed from storage where it has been since being received Brand New by previous owner from the distributor. Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. Former owner's stamp to ffep. The unclipped DOur photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all… Read More

New York, New York: Bay View Publishing Co.. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The celebrated author & essayist's best-known work, which some say "inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West" as he illuminates both the pleasures & pains of the substance he began using to ease his trigeminal neuralgia. Reprinted from the First Edition (1821), published by Bay View Publishing of New York (n.d., c. 1880s), the autobiographical "Confessions" are enhanced here with an Introduction by the Editor, Appendix, & Notes on conversations between De Quincey & other writers & society members of the day. These additions, according to Garnett, are "for the most part, brilliant superfluities [that] convert the brief, pregnant narrative of one episode in a life into a diffuse autobiography." Small 24mo (4" x 6") hardcover has green cloth over boards lavishly decorated with darker green & gilt design & lettering to front… Read More

New York, New York: Hurst & Company, 1880. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The celebrated author & essayist's best-known work, which some say "inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West" as he illuminates both the pleasures & pains of the substance he began using to ease his trigeminal neuralgia. This edition also includes 4 other titles, including "Suspiria de Profundis,'' the sequel to the "Confessions." In 495 pages with decorative endpapers, gilt to top page edges, frontispiece engraved photo of the author with tissue guard intact. N. d., roughly 1880s per OCLC. In publisher's olive green cloth stamped with gilt lettering inside a darker olive title box to spine, this small 8vo (5.5" x 7.75") hardcover is in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, rear hinge starting. Pages creamy white & unmarked, with moderate tanning, heavier to edges. Pp. 41-44 have dogeared outer-upper… Read More