Fiction And Literature from Parigi Books, ABAA/ILAB

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First US Edition. Hardcover. 377pp. Black pictorial cloth stamped in silver on the front panel and lettered in copper the spine panel, top edge stained red. A novel set in the slave-labor mahogany camps of tropical Mexico at the very beginning of the Mexican Revolution. Light toning to endpapers. A fine copy in… Read more

New York: Eros Magazine, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Include two short stories by Ray Bradbury (A Bed for Maria and The Long After-Midnight Girl). Contributions by Mark Twain, Allen Ginsberg, and others. Issue #3 includes the last studio portraits of Marilyn Monroe, taken six weeks before her death. Short tear to… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Hardcover. 524pp. Cloth. Signed and inscribed by August Derleth on the half-title page: "For Clarence Sistor / an historical novel / of old Wisconsin / Cordially, / August Derleth." Lower front corner bruised. A very good+ copy in very good+ dustjacket with some edge wear and toning to spine panel. ; Octavo; Signed… Read more

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First US Edition. Hardcover. Originally published in the UK as Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit. 246pp. Cloth backed boards. Variant with gray-blue cloth on the spine. Very mild fading to edges. A bright near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with some toning to spine and rear panel and minor creases to lower… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Shenton, Edward. 428pp. Beige cloth stamped in green on the cover and the spine, top edge stained gray. Illustrations by Edward Shenton. 1939 Pulitzer Prize winner and basis for the 1946 movie featuring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman. Small imperfection to cloth on front panel, name on front… Read more

London: Michael Joseph, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 223, [1]p. Cloth. Bruised spine head, a few minor spots to cloth. A very good+ copy in very good+ price-clipped dustjacket with foxing on the inside and light fading to spine panel. In Hubin, 1994, p. 827. ; Octavo.

London: Michael Joseph, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 223, [1]p. Cloth. Upper corner tips bruised, endpapers mildly toned. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with rubbing to rear panel and light fading to spine panel. In Hubin, 1994, p. 827. ; Octavo.

New York: M. S. Mill Co. and William Morrow & Co, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 224pp. Boards. Name and date on front free endpaper else a fine copy in very good- dustjacket with two chips along the spine, some edge wear, and old tape mends on the inside. Dustjacket art by Alice Kirkpatrick. In Hubin, 2003, p. 1512.; Octavo.… Read more

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. 298pp. Cloth. The author's first novel. Very mild slant to spine, name on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with a couple of chips to spine head, two short closed tears and light edge wear. ; Octavo.

Huntington Beach, CA: James Cahill Publishing, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Servello, Joe. Edition limited to 400 numbered copies, this being #389. Signed by James Lee Burke on the limitation page. 241pp. Quarter leather with gilt lettering on the spine. A pristine copy in slipcase. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 338pp. Brown cloth lettered in silver on the spine panel, top edge stained purple. The author's first novel. An attractive fine copy in fine dustjacket with two tiny creases to front flap and rear panel. ; Octavo.

Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Reissue. A near fine copy. Aqua blue cloth lettered in orange on the spine, brown endpapers. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with two tiny creases to corners of rear panel. An almost pristine copy. ; Octavo.

London and New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Greiffenhagen, Maurice; Sulllivan, James. 300pp. Orange pictorial cloth stamped in black on the front panel, and in gold and black on the spine panel. Frontispiece and eleven inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen and James Sullivan. Collects twelve stories including the first appearance of… Read more

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 249pp. Black cloth lettered in yellow on the spine. The author's first novel. Light toning to text block else a fine copy in very good- dustjacket with toning to spine, a few short closed tears to edges, and light soiling. ; Octavo.

Chicago: Century Publications, 1948. Paperback. Light wear to covers, small tear to spine. A very good copy. Cover art by Malcolm Smith. ; Small octavo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bransom, Paul. ix, [ii], 278pp. Green pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers. Frontispiece and inserted plates with color illustrations by Paul Bransom. Soiling to covers and edges, some leaves unopened, two leaves roughly opened, lettering on the spine faded. A good+ copy. ; Octavo.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Brown, Paul. A Kritterkraft Book. 39pp. Cloth backed pictorial boards. With sixteen full page illustrations in color and numerous in-text drawings by Paul Brown. Contemporary inscription on front free endpaper. Internally clean. Covers show wear to edges and corner tips and light soiling. A very good- copy. ;… Read more

Paris: Editions G. Cres et Cie, 1922. Hardcover. Les Maitres du Livres. Complete in two volumes. Copy no. 152 on Rives paper. Lxix, 255pp; 374pp. Grey blue half morocco over marbled boards, spines with five raised bands, gilt geometric designs and lettering, top edges gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers. Bindings are signed by Franz on the front endpapers. Original… Read more

DBS Publications, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 144pp. Salmon cloth stamped in white on the spine panel. The book of the classic 1960 Tony Award-winning musical, basis for the 1963 George Sydney movie featuring Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke. Pencil annotations on the margins throughout the book (not on every leaf), corner tips and spine ends a bit… Read more

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1915. Hardcover. Illustrated by Carr, Warner. 64pp. Pictorial boards. Full page color illustrations and b&w in-text illustrations by Warner Carr. Inscription dated 1932 on front pastedown endpaper. Light wear to spine ends and corner tips. A bright near fine copy. ; 12mo.