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Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1958. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the half-title page by the author to American journalist Edgar Mowrer and his wife Lillian: "To Edgar and Lillian / as one Don Quixote to an other / Rafaello / Nov. 1958." Considered by many to be "the dean of American foreign correspondents," Edgar Mowrer was born… Read more about this item

Dallas: Northouse and Northouse, 1993. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in wrappers.

New York: Jonathan Cape / Robert Ballou, 1932. First Edition. First Edition. Association Copy, INSCRIBED by the author in the year of publication on the front endpaper to playwright George Middleton: "For George / with thanks and appreciation of an afternoon with Goethe / Affectionately / Alice / Oct 2(5) 7th 1932." New Jersey-born playwright, director, and… Read more about this item

New York: Ungar, 1988. First American Edition, preceded by the First German Edition published by Leipzig in 1984. INSCRIBED on the half title by author Bruce Cassiday: "To Barry Zeman / Happy Crime! / Bruce Cassiday." Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1985. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "Barry Zeman / With good wishes / Julian Symons." Edgar Award nominee for Best Novel. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.

Springfield, MA: Home Correspondence School, 1913. First Edition. First Edition. A study of the theory and form of the mystery story by author Carolyn Wells, best known for the Fleming Stone series. Very Good in a Good example of the rare dust jacket. Front hinge starting, with faint owner name on the front endpaper and a corresponding… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966. First American Edition, preceded by the First UK Edition published by Jonathan Cape in 1965. Laid in is the publisher's errata slip, clarifying statements made about the "Thunderball" plagiarism case. A firsthand biography of Ian Fleming's life and work, written by close friend John Pearson. Near Fine in a Near Fine,… Read more about this item

Dorchester: Manifest Destiny, 1974. First Edition. First Edition. Two essays about Gore Vidal's 1968 novel "Myra Breckinridge," and an interview with Vidal conducted in March 1974. Slight wear at the front hinge, else Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers.

Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997. First Edition. First Edition. Fine, with no dust jacket as issued.

Toronto: Random House of Canada, 1974. First Canadian Edition. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's review slip laid in. Near Fine in a Very Good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. Bottom board edges briefly rubbed. Jacket lightly rubbed and toned on the extremities.

Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus, with no dust jacket as issued, lightly bumped on the bottom corners.

New York: Neuberger Museum of Art, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Exhibition catalog for the 1983 traveling exhibition of Jan Groover's photography. Near Fine in wrappers.

London: Whitston Publishing, 1986. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine, without a dust jacket as issued.

Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992. First Edition. First Edition. Fine, with no dust jacket as issued.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover, illustrated boards. SIGNED by the author on the title page. "The Celluloid Paper Trail: Identification and Description of Twentieth Century Film Scripts" is the first book ever published on film script identification and description. Lavishly illustrated and detailed, designed for any book scholar, including collectors, archivists,… Read more about this item

France: Various Publishers, 1959. Collection of thirteen French publisher and distributor catalogs, including a small book-shaped calendar, advertising toys, novelties, and home goods. Most are full-color folding brochures. From the archives of Maryse Martres, in original manila envelope with her name on the front in manuscript ink. Martres (Martin) was a prolific French actress who was later… Read more about this item

Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1998. First Edition. First Edition. The result of over a decade of research, and a must for any bibliophile. Foxing to the top page edges, and a slight lean, else Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued.

Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1989. First Edition. First Edition. REVIEW COPY, with laid-in slip. A penetrating book on O'Connor's characters, use of metaphor, scriptural and theological resources, and more. Foxing to the page edges, and front board slightly bowed, else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket.

New York: E. French, 1860. First Edition. First Edition. Copy belonging to noted travel writer and poet Thomas Bailey Aldrich, SIGNED on the title page in the year of publication. Very Good. Light wear at the spine ends and corners, with a chip at the crown and light fading to the spine and extremities.

Chattanooga, TN: IGuide, 2003. First Edition. First Edition. Quarto. Holroyd's massive guide to vintage paperbacks is the stopper for any collector of books within the field. The most detailed book of its kind ever published, cross-referenced by publisher and author. Highly recommended. About Fine in printed wrappers.