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Paneros. Some Words on Aphrodisiacs and the Like

Paneros. Some Words on Aphrodisiacs and the Like

by Douglas, Norman

London: Chatto & Windus Ltd., 1931 First edition hardcover in dust jacket. Limited to 600 copies. 102 pp. Frontispiece, index. Tiny bumps/curls to corners of boards. Jacket has tears taped on back including one of 3" at top of front panel, heavy age toning to spine, light soiling and some staining. Very Good/Good only.
Item Price
$49.95
Cast Upon the Breakers

Cast Upon the Breakers

by Alger, Horatio, Jr., foreword by Ralph D. Gardner

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1974. Hardcover. 258p., illustrated endpapers, profusely illustrated throughout with 19c artworks, very good in gilt-illustrated cloth, first edition stated, slightly worn, unclipped dj. 'Rediscovered' Alger novel, with a foreword by the biographer incapable of subtext. Originally serialized under a pseudonym. Latter chapters take place in the Montana mining country.
Item Price
$15.00
The Nickel Boys

The Nickel Boys

by Colson Whitehead

Stated first edition with 10-1 number line. In fine condition, appears unread, in fine dust jacket, price intact on flap, Strand Signed Edition sticker affixed to front panel. Signed by Colson Whitehead on title page
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$125.00
Retablos [inscribed & signed]

Retablos [inscribed & signed]

by Wilson, Keith

Los Cerrillos, NM: San Marcos Press, 1980. 32p., 5.5x8.5 inches, personal inscription signed as "Keith" by the poet, very good first edition chapbook in stapled pictorial wraps. New Mexican Anglo poet who writes about the Latinx, Native American, and Hispanic peoples of NM.
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$15.00
The Devil's Highway

The Devil's Highway

by WRIGHT, Harold Bell (1872-1944) and John Lebar

New York: D. Appleton, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine+/Fine-. First Printing, with the number (1) in parenthesis on the final page. 8vo; [6], 336pp. Publisher's crimson cloth, the spine and upper cover lettered in gilt; in the original illustrated dust jacket priced at $2.00. A Near Fine or better copy, very lightly rubbed and dust-soiled; in a just about Fine, lightly edge-worn jacket. Little read today, the novels of Harold Bell Wright outsold those of every other American writer during... Read more about this item
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$365.00
The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

by James, Henry; Allen, Mary Hope (Adaptation); Cleverdon, Douglas (Producer)

n.p.: Radio 4. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Loose sheets held together by a cotter pin in the upper left corner, mimeographed radio script. printed on rectos only, very good+.The broadcast features six actors playing the parts of The Biographer, Mrs. Prest, Miss Tina, Miss Bordereau, Pasquale, Guiseppe, and Olimpia. From the estate of Douglas Cleverdon. International orders will require an additional shipping charge.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 84 pp .
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$35.00
The Doings Of Raffles Haw

The Doings Of Raffles Haw

by Doyle, Arthur Conan

LOndon: Cassell, 1892. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Blue cloth, gilt spine title, top edge gilt. 8pp of publisher's ads present in rear. Light wear to the edges and corners, former owner bookplate, else a very good copy. Only 2001 copies printed according to the bibliography. Green, A9 .
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$300.00
Across the River and into the Trees

Across the River and into the Trees

by Hemingway, Ernest

London: Jonathan Cape , 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover with illustration on front cover and silver lettering on spine. In unclipped (9s 6d. net), illustrated dust jacket. First UK edition, first printing, preceding the first American edition. Binding is tight with slight lean, boards with minor wear and fading, spine ends a bit pushed. Inside clean, no marks or inscriptions. The dust jacket has vibrant colors. Light wear and rubbing to spine ends and corners. 254 pp. 20 x 13,5... Read more about this item
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$248.17
Good Evening and Other Poems

Good Evening and Other Poems

by Luttinger, Abigail; Simmons, Eleanor (Illus.)

Lisbon, Iowa: The Penumbra Press. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. No. 110 of 115 press-numbered copies, fine, in cream wrappers, hand-printed from Palatino types on dampened Curtis Rag paper. Signed on the dedication page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 33 pp .
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$40.00
The Bottle Ghosts: a Dick Hardesty mystery

The Bottle Ghosts: a Dick Hardesty mystery

by Grey, Dorien

San Francisco: GLB Publishers, 2003. 233p., very good first edition trade paperback original in pictorial wraps. Sixth Dick Hardesty mystery, this one concerning the disappearance of five gay alcoholics. Gunn page 150.
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$12.00
Pablo Neruda: a Centennial Celebration; a bibliographical catalogue

Pablo Neruda: a Centennial Celebration; a bibliographical catalogue

by [Neruda, Pablo] William Fisher, cataloger. Fisher, Don Klein and Kurt Zimmerman, curators

Dallas: DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, 2004. Paperback. [viii] 84p., preface, introduction, notes, references, very good trade paperback bibliography in cream wraps printed with black titles. Based on an exhibition at the DeGolyer Library September 16-October 9, 2004.
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$25.00
Hughie

Hughie

by Eugene O'Neill

Stated First Printing. In very good condition in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. Gifted by Shelley Winters to the Actor's Studio
with her signature at front pastedown.
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$75.00
Morte D'Urban

Morte D'Urban

by Powers, James Farl

Garden City: Doubleday, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 1962. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in black cloth, dust jacket. 336pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Small closed perforation, so to dust jacket, which is complete, unclipped, and housed in mylar. Slight lean to spine, edges toned. internally bright and unmarked.
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$60.00
The olive field

The olive field

by Bates, Ralph

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1936. Hardcover. 477p., first edtion, original green illlustrated boards, fore-edge leaves uncut; dustjacket rear slightly rubbed, chipped along front top-edge, small tears on dj corners and some edgewear, clipped dj, small bookstore plate on paste-down endpaper, endpapers somewhat toned from glue, else in very good condition. Early novel on the Spanish Civil War. "On the opening page one is introduced to Caro and Mudarra, workers in the olives groves, both anarchists. These... Read more about this item
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$65.00
The Art of Hunger and Other Essays

The Art of Hunger and Other Essays

by Auster, Paul

London: Menard Press, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. 1982, First Edition. Softcover (paperback original). Fine. Barely noticeable shelfwear to the front panel, otherwise a fresh, tight, clean copy.
Item Price
$220.00
Myron: a novel

Myron: a novel

by Vidal, Gore

New York: Random House, 1974. Hardcover. 244p., very good first edition stated, Random House number line runs 9246753 which was an unusual variant on their system yet still ends in 2, in cloth boards and unclipped dust jacket. Young 3934*. Sequel to "Myra Breckinridge
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$15.00
Drag Queen

Drag Queen

by Rodi, Robert

New York: Dutton, 1995. Hardcover. 259p., fine first edition in boards and unclipped dj.
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$20.00
Arms of Nemesis: a novel of Ancient Rome [signed]

Arms of Nemesis: a novel of Ancient Rome [signed]

by Saylor, Steven aka Aaron Travis

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Hardcover. 305p., signed by the author, near-fine first edition, first printing stated in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped bright dj. Roma sub Rosa. Sequel to "Roman Blood" book two of "Roma Sub Rosa" series.
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$15.00
Tunomas honey

Tunomas honey

by Sagel, Jim

Havana: Ediciones Casa de las Américas, 1981. Paperback. 83p., text in Spanish, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps and matching dj. The newspaper correspondent/teacher won first prize in the 'cuento' category with these short stories in the 1981 Premio Casa de las Américas competition.
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$25.00
Bloody Waters; a Lupe Solano mystery

Bloody Waters; a Lupe Solano mystery

by Garcia-Aguilera, Caroline

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. Hardcover. 274p., very good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Cuban-American author.
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$12.00
The Five Bells and Bladebone

The Five Bells and Bladebone

by Grimes, Martha

Boston: Little, Brown, 1989. 1st Edition Stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Wide tip felt pen remainder mark on texts bottom edge. Signature by Grimes title page. Lightly used, handsome hard cover copy, unbumped, unmarked, text bright. Jacket has miniscule trace wear, no tears, looks splendid in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional... Read more about this item
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$15.21
Strange Marriage

Strange Marriage

by Colton, James [pseudonym of Joseph Hansen]

Los Angeles: Argyle Books, 1965. Hardcover. 176p., lower corners bumped, else very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped, lightly-rub bed dust jacket with closed tears to top front panel near flap, another to lower front panel near spine. Young 748*. "Passion assumes weird shapes when a virile homosexual first tastes the love offered by a hungry and tempestuous woman.
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$45.00
A Lady of New Orleans

A Lady of New Orleans

by MacDonald, Edwina Levin

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1925. Hardcover. 314p., very good first edition in dark blue pictorial cloth boards with orange spot-colors in vignette (steamboat, moon and water).
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$15.00
THE CLOSERS

THE CLOSERS

by Michael Connelly

[MICHAEL CONNELLY]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. THE CLOSERS. Little Brown & Company, Boston, 2005. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. With mild shelf wear, unclipped and pristine. A about fine copy. Scarce signature and inscription as "Harry Bosch" on title page from author Michael Connelly. The TV show "Bosch" (2014 - present) was based on the LA Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch character created by Michael... Read more about this item
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$100.00
Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

by Patricia Bosworth

First edition with "E" indicated. In very good condition, unmarked, cloth boards with wear at corners, bumped at spine ends, in a good dust jacket, wear at edges with small chips, $12.95 price intact on flap. Signed and inscribed by Patricia Bosworth on front end page.
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$175.00