Rare books from Maxwell's House of Books

The Franklin Library. A beautiful clean crisp leather bound hardcover copy in near fine condition, extremely faint sunning to edges of cloth at pastedowns, else fine. Signed by author. . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1980.

New York: Bantam Spectra. A clean, first edition, ex library hardcover in good minus condition; lightly bumped upped corners and edges, well thumbed and stamped text block edges, stamped front end papers but no pockets or check out labels, SIGNED by the author. . Good Minus . Hardcover. 1992.

New Jersey : Emanon Press & WSW. A clean, crisp, limited (50) edition dedicated the German artist Kurt Schwitters. Fine condition; pop-up format on handmade, BFK Rives Printmaking paper. In a fine clam-shell box. SIGNED by both Weier and Rothenberg. NOTE: Oversize volume; no priority or overseas Amazon orders. . Fine. Hardcover. 1985.

Frank Waters. A lovely tight clean crisp hardcover copy in very good condition. No. 11/75 First Edition signed copies. Mild sunning to spine, with rubbed area under title block, expected age toning to endpapers. No DJ as issued. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1933.

J. B. Lippincott. A lovely tight crisp first edition hardcover copy in good/good plus condition. Light rubbing more pronounced, with cloth frayed at lower front corner. Expected age toning to textblock and former owner's name stamped neatly in ink on front and rear pastedowns and front endpaper. Signed "Compliments of George Crile" on front endpaper. No DJ as issued. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1903.

Harcourt Brace and Company. A lovely clean crisp hardcover copy in good plus condition, age toning and foxing to pastdowns and endpapers, light age toning along foreedge of cloth. Stated first edition. Inscribed by author. DJ, clipped, in good condition with sunning to spine, edgewear including small chips and closed tears, now in protective mylar cover. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1956.

N.A. Kovach. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover first edition copy in very good condition, expected age toning and light foxing to textblock and age toning to cloth at top edge. No. 25/25 limited edition copies offered for sale. Signed by Lyle H. Wright (who wrote introduction), John B. Goodman (Illustrator) and Nicholas Kovac (Publisher). DJ in good plus condition with mild age toning and small chip at spine tail, now in protective mylar cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1946.

Paris: NP. A lovely clean crisp hard to hard first edition copy in good condition, expected age toning to pages and textblock. Mild rubbing, more pronounced at hinges and extremities. Brown cloth with black lettering. Contains six very graphic sexual scenes by the erotic artist, Jack Craig. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1936.

John Lane, The Bodley Head. A beautiful clean crisp clothbound hardcover copy in very good condition, faint foxing to gilt at top edge of textblock, light shelfwear to boards and at spine. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1919.

Random House. A Beautiful clean crisp limited edition signed copy in very good condition, very faint foxing to side edge of textblock. Glassine DJ in good plus condition with chips along top edge. Out of series number of 750 limited signed editions. . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1951.

Howard Coggeshall. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in very good condition, sunning to spine, faint rubbing to cover and faint age toning to pastedowns. No. 10/535 deluxe limited signed editions. . Very Good. Hardcover. Special Edition. 1945.

Paris: Les Editions De Minuit . A clean, crisp limited edition (597) softcover in very good condition; wrappers with light shelf wear/rubbing and age-toning. INSCRIBED by the author. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1969.

Macmillan. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in very good condition, former owners name written neatly in fountain pen with the date 1914 on front endpaper, light stains to rear of cover, light foxing to textblock, faint rubbing to spine. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1913.

Cassell and Company, Ltd.. A beautiful crisp four volume hardcover set in very good condition, red morrocan half leather bindings and marbled paper, raised bands and gilt lettering. First printings of all four books with "First Published" stated on reverse of title page. Light foxing to textblock and endpaper, Volume 1 has a faint stain to the leather. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1956.

Houghton Mifflin Co.. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, light foxing to top edge of textblock, upper corner edge of textblock slightly bumped. DJ, clipped, in good condition with small chips along edges. Genuine first edition first printing with bowing hobbit on title page and Chapter VII identified as Chapter VI. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1938.