Rare books from Books Boheme

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1991. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in maroon leather, attractive decorative gold ornamentation on front and rear boards. Four raised bands on spine, with continuation of gilt flourish between. Text block all edges gilt. Endpapers deep apricot hue moire. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 222 x 145 millimeters). 390 pages.Condition: Fine.

New York: Gnome Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. :: America, its military strength shattered, has been conquered and occupied by invaders from Asia. Only six men remain to salvage victory from defeat. Six men against four hundred million. :: First Edition. Front free endpaper signed by author in blue ink. Bound in publisher's black cloth, front board bears symbolic red atom as a link in a chain. Title, author, and press lettered in red upon spine. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 210 x 144 millimeters). 256 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good- dust jacket. Book has minimal wear at the crown and foot of the spine, a tiny bit at the corners and along the top edge. Faint scuff to the front board- only visible when tilted at an angle. A lovely copy. Dust jacket has wear and chipping along top edge- most notable at top and bottom of spine. Front panel has a piece of cello tape at the top center over a 7mm tear. Some cracking to the red coloring at the hinges, but… Read More