Rare books from Cahill Rare Books

New York: Viking, 1940. Book. Illus. by Angelo, Valenti. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Evidence of a book plate removal on front pastedown. Light fading to lettering on dustjacket spine. There is a 1" closed tear on fold between spine & front panel. Dustjacket is not price clipped and has no rubbing or chipping. A beautiful copy in collector condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. One of 100 unnumbered hardcover copies printed. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Bukowski with his little man & jug drawing. Bound in black boards with a paper spine label. Very scarce signed hardcover edition. Book is protected in the original mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. First state dustjacket is not price clipped. Dustjacket has original price of $4.50 shadowed by a light sticker residue. Signed on the front free endpaper in blue ink by Larry McMurtry with his early, very legible signature. A beautiful copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. Number 60 of 75 copies signed by Bukowski on the limitation page with an original watercolor painting by Charles Bukowski bound in with a tissue guard. A scarce edition of Bukowski's second novel. Book is protected in the original acetate jacket. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

San Francisco: Carp Press, 1959. Book. Illus. by Kenn Davis. Fine. Printed Wraps. 1st Edition. First Printing. A book of 24 poems. Brautigan's second book, self published in a small print run of 500 copies. Light toning to illustrated stapled wrappers. Book is protected in a clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Author's second book, first published by Stackpole in 1939. Dustjacket has very minor wear to corners and light chipping to spine ends. There is a dime size loss of color to upper right corner of front panel probably due to a sticker removal. There is very light fading to dustjacket spine, much less than is commonly found with this title. Fante died in 1983. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Covici Friede, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Second Issue. Goldstone & Payne, A3b. Issued in an edition of 900 copies. Book has never been read. Pages uncut. Very slight age toning to book spine. Dust jacket has very light chipping to top of spine. A very presentable copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1926. Book. Illus. by Neill, John R. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, first state with 12 full color plates coated on one side. Color pastedown on book cover. Pictorial endpapers illustrated in black and white. Two pages of advertisements at rear of book. Dustjacket is later state with "Ojo in Oz" listed as last title on rear flap of dustjacket. Dustjacket has been expertly repaired to near fine condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. This is copy number 56 of 100 deluxe numbered copies signed by Bukowski in the colophon. The abstract oil painting with heavy paint signed by Bukowski is protected with a tissue guard. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Second issue book with Scribner's seal on copyright page. The book is in fine condition except for page three which is missing part of its front edge not affecting the text. The second issue dustjacket has been professionally restored. Book is protected in a custom cut mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Scribner's "A" and seal on copyright page. The book is square and tight with no marks of any kind. The pages are bright and clean. Silver lettering on the book's spine is bright and complete. Book appears unread. Dustjacket has clipped corners and the $3.00 price. Hemingway's photo on back panel of the dustjacket has a definite blue tint. Scarce in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Scribner's seal on copyright page. All first printing issues present. Catharine misspelled Katharine on the front flap of dustjacket with the $2.50 price present. No disclaimer page. Bound in black cloth with untarnished gold paper labels. Dustjacket has tiny chips to corners and spine folds. Book has no marks of any kind. An excellent untouched, unrestored dustjacket. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

London: Cassell & Company, 1886. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, First State. Blue buckram with bright gilt lettering. Fold out multi colored publisher's map opposite title page. First printing with "business" rather than "pleasure" on page 40 line 11; "nine o'clock" on page 64 line 1; and "Long Islands" on page 101, lines 9-10. The 17 pages of publisher's advertisements at rear of book are dated 5.G.4.86 and 5.B.4.86. Book is square and tight, with clean pages that have no writing, marks or foxing. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. Book. Illus. by Castaigne, Andre. Fine. Hardcover. Photoplay Edition. 1925 photoplay edition with scenes from the Universal production starring Lon Chaney. Illustrated by Andre Castaigne. Black and white illustrations from the Universal production. Included are two fold out illustrations in color that were present in the Bobbs Merrill 1911 first edition. Book is as new. The full color unfaded dustjacket has light chipping to corners and spine ends. An excellent example of this scarce item. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. Book. Illus. by Universal Photoplay. Fine. Hardcover. Photoplay Edition. Photoplay edition illustrated with scenes from the Universal Photoplay starring Boris Karloff. Book is as new with no marks of any kind. The unrestored dustjacket is fine and bright with light rubbing to the flap folds. The scarcest of all the Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions. Extremely rare in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..