London: George Allen & Unwin, (1934). First edition. Translated from the Czech by M. and R. Weatherall. "A serious, almost tragic, study of Slavonic peasant life" (dust jacket) in which Jurai Hordubal returns home after 8 years working in America to a life turned upside down and is eventually murdered..... Item #54001 More
New York: Macmillan, 1925. First U.S. edition. Translated from the Czech by Lawrence Hyde. The story of an engineer who discovers "Krakatit" -- an explosive powerful enough to destroy the world. Bright and nearly fine with barest wear and one small stain to page fore edge. In dust jacket with..... Item #53967 More
London: George Allen & Unwin, (1938). First edition. Translated from the Czech by Paul Selver and Ralph Neale. Old glue stain on rear pastedown otherwise near fine. In price-clipped dust jacket, about very good with spine tanned but lettering still bright and a few relatively small chips and tears. Scarce..... Item #54003 More
(Roanoke): Hollins College, 1966. First edition. FOURTEEN [14] COPIES. Twelve pages, stapled; sketch of Capote by Lewis O. Thompson on cover. Includes Garret's article on IN COLD BLOOD, brief biography of Capote and checklist of his books. Also includes poems by Margaret Leigh Fergusen and Louis Coxe. Altogether near fine..... Item #71710 More
CapoteT.pdf. Item #22753 More
New York: Random House, (1952). First edition. "A Random House Play" illustrated with photos of the staged production. Based on his novel of the same name. Bookplate of Barry L. Nary on front pastedown. Near fine in very good or better dust jacket age toned at spine and folds and..... Item #53994 More
(New York): Random House, (1951). First edition, in the first-issue rough-cloth binding. Faint offsets to pastedowns (from jacket flaps) otherwise near fine to fine; in very good price-clipped dust jacket with light stain on front panel affecting final "S" in "GRASS," edges and folds a bit rubbed, few small tears..... Item #55016 More
(Wiesbaden): [1966]. First German edition of his most famous book. A true account of a multiple murder and its consequences. Light offset on endpapers, otherwise fine in white, printed dust jacket with a few tiny chips and lightly soiled. Item #48850 More
New York: Random House, (1963). First edition. Introduction by Mark Schorer. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with light tanning to spine and flap folds, small chip in upper edge of front panel and light wear to spine ends. Item #32282 More
(New York): Macmillan Co., (1969). First edition. Original texts by Capote, followed by scripts by Eleanor and Frank Perry written for television specials of "A Christmas Memory," "Miriam" and "Among the Paths to Eden." Introduction by John M. Culkin. INSCRIBED by the book designer, Joan Stolier. Fine in price-clipped dust..... Item #28806 More
London: George Allen & Unwin,Ltd. (1965). First edition. The creative methods of 63 writers, compiled and edited by Roy Newquist. In very good to near fine condition, with dust jacket. Item #46922 More
1977. Original pen-and-ink drawing on 11 x 14" illustration board depicting Capote as a 1930s gangster wearing a pinstripe suit with combat-style U.S.-flag patch on his left arm, a banded fedora atop his head, and carrying a machine-gun style "violin" case with what looks to be an F-16 protruding from..... Item #56034 More
(New York): HarperCollins, (1992). First edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in red paperwraps with publisher's card stapled inside front cover. Item #30858 More
(London): Bloomsbury, (2001). First edition. Fine in dust jacket. Item #28801 More
New York: Knopf, 1998. First American edition. SIGNED on title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #46038 More
New York: Harper & Row, (1988). First U.S. edition. Booker Prize winner. Mild shelf wear, still fine in fine dust jacket. Item #37266 More
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., (1977). First edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author. Fine in price-clipped pictorial dust jacket with slight shelf wear. Item #47265 More
New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, (1987). First edition. Advance Reader's copy with John Irving blurb on front cover. Faint crease in rear cover, otherwise near fine in tan printed paperwraps. Item #29700 More
New York: Dodge Publishing Company, (1936). First edition. Very good with light scattered foxing and soiling, light offset to front endpaper. In the very scarce dust jacket with soiling, foxing, a few small nicks and rubbing. An uncommon book, and rare in dust jacket. Item #40230 More
New York: Random House, (1997). First edition. SIGNED on title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #50635 More
Hardwick: The Four Zoas Press, [1975]. First edition. SIGNED by Carr and numbered "XVI" (16). Limitation unstated but judging from the number of offerings of the book we've seen, there can't have been many copies and not all were signed. Near fine in plain green, unprinted paperwraps. Item #51412 More
CarrJ.pdf. Item #43908 More
New York: International Polygonics, Ltd., (1991). First edition. Includes previously unpublished material and the first book appearances of adventures of Colonel March and Sir Henry Merrivale, with an introduction by Douglas G. Greene. Fine in dust jacket. Scarcer than one would think for a recent book. Item #46066 More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. First edition. A Gideon Fell mystery. Bright and fine in equally bright, very good dust jacket with rubbed edge creasing and tears. A scarce book, especially so in the jacket. Item #54756 More
Philadelphia: Samuel F. Bradford, et al, 1806. First American edition, published the same year as the London edition, but unfortunately without the plates. A lawyer by training, Sir John Carr began to travel for health reasons. He was one of the earlier writers of travel literature and produced a number..... Item #49462 More