Prague: Artia, 1958 [1959]. First edition of this attractive production issued as a New Year's greeting for friends of the publisher. In addition to the 5 portraits of the Nobel Prize winners, there is a brief biography of the artist and his work that is written in the 5 languages..... Item #56102 More
New York: Viking Press, 1958. First edition. Three holiday-themed stories--"Christmas Party," "Easter Parade," and "Fourth of July Picnic"--plus one more for good luck, "Murder Is No Joke." Minor crimp to base of spine, otherwise fine in very good dust jacket with spine toned from red to gray though lettering still..... Item #49695 More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1990). First separate edition, a limited issue of the first story in Tilghman's collection IN A FATHER'S PLACE. Issued as a New Year's greeting to friends of the publisher. Fine in white, stapled paperwraps. Item #51292 More
Chicago: Lakeside Press/Donnelley & Sons, 1961. First edition, a Lakeside Classic issued for Christmas 1961 with historical introduction by Harwell. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine, gilt top edge, tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of General J. E. B. Stuart. Fine. Item #52666 More
(San Francisco): Centaur Press, 1949. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Broughton's play illustrated by Daniel Harris in his first appearance as "Zev." The first book from the press founded by Broughton and Kermit Sheet. SIGNED BY BROUGHTON on half-title page and INSCRIBED WITH A LARGE DRAWING BY ZEV on..... Item #53548 More
(No-place: Privately printed, 1956). First edition. Single leaf, folded twice to make four pages including covers; printed in red. Front cover prints Christmas and New Year's greeting along with notice of the couple's upcoming move to Farnham, Surrey. SIGNED "Sylvia & Leonard Strong" in Strong's hand. Fine in original mailing..... Item #1424 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
New York: George H. Doran Co., (1920). First editions. Illustrated by Harold Sichel. "The simple and very touching story of a French monarch who becomes estranged from his queen and of the quest he undertakes on the very eve of Christmas -- a quest which brings him a longed-for heir..... Item #71618 More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1938). First edition. Scarce advance excerpt from the first American edition of WIND, SAND AND STARS. One of 1,000 copies "privately printed for the friends of the author and his publishers as a New Year's Greeting. The story is taken from the forthcoming book, 'Wind..... Item #55482 More
[No place: No publisher, circa 1930s]. First edition. Thin, stapled, silver-flecked, red paperwraps printed in black. Includes "Scurrilous Clerihews," "Anagrams on Eminent Authors." "Relaxed Crossword Puzzles," and more. About fine. HOLIDAY GREETING. Item #49479 More