New York: Boni & Liveright, (1922). First edition. O'Neill won the Pulitzer Prize for ANNA CHRISTIE. Minor rubbing, touch of foxing to page top edges, bit of soiling to bottom page edges, otherwise near fine, lacking the dust jacket. Item #47834 More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1941. First edition. "Searchlight Book No. 1". Spine inconspicuosly rubbed otherwise very good to near fine lacking dust jacket. Item #55155 More
New York: Pantheon Books, (2010). A new translation of Pasternak's masterpiece, first edition thus. This translation by Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky, the award-winning translators of WAR AND PEACE and ANNA KARENINA, was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of Pasternak's death. Reception of the translation has been mixed, with... Item #53546 More
Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co., (1948). First Australian edition of the AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL. Name on front endpaper, stamp of a hotel on both endpapers, and cover showing minor wear, otherwise very good or better in bright price clipped dust jacket with wear and rubbing on edges but still attractive. Scarce issue. Item #20393 More
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, (2006). First U.S. edition. SIGNED by author on title page. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #55066 More
New York: Dodd Mead, (1952). First edition. His only book under this name. Name (Roberts) written on front and rear end papers, otherwise near fine in edge chipped dust jacket. Item #42231 More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., (1959). First U.S. edition; published in the UK as THE FAT VALLEY. Pick's historical novel about the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was the basis for the 1971 movie of the same name directed by Clavell from his own adaptation of Pick's novel. It starred Michael... Item #54969 More
New York: Mystery League, 1932. First edition. Murder on a ship in Lousiana. Minor crease on spine and light foxing to first and last few leaves otherwise very good in dust jacket with chip to bottom spine corner affecting edges of few letters in publisher's name. Item #54725 More
[Fullerton]: Stone & Lorson, 1992. First edition. Limited edition of about 120 copies, each SIGNED BY POWELL. Designed and printed by William Erik Voss and with hand-colored frontis by Carmen Voss. Octavo plain, sewn, dark-blue paperwraps; in dark-blue dust jacket with white label on front printed in blue. Errata laid in. Fine. Item #55378 More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1943). Early printing in red cloth without the first edition statement nor with any indication of printing number. In second-issue dust jacket priced $3.00 and with photo of Rand and reviews on rear panel, as called for. Good or better in like dust jacket. Spine of book... Item #55544 More
New York: Random House, (1969). Later printing, INSCRIBED to Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman. Randall was a bookseller, head of rare books at Scribner's, and then head librarian at Indiana University where he helped put together the Lilly Collection. Near fine with light foxing in like dust jacket. From the collection... Item #54030 More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1956). First edition. Edited by Julia Scribner Bigham. Bright and fine in near fine dust jacket with only subtle toning to the spine, a touch of faint soiling and aging, and a few inconspicuous nicks and tears. An attractive copy. Item #51075 More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1950). First edition. The front of the dust jacket proclaims this black author's only novel as "the story of a man who betrayed his own people." Covers and page edges slightly foxed, otherwise fine in a bright dust jacket with subtle foxing to rear... Item #23706 More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First UK edition. Uncorrected proof in dark orange-red printed paperwraps and proof dust jacket differing from the eventual trade dust jacket. Dust jacket is purple and black (vs maroon) with title printed on front and spine in gold outlined in white (vs pale blue); has text... Item #55422 More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1991). First UK edition. Advance reading copy with "Uncorrected Proof" on front cover. Glossy white pictorial paperwaps printed in black and gray. A relatively scarce advance issue. Fine. Item #55405 More
(London): Perpetua, (1958). First UK edition. Gift inscription to front endpaper, spine ends and corners a little bumped and rubbed, bookseller stamp to rear blank, otherwise very good to near fine in price-clipped dust jacket with a few scuffs and spine ends and corners lightly chipped and rubbed. Item #27702 More
New York: Random House, (1950). First edition. 37 stories including some of his finest such as "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" and "The Eighty-yard Run." A very good to near fine copy in the fragile parchment-like wrapper with shallow chipping to spine ends and corners. Item #51451 More
Albany, N.Y. S. Shaw, 1824. First edition. An early Albany imprint. Wright credits Edward Hull as the author. The book was copyrighted by the publisher Shaw but is also credited by some to John Johnson, who was the printer. A narrative tale: Edgar and Caroline, after 280 pages or so... Item #52532 More
London: Oxford University Press, 1912. First edition thus. Half-leather binding with marbled endpapers. Very good with rubbing along the edges and foxing to the endpapers. Hinge beginning to crack in the front. Front endpaper corner torn off (was attached to pastedown in corner). First blank page has previous owner's identifying... Item #51605 More
New York: Basic Books, (1976). First edition. Near fine with a few minor marks of soiling to the cover. In a dust jacket that is also near fine, with a small closed tear to the bottom right corner of the front panel and a light touch of damp staining to... Item #51919 More
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, (1985). First edition. A paperback original. Based on the movie, which was written by Tom Holland. Minor edge rubbing to covers and few rubbed creases otherwise very good to near fine. Item #54499 More
George Shanks. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931. First edition. Illustrated by George Shanks. Good to very good with inner hinges just beginning, spine toned, covers lightly soiled, spine ends beginning to wear, etc. Lacking dust jacket. Relatively scarce. Item #51970 More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., (1986). First U.S. edition. Advance reading copy in stiff paperwraps. Near fine with light soiling. Item #30168 More
New York: Random House, (1947). First edition. INSCRIBED on half-title page. Edges slightly tanned, a few letters on spine slightly rubbed, and small spot on upper rear edge as well as the corners worn through to boards, otherwise very good lacking dust jacket. Item #25765 More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852. First edition. "Illustrated by copious diagrams, and notes, critical and explanatory." Presumed copy of American chess master Albert Sidney Pinkus with "A.S. Pinkus / 1944" at head of half-title page. Decorative red cloth boards with gilt-stamped chess board and title on front cover and gilt... Item #52578 More