New York: Random House, (1941). First edition. His first and most famous book. Novel based on his father's life, made into the long-running Broadway musical. SIGNED BY SCHULBERG WITH CRYPTIC "46-61-72" beneath his signature on back of a portion of paper torn from a form still retaining partial name and..... Item #54187 More
New York: Crown Publishers, (2001). Second edition, first printing. This version with the Sendak illustrations was originally published in 1984 -- this is a first printing of the "First 2001 edition." SIGNED BY SENDAK ON TITLE PAGE. Fine in near fine, lightly edge-rubbed dust jacket. Item #53722 More
New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1947. First U.S. edition. Two previously unpublished plays with prefaces, and a variation on Shakepeare's ending for CYMBELINE with an explanation. Previous owner's name & date on front endpaper. Very good in very good dust jacket. Item #46987 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
London: Peter Owen Ltd., (1957). First UK edition. Issued the same year in the U.S. Collects twelve stories, the first of which, the title story, was translated by Bellow. Near fine with light offset and touch of foxing on front endpaper; in price-clipped, near fine dust jacket. An attractive copy..... Item #55560 More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., (1960). First edition. Designated by Claude himself as #10 of 10 copies "with unfortunate printing error [hand-]corrected." SIGNED by Claude on title page and INSCRIBED on the copyright page with error message. Home-made bookmark at location of the error labeled in the author's hand..... Item #52996 More
Garden City: Doubleday & Co, Inc., 1946. First edition. "Three Best Sellers in One Volume by an Outstanding American Humorist"--from the dust jacket. Collects his first three books: LOW MAN ON A TOTEM POLE, LIFE IN A PUTTY KNIFE FACTORY and LOST IN THE HORSE LATITUDES. Near fine in like..... Item #54488 More
New York: Walker & Co., (1982). First edition. SIGNED BY SMITH. Her first book and first to feature San Franciscan lawyer turned sleuth, Rebecca Schwartz. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped otherwise fine; in near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to spine ends and corners. Item #54791 More
(New York): Harper & Row, (1971). First edition. Her second book. SIGNED BY SMITH and dated "12/12/91." Fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with few tiny nicks and spine just slightly toned. Item #54792 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
(San Francisco): City Light Books, (1966). First edition. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Very good in pictorial paperwraps. Light rubbing and a few small indentations to the front cover and a small closed tear to the back cover, near the bottom of the spine. Item #51273 More
New York: Farrar Straus, (1976). First U.S. edition. Translated from the Russian by H. T. Willetts. SIGNED by Solzhenitsyn on half-title page. A precusor of sorts to THE RED WHEEL--the first chapters were incorporated into the expanded 1984 edition of AUGUST 1914, and the rest into NOVEMBER 1916 and MARCH..... Item #53686 More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1961. First edition. Her best known work and the one that brought her international fame. Basis for the 1969 film of the same name starring Maggie Smith, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the title character. Rear endpaper a little rumpled otherwise near..... Item #54086 More
New York: Knopf, 1976. First edition. His second novel. SIGNED by author. Fine in fine dust jacket. A very nice copy, Item #53667 More
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. First edition. The story is set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California, on a street lined with sardine canneries that is now known as Cannery Row. The story revolves around the people living there. The actual location was Ocean View Avenue, later renamed..... Item #55246 More
New York: Random House, (1945). First edition. "Every American should find fascination in the discovery of the strange circumstances by which names long familiar came into being"--from the jacket flap. Fine in a bright, very good dust jacket with rubbing and skinning on spine ends and touch of other very..... Item #54478 More
London: Collins/Crime Club, (1963). First UK edition. Three Nero Wolfe stories: "Eeny Meeny Murder Mo," "Death of a Demon," and " Counterfeit for Murder." Bottom front flap corner clipped and what appear's to be a publisher's price stamp of "8s. 6d. Net" added. Spine ends and corners just lightly bumped..... Item #48951 More
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921. First edition. In variant gilt-stamped green leather gift binding. Octavo, top edge gilt, anchor-and-dolphin device on spine and front cover. Spine a little rumpled still very good to near fine. Scarce in the publisher's leather binding. Item #55541 More
Dorthea Warren Fox. New York: Harper & Bros, (1954). First edition. Illustrations by Dorthea Fox. From the author of FATHER OF THE BRIDE. Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them. Made into the movie..... Item #53720 More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. First US edition. Very good with light soiling and rubbing to the boards. Front board has a light discoloration and rough texture in the middle. Gilt lettering still bright. On the front endpapers, dampstaining is evident at the top and bottom around the hinge, and..... Item #51567 More
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1927. First thus. Originally published circa 1628. Number 225 of 375 copies. Includes hand-coloured engravings on wood by Hester Sainbury. Orange buckram spine and orange paper boards with gold lettering on spine. The book has the barest rubbing on edges but is otherwise fine..... Item #36809 More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1969). First edition. A remarkably bright copy, fine in fine dust jacket. Item #54561 More
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Berlin: Verlag Volk und Welt, 1958. First edition by this publisher. Published simultaneously in Frankfurt and Zurich [Treverton 1007]. German text. Flexible yellow cloth stamped in black on front and spine. Fine in very good to near fine dust jacket with few light marks to spine and minor aging and..... Item #53981 More
(New York): Bernard Geis, (1960). First edition. SIGNED BY TRUMAN on the half-title page. Large 8vo gilt-stamped quarter white cloth over blue cloth boards stamped in red, black, and blue on spine; top edge red; 315 pages. Very good or better with light soiling to spine cloth, board edges a...... Item #71949 More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First edition. INSCRIBED, "To Dorothy from Jim Tully." A novel about Hollywood during the silent-film era. During the '20s and '30s, Tully was was routinely ranked with Hemingway and Fitzgerald as a true American voice. Very good or better with corners a little..... Item #55258 More