London: George Routledge and Sons, 1874. First edition. His third book. Dark fairy tales collected from his appearances in the British periodical "Fun"; illustrated with satirical wood engravings by the Dalziel Brothers. It should be noted although Starrett (4) contends an 1873 paperback precedes this hardcover, BAL (1100) proved the..... Item #54109 More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1944). First edition. Number 299 of 500 copies "for private distribution to friends of the publisher." Previous owner's name at head of limitation page, presumably one such friend. Although not indicated as such in the book, this copy is from the collection of sportswriter Paul..... Item #72727 More
New York: Random House, (1949). First edition. Near fine with minor offsetting to endpapers, light shelf wear, and inconspicuous wrinkle to cloth on spine; in about very good dust jacket with a bit of toning to the spine and rubbing along folds and edges. Although not indicated as such in..... Item #72726 More
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1905. First edition. Her second book, a collection of short stories. Bookplate of lawyer, stockbroker, and book collector Charles Auchincloss on front endpaper. Rear endpaper repaired at hinge otherwise very good with spine slightly darkened and a bit of rubbed crimping to spine ends..... Item #54155 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. First edition. "Three New Stories of the West," each one dealing with the death of a main character. Octavo, light green cloth boards; pale blue labels on front and spine printed in black and orange. Pale yellow dust jacket printed in dark red and..... Item #54180 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. First edition. First book appearances of eight stories written by Chandler in the 1930's for pulp magazines. Introduction by Philip Durham. Spine a little shaken otherwise near fine in very good to near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with edges rubbed and few tiny nicks and tears..... Item #53932 More
Blair Hughes-Stanton. [No-place]: Nonesuch Press, 1934. First edition. A collection of six stories Bleiler called "one of the great fantasy collections." Number 238 of 1,000 copies SIGNED BY COLLIER. Intended for distribution in both the UK and U.S. Frontis wood engraving by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Small 4to green buckram stamped in..... Item #55013 More
. London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, 1835. First edition. "A Series of Naval Tales and Sketches to Please All Hands, From the Swabs on the Shoulders down to the Swabs in the Head." Includes 8 full-page illustrations by Cruikshank plus illustrations in the text. Three-quarter red leather, marbled boards, raised..... Item #53944 More
New York: Random House, (1957). First edition. From the collection of sports writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman with his penciled notations on rear endpaper and laid in. Near fine with cloth at spine ends a little softened and trifle sunned and faint stain to rear board. In near fine dust..... Item #55002 More
New York: John Lane, (1916). First edition. First issue text and binding with "The War! The War!" They were chasing" in last paragraph p.173 and green buckram spine (versus blue). Small 4to green paper-covered boards stamped in gilt and brown; gilt-stamped green buckram spine; top edge gilt; 513 pages; illustrated..... Item #54029 More
(Berkeley, California): Circle Edition, 1947. First U.S. edition, preceded by a limited edition published in 1946. Two surrealist short stories exploring madness and creativity. 8vo white paper boards printed in red and black; in matching dust jacket. Covers foxed otherwise very good in good dust jacket with price on flap..... Item #54100 More
New York: The Vanguard Press, (1934). First edition. TWO-PAGE INSCRIPTION (recipient not named) beginning on the front endpaper and continuing on the pastedown -- "Here are some of my first stories, written between 1927 and 1934. They contain -- obvious to a reader who is fair minded and intelligent --..... Item #54602 More
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New York: The Vanguard Press, (1956). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To Charles & Mrs. Zimmerman/ With warm regards / Jim Farrell." Both Zimmerman and Farrell were prominent members of various socialist parties who corresponded from at least 1948 to 1961. Farrell referred to Zimmerman as his “old friend and comrade.” Very..... Item #71957 More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957. First edition. Introduction and notes Arthur Mizener. Near fine with foxing to page fore edges and a few spots on front endpapers; in lightly soiled dust jacket a little tanned on spine edges but otherwise near fine. Item #54102 More
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1926. First edition, second or third printing with battered type to pp. 38, 248, and 90. Few small spots of foxing, pastedowns mildly darkened, few roughly opened leaves at front; otherwise bright and near fine lacking original dust jacket but with facsimile provided. Item #56128 More
Cambridge, et al: Granta Publications, 1980 to 2014. First edition of the "new series" issues 2 - 126 lacking issues 3, 13, 14, 20, 49, 63, 104, and with 4th edition of issue 1 published May, 1994 (originally published 1979) and 2nd edition of "The Granta Book of Family." In..... Item #54388 More
New York: Viking Press, 1941. First edition. Near fine with pages slightly age toned and touch of light foxing to endpapers; in very good dust jacket somewhat tanned at spine and along rear edges, with few tiny nicks and short tears and a small rubbed v-shaped tear to front panel..... Item #55558 More
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1933. First edition. His third collection of stories, fourteen in total with nine being published for the first time. Good only with boards exposed at corners and upper front cover, old damp stains affecting red top edge stain which has bled slightly onto upper margins, labels..... Item #72735 More
New York: Viking Press, (1968). First edition. Posthumous collection edited by her husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman. From the collection of sports writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman with his penciled notations on rear endpaper and contents page and corresponding passages lightly marked in pencil in margins. Page edges moderately foxed otherwise..... Item #54982 More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1926. First edition. Collects 14 stories and 21 poems. 8vo gilt-stamped red cloth; top edge gilt. Near fine in dust jacket tanned at spine and with few shallow chips but otherwise near fine. Item #53990 More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. First U.S. edition, published a few weeks after the UK. Short stories and poems. First appearances for 3 of the stories and 19 of the poems. Near fine in about very good dust jacket with rear panel lightly soiled and pair of..... Item #53939 More
New York: B. W. Dodge, 1909. First edition, unauthorized. Third issue with red lettering printed vs stamped (or gilt); in dust jacket--the only one of the three to be issued in one. Short stories and one poem. Very good in good dust jacket with old tape repair to chips and..... Item #54088 More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. First U.S. edition with imprint of New York printer at base of copyright page. First issue sheets without "October" on copyright page; in second issue binding [Richards A58]. Short stories and a poem. 8vo half light-olive cloth stamped in gilt and black, dark-olive cloth lettered..... Item #54277 More
May Wilson Preston. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1917). First edition. SIGNED BY LARDNER on half-title page, "Sincerely,/ Ring W. Lardner,/ September 24th 1918." Five short stories: "Carman," "Three Kings and a Pair," "Gullible’s Travels," "The Water Cure," and "Three Without, Doubled." Endpapers and frontispiece illustrations by May Wilson Preston. 8vo., dark..... Item #55200 More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907. First edition of this collection of eight tales. Edges lightly rubbed and few small stains to lower front board; otherwise very good or better. Lacking the rare dust jacket. Item #54127 More