Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1978. First edition, a "limited" edition published exclusively for members of the "First edition Society," preceding the trade edition. Fine in full brown leather stamped in gold, with all page edges gilt and a ribbon place marker. Includes an introductory "special message" culled from a speech..... Item #16315 More
New York: The Dial Press, 1969. First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Fine in black cloth with one tiny spot on the front cover and two small spots of soiling on the rear endpapers, but inside otherwise clean. In a very good dust jacket that is somewhat rubbed and soiled..... Item #51526 More
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1937). First edition. A novel about a young African American World War I military officer who finds little but hard times upon return to his native land and is finally lynched. Lee was a leading Republican and African American businessman who promoted a self-help, black-pride..... Item #51522 More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1929). First UK edition. First binding in blue. Very good or better with light wear on spine ends and corners. Book plate on front pastedown. Lacking dust jacket. Item #50131 More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934. First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. About very good with cloth binding lightly rubbed and soiled, spine ends and corners rubbed, spine slightly faded and bumped on ends, small tear in cloth at top of spine, rear endpaper lightly soiled, and a few small..... Item #51856 More
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith Company, (1939). First edition. INSCRIBED and signed by "The Author" on the front endpaper. Near fine with light rubbing along the edges, gently bumped spine ends, and endpapers showing faint offest. In a near fine, gently rubbed and soiled dust jacket, with minimal edgewear including two small closed..... Item #51527 More
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Paris: The Obelisk Press, (1953). First edition. Two volumes. Number 1,078 of 2000 numbered copies "printed for private circulation." Second book in his Rosy Crucifxion trilogy of SEXUS, PLEXUS and NEXUS, a fictionalized account his life in Brooklyn before leaving for Paris in 1928. Initially banned in the U.S. and..... Item #54373 More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1956). First edition. His National Book Award-winning novel. Cartoonist Claude Smith's copy with his notes on the book dated 1981, 1986 and 1994 laid in. It was clearly a favorite of his. Near fine in good only price-clipped dust jacket with 2" chip to..... Item #52997 More
(New York): Viking, (1994). First U.S. edition. Uncorrected proof, very good to near fine in green, printed paperwraps with light edge rubbing and slight toning to covers, as usually seen. Item #50435 More
New York: Dutton, 1994. First edition. Advance Reading Copy in glossy pictorial paperwraps. SIGNED by author on title page. Fine condition with only the slightest wear. Letter to the reviewer laid in. Item #50190 More
Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, (1996). First edition. SIGNED on the title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #51024 More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., (1950). First edition. First novel from this author of non-fiction, mysteries, and magazine articles. Near fine in pictorial, lightly shelf-worn dust jacket. Item #47505 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: E.P. Dutton, Inc., (1984). First edition. Fine in dust jacket with the barest wear. Item #50280 More
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: Grossman Publishers, 1973. First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Item #51174 More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1942). First edition. Very good in a vibrant green cloth binding with rubbing to the corners and some fraying to the cloth, exposing the boards slightly; spine ends are also rubbed and gently bumped; endpapers show some offset from the glue used in binding but..... Item #51222 More
Durham: Duke Univ. Press, 1993. First edition. SIGNED by author. Preface by Styron and introduction by James L.W. West III. Red cloth covered boards with spine lettering in gold. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #54396 More
New York: Putnam's Sons, (2001). First edition. SIGNED by Tan with a quote from the book, "The things I know are true." Labeled "uncorrected proof" on front cover but appears to be an advance reading copy. Near fine in pictorial paperwraps with publicity sticker on front cover. Item #46993 More
London: Robert Hale, (1956). First edition in English, preceding the U.S. by 13 years. Originally published in Germany in 1926. Translated by Eleanor Brockett. His second book. Set in Mexico, as were so many of his books. Bright and fine with just a touch of spotting to page edges; in..... Item #54060 More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First edition. The final novel from the Irish-American raconteur, INSCRIBED on front endpaper, "To Comet Brooks/ a lover of Books/ and my friend/ Jim Tully" and with Brook's attractive silver bookplate with long quote from Thomas Wolfe's OF TIME AND THE RIVER on front..... Item #54186 More
New York: William Morrow, (1997). First edition. SIGNED on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket with subtle toning to spine. Item #51166 More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1984. First edition. Near fine with thin line of fading along top edge of cloth; in very good to near fine dust jacket with few tiny rubs and nicks and slight, unaccountable discoloration at top and bottom of flaps. Item #50638 More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952. First edition. A young American's salacious adventures in post-war Europe; likened to the ancient legend of Paris and the Golden Apple. Damage to the top front corner, with more so the the jacket which shows some loss there. Light soiling to..... Item #48887 More