New York: Vanguard Press, (1935). First edition. His scarce first book. Based on Algren's experiences living in Texas during the Great Depression. The title refers to someone with authority--namely bosses and police; poor folk and the powerless wore shoes or went barefoot. Very good with inner hinges darkened as often..... Item #53567 More
New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1924. First edition. A memoir of sorts. 8vo, brick-red pebbled cloth boards stamped in light orange and blind on front and spine; top edge light orange. Near fine with bookseller label on rear pastedown; in good or better dust jacket with internal archival-tape repair and..... Item #54937 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. Top page edges soiled and light shelf wear, otherwise fine in bright dust jacket with closed edge tear and light wear to spine ends and tips. Item #38199 More
(London): Duckworth, (1973). First edition. SIGNED BY BAINBRIDGE, "Best wishes, Beryl Bainbridge" (not to anyone in particular). A pyschological novel about the struggles of a repressed dressmaker and her sister to look after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier during WWII (inspired by..... Item #51994 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1984. First U.S. edition of the AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK -- SIGNED by Banks. Written from the first-person perspective of a sixteen-year-old describing his childhood, which included deaths within his family. Fine in dust jacket with only the barest wear on the spine ends. Item #52515 More
New York: Henry Holt & Co., (1993). First edition. Uncorrected proof in red paperwraps. Near fine. Item #29114 More
New York: Vanguard Press, (1947). First edition. Faint, unavoidable offset to pastedowns (from binding) and minor edge rubbing, otherwise fine in price-clipped dust jacket with slightly faded spine, white spine lettering tanned, a few chips, a few closed tears (with tape repair on verso) and some shallow damp staining to..... Item #37589 More
New York: Vanguard Press, (1947). First edition. Good or better with light offset on endpapers and corners and spine ends showing wear and fraying. Tight, and internally very good. Lacking dust jacket. Item #52213 More
New York: Harper & Row, (1968). First edition. A book of short stories. INSCRIBED, "For Nancy and Roger All the best Stephen Birmingham 1982 & again in '89." Bookplate on front pastedown and cloth a little faded on spine and top edge, otherwise fine in dust jacket. Item #34778 More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., (1961). First edition of his third book. INSCRIBED (3 times) "For Meg Balcom with warmest good wishes from Bill Steers and me author, Stephen Birmingham." Again on front endpaper, " '61 Nancy and Roger. Here I am again. Stephen Birmingham '89." And again on back..... Item #34775 More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1983. First edition. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Fine in dust jacket. Item #36268 More
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publ. 1939. First edition. From the library of Chicago artist Arthur Johan Anderson with his bookplate on front pastedown. Three novels and two novelettes by Bromfield. Red cloth near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, a few shallow chips and..... Item #30127 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. First edition. His second book. Two volumes -- advance reading copy in pictorial paperwraps and SIGNED first printing in dust jacket. Both are fine. Item #34461 More
New York: Harper & Row, (1988). First U.S. edition. Booker Prize winner. Mild shelf wear, still fine in fine dust jacket. Item #37266 More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1936. First edition of his third book, a novel set in West Africa. Small tasteful bookplate on front pastedown under flap, of "Claude" (Smith) a cartoonist for The New Yorker, Playboy, et al. Top front cover a little bumped, otherwise the black cloth and spine gilt..... Item #35502 More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1936. First edition of his third book, a novel set in West Africa. Book Society bookplate of Arthur Thomas Dutton on front pastedown. Rub to fore edge of front board otherwise would be near fine; in very good or better typical yellow Gollancz dust jacket with..... Item #55007 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First edition. Cloth at spine slightly faded and spine label lightly tanned, otherwise near fine in very good or better, lightly edge worn and rubbed dust jacket with small scrape on spine. Item #28096 More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1964. First UK edition. Light name on front free endpaper (partially erased) and upper tips slightly bumped, otherwise fine in yellow Gollancz dust jacket with a few short closed edge tears with tape repair on verso, spine slightly tanned and shallow chipping to head of spine..... Item #35723 More
New York: The Vanguard Press, [1957]. First U.S. edition of author's second book. Upper front tip slightly bumped and page edges lightly soiled, otherwise fine in dust jacket with soiled rear panel, light edge rubbing, a small chip in top edge of spine, 1/4" chip in lower edge of rear..... Item #35726 More
New York: Harper & Row, (1988). First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Fine in dust jacket. Item #36208 More
London: Heinemann, 1901. First UK edition. Conrad and Ford's collaborative quasi-science-fiction novel exploring a societal shift in power. Two volumes: the first issue without dedication page [Cagle A6(3)a] together with a copy of the seldom seen remainder issue [Cagle A6(4)]. FIRST ISSUE is in Cagle's binding "a" with top edge..... Item #53845 More
London: Methuen, (1906). First edition. Only 1,500 copies printed [Wise 16]. Essays recounting memories and impressions from his time at sea. 8vo green cloth boards with spine stamped in gilt; top edge gilt, rest untrimmed [Cagle A11a, binding a]. This copy with 40-page publisher’s catalog dated August 1906 at rear..... Item #53770 More
London: Fisher Unwin, 1896. First edition. His second book. Only 3,000 copies printed [Wise 2]. With a number of typographical errors, as called for [Cagle A2a(1)]. Inspired by his experience as chief mate of a small steamer, and basis for the 1951 film of the same name. 8vo green cloth..... Item #53743 More
Garden City: Doubleday Page, 1923. First U.S. edition. Gift inscription, slight foxing on top edge, and cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners, otherwise very good in good to very good dust jacket tanned at spine and with chipping to corners and spine ends not affecting any lettering. Item #42919 More