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New York: Hogarth Press, 1931. 301 pages, illustrated. Orange cloth over boards, title, author & 'Moll' illustration in gold on front cover, title & author in gold on new orange cloth spine. New endpapers, light foxing/yellowing to first couple of pages, contents. Previous owner bookplate.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by King, Alexander. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Berkeley, CA: Univ of California Pr, 1984. The text of the 1 v. Pennyroyal Frankenstein is based on the 3 v. ed. originally published: London : Printed for Lackington. Hughes. Mavor & Jones. 1818. 254pp/illus. with 52 illustrations and plates by Barry Moser. DJ has small tearon back. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good (+). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1945. 311pp. 1st Inscribed by author on ffep. Text clean. BL. Inscribed by the Author. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: The John Day Company, 1957. Book has 188 pages. Light wear to edge of cover. Previous owner name penned (small) in front endpaper. DJ has light wear to edge but is brodart protected. Some sunning on DJ by binding. General von Puckhammer had strong views concerning what a soldier should be, how he should act, and how he should be treated by his compatriots. His orderly and driver, Sergeant-major Horlacher, who joined him shortly before the Allied landings in Normandy in 1944, had equally strong views of an orderly-driver's responsibilities to his general, his general's daughter, and his general's well-being. This book is Horlacher's vision of his general in battle, in defeat, in prison as a war criminal, in postwar retirement, and on the eve of the creation of a new German army.. 1st American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris, France: Bibliotheque Carpentier, 1928. 328pp. Vol 1 only. French text. clean. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1924. 480pp. LIMITED EDITION. Vol 2 only. Number 489 of 620 sets for Great Britain and Ireland. Original plum buckram gilt over bevelled boards. Top edges gilt, with tissue-guarded photogravure frontispiece. Nice clean copy.. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1965. 343 pp. Early printing but not stated as first. Red cloth with author's initials in gold gilt on front cover. Gold gilt printing on spine. He attempts to create a new literary form -- the non-fiction novel. The book describes the gruesome murder of a family in Kansas along with the 2 men who were hanged for the crime. Made into a 1967 film by Richard Brooks that cast Robert Blake and Scott Wilson as the murderers Perry Smith and Eugene Hickock. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, 1965. 184pp. Edgar-winning novel, introducing Virgil Tibbs, memorably portrayed on screen by Sidney Poitier in the Norman Jewison film that won five Oscars (including Best Actor for Rod Steiger, and Best Picture, beating out The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde). Later a successful television series. Becoming exceptionally scarce. Stated First Edition. DJ has $3.50 price and 0465 in bottom right corner of flap. Previous owner name on title page - otherwise clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963. Author's First Book. Stated 1st Printing. Uncut lightly worn DJ. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1870. 146, [2]p., ads., frontis, with 11 illustrations, original blind decorated pebbled light brown cloth, decorated gilt titles, spine slightly faded with penciled gift inscription inside cover but a fine copy, rare.A novel of Quebec during the Fenian raids. Overall clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good++/No Jacket - Issued. Illus. by C. G. Bush. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867. 362pp/illus/frontis. First complete edition in book form, published in June, 1867. This American edition preceded the completion of the weekly parts issue in London and the publication of the second volume the English edition, which did not appear until July, 1867. contemporary 1/2 leather marbled boards and endpapers. Spine taped. Clean. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. Illus. by George H. Thomas. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Vantage, 1971. 274pp. Chapters: I get my orders -- First day at O.C.S. -- Indoctrination begins -- And then there were 197 -- Problems of a platoon leader -- Pizza party time -- Death of a cockroach -- Poey-bait row -- Petroff discovers Valerie -- Lieutenant Sandall discovers Petroff -- Senior candidates -- Graduation. DJ has light wear. Inscribed by author on ffep. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Wm Collins & Sons & Co, 1982. 256pp/illus. Comprehensive guide to Agatha Christie's 85 novels. Provides information on each book's provenance, on the work itself and on its contemporary critical reception set against the background of the major events in the author's life. It has been updated to include details of publications, TV adaptations and films. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. A beautiful early edition of this set! Books are boxed in a VG+ condition (top of box is very slightly faded) black slipcase with red paste-on set name on the side. Volume I is The Fellowship of the Ring, "Revised Edition" (front dj), "Second Edition" (title page), " Fourth Printing" (copyright page) with light wear to edge of paper type black dj with interesting spatter pattern design in mustard color with some fading to spine of dj. Volume I I is The Two Towers, "Revised Edition" (front of dj), "Second Edition" (title page), "Third Printing" (copyright page) with light wear to edge of paper type black dj with interesting spatter pattern design in red with some fading to spine of dj.. Volume III is The Return of the King, "Revised Edition" (cover of dj), "Second Edition" (title page), "Third Printing" (copyright page) with light wear to edge of paper type black dj with… Read More

London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1886. 315 pages and 15 illustrations worked from the original etchings and most with tissue guards. Light foxing to surrounds of some illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on front and gilt lettering on spine - gilt female duellers on front board, gilt titles on spine. Spine ends worn and corners rubbed and edges worn. Text generally sound and clean.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1955. 174pp. DJ clean. Book Clean. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Arlington Books, 1978. Book is number 88 of a limited printing of 500 (350 were offered for sale) signed by both the author and the illustrator. A gift inscription is written in center of title page. Book has light wear to edge of cover. DJ has some wear along the edge and a wrinkle across the back. The book is printed on beautiful handmade paper. A delightful holiday story with glorious illustrations. . Signed by Author and Illustrator. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Felts, Shirley. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Coward, McCann, 1966. 319 pages, Stated First American Edition. From the dj, 'In July of 1938, less than five months after Hitler's rape of Austria, Franklin D. Roosevelt convened the International Conference on Refugees, at Evian-les-Bains, a small French spa on the Swiss border. The official purpose of the conferene was to deal with the growing number of Jewish refuees fleeing for their lives from Hitler's Europe. 32 nations agreed to attend the conference, as well as observers from the Vatican, Jewish organizations in the United States, France and Britain, and Zionist groups from Palestine. The questions facing the delegates at Evian were hard ones, both political and moral. DJ lightly stained/yellowed.. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1894. First English translation of "The Fables and Enigmas of Messer Giovanni Francesco Straparola da Caravaggion" first published at Venice in 1550. Two volumes, illustrated. Limited edition of 1,000 copies printed on fine Japanese Vellum, this being number 102. Original vellum binding. Vol 1: xxviii, 276pp. Frontispiece and 9 tissue guarded illustrations. Vol 2: 323pp including 15pp of notes. Frontispiece and 9 tissue guarded illustrations.. First Edition. Vellum. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Numbered Copy.

Philadelphia, PA: George Barrie, 1893. Beautiful 13 Volume Set. 1892-1894National Edition. Translated by William Walton and others. Illustrated with many etchings including head-pieces and full-page plates each with tissue guards.after G. Jenniot. 11 1/2 x8, period half morocco, red morocco spine labels, six panels top edges gilt. National Edition. light wear to spine compartments. Cover loose on Vol 3 & 6, Bottom spine panel missing on Vol 9 & 13. Printed on fine paper. Internally clean and excellent condition. Overall Beautiful Rare Limited Edition Set . National Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.