Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 492 pages. Original lilac hardcover cloth binding with a thin strip of minor sunning to the edges. The unclipped first issue dustjacket has minor abrasions to the front cover and spine, but without the typical fading; with all seventeen chapters..... More
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 292 pages. Original hardcover binding with moderate browning/sunning to the spine, minor bumping to the corners, a few small spots of soiling, and minor scuffing and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. No dustjacket. There are a...... More
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 1168 pages. Original green hardcover binding with minor bumping to the corners, minor rubbing (including a bit of fraying to the bottom edge) and spotting to the spine, and a few tiny spots of discoloration. The bottom corner bump caused..... More
Chicago, IL: Chicago School of Architecture School, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 61 pages including a bibliography. Original paperback binding with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains numerous black-and-white photographs by Rosemary Kluke. Signed on the title page "I hope you enjoy the book [signed] Rosemary Kluke"..... More
New York: Schocken Books, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 173 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with small chips and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains over 200 black & white photographs. Previous owner's bookplate neatly on the inside front cover. The..... More
Detroit, MI: published by author, 1895. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 130 pages. Original paperback binding with minor shelfwear and slight vertical creasing to the spine. Illustrated. A few wormholes in the margins, not affecting the text. The paper of the text is overall browned..... More
Detroit, MI: published by author, 1895. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 130 pages. Original paperback binding with minor shelfwear and slight vertical creasing to the spine. Illustrated. A few wormholes in the margins, not affecting the text. The paper of the text is overall browned..... More
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1916. First edition thus. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 362 pages of text. Original green hardcover binding with circular color illustration inset on the front cover with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. No dustjacket. Including the frontispiece, there are 12 color plate illustrations by..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 325 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket is slightly soiled with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Signed by the author on the front endpaper with no further..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 208 pages. Original orange hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and minimal soiling. A few pages of text and the closed page edges are lightly foxed/spotted, and one page of text has a light crease. The rear..... More
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 216 pages. Original green hardcover binding with minor browning to the top edge, minimal shelfwear, two small scuffs on the spine, and a tiny stain to the bottom corner of the rear board..... More
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Uncorrected bound galley. 268 pages. Original paperback binding with minor creasing and minimal shelfwear; protected in fitted archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. Features classic "Black Mask" fiction by Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley..... More
San Francisco, CA: Folioavenue Publishing Service, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [ii], 395 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear, in almost new condition. The text is clean and unmarked; unread. First edition. More
Bloomington, IN: BalboaPress, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). viii, 69 pages. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear. The text is clean and unmarked, and is unread. First edition. More
New York, NY: Easton Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 260 pages of text including an index. Full navy blue leather binding with minimal shelfwear. One of 3000 copies signed by Newt Gingrich on an inserted limitation page. All page edges are gilt. The text is clean and..... More
New York, NY: Easton Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 656 pages of text including an index. Navy blue full leather binding with a tiny scuff to the top of the spine and minimal shelfwear. One of 3000 copies signed by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on a...... More
New York, NY: Gemor Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. [viii], 21 pages of text. Original hardcover leatherette binding with minor shelfwear, including a tiny bump to the top corner, and with weakening of the color lettering printed on the front cover. The front..... More
New York, NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 192 pages including a glossary and a bibliography. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has minor shelfwear, in almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Contains numerous color plates and black-and-white illustrations. A publication..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 143 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with inset printed paper front cover label; heavily sunned on the spine, front cover and edges, but otherwise in near fine condition. A very minor spot of..... More
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1971. Early reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). xii, 276 pages of text. Paperback binding with moderate shelfwear and soiling, with two very small spots of staining to the top edge The half-title page has a few small spots of discoloration (not staining), but the text is..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxvi, 486 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding of full navy leather with gilt decoration and lettering, with a few small shelfbumps and minimal shelfwear. Signed by Margaret Thatcher on a special limitation page. Includes the Easton Press..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 420 pages of text. Leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards. The spine and top edge is slightly sunned/faded/browned and the hinges are slightly worn. Minor foxing on the first and final few pages, and very light scattered foxing..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co. Aldine House, 1903. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 539 pages of text. Leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards. The spine is darkened from sunning, and the surface of the leather has minor crazing (small cracks) from sunning; protected in archival mylar. Beautifully illustrated by Charles..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [viii], 266 pages of text followed by [x] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original brown stamped cloth binding with minor shelfwear including a tiny spot of discoloration near the bottom of the spine. The..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 323 pages of text including an index, followed by [iv] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original hardcover binding with minor rubbing to the extremities, and a small area of discoloration to the bottom of the front board. The endpapers are..... More