Literature > Fiction
Free and Other Stories
New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc., 1918. First Edition. 10mo; pp 369; G/no-DJ; navy spine with gilt text; cloth has some slight sunning to exterior; lightly bumped corners; text block shows age toning to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; previous bookshop's sticker to rear pastedown; good binding. More
JENNIE GERHARDT [SIGNED]
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1911. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, 432 pages; VG; bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt to front cover and spine; Housed in a VG half morocco and blue cloth slipcase, slipcase with paneled spine and gilt; cloth to slipcase and chemise matching boards, mild wear to slipcase; both gutters showing slight webbing; inscribed by Dreiser on the ffep, in Hollywood, California, 1940; First edition, first issue, with "is" on page 22, line 8 from bottom and author's full name on the spine; CX consignment; shelved case 2. More
The Dragon of the Revelation: The Tragedy of Mankind [Inscribed]
Washington DC: Drekolias House, 1946. First Edition. Octavo; G Hardcover; Dark Blue spine with Gold text; Boards shaken, some edgewear, some shelfwear, small open tear along head edge of spine, fraying along spine edges, rubbing to corners, marks on both covers; Textblock has age toning, brown marks on some pages; 700 pp; Inscribed by author on front endpaper, Letter to author(?) inside front cover. More
THE BEAUTIFUL FLAGELLANTS OF NEW YORK
Paris, France: Society of British Bibliophiles [Charles Carrington], [1907]. Limited Edition, 1/250 Copies. Octavo, 141 pages. Bound pink printed wraps. Spine is faded pink with red and black lettering. Mild fading and soiling to pink paper covers. Minor foxing to edges of textblock. Slight pencil markings, including name of publisher, to first free edge. Some pages with top edge uncut. Limited Edition, 1/250 Copies, this copy unnumbered. Shelved in Case 12. More
The Glass-Blowers
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First US Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; sage green spine with off-white text; first US edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight foxing; some chipping to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth's exterior has mild wear; strong, sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have moderate toning; deckled fore edge; pictorial endpapers; mild toning to interior gutters; good binding; gift inscription to half title page; pp 348. More
Peter Ibbetson
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. Large Octavo; pp 344; VG-; dark brown 1/4 bound spine with gilt text; brown slipcase; slipcase has chips to edges; cracking to spine edges; paper label to spine; no jacket; brown and yellow patterned panels; minimal wear to exterior; slight rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block edges show light shelf wear; interior clean; frontispiece; illustrated [Stock Image]. More
Gone So Long [signed]
New York and London: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2018. First Edition. Octavo; pp 452; VG-/G+; blue/yellow pictorial spine with yellow and white text; dust jacket shows mild wear to exterior; light dings to edges; autographed sticker to front; cloth has very little wear light to exterior; strong boards; text block has small smudge to exterior tail edge; interior clean; signed by author;. More
With Mask and Mitt
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1906. First Edition. 10mo; G; green pictorial spine with gilt text; first edition; no jacket; cloth shows modest wear to exterior; some rubbing to joints and corners; mildly cocked spine; text block edges have slight age toning; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 300; cracking to hinges. More
THE TIME IN BETWEEN [SIGNED]
New York: Atria Books, 2011. First English Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 615 page; VG/VG-; spine blue, with red and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; mild wear at corners; white bookseller's sticker at jacket front; mild wear to crown and tail of jacket spine; price uncut '$26.00'; inscribed by Duenas at title page; pages clean; shelved Case 6. More
Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator
New York: Sully and Kleinteich, 1913. 12mo; G; brown spine with gilt and black text; first edition; no jacket; cloth shows some general smudges due to age and wear; sturdy boards; slightly rubbed edges; text block exterior edges have modest age toning; previous owner's name to ffep; mild cracking to gutter at frontispiece; frontispiece; some foxing inside; illustrated; pp 221. More
The Little Emperors
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1951. First Edition. Smaller Octavo; G+/G; red/beige spine with black text; dust jacket exterior shows moderate wear; slight age toning to exterior; minor edges wear; cloth exterior has very slight wear; good, intact binding; straight boards; textblock exterior edges have slight foxing; some foxing to endpapers; interior pages unmarked; pp 255. More
THE LADY FOR RANSOM
London: Faber and Faber, 1953. Octavo; Fair+/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with green print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, 2-inch tear to rear top hinge and to rear flap edge, toning to spine, shelfwear; Boards in green cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, cloth torn away along top edge, shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers, small stains on fore edge, else clean and tight; 280 pages. More
LEOPARDS AND LILIES
London: Faber and Faber. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with black print; DJ has edgewear, small tears to flap folds, toning to spine, light peripheral toning, shelfwear; Boards in purple cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, slight shelfwear, else clean and strong; Text block has tanning to endpapers, bump to top fore corner, else clean and tight; 267 pages. More
LES LIVRES DU BONHEUR
Paris: Mercure de France, 1957. Limited edition 1584/5000. Octavo, 252 pages. In Good condition. Spine is green with blue print. In torn mylar sleeve. Boards in green cloth with blue print. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has white ribbon marker. Name in ink on front flyleaf. Illustrated: Transparent 2-color illustrations stamped over text. Text in French. CONTENTS: Les plaisirs et les jeux — Les érispaudants — Mon royaume — Fables de mon jardin. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column A, ND-A. More
We'll to the Woods No More
New York: New Directions, 1957. 10mo; pp 146; VG/G; yellow spine with blue text; dust jacket has sunned exterior, mostly to spine; mild wear to edges; some rubbing wear to rear; cloth has lightly sunned spine; exterior clean; strong boards; text block shows very light tone to exterior edges; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. More
THE WOLF LEADER [orig. title French, "LE MENEUR DES LOUPS"]
Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950 [1875]. First USA Edition Thus. tall 8vo., 237 pp., VG/VG; DJ, green pictorial spine and front cover, off-white (age-toned) lettering: small closed tears to head of spine, mild wear to tail of spine, approx. 1/2" tear to top margin of back cover, mild age-toning to covers (lettering legible); wear to edges of covers, slight material loss to corners, scattered pencil markings to front cover; spotting to top margin of back flap; price uncut "$3.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, silver lettering to spine: bumping to head and tail of spine; boards slightly cocked, front board somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding strong; mild wear to boards; age-toning/wear to text-block, diagonal scratch towards middle of fore-edge; mild age-toning to black-and-white pictorial endpapers, notations in pencil to back paste-down; mild age-toning to margins of interior; frontispiece; orig. pub. by Dumas in 1857, it was first translated into English by Allinson in 1904, with the American English language edition [this copy] edited by de Camp released in 1950; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
THE CONSCRIPT; A TALE OF THE EMPIRE
New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1855. First US Edition. Octavo, 400 pages, [4] ads; VG; bound in publisher's brown embossed cloth, gilt titling to spine; rubbing and wear to binding; bookplate to front pastedown; yellow tipped-in ad to rear; name in pencil to title page; mild foxing and finger-stains to pages; shelved case 6. More
THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE [SIGNED]
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1973. Limited Edition, #275/1500. Octavo, 300 pages; VG; full blue cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering; in publisher's original VG glassine wrappers; housed in VG gold and blue paper slipcase; mild shelf wear and scuffing; illustrated in full color; signed flat by Arnstam at colophon; hand-numbered 275 at colophon; pages clean; shelved Limited Editions Club. More
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (THE WINDERMERE SERIES)
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1923. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, illustrated pastedown on front, wear to spine caps and corners, surface tears to pastedown, shelfwear, mildly cocked spine; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, ink inscription on verso of half-title page, cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, clean text; x, 547 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color plates). More
Oeuvres de Alexandre Dumas: Vingt and Apres [2 volumes]
Paris: Louis Conard, Libraire-Editeur, 1925. Octavo; pp 405+412; Good; 1/2 bound brown leather bound spines with gilt text; marbled boards; no jackets; 2 volumes; boards show lightly sunned panels; mildly rubbed edges; strong boards; text blocks have top edges gilt; marbled endpapers; interiors clean; deckled fore edges; illustrated; text in French; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. More
THE THREE MUSKETEERS [TWO VOLUMES]
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2011. Deluxe Limited Edition, #33/400. Quartos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in full burgundy leather, gilt lettering to spine; housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase; facsimile edition, fron the publisher: "with the original cover design from the 1894 edition beautifully stamped in two colors, Florentine stamping on the inside of the covers, raised "hubbed" spine deeply embossed with genuine 22kt gold, Printed marbled endsheets, All 250 Maurice Leloir illustrations from the historic 19th century edition"; limited edition with limitation page and loose certificate, #33/400; in excellent condition; shelved case 9 3/4. More
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO [Signed] [Four Volumes]
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1941. Limited Edition, #1452/1500. Octavo, 4 volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's full black natural-finish linen with gold stamped design. With publisher's glassine on volumes 2, 3, and 4., very mild wear, primarily to head and tail of spine. Housed in publisher's black slipcase, mild wear and rubbing. Limited Edition, #1452/1500 signed by Lynd Ward. Shelved case 9 3/4. More
The Story of Edward
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1976. Reprinted. Oblong Booklet [5x8]; VG-/paperback; beige spine with black text; reprinted; covers show modest sun aging to exterior; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges have light tone; good binding; profusely illustrated; pp 48 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #5. More
IN OLD PLANTATION DAYS
New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 307 pages; VG; bound in publisher's brown cloth with black, grey, and gilt, image pasted on front cover; mild rubbing and wear to boards, rubbing to front cover image; spine lightly cocked; removed bookplate from front pastedown; ten inserted plates; CX consignment; shelved case 0. More
THE WORKS OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR [Nine Volumes]
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1898-1917. Mixed Editions. Octavos, Nine Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in 20th-century three-quarter calf, flecked marbled boards and matching endpapers. Paneled spines with gilt titling and stamping. Boards show mild shelf wear and rubbing overall, and some worming to back boards of Folks From Dixie and The Heart of Happy Hollow. Text block clean, with the bookplate of J Ogden Armour to front paste downs. Top edges gilt. Nine volumes, with mixed editions: Folks From Dixie, 1898, First Edition; The Love of Landry, 1900, First Edition (closed tear to title page); The Uncalled 1901, Reprint, Published by the International Association of Newspapers and Authors; The Sport of the Gods, 1902, First Edition; The Heart of Happy Hollow, 1904, First Edition; Lyrics of Love and Laughter, 1913, later printing; Lyrics of the Hearthside, 1913, later printing; Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow, 1914, later printing; Lyrics of Lowly Life, 1917, later printing. JR Consignment. Shelved above Case 0. More
THE LOVE OF LANDRY
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1900. Octavo; Fair-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with white print; Boards in brown cloth with white print, wear to spine caps and corners, tattering to spine head, insect damage on rear; Text block has spotting to endpapers, light occasional foxing, insect damage to rear pages; 200 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON : AND OTHER STORIES
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1900. Octavo; Fair-; Hardcover; Spine, brown, illustration, gold print; Boards in brown illustrated cloth, gold print, cocked spine, wear to spine caps and corners, long tear to front hinge, blemishes and surface tears to front and rear from insect damage; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, small pinhole punctures to pages; 362 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
THE RIVER WHY [Signed]
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 294 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Light brown spine with black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and shows light sunning to spine and mild edge and shelf wear. Price uncut "$12.95". Interior pages clean. Signed by author on half title page. Review card inside. Shelved Room A. More
PLEASE SEND HELP [INSCRIBED]
New York: Wednesday Books, 2019. First Edition. Octavo; 304 pages; VG-/VG-; Yellow and Blue spine with Black text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering; Inscribed by authors on title page; Shelved under front counter. More
DISSERTATIONS BY MR. DOOLEY
London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906. First Edition. Octavo, [4], 313 pages; G+; Green cloth, with gilt embossed lettering to spine and front cover, and embossed designs to same; Boards show moderate fraying to cloth at head/tail of spine, moderate wear to joints, light bumping to corners, and light shelf wear and discoloration overall; Textblock has light plus age-toning to edges, moderate age-toning and light staining to top edge, and light age-toning and to pages interiorly; Gift inscription to former owner in pencil on ffep. RWO. More
MR. DOOLEY IN PEACE AND IN WAR
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1898. First Edition. Octavo, xviii, 260 pages; Full green buckram, with gilt lettering to spine and front covers; Boards show light plus wear to corners and head/tail of spine, and spine slightly cocked; Textblock has light plus age-toning to edges, several minor instances of soiling to fore-edge, and some soiling to pp. x-xi. RWO. More
MR. DOOLEY SAYS
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First Thus. Small Octavo, [6], 239 pages; G+; Green cloth, with gilt lettering and gilt embossed designs to spine and front cover; Boards have moderate bumping to head/tail of spine, light wear to corners, and light shelf wear overall; Textblock shows light age-toning overall, some light shelfwear to bottom edge, and bookplate of former owner on front-pastedown. RWo. More
VEGAS: A MEMOIR OF A DARK SEASON [signed]
New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 288 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Black spine with rainbow and yellow text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has yellowing to covers, creasing to rear cover, and mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have discoloration to head edges and slight tear to tail edge of front board. Text block has remainder mark on tail edge. Signed by author on front endpaper. Scarce. Shelved in Case 6. More
The Little Horses of Tarquinia
Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc., 2009. First Printing. Octavo; G+/paperback; black spine with white text; first printing; exterior to covers have modest wear; closed chip to mid spine; other slight rubbing wear and slight creases to edges; otherwise binding good; textblock exterior edges have minimal wear; interior clean; pp 142 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #8. More
The Mockery Bird
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982. First US Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; off-white spine with black text; first US edition; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows mild tone; minor edge wear; otherwise slight exterior wear; cloth exterior shows only slight wear; tight binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have mild tone; interior good; pp 224. More
The Young Maiden's Mirror
Boston: Cyrus Stone, 1858. Fourth Edition. 12mo; pp 274; G-; red spine with gilt text and scroll design to spine; no jacket; leather binding; front and rear panel has elaborate gilt borders and designs; noticeable rubbing to edges; rubbed spine; sturdy boards; text block has all edges gilt; slight foxing to several interior pages; frontispiece with tissue guard; good binding. More
Escape the Night
New York: Random House, 1944. First Printing. Small Octavo; G+/Fair; black/gray pictorial spine with orange and beige text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows moderate wear; some chips to edges; wear to joints; tape mends inside jacket; mildly age toned rear; mylar wrapped jacket; cloth exterior has foxing and spotting toward edges; good, intact binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have age toned slightly; deckled fore edge; slight offsetting to endpapers; interior pages good; pp 215. More
The Hangman's Whip
New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1941. 10mo; VG-/G; pp 275; dark blue/yellow spine with ivory and yellow text; ; dust jacket has some slight soiling to exterior; minor edge wear; small price sticker to rear flap; mylar wrap; cloth has light wear to exterior; sturdy boards; text block has slight foxing to exterior edges; deckled fore edge; tight binding; previous owner's name to ffep; slight toning toward edges to endpapers; tight binding; interior clean. More
While the Patient Slept
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1930. First Edition. 12mo; VG-/G; green/beige/pink pictorial spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket has moderate rubbing exterior wear; slight rubbing to edges; mylar wrap; cloth has only light exterior wear; mild rubbing to edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges modestly foxed; frontispiece; very light tone to endpapers; interior clean; pp 313. More
UARDA: A ROMANCE OF ANCIENT EGYPT
New York: Willam L. Allison Company, c. [1900]. Octavo, 471 pages; VG; quarter bound in red leather, spine has gilt lettering and silver tooling; binding has minimal wear, with light fading at the top and bottom of the spine, has a bump on one of the fore edge corners; pages have age toning. More
SEVEN STORIES BY MARIE VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH
Columbia: Camden House, 1986. First Edition. Octavo; 118 pages; VG-; Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering; Bumping to top corner of front cover, minor edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock has foxing along head edge; RWO. More
Exit Into Eternity: Tales of the Bizarre and Supernatural
Providence: Oxford Press, Inc., 1973. First Edition. Octavo; pp 121; VG/VG; yellow spine with navy text; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; light rubbing to corners; mylar wraps; cloth shows very light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean;. More
MORAL TALES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: COTAINING FORESTER, AND THE PRUSSIAN VASE [VOLUME I ONLY]
London: J. Johnson, 1802. Second Edition. Small Octavo, xi, 253 pages. In Good condition. Spine is light brown. Half bound in dyed black leather with black cloth boards. Boards show rubbing to front and back boards, significant rubbing to fore edge corners, hinges, and spine causing discoloration to leather. Boards show minor tearing to head edges, fore edge corners. Boards show significant tearing to hinges, exposing binding at front and back. Boards show significant rubbing and discoloration to spine, with minor tearing to spine, rubbing and bumping to headcap and tail. Textblock shows age toning, mild foxing spots. RWO Consignment. More
Anthology of Children's Literature
Boston; Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press, 1970. Fourth Revised Edition, First Printing. Larger Octavo; G/G-; black spine with off-white text; fourth revised edition, first printing; dust jacket has modest soiling to exterior; few chips to edges; mylar wrap; cloth shows only light exterior wear; minor rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block edges have some smudges and tone; lightly toned; pictorial endpapers; broken hinges; frontispiece; mild interior wear; slight pencil; illustrated; pp 1289; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
DUMPY THE DUMP TRUCK [SIGNED]
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2000. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, unpaginated; VG/VG; spine red, with white and yellow lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; price uncut '$15.99'; profusely illustrated in full color; signed flat by Edward at front free endpaper; pages clean; shelved Case 14. More
THE BROKEN SWORD: A NOVEL OF THE REIGN OF RICHARD III
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Octavo, 295 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine beige with black and brown lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Dust jacket has moderate age toning with price clipped front flap and tape mends inside jacket. Text block show slight age toning g to the edges and slight handwritten text to the half title page. Deckled fore edge. First Edition. More
LIFE IN LONDON, OR, THE DAY AND NIGHT SCENES OF JERRY HAWTHORN, ESQ. AND CORINTHIAN TOM, ACCOMPANIED BY BOB LOGIC, THE OXONIAN, IN THEIR RAMBLES AND SPREES THROUGH THE METROPOLIS
London: G. Virtue, 1830. A new edition embellished with thirty-six scenes from real life. Octavo; New edition embellished… ; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print on red banner; Boards in brown leather, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, toning to spine and front board, light scuffing, else clean and strong; Text block has tinted top edge, tanning to endpapers and title page, missing pages 1-2, light amount of foxing within, tears to edges of some plates, else clean and tight; xvi, 376 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color plates), 3 folded leaves of printed music. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. More
LIFE IN LONDON, OR, THE DAY AND NIGHT SCENES OF JERRY HAWTHORN, ESQ. AND HIS ELEGANT FRIEND, CORINTHIAN TOM, ACCOMPANIED BY BOB LOGIC, THE OXONIAN, IN THEIR RAMBLES AND SPREES THROUGH THE METROPOLIS
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1821. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print, raised bands; Boards in brown leather with gold print, light light wear to spine caps, tear to front hinge, else clean and strong; Text block has gilt edges, green silk endpapers, descriptive sheet affix to front pastedown, stain to front flyleaf, wear to silk on rear flyleaf, else clean and tight; xvi, 376 pages, “Embellished with thirty-six scenes from real life … and enriched with numerous original designs on wood”, engraved color title page, illustrated (color plates), 3 folded leaves of printed music. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. More
American War (inscribed)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2017. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; black and blue pictorial spine with white text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows minimal wear; minor edge wear; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; textblock exterior edges have minimal wear; interior clean; pp 333; inscribed by author. More