New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition, First Printing, First State Dust Jacket. Octavo, 218 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Orange and brown spine with a white paper design and black and orange lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$2.00 net", has moderate age-toning, mild wear along the extremities, chipping along the fore corners and edges, a large tear on the rear cover head edge, and chipping along the tail joint corners. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, mild wear along the extremities, and bending along the rear fore corner. Textblock has adhesive staining on the pastedowns and hinges between the end-pages and pastedowns, mild age-toning throughout, mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and blue inking along the head edge. Inscription on the front end-page reading "To Carl, with thanks for [illegible] the [illegible]", signed James M. Cain, dated 'July 6, 1970'. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 419 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Aged white spine with black and red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$8.95", has moderate age-toning throughout, a stain on the front flap, mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, and a cut on the front cover. Boards have mild age-toning on head and tail edges, mild wear along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the spine. Textblock has mild age-toning on the end-pages, a stain on the tail edge, moderate age-toning along the edges, and faded blue inking on the head edge. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 182 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, is price-clipped, has mild age-toning throughout, mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, chipping along the front head fore corner and rear joint head edge, and stains on the rear cover. Boards are wrapped in publisher's black cloth, have mild fraying along the front joint, and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has a dent on the front end-page, pencil markings on the rear pastedown, mild wear along the edges, moderate age-toning along the edges, and very faded blue inking on the head edge. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 231 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$2.75", has mild wear along the extremities, moderate chipping along the fore corners and front joint, a small tear on the front tail edge, and moderate age-toning. Boards have mild wear along the extremities and bending along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has splitting to gutter from the "Part One" page to page 24, a large stain between the half-title and front end-pages, stains on the front end-pages and pastedowns, moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and very faded black inking on the head edge. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 209 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Navy blue spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$2.75", has moderate age-toning throughout, mild wear along the extremities, and chipping along the edges and spine head and tail edges. Boards are wrapped in a separate protective paper, and have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has bending wear along the head edge of the second front end-page, stains on the fore edges, mild wear along the edges, and moderate age-toning along the edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1988. Advanced Reading Copy Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 516 pages. In Good condition. Black spine with green and orange lettering. Covers have mild wear along the extremities, mild shelving wear, tearing along the joint corners, and moderate age-toning. Textblock has mild wear along the edges, stains along the edges, and moderate age-toning. Signed by Peter Carey on the title page, dated '1/21/92'. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

London, UK: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 124 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, is price-clipped, and has mild wear along the fore corners. Boards have mild age-toning and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has splitting to gutter from pages 31-34 and mild age-toning throughout. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First Edition, First Printing, Limited Edition #459/749. Octavo, 231 pages. In Good condition. Tan age-toned spine with gilted lettering. Slipcase is in Good minus condition, has moderate age-toning throughout, staining throughout, moderate wear along the extremities, and moderate fraying along the front head edge. Boards have mild wear along the extremities, bending wear along the spine head and tail edges, and moderate age-toning along the spine. Textblock has stains on the end-pages, moderate adhesive wear and staining along the hinges between the end-pages and pastedowns, a dent on the front pastedown, mild wear along the edges, mild age-toning throughout, and gilding along the head edge. Contains a blue silk bookmark ribbon attached to the spine head. Signed flat by Willa Cather on publisher's limitation page, limited edition #459/749. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

London, UK: HarperCollins, 1999. First Edition, First Printing, Second State Dust Jacket. Octavo, 248 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Light blue spine with a black house design and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has mild wear along the extremities, mild shelving wear, mild age-toning, and a bend along the spine head edge. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges and a bend along the spine head edge. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and moderate age-toning throughout. Signed flat by Tracy Chevalier on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1990. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 198 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Black spine with grey and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$18.95 - Canada $24.95", has mild wear along the extremities, and bending along the spine head edge. Boards have moderate age-toning along the head and tail edges and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has mild age-toning along the edges and stains on the head edge. Signed flat by J. M. Coetzee on title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 139 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with red designs and white and yellow lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$7.95", mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, and chipping along the spine edges and and fore corners. Boards have mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and mild foxing along the head edge. Singed flat by J.M. Coetzee on title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 193 pages. In Good condition with Good condition dust jacket. Red spine with black lettering and white designs. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has moderate shelving wear, stains on the front and rear cover, has a large chip on the front tail edge, moderate wear along the extremities, and moderate bending wear along the spine head edge. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild wear along the edges, stain on the tail edge, and very light foxing on the head edge. Signed flat by J. M. Coetzee on the title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1901. First American Edition, Second Press. Octavo, 392 pages. In Good condition. Aged light blue-green spine with black lettering. Boards have moderate age-toning along the extremities, mild age-toning throughout, mild wear along the extremities, and fraying along the front head edge and spine head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the head edges from the half-title page to page 35, soiling on some pages, splitting to the gutter between the front-end page and title page, moderate age-toning along the edges, and moderate wear along the edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1904. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 631 pages. In Good condition. Dark green spine with gilted lettering. Boards are wrapped in a plastic covering, have mild shelving wear, stains on the front and rear boards, mild wear along the extremities, and mild bending along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has staining along the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, moderate age-toning along the edges, and faded inking along the head edge. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Covici Friede Publishers, 1933. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 310 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket. Aged tan spine with black designs and lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$2.00", has mild shelving wear, moderate wear along the extremities, moderate chipping along the extremities, tears on the front cover, and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the extremities, mild bending wear on the fore corners, and moderate age-toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock is lightly cocked, has mild soiling throughout, moderate wear along the hinges between pages 222-225, splitting to gutter from pages 13-47, bending along the tail fore corner of the front end-page, moderate age-toning along the end-pages, adhesive staining along the end-pages, soiling on the pastedowns, moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, stains along the edges, and faded black inking along the head edge. Inscription on front end-page reading "For Frank Justin with sincere regards," signed Jack Conroy, dated "Jan. 23.1934". DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 441 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Brown spine with a white bird design. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "TOOTB $6.95", has mild age-toning, mild wear along the extremities, mild chipping along the front head edge, a small tear along the spine, and stains on the rear cover. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, mild wear along the extremities, and stains on the front cover. Textblock has red ink writing on the front end-page, moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and stains on the edges. Signed flat by Robert Coover on title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First Edition, First Printing, First State Dust Jacket. Octavo, 631 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Light blue, white, and black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$3.50", has mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, stains on the rear cover, and a small tear along the rear cover tail edge. Boards have stains on the front and rear boards, mild wear along the extremities, and mild age-toning along the extremities. Textblock has splitting to gutter from the front end-page to the title page, stains on the rear end-page, moderate age-toning along the edges, and mild wear along the edges. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Edward Arnold, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 177, [8] pages. In Good condition. Aged brown spine with black lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear, stains on the front and rear boards, mild wear along the extremities, and moderate age-toning along the extremities. Textblock has splitting to gutter from page 113-124, splitting along the hinges between the rear end-page and pastedown, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, pencil markings on the pastedowns, moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and faded black inking along the head edge. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Second Edition, Second Printing. Small Octavo, 233 pages. In Good minus condition. Aged tan spine with black and red lettering. Boards have stains on them, moderate age-toning along the extremities, mild wear along the extremities, and fraying along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has splitting to gutter from pages 71-92, impressions from a pen signature from the second end-page to page 1, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and faded black inking along the head edge. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 2. More

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, 671 pages. In Good condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. White spine with black and red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, is price-clipped, has mild age-toning, mild shelving wear, and mild wear along the extremities. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has a stain on the verso of the front end-page, mild wear along the edges, stains on the head and tail edges. Signed flat by Robert Creeley on title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 231 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Aged white spine with black and faded red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$5.95", has stains on the front cover and spine, mild wear along the extremities, moderate age-toning along the extremities, and bending wear along the fore corners. Boards have mild wear along the extremities and mild age-toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock is lightly cocked, have mild bending wear along the head fore corners of some pages, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, mild age-toning along the edges, and black inking along the head edge. Inscription on half-title page reading "For Tim Beatein - All best wishes -", signed Michael Crichton, dated '10 June 1970'. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1970-1975. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 3 Volumes. In Good plus condition with Good plus condition dust jackets. Black and dark grey spines with orange and yellow lettering. Dust jackets are all wrapped in mylar coverings, have mild wear along the extremities and mild age-toning throughout, and Volume 3 has mild bending wear along the spine head edge. Boards have mild wear along the extremities and mild age-toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock of Volume 1 has an adhesive stain through the front end-page, mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and yellow inking along the head edge. Textblock of Volume 2 has mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and faded green inking along the head edge. Textblock of Volume 3 has moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and stains on the edges. Volume 1 is signed flat by Robertson Davies on the title page. Volume 2 is signed by Robertson Davies on a loose card located between the rear cover and mylar. Volume 3 is signed by Robert Davies on the title page, dated "January 17: 1992". CONTENTS: Vol. 1, FIFTH BUSINESS, is price-clipped, 308 pages -- Vol. 2, THE MANTICORE, is price-clipped, 310 pages -- Vol. 3, WORLD OF WONDERS, price is uncut "$8.95", 358 pages. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

London, UK: Viking Press, 1988. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 472 pages In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is purple with tarot "the fool" card design and black lettering. Dust jacket wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut: "£11.95", and mild shelving wear along extremities. Boards have mild age toning along the head and tail edges, and front board has mild warping. Textblock has splitting to the gutter between the copyright and dedication pages, a tear along the head edge of the title/copyright page, mild age toning throughout, moderate age toning along the edges, and mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by Robertson Davies on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

Toronto, CA: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 205 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Spine is blue with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price clipped, has two closed tears (1.75in and 1in) and creasing below the window in the jacket, stains on the covers, mild wear and staining along the extremities, and a small tear along the head of the spine. Boards have a small white stain along the front tail edge, and mild shelving wear along the tail end of the spine. Textblock has some mild age toning along the edges, and front end-page has a small adhesive stain. With bookplate signed by Robertson Davies loose, positioned between the rear of the dust jacket and mylar covering. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1949. First Putnam Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 2 Volumes. In Good condition with Good minus condition dust jackets. Both Volumes are contained in a Good minus condition slipcase with paper printings of the title and descriptions of both volumes attached to the front and back boards, moderate shelving wear throughout, and mild fraying along the spine head corners. Yellow spines with blue line designs and red lettering. Dust jacket of Volume 1 has moderate age-toning throughout, moderate wear along the head edges and spine, mild shelving wear, and stains on the rear cover. Dust jacket of Volume 2 has moderate age-toning throughout, moderate shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, and tearing along the spine head edge. Boards of Volume 1 have stains on the front and rear boards. Textblock of Volume 1 has moderate age-toning throughout, mild wear along the edges, and red inking along the head edge. Textblock of Volume 2 has bending wear along the fore edges of pages 673-676, mild wear along the front end-page, mild wear along the hinge between the front end-page and pastedown, mild wear along the edges, moderate age-toning along the edges, and red inking along the head edge. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, xxx, 489 pages -- Vol. 2, 491-1043 [552] pages. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More