Boston and Toronto: Atlantic-Little, Brown and Company, 1978. First Edition. Octavo, 313 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with white and gilt lettering. Slight shelf wear with tiny white scratch to the front and lightly rubbed head/tail edges. Slight foxing interiorly. Boards have extremely light wear. Text block has mild age toning to the edges with foxing to the head edge. First Edition. More

London: A.H. Wheeler & Co., n.d. Mixed Editions. Octavo, 96, 104, 96 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in half brown leather and dark green buckram with gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelfwear. Rubbing to leather. Light age-toning to textblock. Edges of textblock dyed speckled red. Pencil signature of previous owner on front free endpaper. Shelved in Case 2. More

New York: The Ecco Press, 2000. First, Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 738 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Black spine with silver text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has fraying to top corners and head edge of spine, mild edge wear and shelf wear. Textblock has brown marks to edges. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates on title page. Shelved under Front Counter. More

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 212 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine beige with black lettering. Moderate age toning exteriorly with slight soiling to the joints and fore edges. Boards have slight wear to the edges and joints. Flat, small whitish peeling defect to lower rear. Text block has mild age toning to the edges and the end papers. First edition, first printing. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, vii, 133 pages. In Very Good condition, and lacking issued dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelfwear. Some white staining to bottom edge of front cover. Age-toning to textblock. Pencil signature of previous owner on front free endpaper. Shelved in HC Fiction. More

New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 151 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial pinkish beige and gray with maroon lettering. Dust jacket has very mild shelf wear with minor, sparse reddish smudges. Boards show faint sunning to spine and head/tail edges. Text block has extremely light toning to the edges. First edition, first printing. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 208 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine yellow and beige with black lettering. Dust jacket has very slight age toning with faint soiling and light wear to the edges. Text block has head edge purple with extremely light wear to the edges. Deckled fore edge. First Edition, First Printing. More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 229 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine cadet blue with light blue and white lettering. Mild age toning to the flap edges. Boards show slight wear with light sunning to the spine and head/tail edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Previous owner's name to the front free end paper. First edition, first printing. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 270 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine black with green and orange lettering. Dust jacket shows slight shelf wear exteriorly with few, minor chips to the edges and small ex-library sticker to the lower spine. Boards have cocked spine with moderate wear and sunning exteriorly. Text block has moderate plus age toning to the edges and ex-library name stamped to the head edge. Deckled fore edge. Several instances showing ex-library markings interiorly. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author. More

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 435 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket shows slight soiling wear exteriorly with faint damp staining showing interiorly to the tail edge and minor wear to head/tail edges. Boards have extremely light wear. Text block has slight darkish mark to head edge and very light wear to fore and tail edges. Deckled fore edge. First Edition, First Printing. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 387 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback bound. Spine beige spine with black lettering. Covers have mildly sunned spine. Text block has light wear to the edges. Uncorrected Proof. First Edition, First Printing. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1966. First Edition. Octavo, 259 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine yellow with black lettering. Spine has moderate age toning with few instances of minor chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have slightly sunned with lightly rubbed head/tail edges. Text block has mildly age toned edges with a circled red 'H' stamped to the front free end paper. First Edition. More

New York: The Armchair Detective Library, 1990. 98/100 [First US Edition, First Printing]. Octavo, ii, 251 pages. In Very Good plus condition. Spine maroon with gilt lettering. Maroon slipcase with slight whitish scratches to tail edge. Boards have extremely light wear. Text block edges show mild, creamy tone. Light gray marbled end papers. First Armchair Detective Library US edition, first printing. Number ninety eight of one hundred numbered and signed copies by the author. More

New York: Alfred A, Knopf, Inc., 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 162 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine black with red and yellow lettering. Dust jacket has slight shelf wear exteriorly with sparse, minor chips to head/tail edges and price clipped front flap. Boards show mild wear with lightly rubbed edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957. First Edition. Octavo, 1266 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine khaki green with black, white and yellow lettering. Dust jacket has moderate plus wear with several chips to the edges with damp staining and price clipped front flap. Boards have slight whitish spotting and minor wear to head/tail edges. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges, damp staining to the head edge Previous owner's name to front free end paper with light foxing to the end papers. First Edition with Scribner's 'A 10-57 [H]' coding. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Octavo, 454 pages. In Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine pictorial off-white with gilt and black lettering. Dust jacket shows very slight age toning with minor wear to the edges. Boards have slight whitish spotting, sunning to the spine and edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges with remainder mark to the tail edge and faint offsetting to the end papers. Deckled fore edge. First Edition. Signed by the author. More

New York: Harcourt Brace and World, Inc., 1968. First US Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 153 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket Spine black with blue and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Slight soiling wear exteriorly with minor wear to the edges. Boards have minor wear exteriorly. Flaps adhered to pastedowns with slight bleed through, as is. Text block head edge colored blue with ex-library name stamped to the head edge and slight age toning to the fore and tail edges. Several instances of ex-library markings interiorly, as is. First US Edition, First Printing. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 247 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine off-white with black lettering. Dust jacket shows light soiling wear with minor wear to the edges and faint damp staining interiorly. Boards have slight wear including small stain to the front and lightly bumped tail fore corners. Text block has light age toning to the edges with damp staining to the head edge. Previous bookshop's price sticker to rear pastedown. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author. More

New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 241 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket has mild soiling wear and sparse, minor chips to the head/tail edges. Light toning with slight creasing to rear flap edge. Boards have cocked spine with very slight sunning to the head/tail edges. Text block has mild age toning to the edges. Light wear interiorly. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author. More

New York: Random House, 1992. Limited First Edition 391/400. Octavo, 625 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in dark red cloth with copper colored text and ornamentation on spine and front cover. Housed in publisher's very good tan paper slipcase. Signed flat by author on limitation age. 391/400 copies printed. Shelved Case 6. More

New York: Random House, 1989. Limited First Edition 203/300. Octavo, 323 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Housed in publisher's very good blue paper slipcase. Slipcase has mild shelf wear to tail edge. Signed by author on limitation page. 203/300 copies. Shelved under front counter. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1899. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [i-xii], [1]-232. In Good condition. Bound in green cloth with silver lettering and ornamentation. Boards show sunning to spine, moderate rubbing to edges, bending and slight tearing to spine edges, and partial ring-shaped stain on rear cover. Textblock has light age toning, faint pen inscription on front endpaper, and partial splitting to several gutters throughout textblock. Shelved Case 6. More

New York: Delacorte Press, 1964. First Edition. Octavo, 255 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine yellow with black lettering. Slight rubbing to edges/joints with sparse, extremely minor chips to head/tail edges. Small circular stamp "EJK" to the front flap with offsetting to the front end paper. Text block has mild age toning to the edges with faint finger marks. First Edition. More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, Publishers, 1946. First US Edition. 10mo, 207 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine black with white and yellow lettering. Slight rubbing wear exteriorly with small chips to the corners and price clipped front flap. Lightly stamped price to the front flap. Boards have extremely light wear. Text block has mild age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge. First US Edition. More

Mount Vernon: Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club at the Walpole Printing Office, 1937. Limited edition 811/1500. Octavo, Three volumes. In Good condition with a Good plus slipcase. Slipcase in green paper with title label on rear panel. Spines are brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text blocks have green tinted top edge. Light spotting to endpapers, occasional foxing within. Illustrated with b&w frontispieces, two-color illustrations, and b&w plates. Laid in: “The Artist’s Note upon the Lithographs” (3 pages) with “Special Note to Members of the Limited Editions Club” (1 sheet). Signed in ink by the illustrator on the limited edition page (volume three). CONTENTS: Vol. 1. The Roots of the Tree (xiii, 431 pages) — Vol. 2. The Other Bronze Boy ( 493 pages) — Vol. 3. The Lonely Twin (685 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More