THE ELEPHANT VANISHES
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Paperback Edition. Quarto; 327 pages; VG; White and Red spine with black text; Covers have slight bending to corners, mild edgewear; Textblock clean; Shelved Case 8. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Paperback Edition. Quarto; 327 pages; VG; White and Red spine with black text; Covers have slight bending to corners, mild edgewear; Textblock clean; Shelved Case 8. More
Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1991. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 400 pages; VG-; Black spine with White text; Covers have slight bending to corners, mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; Shelved Case 8. More
London: Quartet Books Limited, 1991. First UK Edition. Octavo; VG-/G+; black spine with white and pink text; first UK edition; dust jacket shows slight shelf wear with light smudges; cloth exterior has minimal wear; good, intact binding; textblock exterior edges have mild age toning; interior clean; pp 135. More
Sag Harbor, New York: The Permanent Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 155 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine teal with white and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut with price sticker covering, very mild shelfwear; small offsetting from price sticker to first two free endpapers; shelved HC Fiction. More
Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ardis, 1991. First Edition Thus. Octavo, 181 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine purple with yellow and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, very mild shelfwear, tight binding; shelved case 6. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1994. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 377 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine black with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$23.95'', very mild shelfwear, small 'National Gallery of Art' price sticker to rear cover; shelved HC Fiction. More
New York: Marsilio Publishers, 1993. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Octavo, 384 pages; Very Good/Very Good Minus; spine burgundy with silver and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, mild shelfwear, crease to spine, wear to head and tail of spine; shelved HC Fiction. More
London: Quartet Books, 1990. First British Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 127 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine black with yellow and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut £11.95', very mild shelfwear; shelved HC Fiction. More
London and New York: Quartet Books Limited, 1989. First UK Edition. Octavo; VG-/G+; black spine with white text; first UK edition; dust jacket exterior shows mild, general wear; only slight smudges to front; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; textblock edges have minimal wear; interior clean; pp 156. More
Costa Mesa CA: The Noontide Press, 1992. Second Noontide Printing. Octavo; VG/VG-; white spine with black text; second Noontide printing; dust jacket exterior shows very light wear; only light tone tiwards edges; dark blue cloth exterior clean; tight binding; text block exterior edges have minimal wear; interior clean; illustrated; War and Warriors series; pp 456. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1987. First Edition, Twenty-Third Printing. Octavo; 387 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine cream with black and red text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$14.95", mild shelfwear to dust jacket including rubbing and schmutz; textblock clean; inscribed by Clancy on half-title; shelved below front counter. More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 249 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine white with black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$4.95", mild shelfwear to dust jacket, including scuffing, rubbing, and light creasing; textblock clean with fore edge deckled; signed flat by Francis on half-title; shelved case 6. More
New York: Harmony Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 277 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine black with yellow and white text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$20.00", mild shelfwear to dust jacket; textblock clean; shelved case 8. More
London: Viking, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 546 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine textured blue with gold, red, and white text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "£12.95 net", mild shelfwear to dust jacket, including a large white rectangular sticker covering the barcode on rear cover; textblock clean; shelved case 2. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 543 pages; Very Good/Very Good Minus; spine black with white and blue text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$19.95", mild shelfwear to dust jacket, including creasing around top and bottom edges, two small dents to front and rear hinges, and residue of a orange substance to head of spine and pink substance to C of Clancy on front cover; thumbprint mark to fore edge and a few scratches to top edge of textblock, otherwise clean; inscribed on half-title by Clancy; shelved case 6. More
Boston: Gregg Press, 1980. Reprinted. Octavo; VG/G+; deep beige spine with maroon text; reprinted from Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929 edition; first Gregg Press printing; dust jacket exterior shows fairly mild wear; clear protective wrap to jacket; cloth exterior clean; tight binding with straight boards; light edge wear; text block exterior edges show light wear; interior clean; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 349. More
New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1905. Octavo; 430 pages; G+; Bound in Green cloth with White and Red text; Covers have moderated edgewear, mild shelfwear, bending and tearing along spine edges, rubbing to corners; Textblock has splitting between front endpaper and pastedown, age toning; RWO. More
New York: S.G. Phillips, 1968. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G-; yellow spine with black and red text; presumed first edition, though unstated; dust jacket exterior shows slight wear; damp staining to rear tail edge, as is; minor edge wear otherwise; cloth exterior mostly clean, only damp staining to rear tail edge, as is; some splaying to boards; text block exterior edges have age toned slightly; some staining to tail edge; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 189. More
New York: Bantam/Spectra Books, 1987. First Printing. Octavo; G/paperback; yellow spine with brown text; uncorrected proof; first printing; covers have slight foxing; few, faint stains to rear; publisher's sticker to front; text block exterior edges have slightly age toned with one or two stains; front hinge has slight wear; small red mark to inside rear cover; last few pages loosed but present; few, sparse miscellaneous marks inside; pp 390. More
Burton MI: Subterranean Press, 2002. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; black spine with black and white text; first edition; dust jacket has slight wear, probably due to handling; noticeable foxing inside jacket; cloth exterior has some sunning; minor foxing to front; slight lean to spine; text block exterior edges have very light foxing; pictorial endpapers; faint foxing to endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 268; signed, limited edition; 1000 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies; this is no 180 of 1000; signed by James P. Blaylock and Tim Powers. More
London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1930. 1/750. Octavo; G+/G; deep beige spine with brown text; limited to 750 numbered copies, of which this no. 1; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight soiling wear; one or two minor chips to edges; deep greenish brown cloth exterior has slight, light discoloration to head edge and spine; mildly bowed boards; stamped gilt text to front and spine; gilt head edge to text block; other deckled edges have slight toning; clean interior pages; pp [162]. More
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. Octavo; Volume 2 only; G-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth, stamped design, spine caps torn away, light wear to corners, else light shelfwear; Text block has penciled name on front flyleaf, age-toning to paper with foxing throughout, else clean and tight; v, 370 pages. More
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lesering. 12mo; 2 volumes; VG; Hardcover; Spine, white with gold print on black banner; Boards quarter bound with white cloth to spine and green paper to boards, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 2 vols. (510 pages ; 510 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
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First United States Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 246 pages; VG/VG-; spine graphic with black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price clipped, some shelfwear to dust jacket, including rubbing, chipping, creasing, and a couple small closed tears; two small brown dots to bottom edge of textblock, but otherwise clean with maroon top edge dye; stamp and ink name of former owner to ffep; shelved HC Fiction. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 319 pages; VG/none; full navy cloth binding with printed paper label to spine; mild shelfwear to covers, including scuffing, bumping, fraying to head of spine, and a few small dents; textblock clean, with faded top edge dye and deckled fore edge; small writing in pencil to front pastedown; shelved Literary Criticism. More
London: Collins, 1988. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; black spine with blue text; first edition; dust jacket exterior has only slight wear; minor edge wear; clear protective wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; solid binding and boards; textblock exterior edges have slight tone; light foxing to endpapers; interior clean; pp 301; signed by author. More
Berlin: Erich Reiss Verlag. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with brown print; Boards in illustrated grey cloth with green and brown print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, light peripheral toning, small puncture to rear hinge, smudging on rear; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 163 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
n.p. Privately Printed for Albert Parsons Sachs, 1932. 9/105. Thin Octavo; G+; red quarter bound spine with black text to paper label; pictorial front and rear boards have slight shelf wear; tight binding; straight boards; text block edges have light tone; some foxing to title page and facing page; interior good; unpaginated; illustrated; this no. 9 of 105 numbered hand printed copies of this first edition. More
London: Walter Scott, 1888. First British Edition. Octavo; vii, 349 pages; VG-/none; full blue cloth binding with gilt rules, decoration, and titling to front cover and spine; some shelfwear to covers, including rubbing, scraping, scuffing, a few small stains to front cover, and bubbling at the fore edge of front cover; some foxing to textblock, brown top edge dye; ink name of former owner dated January 1890 and embossed ex libris reading "W. HERBERT" to upper fore edge corner of ffep; partially removed sticker to rear pastedown; shelved case 2. More
New York: R.H. Russell, Publisher, 1900. 12mo; G; sunned red spine with gilt text; full title: Mr. Dooley's Philosophy: Marriage and Politics; Servant Girl Problem; American Abroad; Future of China; Paris Exposition; Alcohol as Food; American Stage, Etc., Etc., Etc.; no jacket; cloth exterior shows slight soiling; minor edge wear; good binding; clear wrap to cloth; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; light foxing to endpapers; initials in black to front pastedown; few first pages loosened but present; frontispiece; slight wear to gutter to pp 144-145; interior good otherwise; illustrated; conditions are as is; pp 263. More
New York: The Century Co., 1922. First Edition. 10mo; VG-; red spine with black text; first edition; no jacket; red cloth exterior has only slight wear; mild tone to spine; good binding; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; previous bookshop's small sticker to front pastedown; light wear to endpapers; frontispiece; interior very good; pp 309. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1955. First Thus. Octavo; G/G-; green/gray pictorial spine with red text; book club edition; first thus; dust jacket exterior shows some scuffing wear to front fore edge and joint; with chips to edges; rear has age toned edges; age toned fore edges; cloth has light smattering of foxing; small black spot to lower front; good binding; text block exterior head edge colored green; other edges have age toned; deckled fore edge; slight shadow toning to endpapers; interior good; pp 174. More
London and Toronto: Jonathan Cape, 1935. First Edition. 12mo; VG-; deep magenta pink spine with gilt text; first edition; no dust jacket; cloth exterior shows very little wear; solid binding and boards; text pages edges have mild yellowish tone; deckled tail edge; clean interior; four short novels: Life Sentence; There is No Conversation; The Salt of the Earth; and, The Abiding Vision; pp 336. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 233 pages; VG/VG; spine black with cream and salmon text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$12.95", mild shelfwear to dust jacket including scuffing, rubbing, and chipping to head of spine; textblock clean, fore edge deckled; mild split to front endpaper gutter to expose webbing; inscribed by Munro on title; shelved below front counter. More
New York: Masquerade Books, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 501 pages; VG-/VG-; White spine with black text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, minor edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock has foxing along edges; Shelved Front Counter. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. First United States Edition. Octavo; 319 pages; G+/VG-; Red spine with white text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, mild edgewear, partial sticker on rear cover; Textblock has gift inscription in pen on front endpaper, underlining and marking in pencil on some pages; Signed flat by Alice Munro on second page; Shelved under front counter. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003/2004. First Editions, First Printings. Small octavo, 5 volumes; VG; full printed paper bindings in five colors with cream text to spines; mild shelfwear to covers; textblocks clean with deckled fore edges; signed flat by both DeTerlizzi and Black to title pages of all volumes, with volumes i and ii dated 2003; full color frontispieces, then black and white illustrations throughout to all volumes; all volumes first printings; shelved case 14. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First United States Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 306 pages; VG-/G; spine green with cream text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$3.00", heavy shelfwear to dust jacket, including rubbing, small stains, creasing, chipping, small open and closed tears, and a piece of paper attached with three pieces of tape to the interior head of spine and covers; light foxing to textblock; paper and adhesive remnant likely from removed bookplate to front pastedown, small brown stain to front pastedown and ffep; textblock split to expose webbing at spread 148-9; shelved case 2. More
Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. Limited First Edition, #212/250. Octavo; 67 pages; VG; quarter green leather binding over patterned orange cloth boards with gilt titling to spine; mild shelfwear to covers, including light rubbing to corners; textblock clean with top edge gilt and decked fore and bottom edges; signed flat by Coppard and Gibbings on dedication page; black, white, and red engravings throughout; shelved case 9 3/4. More
Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. Limited First Edition, #144/500. Octavo; 67 pages; VG; quarter teal leather binding over patterned aqua cloth boards with gilt titling to spine; mild shelfwear to covers, including bumping and light rubbing to corners of spine; textblock clean with top edge gilt and decked fore and bottom edges; black and white engravings throughout; shelved case 9 3/4. More
Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1931. Limited First Edition, #120/1000. Octavo; 57 pages; VG; quarter green leather binding over patterned white paper boards with gilt titling to spine; mild shelfwear to covers, including rubbing along the spine and rear hinge and a pronounced ridge along most of the spine; textblock clean with top edge gilt and decked fore and bottom edges; black and white engravings throughout; one item of ephemera loose within, a notice to subscribers dated January 1931 about changes to the print run and manufacturing of the book; shelved below front counter. More
New York: Riverhead Books, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; black pictorial spine with beige and white text; first edition, first printing; Brodart book cover wrapped to dust jacket; dust jacket has minimal wear; 'Signed Copy' sticker to front; cloth exterior clean; tight binding with strong boards; text block exterior edges have very light wear; interior clean; pp 404; signed by author. More
New York: TOR, 2006. First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo; 541 pages; VG/VG; spine graphic with orange and white text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$27.95", mild shelfwear to dust jacket, including light bumping to corners and rubbing to fore edge of rear cover; textblock clean; ex libris G J H Thomas to front pastedown; shelved HC Science Fiction. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First Viking Press Edition. 10mo; G+/G-; black pictorial spine with red and beige text; first Viking Press edition; dust jacket exterior shows moderate shelf wear; slight soiling showing to rear; some chips to edges; clear protective wrap to jacket; original publisher's cloth has fairly slight wear; very faint spots to spine and lightly to rear; mild lean to spine; text block edges have some foxing; slight offsetting to endpapers; interior good; pp 339. More
New York: Random House, 2006. 955/1600. Octavo; VG-; black spine with gilt text; first limited edition; limited to 1600 numbered copies; no. 955 of 1600; also author of 'Cold Mountain'; green pictorial slipcase; slipcase fully intact; no jacket; black cloth covered boards; faint sunning to exterior; small pictorial paper label to front; gilt stamped lettering to spine; tight binding with straight boards; text block edges have minimal tone; deckled fore edge; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; pp 422; signed by author. More
New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. First US Edition. Thin Quarto; VG-; white spine with black text; first US edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has mild wear; slightly soiling to spine and rear; minor bumping to spine edges; lightly rubbed corners; good, solid binding; textblock exterior edges have minimal wear; mild wear to endpapers; previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean; illustrated; unpaginated; the adventures of two rabbits who escape from the rabbit factory. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1911. 10mo; G+; sage green spine with green text; 1911 Grosset & Dunlap edition, no later printings listed; no jacket; cloth has pictorial paper label to front; slight sunning to exterior; scattering of tiny, grayish spots to spine; light edge wear; slight lean to spine; textblock exterior edges show slight age toning; light offset to endpapers; few incidental marks to interior; pp 375. More
Stuttgart: Edition Stuttgart, 1991. Octavo; VG-; red with gilt and black decorated spine and gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior clean; pictorial front board decorated in blue and gilt illustrations; good binding with straight boards; text block has all edges gilt; interior clean; illustrated; ribbon marker; pp 223; text in German. More
Athens, Greece: ΔΙΦΡΟΣ [Difros], 1955. Second Greek Edition. Octavo; 488 pages; VG/VG-; spine cream, red, and blue with black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; some shelfwear to dust jacket, including chipping, creasing, and small open and closed tears; textblock clean, with all edges deckled; three cracks to spine, but textblock only split at spread 290-1; ink initials to final page of textblock; shelved case 2. More