ALBEE, Edward. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. NY: Atheneum, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine -- Price-Clipped. Dustwrapper shows just a slight hint of edgewear. Overall, a tight, bright copy of the first edition (stated) of this classic play made even more famous by the hit movie starring Taylor/Burton. Scarce in this protected condition. Author-Signed 3" X 5" black and white photograph (circa 1988) laid in.
$1,250.00
BURNETT, W.R.. Little Caesar -- Photoplay Edition. NY: A.L. Burt, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / VG++. The scarce photoplay edition of Burnett's first book in dustwrapper that matches the original but it is printed on yellow stock, making the picture "softer". Has four stills from the movie starring Edward G. Robinson bound in. This reprint used the first edition plates but is bound in blue cloth, stamped in black. Dustwrapper shows some chipping to top of spine (affecting about 1/4 of the word little (it is still visible) and shows a little sticker removal mark to front panel. Overall, though, a tight, clean copy of a very scarce photoplay edition.
$750.00
CHANDLER, Raymond. The Lady in the Lake. NY: Knopf, 1943. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Bound in light green cloth, stamped in forest green. Only flaws to book are a bit of dustiness to edges and a small number 5649 written on the ffep. The dustwrapper has had some minor restoration work done to the top of the spine. Shows a little darkening to the rear panel. But no chips, tears to speak of. One of 6000 copies in the first edition. Overall, a tight, clean copy of the book in original dustwrapper -- rare in this protected condition. Basis for the bizarre movie directed by George Haight of the same title that starred Robert Montgomery as Marlowe -- but because of the "subjective camera" method -- you rarely see the actor.
$7,500.00
FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. NY: Random House, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine/Price-clipped. A bright, tight restored copy in black cloth stamped in red and gold. The endpapers have been professionally restored and some restoration work done on the dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is 2mm shorter than the book, but other than that, shows no flaws (and uncommon thus). Includes the title story and six others including Faulkner's classic, The Bear.
$1,150.00
HELLER, Joseph. Catch-22. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++ / VG+. This is the true first edition of the book in the first state d.w. ($5.95 and no blurb on rear panel). The d.w. is tape re-inforced at the extremities with a few short tears repaired, some wrinkling, but overall bright and whole. Book shows 7 small stain dots to bottom edge and overall edgewear. A very collectible copy of a true twentieth century Literary Classic.
$2,250.00
LIEBLING, A.J.. Chicago: The Second City (Signed). NY: Knopf, 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Near Fine / Near Fine. Book is inscribed, signed and dated in year of publication to Daise Terry, the office manager of The New Yorker, where the three articles (that comprise the book) first appeared. Mr. Liebling was a powerful contributor to the magazine. Signed books by Liebling are almost impossible to find.
$1,495.00
LONDON, Jack. The Game (in Original Dustwrapper). NY: Macmillan & Co., 1905. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Near Fine. Grey-blue dustwrapper with maroon printing. The first edition, first issue of this London book on boxing. The dustwrapper has had some professional restoration work, shows some darkening to edges, but is overall clean and crisp. The book, unbelievably is "as new". Ref.: BAL 11886/Woodbridge 36. A beautiful copy.
$2,950.00
MCPHEE, John. A Sense of Where You Are (A Profile of Princeton's Bill Bradley). NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. AUTHOR-SIGNED Bookplate. Mint / Mint. An absolutely perfect copy of the first edition of the author's first book. A book about Bill Bradley at Princeton. Downright rare in this "as new" condition. Laid in is an author-signed bookplate.
$1,250.00
MILLER, Arthur. Death of a Salesman (Signed). NY: Viking, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Near Fine / Near Fine. Miller's landmark play, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award First Edition in the year of production. Presumedly the first edition -- this copy was bound in the tan cloth (versus the common orange cloth), printed in dark brown and unusual thus. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. The later-state dustwrapper (does not have the author's picture on the rear flap and mentions that it won the Drama Critics' Circle Award on the front d.w. flap but maintains the $2.50 price) is in beautiful condition -- as is the book.
$1,995.00
O'HARA, John. Hope of Heaven. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Fine. Book and dustwrapper are in beautiful condition. The dustwrapper is virtually "as new" having been protected in a cellophane protector since day one. The first edition of this "Hollywood Novel" (with a depiction of the street signs of Hollywood and Vine on the front panel). The author's fourth book Rare in this condition.
$595.00
O'HARA, John. Files on Parade. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Book and dustwrapper are in great condition. The dustwrapper shows two tiny (early) tape repairs to obverse (not visiible) and some minor wear to spine ends. The dustwrapper was protected in cellophane since early on (hence it's unusually nice condition). The true first edition/first state of the author's fifth book with the foreword tipped in. A most attractive copy.
$450.00
RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. NY: Random House, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Near Fine. Dustwrapper shows very slight edgewear and a small title label at bottom of rear panel. Overall, a beautiful unread copy of the first edition of this notable novel. Due to the book's size and the dustwrapper's propensity to easily become rubbed, scraped, etc., it is difficult to find copies in this protected condition.
$2,225.00
RAND, Ayn. For the New Intellectual (Signed). NY: Random House, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Near Fine / Near Fine. Signed by Ms. Rand on the half-title page. Dustwrapper shows a light bit of scuffing to bottom of spine. Top of pages retain the lime green coloration. Tight, clean copy of this, the first edition of the author's first work of non-fiction. A 242 pp. book on the Objectivist Philosophy of the author.
$1,575.00
RAWLINGS, Marjorie Kinnan. South Moon Under. NY: Scribners, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / VG++. The scarce true first edition with the "A" on the copyright page. Green binding stamped in blue and gold is tight and clean. Endpapers professionally restored. The dustwrapper shows a bit of scuffing to spine ends and a bit of wrinkling to rear panel, but is overall bright and whole. A very nice copy of a very tough book. The author's first book.
$1,200.00
VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr.. Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade. NY: Delacorte, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine -- Price-Clipped. First edition of this, the author's most notable novel -- about the fire bombing of Dresden. This copy is signed by Paul Collins, and dated in year of publication. He had something to do with either the author or Delacorte Press, because this is a presentation copy of Dr. Charles Brown, who, according to a laid in note, found an error on Page 158 that has "already been brought to the author's attention". I cannot detect the error, so it may have to do with historical fact. A most handsome copy of a book that is getting harder to locate in collectable condition. With AUTHOR-SIGNED Bookplate Laid in.
$2,250.00
WELLS, H.G.. The First Men in the Moon. ill. E. Hering. Indianapolis: Bowen Merrill, 1901. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / No Jacket. A beautiful first edition in the first binding with the publisher's name (Bowen Merrill) at the base of the spine. The text and the picture of moon in stars are in bright gold on the front panel. The text on the spine is also in bright gold. On the back panel of the book the title is stamped in blind. This edition preceeded the British edition by one month. The book is in great condition with just a hint of shelfwear to bottom edge and a light bit of wear to extremes. Twelve plates by E. Hering. Title page printed in red and black. Overall, tight, bright and clean with no discernible flaws.
$1,995.00