New York: Viking Press, 1925. Later Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pale grey decorative dust jacket printed in red and black; 327pp. Jacket extremities and spine panel rather toned with tiny chips along margins and a hint of soil, corners bumped, top textblock edge rather dusty, else a Very Good..... More

Paris: Crosby Continental Editions, 1932. First English Language Edition. 12mo (16.2cm); printed paper wraps with French flaps; 218pp. Light wear to edges; spine sunned per usual; brief dampstaining to top edge. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Very Good. Philippe's novel of the Paris demimonde, inspired by his own..... More

Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. First Black Sparrow Edition, Limited to 26 lettered copies bound by Earle Gray of which this is copy V. Octavo; publisher's pictorial printed cloth over paper-covered boards, printed paper spine label, original clear acetate dust jacket; 399pp. Just About Fine. More

New York: Albondocani Press, 1981. Limited Edition, numbered 137 of 200 copies on colophon at back. Chapbook (21.2cm); hand-sewn wrappers of French marbled paper with mounted paper title card and flaps over interior black paper wraps; printed on Antique Laid paper. Covers curling outward at fore-edge, else clean and crisp..... More

New York: PAJ Publications, 1988. First Edition, stated [First American Edition]. Octavo (22cm.); illustrated dust jacket with $15.95 price intact; marigold and green boards with gilt lettering to spine; x,133pp; illus by author thorughout. Jacket lightly edgeworn with no chips or tears. Boards sturdy and square. Binding is sound and..... More

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, [1931]. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket retaining original price (25s.); 541pp. Jacket extremities quite chipped and rubbed with small losses to margins and splitting along flap folds, corner bumped, later ownership signature to front free endpaper, else a...... More

Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1962. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's white decorative wrappers printed in pink and purple; xx,590pp. Light shelf wear, spine lettering faded, contemporary ownership signature to half title, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of the series Bibliothèque de la Science Politique. More

[Irvine, CA]: Suntup Editions, 2021. First Suntup Artist's Edition, Limited to 1000 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket, in publisher's slipcase; 314pp.; frontispiece. A Fine example. Signed by the illustrator and dust jacket artist on colophon in rear. A bestseller upon release, Samson's only novel fell..... More

Paris: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club by G. Govone, 1937. Limited Edition, Signed by illustrator Mariette Lydis and numbered 849 of 1500 copies on colophon at back. Large octavo (25 cm); [180]pp. Fifteen (15) lithographic plates full-page throughout, collated complete. Boards full bound in dark blue..... More

Boston: D. Fowle, 1755. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary blind-tooled paneled calf, two black gilt-lettered spine labels; [2],xxvi,[4],512pp. ([a]4 b-d4 B-2K8). Boards somewhat crudely reattached and restored along extremities, brief cracking to spine affecting gilt without loss of meaning, attractive contemporary calligraphic ownership inscription to front free endpaper of a...... More

Santa Barbara: Joseph the Provider / Books, 1987. Limited Edition of 100 numbered hardbound copies with the first 25 signed, this being number 7. Octavo (23cm); acetate jacket; printed paper-covered boards and wine cloth spine with mounted paper spine label; 52pp. Small chip to cloth on front panel, with light..... More

Lipsiae: Jo. Friderici Gleiditschii B. Filium, 1725. Edition Novissima. Thick quarto (25cm.); full contemporary parchment, manuscript spine title, all edges stained red; [4],31,[17]pp. & 2138 columns & [104]pp. (a2 [but a3] b-h4 A-7I4, a2 repeated, collated complete); engraved portrait frontispiece, title page printed in red and black. Upper cover fore-edge..... More

[Munich]: Prestel, [1993]. First Edition. Large quarto; publisher's cloth in glossy pictorial dust jacket; 373pp.; illus. throughout, mostly full color. Very light shelf wear, else Very Good to Near Fine. More