Verona, IT: Oficina Bodoni / The Limited Editions Club, 1937. First Thus; Limited Edition of 1500 copies signed by Fritz Kredel, this being #725. Quarto. 302 pp. Illustrations. Printed dust jacket. Patterned cloth boards with blue leather title label to spine. Lacks publisher's slipcase, but housed in custom-made one... More
South Nasvhille, TN / Dallas, TX: Smith & Lamar, Agents / Publishing House of the M.E. Church, 1906. First Edition. Octavo. 420 pp. + 1 page advertisement for "This Book." Frontis portrait. Green cloth decorated in white and black with gilt lettering to spine. Gift inscription from "Little Blanche" and..... More
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1861. Later Printing. 16mo (6.25" x 4"); 278pp. Engraved frontis. Lavender cloth-covered boards with "Carter's Fireside Library" blindstamped to front and back panels and gilt lettering to spine. Boards heavily rubbed along edges and corners, with fading along edges, scuffing and some exposure along..... More
New York: Outlook Company, 1903. First Thus, Limited to 260 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Large octavo; publisher's parchment over paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine; lxvii,[1],146pp.; engraved frontispiece, one color plate (tissue guard). Parchment rather foxed, boards a bit toned at extremities, later ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else..... More
Cambridge, MA: Privately Printed / University Press, [1965]. Second issue, nearly identical to the 1945 first edition, but with the emblem in black at title page. Octavo. 75 pp. Black and white photographs. Red cloth with black title label to front, lettered in gilt. No dust jacket. Light scuffing to..... More
![Item #11283 John Gardner: An Interview [Limited Edition Signed by Gardner]. John Gardner, Joyce...](/pictures/thumb/11283.jpg?v=1634662282)
[Dallas]: New London Press, 1980. Limited First Edition, signed by Gardner and numbered 79 of 250 copies on colophon at back. Printed side-stapled paper covers. Front cover rippled vertically down middle from a (now-replaced) overly tight mylar jacket, otherwise showing just faint edge and corner wear. Binding is sound and..... More
Boston: Alexander Young, 1793. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); 20th century brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 80pp. (A-D4). Light wear to cloth extremities, half title present and slightly soiled, glue residue inside upper cover from previously removed ex libris replaced with ownership rubberstamp; overall, Very Good and sound. Half title: "Dr. Thacher's..... More
![Item #9002 The Imaginary Girlfriend [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. John Irving](/pictures/thumb/9002.jpg?v=1616185289)
London: Bloomsbury, 1996. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Irving loosely laid in at front. Small octavo. 148 pages + black and white photographs. Photographic dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. A memoir of writing and wrestling, first published in the U.K. and incorporated into Trying to Save..... More
![Item #9005 The Imaginary Girlfriend [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. John Irving](/pictures/thumb/9005.jpg?v=1616184883)
Toronto, CA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Canadian Edition. Bookplate signed by Irving loosely laid in at front. Small octavo. 148 pages + black and white photographs. Photographic dust jacket. Red boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket worn along edges with some general rubbing. Boards show a...... More
Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, 1842. Two volumes in four. Tall octavos. Amusing black and white caricatures throughout. Vol. I, Part I: 90 plates incl. 4 folding; Vol I, Part II: 74 plates incl. 1 folding; Vol. II, Part I: 91 plates incl. 5 folding; Vol. II, Part II: 65 plates incl..... More
![Item #14594 Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement [Signed note laid in]. John Lewis,...](/pictures/thumb/14594.jpg?v=1669135631)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Note signed by John Lewis with brief inscription to previous owner on lined notebook paper loosely laid in . Large octavo. 496 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Gray boards stamped in gilt. Light rubbing to dust jacket and moderate..... More
![Item #12324 Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement [Signed]. John Lewis, Michael D'Orso](/pictures/thumb/12324.jpg?v=1644612656)
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company / A Harvest Book, 1999. Later printing. Signed by John Lewis without inscription on half title page. Octavo. 526 pp. Black and white photographs. Photographic wraps. Washington Informer sticker to inside of front cover and promotional palm card for "A Conversation with Civil Rights..... More
Baltimore, MD: Butternut and Blue, 1997. First Edition. Quarto. 564 pp. Black and white photos, maps, and illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in red. Minor scuffing to dust jacket. Boards show just a touch of shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
![Item #11972 Gideon Welles: Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy [Signed]. John Niven](/pictures/thumb/11972.jpg?v=1641429497)
New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. First Edition. Signed by Niven on front free endpaper with brief inscription to previous owner. Octavo. 676 pp. Photographic dust jacket; beige boards stamped in black and red. Blue endpapers. Price-clipped dust jacket worn along edges with some moderate general rubbing and..... More
Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1928. Stated First Impression (April 1928). Signed on front free endpaper by Sousa's daughters, Jane Priscilla Sousa and Helen Sousa Abert, with inscription "To Mary Joyce, with deep appreciation" in Jane Priscilla's hand and dated December 1954 in Helen's. Both daughters mentioned on p. 344..... More
Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1928. First Edition, First Impression. Signed by Sousa with brief dedication and dated 1928 on front free endpaper. Octavo (9" x 6"); xiv, [xv-xvi], 384pp. Photos and illustrations throughout, all present. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering and music score design. Missing dust jacket. Boards..... More
![Item #10114 On the Wings of Tomorrow [Signed and Inscribed]. John Quincy Ames](/pictures/thumb/10114.jpg?v=1626107022)
Nappanee, IN: E.V. Publishing House, 1939. First Edition. Signed by the author on front free endpaper with inscription "January 21, 1942. To Mr. Bernard Rosen in appreciation of his courteous treatment. J. Quincy Ames." Bookplate of Adele and Bernard Rosen on front pastedown. Octavo; 307pp. Publisher's green cloth with..... More
Santa Barbara: Nebbadoon Press, [2010]. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm.); original black photo-illustrated glossy card wrappers; [12],365pp. Just About Fine. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page: "For Laura, May you enjoy my journey as much as I did, John Sant'Ambrogio," accompanied by a large cartoon of..... More
New York: Russell & Russell Inc., 1962. Reprint. Octavo. 552 pp. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Spine lightly sunned and boards show gently rubbing along edges. Binding sound. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper, but pages otherwise unmarked. More