London: Ernest Benn, 1925. London: Ernest Benn, 1925. Later printing. Octavo (9" x 6"); 192p. Plates, diagrams, and illustrations throughout. Addenda slip tipped-in at start of Chapter 1. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Covers edgeworn witih some bumping to corners and spine ends, with a small patch of... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986. First Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986. Octavo; 111 pages. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by author with dedication on title page. Illustrated dust jacket with original $14.95 price. Book in grey textured cloth with gilt to spine. Light rubbing... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. STated First Edition. SIGNED by the author without inscription on title page. Illustrated dustjacket with original $14.95 price; book in blue paper-covered boards with black cloth spine and silver lettering. Jacket shows light... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Printed dustjacket with original $3.95 price; book in oatmeal cloth with black and red design and lettering. Jacket shows a few clean tears neatly... More
New York: Summit Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Summit Books, 1989. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75"); 379p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $19.95 price; book in blindstamped blue paper-covered boards with white cloth spine and black lettering. Jacket shows very light shelfwear and some toning... More
New York: ULAE / St. Martin's Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: ULAE / St. Martin's Press, 1982. Stated First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author with brief inscription on front free endpaper. Quarto (11.25" x 8.5"); xxvii, 129p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $15.95 price; book in... More
New York: Anchor Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Anchor Books, 1999. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Unclipped dustjacket is clean and crisp with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First American Edition. Hardcover. New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First American Edition with no additional printings listed. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Missing dustjacket. Boards edgeworn with solid bumping at spine ends and a couple corners, heavy fading along edges, darkening/soiling to... More
New York: Scribner, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Scribner, 1997. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author without inscription and dated in publication year on full title. Original dustjacket with $27.50 price; book in teal paper-covered boards with black cloth spine and bronze lettering. Jacket is clean... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition, First Printing with Scribner's Seal and "A" on copyright. Octavo; 140p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $3.00 price (second state, with olive tint to photo on back); book in light blue cloth with blindstamped... More
Washington, DC: Counterpoint, 1996. First Edition. Washington, DC: Counterpoint, 1996. Stated First Printing. Signed by the author without inscription on half title. Illustrated dustjacket with original $20.00 price; book in green paper-covered boards with red cloth spine and gilt lettering. Jacket nudged at spine ends with light creasing along top... More
London: John Murray, 2003. First UK Edition. Hardcover. London: John Murray, 2003. First UK Edition. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Octavo (9.5" x 6.25"); [viii], 381p. Illustrated dustjacket with original £16.99 price; book in blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Jacket is crisp with some... More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1963. First Edition. New York: Coward-McCann, 1963. First State First Edition with no W on copyright, three blurbs on back, and reversed lines on p 138. SIGNED by the author without inscription on title page. Original dustjacket showing $4.50 price; book in gray paper-covered boards and red... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. First Edition. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. First Edition with no additional printings listed. Octavo (8.5" x 5.75"); 254p. Printed red dustjacket with original $5.95 price; book in red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Jacket shows a few tiny tears along edges... More
New York: Viking, 2011. First Edition. New York: Viking, 2011. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Illustrated dustjacket with original $26.95 price; book in charcoal and black boards with silver lettering to spine. Jacket rubbed along edges and spine ends. Boards are... More
Washington, D.C. Rufus H. Darby Printing Co., 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: Rufus H. Darby Printing Co., 1942. First Edition with no additional printings listed. SIGNED by Mary Adams Johnson (the editor and widow of the author) to "D.H.C Byrd" (Dr. Henry Clifton "Curley" Byrd, then-president of the University..... More
New York: Miramax Books, 2003. First Edition. New York: Miramax Books, 2003. Octavo. 468 pages. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by the author without inscription on title page. Unclipped dust jacket is rubbed at corners, else fine. Binding is square and sound, and pages clean and unmarked. More
St. Paul: Graywolf, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. St. Paul: Graywolf, 1985. Stated First Printing. SIGNED by contributors Ralph Ellison -- with inscription "For Harold F. Mays, that admirable book-sleuth, with pleasure - Sincerely, Ralph Ellison" on title page -- and poet Charles Wright without inscription at start of his selection... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. First American Edition. Hardcover. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. First American Edition with no additional printings listed. Illustrated dustjacket with original $3.50 price; book in black cloth with blue lettering. Jacket smudged and toned with chipping along edges and spine ends,. Back flap... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. Stated First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Original dustjacket with $27.95 price; book in brick and black paper-covered boards with red-orange foil lettering. Jacket shows... More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. Stated First Edition. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Blue dustjacket with original $17.95 price; book in light blue paper-covered boards and blue cloth spine with gilt lettering. Jacket lightly edgeworn with a small... More
New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition, Later Printing. SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper with undedicated inscription "A home just ain't a home without a Gorilla (and a guerilla). Be well, Toni B. 2/20/85 [?], Library of Congress." Octavo (8.5" x.... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First Edition. New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED and dated by the author with brief inscription on full title. Dustjacket shows original $25.95 price; book in speckled sand-colored paper-covered boards and red cloth spine with gilt lettering. Jacket shows light... More