New York: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1903. First Edition. Octavo. 96 + [26] pp. publisher's advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Wraps, lacking illustrated covers, minor loss to top front corner of title and first page; spotted and soiled. Good only. One of a series of joke books from the..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. First English-Language Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.50), grey topstain; [8],367pp. Jacket extremities rather chipped and toned, spine panel significantly darkened and brittle with one-inch loss at spine foot and closed tear mid-panel, small white soil spot to..... More

New York: Modern Library, [copyright 1938 but ca. 1948 printing]. Thick octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket, black topstain; xii,1026,[2]pp. Light wear to jacket extremities, contemporary ownership rubberstamp to front free endpaper, else a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Splendid copy of this Modern Library Giant..... More

[Bogotá]: Editorial la Oveja Negra, [1981]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 156pp. Boards and jacket extremities rather rubbed with a number of short closed tears to jacket margins briefly touching text, partly removed old price sticker to rear panel as well as small paper abrasion affecting..... More

London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd., 1926. First Edition, later issue with no additional printings listed, 7/6 net price to jacket, but lacking publisher's ads to rear. C. Morse-illustrated dust jacket. Red grain cloth lettered in black. Dust jacket heavily restored by prior owner with archival tissue backing..... More

New York: Popular Library, [1964]. First Popular Library Edition. 12mo; publisher's pictorial card wrappers, all edges stained red; 191pp. Moderate wear to wrapper extremities including tiny loss at bottom fore-edge corner of upper cover, spine slightly cocked, contemporary bookseller rubberstamp to first leaf, textblock uniformly toned due to inferior paper..... More

New York: Seven Stories Press, [2005]. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($24.95); 317pp. Ex-Harris County Public Library with usual markings including jacket flaps affixed to pastedowns, corners bumped, else a Good, internally clean and sound copy. Uncommon first printing of..... More

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. Second American Edition, Limited Issue of 350 copies signed by Bowles on publisher's tipped in leaf, this being #155. Octavo. 292 pp. Unprinted acetate dust jacket. Paper-covered boards with yellow backstrip and green endpapers. Light wear and creasing to extremities of..... More

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition, Limited Issue of 300 copies signed by Bowles on publisher's tipped in leaf, this being #77. Octavo. 417 pp. Unprinted acetate dust jacket. Paper-covered boards with purple backstrip and paper title label to spine; red endpapers. Dust jacket with..... More

New-York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1819-20. First Edition, Mixed Printings (see below). Seven parts in two volumes (bound without original wrappers, otherwise complete); octavos (21cm.); contemporary calf over marbled paper-covered boards, black gilt spine labels. Margins a bit scuffed, foxing to textblocks as well as some soil and damp spotting to..... More

San Francisco, CA: Cadmus Editions, 1985. First Edition, Limited Issue of 100 numbered copies signed by Bowles, this being #52. Octavo. 91 pp. Unprinted dust jacket. Brown paper-covered boards with illustration mounted to front; title label to spine; brown endpapers. Two short tears to dust jacket at crown..... More

Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou Books, 1983. First Edition, Limited Issue of 100 copies signed by Mrabet and Bowles at colophon. Dark blue cloth stamped in silver. No dust jacket as issued. A few very minor scuffs to boards. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Near Fine. More

London: John Lehmann, 1950. First Edition, one of 3500 copies. Signed by Paul Bowles at half title without personalized inscription. Octavo. 222 pp. Keith Vaughan-illustrated dust jacket. Green cloth boards stamped in gilt with dark green title label to spine. Manufacturer's flaw and final two leaves of text glued together..... More