New York: Viking Press, 1953. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in purple pictorial dust jacket by Lynton Lamb retaining original price ($2.75); 252pp. Moderate wear to jacket extremities, rear panel rather ink splattered, corners bumped, spine slightly cocked, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. The..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's silver cloth in pictorial dust jacket; [20],328pp. Jacket extremities and front panel a bit rubbed with old tape repair to verso not showing through externally, some toning along flap folds, corners gently tapped, contemporary ex libris to front pastedown..... More
New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1926. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's tan cloth, front cover and spine lettered in gilt; 252pp. Extremities rather scuffed with exposure at corners and minor fraying at spine ends, hinges a bit shaky, gilt significantly dulled, textblock a shade toned, else a Good or better copy..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.50); [8],289pp. Boards and jacket extremities darkened and rubbed with exposure along board margins, clear tape reinforcement to jacket verso, dark soil spots to rear jacket panel..... More
![Item #13349 Scarlet Dream [Limited Edition, Signed by the Author and Illustrator]. C L. Moore,...](/pictures/thumb/13349.jpg?v=1655304828)
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1981. First Edition, Limited to 220 copies. Octavo; publisher's leatherette in pictorial dust jacket and matching slipcase; 328pp.; ten color plates. A hint of shelf wear to jacket extremities, rear panel slightly cocked, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy. Signed by the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1933. First American Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); [4],296pp. A few small chips and closed tears to jacket extremities, brief tape repairs to verso, moderate dust-soil, top textblock edge and early leaves rather foxed, corners tapped;..... More
![Item #11901 The Ape's Wife and Other Stories [Signed]. Caitlin R. Kiernan](/pictures/thumb/11901.jpg?v=1641497980)
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2013. Limited First Edition of 600 copies signed by Kiernan on limitation page, this being #155. Octavo. 279 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown leather boards lettered in gilt. Dust jacket gently rubbed at crown and corners. Sturdy and square in boards, and pages clean and unmarked. More
![Item #11899 Confessions of a Five-Chambered Heart: 25 Tales of Weird Romance [Signed]. Caitlin R....](/pictures/thumb/11899.jpg?v=1641498058)
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2012. Limited First Edition of 600 copies signed by Kiernan on limitation page, this being #65. Octavo. 327 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in silver. Flecks of glitter (from publisher?) to dust jacket. A few black specks to top of text block..... More
![Item #11902 Dear Sweet Filthy World [Signed]. Caitlin R. Kiernan](/pictures/thumb/11902.jpg?v=1641480045)
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2017. Limited First Edition of 600 copies signed by Kiernan on limitation page, this being #65. Octavo. 297 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black leather boards lettered in silver. Lacks The Aubergine Alphabet companion chapbook. Dust jacket gently rubbed at extremities. Sturdy and square in boards..... More
![Item #11900 The Dinosaur Tourist [Signed]. Caitlin R. Kiernan](/pictures/thumb/11900.jpg?v=1641481638)
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2018. Limited First Edition of 600 copies signed by Kiernan on limitation page, this being #358. Octavo. 305 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black leather boards lettered in silver. Patterned light blue endpapers. Dust jacket gently rubbed at crown and corners. Front boards bows very slightly..... More
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1878. First Edition. Octavo. 224 pages. Black and white frontispiece with tissue guard. Brown boards stamped in gilt to spine and blind stamped vignette to front and rear boards. Worn and cracked at top of spine near front joint with some light wear..... More
Lisboa: Livraria de Campos Junior, 1865. First Edition. Small octavo (16.5cm.); late 19th-century three-quarter maroon morocco over cloth, gilt spine in five compartments, top edge stained red, decorative endpapers; viii,[9]-301pp. Some scuffing and surface scratches to leather, light foxing to stock, chiefly preliminaries, contemporary ownership signature to title page, else..... More
![Item #10878 The Land of No Shadow [Signed]. Carl H. Claudy, A C. Valentine](/pictures/thumb/10878.jpg?v=1631627442)
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. First Edition. Signed by Claudy without personalized inscription. Octavo. 214 pp. Endpapers and color frontispiece illustrated by Valentine. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in black. Black topstain. Dust jacket slightly chipped along edges with some light general rubbing. Boards rubbed at..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. First Edition. Octavo. 216 pp. Endpapers and color frontispiece illustrated by Valentine. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in black. Green topstain. Dust jacket slightly chipped along edges with some creasing and toning. Boards rubbed at extremities Binding is sound. One scribble..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1923. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Color frontis, 8 full-page black and white illustrations, and black and white in-text illustrations throughout. Blue boards stamped in yellow. Boards lightly worn along extremities with some general spotting. Binding is sound and pages clean and unmarked..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1923. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Color frontis, 8 full-page black and white illustrations, and black and white in-text illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in yellow. Dust jacket chipped along edges with a dime-sized chip near top of spine. General..... More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Inc., 1979. First Edition. Octavo. 300 pp. Black and white photographs. Brick red boards stamped in black. No dust jacket. Boards gently rubbed along edges. Binding is sound. Faint "CC" stamp to bottom edge of text block, but otherwise pages unmarked. More
[New York]: Mysterious Bookshop, [2007]. First Edition, Wrapper Issue. Small, slim 12mo; publisher's grey printed card wrappers; [2],34pp. Fine condition. Mysterious Profile #11. Chapbook devoted to the character of Kathleen Mallory, the fictional NYPD detective featured in the author's popular mystery series. More
Ottawa, Canda: Borealis Press, 1972. First Edition. Slim octavo (19cm.); publisher's orange and purple card wrappers; [6],60pp. Faint glue residue to rear wrapper from previously removed price sticker, spine lightly sunned, else Very Good to Near Fine. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's first book, a poetry collection. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008. Stated First Edition. Signed on title page with various inscriptions to "Holly" by Marie Arana, Alice McDermott, Carolyn Parkhurst, and Mary Kay Zuravleff. Octavo; 231pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Covers lightly shelfworn with a couple small bumps along top front and a...... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1920. First Edition. Octavo. 288 pages. Brown boards stamped in dark brown. Lacks dust jacket. Wells was an American poet, mystery author, and collector of Walt Whitman poetry. In The Onyx Lobby is part of the Pennington Wise series. Boards show..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1926. First Edition. Octavo. 333 pages. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Lacks dust jacket. Wells was an American poet , mystery author, and collector of Walt Whitman poetry. The Vanity Case is part of the Fleming Stone series... More
New York: Ives Washburn, 1933. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's grey cloth, spine lettered in red; [8],312pp. Light shelf wear with very brief exposure at corners, spine lettering rather dulled, else a Very Good, straight and presentable copy overall, albeit lacking the uncommon jacket. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1937. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue buckram, front cover and spine lettered in orange; viii,[2],302pp. Extremities slightly scuffed with brief exposure at corners and spine ends, spine cocked and a bit creased, corners bumped, endpapers toned, occasional light thumbprinting in fore-edge margins, else a...... More
New York: Edward J. Clode, 1929. No edition designation by publisher. Octavo; publisher's brown cloth, front cover and spine lettered in gilt, black topstain; viii,9-319pp. Light wear to extremities, contemporary bookseller ticket to rear pastedown, else a Very Good to Near Fine, still quite brilliant, copy. Early mystery novel..... More