New York: Restoration Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's purple moiré cloth lettered in gilt; 232pp.; tipped in portrait plate on p. [8]. Spine toned, else Very Good or better. Anti-tobacco novel by the dentist and all-around crank, whose obituary title read: "Dr. C.G. Pease, 86, Noted..... More

London: Edward Moxon, 1836. Reprint. Three volumes; octavos; publisher's brown cloth, printed spine labels. Extremities rather scuffed with shallow chips at spine ends, corners softened, spine labels browned and chipped, 19th-century bookseller description crudely taped to Vol. I front free endpaper, contemporary ownership signature of a George G. Washington to..... More

Paris: Éditions Garnier Frères, [1961]. First Thus. Thick 12mo (18.25cm.); publisher's green gilt-embossed cloth, pictorial plate mounted to upper cover, original mylar dust jacket; [6]xxiii,[1],944pp.; four leaves of illus. printed on rectos and versos, additional text illus. throughout, including many full-paged. Tiny soil spot to rear cover, a few chips..... More

London: George Allen, 1899. Limited Edition of 200 Large Paper copies. Large octavo. 298 pp. Line drawings by Thomson throughout. Bound in half morocco over green cloth by Scroll Club of New York; six compartments and gilt decoration to spine; top edge gilt; green endpapers. Housed in custom-made slipcase... More

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1955. First Edition. Octavo. 249 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.75 price present. Black boards stamped in red. Dust jacket slightly chipped and toned along edges with some general rubbing. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More

Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1942. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 274 pp. Book bound in light blue cloth with illustration and text in black. Deckled edges. Sunning to spine with some spots on front and back cover. Boards are rubbed with slight lean. Front hinge..... More

New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Publishing Group, 2001. Reprint. Octavo; publisher's pictorial card wrappers, French flaps; [10],710pp.; illus. A hint of shelf wear with a small bit of tape residue on back. Inscribed and signed on title page: "To Liz, 'Hell is a city' - Blake / To cities..... More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, [1979]. Fourth Printing. Slim oblong quarto; publisher's beige cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($8.95); 31pp.; illustrations throughout. Light shelf wear, dust jacket a bit sunned along margins, front board very slighly bowed. Production flaw to interior of front board (small mound trapped..... More

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935. First Edition. Octavo; [vi], 279pp. Publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine. Missing dust jacket. Boards edgeworn with nudging and scuffing to spine ends, darkening to spine, and some general smudging and soiling to surface. Spine a bit cocked. Endpapers toned, especially..... More

London: The Hogarth Press, 1937. First Edition. 16mo (6.75" x 4.25");150pp. Publisher's blue cloth with black lettering to spine. Missing dust jacket. Boards lightly shelfworn with some scuffs down joints, a couple waterspots to cloth, and general light smudging / soiling to surface. Spine darkened and a bit cocked. Light..... More

Neu-York [New York]: Amerikanischen Tractat-Gesellschaft, [1875-1899?]. Presumed First U.S. Edition. Sextodecimo. 94 pages. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Text in German. Drab brown blindstamped cloth with spine stamped in gilt. General wear and staining to boards. Small holes with brief loss of lettering to spine. Cracked at gutter of title..... More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1962. First Edition. Octavo. 310 pages. In illustrated dust jacket with original "$4.50" price present. Beige boards with spine stamped in red. Dust jacket is worn at edges with some chipping to corners. Rubbed at hinges and some staining to rear panel. Boards..... More

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1938. First Edition. Octavo. 306 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with "$2.00" price present. Light gray boards stamped in red; magenta topstain. Dust jacket chipped along edges with a couple very short closed tears. Corners of boards very slightly bumped. Binding sound and pages..... More