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As I Lay Dying
Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith: NY, (1930). 7.5 x 5", FINELY BOUND IN TWO-TONE LEATHER WITH LEATHER INSET VULTURE ON FRONT COVER; raised bands, original front cover, spine and portion of rear cover bound-in, 254pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped, hinges loose, textblock a bit used with some stray finger..... More
DOCTOR MARTINO.
Harrison Smith and Robert Haas: NY 1934. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 371pp, couple minor pencil notes, ink name, spine darkened, in edge-chipped dw with chip at top of back panel with cello-tape repair, minor edge tears, spine darkened, some wrinkling. FIRST EDITION. More
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST [inscribed and signed]
The Viking Press: NY, (1962). Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", green cloth, 311pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities lightly worn, spine ends bumped, hinges loose, eps toned a bit, in a rubbed and edge-worn, spine end chipped, spine sunned, price clipped dustjacket. Second Printing but BOLDLY INSCRIBED "For Phil at Phifty!" AND..... More
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, (1960). Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.5", green cloth backed boards, 296pp, spine ends lightly bumped else a nice, clean copy in a rubbed and extremity-worn dustjacket with a hint of moisture at bottom of rear panel. Ninth Impression in an Eighth Printing Dustjacket, but INSCRIBED "To Marian Osmond..... More
POSTCARD WITH ADDRESS AND MESSAGE WRITTEN IN MANUSCRIPT BY EZRA POUND
Washington, DC, 1955. Paperback. Two cent postcard, oblong 3.25 x 5.5", front cover with pre-printed stamp, postmark, address written by Ezra Pound; reverse with written message from Pound, INITIALED "Ez P." BY EZRA POUND. Pound writes to a Corporal in the US Army at Fort Benning, GA, answering two questions..... More
TYPED LETTER SIGNED FROM EZRA POUND
np (Washington, DC), 1957. Paperback. Plain paper, 11 x 8.5", some yellowing, spotting, folds, in the original mailing envelope: roughly opened, yellowed, spotted, worn. "Dear N___ I haven't seen the N. Repug. Artl/merely heard that it doesn't stink. Too much fun in Brasil, Tokyo, Melbourne...Illiteracy of the senate being punctured..... More
HELL'S ANGELS, A Strange and Terrible Saga.
Random House: NY, 1967. 8.5 x 5.5, black cloth with silver motorcyclist on front cover, 278 pp, spine ends lightly bumped, minor shelf wear, hinges loose, pp toned else a nice, clean copy in edge worn, toned dust jacket. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. More
Autograph Letter Signed "Mark" by Mark Twain.
np, nd. One page, 6.25 x 4, on plain lined paper, boldly written to (Noah) Brooks, dated May 19: "Very much obliged. Will you please endorse this check over to Tommy or cash it & pay him? It is 15 folios -- for long jobs I have alsways paid 8..... More
LEAVES OF GRASS ["Author's Edition" signed]
Camden, NJ, 1876. Hardcover. 2 portraits. 8 x 5", half calf; marbled boards, 384pp, covers heavily worn, front outer hinge cracked, spine detached (though most of the parts are included), extremities bumped and worn, front blank and title page loose (though present), bookplate of former owner (George A. Crawley, British..... More
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" in LIPPINCOTT'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, July 1980
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1890. Paperback. Ads, 9.25 x 6", wraps, 174pp + ads, covers and first/last few pp stained; contents mostly good. Page 1-100 contains the Wilde story. SCARCE. More
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY in Lippincott's Monthly Magzine.
Philadelphia July 1890. 9.5x6", wraps, 174+ads, poor man's copy - badly soiled, lacks back cover (ads end at p.50), some text pages torn, bottom of spine lacking 2". SWAF. First Appearance of Dorian Gray. More