Titles starting with 1 from Royal Books, Inc.

San Diego, CA: Leisure Book No. 1144, 1966. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good to Fine condition. Spine crease and reader's crease to the front panel. Cover art by Bonfils. An attractive copy of a scarce publication. ... more information

London: Orion Books Ltd, 1998. First Edition. First UK Edition thus, first printing. Bump to the lower corner, else Fine and unread in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has a small bruise at the crown. Norman looks at films ranging from the silent to modern day. ... more information

Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 1996. First Edition. First Edition. Slight lean, else Fine without dust jacket as issued. ... more information

Chicago: Punk Planet / Akashic, 2005. First Edition. First Edition. Corners lightly bowed, else Fine and unread in illustrated wrappers. An attractive copy of this book of full-color images of Ryan's ilustrations music posters. ... more information

New York: Vanguard Press, 1942. First Edition. First Edition, Fine in a Fine, lightly spine-toned dust jacket. James T. Farrell's second collection of short stories. ... more information

Philadelphia: Blakiston, 1946. First Edition. First Edition. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket has numerous small chips at the extremities, with a tiny hole at the middle of the front flap fold. An uncommon edition in a couple of respects: (1) it is an unusual example of a Blakiston publication that is not a reprint, but a first edition, and (2) it is a film source book for a number of plays (many of which never had a hardcover source) that were made into important films, including "Sherlock H... more information

New York: Donald I Fine 1994, Inc. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Just about Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. ... more information

Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine, price clipped, dust jacket. Extremities lightly bumped; jacket has a tiny closed tear to the top front panel and a few shallow creases. ... more information

New York: Armed Services Editions, No. 675. First Edition. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Oblong. About Near Fine condition. Slight spine lean, bindery creasing (common with these editions), several leaves rough cut. Armed Services Editions were printed by the Council on Books in Wartime for distribution within the American military between 1943 and 1947, and were designed to provide entertainment to soldiers serving overseas, while also educating them about political, historical, and... more information

New York: Random House, 1976. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus in a Near Fine dust jacket. Book lightly foxed at the top page edges. Jacket spine faded. ... more information

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1932. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Small owner initials to the front endpaper. Boards are lightly soiled, especially the backstrip. Jacket is fragile with a few small closed tears and tiny chipping. Some light rubbing, but still a bright example of the dust jacket. ... more information

La Mesa, CA: Helix High School, 1954. First Edition. First Edition. Yearbook featuring future actor Dennis Hopper in his senior year of high school. 3 photos of Hopper throughout: his senior year photo, the "Senior Play Committee," and a larger photo where he has been chosen "Most Likely to Succeed" (who edited this thing, Nostrodamus?). Hopper narrowly missed out on other desirable categories, such as "Prettiest Eyes" and "Best Groomed"; our choice would have been... more information

Arlington, VA: Washington-Lee High School, 1954-1955. First Edition. First Edition. Yearbook featuring future actor Warren Beatty in his senior year of high school. INSCRIBED by Warren Beatty next to his Senior Year photo: "Don't forget our soph. English class. It's been swell knowing you. / Good luck / Warren Beatty." Unsurprisingly, Beatty was active in his high school--he was the Senior Class President and was voted "Best All-Around"; but surprisingly his principal extracur... more information

Los Angeles: Epic Book No. 103, 1961. First Edition. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Slight spine lean, else Near Fine condition. An attractive copy. ... more information