Titles starting with A from Quill & Brush

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1972. First edition. Near fine in a lightly rubbed dustwrapper. ... more information

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1967. First U. S. edition. A Paris Review editions book. Begins with an introduction by Robert Creeley. Near fine in very good or better dust jacket with some rubbing and a few chips at the spine ends. ... more information

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1969. First U.S. edition. Very minor shelf wear, otherwise fine in very slightly soiled dustwrapper with one tiny chip in top of spine. ... more information

Toronto: (Alcoholics Anonymous, 1965). First edition of this book produced for the AA convention in Toronto. INSCRIBED by Bill Wilson, one of the founders of AA: "My dear Esther - With this my greatest affection. Ever Bill 1/14/65." Includes a letter to Mr. H. Foster Hunter from Ann Macfarlane of the AA General Service Office discussing his request for an autographed copy of the book. "AA 30th Anniversary" bookplate with Esther Hunter's name and address and "A gift from... more information

Chicago: Esquire Magazine, 1935. First edition. An article in the May issue. Also includes an article by Erza Pound, "A Matter of Modesty"; a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald titled "Shaggy's Morning"; and "Five Poems" by e. e. Cummings. Light wear, a small pencil notation on the front cover, otherwise fine in large, pictorial wraps. ... more information

Austin: Univ of Texas Pr (1969). First edition. Foreword by Merle Armitage. Fine in price clipped dustwrapper with light rubbing. ... more information

(London):. August 1929. First edition. Paperwraps, precedes book edition. Edges slightly rubbed else very good (name stamp front cover). ... more information

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1982). First edition. SCARCE uncorrected proof in blue paperwraps. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Additionally, Sue Grafton's name and phone number are handwritten on front endpaper, presumably by the person tracking her down for the signature. Paperwraps very lightly faded on spine edge, one very small nick on lower spine edge, and top of few pages a little bumped, still, a fine copy and a scarce state of her first mystery. ... more information

Chicago: Esquire Magazine, 1940. First appearance. A story in the February issue. Also includes Collier's "The Collaboration" and Stuart's "Four Poems." Minor edge wear, otherwise fine in large perfect-bound pictorial wraps. ... more information

(Evanston, IL: Northwestern Univ.) 1943. First edition. In "Northwestern University on the Air: Of Men and Books," Vol. 2, No. 44, August 7, 1943." Transcript of a radio interview with Roi Ottley regarding Harlem life and his first book, NEW WORLD A-COMIN', during which Ottley recites Dodson's poem "Black Mother Praying in the Summer of 1943" which appeared three years later in Dodson's first book, POWERFUL LONG LADDER, under the abbreviated title "Black Mot... more information

New York: George H. Doran Company (1920). First edition. Covers and page edges slighty soiled, otherwise near fine, lacking dustwrapper. ... more information

[New York]: Viking (1987). First edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in orange paperwraps. ... more information

New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1992. Sixth edition with corrections and additions by Barker. An invaluable and informative reference with over 450 alphabetical entries. Fine in dust jacket. ... more information

(New York): HarperCollins (1998). First edition. Uncorrected proof. Fine in paperwraps. ... more information

(New York): HarperCollins Publisher (1998). FIrst edition. Advance Reading Copy, fine in pictorial paperwraps. ... more information

New York: McGraw-Hill/Whittlesey House (1949). First edition. Near fine with light foxing on top page edges; in a bright dustwrapper with light rubbing and light foxing on back panel and back flap edge. ... more information

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. (1959). Weekly Reader's children's book club edition. Illustrated by Paula Hutchison. Near fine in a bright dustwrapper with light rubbing on edges. ... more information

New York: Random House (1980). First edition. Remainder mark on top edge, otherwise fine in dustwrapper. ... more information

New York: Random House (1974). First edition. One of 3,200 copies, "specially produced for the librarians and booksellers of the United States .... No copies are for sale." Fine in dustwrapper with flattened crease on front flap. ... more information

New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1878. First edition. Discussions of early Printers, Arabian Nights, Goldsmith's work, Gulliver/Swift, Irish story tellers, Robinson Crusoe, et al. Over 60 illustrations including a frontis. Blue cloth with pictorial front cover and spine. Minor wear on corners and spine ends, still very good to fine with gold on covers bright but spine a bit darkened. ... more information