Titles starting with D from Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.

New York: William Morrow, 1937. First Edition. Slight foxing; some cloth waterstaining; else very good in a worn and torn dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to one of his secretaries, “To Louise - who helps in turning ‘em out, from the guy who turns ‘em out. With Love, Erle/ Erle Stanley Gardner to Louise Weissberger/ Laguna Beach/ Dec. 14 1936.” ... more information

New York: Morrow, 1942. First Edition. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with very light wear and a slightly faded spine. ... more information

New York: Morrow, 1939. First Edition; advance reading copy; bound in the dust jacket. A very good copy. ... more information

New York: William Morrow, 1939. First Edition. Very good plus dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to one of his secretaries, “To Louise with love from the whole fiction factory of which she still remains a part. Yours, Erle. To Louise Weissberger from Erle Stanley Gardner. January 1940.” ... more information

New York: William Morrow, 1939. First Edition. Very good in a price-clipped dust jacket. Goldstone bookplate, and with the usual black lines on the endpapers associated with that collector’s use of old-style jacket protectors. Publisher’s file copy. ... more information

New York: William Morrow, 1940. First Edition. Near fine in a dust jacket with minor wear and a slightly faded spine. ... more information

New York: Morrow, 1938. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Viking Press, 1940. First Edition of this short story collection. Bookplate; a near fine copy in a slightly browned dust jacket. The author enjoyed a fairly successful career as a screenwriter, but his prose work was largely forgotten until revived by the Black Sparrow Press at the urging of Charles Bukowski. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Very good. ... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. First Edition. Boards a little rubbed; very good. ... more information

Boston: Arena Publishing, 1896. First Edition. Near fine. Wright #305, locating a single copy, and noting that "The patients were New York millionaires. ... more information

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1953. First American Edition. Near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor stains. ... more information

New York: Holt, Rinehart, 1970. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Fawcett/ Gold Medal, 1952. First Edition of this paperback original. Pages yellowed as usual; very good. The front wrapper features a blurb by Spillane and the publishers devote a page to Spillane’s praise. Inscribed by Spillane at a later date on the title page, “Hi Bucky - John D. was a friend of mine and a great writer! Mickey Spillane.” ... more information

New York: Putnam’s, 1935. First Edition. Some cloth spotting and foxing; very good. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to his sister, using their pet names, “for Dear Goosie from Clovis. Nov. 1935.” ... more information

New York: Clode, 1934. First Edition. Very good in a chipped dust jacket. ... more information

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First English Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to Fritz Lang and his wife, “Lily - Fritz, This ‘Wine’ from other years- offered with friendly wishes for the vintner himself. Ray Bradbury. 10/3/63.” ... more information

London: Michael Joseph, 1983. First Edition. Previous owner’s signature; near fine in dust jacket. Signed by the author. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First Edition. Owner’s inscription; very good in a dust jacket with substantial chipping. Written for young adults. ... more information

London: John Murray, 1918 (1931). First Edition; first issue. Ownership inscription; very good. ... more information