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

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First Edition; unbound sheets laid into the binding, probably issued for either review or in-house use. Very good. ... more information

New York: Frederick Ungar, 1994. First Edition. One of 60 numbered copies signed by Ben Johnson and Harry Carey, Jr., the stars of the 1950 John Ford western film classic. The shooting script is illustrated with stills from the films. Fine in printed wrappers and in a cloth slipcase. ... more information

New York: Frederick Ungar, 1994. First Edition. One of 60 numbered copies signed by Ben Johnson and Harry Carey, Jr., the stars of the 1950 John Ford western. This shooting script is illustrated with stills from the film. Fine in printed wrappers and in a cloth slipcase, as issued. ... more information

New York: Random House, 1935. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. ... more information

London: Faber & Faber, 1956. First English Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with a minor interior tape mend. Three pieces of ephemera relating to the original production are laid in. ... more information

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1871. First Edition. Original publisher’s cloth; slight rubbing; about a fine copy. This was Burroughs’s first real literary work, preceded by a self-published appreciation of Walt Whitman. Houghton approached Burroughs about collecting his magazine pieces, and asked what he “might want” from such a book. Whitman helped Burroughs, a naif in business, work out the terms of his contract for this work. Wake-Robin was a successful book, and Burroughs’s artistic style of ... more information

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. First Edition. Some fraying at the extremities and minor cloth spotting; some minor pencil textual marking; contemporary owner’s signature; a little shaken and with some minor edge stains; a very good, unsophisticated copy. In a custom quarter-morocco slipcase. 2000 copies were printed July 12, 1854 and the book was published on August 9. This copy has the inserted publisher’s advertisements dated May, 1854. Copies exist with ads dated April, May, September and October, ... more information

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. First Edition. Bookplates; very light foxing; tiny tears at the edge of a few leaves; minute wear at the top and bottom of the spine; not the absolute best copy we’ve seen in the last several years, but a solid contender for second place. In a custom cloth slipcase. 2000 copies were printed July 12, 1854 and the book was published on August 9. This copy has the inserted publisher’s advertisements dated April, 1854. Copies exist with ads dated April, May, September and Oc... more information

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. First Edition. Very light foxing and some minor page staining; contemporary owner’s inscription; insignificant cloth wear at the extremities. In a custom quarter-morocco slipcase. 2000 copies were printed July 12, 1854 and the book was published on August 9. This copy has the inserted publisher’s advertisements dated May, 1854. Copies exist with ads dated April, May, September and October, 1854, as well as September, 1855. While The Bibliography of American Literature no... more information

New York: George Doran, 1918. First Edition.A very good copy; inscribed to Robert Frost by the author. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. Inscribed by the author in 1983 with a quotation from the novel. ... more information

New York: New Directions, 1948. First American Edition. An out-of-series copy of the signed edition of 25 numbered copies. Very nearly fine in a very worn publisher’s slipcase. ... more information

London: Grant Richards, 1923. One of 200 numbered deluxe copies signed by Ernest Bramah. Some foxing and cover staining; very good. ... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Gift inscription; fine in a very good, chipped dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Very good in a good to very good dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. First Edition. Fine in a dust jacket with minor wear and tear. ... more information

Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1941. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. ... more information

Philadelphia: McKay, 1937. First Edition. About very good with some light rubbing and soiling. ... more information

London: Hogarth Press, 1934. First Edition. Publisher’s wrappers; very good plus. ... more information