The Black Death
by Copper, Basil
Minneapolis, MN: Fedogan & Bremer, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo.,373pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, one of only 2500 unnumbered copies printed of the Trade Edition with another 100 copies printed of the Deluxe Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Illustrated by Stephanie K. Hawks.. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($32.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Still... Read More
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Oh, God!
by Corman, Avery
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. . 8vo., 190pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of the author's first book. Bound in brown cloth with lettering in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($5.95), has a touch of toning to edges and a short, faint crease on the top front edge. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, or tears. Made into the... Read More
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The Old Neighborhood (Advance Reading Copy)
by Corman, Avery
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., Wraps 194 pp.. Beautiful Unread Advance Reading Copy. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild toning to spine end edges. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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The Fort: A Novel of the Revolutionary War
by Cornwell, Bernard
New York: Harper, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 468pp. Beautiful Stated First US Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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Postmortem (Signed First Edition)
by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 293pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing, with full number sequence, of the author's first novel (and second book after an earlier biography of Mrs. Billy Graham). First in the tremendously popular series featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over red paper-covered boards. Lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear save perhaps a touch of toning... Read More
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Gently Dust the Corpse
by Courtier, S.H.
London: Hammond, Hammond & Company, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gorgeous First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout. Perhaps a hint of wear at the heel but quite minor indeed. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper has a trace of wear at the spine ends and some light soiling to the white of the rear panel but fresh and bright with no creases, tears or chipping. Extremely well-preserved. A beautiful,... Read More
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Murder in Havana
by Coxe, George Harmon
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 242pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, bound in brown cloth with lettering in red on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout save some off-setting to gutters of end-papers. No toning or foxing to pages. A touch of edge-wear but very well preserved. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), is remarkably fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A simply gorgeous collectable copy and... Read More
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My Native Land - The United States: Its Wonders, Its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History; for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young
by Cox, James
St. Louis, MO: Blair Publishing Company, 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., 400pp. Solid First Edition. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrations and photographs. Square and tight with just a touch of page edge toning. Top edge and spine gilt dulled.Wear to edges and tips. Some surface rubbing and soiling. Appears to be a deaccession from an institutional library with a faint spot where a call-number... Read More
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The Just and the Unjust
by Cozzens, James Gould
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo.,434pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, bound in publisher's black cloth with titles in white on spine. Square, tight and generally clean throughout with little if any page toning. Some spotting to end-papers. Some bumping to spine ends. Clipped dust-jacket has nicks and closed tears along the edges, tips and spine ends. Still fresh and bright. A solid overall, collectable copy at a great price. (Hubin p.... Read More
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Maggie, A Girl of the Streets
by Crane, Stephen
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. Gorgeous Limited Edition, Number Two in the Forty-Second Series produced for the Limited Editions Club, this being #523 of 2000 copies printed for the LEC by the Press of A. Colish in Mount Vernon, NY. 4to, 124(2)pp. Bound in original fine 1/4 black goatskin over striped buckram covered boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very well-preserved. About Fine publisher's slipcase has some very... Read More
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Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Cravens, Gwyneth
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 438pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A couple of small spots on the rear cover. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy and quite uncommon.
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The White Sister
by Crawford, F. Marion
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. Photoplay Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 335pp. plus 11 pages of ads. Sharp Photoplay Edition bound in original blue cloth with titles stamped in navy on front board and spine. Originally published by the Macmillan Company in 1909 and reprinted several times. The last date on copyright page is 1917 but likely published in 1923 to coincide with the release of the film, (the second of four adaptations in the... Read More
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The Great Train Robbery
by Crichton, Michael
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 255pp. Beautiful First British Edition. Bound in brown cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust jacket, is quite fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning, or tears. Likely unpriced for the export market. NOT a BCE. Crichton's fourth book, made into the underrated 1978 film starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland. A... Read More
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The Terminal Man
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Knopf, 1972. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 247pp. Beautiful First Printing, square tight and clean throughout with just a hint of wear to the spine ends but very minor. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh, bright and with no chipping, creases or tears. Just a bit of edgewear at the spine ends again. A beautiful collectible copy of the author's third book at a great price.
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The Groote Park Murder (Detective Club Crime Classics)
by Crofts, Freeman Willis
London: Collins Crime Club, 2017. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 229pp. Beautiful Reprint of this outstanding classic British mystery. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No foxing or toning. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£9.99), is fresh and bright with no toning, tears, chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy.
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Silence for the Murderer
by Crofts, Freeman Wills
New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 254(2)pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, published by Dodd in the US the previous year. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles stamped in black. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear and small, neat ownership signature and date on the front paste-down. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (8/6 net)), has very light soiling on the rear panel and a touch of edge-wear.... Read More
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Neither Had I Rest
by Cromarty, Noel
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 253pp.plus 2pgs ads. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a tiny bump to the front bottom tip. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, (8/6 net), has a couple of tiny, barely noticeable closed tears. Some mild soiling. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy of a surprisingly uncommon title in such high-grade condition. (Hubin... Read More
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Terror by Night
by Crosby, Lee
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 238pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Bound in green cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square and tight with lightly toned page edges. heavier off-setting to paste-downs and end-papers. Moderate wear to spine ends and tips. Spine a bit toned. Stunning unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has a trace of rubbing along the front hinge but is fresh and bright with no chipping,... Read More
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Narrow Houses
by Crowther, Peter (Editor)
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 460pp. Sharp First Edition of this anthology of30 stories from Ray Bradbury, William F. Nolan, Ramsey Campbell. and many others. Bound in grey cloth with lettering in silver on spine. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, (£15.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable at a great price.
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Fables of Easop and Others
by Croxall, Samuel; Translator
Boston: T.O.H.P Burnham, 1863. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.,358pp. Sharp Early Edition of this anthology of dozens of stories by the noted moralist. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Borders and decoration blind-stamped on both boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with barely a hint of page-edge toning and no foxing. Some wear with loss at the spine ends atop tips. Rear end-paper has a couple of nicks and closed... Read More
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Recording Britain
by Cumberledge, Geoffrey
Oxford: Oxford University Press / The Pilgrim Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Four volumes complete 4to., 222(1)pp., 218(1)pp., 227(1)pp, 238pp,. Beautiful First Edition of this comprehensive survey of counties, towns and buildings throughout Great Britain. Bound in brick-colored cloth with tittle in gilt on spine. Color and b&w illustrations throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of page edge toning. Very little wear. Perhaps a gently bumped tip or two; a couple of... Read More
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Poems 1923-1954 (First Complete Edition)
by Cummings, E.E.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.,468pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, Bound in red cloth. Square, tight and clean throughout with some mild wear to spine end and tips. Edges a bit dusty. Attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($6.75), has some rubbing and wear to spine ends, edges and tips. A few short, shallow surface creases on the rear panel. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very pretty... Read More
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Brigands of the Moon (Signed First Edtion)
by Cummings, Ray
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 386pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in orange cloth with titles and in black on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no foxing or page toning. Some fairly minor wear to bottom edge and tip. Some softness to the spine ends and gentle bump to top front tip. Bookseller label on rear paste-down. Remarkably well-preserved. As is the stunning unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00 on rear panel), which... Read More
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Reminiscences of an Epicure: Food Wine Smokes
by Cunynghame, Francis
London: Peter Owen, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 156pp. Solid First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with some bumping and minor rubbing to spine ends. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (15s. net), has. some small closed edge-tears, chip to the crown, a bit of toning to top edges. Still solid and complete. A very pretty collectable copy.
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Collecting American First Editions: Its Pitfalls and its Pleasures
by Curle, Richard
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Slipcase. 8vo., 221pp. Beautiful Limited First Edition, #194 of 1250 copies printed. Bound in navy cloth with titles on paper labels on front board and spine. t.e.g. Beveled edges. Illustrated. Square tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to heel. Still quite fresh and well-preserved. Feels unread. Just about Fine publisher's slipcase has some mild edge and surface wear. Signed by the author on the limitation page. A gorgeous... Read More
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