Strong, My Love (Signed 2X Association copy)
by Fallon, Peter
Old Castle, Ireland: Gallery Books, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Slim 8vo., 95pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author in the year of publication to noted New Jersey Irish-Ameican author, collector and professor of Irish history and... Read More
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The Speaking Stones (Signed First Edition)
by Fallon, Peter
Dublin: Gallery Press, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine/Fine. Slim 8vo., 58pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint at the heel but barely. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£3.50), has a very slightly toned spine and edges. A faint sticker ghost from a price sticker over the price on the front flap. is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or... Read More
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River of Eternity (Signed First Edition)
by Farmer, Philip Jose
Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 205pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, one of a total print run of 3000 copies, the first 500 were Special Editions signed and numbered by Farmer and slip-cased. This is signed copy of the Trade Edition and unnumbered. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($17.00/$40.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, crease, toning or tears. Signed by Farmer on... Read More
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Guyfford of Weare
by Farnol, Jeffery
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 358pp. Beautiful First US Edition with no other printings listed as called for. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no spotting or toning. A touch gentle bumping at the spine ends but quite minor. Spine cloth has a slight crease. Very well-preserved. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper,( $2.50 net), has some fairly mild... Read More
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Sir John Dering
by Farnol, Jeffery
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., Beautiful First US Edition, First Printing. Original navy cloth with titles stamped in green on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with perhaps a hint of wear at the spine ends and tips but barely noticeable. Slight pucker to one area of the spine cloth. Very pretty unclipped wrapper,( $2.00 net), has some chipping to the spine ends and light edge-wear, rubbing to folds... Read More
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The House of the Secret
by Farrere, Claude (Pseudonym of Charles Bargone)
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1923. 1st Edition. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 8vo., 234pp. Solid First Edition of this tale of immortality. Bound in publisher's green and red cloth with lettering on paper labels on spine and front board. Square, tight, and clean throughout with just a touch of page toning but quite minor. A few spots of soling on front board. Spine cloth toned and creases. Light edge-wear. A presentable collectable copy at a great price. (Bleiler;... Read More
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The Last Frontier (Signed First Edition w/ TLS)
by Fast, Howard
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 307pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly mild bumping to spine ends and bottom tips. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has some rubbing to edges and wear to spine ends with some minor chipping. and edge-wear. Short closed tear on the front panel with the a ghost of a piece of tape where it was removed. Still fresh... Read More
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Devil May Care (James Bond)
by Faulks, Sebastian
London: Penguin, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 295pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with "1" om the copyright page. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£18.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Light in August - Modern Library 88
by Faulkner, William
New York: The Modern Library, 1950. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo, (xiv)444pp. Beautiful Stated First Modern Library Edition, No month, 1950. Bound in grey cloth with gilt titles upon a green background on the spine and front board. Green top-stain. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to spine ends and a gentle bump to the top front tip. Small bookseller's ticket on the front end-paper. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($1.25,... Read More
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Mosquitoes
by Faulkner, William
Shelton, CT: First Edition Library. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 349pp. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Facsimile Edition reprinting the 1927 original. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket has a small, faint smudge on the spine that is barely noticeable. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Fine publisher's slipcase has a touch of wear on the rear panel. Publisher's Information card laid in.... Read More
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The Man in the Ceiling (Signed Advance Reading Copy)
by Feiffer, Jules
New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 185 pp.. Beautiful Unread Advance Reading Copy. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page to long time New Jersey/New York ABAA bookseller Jeff Bergman. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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Now Pitching: Bob Feller
by Feller, Bob; Gilbert, Bill
New York: Birch Lane Press, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 231pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($18.95), Is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. Signed by Feller on the half-title page. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
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Sea Changes: British Emigration and American Literature (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 55)
by Fender, Stephen
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to., 400pp. Sharp First Edition, Bound in green cloth with titles in gilt upon a red spine label. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. A couple of saint ticker ghosts on front end-paper and paste-down. Small date in ink on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has very light wear to spine ends and tips but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping,... Read More
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The Butler Died in Brooklyn
by Fenisong, Ruth
New York: Novel Selections, Inc, 1943. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Digest Sized, 126pp. wraps. The Mystery Novel Classic Series #97. Sharp first paperback printing. Only original Doubleday 1943 publication date listed but actually 1946. $.25 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with moderate page toning. Light edge-wear. Edges of rear cover mildly toned. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A presentable collectable copy and surprisingly uncommon in any condition. (Hubin,... Read More
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Budgie Goes to Sea (Signed First Edition)
by Ferguson, Sarah; H.R.H. The Duchess of York
New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Near Fine. Square 4to., unpaginated. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive clipped dust-jacket), has a bit of remnant of a price sticker on the rear panel bu is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed and dated by The Duchess of York on the copyright page. A gorgeous... Read More
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Under the Jack-Staff
by Fernald, Chester Bailey
New York: Century Co, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [6] 262pp. Sharp First Edition bound in publisher's dark blue gilt-stamped titles and fish design on front cover signed with the double D monogram of the Decorative Designers. t,e,g, Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear to extremities. Small owner's bookplate on front paste-down. A very pretty collectable copy of this collection of sea adventures.
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Rehersals for Murder
by Ferrars, E.
New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo., 275pp. Solid Stated First Edition. Bound in pinkish cloth with titles in black on spine. Slight spine lean, Mottling to both boards. Offsetting to end-papers and paste-downs. Remnant from some sort of paper that was affixed to the rear paste-down. More attractive is the unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), which is rubbed at the front fold and edges. A few tiny nicks at the... Read More
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Lost in a Good Book (Signed First Edition)
by FForde, Jasper
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 372pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild toning to page edges as is common. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£17.99), has a touch of surface rubbing but is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A sharp collectable copy.
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The Well of Lost Plots (Signed First Edition)
by Fforde, Jasper
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 360pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild toning to page edges as is common. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£18.99), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A sharp collectable copy.
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The Big Over Easy (Signed First Edition)
by Fforde, Jasper
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 398(3)pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with"1" on copyright page. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£12.99), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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First Among Sequels (Signed First Edition)
by Fforde, Jasper
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 398(3)pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with"1" on copyright page. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of toning to page edges as is common but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£12.99), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. Signed and inscribed to a reader by the author on the title page. A Thursday Next title. A gorgeous collectable... Read More
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The House; an Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife Alice
by Field, Eugene
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo.v(1)268pp. Beautiful First Edition, First state. Bound in greenish blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. t.e.g. Square, tight and clean throughout with no foxing. Just a hint of wear to spine ends and tips. A very well-preserved collectable copy at a great price.
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In A Place Dark And Secret (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Finch, Phillip
New York: Franklin Watts, 1985. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo., Wraps 310 pp.. Solid Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout. Several creases to front panel and long, vertical crease on rear. Mild edge-wear. No chipping, tears or toning. A presentable collectable copy at a great price.
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Highwaymen: A Book of Gallant Rogues
by Finger, Charles J.
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1923. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo., 258pp. Beautiful First US Edition of this anthology of the exploits of a half-dozen of English history's most notorious highwaymen. Bound in publisher's original brown textured cloth with titles stamped in red on spine and front board. Illustrated end-papers. Illustrations from woodblocks by Paul Honore. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to heel. Remarkably well preserved. As... Read More
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Assault on a Queen
by Finney, Jack
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 244pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, bound in 1/4 black cloth over blue paper-covered boards. Titles and decoration in silver on spine.. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Board edges have a hint of toning. toning. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.75), has some very light edge-wear and some surface rubbing common to this black jacket. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases... Read More
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