Murder in the Raw
by Fischer, Bruno
New York: Gold Medal, 1957. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal #694. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original, August 1957. $.25 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear or toning. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A stunning collectable copy.
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Passions Spin the Plot
by Fisher, Vardis
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printer, Inc./Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo., 428pp. Sharp First Edition, bound in original maroon cloth. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear to spine ends but quite minor. Paper splitting along the front gutter but hinge intact and secure. A very well preserved copy. Equally attractive unclipped pictorial dust jacket, ($2.50) has some rubbing to hinges and folds. Some edge-wear and a couple... Read More
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Kek Huuygens, Smuggler
by Fish, Robert L.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful unread First Printing of an edition of 1250 copies, 250 of which are numbered and signed by the author on the rear limitation page and housed in a slipcase. This is #82. Square tight and clean throughout with no wear. Equally brilliant unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. Slipcase as new as well.... Read More
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Deeds That Won an Empire: Historic Battle Scenes (Fine Signed Prize Binding)
by Fitchett, W.H.
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1906. 5th or later Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. One Volumes, 8vo., x(3)2-328pp. Beautiful 20th Edition of this classic on key battles of the British Empire. Beautiful prize binding by Stoakely of Cambridge in full maroon Morocco . Five raised bands with title and author in gilt in the second and third compartments respectively and gilt borders and anchor decoration in all others. Front board doubled-ruled in gilt with gilt florets in corners and... Read More
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Fitzgerald, Edward
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1976. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to., Unpaginated. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this "Collector's Edition" from Easton's "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Bound in full leather with titles and decorations in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Illustrated by Arthur Szyk. Square, tight and clean throughout. Just a touch of wear to the tips but quite minor. A simply gorgeous collectable copy. Please note: International and Priority shipping may require... Read More
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The Bloody Bridge and Other Papers Relating to the Insurrection of 1641 (Sir Phelim O'Neill's Rebellion)
by Fitzpatrick, Thomas
Dublin: Sealy, Bryers and Walker, 1903. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Good. 8vo., 296pp. Solid First Edition, Enlarged with Notes; published originally in 1868. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Square and solid with wear to spine ends, edges and tips. minor bumping and wear to spine ends and tips. Wear to surface with some dings and scratches. Penciled notes on front end-paper and paste-down. some notes, check marks and underling... Read More
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70,000 Witnesses
by Fitzsimmons, Cortland
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 265pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this uncommon mystery about a football player murdered on the field during a game. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of bumping to spine ends but quite minor. No foxing or toning. Remarkably well-preserved. Quite scarce unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00l),... Read More
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Madame Bovary: A Story of Princial Life (A New Translation by Alan Russell)
by Flaubert, Gustave
Hammondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1950. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Wraps. Small 8vo., 361pp. plus 4pp. ads in rear. Sharp First Paperback Printing of this new translation. . Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint only of page toning. Would be FIne save some staining to a small section of the top outer edge of the first 25 pages or so. No impact at all on text. Attractive dust-jacket has some... Read More
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The Collected Poems of James Elroy Flecker - From the Private Library of Lillian Hellman
by Flecker, James Elroy
New York: Martin Secker, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to., 119pp. #228 of a Limited Edition of only 500 copies printed. Publisher's original light yellow cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout with a bit of toning to page edges. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Age darkening, particularly to the spine. From the library of Lillian Hellman with her ownership signature on the ffep,... Read More
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The Man With the Golden Gun
by Fleming, Ian
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 221pp. Beautiful First Edition with green & white patterned endpapers. Second binding state without the scarce gun imprint. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive wrap-around classic dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, (18s net) is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Made into the classic 1974 Bond film starring Roger Moore as Bond and Christopher... Read More
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Midnight Hag
by Fleming, Joan
New York: Collins, The Crime Club, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo., 256pp. Sharp First Edition. Bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A few spots of foxing on top edge but no interior toning or foxing. Very pretty unclipped dust-jacket, (16s. net), has a tiny closed tear on the crown, which is barely noticeable, and a small piece of brown tape to... Read More
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Kill or Cure
by Fleming, Joan
New York: Collins, The Crime Club, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo., 224pp. Sharp First Edition. Bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A few spots of foxing on top and fore-edges but no interior toning or foxing. Equally attractive Very pretty unclipped dust-jacket, (16s. net), has a tiny faint spot on the rear panel and a hint of toning to the top... Read More
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Behind the Monocle
by Fletcher, J.S.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 312pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this classic collection of thrilling stories Bound in black cloth with titles in white on spine and front board and monocled man in white on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Immaculate red top-stain. A bit of softness to spine ends but remarkably well-preserved. Small Lauriat of Boston bookseller... Read More
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The Copper Box
by Fletcher, J.S.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo, 338pp. Beautiful First American Edition. Bound in mustard-colored cloth with titles and decoration stamped in black on front board and spine. Square and tight with little or no wear save some softness to spine ends. Scattered foxing to pages and fore-edge. Attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has chipping, nicks, rubbing and closed tears. Soiling to spine and rear panel. Still sharp and complete.... Read More
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The Mill of Many Windows
by Fletcher, J.S.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Very Good. 8vo, 338pp. Beautiful First American Edition. Bound in blue cloth with titles and decoration stamped in red on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor wear to the ends. A fresh, bright and very well-preserved example. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has some wear and rubbing to folds and edges. A couple of short closed tears. Still sharp and... Read More
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Dead Men's Money
by Fletcher, J.S. (Joseph Smith)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 313pp. Beautiful First US Edition with no other printings listed as called for. Published in the UK a year earlier under the title, "Droonin'Watter". Bound in original grey cloth with titles in red on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping to spine ends. A bit of staining to the front end-paper. Small, neat,... Read More
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The Ransom For London
by Fletcher, J.S. (Joseph Smith)
New York: Lincoln MacVeigh/The Dial Press, 1929. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 306pp. Beautiful First US Edition of this classic bibliomystery thriller about the threat of the destruction of London by lethal gas. The Prime Minister, a book collector, who visits rare bookstores to receive instructions from the criminals. Originally published in the UK in 1914, perhaps foreshadowing the horrors that gas attacks would inflict during the First World War. Bound in tan cloth with titles... Read More
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The Bartenstein Mystery
by Fletcher, J.S. (Joseph Smith)
New York: Lincoln MacVeagh / The Dial Press, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo., 211pp. Solid First Edition. Bound in yellow cloth with titles in red on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or foxing to pages. Mild wear to edges and tips. Soiling to cloth boards. Unfaded red top-stain though it is possible it was re-touched. Gorgeous unclipped dust-jacket, ($1.75), has a tiny closed tear on the top front edge... Read More
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Park Avenue Tramp
by Flora, Fletcher
New York: Gold Medal, 1958. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal #b761. Sharp Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original, April, 1958. $.25 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of toning and a touch of rubbing to the front hinge though quite minor and almost unnoticeable. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. Remarkably well-preserved. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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The Squeal Man: The True Story of Matt Bonora, Suburban Homicide Detective (First Edition Review Copy)
by Flusser, Martin
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 251pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($8.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Publisher's review slip and marketing flyer laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy of a surprisingly uncommon title.
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Schiller-Gallery. From the original Drawings of William Kaulbach, C. Jaeger, A. Mueller, Th. Pixis, R. Beyschlag, W. Lindenschmit
by Foerster, E.
New York: Stroefer & Kirchner, 1868. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. 8vo., (4)136pp. No date but c. 1868. Beautiful Gift-Book with illustrations of Friedrich Schiller's heroes and heroines. First Edition, Bound in full publisher's brown morocco with intricate blind-stamped borders and decorations on both boards and spine. Titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Beveled edges, a.e.g. Elaborate gilt bordered turn-ins. Marbled end-papers. 22 mounted illustrations. Square, tight and clean throughout with only a couple of... Read More
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When The Wicked Man..
by Ford, For Maddox
New York: Horace Liveright, Inc, 1931. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo., 352pp. Sharp First US and True First Edition, preceding the British edition. Bound in blind-stamped patterned black cloth with titles in gold on front board and spine. Slight spine lean. Some bumping to spine ends and tips. Still solid and clean throughout. Very attractive, unclipped dust jacket, ($2.50), has some wear to edges and tips with some tiny nicks to corners. Spine toned. Small... Read More
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Published in Paris: American and British Writers- Printers- and Publishers in Paris- 1920-1939
by Ford, Hugh
New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 453pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing. Square and clean throughout with little wear. A touch of bumping to the spine ends but quite minor. A bit of a wrinkle in the spine cloth. Sharp unclipped, dust-jacket, ($14.95), has a hint of soiling and edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.
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Thistledown: A Book of Scotch Humor, Character, Folklore, Story, and Anecdote
by Ford, Robert
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1914. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 463pp. Beautiful First Illustrated Edition after the original was published in 1891, Undated but likely 1914 given publication dates of titles listed on rear panel. Bound in brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Illustrated by John Duncan with tipped in full-color plates tipped in on tissue-guarded captioned pages. Square, solid and clean throughout with little wear save... Read More
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Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras
by Ford, Whitey; Phil Pepe
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2007. First Edition, Thus. Full-Leather. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Square 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful Unread First "Collector's Edition", bound by Easton in gorgeous full leather with titles and decoration stamped in gilt on both boards and spine. All edges gilt. Silk bookmarks. Easton's unused bookplate laid in. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. A simply gorgeous collectable copy. Please note: International and Priority orders may require additional postage.
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