New Essays by Oliver Goldsmith: Now Collected and Editied With an Introduction and Notes by Ronald S. Crane
by Goldsmith, Oliver
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1927. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. xli(1)147pp. Sharp Stated First Printing of these essays that though previously published in various British magazines in the early 1760's, they were submitted anonymously and are here attributed to Goldsmith for the first time. Bound in contemporary brown leatherette titled, bordered and decorated in gilt. a.e.g. Marbled endpapers. Square, tight and quite clean throughout save some fairly minor toning to page edges. A few minor... Read More
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The Vicar of Wakefield (Signed F. Bedford Binding)
by Goldsmith, Oliver
London: John Sharp, 1828. Full-Leather. Near Fine Minus. 16mo.,viii(1)226pp. Beautiful Early Edition bound by famed bookbinder Francis Bedford of London, (signed on verso of front end-paper), in full tan calf with double gilt-ruled borders, gilt dentelles on turn-ins, raised bands on spine with gilt-decorated compartments and title in gilt upon a brown leather label in 2nd compartment. a.e.g., Marbled end-papers. Additional illustrated title page which is replicated through with alternate illustrations for each. Square, tight and clean throughout... Read More
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The Vicar of Wakefield (Bayntun Signed Binding)
by Goldsmith, Oliver
London: Macmillan & Co, 1922. 2nd Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Fine. 8vo., (6),xxxiv,(3)305pp Beautiful later printing of the Second Edition. Bound in 3/4 maroon morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. Binding signed by Bayntun of Bath on the ffep. t.e.g. Leather ruled in gilt. raised bands, titles stamped in gilt in spine compartments. Marbled end-papers. Illustrated by Hugh Thompson. Preface by Austin Dobson. Square, tight and clean throughout with supple pages with no spotting. A touch of rubbing to front... Read More
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Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II
by Goldstein, Richard
New York: Free Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 321pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($28.00), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy and surprisingly uncommon.
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The Curtain of Storm
by Gollomb, Joseph
New York: MacMillan, 1933. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 244pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in publisher's black cloth with titles in white on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no toning or edge-wear. Quite gentle bumping to spine ends and a hint of off-setting to gutters. Remarkably well-preserved. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00 is present on top flap but bottom front flap is clipped), has a mild wear to edges and... Read More
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Night Squad
by Goodis, David
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal s1083. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original, February, 1961. $.35 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Corner clipped 1/2" off the first page. Little or no toning. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Burglar
by Goodis, David
New York: Lion, 1953. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/Very Good. Vintage Paperback PBO Lion #124. Solid First Printing of this Paperback Original Pulp Noir. February, 1953. $.25 cover price. Square and tight with moderate page toning. Inside of covers are more heavily toned. A couple of long creases and mild edge-wear. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very presentable copy a great price.
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Street of No Return
by Goodis, David
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal # s1108. Beautiful Unread Second Printing of this Paperback Original Pulp Noir classic, April, 1961. $.35 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear or toning. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Remarkably well-preserved. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Best Cellar
by Goodrum, Charles
New York: St Martins Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Fine. 8vo, 218pp Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some mild spotting on top page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($13.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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The Pulps
by Goodstone, Tony
New York: Chelsea House, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to., 239pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear at the spine ends but minor. Very attractive unclipped dust-Jacket, ($15.00), has some wear to edges and crown. Light toning to top flap edges. A hint of a shallow crease to the bottom front edge. Tape reinforcement along the top verso edge, not noticeable from the front. Still fresh and bright. Inscribed... Read More
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A Sport of Nature (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Gordimer, Nadine
New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 341 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of soiling but quite minor. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Publisher's promotional note laid in. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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Black's Guide to the English Lakes
by Gordon-Home, Editor
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 12mo., 224pp. plus 96pp. ads in rear. Sharp 24th Edition of a work originally published n the 1840's . Bound in green cloth over flexible boards with titles stamped in gilt on front board with brown stamped borders and series name. Mapped end-papers. Color frontis illustration of Ullswater. 21 full-color fold-out maps including map of the general Lakes District in the rear pocket. Square, tight and clean... Read More
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Final Payments (Advance Reading Copy)
by Gordon, Mary
New York: Random House, 1978. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 297 pp.. Beautiful Unread Advance Reading Copy of the author's first book. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of edge-wear and shallow spine crease. Light toning to edges. Still bright with no chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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The Church of God and Her Sacraments
by Gordon, W.R.
New York: Board of Publication of the Reformed Church in America, 1870. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Solid First Edition. 8vo., iv, 208pp. Original green cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt, in black on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout. Fairly minor wear to spine ends, edges and tips. "...Treatise on the subject of Holy Baptism from the standpoint of the Reformed Church". A very pretty, collectable copy of a very scarce title. OCLC shows... Read More
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The Mystery of the Painted Nude
by Gore, William (Godfrey Jervis 'Jan' Gordon)
New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co, 1938. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 287pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this quite scarce Crime Club title.Originally published by Harrap in the UK with the title, "Murder Most Artistic". Bound in orange cloth with titles in black on and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout save some off-setting and a couple of spots on the paste-downs. No foxing or toning to pages. Some wear to... Read More
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The Awdrey-Gore Legacy
by Gorey, Edward
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Slim oblong 12m.., Unpaginated. Sharp First Edition, First Printing. Bound in illustrated paper-covered boards reproducing the dust-jacket artwork. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild wear to spine ends and bottom tips. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.95), has a touch of rubbing to tips but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
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Famous Blue Raincoat (Signed First Edition)
by Gorman, Ed
Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 258pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence of this anthology of 12 stories. This is the Limited Edition, (there was also a trade edition), #137 of only 200 copies printed. Bound in blue cloth with titles in yellow on spine. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($42.00), is fresh and bright... Read More
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Overbooked in Arizona
by Gottlieb, Samuel Hirsh
Scottsdale, AZ: Camelback Gallery, 1993. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Trade Paperback 8vo., 95pp. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Edition published simultaneously with a slip-cased hardcover. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no creases, tears or chipping. Signed by the author on the half-title page A very pretty collectable copy.
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The Adventurous Decade - Comic Strips in the Thirties
by Goulart, Ron
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in navy paper-covered boards with lettering in bronze on spine. Illustrated. Square, tight and clean throughout with some moderate bumping to spine ends. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($8.95) , has a closed tear to the heel but and a touch of toning to edges but is fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy at a... Read More
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The Hellhound Project (Signed and Inscribed Association Copy - From the Personal Library of Otto Penzler)
by Goulart, Ron
New York: Doubleday, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 155pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in qpale grey cloth with lettering in yellow on spine. Inscribed, signed and dated on the front end-paper by the author to Otto Penzler, legendary editor and publisher, founder of the Mysterious Press and proprietor of the famed Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. "To Otto, in memory of many happy MWA board meetings. Ron Goulart 11/11 '85". The MWA is the... Read More
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Such Good Friends
by Gould, Lois
New York: Random House, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 277pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence to "2" as called for by Random house. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Board edges toning. Equally attractive clipped dust-jacket has some light edge-wear and a touch of soiling to front fold but is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. Laid in is the business card for... Read More
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The Journey
by Gouri, Gangadhar S.
New York: Vantage Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 167pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear . Small sticker ghost on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($14.95), has a shallow crease on the rear flap but is fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Journal of the author's, an Economics Affairs Officer with the United Nations, adventurous journey through the... Read More
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One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding
by Gover, Robert
New York: Grove Press, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 254pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this at the time controversial novel about a college sophomore and a 14 year old black prostitute. Square, tight and clean throughout save some very light off-setting to end-papers from the jacket flaps. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket , ($3.95), is fresh and bright with no tears, chipping or creases. Also included is the uncommon variant dust-jacket, also in Fine condition. A very... Read More
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My Dear Mr. Churchill (Signed First Edition)
by Graebner, Walter
London: Michael Joseph, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Small, 8vo., 128pp, Sharp First Edition of this account of Churchill's life outside of government service. Bound in red cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Frontispiece photograph of Churchill. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, (16s net), has some wear spine ends and moderate toning and soiling. Vertical pen line along the middle of the spine panel. Still bright... Read More
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G is for Gumshoe (Signed First Edition)
by Grafton, Sue
New York: Henry Holt and Co, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 259p. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($16.95), isl fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Dated, signed and inscribed by Grafton on the title page, "To ___, Respectfully submitted, Sue Grafton, 1990"' A beautiful collectable copy at a great price.
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