Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
by Sassoon, Siegfried
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Slipcase. Beautiful Limited Editions Club., #8 in the Forty-Fifth Series produced for the Limited Editions Club, this being #538 of2000 copies printed for the LEC at the Anthoensen Press of Portland, ME. 4to, 264pp. Bound in full natural linen. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible flaws. About Fine publisher's slipcase has a small area of rubbing on spine but is otherwise very well preserved with little... Read More
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Festival of Song: A Series of Evenings With the Poets
by Saunders, Frederick
New York: Bunce & Huntington, 1866. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., xiv, 376pp, Beautiful First Edition, bound in publisher's pebbled brown leather. Boards with embossed designs and borders with gilt stamped titles on both front and back. Spine with five raised bands with compartment decoration similar to boards. Titles in gilt in second compartment. Gilt board edges and gilt decorated turn-ins. a.e.g. Marbled end-papers. 73 "...pictures, by memebers of the national Academy of Design. Engraved by Bobbett... Read More
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Captain Landon (Scarce 19th c. Dust-Jacket)
by Savage, Richard Henry
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.,391pp.. Beautiful First Edition, bound in brown cloth with titles in blue and white on front board and spine with red, white and blue horse and rider on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or foxing. Only a touch of wear to edges and tips. Two small chips to the front end-paper and a couple of closed tears and creases to the... Read More
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The Abiding of Ume (Ume No Kakurega)
by Sawyer, Edith A.
New York: John Lowell Pratt, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large 12mo. 174pp. Introduction by Viscount Saito, Prime Minister of Japan. Beautiful First Edition bound in original maroon cloth with spine and cover titles stamped in black. A bit of rubbing to spine ends and tips but a square, clean and tight copy. A few spots on top page edges. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($2.00 in middle of front flap), has some soiling and chipping to... Read More
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First Blood
by Schaefer, Jack
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo., 133pp. Sharp First Edition. Bound in quarter yellow cloth over black paper-covered boards with titles in black on spine. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear save gentle bumping to spine ends. Pages toning as is common. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($1.50), has nickel-sized chip at the bottom of the front panel. Moderate wear to edges and rubbing. Flap edges mildly toned. Still fresh... Read More
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Robert Kennedy and His Times
by Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine Minus. 8vo., 1066pp. Beautiful First Printing with full number sequence. Square and clean throughout with some mild bumping to spine ends and tips. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($19.95), has a couple of tiny nicks and closed tears to the top edge but still fresh and bright. Signed inscribed by the author on the front end-paper. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
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Silver Scream (Signed Limited Edition)
by Schow, David J.; Editor
Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest Books, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 369pp. Beautiful First Limited Edition, #396 of 500 copies, of this anthology with original stories by Bloch, Barker, McCammon, Wagner, Campbell, and many others. Introduction by Toby Hooper. Illustrations by Kevin Favies. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($60.00 on the rear flap), has a hint of edge-wear and a couple of small puckers to the spine but... Read More
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1100 Obscure Points
by Schwartz, Dr. Jacob
London: The Ulysses Bookshop, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., 95pp. First edition, third impression. Light surface and edge-wear. Some fading to spine with a minor pull at the top. Scattered foxing but mostly to prelims. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP. A solid collectable copy.
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Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out and Other Strange Excursions
by Schweitzer, Darrell
Buffalo, NY: W Paul Ganley Pub, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Gorgeous First Edition signed by the Author.
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Kenilworth: The Works of Walter Scott Edition De Grand de luxe
by Scott, Walter
London: Merrill & Baker. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo., 515pp. Beautiful Edition De Grand de Luxe, #251 of only 500 copies published. This is just one volume from a set originally consisting of 33 volumes. No date but c.1900. Bound in 3/4 maroon leather over marble paper-covered boards. Raised bands with titles and decoration in gilt in spine compartments, t.e.g. Marbled end-papers. Gorgeous full-page illustrations. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no toning and... Read More
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The Almost Moon (Signed First Edition)
by Sebold, Alice
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 291pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in black paper-covered boards with title in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed and dated by the author on the title page in the year of publication. Laid in... Read More
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Selznick, Brian
New York: Scholastic Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,533pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear . Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($22.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Timon of Athens
by Shakespeare, William
New York: Rae Publishing Co. / Royal Composing Room / Finch, Pruyn & Co./ A Horowitz & Sons, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. One Volume in slipcase. Square 8vo., Unpaginated. Sharp, well produced edition of this unfinished Shakespeare history, designed by Daniel Haberman and illustrated by Isadore Seltzer. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a line of rubbing on the rear panel. Publisher's black cloth slipcases is... Read More
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As You Like It
by Shakespeare, William
New York: Rae Publishing Co. / Royal Composing Room / Finch, Pruyn & Co./ A Horowitz & Sons, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. One Volume in slipcase. Square 8vo., Unpaginated. Sharp, well produced edition of Shakespeare comedy, designed by Daniel Haberman and illustrated by Isadore Seltzer. Bound in light blue cloth with titles in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Spine toning. Publisher's light blue cloth slipcases has toned edges and a touch of wear.... Read More
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Betsey Brown (Uncorrected Proof)
by Shange, Ntozake
New York: St Martins Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine. 8vo., 196pp. Wraps. Beautiful First Printing, uncorrected proofs. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's second novel.
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Textual Traffic: Colonialism, Modernity, and the Economy of the Text (Advance Uncorrected Page Proofs)
by Shankar, S.
Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 224pp.. Sharp Unread Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Sticker ghost on front cover. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A very pretty collectable copy and quite uncommon.
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A Host of Shadows
by Shannon, Harry
Colusa, CA: Dark Regions Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 280pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition, #47 of only 100 copies published. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($50.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation page. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title.
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The Search for Justice: A Defense Attorney's Brief on the O.J. Simpson Case (Signed First Edition)
by Shapiro, Robert L. ; Larkin Warren
New York: Warner, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 363pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. Inscribed and signed the author on the title page at a signing event upon the book's release, "For justice, Robert L. Shapiro". A gorgeous collectable copy.
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Stories of Hell's Commerce, or The Liquor Traffic in its True Light
by Shaw, Elton R. (Editor and Compiler)
Grand Rapids, MI: Shaw Publishing Company, 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo., 544pp. Beautiful First Edition of this "...Compilation of interesting stories, true incidents, striking illustrations, pointed paragraphs, poetry and song, portraying the evils of the rum curse". Bound in publisher's illustrated green cloth. Square, tight and clean throughout with no foxing and barely a hint of toning, Mild rubbing to edges and joints. Very well-preserved for such a large, clearly well-read book. A very pretty... Read More
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Paris! Paris!
by Shaw, Irwin; Searle, Ronald
London: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 4to., 212pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with light wear to edges and tips. Page edges very lightly toned. Solid unclipped dust-jacket, (£4.95 net), has some closed tears with tape repairs. Toning. Purchased at and stamped by Shakespeare & Company, Paris. Inscribed and signed to this bookseller by George Whitman and Sylvia Beach Whitman. A sharp collectable copy.
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The Hard-Boiled Omnibus - Early Stories From Black Mask
by Shaw, Joseph T. (Editior)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 468pp. Beautiful First Edition of this anthology of stories from some of the best writers in the genre who wrote for the Black Mask pulp including Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain, Raoul Whitfield and several others. Bound in green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear or toning. Perhaps a touch of softness at the... Read More
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Down Brakes
by Shaw, Robert B.
London: P.R. Macmillan Limited, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 487pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Not published in the US but rather imported by Owen Davies, Chicago with their sticker on title page. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of wear at the spine ends but quite minor. Tiny bump to the one bottom tip. A few spots on top page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($8.50 is stamped on top of the front... Read More
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Moss Rose
by Shearing, Joseph (Pseudonym of Gabrielle Margaret Ver Campbell Long)
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 8vo,, 340pp. Beautiful First American Edition of this classic historical mystery based on a true crime in Victorian England. Published in the UK by Heinemann the previous year. uncommon, story about time travel to prehistoric times. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped in black on front board and spine and floral decoration in black on front... Read More
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The Abyss of Wonders
by Sheehan, Perley Poore
Reading, PA: Polaris Press, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 190pp. Beautiful First Edition of the second volume in the Polaris Fantasy Library series published by a subsidiary of The Fantasy Press. # 427 of 1500 copies published. Bound in red cloth with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch wear to the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust jacket, is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning... Read More
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Godspeed
by Sheffield, Charles
New York: Tor Books, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 352pp. Beautiful Unread stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($21.95 ), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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