Shadows
by Ryerson, Florence; Clements, Colin
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), generally toned and soiled, small chips and creases at the edges. Purple moire boards with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Firmly bound with a forward lean, clean internally. A Hollywood mystery novel about the on-set shooting death of Pavel Erik from one of the writers of The Wizard of Oz film. ... Read More
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Egypt and Israel
by Sachar, Howard M.
New York: Richard Marek Publisher, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($19.95), toned at the flaps, creased at the front, a few chips and tears at the edges. Quarter brown cloth with brown paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, lightly soiled at the edges, clean internally. Sachar's work that places the Camp David accords agreement within a broad chronological perspective.
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An Anthropologist on Mars
by Sacks, Oliver
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($24.00), a few spots of rubbing. Tan buckram with yellow paper on the boards. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, clean internally. Sacks' profund investigation into seven neurological diseases and their surprising manifestations.
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The Cosmic Connection
by Sagan, Carl
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc. | Anchor Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Produced by Jerome Agel. Signed by Sagan on the front endpaper. Fair in a Fair jacket, unclipped ($7.95), heavily soiled, chips and creases throughout, some tape repairs on the verso. Black cloth, faded at the edges, with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square, bound with some reading wear, foxed at the edges, signs of moisture damage at the bottom... Read More
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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Sagan, Carl
New York: Random House, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($8.95), rubbed and bumped at the edges with some small chips and closed tears. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Bound with some reading wear and a forward lean, ownership signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. "In a breathtaking overview from prehistory to the present [Sagan] explains how human beings evolved, genes and brains together; who our ancestors... Read More
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Crazy Wild
by Sage, Jett
New York: Olympia Press, Inc, 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Olympia Book Society. Second Printing. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.95), lightly rubbed. Black buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.
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Tales of Mystery; Mrs. Radcliffe - Lewis - Maturin
by Saintsbury, George
New York: Macmillan and Co, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Part of the Pocket Library series. Very Good. Quarter white vellum, soiled, with green paper on the boards, bumped and rubbed to the boards at the corners. Square and firmly bound, sparsely foxed. A collection of stories from Anne Radcliffe, Matthew Gregory Lewis, an Robert Charles Maturin.
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The Catcher in the Rye
by Salinger, J.D.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ninth Printing. Very Good in an about Good jacket with Salinger's photo on the rear panel, clipped, generally toned and rubbed with multiple chips and tears. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges and endpapers, former owner's label on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Salinger's classic novel of the rebellious teenager Holden Caulfield.
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction
by Salinger, J.D.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second State. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($4.00), rubbed and toned on the surface, a few small chips and tears. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of two stories of Salinger's Glass family.
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Missing from the Shelf
by Salkeld, Michael
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, generally toned and rubbed, a few closed tears. Orange cloth, rubbed at the bottom edge, with black ink lettering on the spine and front boards. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges and preliminaries, former owner's stamp on the front endpaper. A bibliomystery that takes Mr. Tomlinson on a sinister adventure in Peru.
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Understanding Raymond Carver
by Saltzman, Arthur M.
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Fine. Clean wraps, lightly rubbed. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Published as part of the Understanding Contemporary American Literature series, a collection of introductory volumes on how to read contemporary writing critically.
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The Crimson Shadow: Luthien's Gamble
by Salvatore, R.A.
New York: Warner Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($18.95), faintly bumped. Quarter blue cloth with grey paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The second novel in this trilogy of the adventures of Luthien Bedwyr.
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The Crimson Shadow: The Dragon King
by Salvatore, R.A.
New York: Warner Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($19.95), faintly bumped. Quarter black cloth with green paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The conclusion to this trilogy of the adventures of Luthien Bedwyr.
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Forgotten Realms: The Spine of the World
by Salvatore, R.A.
Renton: TSR, Inc. | Wizards of the Coast, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($23.99), faintly bumped. Brown paper on the boards, bumped at the edges, gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Salvatore's sequel to The Silent Blade.
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Deadly Excitements; Shadows and Phantoms
by Sampson, Robert
Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Sampson on a laid-in bookplate. Fine in a Fine dust jacket, unclipped (no price). Red cloth with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of critical writings about pulp fiction heroes like The Shadow, Doc Savage, and others.
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The Night Master
by Sampson, Robert
Chicago: Pulp Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($14.95). Black cloth with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Sampson's book-length study and survey of the pulp hero The Shadow.
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A Hemingway Check List
by Samuels, Lee
New York: Scribner's, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Foreword by Ernest Hemingway. Inscribed by Samuels on the front endpaper. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($2.50), lightly toned, a couple small closed tears at the spine. Blue buckram with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An early Hemingway bibliography divided into eight sections: books, short stories, poetry, contributions to periodicals, first appearances in book form, prefaces and introductions,... Read More
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FAA World December 1975 UFO Issues
by Samuels, Leonard
Washington DC: Department of Transportation | Federal Aviation Administration, 1975. Staplebound. Very Good. 19p. Very Good. Covers with some minors bumps and indentations. Firmly bound with two staples, pages bumped to match the covers, clean otherwise. In addition to the normal FAA fare, this issue features an article by Don Braun providing an overview of UFO intrigue, some important cases, and the government's position about the existence of UFOs. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.
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Steichen the Photographer
by Sandburg, Carl; Liberman, Alexander; Steichen, Edward; d'Harnoncourt, Rene
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Biographical outline by Grace M. Mayer. Inscribed by Sandburg to his friends Len and Olga Steckler. About Very Good. Wraps generally toned and with some stains, short tears across the spine, bumped at the corners. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.
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Remembrance Rock
by Sandburg, Carl
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Presentation Copy. Inscribed by Sandburg to his friends Olga and Len Steckler. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, generally toned and rubbed, a few small chips, tape repair at the head of the spine. Navy blue buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square, bound with a blue top stain, front hinge a bit loose from being signed, firm otherwise. Sandburg's only novel,... Read More
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Rootabaga Stories
by Sandburg, Carl
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham. Later Printing. Inscribed by Sandburg on the front endpaper to his friends Len and Olga Steckler. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.25), toned at the spine and edges, tape at the head of the spine, a chip at the top of the front panel. Red buckram, rubbed at the edges, with black ink lettering and designs on the... Read More
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Home Front Memo
by Sandburg, Carl
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), generally rubbed and worn at the edges, some creases and chips. Blue buckram with white ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, toned at the endpapers, some rippling to the photographs, clean otherwise. A collection of Sandburg's writing about World War II.
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The Speech; A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
by Sanders, Bernie
New York: Nation Books, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. Introduction by Sanders. Second Printing. Inscribed on the half-title by Sanders. Very Good. Wraps rubbed and bumped, a few creases down the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The text of Sanders's lengthy eighty-and-a-half-hour filibuster from December 10th, 2010.
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20,000 A.D.
by Sanders, Edward
Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Good. Wraps rubbed and soiled, a few small creases. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of poems from the poet, political activist, and singer of The Fugs.
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The Dynasty of Abu; A History and Natural History of the Elephants and Their Relatives, Past and Present
by Sanderson, Ivan T.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($5.95), toned at the flaps, with tears, chips, and creases at the edges. Blue cloth, bumped at the edges, with gilt lettering and designs on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red topstain, soiled at the endpapers, clean otherwise.
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