THE UNSTRUNG HARP; OR, MR EARBRASS WRITES A NOVEL
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999. Edward Gorey. Reprint. Hardcover. First printing of the Harcourt Brace edition. Fne in fine dust jacket. A bright copy of Gorey's first book! More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999. Edward Gorey. Reprint. Hardcover. First printing of the Harcourt Brace edition. Fne in fine dust jacket. A bright copy of Gorey's first book! More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. Edward Gorey. Reissue, first printing. Hardcover. First printing. Signed by Gorey on the title page. This is the first English hardcover. (Toledano A10c). It was first published in paperback in 1962. Correction label (3/4" x 2") over price on front flap with repeat..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. Edward Gorey. Reissue, first printing. Hardcover. Signed by Gorey on the title page. This is the first English hardcover. (Toledano A10c). It was first published in paperback in 1962. Hint of foxing to top of textblock else fine in near fine dust jacket..... More
New York, NY;: Random House, 1982. Edward Gorey. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Toledano A83a. Hint of a fold to cloud in third pop-up and fold to cloud in fifth, else a fine and bright copy. Issued without dust jacket. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1975. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Comic strips in the 1930s. Featured are Buck Rogers, Tarzan, Smilin' Jack, Tailspin Tommy, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, and many others. Near fine in very good dust jacket with several tears, associated creases and tiny chips. More
New York: Theo. Audel & Co., Publishers, 1942. Hardcover. 352 pages with numerous illustrations, study questions and answers, plus 4 of ads in the rear. Bound in black limp leatherette cloth covers with gilt lettering on the spine. A near fine copy. More
New York: Random House, 1937. First US edition, first printing. Hardcover. Small company stamp on the front endpaper, else about very good in fair, price-clipped, dust jacket heavily taped to the reverse. More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1977. First edition, first printing. Soft cover. 68 pages with photographs, two pages of color illustrations, and diagrams. A fine and bright copy. More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1996. Collector's edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown full leather with raised bands, ribbon place marker, and lettering, design and border stamped in gilt. All edges of the text block in gilt. A fine and bright copy, without dust jacket as issued. As new. More
New York: North-South Books, 1997. Sergei Goloshapov. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. Translated by Anthea Bell. Glossey illustrated boards. Book measures about 13 1/2 inches tall by 8 1/4 inches wide. A wonderfully, and sometimes weirdly, illustrated fairy tale appealing not only to children, but adults as well. Fine..... More
New York: North-South Books, 1996. Sergei Goloshapov. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. Translated by Anthea Bell. Glossey illustrated boards. Book measures about 13 1/2 inches tall by 8 1/4 inches wide. A wonderfully, and sometimes weirdly, illustrated fairy tale appealing not only to children, but adults as well. Fine..... More
Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Explores in some detail the operations of American shipping firms on the Yangtze River and the singularly romantic and swashbuckling lives of American mariners in China between the two world wars. 234 pages with photographs, notes, bibliography and index. A fine copy..... More
New York: Little Simon, Simon & Schuster, 2003. Kees Moerbeek. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. Number 96 of 100 copies signed by Moerbeek on special limitation card fixed to the front cover. Six large pop-ups plus a number of smaller pop-ups. Bound in bright red cloth. A fine, as..... More
New York: North-South Books, 2000. Gukova, Julia. First edition, first printing. Spiral bound in card covers. A young animal-lover's mix and match. Thirteen whimsical images of animal figures are divided into three and arranged in such a way that they can be recombined in any order in an almost infinite..... More
London: G.G. & J. Robinson, and J. Mawman [successor to Mr. Dilly], 1800. Hardcover. Complete with all 25 double-page copper-engraved maps, 2 foldout maps, plus Armillary Sphere. Each map is hand-colored in outline. Period marbled boards backed with leather. Maps of the world, Europe and its various countries, Russia in..... More
New York: Pocket Books Inc., 1963. First Pocket edition. Paperback. Pocket book number 7025 with 50ยข cover price. Listed in Blieler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature pg 136. A very good copy. More
New York: Longman's, Green, and Co., 1917. First US edition, first printing. Hardcover. Frontis illustrated in color. Bound in original red cloth with lettering and design on the spine in gilt, and lettering and border on the front cover stamped in blind. Two bookplates on the front paste-down endpaper. Spine..... More
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898. Hardcover. Early reprint of the first illustrated edition. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantasic Literature pg 137. Twelve illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Bound in original dark blue cloth over beveled boards with lettering stamped in gilt. Four pages of ads in the rear. Moderate spine lean..... More
London: Longman's, Green, and Co., 1896. New edition. Hardcover. Blieler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature pg 137. All 25 illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen are present. 24 pages of ads in the rear. Bound in original dark brown cloth with lettering stamped in gilt. Tissue guard over frontis. Moderate foxing throughout and..... More
London: Longman's, Green, and Co., 1899. First UK edition, first issue. Hardcover. Transposed lines on page 107. "hes aid" on page 250. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantasic Literature pg 137. Eight illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Bound in original dark blue cloth over beveled boards with lettering stamped in gilt. Three ownership..... More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. A practical introduction to rare and valuable books. Includes definition of terms used to describe old books, guidelines for determining the worth of any old book, and tips on buying and selling. 271 pages. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket. More
New York: Arco Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. A complete guide to recognizing, identifying, and evaluating old and valuable photographs, from daguerreaotypes to paper prints, with a special section devoted to collectin photographic books. 264 pages with photographs, bibliography and index. Bound in original blue cloth..... More
Adak, AK: Intelligence Section, Field Force Headquarters, 1944. Fletcher, Harry. First edition, first printing. Oblong softcover. Written by Hammett during his service in the Army during World War II. Twenty-four unpaginated pages with illustrations and maps. Light rubbing along spine, else a fine and bright copy. More
United Kingdom: Harlaxton Publishing Limited, 1993. Littlewood, Valerie. First edition. Hardcover. Two hard cover books with lavish color photographs and illustration throughout. Over sixty pages in each book. Glossy illustrated boards on books and case. Housed in slip case that ties with green ribbon. The set and case are fine..... More
Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Peter E. Randall, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. A bibliography of Sendak's works with comments and prices. Errata slip laid-in. Very fine in very fine and bright dust jacket. More