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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/Fair. A FIRST EDITION, but slightly later printing (no company seal on copyright page, different front flap blurb on DJ) of this classic novel about the futility & disillusionment brought about by war, partially based on the author's own experiences in WWII. A Pulitzer Prize finalist when it was published in 1948, this copy has the 2nd state DJ, still same $4.00 price. Hardcover book with flat black cloth-covered boards & white lettering to spine is in G+/VG- condition: generally very clean, binding tight & square, modestly tanned pages, heavier to endpapers. Former owner's name & date in pen on ffep, else unmarked. Slightly bumped corners & wear at both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is only Fair, with some heavily chipped & missing areas, edgewear all around; no fading though! & nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images… Leer más

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/G-. Second book in what would become the author's "District of Columbia" trilogy about a contemporary American family, the Spotswoods. In 304 pages, this is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1943. Hardcover 8vo has dull red/tan cloth-covered boards stamped with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with mild tanning to edges, but completely unmarked; spotting to outside fore edge. Mild sunning to top edges all around. The unclipped DJ (with $2.50 price intact) is Good- (minus): bright & colorful, but missing a few noticeable chips, short tears & creases, heavy rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays… Leer más

New York, New York: Bantam, 1970. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Author's 4th work of fiction, about which the critics said, "Reading this novel is like driving a Maserati flat out...the most brilliant novel of the year!" First published in hardcover in July 1970, this was the First Printing from the next July (1971) of the FIRST MASS MARKET PAPERBACK EDITION from Bantam (#Q6699). In 213 pages, with author photo inside back cover. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight & feels unopened! Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with paper quality & age, completely unmarked save for a tiny smiley face mark to first page. Spine is completely smooth & uncreased, virtually no edgewear, but a very faint whisper of a crease to front cover parallel to spine. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never… Leer más

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First novel by the celebrated playwright, set on the small island of Samola in the South Pacific during the era of British colonial rule as its inhabitants prepare for a visit by Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip. A FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, First Printing, from 1960, this hardcover octavo has tan cloth-covered boards stamped with blue & red lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning, but completely unmarked save for former owner's name & gift inscription inside front cover. Very mild rubbing to extremities. The price-clipped DJ is VG, with rubbing to extremities & a few short unclosed tears, one back, one front. Colors vivid. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A FIRST EDITION, Third Printing, from 1992 of the author's first novel, now widely credited as initiating the "dark academia" genre in contemporary fiction. 522 pages. Hardcover octavo has black & gray paper over boards, title box to spine, which has mild pushing at heel. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & completely unmarked save for some light soil spots to bottom outside page edges & former owner's bookplate to ffep. Corners crisp, binding strong & straight. The clear acetate DJ is also Near Fine, marred only by mild rubbing/opacity (as usual), but with none of the typical short tears. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG+/G+. Author's second novel, in 569 pages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1974, this hardcover 8vo has black cloth-covered boards lettered in matte gilt to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, pages creamy white & unmarked, binding strong & straight, front hinge has a tiny hole. Slight rubbing to extremities. Scattered but noticeable foxing to fore edge. The unclipped DJ is Good+: bright & colorful, but downgraded due to a very light dampstain to bottom edge of front wrapping around to spine; does not impact book. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays, very next business day.

New York, New York: Signet, 1958. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Collection of 7 short stories. Orig. published in hardcover in 1956, this is the First Printing of the FIRST MASS MARKET PAPERBACK EDITION from Signet (#S1535) from June 1958. In 143 pages, it is in VG+ condition: very clean & bright, binding strong with a slight rightward lean. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with paper quality & age, but completely unmarked. Spine is completely smooth & uncreased, rubbing & some teeny chips to extremities. Old New York Herald newspaper clippings about the author dated 1960 tucked in front, with some offsetting. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Cleveland/New York: Modern Library, 1937. First Thus Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Autobiographical novel based on Woolf's own family visits to St. Ives in Cornwall during the summers of her childhood. Considered '' one of the finest novels of the 20th century'' since its original publication in 1927, this is the Modern Library Edition from 1937 (#217), with a Foreword by Terence Holliday. 310 pp. With light blue cloth-covered boards , red title box to center edged & lettered in gilt to both front & spine, crisp lettering & ML symbol. Small 12mo hardcover is in Near Fine condition: nearly as bright & clean as when first issued, with modest page tanning, unmarked save for former owners' names & address to verso of ffep. The unclipped DJ (slightly later issue, with $1.10 price, ,still no zip code to coupon, dark blue spine background, higher titles listed on reverse) is VG+: bright &… Leer más

New York, New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG+. Second novel of the author's trilogy about the "origin, rise, & dominance" of the Snopes family of Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1957, with appropriate statement & repeated line on page 257, but Second State DJ: $3.95 price, lacking"5/57" to front flap. Hardcover 8vo has deep rust-colored cloth over boards lettered in gilt to front & spine. Condition is Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name & address to ffep in pen; corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is VG+, marred only by small chips to head of spine & rubbing to outer corner of top front, mild creasing & short unclosed tear to top back edge; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never… Leer más

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Bestselling novel about a large inner-city high school in New York City, a teacher, & her students in the mid 1960s. Made into a movie of the same name in 1967, starring Sandy Dennis. A FIRST EDIITON, Fourth printing from 1964, this hardcover 8vo has green cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Light corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. Teeny hole to front hinge. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $4.95 price intact) is Good+, with a thin strip missing from head of spine & chip to outer-upper corner of front cover; else, colorful & bright & protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock'' images of books we don't actually have! Same Day… Leer más

New York, New York: Covici Friede, 1928. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The most acclaimed lesbian novel every written, shocking when first published in 1928. It is the story of Stephen Gordon, born a woman "with a natural tendency toward masculinity...her tortured adolescence & her gradual development into maturity in this deviated direction, with all its tragic implications." Dedicated to "Our Three Selves,'' it contains 506 pages with an Introduction by noted sex researcher Havelock Ellis, who discusses the novel's psychological & sociological significance. This is the 17th printing of the First Edition from Nov. 1933; no DJ. Hardcover 8vo has deep blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering stamped to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, small light spots of unknown origin to boards & top outside page edges. Binding strong & straight, inside pages very white & unmarked, with… Leer más