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New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. First edition. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt and black on the covers and spine. 366 pp. A very handsome copy, bright and appealing. This copy is clean and tight and very pleasing internally, the paper extremely fresh. The cloth is uncommonly bright and the gilt in really excellent condition. AN IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION AND A HANDSOME AND PLEASING COPY. The title-leaf is conjugate with [1] and the copyright notice is dated 1884; p. [13] with the illustration captioned "Him and another Man listed at p. 87; p. 57 with "saw" spelled correctly; p. 283 with the corrected engraving and conjugate with leaf 18(3); p. 155 has the final five replaced; p. 161 is lacking a signature mark, as usual; and leaf 23(8) has been excised. The frontis portrait is in Blanck's state 3, with the imprint of the Photo-Gravure Company and with the tablecloth or scarf not… Leer más

New York: Charles L. Webster, 1885. First edition. First Issue. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. Large 8vo, original publisher's sheep binding with the red and black lettering labels on the spine. It is estimated that only 2500 copies were issued in this binding. 366 pp. A very pleasing and handsome copy. Light, expert and unobtrusive refurbishment to the joints. FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND GREATEST BOOKS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE. A very handsome copy with the following earliest setting states as listed by BAL: "Him and another Man" is listed at page 88, BAL's first state; page 57, eleventh line from the bottom reads "...with the was...," BAL's first state; page 155 with final 5 “stamped in” by hand (see Underhill), and matching the original font in the setting of the page number (no priority, occurring randomly in all three states independent of other major signs of first printing sheets, but this setting seems to appear least often); the… Leer más

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the very early issue points: "was" for "saw" on p.57; the Illustrations list p.[13] showing the "Him and another Man" plate as appearing on p.88; p. 9 with 'Decided' in the heading to Chapter VI, later corrected to 'Decides'; p. 155 with the final “5” dropped, the final leaf blank, no signature mark to p. 161. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. Square 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt and black on the covers and spine, now housed in a custom slipcase with wraparound chemise. 366 pp. A handsome, well preserved and pleasing copy of this enduring classic. The cloth still nice and dark green with the gilt and black still strong on the upper cover, the giltwork on the spine well preserved, only very minor evidence of age or use to the tips and edges, the text-block very clean and the binding tight and firm. A fine survival of a cornerstone work,… Leer más

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company [but, The First Edition Library], 1885 [but ca. 1990]. First Edition, First Issue, Facsimile Edition. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt and black on the covers and spine as in the first edition, protected with a decorated slipcase as issued. 366 pp. A mint copy of the facsimile of the true first issue with the recto of the frontispiece blank, pages xii, xiii and xvi the only numbered preliminary pages, printed on wove paper and bulking correctly for the first issue. With the half-title. AN IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION, IN EXACT FACSIMILE. The copyright notice is dated 1884; p. [13] with the illustration captioned "Him and another Man listed at p. 88; p. 57 with "saw" spelled incorrectly; p. 283 with the uncorrected engraving; p. 155 has the final five replaced; p. 161 is lacking a signature mark, as usual. The frontis portrait with the imprint of the Heliotype… Leer más

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1915. First edition thus, Privately Printed. With a portrait frontispiece of Franklin. Small 8vo, publisher's original dark-green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the upper cover with gilt pictorial device framed in gilt, top edge gilt. vii, 264 pp. A very good copy, very well preserved with only light evidence of use. PRIVATELY PRINTED FIRST EDITION THUS. "From the poverty and obscurity in which I was born, and in which I passed my earliest years, I have raised myself to a state of affluence and some degree of celebrity in the world. As my constant good fortune has accompanied me even to an advanced period of my life, my posterity will perhaps be desirous of learning the means, which I employed, and which, thanks to Providence, so well succeeded with me." (From a 1771 letter addressed from Benjamin to his son William.) An important work in early Americana.

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1977. First Collector's Easton Press Limited Edition. Illustrations by John Tenniel throughout the text. The frontispiece portrait of Lewis Carroll is by James Lewicki. 8vo, full maroon leather gilt lettered and decorated on the spine panel and decorated in gilt on the covers, silk endpapers, a.e.g. [xiv], 172 pp. A pristine copy, as mint. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND has proven itself to be one of the most enduring classics of literature - for children or otherwise. It has been reprinted in innumerable formats, and its characters have been borrowed by, imitated by, and adapted for almost every media imaginable, from board games to postage stamps, from print to stage and film, and one would not be surprised to find a web page on the Internet devoted to Alice. Its importance might be gauged by the fact that it is one of only three books written for children (five, if one includes Aesop's Fables and Froebel's “Mutter- und Kose-Leider”) included in the… Leer más

London: Chatto and Windus, 1876. RARE AND TRUE FIRST PRINTING. The True First Edition, English issue preceding the American issue thus the earliest issue available. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth, ornately decorated on the upper cover and spine in gilt and black. [viii], 341, [1[ pp. Internally quite clean and still fresh, the original red cloth with some general evidence of age, some typical evidence of shelving or use, the original spine panel laid down, a well-preserved copy of this rare book. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF THE SCARCE LONDON ISSUE, PRECEDING THE AMERICAN AND THUS THE EARLIEST ISSUE ATTAINABLE OF THIS GREAT AMERICAN CLASSIC. TOM SAWYER is now considered to be, along with HUCKLEBERRY FINN, one of the great stepping stones to the modern American novel. It, like Whitman’s LEAVES OF GRASS and Melville’s MOBY DICK, typifies and describes the American spirit. It lies at that very special moment in history when America, having challenged its past sets off… Leer más

Hartford: The American Publishing Co., 1899. Early reissue of the first edition formatted and bound exactly as the first printing. With one-hundred and sixty black and white illustrations of such memorables as Injun Joe, Aunt Polly, Becky Thatcher, and of course Tom Sawyer. Large 8vo, publisher's original royal blue cloth decorated in gilt and black to the spine panel and covers in the same all over design as the first edition. 275 pp. A very fine copy, bright, clean and beautifully preserved, near as pristine and essentially as mint and unused. A VERY FINE COPY OF THIS GREAT BOOK, A CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. Tom Sawyer is now thought to be along with Huckleberry Finn, one of the great stepping stones to the modern American novel. It, like Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Melville’s Moby Dick, typifies and describes the American spirit. It lies at that very special moment in history when America, having challenged its past sets off on the new adventures that will force it into… Leer más

Hartford: The American Publishing Co., 1876. First edition. First Issue. With one-hundred and sixty black and white illustrations of such memorables as Injun Joe, Aunt Polly, Becky Thatcher, and of course Tom Sawyer. Square 8vo, Handsomely bound in half morocco over marbled paper covered boards, the spine with raised bands gilt stopped and ruled, red morocco lettering label gilt. xvi, 275, [4] ads. pp. A very bright and handsome copy. The true first issue with the recto of the frontispiece blank, pages xii, xiii and xvi the only numbered preliminary pages, printed on wove paper and bulking correctly for the first issue. Without the half-title and one preliminary leaf remargined and with some toning to the outer edge of the leaf, some of the expected spotting or mellowing occasionally present. THE IMPORTANT AND RARE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. THIS COPY HANDSOMELY BOUND IN HALF-MOROCCO. THIS GREAT AMERICAN LANDMARK is the first novel in which the hero is a boy and the boy is the hero… Leer más

New York; London; Boston: Charles Scribner's Sons; William Heinemann, LTD; Little, Brown, and Company, 1951-1975. Together 12 volumes. All First Edition, a mixed set. Books 1, 4, 8, & 11 being first American editions and books 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, & 12 being first British editions. 8vo, Each title is in the publisher's original cloth bindings, nine of the titles are in the publisher's original colourfully decorated dustjackets, books 2, 3, and 7 without jackets. A very nice set, the text of each American edition is fresh, bright, and clean, the British issues with just a bit of the spotting common to them, primarily on the earlier novels and mostly confined to the page edges, the cloth ranging from near very good to fine, and the same can be said for the jackets. FIRST EDITION AND AN ATTRACTIVE AND COMPLETE SET OF THE AUTHOR'S BEST AND MOST FAMOUS WORK. His series of novels that comprise A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME, an undertaking that spanned three decades, have been acclaimed by… Leer más

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1934]. First edition, First Issue, with the tipped in errattum slip as called for. 8vo, publisher’s original black polished cloth lettered on the spine in gilt. IN THE SCARCE FIRST ISSUE DUSTJACKET, with the $2.50 price and with “Recent Fiction” on the back cover. 301pp. A fine copy, pristine and unused, the varnished black cloth shiny and fresh with only a tiny amount of marking that is common to the varnish and almost no wear whatsoever, the text clean and solid and fresh. The jacket, which is quite scarce, is still very bright and attractive. The front and rear panels of the dustjacket are in quite excellent condition, bright, clean and complete, the spine panel shows a bit of evidence of shelving at the foot, and a bit of wear at the head, but this is a very pleasing and attractive copy of an important book. A FINE COPY IN SCARCE ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET OF JOHN O’HARA’S FIRST BOOK. One of the Modern Library’s Top 100 books of the… Leer más

New York: Crown Publishers, 2006. First Edition, with subsequent printings before publication. 8vo, publisher's original black paper covered boards lettered on the spine in gilt, in the publisher’s original photographically decorated dustjacket. 375 pp. A pristine copy, both the book and jacket are as mint. FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE BEST OF THE THEN SENATOR'S LITERARY AND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. It is the second book written by then-Senator Obama and became number one on both the New York Times and Amazon bestsellers lists in the fall of 2006, after Obama had been endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. The title was derived from a sermon delivered by Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright and was the second time Obama used the title. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, a speech also entitled 'The Audacity of Hope' and that propelled him to national prominence.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. First Edition, First Issue with Autograph Association Inscription and signature of Sir John Hunt, the author. Extensively illustrated with 48 photographs in black and white and 8 in colour and additionally, with several drawings. 8vo, publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, in the publisher’s original pictorial dustjacket. xx, 300 (with index) pp. A very good copy, the dustjacket and cloth with only a little evidence of age or use, the textblock in nice order, very clean. A very well preserved copy. A FINE FIRST EDITION COPY. Hunt reached as high a point on the mountain as any of the members other then Hillary and Tenzing. The story of how, “on 29th May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, inspired by an unflinching resolve, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades. “Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the… Leer más

New York: Pocket Books, 2000. First Edition, first printing of the author's second book. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth over orange boards, the spine lettered in gilt, in the original decorated dustjacket. 430 pp. A superior copy, as mint and pristine. FIRST EDITION. “An explosive international thriller, ANGELS & DEMONS careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.” The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who is also the protagonist of Brown's subsequent 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code; his 2009 novel, The Lost Symbol; and the 2013 novel INFERNO. Angels and Demons shares many stylistic literary elements with its more famous sequel, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church.

New York: Bantam Books, 1990. First Editiion, wrapper issue, boldly inscribed by the author on the half title. 8vo, printed wrappers. 337. A fine copy. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, TOM ROBBINS, one the more unique writers of his generation and one who has a vast following of loyal fans. In this story, in his usual bizarre and quirky fashion, Robbins tells of the body of Christ found at roadside zoo.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. First single volume edition. Engraved frontispiece. 8vo, handsomely bound in a contemporary Victorian binding of gilt-bordered three-quarter crushed green morocco over marbled boards with marbled endleaves, spine lettered in gilt and in compartments separated by gilt-decorated wide raised bands. xiii, 175. A fine and handsome copy, very nicely preserved copy with only the lightest mellowing to the spine pane.. Internally very bright and clean with no foxing, unusual for this period. Dickens’s rendering of his journeys in America. He went as far West as St. Louis and describes the people and characteristics of many of the cities and towns along the way including Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Cincinnati. An especially nice copy of this printing.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. First English edition. Folding map at rear. 8vo, publisher's original grey cloth with red lettering and black embellishments on the spine and upper cover. 384 pp. Includes chronology and genealogy. Covers show some natural soiling, otherwise fine. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Published the same year as the first American edition.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1969. First Edition, First State. 8vo, publisher's original black cloth lettered in blind on the upper cover and in gilt on the spine, in the original dustjacket. 589 pp. A very fine copy of the book with just hint of age mellowing, the jacket very attractive and fresh with only a bit of very minor rubbing to the extremities from shelving. FIRST EDITION, the author's longest work and one noted scholar Alfred Appel called "an erotic masterpiece that explores the nature of time... a great work of art, a necessary book, radiant and rapturous...[it] provides further evidence that [Nabokov] is a peer of Kafka, Proust and Joyce." - New York Times Book Review, May, 1969.

New York: Doubleday, 1991. First Edition, first issue. Illustrated throughout in colour by Valerie Michaut. Tall 8vo, publisher’s pale blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in the original pictorially illustrated dustjacket. [28pp.] A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. The premier children’s book from famed American singer/songwriter Paul Simon. Impressively illustrated, it is the story of one of the wackiest days at the zoo any group of children could hope to have!

London: for A. Millar, 1752. 4 volumes. First Edition, with the rare final leaf “At the Universal-Register-Office” present at the end of Volume II and the final blank N12 in Volume I present. 12mo, handsomely bound in contemporary polished calf, the spines with raised bands and contrasting red and black morocco lettering labels gilt, the bands ruled in gilt. xii, 285, [2]; vii, 262,[1 ad];ix, 323; vii, 296 pp. A very handsome set, the contemporary bindings in a wonderful state of preservation, the tight and clean text essentially free of any foxing, spotting or toning whatsoever, a very desirable set with only light evidence of age or use. AN ESPECIALLY PRETTY SET OF FIELDING'S LAST NOVEL, the product of "a Fielding touched with tears, yet as much in love as ever with nobility and generosity of character, and equally full of interest in men and women" (Cambridge Hist. of English Literature X, p. 37). It is also considered by many to be the first significant novel of social protest and… Leer más