Modern Firsts from B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

New York: The Dial Press, 1963 First edition, first printing. Publisher's cream cloth, lettered in red; in its original black dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon, lettered in red and orange, with photograph of Baldwin by Mottke Weissman to the rear panel. Near fine book, with light toning to spine, faint spot of thumbsoiling to p. 73; very good unclipped… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker and T. Fisher Unwin, 1901 - 1908 7 volumes. Volumes 3 - 7 illustrated with frontispieces. Publisher's brown wrappers, printed in black. Near fine set, with some small closed tears and creasing to edges of wrappers, light chipping to spine ends of Vol. 1, "The City College" bookplate to insides of front wrappers, and uncut… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956 First edition, early printing (no first edition statement on copyright page, with Harper code "c-g" that corresponds to March 1957). Signed and inscribed by Kennedy on front free endpaper. From the Robert L. White collection. Publisher's black cloth-backed blue paper-covered boards, with spine lettered in gilt; in its original red, white, and blue dust… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Phoenix Bookshop, 1973 Limited first edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Bishop (an additional 26 copies lettered A-Z, not for sale, were printed), this being number 28. Original string-tied marbled wrappers, with white label to front wrapper, printed in black. Fine. Overall, a charming and scarce publication. Bishop's "Poem" was first published in… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Ellis and Whit, 1876 First edition. From the library of Dorothy L. Sayers, signed by Sayers on the front free endpaper, with her marginalia to pages. Bound in 20th century brick-red cloth, with spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Near fine, with light toning to spine, a touch of dimming to gilt, light rubbing to spine ends and corners,… Saber más sobre este artículo

[No date]. 8" x 10" photo. Signed by Mays and Kaline in blue marker. Black and white photo of Mays and Kaline in their Giants and Tigers uniforms respectively. Fine, with Beckett authentication sticker to bottom right corner. Overall, an excellent photo signed by two Hall of Famers. Nicknamed the "Say Hey Kid", Mays was one of greatest all… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950 First American edition, first printing, in a first state dust jacket with black and yellow lettering to spine (later states have orange lettering on spine). Publisher's black cloth, author's signature stamped in gilt to front board, titles in gilt to spine; in the original first state dust jacket designed by Adriana Ivancich, with an… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Crown Publishers, 2000 Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jeter in black marker on title page. Publisher's blue cloth, with spine lettered in silver foil; in its original blue dust jacket, with photo of Jeter taken by Tom DiPace to front panel, lettered in white, black, and yellow. Fine book; about fine unclipped dust jacket,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1945 First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Frost on front free endpaper, with a holograph of his poem, "Bravado": "Bravado / Have I not walked without an upward look / Of caution under stars that very well / Might not have missed me when they shot and fell? / It was a… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Hyperion, 2001 First edition, first printing. Signed by Berra on title page. Publisher's red cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in silver foil; original white dust jacket lettered in red and blue, designed by Phil Rose, jacket photographs by Will Ryan. About fine book, with a tiny spot of glue to rear board, and bottom edges of board lightly wrinkled;… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1958 First edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine; in its original orange, white, blue and black dust jacket. Very good or better book, with light spotting to text block edges and endpapers; good price-clipped dust jacket, with some spotting, a light circular cup stain to front panel, light wear… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Everest House, 1981 First edition, limited to 250 copies signed and numbered by King, this being number 88. Publisher's black cloth, with facsimile signature in gilt to front board, red leather label to spine lettered in gilt, red topstain, and red endpapers; in its original red publisher's case. A tiny bit of staining to top edge of text… Saber más sobre este artículo

1941 Atlanta, George: August 2, 1941. From author Margaret Mitchell to Marion County Circuit Judge Leonard H. McMahan. One page, signed "Margaret Mitchell Marsh." Very good letter, with normal tri-fold, some tiny holes and some light surface wear to top edge of letter, and a tiny bit of dampstaining to recto. Overall, a unique and inspiring letter. In… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927 Illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt, with frontispiece and nine illustrations. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Wilder on title page: "Eliz. and Ina / devotedly / Thornton / New York 1959." Publisher's light brown cloth, front board decorated in green, lettered in black, pictorial endpapers illustrated with a decorative map of Peru. Good… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931 First edition, first printing. Original publisher's gray cloth-backed red paper-covered boards, spine lettered in red, and red and white patterned endpapers; original dust jacket with modern geometric designs to the front panel and spine in black, blue and white, lettered in black and white. Near fine book, with light toning to spine,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1923 First edition, first printing. Publisher's three-quarter brown paper-covered boards, buckram spine, and label to spine printed in black. Very good, with light toning to spine, a touch of staining to spine label, a touch of rubbing to spine ends, bottom right corner of front board worn to boards, heavy offsetting to endpapers, critic and translator… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cincinnati: Press of Johnson & Hardin, 1907 First edition. One of 500 numbered copies, this being number 73. Original publisher's pale mint cloth, lettered in red with illustration in red to the front cover. Very good, with light rubbing to spine ends and corners, binding slightly cocked, front hinge starting, two cut-outs of cricket players affixed to front free endpaper… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1935. , 1935 Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with twelve color plates, 17 plates in black and white, and illustrations throughout the text. Limited first edition. One of 460 numbered copies signed by Rackham, this being number 113. Large quarto. Original publisher's full vellum, decorated and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, and pictorial… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scriber's Sons, 1934 Illustrations by Edward Shenton. First edition, first printing, with Scribner's "A" present on copyright page (later printings omitted this publisher's code). Publisher's dark green cloth, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt. Very good, with light staining to front board and fore edge of text block, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cincinnati: Press of Johnson & Hardin, 1908 Second edition. Publisher's black cloth, lettered in red with illustration in red to the front cover. Near fine, with light fraying to head of spine and corners, some light marks and staining to rear board, a touch of toning to spine, light soiling to front free endpaper and front flyleaf, and bookseller's stamp… Saber más sobre este artículo