AMERICA [Literature]

Sedgwick, Shan

(Book #ID 7951)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York First Edition 1930. 1930.

First edition hard back brown cloth covers with black titles. 396 pp. Author's first book. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with one 35 mm and two 10 mm closed tears to top of upper panel, small chips to corners and spine tips, light tanning to spine, not price clipped. Scarce in dust wrapper. Digital image available. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hall, Gordon Langley [Lavinia Ellen 'Vinnie' Ream Hoxie (September 25, 1847 - November 20, 1914) was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda].

(Book #ID 8047)

Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York First Edition 1963. 1963.

First edition hard back. ix, 149 [page]. SIGNED bookplate by the author to free front end paper 'Gordon Langley Hall'. Light foxing to page tops in Very Good dust wrapper with rubs to spine tips and corners, price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jeffers, H. Paul

(Book #ID 8231)

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York First edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 173 pp. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to front end paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Sheean, Vincent

(Book #ID 41578)

Published by Random House, New York First Edition 1946. New York 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covers, silver and black title block lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 420 pp. Front free end paper is missing and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Herman Wouk (May 27, 1915 - May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny which won the Pulitzer Prize.

(Book #ID 8693)

Published by Collins 8 Grafton Street, London First UK Edition 1985. 1985.

First UK edition hard back black covers, gilt titles. 644 pages. Tanning to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped £11.50. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jones, Margaret

(Book #ID 8712)

Published by Stein and Day, New York First edition 1968. 1968.

First edition hard back turquoise cloth spine, mustard coloured paper covered boards. Fore and lower edge untrimmed. 224 pp. Author's first novel. SIGNED and dated 1968 by the author to front end paper. Dusty page tops. In Nr. Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Dana, Marvin [From the Play by Bayard Veiller] Illustrated by William Charles Cooke

(Book #ID 9000)

Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York circa 1915 edition not stated. 1915.

Orange cloth covers, green titles. 344, 8 [pp]. Four full page black and white illustrations on glossy paper by William Charles Cooke. Light tanning to spine and closed page edges, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Buchwald, Art [Illustrated by Steve Mendelson]

(Book #ID 9082)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York First edition 1985. 1985.

First edition hard back scarlet cloth spine, gilt stamping, grey paper covered boards and end papers. xv, 332 [pp]. Faintest hint of tanning to margins. Nr. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Daniels, Les

(Book #ID 9310)

Published by Charles Scribner's, New York First edition 1978. 1978.

First edition hard back publisher's original black paper covered boards, aqua marine stamping. 8vo 5½" x 8¼" 241 pp. Author's first novel. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with short closed tear to spine tip, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Millay, Edna St. Vincent

(Book #ID 9420)

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York Second edition 1937. 1937.

Hard back publisher's original black cloth spine and corners, blue paper covered boards, paper title label to spine age darkened. 8vo 8¼" x 5¼" xv, 126 [page]. Pencil name to front end paper. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Roth, Samuel [Edited by]

(Book #ID 10980)

Published by American Aphrodite 110 Lafayette Street, New York Volume Five Number Nineteen First edition 1955. 1955.

Hard back publisher's original plum cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 9½" x 6½" 160 pp. Very Good in Good internally repaired dust wrapper with piece missing to top upper panel affecting 'te' of 'Aphrodite'. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Van Dyke, Henry

(Book #ID 11485)

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York and London circa 1900. 1900.

Hard back publisher's original purple cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel. 16mo 6¼" x 3½" 75 pp. Monochrome frontispiece. Spine faded, small marks to panels. Good reference condition copy. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Serafin, Steven R. (General Editor) Alfred Bendixen (Associate Editor)

(Book #ID 106219)

Published by Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., New York 2003. 2003.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Thick 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains (xiv)-2, 1305 pp with 1,100 entries, 70 topical articles, 300 contributors. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, $49.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume weighing 2.2 kg, extra postage and insurance will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0826415172

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Laurents, Arthur

(Book #ID 12076)

Published by Random House, New York First Edition 1957. 1957.

First edition hard back publisher's original beige cloth covers, black stamping to spine, photographic onlay to upper panel. 8vo 8¼" x 5½" xvi, 170 [page]. Monochrome photographic illustrations by courtesy of Vandamm on glossy paper. Very Nr. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with light tanning to spine and edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Williams, Tennessee [1911-1983]

(Book #ID 12970)

Published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. 440 Park Avenue South, New York First edition 1961. 1961.

First edition publisher's original stapled orange card covers, black stamping. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 78, 2 [page] advertisements. First acting edition. Presented by Cheryl Crawford at the Helen Hays Theatre in New York City on November 10th 1960. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bennett, Peter

(Book #ID 13241)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 200 Madison Avenue, New York First edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back publisher's original turquoise cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. Folio 12¼" x 9¼" Unpaginated. Over 200 illustrations as seen by illustrators of books and magazines, posters and advertisements, chapbooks and comic strips for over 450 years. Former message to the front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with light tanning to spine and edges, without any chips or tears, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Keyes, Frances Parkinson [Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 - July 3, 1970) was an American author who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator and novels set in New England, Louisiana, and Europe].

(Book #ID 13924)

The Book Club 121 Charing Cross Road, London This edition 1967. 1967.

Hard back bound in publisher's original cloth covers, black stamping to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" Corners sharp and pointed. Fine in Nr. Fine different period artwork dust wrapper to first edition, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wilson, F. Paul

(Book #ID 13984)

The Wildside Press Newark, New Jersey, USA First edition 1991. 1991.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original white leatherette covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, pale caramel end papers, sewn in ribbon marker. 8vo 8½" x 5¾" vi, 102 [pp]. No. 149 of 250 limited edition copies SIGNED by the author. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued, acetate protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Lee, A. Robert [Edited by]

(Book #ID 14244)

Vision Press Ltd., Estover, Plymouth and St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York First edition 1989. 1989.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 183 pp. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to title page 'For the Canterbury College Library A. Robert Lee'. Without inscription. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not priced. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Vidal, Gore [born Eugene Louis Vidal, (3 October 1925 - 31 July 2012) was an American writer of novels, essays, screenplays, stage plays and a public intellectual known for his patrician manner, epigrammatic wit, and polished style of writing].

(Book #ID 91898)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., 10 Upper Grosvenor Street London First Edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 205 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little tanning to the top of the rear cover, not price clipped £7.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A ISBN 434830763

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Wouk, Herman (May 27, 1915 - May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as 'The Caine Mutiny' which won the Pulitzer Prize.

(Book #ID 106170)

Published by James Barrie, 3 & 4 Clement's Inn, Strand, London First Edition 1947. 1947.

First UK edition of Wouk's first novel hard back binding in publisher's original delphinium blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 264 pp. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small rubs to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 9/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Marquand, John Phillips [1893-1960]

(Book #ID 65983)

Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London 1957. London 1957.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 254 printed pages of text. Minimal wear to the covers, tan age spots to the end papers and closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition period art work dust wrapper with small nicks to the upper corners and spine end, not price clipped 12s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bellah, James Warner (September 14, 1899 in New York City - September 22, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular American Western author from the 1930s to the 1950s. His pulp-fiction writings on cavalry and Indians were published in paperbacks or serialized in the Saturday Evening Post.

(Book #ID 84105)

Published by D. Appleton-Century Company, New York First Edition 1936. New York 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original custard yellow cloth covers, blue title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel, powder blue end leaves. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 236 printed pages of text. Light brown ghosting to the end papers, small amount of rubbing to the top right hand spine of the spine and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. SIGNED by the author to the second free end paper 'To the Redfern's - just after spilling tea all over myself at Sandown, James, August 1937.' Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Allen, James Lane (1849-1925) was a novelist and short story writer whose work often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. [Illustrations by Hugh Thomson]

(Book #ID 106590)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., London Reprinted Edition 1928. 1928.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 12mo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains (xxxii), 286 + ii pp with 48 full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Print point size 14 a little larger than usual for this size book. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83435)

Published by Sagamore Press, New York, First Edition 1958. 1958.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original venetian blind patterned paper covered boards, white title and author lettering to the yellow cloth spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xvi] 62 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips and corners, not price clipped $2.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Van Dyke, Henry [Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (November 10, 1852 - April 10, 1933) was an American author, educator, diplomat, and clergyman]. Cover Design by Margaret N. Armstrong (1867-1944)

(Book #ID 102549)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, Fifth Avenue, New York, USA First Edition 1907. 1907.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original rich navy and gilt cloth covers designed by Margaret N. Armstrong, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Fishing and hunting stories. Contains tissue-guarded colour frontispiece, 322 printed pages of text with 7 colour plates by Frank Schoonover. Henry Sotheran ticket inside, light rubbing to the covers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Baumel, Judith

(Book #ID 47487)

Published by Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. ISBN 0919521442. Contains [viii] 62 printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Separately enclosed is a card with the compliments of The Academy of American Poets referring to 'The 1987 Walt Whitman Award' presented to Judith Baumel for this book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Smith, Thorne [1892-1934]

(Book #ID 73452)

Published by The Sun Dial Press, Inc. Garden City, New York 1937. New York 1937.

Hard back binding in publisher's original pea green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 286 printed pages of text. A little tanning to the page edges, fraying of the cloth across the top edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Baber, Asa

(Book #ID 28060)

Published by William Morrow and Co. Inc., New York First Edition 1970. 1970.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original peach paper covers, coloured lettering to black cloth spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 152 pp. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 10 mm brown line to top of front flap, not price clipped $4.95, spine colours not faded. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ellin, Stanley [Foreword by Julian Symons]

(Book #ID 86525)

Published by Macdonald & Co. Ltd., Gulf House, 2 Portman Street, London First UK Edition 1965. 1965.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 174 printed pages of text. Minimal wear to the covers. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with 20 mm v-shaped piece of paper missing to the upper rear edge, rubs to the spine ends, gutters and corners, crease lines to the upper edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rawlings, Robbin

(Book #ID 29059)

Published by Havoc Publishing San Diego, California First Edition 2000. 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated boards. 16mo 3½'' x 3¼'' ISBN 0741611473. Colour illustrations to every page. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, as new. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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De Vries, Peter [Jacket Design by Paul Bacon] Foreword by Walt Whitman

(Book #ID 78610)

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd., London First UK Edition 1976. London 1976.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 211 printed pages of text. Thin strip of sun fading along the top edges, ink message dated 1976 to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the lettering of the spine, age darkening to the margins of the upper panel, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0575021837

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83438)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, First Edition 1931. 1931.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 112 printed pages of text. Very light off-setting to the end leaves. Near Fine condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with old sello repair to the top of the spine which extends down the rear gutter, small nicks to the edges, not price clipped $2.50. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83437)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, First Edition 1936. 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains [xii] 138 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear to the top rear gutter, rubs to the corners and spine ends, not price clipped $2.50. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Bobby and Margaret with much love from Conrad, Christmas 1936.' Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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