The Children's Book
New York: Knopf, 2009. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, signed by Byatt on the title page, fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Fiction
The Ghost in Love (Signed)
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo paper-covered boards. Signed by Carroll on the title page. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by the author.
Love affair
New York: Henry Holt, 1958. Krigstein, B. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth backed boards, jacket art by Bernard Krigstein, noted for his work in EC Comics. A romance of mid-century Hollywood. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
Tempest-Tost
New York: Rinehart, 1952. 1st US edition. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo full black cloth. The first title in The Salterton Trilogy. A performance of The Tempest in a small Canadian amateur theater makes for Shakespearean humor. Corners bumped, heavily chipped but unclipped dj, else very good, stamped "Review Copy" Courier-.....
Silas Marner
New York: Heritage Press. Lamb, Lynton. Hardcover. Tall 8vo, full tan cloth printed in cream and darker brown, illustrated with lithographs by Lynton Lamb and printed at the Shenval Press in England. Fine, no slipcase.
Cinderella
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1976. Beckett, Sheilah. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to, adapted from Perrault's Cendrillon of 1697 by the novelist and illustrated in delicate line by Sheilah Beckett. Fine in fine, unclipped dj with tiny closed tear to bottom edge, no previous owner's marks.
Flashman and the Dragon
New York: Knopf, 1985. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, the eighth volume in the Flashman chronicles, involving our anti-hero in Chinese opium intrigues, among his more amorous escapades. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Gudgekin the Thistle Girl and Other Tales
New York: Knopf, 1976. Sporn, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo cloth-backed boards, illustrated in line by Michael Sporn. Boards lightly discolored, mild foxing to endpapers, very good in lightly edgeworn, unclipped dj.
Princess Sayrane; A Romance of the Days of Prester John
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1910. Betts, Harold H. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full brown cloth, blind-stamped with gilt titling, illustrated by harold H. Betts. Very good, no dj.
Rama, a Legend
New York: Henry Holt, 1994. Glancey, Kelli. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 8vo, cloth backed boards. Illustrated by Kelli Glancey. Inspired by the Ramayana, the story of prince Rama, Sita and the evil King Ravana, written for young adults. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
In the Days of the Han
Los Angeles: Sutton House, 1936. Neumann, Erwin R.F. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., large 8vo, full red cloth, illlustrated in line by Erwin R. F. Neumann with gorgeous red gold and black endpapers. A young adult novel of old China. Very good, no previous owner's marks or dj.
Cow Country
New York: Scribners, 1927. James, Will. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., large 8vo, full brown cloth stamped in black, the author/illustrator's fourth book (right after Smoky), a collection of short stories with some of his best black and white drawings. A touch of glue bleed-through on front endpapers and a neat.....
Don Rodgriguez, Chronicles of Shadow Valley
New York: Putnam, The Knickerbocker Press, 1922. Sime, Sidney. 1st US edition. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo full blue cloth with gilt titling to cover and spine, frontispiece in black and white by Sidney Sime. Slightly cocked, fraying to head and foot of spine, spine gilt worn, ink gift inscription dated.....
The Old Folk of the Centuries (signed, limited)
London: Elkin Matthews & Marrot, n.d. 1st ed. Hardcover. 8vo, cloth over printed paper, #84 of 100 copies signed by the author. Mild offsetting from jacket flaps to front and back free endpaper. Small gilt bookshop label on front pastedown, scattering patches of toning else fine in fine, unclipped jacket.....
Plays of Gods and Men
Boston: John W. Luce & Co., 1917. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, black cloth over green paper-covered boards with gilt titling. Includes "Tents of the Arabs", "Laughter of the Gods", "Queen's Enemies", and "A Night at the Inn". Fine in first state dj with split and heavy chipping.....
Seven Modern Comedies
New York: Putnam, 1929. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, black cloth over pale rose boards printed in black. Includes "Atalanta in Wimbledon", "The Raffle", "The Journey of the Soul", "In Holy Russia", "His Sainted Grandmother", "The Hopeless Passion of Mr. Bunyon", and "The Jest of Hahalaba." A fine.....
The Mirror and the Light (signed)
New York: Henry Holt, 2020. 1st US edition. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to, blue paper-covered boards, signed by Mantel on the half-title page. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by the author.
Three Gothic Novels
Novato, CA and Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Dameron, Ned. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., narrow 4to, full orchid cloth, comprised of "The Mark of Merlin," "The Kilternan Legacy" and "Mark of Fear." Mystery/romance, illustrated in line by Ned Dameron. Fine in lightly edgeworn, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
A Fortunate Grandchild
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Crowe, Derek. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, illustrated by Derek Crowe, fine in fineunclipped dj.
Village Centenary
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Goodall, John S. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo cloth-backed boards, illustrated by John S. Goodall. The village schoolmistress appreviates a warm summer after Fairacre's cold winter. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Ghond the Hunter
New York: Dutton, 1928. Artzybasheff, Boris. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., 8vo, full fuchsia cloth with elegant gilt arrow decoration. 1" wear to spine head, spine sunned, lower right tip has light wear. 204pp. Three double-page plates and wonderful half-page chapter heads by Boris Artzybasheff, all in stark black and.....
Ghond the Hunter
Dutton, 1928. Artzybasheff, Boris. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., 8vo, full fuchsia cloth with elegant gilt arrow decoration. 204pp. Three double-page plates and wonderful half-page chapter heads by Boris Artzybasheff, all in stark black and white.
Queen Cleopatra
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo full black cloth printed in green. Spine lettering faded else near fine, without dj or previous owner's marks.
The Serpent's Tooth
New York: Morrow, 1991. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth backed boards, jacket illustration by Tom Canty. A retelling of the King Lear story. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Buffalo Soldiers
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1959. Krigstein, B. 1st ed. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed., 8vo, cloth over calico printed boards, jacket art by Bernard Krigstein, noted for his work in EC Comics. A White officer is set in charge of a small group of black soldiers after the Civil war to.....