Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1915. First American Edition. Late novel by Marsh (1857-1915), English author of the best-selling novel The Beetle (1897), whose prodigious output of supernatural and crime fiction spanned the late 19th century until his death. First published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1914, in The Woman in..... More
New York: Remember I Did This For You / A Power Mad Book, 1978. First Edition. One of four mimeographed books of poetry produced between 1978-79 by Steve Levine and Barbara Barg's Remember I Did This For You press, all volumes with covers designed by Rae Berolzheimer. Master's relationship to..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. First Edition. A play centered around the effects of World War I on an English family, which first premiered at the Globe Theatre on November 1, 1932. Stott A46. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); brown cloth, with titling and the author's symbol stamped in gilt on..... More
Boston: The St. Botolph Society, [1922]. First Edition Thus. Attractive edition of Maugham's second novel, first published in Boston by L.C. Page & Company in 1898. cf.Stott A2. Octavo (19.5cm); hunter green cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and light green on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [10],11-351,[3]pp;..... More
New York: Random House, 1968. First Edition. McCarthy's second novel set in Appalachia - dark, brooding, incestuous, and violent. Though published to great critical reviews both prior to and following publication, the novel sold poorly - a modest 2,705 copies. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); gray paper and turquoise cloth-covered boards..... More
New York: S.i., [1976]. First Edition. Stage play by one of the principal figures of the Beat Generation, a parody of comic book superheroes. Centered around General Gorgeous, "a purple-costumed, 29-year-old superhero, eager to fight evil," the Blue Mutant, "a supervillain with electric blue hair," and his sexy henchwomen, the..... More
London: Arthur Baker Ltd., 1938. First UK Edition. The author's third book, a hard-boiled depression-era novel set in Hollywood. Centered around an aspiring young actor and actress, living on the skids and hoping for a break, the novel explores the cut-throat and exploitative nature of the movie business, giving glimpses..... More
Austin: The Encino Press, 1968. First Edition. Attractive copy of this early collection of nine essays on Texas, touching on themes of "the end of the cowboy era and the exodus from the ranch to the city and suburbs" (Kirkus Review). Preceded by a first printing that was so littered..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; blue endpapers; [6],7-181,[7]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. A sequence of poems..... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1944. First Edition. Attractive copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright's first book, based on his experiences researching the war correspondence of journalist Ernie Pyle. The title derives from the widely-used military acronym slang "SNAFU" (Situation Normal: All Fucked Up), which translates to a bad situation..... More
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1928. First Edition. First Trade edition of Milne's beloved book, the second chapter of which introduces us to the ever-energetic Tigger. First Impression. Octavo (19.5cm); salmon-colored cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front panel; pictorial endpapers; top edge gilt; dustjacket;..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First American Edition. Second novel (and first in English) by the French Nobel Prize-winner, set during the occupation of Paris during World War II. "It's hero is a double agent, working for both the "Gestapo" (the Paris police) and the "Resistance" (an underworld gang"..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2004. Limited Edition. One of 300 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the artist and translator, this being copy no.215. Folio (38.75cm); full burgundy moire cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [2],x,107,[5]pp, with illustrations by William Hamilton. A Fine..... More
New York: Saturday Review Press / E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1974. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); orange paper-covered boards and light brown cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine; dustjacket; [x],84,[2]pp; illus. Lower corners gently tapped (though still sharp), with a hint of foxing to upper..... More
London: Aloes Books, 1976. First Edition. Slim octavo (21cm); printed card wrappers, saddle-stitched; [ii],35,[3]pp. A Fine copy of this critical study on the themes of staticity and terror in the work of Paul Bowles. With a selected bibliography on the terminal leaves. cf.Miller C770. More
London: Peter Owen, 1989. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22cm); red paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-125,[3]pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced £12.95). The autobiography of Mohammed Mrabet, as told to Paul Bowles, which was first published in 1976 by Black Sparrow..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1989. First U.K. Edition. First Impression, a trade paperback original. Octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers; [6],7-77,[3]pp. Trivial wear to extremities, else Fine and unread. The first UK edition of Mrabet's 1977 novel set in Morocco, a "hallucinatory tale of love, madness, sorcery, and superstition..." (from rear wrapper)..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author and translator, this being copy 'N'. Octavo (22.25cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and floral-patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-77,[7]pp, with illustrated..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author and translator, this being copy 'S'. Octavo (24.25cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and maroon velour cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-123,[3]pp. Fine..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1967. First Edition. First Impression, one of 2,000 copies. Octavo (19cm); dark brown textured paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-176pp. Spine ends gently nudged, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced 30s.), with light wear to extremities and a touch..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author and translator, this being copy 'T'. This copy bears an original ink illustration signed by the author, tipped onto the page following the copyright page. Octavo (23.75cm); pictorial..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1988. First U.K. Edition. First Impression, a trade paperback original. Octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers; [vi],79,[3]pp. A Fine, unread copy. Collection of ten drug-themed short stories by Mrabet, first published in 1969, recorded and translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. First Edition. One of 1,220 copies. Slim octavo (23.75cm); pictorial wrappers, stapled; [16]pp. A Fine copy of this Moroccan folk tale featuring traditional hero Hadidan Aharam, published as Sparrow 37. Miller A26. More
New York: Granta USA Ltd., 2001. First Edition. Contains Murakami's story "Thailand," with contributions by A.M. Homes, Judith Hermann, Penelope Fitzgerald, David Feuer, Andrew Brown, and others. Octavo (21cm); photographic card wrappers; [8],9-255pp; illus. Trivial wear to extremities, a few faint scuffs to wrappers, else Near Fine. More
New York: Granta US, 1998. First Edition. Contains Murakami's story "The Seventh Man," along with contributions by Orhan Pamuk, Paul Theroux, James Hamilton-Paterson, Charles Nicholl, Julia Blackburn, Stephen Gill, and others. Octavo (21cm); photographic card wrappers; [8],9-270pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, else Near Fine. More