LITERATURE
Taltos: Lives of the Mayfair Witches
London: Chatto & Windus, 1994. 467 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper in a mylar sleeve. London: Chatto & Windus, (1994). First English edition. Near fine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Gigi Foge, Blessings, Anne Rice 1995." More
Good-bye, Jim
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1913. Illustrated in color by Howard Chandler Christy. Decorations by Bertha Stuart. Unpaginated; corners bumped on three inner pages. Gilt-stamped red cloth (corners gently rubbed; ex-libris stamp inside front cover; previous owner's signature on front free endpaper). Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1913). A good, readable copy. Inscribed by the illustrator on the title page: "To Ed Pool with the friendship and admiration of his friend, Howard Chandler Christy. Dec. 11, 1949." More
Autographed Letter Signed to editor Herbert Mayes
Bar Harbor, Maine: 1945. Two pages (front and back), 10.5 x 7.25 inches, Bar Harbor, Maine, no date, circa 1945, in part: "Stan has just told me that about the time I broke my arm you spoke to him about a Christmas story. I am frightfully sorry, but you people over on 8th Avenue seem to run in competition! Just a month or so before my accident Percy Waxman wrote asking for the same thing..." Light rust stain from a...... More
The Raiders: A Sequel to the Carpetbaggers
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. 363 pages, 8vo, brown boards with a red cloth spine, dust wrapper (scratch on the back cover). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the publisher's logo page: "For Rachel - With all good wishes and all good health Harold Robbins - Palm Springs 7 April 95." Added to that page and the opposite blank page are two color photographs, each..... More
A Stone for Danny Fisher
New York: Knopf, 1952. 402 pages. 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper edgeworn and torn at spine, inside cover plus first two pages browned. New York: Knopf, 1952. First edition, second printing. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper. Inscribed on flyleaf by the author: "To Sylvia Miles - 'Arlene' With gratitude for all your work Harold Robbins Oct. 54" More
Autographed Quote Signed
1950. Written in brown fountain pen on a 3 x 5-inch card: "Now that you've got it, what are you going to do with it?" with his full signature below. No place, no date, circa 1950. Evenly toned and in fine condition. American author best known for his works on historical fiction including the novel "Northwest Passage." More
Summer Switch
New York: Harper & Row, 1982. 145 pages, 8vo, green boards with a white cloth spine, dust wrapper (price-clipped). New York: Harper and Row, (1982). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to Mary Ann Madden, creator of wordplay contests for New York Magazine: "For M - A - In lieu of funny, I'll be unfunny. I love you. Mary." More
Poems
London: Edward Moxon, 1845. 2 volumes, 316 & 343 pages, 12mo, full green morocco (edge-worn, one page removed before the half-title of volume 1, small chip at the top of the spine on volume 2), ornately gilt spine, all edges gilt. London: Edward Moxon, 1845. Very good(-) condition. Inscribed in neat, tiny handwriting by the author on the half-title page of volume 1: "To Lady Bell, from her sincere friend, Samuel Rogers, Dec. 30, 1848." A later inscription in another..... More
Hotel Crystal
Champaign: Dalkey Archive, 2008. Sim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Champaign: Dalkey Archive, (2008). First Edition in English. Fine. Presentation by Olivier Rolin on the title page. More
Paper Tiger
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. 203 pages, slim 8vo, stiff pctorial wrappers. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2007). First Edition in English. Inscribed on the title page by Olivier Rolin. More
August
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. 376 pages, 8vo, beige boards with a brick-colored cloth spine, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1983). Near fine. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For Vicki & Loring with love from Judy." Included are two handwritten postcards signed "Judy" to the same recipients. More
His Little Women
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1990. 366 pages, tall 8vo, periwinkle blue gilt-stamped leather, gilt edges. Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1990. First edition. Signed in full by the author on the blank page following the flyleaf. More
Bonjour Tristesse
New York: EP Dutton, 1955. Translated by Irene Ash. 128 pages. 12mo, red boards. New York: EP Dutton, 1955. First edition, third printing. A very good(+) copy. Signed presentation by the author on flyleaf. More
Short Autographed Letter Signed in French
1867. 1 page, 4 x 4 inches, no place, April 9, 1867, signed "St. Beuve" to an unidentified correspondent, "Monsieur," telling the recipient that if M. Bornemann wants to come on Saturday morning to visit, he will receive him informally. Though written late in life, this letter is easily read and in very good condition. French literary critic. More
The Gentleman and the Jew
New York: Knopf, 1952. 325 pages, 8vo, blind-stamped blue cloth with a decorative silver-stamped spine (slight fraying at the top of the spine), dust wrapper (heavily worn and chipped; price-clipped). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Julius Edelstein, warmly, Maurice Samuel." More
Autograph Letter Signed
Paris: 1848. Important A.L.S., as Sand had recently began writing for the soon-to-be-banned Le Vrai Republique, with integral address page, personal stationary, with blind stamped monogrammed initials: "G.S.", 8vo. 1 page, Paris, March 16th 1848, to radical journalist and fellow supporter of the French Revolution Theophile Thore, in French with translation, explaining that she has not yet met with Louis and Charles [Blanc], and apologizes for not having responded to his letters, because all of her time has been consumed..... More
The Seventh Commandment.
New York: Putnam, 1991. 351pp. Tall 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Putnam, (1991). First edition. Fine. Signed and inscribed on the endpaper by the author: "To ... With best wishes from the author! Lawrence Sanders." More
Letter Signed
New York: Doubleday, 1944. 1 page handwritten letter signed, writing an apology to a friend. 4to, on Ambassador Hotel letterhead, circa 1944. in full: "With all my apologies for my incredible distraction! I still believe that I have my brain of ten years ago and can remember all my delightful engagements without writing them down! Your very distressed and ashamed Maurice Sandoz." Sandoz devoted himself to the arts, literature and music as a patron, collector, writer and composer. Renowned traveler..... More
Crucial Conversations
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1975. 156 pages, 8vo, black and beige cloth, dust wrapper (gently edge-worn; two small closed tears on the back cover). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., (1975). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed on the title page: "For Stefan, May Sarton." More
Plant Dreaming Deep
New York: Norton, 1968. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 189 pages, 8vo, green cloth (gently faded at the top and bottom edges), dust wrapper (price-clipped; tiny stain on the back). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., (1968). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Julie Granley, May Sarton, Feb 16, 1978." More
Love, Action, Laughter and Other Sad Tales
New York: Random House, 1989. Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut. 323 pages, 8vo, blue and beige cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Random House, (1989). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "For Bob & Abby, whose evenings, with the hosts, are always special. With great admiration & lasting affection, Budd. 5/25/90." More
Sanctuary V.
New York: World Publishing Company, 1969. 415 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (edge-worn). New York: The World Publishing Company, (1969). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed in full on the flyleaf: "For Casper Citron, again, with my warm regards. Budd Schulberg, Jan. 20, 1970." More
What Makes Sammy Run?
Garden City: The Sun Dial Press, 1943. 303 pages. 8vo. Slightly worn black cloth covered boards, missing dust wrapper. Garden City, NY: The Sun Dial Press, (1943). A very good copy. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf: "For [...], whose hospitality and friendship has helped make Key West the place we like to come back to. Yours, Budd April 10, 1948" More