Basil Street Blues
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Illustrated black and white, xiv, 306 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000, First American Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Illustrated black and white, xiv, 306 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000, First American Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1873. Black and white frontispiece portrait. 178 pages (foxing to endpapers), small 8vo, green cloth with beveled edges, ruled in black and text in gilt. Boston: James R. Osgood 1873. A very good(+) copy with a sound, solid, and attractive binding. Biography of author's brother, George Hughes. More
London: Longman, Hurst, 1808. 3 copper engravings, 4to, 452 pages, full contemporary brown tree calf, ornately gilt spine, joints cracked and repaired. London: Longman, Hurst, 1808. Second Edition. Very good. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2007. Edited by James J. Berg. Foreword by Claude J. Summers. xviii + 274 pages, 8vo, grey cloth-backed boards, d.w. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (2007). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Putnam, 1925. Frontis portrait, lightly illustrated in b/w. 381 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with paper spine label, t.e.g. New York: Putnam, 1925. A very good copy with minor foxing to page edges and endpapers. More
Boston: Atlantic, 1985. 213pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, (1985). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 2003. 322 pages. 8vo, full tan leather with gilt cover designs, gilt page edges and orange silk moire endpapers. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (2003). Number 1,324 of 1,380 leather-bound First Edition copies. Signed by Jeffords on a preliminary page. A fine copy. Contains a publisher's note on the book and author, a personalizable Bookplate sticker, and a certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher, the author and a witness. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. x, 322 pages. 8vo, grey cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2003). First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: Plon, 1932. Two volumes. Illustrated in black and white, fold out maps at rear. 491, 465 pages. Thick 8vo, rebound in older greenish marbled boards and black spine labels (chipped); original paper wrappers bound-in. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1932. Spine labels chipping, edgewear -- internally clean and tight. A very good set. Volume 1: 1910-1917. Volume 2: 1910-1917. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 783 pages, thick 8vo, dust wrapper torn & chipped. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1970). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Washington: Dunne, 1901. THREE VOLUMES. Special Introduction by S. M. Hamilton. Each volume has a color frontiespiece and one illustration, Frontis for volume II is missing. 8vo, grey cloth with paper spine label; spines scuffed, edges untrimmed. Washington and London: M. Walter Dunne, 1901. Internally near fine, a very good set. More
Washington: Brookings Institution, 2017. XIV + 290 pages, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; spine ends bumped. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, (2017). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. 221 pages. 12mo, green cloth backed yellow boards, dust wrapper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1993). A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 2011. Illustrated. xxvi + 256 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2011). First edition. Minor smudging upper foredge, still a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed by Keaton on front flylear. More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 242 pages. 8vo, two toned tan boards, dust wrapper. New York: E. P. Dutton, (1988). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Norwalk: Easton, 2002. xi + 270 pages, 8vo, gilt-lettered and decorated green leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (2002). A fine copy. Signed on the limitation page (545 of 1,150) and on a separate laid in Certificate of Authenticity. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1997. 8vo, green boards, d.w., several pages underlined in black ink, otherwise near fine. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1997). Biography of the author's brother from Antigua who died of AIDS. More
New York: King Memorial Committee, 1904. Frontis. plus 8 portraits. vii + 429pp., small 8vo, velum-backed boards; ex-lib, library pocket at rear, several library stamps, plus ownership inscriptions. New York: King Memorial Committee of The Century Association, 1904. Internally near fine, a very good copy. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 269 pages. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Munich: Fritz Molden, 1975. Text in German. 369pp. 8vo, white boards, d.w. Munich: Fritz Molden, (1975). Slightly sunned, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Sentimentally inscribed by Hildegard to Jose Ferrer: "Dear Jose - this is a rougher one... Still - with much love. Always yours, Hildegard, 1977." More
Munich: Fritz Molden, 1970. Text in German. 468pp. 8vo, yellow boards, d.w. (very slightly worn on top edge). Munich: Fritz Molden, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed and sweetly inscribed by Hildegard to Jose Ferrer: "Dear Jose - This 'GAUL' in admiration and to remember (or not) your Fedora - love Hildegard, August '77." More
New York: Grove, 1987. xi, 304 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine sunned). New York: Grove Press, (1987). First American edition. Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. Translated by Daniel and Judy Stoffman. With a foreword by George Jonas. Budapest's Police Chief during the Hungarian Revolution tells the extraordinary and terrible story of 1956. More
New York: Random House, 1999. 530 pages, 8vo, gray boards with a black cloth spine, dust wrapper (gently dust-soiled). New York: Random House, (1999). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Yvonne - with good wishes, Michael Korda." More
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1965. B/w frontispiece. 249 pages. 8vo, aqua cloth, d.w. (New York): Benjamin Blom, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper, lightly edgeworn. More
Just a note to let you know that the book by De Remusat arrived safe and sound today. Wonderful copy. Very nicely packaged for shipping too. I'll remember your store. Thank you.
Dear Sirs, Just to let you know, I've received my order -- it's a beautiful copy -- thank you again for your attention.