English Music.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1992. Frontispiece by Norman Walker. 400 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped red leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1992. Fine. Signed first edition. More
FIRST EDITION
You Gotta Have Heart
New York: Donald I. Fine, 1990. An autobiography with Lee Davis. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs; endpapers decorated with drawings by Al Hirschfeld. 354 pages, 8vo, yellow and burgundy cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1990). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To [...] I'm thrilled to be inscribing something to the daughter of every songwriter's inspiration and mentor!! Look forward to meeting you soon - Warm regards, Richard 9/14/90." More
Lucien Aigner
New York: International Center for Photography, 1979. Illustrated with black and white photography throughout. 127 pages, silm wide 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: International Center for Photography, 1979. First paperback edition. A near fine copy. More
Cats and Bats and Things with Wings
New York: Atheneum, 1965. Illustrated in color and black and white by Milton Glaser. Unpaginated slim 4to, yellow cloth (gently rubbed and bumped at the corners). New York: Atheneum, 1965. First edition. Very good condition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Aaron and Linda from Conrad with love 1965." More
Ragged Dick; Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
Boston: Loring, 1868. 8vo, original embossed green cloth, spine title in gilt. Boston: Loring, (1868). First Edition.; First state with "Fame and Fortune" announced for December, and Dick standing alone on the engraved half-title. Good copy of a book frequently found in deplorable condition. The book is cocked; minor blistering and staining on covers; repair to inner front hinge; pencillled bibliographic notes on endpaper, but altogether attractive. More
Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe
Boston: Loring, 1871. 5 illustrations, including frontispiece; yellow tinted end-leaves. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in gilt & blind; edges rubbed; light shelf-wear. Boston: Loring, (1871). Early edition Third title in the Pluck and Luck series. More
Nelson Algren's own book of Lonesome Monsters
New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1963. 213 pages, 8vo, orange boards with a dark gray cloth spine (stained and spotted on the spine), dust wrapper (heavily worn and torn) in a mylar sleeve. New York: Bernard Geis Associates, (1963). First printing. A very good(-) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Roger and Fay Donoghue, may your shadows never grow less - Nelson." More
Action at Aquila
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. 369 pages, 8vo, cloth (bottom corners lightly bumped). New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1938). First Edition. Very good condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "This first edition of Action at Aquila autographed for E. Donovan of New York City with the [?] regards of the author Hervey Allen. May 4, 1946." More
The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
New York: Pantheon, 2006. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Jules Feiffer. Unpaginated oblong 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To [...] - With much love, and huge gratitude - you made this book happen - Jenny Love, Jules Feiffer." More
Tight Shot
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 262 pages, 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper with mylar cover. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1995). First edition. Near fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
New York: Knopf, 1965. Translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby. Interesting illustrations by Emil Antonucci. 97 pages. Thin 8vo, decorative boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1965. First American Edition. More
Man in the Middle
New York: ESPN Books, 2007. 290 pages, 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: ESPN Books, (2007). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed in black marker on the half-title page: "To George & Peter, Best Wishes, John Amaechi." More
Night Train
New York: Harmony Books, 1997. 175 pages, 8vo, two-toned boards, dust wrapper in a mylar sleeve. New York: Harmony Books, (1997). First American edition. Fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More
After
New York: Random House, 1973. 342 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped). New York: Random House, (1973). First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Dear Howard - I enjoyed our talk at the Museum of Broadcasting. Thank you for your generous attitude towards my work. Possession of this book does not carry with it the obligation to read it. Just regard it as a thank you. Best, Bob April 28, 1981." More
Nibble Nibble Mousekin: A Tale of Hansel and Gretel
New York: Harcourt, 1962. Illustrated in color and black and white. Large slim unpaginated 8vo, green cloth (spine and edges faded). New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., (1962). First edition. Very good(-) condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "for TOBY + for Jonny!" Signed in full below by author/illustrated Joan Walsh Anglund, who has drawn a small image of two berries. More
Children of Abraham
New York: Putnam, 1942. 433 pages, 8vo, black cloth (gently edge-worn and bumped). New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1942). First edition. Very good(-) condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Dr. F. Breitbarth with best wishes, Sholem Asch, Stamford, May 42." More
The House of Lee
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1940. 302 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (worn and torn) in a mylar sleeve. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1940. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Albert Bender from his friend - except when he calls her "Dr." Gertrude Bender 1940." Bender later presented the book with an inscription on the facing page: "To my dear friend Andre Kostelanetz, every good wish, Albert Bender." More
The Atonement and Other Stories
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 275 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed on half title. More
East Side Story
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. 227 pages, 8vo, brick-colored boards (faint damp-staining along the top edge), dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. First Edition. Very good(-). Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Douglas Williams Yale classmate! Louis Auchincloss." More
The Education of Oscar Fairfax
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 225 pages, 8vo, purple cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (gently creased on the front cover). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the front free endpaper. More
The Education of Oscar Fairfax
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 225 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed on front end paper. More
Exit Lady Masham
Franklin, 1983. Illustration by Istvan Ventilla. 169pp. Thin 8vo, gilt stamped red leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1983. Fine. Signed first edition. More
False Gods
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages, 8vo, black cloth dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Barbara with love, Louis." More
False Gods
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages (foxing to top and fore-edges, not affecting interior). 8vo, black cloth spine over black boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed in full on the front free endpaper by Auchincloss. More