New York: Atheneum, 1992. First Edition. Cloth. INSCRIBED by the Author on the front free endpaper, 8vo, Burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover by Wayne McLoughlin, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with oval framing a couple embracing, publisher's protective pink topstain, 373 + [1] About..... More
Boston Toronto: Little, Brown & Company, 1983. "First Edition" stated. Cloth and boards. SIGNED boldly by the Author on the front free endpaper, tall 8vo (9 3/8" x 6 1/2"), brown eighth cloth with gold lettering on spine over gray boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with colorful scenes..... More
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, blue quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine & the author's red signature in facsimile on the off-white boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with glossy lettering stacked, [viii]..... More
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR on the title page, 8vo, black quarter cloth with muted silver lettering on spine over black boards; archival polyester-protected photographic B&W dust jacket (unclipped) with yellow lettering depicting tire treads, [viii] + 403. Chuck Logan..... More
Toronto Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company. Limited. 1970. B&W contemporary photos, etc. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Tall 8vo, olive drab cloth with gold lettering on spine, illustrated with glossy frontispiece B&W photo of Sir John Franklin and 8 glossy pages with B&W reproductions of contemporary photos and images; Introduction..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on a front endpaper, 8vo, tan quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over beige boards, archival polyester-protected photographic B&W dust jacket (unclipped) depicting storm clouds by Simon Anstey, [viii] + 303, [304]..... More
New York: A Tom Doherty Associates Book / TOR, 2000. Diagram. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. SIGNED by BOTH Authors on the half title, tall 8vo, black cloth with irridescent light blue lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a silvered native American stylized lizard, illustrated with..... More
New York London Toronto Sydney Singapore: Atria Books, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. SIGNED boldly by the Author on a front endpaper, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with light blue irridescent lettering on spine over black boards, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting an evening view..... More
Iowa City, Iowa: A Prairie Press Publication, 1952. An American Century Special ' One of 1200 printed. Wrappers. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by Franklin J. Meine, the editor & story's discoverer, on the front free endpaper; small 8vo, semi-glossy thick plain paper wrappers (two staples); protected by a printed beige laid..... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Wrappers. Small 8vo (5 1/2" x 7 3/4"), red wrappers with pale blue paste-on label on front cover, frontispiece glossy portrait photograph of Mark Twain, 63 pages + [1] Colophon. Contains two essays: " A Fairy Tale for Mark's Birthday"..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1981. Rene Ben Sussan. First Easton Press Collectors Edition. Gilt-stamped cloth. Quarto (9 1/4" x 6 1/4"), genuine full black leather with four raised hubs and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and covers; Illustrated with B&W frontispiece of Charles Dickens by Ben Sussan, plus..... More
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1871. Thomas Nast. First Edition, Second Issue. Cloth. 12mo (7 1/2" x 5"), bound in original publisher's terra-cotta blind-stamped cloth with title in gilt on front cover, illustrated with 11 full-page electrotyped cartoon plates and a few in-text vignettes by Thomas Nast [some signed in..... More
San Marino: Friends of the Huntington Library Occasional Publications / The Ward Ritchie Press, 1948. First Edition: 1 of 1200 Numbered Copies #222. Boards. 8vo (8 1/4" x 4 3/4"), gold paper over boards with "Mark Twain" highlighted in red on front cover, glassine warppers, 32 pages. Wecter prints three..... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1933. M. Gallagher. First Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. INSCRIBED by the "Compositor" on the front free endpaper (also signed with his name "A.W. Rushmore" on Colophon), 12mo (7" x 5 1/8"), glossy four-color pictorial boards,[no dj as issued], illustrated by M. Gallagher..... More
Montclair, New Jersey: The Friends of the Bancroft Library / University of California, 1972. Vignettes from Roughing It; photos. First Edition of this Keepsake #20. Wrappers. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7"), beige medium weight wrappers with black lettering and a central B&W wood-engraving depicting a "rearranging and shifting" mountain side..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 2010. Contemporary photos and images. First Edition [printing not specified: presumed first]. Cloth and boards. 8vo, brown quarter cloth with gilt lettering on spine over pale yellow boards, illustrated with 16 pages containing 24 B&W period photos and images, archival polyester-protected..... More
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1981. Galen Rowell. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Quarto (11 7/8" x 9 1/4"), red cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with color photo of flowers before ice flows by Galen Rowell, the photographer who has illustrated the volume..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1979. Edward Ardizzone. First Collector's Edition Thus Illustrated. Gilt-stamped leather. 8vo (9 1/4" x 6 3/8"), genuine full dark brown leather with four raised hubs and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and covers; Illustrated with color frontispiece of Charles Dickens (painted by Mike Rodericks)..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Egon Schiele. First British Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Tall 8vo, glossy pictorial cloth with semi-nude woman by Egon Schiele, image repeated on dust jacket (unclipped) now protected by archival polyester sleeve, profusely illustrated with >300 color reproductions of Schiele's artwork (as well as some by..... More
New York Chichester Weinheim Brisbane Singapore Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. B&W photos & cartoon. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 3/8"), black cloth with gold lettering on spine, illustrated with 24 B&W period photos of Earp associates, a map of Tombstone, wanted..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1858. Wood engravings. Sixth and final expanded, corrected American edition. Decorative embossed cloth. Tall and thick 8vo (9 1/2' x 6 3/8"), original publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering on spine, illustrated with frontispiece (tissue guard) and 750 woodcuts, xvi + 685 pages..... More
London: J. and D. A. Darling, 1851. First Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Small 8vo (7 1/2" x 4 1/2"), original publisher's green decorative gilt-and-blind-stamped cloth with cover displaying the title & subtitle with a bright gilt-title and -engraving of a friar catching a cat [!] not a catfish "...by..... More
Hartford, Conn. Chicago, Ill. Cincinnati, Ohio: The American Publishing Company, 1881. B&W stereotyped engravings. Early Reprint of the First American Edition. Pictorial cloth. Tall 8vo (8 3/4" x 7") , publisher's first edition format of full decorative dark blue (near purple) cloth over boards with gilt lettering and panels on..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. First Edition. Half leather over marbled boards. 16mo (6 3/8" x 4 3/8"), dark green half Morocco with gold lettering & five raised hubs on spine over marbled maroon mottled boards, inner dentelles, top page edges gilt, thin black ribbon as page marker, x...... More
Santa Monica, California: Clover Park Press, 1994. Photos, map. First Edition [no number line; presumed First Printing]. Cloth. PRESENTATION by the Author to "Pat" [who may be Pat Pollock, one of her brave desert companions], 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, Introduction by Sargant Shriver, Head of the..... More