New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition. Cloth. 2 volumes: thick quartos in a slipcase, cloth with gold lettering on spine, 1135 pages. Weight: 4 lbs. 11.5 oz. Murasaki Shikibu (English: Lady Murasaki; c. 973 or 978 – c. 1014 or 1031) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Fifth Printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. Heavy quarto (9 3/4" x 6 1/2"), light green buckram with gold lettering on spine and front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial golden dust jacket (unclipped) with a tiny ship and Greek designs designed by Miriam Woods, translated from the Greek..... More
New York: Random House, 1979. First Thus: Reprint of 1951 Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the Author on the front free endpaper, 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4"), brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and intials "WS" of author on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust..... More
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937. First Edition, Second Issue. Cloth. 8vo (7 5/8" x 4 7/8"), beige cloth with brown & black label on spine [eroded] & front cover, fragments of dust jacket only, 186 pages. John Steinbeck (1902-1968) won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. He has been..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972. First Edition, Second Printing with "BCDEF" number line. Cloth. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the Author with "Best Wishes" on front free endpaper, 8vo, cinnamon buckram with bright copper lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting an Indian woman's head above..... More
Franklin Center, Pennslyvinia: The Franklin Library, 1978. Skip Liepke. A Limited Edition. Full Leather with decorative gold-stamping. SIGNED by the Author on a special front endpaper with tissue guard, small quarto (9 1/2" x 6 1/4"), full dark green leather with gold lettering on spine, four raised hubs, and gilt..... More
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Howard Rogers. The First Edition Society / First Printing. Leather with blind- & gilt-stamping. Thick 8vo, full leather with gold cross lettering on spine and triple panel cross pattern on front cover, illustrated with 8 full-page engravings by Howard Rogers, maroon watered silk..... More
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New York: Viking, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. INSCRIBED by Author on the half title, 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over light blue boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial-cartoon dust jacket (unclipped) with caricature of Garrison painted by C. F. Payne, 305 pages. Gary "Garrison"..... More
"New York" [actually Shelton, Connecticut]: Viking, 1989. Fiftieth Anniversary Edition / Book Club Edition. Cloth and boards. Small quarto (9 1/2" x 6 5/8" x 2 1/8"); black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over matching black boards; Introduction by Studs Terkel; archival mylar-protected black & white dust jacket..... More
New York: The Viking Press [, 1945. First Edition, Second Issue in canary yellow cloth. Cloth. 8vo (7 1/2" x 5"), canary yellow cloth stamped in blue on spine and front cover, an archival quality clear plastic cover protects the pictorial dust jacket (unclipped with $2.00 price) illustrated with an..... More