A BURNT-OUT CASE
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. Hardcover. Second printing. Signed by Graham Greene on the title page, with a letter of provenance from the Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup Municipal Library in Troup, Texas. Preceded by Our..... More
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DIARIO HISTÓRICO DE LOS VIAGES DE MAR, Y TIERRA HECHOS AL NORTE DE LA CALIFORNIA…
Hardcover. A photostatic facsimile of the 1770 first edition on thick paper. Small folio: [2], 56 p. In a one-quarter early 20th century leather over plum cloth binding, with a gilt-stamped tan leather spine label..... More
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, early issue with the dotted "i" on the copyright page, but unbroken type in the running title on p.9. 16mo: 483 p. Rebound in..... More
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. The second issue, with the dotted "i" on the copyright page and the broken type in the running title on p.9. 16mo: 483 p. The original..... More
NOTES OF A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CAPE HORN, TOGETHER WITH SCENES IN EL DORADO, IN THE YEARS 1849-'50
Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo: xxii, [23]-594 p. with engraved frontispiece portraits of Sutter and Upham and 41 illustrations (43 called for, lacking leaf 227 with two textual illustrations). Original..... More
AFOOT AND ALONE; A Walk from Sea to Sea by the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Etc.
Hartford, Connectict: Columbian Book Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo: [vii]-xvi, [17]-327, [1], [1, ad] p. with an engraved frontispiece and plates by True Williams, as well as textual illustrations. Original blind-stamped brown cloth binding..... More
LOST BROADWAY THEATRES
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. An architectural history of the ninety playhouses, from Moorish masterpieces to Art Deco delights, which once lined Broadway. Quarto: 288 p. with more than 300 rare..... More
THE EUCALYPTUS POEMS
Golden, Colorado: The Croupier Press, 1974. First Edition. Wraps. Signed and dated by William Margolis opposite the title age. An uncommon collection by the revered California poet who cofounded the journal Beatitude with John Kelly..... More
MOSBY'S MEMOIRS AND OTHER STORIES
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. The author's first collection of short stories. Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards over a cream cloth binding, with black stamping. A fine, unread copy in a...... More
WITH SHUDDERING FALL
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. The author's second book and her first novel. Octavo. Original charcoal paper over yellow-green cloth-covered boards, with white, gray, and black titles. An especially crisp..... More
PARLOR, BEDLAM AND BATH
New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Perelman's exceedingly scarce second book, a comic novel co-authored with New York journalist Quentin Reynolds. Octavo. Original orange cloth binding, with black stamping. Mild dust staining to..... More
SHARPE’S HAVOC: Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809
London: HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Signed by Bernard Cornwell on the title page. The seventh novel in the Richard Sharpe series, set largely in Portugal during General Arthur Wellesley’s Oporto..... More
SHARPE'S BATTLE: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811
London: HarperCollins, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Signed by Bernard Cornwell on the title page. The twelfth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series, set during the Peninsular War in Spain. Octavo..... More
THE AZTECS UNDER SPANISH RULE: A History of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico, 1519-1810
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1964. Hardcover. Later printing. "...this study casts new light on many of the great themes of Spanish colonial history: the early promise of a cultural accord between the Spaniards and..... More
THROUGH THE FIELDS OF CLOVER
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Peter De Vries to Emmy Award-winning screenwriter David Lloyd on the front flyleaf. When the family gathers to celebrate a New England couple's fortieth..... More
NEGROES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1920-32
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. "...this volume presents statistics relative to the Negro race - growth by decades; geographical distribution in 1930 and changes in this distribution during the previous 10 years;..... More
FAMILY SINS AND OTHER STORIES
London: The Bodley Head, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by William Trevor on the title page. A collection of short stories by the revered Irish writer. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Light..... More
RANDOM HARVEST
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. This best-selling novel served as the basis for the 1942 Mervyn LeRoy film starring Ronald Colman and Greer Garson. Octavo: 327 p. Original blue cloth binding..... More
SCENES FROM AN ALBUM
Dublin: Co-op Books, 1981. First Edition. Wraps. Signed by the author on the title page. A little-known play that was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1981. Not issued in hardcover. Octavo..... More
THE STORY OF FREGINALD
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. The fourth book in the Freddy the Pig series, concerning a bear named Freginald who joins the famous Boomschmidt Circus and becomes known as the bear..... More
THE CRADLE WILL ROCK: An Original Screenplay
Santa Barbara, California: Santa Teresa Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1,000 copies. This copy is inscribed by publisher James Pepper to Emmy Award-winning screenwriter David Lloyd on the front flyleaf. Previously unpublished, The..... More
THE BRACERO EXPERIENCE: Elitelore versus Folklore
Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center, 1979. Hardcover. "This study of the Mexican immigrant worker contrasts the stereotyped characterization of the downtrodden Mexican bracero with his own perceptions of his experiences in the United States..... More
"D" IS FOR DEADBEAT
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Signed by Sue Grafton on the title page. Pulled into a former client's suspicious life and death, private investigator Kinsey Millhone..... More
CRAZY SUNDAYS: F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
New York: The Viking Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Aaron Latham on the half-title. The author, a Washington Post reporter, had access to the studio files and has interpreted Fitzgerald's work on various..... More
BEAU IDEAL
London: John Murray, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by P.C. Wren on one of his own bookplates, which is affixed to the front pastedown. The second sequel to Beau Geste (1924), this novel served as..... More