Against Gray Walls or Lawyer's Dramatic Escapes by Kustoff, Michael I - 1934

Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers, 1978. Very rare title. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 332 pages. From jacket: "Dr. Edwin Presley Hall typifies the successful physician's dedication and opportunities. From jail physician to ship's surgeon; from coal mine doctor to army medical officer; from veterans hospital chief surgeon to private practice; his medical career has spanned a full life and encompasses much of the world... The Alabama native is the son of an early 'doctor on horseback' in Albertville... The reader surveys the life of a young intern and resident physician as Dr. Hall recounts his experiences at Louisiana State Charity Hospital at Shreveport and at hospitals in Vicksburg, Mississippi; Washington, DC and New York City... (and in) the army during World War II, serving in North Africa, Italy and Germany." Dr. Hall died in 2002. Jacket is rubbed and has some wear and a couple of quarter inch tears; slightly bumped corners under jacket; inside… Read More

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1977. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in brown cloth with butter yellow endpapers in pale yellow and brick wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Collection of essays by Chandler scholars and associates with emphasis on his writing. Introduction by Patricia Highsmith. Includes black and white photos and film stills.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Ediouro, 2007. Tough Choices: Carly Fiorina's Most Important Business Memoir First Thus - Portuguese translation by Jose Gradel 8vo size trade paperback with color photo illustrated front cover and interior flaps like a dust jacket; 335 pages. Text is in Portuguese. De trás: "Como uma jovem, filhna de uma familia tripcamenta norte-american e de classe media, acaba se torando uma das executivas mais poderosas do mundo? E possivel consiliar tantas reponsabiliidades sem descuidar-se da vida pessoal? Como vencer as resistencis e enfrantar os preconceitos num meio tao machinsta?" From back: "As a young woman, the daughter of a middle-class American family, is she becoming one of the most powerful executives in the world? Is it possible to conserve so many responsibilities without neglecting personal life? How do we overcome the resistance and face prejudice in such a machinatory environment?" Light wear to covers, bumped back corners. Inside… Read More

London: Putnam & Company. 1963. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket - DJ has been price-clipped & is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. B/w frontispiece. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 157 pages. Edgar Austin Mittelholzer was a Guyanese novelist, the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership. He is considered the first professional novelist to come out of the English-speaking Caribbean. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

FIRST EDITION (US) in dust jacket. Both the book and unclipped dust jacket are fine. The rear panel of the dust jacket has a very fine scratch.

Half bound hard-grain morocco leather over Turkish Spot marbled paper on boards; five raised bands on spine; panels blind stamped with quatrefoils and gilt stamped with title; all edges reddish-brown sprinkled; rose-brown end papers. Clean covers and spine; very slightly rubbed at spine end corners and cover fore corners; board just exposed at front cover top fore corner; some scraping and scratches on marbled paper at cover centers; tightly bound; contemporary ink signature on title page; occasional foxing interior and several pages age darkened at fore edges; all leaves remain supple. From the 2nd London edition. 12mo, 280 pp.

New York: Random House, 2006. Signed on the title page by the author, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. First edition / First printing. Red paper-covered spine, light blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2006.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 640, 619pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Very light wear to extremities, contents age- toned (mainly endpapers), bindings are tight. Volume I is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED to E.T.I. Thygesen. Laid-in are also 2 letters addressed to Mr.Thygesen, also SIGNED by Sawyer. One of the letters includes a personal handwritten postcript to Mr. Thygesen, and a list of page references in the 2 volumes for Mr. Thygesen to look-up. A warm asscociation copy with 2 interesting associated letters. One of the letters is partially darkened (but clearly readable) by offsetting of a newpaper clipping which is also laid-in.

This book is in fair condition. The front, back and spine of the cover boards has wear. The edges of the cover boards are worn also, and the corners have been bumped quite a bit. The dust jacket is in poor condition. The front, back and spine of the dust jacket is extremely worn. The edges are frayed and the corners are bumped beyond repair. There are numerous tears and the dust jacket is soiled. The first end page is stamped with the library's mark. The second end page is written on by the previous owner. The pages are tanned and yellowed , but clear from all markings. "The most significant period in the career of Francis Marion was that between August 15, 1780, and September 8, 1781. During this time he alone held eastern South Carolina from the British, then helped Henry Lee capture the British posts along the Santee, and finally commanded a corps in the army with which Nathaniel Greene drove the British from South Carolina...." - Acknowledgements from Swamp Fox: The Life And Campaigns Of General… Read More

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Complete in 2 volumes. Published NY: Harper & Brothers, 1855. 8vo., frontis + 484pp; 479pp. Blind embossed brown cloth with bronze titles, colored endpapers. More was a religious writer, philanthropist and poet. Previous owner name/small emboss on flyleaf, minor wear at the crown and tips. A very good, attractive set. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.