Modern Firsts from B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904 First edition, first issue, with two pages of ads at rear. Publisher's blue cloth, with tree branch and pinecones to front panel, front board lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt, and top edge gilt. Very good, with light toning to spine, light wear to spine ends and corners, gentle lean to spine, and… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907 Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull, with a frontispiece, seven plates, other illustrations in text, and a 2-page inserted map. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original light-brown buckram, with wraparound footprints illustration, and tan topstain. About fine, with just some very light rubbing to spine. Overall, a superb, crisp copy. BAL 11903. Technically… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917 First edition, first printing. One of 3,056 copies. Publisher's brick red cloth, with front board and spine lettered in gilt, and frontispiece portrait of London. Very good, with light toning to spine, light wear to spine ends, a touch of staining to spine, light rubbing to corners, previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper,… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1906 First edition, first printing. One of 8,400 copies. Publisher's dark blue cloth, with front board decorated in green, white, and gilt, front board and spine lettered in white, and top edge gilt. Near fine, with light rubbing to spine ends, some light spotting to spine, bright front board, corners lightly bumped, small mark to… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1910 First edition, first printing, second binding, with "Macmillan" to spine. One of 2,130 copies. Publisher's original maroon cloth, with front board ruled in blind, and front board and spine lettered in gilt. Very good or better, with light rubbing to spine, spine ends, and corners, small tears to top of title page and epigraph… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907 Illustrated with a frontispiece and 47 plates. First edition, first issue, with gilt to front panel and spine, and four pp. of ads to rear. One of 5,360 copies. Publisher's gray cloth, with front panel decorated in black, front board and spine lettered in gilt, and top edge gilt. Very good, with light soiling… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905 First edition, first printing, with three pages of ads at rear. One of 2,530 copies. Publisher's maroon cloth, with front board ruled in blind, and spine lettered in gilt. Very good or better, with a touch of dimming to gilt, light toning to spine, light rubbing to spine ends, a tiny mark to front… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co., 1913 Illustrated by H.T. Dunn in black and white, with eight plates including a frontispiece. First edition, first printing, with one blank leaf at rear instead of three. Publisher's original blackish-green cloth, with titles stamped in gilt to front board and spine. About fine, with a light bump to top of front board, light rubbing… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co., 1912 Illustrated by P.J. Monahan in black and white, with eight plates including a frontispiece. First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue-gray cloth, with a mountain and moon scene to front board, lettered in black. About fine, with a touch of rubbing to spine ends and corners, very light toning to rear board margins, and small… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961 First edition, first impression, first issue, binding A, of the ninth novel in the James Bond series. Publisher's dark brown cloth with skeleton hand in blind to front board, spine lettered in gilt; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping, with an illustration to the front panel of a skeleton's hand holding a… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 2003 First edition, first printing. Publisher's pictorial boards, with an illustration of a phoenix by Jason Cockcroft to the front board, illustration of the Fountain of Magical Brethren to the rear board, lettered in red, yellow and indigo; in the original pictorial dust jacket, illustrated and lettered after the binding. Fine book, with light toning to pages; fine… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 2005 Illustrated by Jason Cockcroft. First edition, first printing. Publisher's pictorial boards with Harry and Dumbledore surrounded by fire, lettered in blue, green, and white; in its matching pictorial dust jacket. Fine book, with a hint of toning to page edges; fine unclipped dust jacket. Overall, a bright and crisp copy. Errington A13(a). … Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 2007 First edition, first printing. Publisher's pictorial boards, with Harry, Ron, and Hermione illustration to front board, lettered in white, gray, and black; in its matching pictorial dust jacket. Fine book, with a hint of creasing to foot of spine, and usual toning to pages; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with a touch of dampstaining to jacket verso… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1954 First edition, first printing. Publisher's periwinkle cloth, lettered in gilt; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by John Woodcock, with an illustration of three eyes with geometric irises to the front panel, lettered in white. Very good book, with light spotting to board margins, bright gilt, and some offsetting to endpapers; very good unclipped… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945 First edition, first printing. Publisher's tan cloth, with Garth's illustration of Stuart Little tugging on a rope to the front board in white and green, lettered in white and green, pictorial teal endpapers with illustrations by Garth in white; in its original dust jacket, with Garth's illustration of Stuart Little canoeing down a stream… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1958 First edition, first impression, second state. Publisher's black cloth, with a silhouette of a dancing woman ("Honeychile") on the front board in dark brown, spine lettered in metallic silver; in the original dust jacket designed by Pat Marriot with woman silhouette to front panel, titles in black and white. About near fine, with a gentle lean… Read more about this item

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1952 First edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth, with spine lettered in black; in its original red, blue, black, and white dust jacket, with New Statesman review to rear panel. Near fine book, with light toning to spine ends, light spotting to text block edges, and a word written in pen to rear pastedown;… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1956 First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth, with spine stamped in gilt; in its original blue dust jacket, with two overlapping circles to front panel, lettered in red and white, jacket designed by John Woodcock. About fine, with a small bookseller sticker to front pastedown and a touch of offsetting to endpapers; near fine… Read more about this item

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1964 First edition, first printing. Original publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; original white dust jacket lettered in black and orange, with blue, yellow and green palm leaf illustrations. About fine book, with light toning to head of spine, and some very faint staining to bottom edge of text block; very good unclipped… Read more about this item

New York: R. J. Bodmer Company, 1910 Illustrated by Felix Mahony. First edition, first printing of the first book in the Matty Books series. Publisher's green cloth, front board lettered in dark green with pictorial cover label, and spine lettered in gilt. Very good or better, with light wear to spine ends and corners, some of the usual dimming to… Read more about this item