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New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Slim 8vo.63pp. Sharp stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.75), has some minor toning to edges but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. … Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo., 289 [1] pp.. Sharp First Edition, (Alfred P. Lee's State #3). of Morley's classic bookstore mystery and follow up to "Parnassus on Wheel". Bound in rddish-brown cloth with titles stamped in darker brown on front board and spine. State points are as follows:… Read more about this item

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 333pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence of this true story of murder, madness and literature. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases,… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. [viii], 190, [1] pp.. Sharp First Edition, First Issue of this classic with all required points, (gap between "Y" and "e" in "Years" on page 4, line 8 and missing "l" from "goldenrod" on page 169). Bound in light brown illustrated paper-covered… Read more about this item

New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 352pp. Beautiful Stated First Carroll & Graf edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($ 28.00) has a hint of edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by Mondlin on the half-title page.… Read more about this item

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 376pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($28.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectible copy.

New York: Farrar Straus & and Company, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo., 668pp. Solid re-issue of Jackson's classic on the obsessive love and desire for books. Square, tight and generally clean throughout. A small patch of staining to the fore-edge. Boards edges and tips rubbed. Presentable clipped dust-jacket has splits at the folds with some… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 222pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping to spine ends but quite minor. Small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($29.95), is fresh and bright with… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 638pp. Sharp First Edition, Later Printing. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over brown paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the crown. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), has a touch of wear to… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1930. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo., 144pp. Sharp Stated Second Edition; originally published in 1893, Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Fold-out charts. Square and tight with very minor edge-wear. Off-setting to end-papers. Small ownership signature and date on front end-paper. Attractive clipped dust-jacket has a small chip… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 351pp. Beautiful First American Edition, bound in 1/4 black cloth over grey paper-covered boards with titles in red on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of toning to board edges but barely. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.00), is… Read more about this item

New York: Twayne, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 169pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a bump to the crown. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($22.95), has a small sticker ghost on the front… Read more about this item

New York: Carroll & Graf Pub, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 352pp. Beautiful Stated First Carroll & Graf edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($28.00), has a short closed tear on the front panel. and a touch of wear at the tips. Still fresh and bright. A… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 305pp. Beautiful Unread First American Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no war. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A very handsome collectable copy.

Daylesford, PA: A.Edward Newton, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Slim 4to., 32(8)pp. Beautiful First Edition of this privately printed discourse on how Hardy should be classified and the impact it may have on any lasting popularity. Bound quarter blue cloth over light blue paper-covered boards. Titles in blue upon white paper labels on front board and spine.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 360 pp. Sharp First Edition, Stated First Printing. Quarter-bound in cream cloth over navy blue cloth, with gilt and red lettering and decoration on the spine. With an informal index by Christopher Morley. Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (1886-1974) was a book collector, author, bibliographer, and… Read more about this item

London: Werner Shaw, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 307pp. Beautiful First Edition, Bound in blue cloth with titles and decoration in gilt on front board and spine. Illustrated. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£30), is clean and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A very pretty… Read more about this item

No Place: Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 246pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in green cloth with titles in black on the spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($6.75) has some rubbing to the spine panel with a pinprick whole. Still fresh and bright… Read more about this item

Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 236pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in yellow cloth with titles in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save just a touch at the crown but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, is fresh and bright with no chipping,… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.,271pp. Beautiful First American Edition, Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear safe a touch of rubbing to heal but quite minor. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.00), has some light rubbing to hinges and folds and a slightly toned spine… Read more about this item