Books About Books from Callaghan Books South

Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Sturdy book, red spine, blue covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 272 pages. Essays on Stuart Little, The Girl on the Train, The Odyssey, Giovanni's Room, David Copperfield, The Little Prince, Song of Solomon, Death Be Not Proud and many other works. DJ heavy paper, colorfully designed, blue… Read more about this item

Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1968. 1st Ptg. . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, gilt lettering bright on spine, gold color inside covers and adjacent end papers, profusely illustrated with photographs of writers with anecdotes, lists of their works for each year from 1900 to 1950. 244… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 2009. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, blue spine, gold boards, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 386 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy with color-illustration of man and dog on beach, smaller on spine middle, blue center back with… Read more about this item

Harper & Row, 1987. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very large, very thick, heavy book, black covers, very bright bronze lettering on front and spine, unpaginated in alphabetical order, a double-column format. DJ glossy with black background, a color-illustration of man on ladder among bookshelves on front, white and… Read more about this item

Viking, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, sturdy book, black spine, cream boards, bright embossed gilt initials with ornate border at top front, ornate design on much of spine and lettering in bright gilt, 350 pages plus Author's Note. DJ has vellum background with scene of city and river at bottom front, a color-illustration of… Read more about this item

Cider Mill Press, 2017. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Larger, sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers with colorful borders and a yellow center front wrapper with color-illustrations of Charles Dickens writing and Scroge holding Tiny Tim, 254 pages, small photos and illustrations throughout. Mint.

Citadel Press, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, sturdy thicker book, cream covers, bright bronze lettering on spine, 490 pages with many illustrations of authors throughout. DJ glossy with gold borders to front and back. DJ has tiny tear and crease at top front edge, light crease down front left. Very… Read more about this item

Madison WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Very large, sturdy softcover, glossy white wrappers with Roman map in purple at center front and spine, errata inside front wrapper, 352 pages. Light crease at top front tip. Near Very Fine.

Little, Brown, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (1st edition, 1st printing) Smaller sturdy book, cream covers, bright black lettering on spine, ink gift note at top of first front end paper, 288 pages. DJ glossy and colorfully designed in blue, white and red, a b/w photo of man… Read more about this item

Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2010. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Minor, Wendell. (1st edition, 1st printing) Smaller sturdy book, dark blue spine, ivory boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, dark blue color inside coves and adjacent end papers, 337 pages. DJ glossy with stunning color-illustration of sky, gulls and… Read more about this item

Peoria Il: The Spoon River Press, 1995. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Large, thick, sturdy book, quality red cloth, very bright gilt lettering in frame at top front, lettering bright on spine, 515 pages with errata slip for page 3. DJ has very slight wear at top front tip, spine lightly faded, yellow back with facts and praise. Near Fine… Read more about this item

Oak Knoll Press/The Lyons Press, 1998. Cloth. As New/As New. (Revised by Nicolas Baker) Sturdy book, quality dark cloth, very bright gilt lettering and borders on spine, 224 pages. DJ glossy blue and white borders to front, spine and back, blue oval with illustration of book shelf at center front, ornate borders to ABC of title, praise on… Read more about this item

HarperCollins, 1986. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Trade paperback, glossy wrappers with marbled borders to front wrapper with illustration by Ben Shahn of man holding tablets, white spine and back wrapper, praise on back, 320 pages. Crease at top back left. Near Very Fine.

Easthampton MA: Small Beer Press, 2009. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, black covers, very bright silver lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 271 pages. A young bookseller solves the mystery of his lover's murder. DJ glossy beneath mylar, background in shades of gray with image… Read more about this item

New York Times Book/Henry Holt, 2014. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (1st edition, 1st printing) Foreword by Scott Turow and Deiluis Jillian Tarnaki. Very large, heavy book, red covers, shiny black lettering very fine on spine, 314 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy white with 30 illustrations of writers, some… Read more about this item

Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, 1950. Cloth. Fine. Larger, sturdy book, dark rose cloth, darker rose color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 198 heavy stiff pages. Spine very lightly faded. Near Very Fine.

Penguin Book, 1982. Soft cover. Good. Very large, sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers with color photo of countryside on front, orange spine, white back wrapper, 286 pages, illustrations and maps throughout. Ink gift note inside front wrapper, light crease down middle back wrapper. Near Very Good.

Cambridge University Press, 1957. Soft cover. Fair. Heavier softcover, heavy green wrappers overlapping pages, 293 pges. Very tiny tears to most edges, a long straight tear from top front tip down overlapping front edge. Near Good.

The Viking Press, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Edited by Robert Demott. Sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, rose boards, bright silver lettering on spine, gray color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 180 pages, including glossy photo section. DJ glossy beneath mylar, lavender, gray and black background with photo of Steinbeck… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1980. First Edition . Cloth. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Additional Postage will be needed.) Very large, very thick, very heavy sturdy book, quality red cloth, embossed design with cross at center front, very bright gilt lettering on spine, the same design with cross in shades of gray inside covers and adjacent… Read more about this item