Recent Arrivals from Paper Birch Books

First edition, first printing. Condition: very Good. Dust jacket condition: very good-, unclipped with some water mark on rear, minor chipping and inobtrusive crease on inside flap of dust jacket. Green cloth with maroon boards. A beautiful copy of the author's final novel, scarce in the first printing. Co-winner of the 1973 National Book Award. More photos available on request.… Read more about this item

Signed, first edition of Oscar Wilde's incredibly scarce "The Happy Prince and Other Tales." David Nutt, publisher. Ballantyne Press. Quarto, handmade paper. Original boards in Japanese vellum. Limited edition, number 14 of 75, signed by both Oscar Wilde and publisher David Nutt. Publication date: 1888. Stunning illustrations: front cover design in red ink by Jacob Hood, as well as head… Read more about this item

Hardcover. First edition, second printing. Condition: very good. Jacket is very good+ with minor scuffing and minimal edgewear. Clean internally. A beautiful copy of a collectible book, scarce in the true first edition. More photos available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket condition: good+, clipped, small closed tear, a bit of sunning to the spine, now protected in mylar. First edition, fortieth printing, likely from the 1980s. Binding is square and tight, interior is clean. A beautiful copy. "I was only thirteen, and they were going to have me psychoanalyzed and all, because I broke all the… Read more about this item

A signed, first editon/first printing of Ellison's most important work, with the iconic dust jacket design of E. Mcknight-Kauffer. Dust jacket is good, unclipped with some chipping and loss, now protected in archival mylar. Front and rear boards beneath jacket show some light foxing/water staining, priced accordingly. Interior is clean and binding is tight. A scarce first printing, made even… Read more about this item

Hardover. First edition. HarperNumber line 02 03 HAD 30 29. Trans. Alan R Clarke. Dust jacket condition: clipped, near fine. Blue boards, gold guilt. Clean interior, tight and square. Vibrant, iconic dust jacket. "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving." A gorgeous copy of this influential book.

Hardcover. Dustjacket condition: fine. Warmy inscribed by Tim O'Brien: "To Bill, Welcome home. I hope this book inspires you to write it out...for the world. Best, Tim O'Brien." A first edition with full number line, thus first priting. Protected by mylar, unclipped. "A true war story, if truly told, makes the stomach believe." A stunning copy of arguably the most… Read more about this item

Hardover. Red cloth over boards, gold guilt lettering. Dust jacket condition: near fine. A bright and vibrant copy of the British first, scarce in any condition. First impression in an unclipped dust jacket, unmarked inside. Light scuffing on back of the dust jacket and small, inobtrustive closed tear. All things considered, a stunning copy.

First Edition of Chelsea Girls. Condition: Good. Some sun damage to front and back cover, light wear. Inside pages clean. Remnants of old price tag on back. Described as a nonfiction novel, this 1994 Künstlerroman by queer literary icon Eileen Myles tells the story of a narrator named Eileen Myles, a poet who loves women, coming into personal and artistic… Read more about this item

Hardcover, grey cloth with gold, guilt lettering. First edition of the Macmillan edition, first printing, fourth book in the series, second American translation, Constance Garnett. The first American edition to be published directly into English from the Russian, however. No dust jacket, as issued. Rubbing on both tail and headcap. Small tear on head cap hinge. Small stain on back… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Condition: very good. First edition of the 1987 translation of Tales of Love by Bulgarian-French feminist theorist and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva. Following her seminal Power of Horror: An Essay in Abjection, Tales of Love is a philosophical inquiry into love via images in art, literature, and representations of maternity. Hardcover, boards in excellent shape, with light rubbing and creases… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated First Edition of Hitchens' most famous crime novel. The novel inspired Jean-Luc Godard's film Bande à part. Octavo, 187pp. Black hardcover with title yellow stamped title on spine. Some rubbing, colour loss and minor chipping on dust jacket. Watermark on rear dust jacket cover and bottom of dust jacket spine. Unclipped,… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 3rd Canadian Printing, with numberline starting at 4, as the Canadian first edition of Raincoast's first printing started with "2" in numberline. Dust jacket has minor pulling of laminate cover. First page is pulling away ever so slightly from the binding. Overall, a beautiful copy.… Read more about this item

First Edition. Hardcover, blue cloth over boards. Condition: Very Good. First UK edition and printing of Highsmith's third novel. Minor foxing on textblock, dust jacket and title page. Scarce in any condition, but this dust jacket appears to have been preserved in mylar from an early age, thus the jacket remains bright and crisp. Presents beautifully. More photos, or video,… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket, as issued. Blue cloth boards with gold, guilt lettering. The definitive, scholarly edition of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, edited by Norman H. MacKenzie. Uncommon in any condition, but an exceptionally bright and well-maintained copy with the publisher's original clear plastic wraps. Price sticker on the plastic from the University of Saskatoon… Read more about this item

First and exclusive edition of an extremely scarce pamphlet. Stamped "Restricted" and "Prepared under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff," with further annotation that "this document contains classified United Kingdom information." Loose leaf binder, hole punched and stitched. 22 pages. Bumping to front board. Metal and rust marking. Published in 1965, amidst the Cold War, the material… Read more about this item

Hardcover, octavo. Tan cloth over boards. 48 Coloured plates by Margaret Tarrant. Interior is free of inscriptions, no spotting. Binding is tight and square. Dustjacket has significant chipping, some loss, and a few notable blemishes, as is typical for this edition. Stunning illustrative decorations on both the front board and front and rear pastedowns. A vibrant copy of a childhood… Read more about this item

Condition: Fine. No dust jacket, as issued. First edition of 250 hand-numbered copies. #139 of 250. Full leather binding in deep chestnut kidskin. Leather headbands, black silk ribbon, black sewn endpapers. Raised band spine with gold gilt lines parallel the raised bands. Title and author are gold gilt on the spine, as with title on front cover. A stunning copy of… Read more about this item

First Edition, second state, with skyscraper spelling corrected on page 105. Unclipped dust jacket with price of $7.50. Jacket condition is Good+ with minor shelf wear, a small blemish on front cover, and slight stain on back. Book is tight, square, and presents very nicely. A beautiful copy of an early work by the author of Lonesome Dove, among others.… Read more about this item

Condition: Very Good+, Very Good dust jacket. First Edition, fourth printing, price-clipped. Hardcover, cloth covered boards. Negligible bumping and rubbing. Tiny red and black seal on front paste down end paper that reads "A. E. Esch & Co Ltd. Booksellers, Edmonton Alberta" with slight red stain opposite. The iconic dust jacket, designed by Avant Garde artist E. McKnight Kauffer, really… Read more about this item