Modern Literature from Quercus Rare Books

Chicago: The White House Publishers, 1927. A romance of China. Originally published by Duffield; this is a Near Fine copy of a reprinted edition from the same year. Uncommon to scarce. Bennett is listed in Hubin [p.30] but this title is not included. Bright orange cloth binding, titled in black on the spine. Cean text; 330 pages. Endpapers showing offset… Read more about this item

New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, 1902. The Canadian author [Sir] Gilbert Parker (1862-1932) had several best-selling novels; during World War I he was an effective propagandist for the Allies. He also had a political career. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with decoration in green, white, and gilt on the front cover;… Read more about this item

New York, Chicago, Toronto, London and Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1916. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Orange cloth binding with titling in yellow on the spine and front cover.Frontis illustration; 304 pages. previous-owner (evidently a physician) signature on front paste-down. Touch of rub to tips, spine slightly darkened with a… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Arthur Train (1875-1945) served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York, using that experience to write several popular mysteries [Hubin, p.406]. This is not a mystery, however - a later conventional novel, a family saga. First Edition in Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine condition. Green cloth binding, ruled, with titling in gilt… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Title #50. This is a Fine copy of a Later Printing [assumed]. Copyright 1932. Green cloth binding with titling in gilt within black labels [style used 1939-1962]. Clean text; 108 pages, including a four-page catalog in the rear. The dustjacket is Very Good; 393 titles listed. Unclipped, but with wear at the margins. In… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library ML number 33 with copyright of 1934. This is a Fine copy of a presumed Later Printing. Gray cloth binding; titling in gilt within green labels [this binding style #8, used 1939 - 1962]. Clean text; 360 pages, with a six-page catalog in the rear. The dustjacket (385 titles listed) is clipped and shows edgewear,… Read more about this item

London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1914. [John] Herbert Slater (1851-1921) was a noted bibliophile and the author of several books on book collecting. This bibliography is dedicated to "early editions of Stevenson's works most interesting collectors. This tile scarce. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text;… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition [stated "First Published in English 1935"]. Translation is from the original Czech by M and R Weatherall. Blue cloth binding with titling in silver on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 256 pages; red topstain. Textblock is very bright and fresh. Spine… Read more about this item

Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company, Publishers, 1902. Opie Read (1852-1939) worked as a journalist but also produced about 60 books. Known as a "Southern writer." Many of his works appeared in dime novels. First published in 1897; this is a Very Good copy of a reprint from five years later that is less common than the original.… Read more about this item

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1911. Based on his affair with Amber Reeves, this novel of "politics and sex" was ocasionally banned; Joseph Conrad was one of many who admired it. This is a Very Good copy of the Second Edition [stated]. Red cloth binding with ruling and titling in white on the front cover; titling in gilt on… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1915. The protagonist in this early novel by Ferber is a divorced mother and businesswoman. It was first serialized, then published in book form by Stokes. This is a Fine copy of the reprint published in the same year. Gray cloth binding, blindstamped with an attractive floral design. Titling in dark blue on the spine… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. Masefield, long the Poet Laureate of England, also wrote this adventure/intrigue novel set in a fictional South American country. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition [stated "Set Up - Electrotyped - Published October - 1924"]. Red cloth binding with titling set within gilt labels on the spine and front… Read more about this item

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1911. John Masefield (1878-1967) was Poet Laureate of England for almost four decades. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Blue cloth binding, ruled, with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 90 pages, with a Note; four pages of publisher adverts in the rear. Spine has darkened… Read more about this item

London, Edinburgh, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1901. Writing under a shortened pseudonym, the Irish author (1844-1914) was known for her juvenile fiction, and mystery adventures. This romance is based on current events (the Boer War). Blue cloth binding, illustrated on the front cover with a nurse in her attire stamped in black, white, red, and blue. Titling… Read more about this item

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1958. This is a Fine copy of a presumed First Edition. Tan cloth binding decorated and titled in back and orange on the front cover and spine.Clean text; 277 pages. Frontis portrait of Gogol in 1834; decorative floral endpapers. Edited by Ovid Gorchakov, with illustrations by A. Kanevsky. There is no publication date; bibliographers seem… Read more about this item

Praha [Prague]: Fr. Borovy-Aventinum, 1932. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, in a beautiful fine binding in decorative blue leather. The front cover features a sailboat and line of trees in red, tan, green and gilt. Titling in gilt on the spine; the waves on the front cover are also gilt. Clean text; 87 pages. Limited… Read more about this item

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1922. Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) meant his poetry to be sung or chanted; he called this the "Higher Vaudeville" and would be known these days as a performance artist. [ Interestingly, he was also a talented artist.] At one time the most famous and popular poet in America; financial reverses led to a very painful… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. A collection of 24 interrelated stories. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing of the First Edition. Black cloth binding with a turquoise spine, titled in maroon. Clean text; 206 pages. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP. Lightly rubbed at the margins. The dustjacket is complete (unclipped). It has a… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989. Per the prolific "New Yorker" author, the problem with controlling Nature is that Nature cannot be controlled. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition stated "First Edition, 1989"]. [Orange cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and an illustration in black on the front cover. Clean text; 272… Read more about this item

Seattle: Puget Sound Press, 2001. Volume Two of the "Mare's Nest Trilogy," a mystery set in Panama. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition that has been SIGNED by the author on the Title Page. Softbound< with a colourful illustrated cover. Clean text; 282 pages. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read more about this item