Recent Arrivals from Spafford Books

New York: Random House [0-394-50691-X] 1980, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 258pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. One of Doctorow's more experimental works, set, for the most part, on Loon Lake in the Adirondacks at the time of the Great Depression. There is a small square patch of what looks like sticker residue to… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. [0-8109-0901-4] 1978. (hardcover) NP. Near fine in fine dust jacket. 4to. The study of Faerie, told through the myths and legends of old. All faeries identified are illustrated, be they faeries water and else, elves, pixies, leprechauns, dryads, as well as others. There is a crease to the front… Read more about this item

Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press [0-8018-7201-4] 2003, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 464pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Three screen plays: Daniel, Ragtime, and Loon Lake. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve. With a Preface by the Author. Introduction, Commentaries, and Interviews by Paul… Read more about this item

New York: Random House [1-4000-6495-3] 2006, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) xiii, 176pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Essays on the nature of imaginative thought. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve. Related ephemera laid in..

New York: Random House [0-394-54909-0] 1985, limited edition. (hardcover) 288pp. Fine. 8vo. The world of the 1930s explored simultaneously throught the eyes of a child and those of the adult who recalls that childhood. Housed in sturdy, plain charcoal blue slip case..

New York: Random House [0-679-42686-8] 1993, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) xii, 206pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Collection of direct and, turns out, uncommon for Doctorow, nonfiction essays. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve..

London: Thames & Hudson [0-500-51302-3] 2006. (hardcover) 320pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 4to. A comprehensive account, its origins, history, philosophy, the ever-changing relationship between the Order and society, its puzzles and enigmas, as well as a survey of the most prominent brothers through history.of the organization. Includes 386 illustrations, 327 of which are… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan [0-02-862063-1] 1997. (Mass market paperback) 160; 224; 256pp. Near fine. 4to. Full colour illustrations. Original text, untouched and unabridged. Maps. Three volumes, housed as issued, in cardboard slipcase that shows moderate wear. The volumes themselves remain in fine condition..

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. [0-439-78454-9] 2005. (hardcover) x, 652pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. The 6th novel of the Harry Potter series. Set in Harry's 6th year at Hogwarts, explores the past of Lord Voldemort, and the preparations Harry makes with Albus Dumbledore for the final battle.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House X [X] 1984, limited edition. (hardcover) 145pp. Fine. 8vo. Doctorow's sixth effort, perhaps his most unusual and powerful, that opens a door to the creative imagination of a writer. Limited edition, one of 350 printed. Signed and numbered and remains sealed, as issued, in original shrink wrap. Dark blue-black cloth, gilt… Read more about this item

London: Octopus Books [0-7064-0282-0] 1973. (hardcover) 144pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 4to. Jacket rubbed and lightly marked. Book shows light wear along the lower edge, but remains internally clean and bright. 187 illustrations, 50 of them in colour. Very good copy..

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. [0-8109-1765-3] 1981. (hardcover) 176pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Folio. An acclaimed exploration of the world of witchcraft, a work of fact and fantasy, poetry and prose. An analysis of the witch as historical reality, archetype, crone, seductress, a vestage of primeval religion, and as anatural healer. Includes recipes… Read more about this item

New York: Random House 978-1-4000-6494-6 [978-1-4000-6494-6] 2009, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 208pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. A imagined narrative, a family story, of New York's Collyer brothers, who, through their bizarre natures and compulsive drives to hoard, became infamous. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve..

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. [0-8109-3274-1] 2002, 25th Anniversary Edition. (hardcover) NP. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 4to. Expanded anniversary edition with new art and essays. The study of Faerie, told through the myths and legends of old. All faeries identified are illustrated, be they faeries water and else, elves, pixies, leprechauns, dryads,… Read more about this item

New York: Random House [1-4000-6204-7] 2004, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 147pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Five short stories that explore who we are and how we live. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve..

New York: Random House [0-394-52528-0] 1985, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 288pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. The world of the 1930s explored simultaneously throught the eyes of a child and those of the adult who recalls that childhood. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve..

New York: Random House [0-394-52530-2] 1984, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 145pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Doctorow's sixth effort, perhaps his most unusual and powerful, that opens a door to the creative imagination of a writer. First edition. Signed. Fine / Fine copy; jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve..

New York London: W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-05774-4 [978-0-393-05774-4] 2009. (hardcover) lxxxiv, 384pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 4to. Authoritative edition of this classic work, published in honour of the author's 150th birthday. Includes the full text of the original letters that inspired the book; hundreds of full colour illustrations, many of… Read more about this item

New York: Oracle Books, St. Martin's Press [0-312-00729-9] 1987, 3rd edition. (hardcover) 149pp. Fine. 12mo. Blue cloth. Titles stamped in gilt to front and spine. Fine copy. Includes velevet bag with 25 runes, one blank that represents the unknowable. Some of the runes are lightly chipped, though are, overall, in fine condition. Lovely set for… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Franklin Library NONE [NONE] [00no date], limited First Edition. (hardcover) Fine. 8vo. Limited first edition, privately printed and signed exclusively for memebers of the Signed First Edition Society. Still in original shrink wrap, as issued. Brown leather. Gilt accents. Gilded edges all 'round. Hubbed spines. Beautiful..