New York: Macmillan, 1975. Second Edition. Octavo. (21 cm. x 15 cm. ) 278 pp. Pictorial dust jacket with Newberry Award Medal affixed to front. Full brown, buckram cloth with author's signature reproduced on front cover in silver, titles in silver on spine. Very light, stray mark on front jacket..... More
New York: Charles Boni, 1929. First Edition. Octavos. (18.5cm x 12 cm.); (18 cm. x 12 cm.) 142 pp.; 269 pp. Pictorial wrappers with graphics in orange and green, respectively. Pictorial endpapers. Edgewear, with some loss to heads and tails of spine with little loss to lettering. Modest toning and..... More
Madras & New York: Hanuman Books, 1987-1992. First Editions. Small Octavos. (10.5 cm. x 7 cm) ills. Colored paper cardstock. Text hand-sewn. Photo-illustrated wrappers. Titles in gilt on covers, printed in black on spines. Very minor edgewear to all titles. "Feminine Hijinx" with original price sticker of $5.98 affixed to..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: Robert Henderson, 1918. Second Edition. Octavo. (15 cm. x 23 cm.) 139 pp. ills. Full maroon cloth boards. Titles in gilt on spine. One page promotional. Promotional with clean tear at middle. Book Fine. First published in 1909, Joseph Schuyler Long's "The Sign Language" is now considered..... More
New York: Dell Publishing, 1969. First Paperback Edition. Small Octavo. (10 cm. x 18 cm.)192 pp. Illustrated paper wrappers. Minor edgewear and small abrasion to verso, not affecting image. Very Good. First paperback printing of Chester Himes' crime noir classic, "Run, Man, Run". Himes' writing was often lumped together with..... More