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Closing Time by Joseph Heller. First edition. 1994. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. The sequel to Catch-22. $18
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January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Closing Time by Joseph Heller. First edition. 1994. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. The sequel to Catch-22. $18
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Wild Blood by Robert Crane. First edition. 1935. A very fine copy in fine dust jacket. Novel of Cattlemen versus sheepherders. A beautiful copy. $150
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January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Wild Blood by Robert Crane. First edition. 1935. A very fine copy in fine dust jacket. Novel of Cattlemen versus sheepherders. A beautiful copy. $150
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Double Trouble by Herbert Quick. First edition, "January 1906." Illustrated by Orson Lowell. Navy blue cloth boards, front board stamped in olive, red, and gilt, with red and olive on the spine. Spine sunned and with a chip in the cloth, front hinge starting, very good. $30
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January 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The Spider: The Cholera King. By Norvell Page. First edition thus. Fine in wrappers. Reissue of this story which first appeared in the pulps in 1936. Two other short stories included. $40
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December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Spider: The Cholera King. By Norvell Page. First edition thus. Fine in wrappers. Reissue of this story which first appeared in the pulps in 1936. Two other short stories included. $40
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The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t by Ogden Nash. First edition. 1957. Illustrated by Linell Nash. $30 #books #Christmas #holidayseason
December 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t by Ogden Nash. First edition. 1957. Illustrated by Linell Nash. $30 #books #Christmas #holidayseason
Stated "eighth impression." 1898. Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens. Gray cloth boards, decoratively stamped in red, green, and gilt on the front board and spine, with an illustration affixed to the front board as issued, and top edge gilt. Inscribed by the author. $80
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December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Stated "eighth impression." 1898. Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens. Gray cloth boards, decoratively stamped in red, green, and gilt on the front board and spine, with an illustration affixed to the front board as issued, and top edge gilt. Inscribed by the author. $80
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Don’t Open Until Christmas by Christopher Morley. First separate edition, originally published under the title "Slow Gin" in Christopher Morley's Collected Essays. 1931. $25
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December 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Don’t Open Until Christmas by Christopher Morley. First separate edition, originally published under the title "Slow Gin" in Christopher Morley's Collected Essays. 1931. $25
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A Christmas Entertainment by Hubert Phillips. A charming Christmas entertainment, many of the riddles and puzzles referencing the fold-out map of "Blotto Island," measuring approximately 8" x 10 ¾" unfolded, with answers printed on the verso. $20
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December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A Christmas Entertainment by Hubert Phillips. A charming Christmas entertainment, many of the riddles and puzzles referencing the fold-out map of "Blotto Island," measuring approximately 8" x 10 ¾" unfolded, with answers printed on the verso. $20
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Babar and Father Christmas by Jean De Brunhoff. Reprint. 1990. “After Babar’s children learn the story of Father Christmas, Babar decides to invite the legendary elf to visit the elephants’ country” (from the rear wrapper). $20
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December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Babar and Father Christmas by Jean De Brunhoff. Reprint. 1990. “After Babar’s children learn the story of Father Christmas, Babar decides to invite the legendary elf to visit the elephants’ country” (from the rear wrapper). $20
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Marya: A Life. By Joyce Carol Oates. First trade edition. 1986.
The front flap describes the books as “a profound and hauntingly truthful portrait of a modern woman in search of self-understanding and fulfillment.”
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The front flap describes the books as “a profound and hauntingly truthful portrait of a modern woman in search of self-understanding and fulfillment.”
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December 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Marya: A Life. By Joyce Carol Oates. First trade edition. 1986.
The front flap describes the books as “a profound and hauntingly truthful portrait of a modern woman in search of self-understanding and fulfillment.”
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The front flap describes the books as “a profound and hauntingly truthful portrait of a modern woman in search of self-understanding and fulfillment.”
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End of a Day by Beatriz Guido. First American edition. “Written with passion, intelligence and irony, this compelling novel tells of the downfall of a wealthy and aristocratic Argentinian family under the Peron dictatorship.” $125
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December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
End of a Day by Beatriz Guido. First American edition. “Written with passion, intelligence and irony, this compelling novel tells of the downfall of a wealthy and aristocratic Argentinian family under the Peron dictatorship.” $125
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The Blue Fox by Ronald Duncan. First American edition. 1952. Foreword by Brian Vesey Fitzgerald. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, spine slightly cocked, very good in a very good edgeworn dust jacket. with spine ends and corners chipped. $25 #books #illustration #arts&crafts #reading
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Blue Fox by Ronald Duncan. First American edition. 1952. Foreword by Brian Vesey Fitzgerald. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, spine slightly cocked, very good in a very good edgeworn dust jacket. with spine ends and corners chipped. $25 #books #illustration #arts&crafts #reading
A Billion for Boris by Mary Rodgers. Cover illustration by Edward Gorey. First edition. The second book by Rodgers in The Freaky Friday Trilogy in which people magically switch personalities. Rodgers also wrote the score for the popular Broadway musical Once Upon a Mattress. $65 #books #illustration
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A Billion for Boris by Mary Rodgers. Cover illustration by Edward Gorey. First edition. The second book by Rodgers in The Freaky Friday Trilogy in which people magically switch personalities. Rodgers also wrote the score for the popular Broadway musical Once Upon a Mattress. $65 #books #illustration
The Violent Land by Jorge Amado. First American edition. 1945. Translated from the Portuguese by Samuel Putnam. 12mo. 335 [1] pp. Fine in about very good dust jacket stained on the lower panel and with several small chips and tears. $100. #books #illustration #art #crafts
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Violent Land by Jorge Amado. First American edition. 1945. Translated from the Portuguese by Samuel Putnam. 12mo. 335 [1] pp. Fine in about very good dust jacket stained on the lower panel and with several small chips and tears. $100. #books #illustration #art #crafts
The Doll Master by Rosamond Marshall. First edition. 1954. Owner name on the front free endpaper, light scattered foxing to the endpapers, else near fine in very good dust jacket with a faded spine and several very small nicks and tears. $200
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November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Doll Master by Rosamond Marshall. First edition. 1954. Owner name on the front free endpaper, light scattered foxing to the endpapers, else near fine in very good dust jacket with a faded spine and several very small nicks and tears. $200
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The Elephant & The Flower by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Meg Rutherford. First edition, hardcover issue. 1970. Thin octavo. Pictorial boards. Fine, issued without dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. $100
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November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Elephant & The Flower by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Meg Rutherford. First edition, hardcover issue. 1970. Thin octavo. Pictorial boards. Fine, issued without dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. $100
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Old Acquaintance by David Stacton. First edition. 1962. Fine in very slightly toned else fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. $125
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November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Old Acquaintance by David Stacton. First edition. 1962. Fine in very slightly toned else fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. $125
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Charles Bukowski on Cats. “A raw and tenderly funny look at the human-cat relationship, from one of our most treasured iconic writers” (from the front flap). Later printing. Edited by Abel Debritto. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Boards mildly bowed, near fine in fine dust jacket. $40
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Charles Bukowski on Cats. “A raw and tenderly funny look at the human-cat relationship, from one of our most treasured iconic writers” (from the front flap). Later printing. Edited by Abel Debritto. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Boards mildly bowed, near fine in fine dust jacket. $40
Cherry Ames: Visiting Nurse by Helen Wells. Reprint. 216pp. Dusty rose illustrated cloth, gray endpapers. Edges lightly sunned, near fine in a very good dust jacket with small nicks on spine ends and bottom edge of rear panel. Number 8 in the Cherry Ames series. $25
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Cherry Ames: Visiting Nurse by Helen Wells. Reprint. 216pp. Dusty rose illustrated cloth, gray endpapers. Edges lightly sunned, near fine in a very good dust jacket with small nicks on spine ends and bottom edge of rear panel. Number 8 in the Cherry Ames series. $25
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To a Silent Valley by Howard R. Simpson. “A stirring novel of the struggle for Indochina.” First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novel about French involvement in Indochina prior to 1954 written by an American. Uncommon title. $85
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
To a Silent Valley by Howard R. Simpson. “A stirring novel of the struggle for Indochina.” First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novel about French involvement in Indochina prior to 1954 written by an American. Uncommon title. $85
Look to Your Geese by Jacquin Sanders. A humorous story of the not-so-staid Puritan community of Gruel, Massachusetts. First English edition. Fine, with faint offsetting to the endpapers and foxing to the foredge, in a near fine dust jacket with chipping and tears to the spine and flap folds. $55
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Look to Your Geese by Jacquin Sanders. A humorous story of the not-so-staid Puritan community of Gruel, Massachusetts. First English edition. Fine, with faint offsetting to the endpapers and foxing to the foredge, in a near fine dust jacket with chipping and tears to the spine and flap folds. $55
It's almost Halloween! Get in the spirit with this classic tale by Edgar Allen Poe, The Black Cat. First edition thus. Wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. Fine in a fine dust jacket. $30
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It's almost Halloween! Get in the spirit with this classic tale by Edgar Allen Poe, The Black Cat. First edition thus. Wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. Fine in a fine dust jacket. $30
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural. Cover art by Edward Gorey. "This exceptional compilation - a veritable collector's volume - contains more than fifty short stories, novellas, and poems, both classic and modern, by some of the most distinguished writers of all time." $50
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural. Cover art by Edward Gorey. "This exceptional compilation - a veritable collector's volume - contains more than fifty short stories, novellas, and poems, both classic and modern, by some of the most distinguished writers of all time." $50
The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud. First edition, first state (preceding the Farrar, Straus and Cudahy edition). A trifle soiled on the spine, near fine in very good dust jacket with toning on the spine and small spots of foxing. $85
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud. First edition, first state (preceding the Farrar, Straus and Cudahy edition). A trifle soiled on the spine, near fine in very good dust jacket with toning on the spine and small spots of foxing. $85