Regarding Books Catalog Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Aldiss,Brian.

The Hand-Reared Boy (#2027) $10.00

New York, McCall, 1970. 1st US Edition HB. Book is approaching NF with just a little Request

spring to the front board and a previous owner's name and date on the front flyleaf.

Dust jacket is NF with some very light soiling and a small nick at the top front
Alvarez,Julia.

The Other Side/ El Otro Lado (#843) $10.00

New York, Dutton, 1995. 1st Edition HB. As new with promotional postcard laid in.. Request
Asimov,Isaac.

Asimov's Guide to the Bible Volume 1 (#2321) $60.00

Garden City, Doubleday, 1968. 1st Edition. This is Volume 1 only. Volume 2 was Request

published separately in 1969. HB. Books is NF. Dust jacket is VG. Dust jacket has

faint dampstain on top of front fold, on bottom of rear fold, and on spine. The stains

are pretty faint and therefore fairly unobtrusive. Spine ends and corners are nicked

and frayed. Light soiling and some light creases on the back panel..

The Stars in Their Courses (#4020) $25.00

, , . 1st Edition. Faint tape shadows on boards. Non-sticky glue residue on front Request

flyleaf. HB. Faint tape shadows on boards. Non-sticky glue residue on front flyleaf,

apparently from pocket removal, but paper is not torn or scuffed. Small, faint stamp

on front pastedown. Otherwise, VG/VG..
Bagby,George.

Bird Walking Weather (#1887) $60.00

Garden City, Doubleday, Doran, 1939. 1st Edition HB. VG- with fraying at spine Request

ends. Corners bumped. Previous owner's signature on front fly-paper. Gift

inscription on 2nd free endpaper..
Bathurst,Bella.

The Lighthouse Stevensons (#1786) $20.00

New York, Harper Collins, 1999. Advance Readers' Edition WRAPPERS. Fine. Request
Birch,Samuel.

History of Ancient Pottery. Egyptian, Assyrian, and Greek. (#2194) $90.00

London, John Murray, 1858. Assumed 1st Edition. 2 volumes. HB. VG. Request
Bowen,Peter.

Imperial Kelly (#1032) $15.00

New York, Crown, 1992. 1st Edition HB. F/VNF. One very small nick at top rear fold Request

on dust jacket..
Brown,John Gregory.

Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery (#813) $15.00

Boston/New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Butler,Gwendoline.

Albion Walk (#1703) $5.00

New York, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1982. 1st US Edition HB. F/F. Request
Butler,William.

The Bone House (#3867) $20.00

London, Peter Owen, 1972. 1st Edition. HB. VG+/VG+. Top front corner is bumped. Request

There is a red checkmark on the flyleaf at the top inside corner. Also on the flyleaf,

there is a Library of Congress Duplicate Surplus stamp. On the copyright page there

is an oval stamp at the bottom corner that says, "Copyright Office/October 30

1972/Copy Library of Congress". Also stamped on that page is "Ai 13262".

Otherwise, the book is clean and quite nice. The dust jacket has some light rubbing,

some wear at the corners, and a couple of short, closed tears..
Carter,Jimmy.

Why Not the Best? (#1872) $35.00

Nashville, Broadman Press, 1975. Broadman Press does not identify printings. HB. Request

Shelf dust on top page edges, else book is fine. Dust jacket is VG+ with wear at

corners and spine ends. Short tear and crease at top rear corner. Half inch closed

tear at bottom rear hinge. Price clipped..
Chappell,Fred.

The Inkling (#2019) $30.00

New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. 1st Edition HB. Three pencil point size Request

holes along the front fold and one on the rear fold, else NF/NF..
Chesbro,George.

Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm (#1587) $15.00

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1995. 1st Edition HB. VF/VF. Request
Childers,Max.

Things Undone (#1004) $8.00

Charleston, Wyrick & Company, 1990. 1st Edition HB. F/NF. Request
Clemens,Clara (daughter of Mark

Why Be Nervous (#2368) $100.00

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1927. 1st Edition. An uncommon title by the daughter Request

of Mark Twain. HB. Book is very near fine. Dust jacket is VG+ with some short tears

around the perimeter and small chips at the spine ends. Photos available on request..
Colwin,Laurie.

Another Marvelous Thing (#1694) $10.00

New York, Knopf, 1986. 1st Edition HB. Small nick at top front corner of dust jacket, Request

else F/F..
Dams,Jeanne.

The Trouble in the Town Hall (#1168) $15.00 Signed!

New York, Walker, 1996. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Signed. WRAPS. NF. Request
Daugharty,Janice.

Necessary Lies (#1352) $10.00

New York, Harper Collins, 1995. 1st Edition HB. Fine/Very Near Fine. Request
Davis,Richard Harding.

The Bar Sinister (#1359) $20.00

New York, Scribners, 1903. 1st Edition. 1st state binding of tan buckram cloth, Request

lettered on the front in gold outlined in black. All 7 illustrations are present, but all are

laid in and no longer attached. These plates were inserts, apparently tipped in. HB.

VG. Covers are soiled, but only lightly worn. The lettering and emblem is nice. The

spine is somewhat darkened with the lettering dulled. The gilt topstain is a bit dulled.

The binding is solid with no hinge cracks. All 7 illustrations are present, but all are laid

in and no longer attached. These plates were inserts, apparently tipped in at one time.

Previous owner's name and year, 1903 in pencil on front pastedown..
Dean,John.

Blind Ambition (#1564) $15.00

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1976. 1st Edition HB. NF/VG+. Request
DeLillo,Don.

Underworld (#1592) $0.00

New York, Scribner, 1997. 1sr Edition HB. NF/F. Top rear corner is bumped. Small Request

bump to bottom edge..
Didion,Joan.

The Last Thing He Wanted (#1620) $5.00

New York, Knopf, 1996. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Dunlap,Susan.

An Equal Opportunity Death (#4218) $10.00

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1984. 1st Edition HB. VG/VG. Request
Dunning,John.

Booked To Die (#70) $800.00 Signed!

New York, Charle Scribner's Sons, 1992. 1st Edition. Signed and dated 1-15-92. HB. Request

VF/VF.
Eckert,Allan.

Incident at Hawk's Hill (#1177) $75.00

Boston, Little, Brown, 1971. 1st Edition HB. NF/VG+. Request

The Crossbreed (#1176) $15.00

Boston, Little, Brown, 1968. 1st Edition HB. Previous owner's bookplate on front free Request

endpaper, else NF/NF.

The Great Auk (#1779) $25.00

Boston, Little Brown, 1963. 1st Edition HB. VG+/VG. Dust jacket spine is a bit Request

darkened with a thumbprint size darkened spot on the rear panel..

Wild Season (#2313) $10.00

Boston, Little, Brown, 1967. 1st Edition HB. VG+/VG+. Name on first blank. A few Request

scattered foxing marks in the gutters of front pages. Soiling to exterior page edges.

Dust jacket has general rubbing. Some chipping at top of spine, and a closed tear

from top of spine down along rear hinge, about 2 inches. "Ted K." written in ink on

front flap under price..

Wild Season (#2312) $10.00

Boston, Little, Brown, 1967. 1st Edition HB. VG+/VG+. Book has light soiling to top Request

exterior page edges. Dust jacket has light general rubbing, nicks at the corners, a

closed short tear at the rear top corner, and a crease along the top of the rear panel..
Edgerton,Clyde.

Where Trouble Sleeps (#2207) $10.00 Signed!

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1997. 1st Edition. Signed. HB. F/F. Request
Egan,Jennifer.

Emerald City (#2337) $15.00

New York, Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 1996. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Eidson,Thomas.

All God's Children (#1633) $25.00

New York, Dutton, 1997. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Eliot,T. S..

Poems 1909-1925 (#1973) $30.00

New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, . No date, possible 1st Edition HB. VG. No Request

dust jacket..
Englander,Nathan.

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges (#1783) $35.00

New York, Knopf, 1999. 1st Edition. Advance Readers' Edition. WRAPPERS. Fine. Request
Finder,Joseph.

Extraordinary Powers (#1682) $15.00

New York, Ballantine Books/Random House, 1994. 1st Edition. HB. F/F. Request
Fleming,Ian.

The Man with the Golden Gun (#1367) $25.00

New York, NAL, 1965. 1st US Edition HB. NF/NF. Request
Follett,Ken.

Triple (#1014) $15.00

New York, Arbor House, 1979. 1st US Edition HB. NF/NF. Request
Francis,Dick.

Odds Against (#1326) $150.00

New York, Harper & Row, 1965. 1st US Edition HB. NF/NF. Light shelf dust. Dust Request

jacket has very light wear at corners and spine ends and a half inch closed tear at the

top rear hinge. A very nice copy..
Fraser,George M..

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord (#96) $200.00 Signed!

Bristol, Scorpion Press, 1994. 1st Edition, Scorpion Press Signed Limited Edition #4 of Request

99. HB. As new.

Royal Flash (#2353) $450.00 Signed!

London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970. First Edition, Uncorrected Proof. Signed by the Request

author. WRAPPERS. VG. Soiled. Corners a bit rounded. Short tear to front cover at

base of spine. Photos available on request..
Gadol,Peter.

Coyote (#1853) $10.00

New York, Crown, 1990. 1st Edition HB. NF/F. Very, very slight lean.. Request
Gibbons,Kay.

A Cure for Dreams (#115) $0.00

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1991. 1st Edition HB. As new. Request
Gilstrap,John.

Nathan's Run (#1619) $15.00

New York, Harper Collins, 1996. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Goldman,William.

Wigger (#1579) $60.00

, , . Stated First Edition. The letter A is not included on the sequential line. I do not Request

know if the true first edition of this book included the A or not. Still, hard to find. Ex-

library. HB. This is an ex-library copy in very sound condition. "Knight Elementary

School Library" stamped on the top exterior page edges. On the front and rear

pastedowns there are paper remnants from something that was glued down. There is

some light tackiness in areas. On the front pastedown there is a stamp about 2" x 2"

in overall size that says "Knight Town" and has a circle with some little pictures inside.

On the first blank there are paper remnants with no tackiness. On the dedication

page, there is some pencil writing in the upper righthand corner, "AA-UO/1.95". At the

botto of the page "Paid" is stamped. On the title page, at the top "Knight Elementary

School Library" is stamped. Toward the bottom "76-00605" is stamped. The text is

clean. There are no tears. The book is very sound and in nice condition. The dust

jacket is in nice condition. It is not price-clipped. The price on the dust jacket is

$4.75. The spine is slightly faded. A small library sticker has been removed from

the spine and a slight contrast can be seen. Where the sticker has been removed, on

the rear fold of the spine, there are two very small scuffs. Scans are available on

request..
Heller,Jean.

Maximum Impact (#1794) $15.00

New York, Forge, 1993. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Hightower,Lynn.

No Good Deed (#1169) $20.00

New York, Delacorte Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof WRAPS. Request
Hollingshead,Greg.

The Healer (#1815) $15.00

New York, HarperFlamingo, 1998. 1st US Edition HB. F/F with review material and a Request

photograph of the author laid in.
Huxley,Aldous.

Antic Hay (#2026) $20.00

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1923. 1st Edition HB. VG. Name on front Request

flyleaf. Spine label worn and not readable. Binding is solid and square..
Irving,John.

The Cider House Rules (#2200) $15.00

New York, Morrow, 1985. 1st Trade Edition HB. NF/NF. Request
James,P. D..

Shroud for a Nightingale (#1515) $150.00

New York, Scribners, 1971. 1st US Edition HB. The book is a bit leaned, otherwise Request

VG+/VG+. A nice copy..

The Skull Beneath the Skin (#2036) $10.00

New York, Scribners, 1982. 1st US Edition HB. F/F. A very nice copy.. Request
Jones,Dennis.

Russian Spring (#1930) $15.00

New York, Beaufort Books, 1984. 1st Edition. No indication of another printing. HB. Request

F/NF. Dust jacket has a short closed tear at the top of the front panel, a small tear

with some creasing at the bottom of the front panel, and a 3/4" closed tear at the top

of the rear panel..
Jones,R. W..

Saving Grace (#2122) $15.00

London, Michael Joseph, 1986. 1st Edition HB. Pages browned, else F/F.. Request
King,Laurie.

To Play the Fool (#1658) $10.00

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Kipling,Rudyard.

Occasional Poems, The Cornhill Booklet (#3838) $60.00

Boston, Alfred Bartlett, 1900. The Cornhill Booklet, August, 1900, Volume 1, No. 2. Request

Includes A Recent Portrait of Mr. Kipling (detached) from an Etching by William

Strang. HB. VG. Light soiling to the cover. Small area of staining along top of rear

cover. Two small nicks to the paper on the spine..
LeCarre,John.

A Small Town in Germany (#1138) $10.00

New York, Coward-McCann, 1968. 1st US Edition HB. VG+/VG. Price-clipped.. Request
Lee,Wendi.

The Good Daughter (#2121) $15.00

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1994. 1st Edition HB. NF/NF. Top rear corner Request
Lister,Michael.

Power in the Blood (#2260) $20.00 Signed!

Sarasota, Pineapple Press, 1997. 1st printing. Signed in red ink, "Signed in Request

Blood/Michael Lister/ 2-6-99". HB. Faint impression of previous pencil price at top of

front flyleaf. Small (1/4") stray ink mark near bottom of front exterior page edges.
London,Jack.

What Life Means to Me (#2219) $25.00

Girard, Kansas, Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924. Little Blue Book No. 30 HB. VG. Request

Covers browned. Wear at spine ends..
Lumley,Brian.

Blood Brothers (#4126) $20.00

New York, TOR, 1992. 1st Printing HB. F/F. Request
MacLaverty,Bernard.

Lamb (#3862) $10.00

New York, George Braziller, 1980. 1st Edition in the US HB. NF/NF. Dust jacket has Request

some light scratches and a small scuff spot on the back panel..
McCracken,Elizabeth.

The Giant's House (#918) $15.00

New York, The Dial Press, 1996. 1st Edition HB. VF/VF. Request
McCrumb,Sharyn.

She Walks These Hills (#197) $20.00 Signed!

New York, Scribners, 1994. 1st Edition. Signed. HB. As new. Request
Monfredo,Miriam Grace.

Blackwater Spirits (#1097) $10.00

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Moore,Robin.

The Green Berets (#1627) $30.00

New York, Crown, 1965. 1st Edition HB. VG+/VG. A nice copy.. Request
Nansen,Dr. Fridtjof.

Farthest North (#4019) $125.00

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1897. 1st Edition. 2 volumes. All four maps present. Request

HB. VG or better. Binding very solid. Some scattered browning and soiling..
Neri,Kris.

Revenge of the Gypsy Queen (#1702) $25.00

Highland City, FL, Rainbow Books, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition HB. As new with recipe Request

card laid in..
O'Brian,Patrick.

The Yellow Admiral (#1571) $10.00

New York, Norton, 1996. 1st US Edition with Free Book Offer from Norton inside. HB. Request

As new.
O'Brien,Tim.

In the Lake of the Woods (#1230) $15.00

New York, Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, 1994. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Proust,Marcel.

The Past Recaptured (#4237) $35.00

New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1932. 1st Edition HB. VG/VG-. Shelf dust, light Request

foxing, light wear at corners. Dust jacket is tattered around the perimeter..
Reed,Thomas B. (editor, Mark Twain

Modern Eloquence, 15 Volume Set (#2366) $225.00

Philadelphia, John H. Morris Company, 1900. 1st Edition. Edition Deluxe. 15 Request

volumes. Volumes 1 - 10 dated 1900, actually issued in 1901. Volumes 11 - 15

dated 1903. BAL 3467. Contains first book appearance by Mark Twain. Volume 1, "A

'Littery' Episode"; Volume 4, "The Sandwich Islands"; Volume 5, "Introduction to

Charles Kings;ey". HB. Overall VG. Red 3/4 leather with red marbled boards and

endpapers. Will be glad to describe each volume for any interested party..

Modern Eloquence, Volume 1 (#2364) $25.00

Philadelphia, John D. Morris and Company, 1900. 1st Edition. Edition Deluxe. Request

Volume 1, After Dinner Speeches A - D. Contains first book appearance of Twain's

speech, "A 'Littery' Episode" along with 5 other Twain speeches. HB. VG. Blue cloth is

faded and mottled on spine. Small areas of mottled fading to boards. Rear hinge

paper partially cracked, but sound. Contents are clean..
Ridley,John.

Love is a Racket (#2057) $10.00

New York, Knopf, 1998. 1st Edition. Publisher's review slip laid in. HB. F/F. Request
Robb,Candace.

The Lady Chapel (#860) $25.00

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1994. 1st Edition HB. VF/VF. Request
Ross,Kate.

A Broken Vessel (#859) $20.00

New York, Viking, 1994. 1st Edition HB. VF/VF. Request

Whom the Gods Love (#980) $15.00

New York, Viking, 1995. 1st Edition HB. VF/VF. Request
Rucka,Greg.

Keeper (#2141) $20.00

New York, Bantam, 1996. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Sams,Ferrol.

Run with the Horsemen (#1002) $15.00

Atlanta, Peachtree Publishers, 1982. 1st Edition HB. NF/VG+. The exterior page Request

edges are just a little browned with some light soiling on the top. There is some very

light wear to the extremities of the cloth portion. The dust jacket is price-clipped. It

has some light scratches and light soiling on both panels. There is wear at the corners

and a few nicks and short closed tears along the spine and rear top edge. On the

rear panel, at the top, near the hinge, there is a piece of scotch tape about 1" long

that covers a short closed tear and folds over to the inside of the dust jacket..
Sayers,Dorothy L..

The Documents in the Case (#1498) $30.00

New York, Brewer & Warren, 1930. 1st Edition HB. Good. Leaned. Spine darkened. Request

Boards soiled. Pages browned.Light wear at corners and spine ends. Binding solid..
Shames,Laurence.

Scavenger Reef (#1696) $10.00

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1994. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Shaw,George Bernanrd.

Cashel Byron's Profession (#4119) $50.00

New York, Brentano's, 1899. 1st Edition in the U.S. Although not authorized, this Request

edition preceded the official first U.S. edition by two years. Good. The book is

leaned. Binding is solid except front hinge is just starting and first three pages are

loose at the top half. Dampstain to forward bottom corner extending about 3" back

and about 3" up from the corner. Really not too bad. Only a small area on front and

back boards where cloth is slightly discolored. Uncommon in the true 1899 first

edition. HB. Good. The book is leaned. Binding is solid except front hinge is just

starting and first three pages are loose at the top half. Dampstain to forward bottom

corner extending about 3" back and about 3" up from the corner. Really not too bad.

Only a small area on front and back boards where cloth is slightly discolored..
Smith,Stevie.

Mother, What Is Man? (#874) $75.00

London, Jonathan Cape, 1942. 1st Edition (UK) HB. VG/VG. Request
Stewart,Jimmy.

Jimmy Stewart and His Poems (#1874) $15.00

New York, Crown Publishers, 1989. 1st Edition, 1st Printing HB. Price clipped, else Request
Stowe,Harriet Beecher.

Sam Lawson's Fireside Stories (#4042) $45.00

Boston, Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1878. Early edition. Original published in Request

1872. By James Osgood. This copy published by Houghton, Osgood and Company

which was formed in 1878 and disbanded in 1880. Uncommon. HB. Good+. Corners

and edges heavily worn. Some water staining. Binding sound with one lightly pulled

signature..
Taylor,Elizabeth Atwood.

The Northwest Murders (#902) $15.00

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1992. 1st Edition HB. Book is Fine. Dust jacket is VG+ Request

to NF. Wear to corners and at places around the edges.Upper rear corner has a

small tear..
Twain,Mark.

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (#3777) $125.00

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1896. 1st Edition. 1st Issue with "Memoirs of Barras" Request

and "Vols. I. And II., $3.75 each, Vols. III. And IV., just ready." 1st Edition was 5,000

copies per article by Kevin MacDonnell in Firsts Magazine, July/August, 1998. BAL

3446. HB. VG. A little bit leaned. Spine a bit darkened with gilt faded, but visible

except at foot. Spine lightly creased down the middle from reading. Gold gilt on the

front cover emblem is bright, but some of the silver part of the emblem is faded. 3

corners are very lightly bumped with just tiny amounts of cloth worn away. The top

front corner is bumped such that there is a crease across it, about 1/3" down. There

is a bookplate from a circulating library on the front pastedown, but no other library

indications. Some scattered light soiling to the text. Hinges are sound and not

The Private Life of Adam and Eve (#3783) $125.00

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1931. 1st Edition thus. Combines Extracts from Request

Adam's Diary and Eve's Diary. Harper code letters E-F signifying May, 1931. HB.

Good+. Corners bumped with front corners, top and bottom, having the paper

covering cracked as a result. Rear board has been bumped on the bottom edge,

leaving an indention and a small triangular crease, and a tear to the paper covering.

Pages browned. Light foxing to endpapers. Spine label is just a bit faded, and there

is a puncture indention on the "M" in Mark Twain. It did not tear the paper. Previous

owner's signature on fly leaf. Binding has a bit of play, but is sound with no loose or

Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other (#1091) $15.00

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1920. Later printing. February, 1920. HB. VG. Request
Tyler,W. T..

The Ants of God (#4229) $20.00

New York, Dail Press, 1981. 1st Edition HB. Light shelf dust to top page edges, else Request
Vu,Tran.

The Dragon Hunt (#1808) $20.00

New York, Hyperion, 1999. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Wambaugh,Joseph.

The Choirboys (#1945) $10.00

New York, Delacorte Press, 1975. 1st Edition HB. NF/VG+. Request

The Onion Field (#2252) $20.00

New York, Delacorte Press, 1973. 1st Edition HB. F/VG+. Dust jacket is price- Request

clipped. There is 1 small tear and a little bit of rubbing at the top of the dust jacket

spine. There is a light crease along the front flap, and the flaps show a little browning

at the top and bottom..
Welch,James.

The Indian Lawyer (#1907) $10.00

New York, Norton, 1990. 1st Edition. Small ink scribble just below the price on the Request

dust jacket flap. HB. F/F. A small ink scribble just below the price on the dust jacket

The Indian Lawyer (#1809) $10.00

New York, Norton, 1990. 1st Edition HB. F/F. Request
Welsh,Irvine.

Marabou Stork Nightmares (#1651) $12.00

New York, Norton, 1996. 1st US Edition HB. F/F. Request
Welty,Eudora.