BOOK Book, George Orwell NineteenBOOK Book, George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four 1st American Edition, Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, USA, 1949.
1 vol. (Grosz, George.) George1 vol. (Grosz, George.) George Grosz. London: Nicholson and Watson, (1948). First edition. Introduction by John Dos Passos. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered red cloth; slightly scuffed, light edge wear. Frontis., color plates, full-page & b/w illus. Internally generally clean. Presentation issue, inscribed, dated, "NY June 1949"& signed, "George," in pencil on front fly recto by Grosz.
6 vols. Churchill, Winston S.6 vols. Churchill, Winston S. The Second World War. London, etc.; Cassell, 1948-1952. First edition. 8vo, orig. black cloth; slightly dusty, d/j's (some edge wear & darkening, cello-tape repairs to vol. 1 spine panel ends). Overseas Edition on inner front d/j flap of vols. 2, 3 &.
A quantity of 20th Century books,A quantity of 20th Century books, to include Barrie (JM) Courage, 1922; Churchill (Sir W) The Second World War, Reprint Society, 4 volumes, 1954; and several volumes by Stevenson (RL), Chatto & Windus, 1913 (qty)/Provenance: The Estate of the late Diana & Gospatric Home, Lily Farm, Bucks
COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 40COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 40 BOOKS with titles pertaining to American and foreign wars most with dust jackets such as: ''Allies at War (the bitter rivalry between Roosevelt Churchill & DeGaulle'' by Simon Berthobn 1st Carroll & Graf edition 2001; ''General Patton a soldier's life'' by Stan Herson 1st ed. 2002 826 pp; ''Air War-Vietnam'' Drew Middleton 1978; ''Bay of Pigs'' Peter Wyden 1979; ''The Victors'' by Stephen Ambrose 1998; ''Sniper Ace Bruno Sutkus'' introduction by David Robbins 2009; et al.
U.S. Official Pictures of the WorldU.S. Official Pictures of the World War Two Similar Copies with Variations U.S. Official Pictures of the World War. Copyright?1920 ?distributed by Eames-Luckett Corporation Chicago Ill. First book is unpaginated;?second book has 320pp. Condition: Front board is detached on one volume. Both are in poor condition.?
6 vols. Books on Books: Boutell,6 vols. Books on Books: Boutell, H.S. & Roger. First Editions of To-Day and How To Tell Them. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1937. 2nd ed revised. 12mo, orig. black cloth, gilt; minor wear, d/j (edge wear). * Bennett, Whitman. A Practical Guide to American Book Collecting. New York, (1941). 1/1150 (of 1250). 8vo, orig. orange cloth, paper label; light wear. Errata pasted to front paste-down. Internally clean. * Johnson, Merle. American First Editions. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1942. 4th ed. Revised by Jacob Blanck. 8vo, orig. rose red cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g.; light wear. Internally clean. * The (1942) ptg of the preceding, 12mo, orig. flexible leatherette; light wear. Bookplate on front paste-down. * Cutler, B.D.; Stiles, Villa. Modern British Authors: Their First Editions. New York: Greenberg, (1930). #354/1000. 8vo, orig. tan cloth, paper spine label; light wear. Internally clean. * Mason, Stuart. Bibliography of Oscar Wilde. London: T. Werne, [1914]. 8vo, orig. deep pink cloth; moderate edge wear. Internally clean. Bookplate on front paste-down.
FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, EIGHTY-SEVENAntiqueFIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, EIGHTY-SEVENAntique novel; an orphan boy who dreams to attend school but faces obstacles that attempts to deny his dream.
Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841 - 1930), American author and pen name Pansy. #AntiqueBooks
Artist: Pansy
Issued: 1887
Dimensions: 1.25"L x 5.25"W x 7.25"H
Edition Number: First Edition Manufacturer: D. Lothrop Company
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Poor. Loose binding and pages. Edgeworn.
George Orwell ANIMAL FARM 12mo.,1st.George Orwell ANIMAL FARM 12mo.,1st. edition, 118pp., black cloth boards, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946 7.5 x 5.25 in — 19.1 x 13.3 cm
Antiquarian and later books, includingAntiquarian and later books, including Churchill (Winston), My Early Life, first edition, second impression, London: Thornton Butterworth, October 1930, one plate defective, original cloth, faded spine, 8vo, Hitchcock (Edward), The Religion of Geology and its Connected Sciences, ?first edition, Glasgow: William Collins, n.d., frontispiece, original cloth, uncut, 8vo, 19th c children's books and tracts, decorative bindings, a defective Culpeper's Herbal, early 19th c, 4to, etc., mixed sizes
Eloise in Paris, first edition,Eloise in Paris, first edition, 1957, hardcover with dust jacket, Simon and Schuster, New York, drawings by Hilary Knight.
First Edition book ''The ArtfulFirst Edition book ''The Artful Dodgers'' (By Tom Meany).
FOUR EARLY OR FIRST EDITION HARDCOVERFOUR EARLY OR FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER VOLUMES BY WILLIAM SAROYANFour Early or First Edition Hardcover Volumes by William Saroyan,, Consisting of: 'Little Children', Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1937 (First Edition) 'The Trouble with Tigers', Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1938 (First Edition) 'The Human Comedy', Illustrated by Don Freeman, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943 'An Act or Two of Foolish Kindness', with Engravings by Helen Siegl, Penmaen Press, Lincoln, 1977, Signed Edition #110/300 (500 Printed)
THREE POST-WAR FIRST-PRINTING FIRSTTHREE POST-WAR FIRST-PRINTING FIRST EDITION NOVELSThree Post-War First-Printing First Edition Novels,, 'Midnight Cowboy' by James Leo Herlihy for Simon and Schuster, New York, 1965; 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' by Truman Capote for Random House, New York, 1948 and 1958
4 vols. Literature & Drama - Modern4 vols. Literature & Drama - Modern First Editions - American Authors: Capote, Truman. Other Voices, Other Rooms. New York: Random House, (1948). 1st ed., 1st ptg. 8vo, orig. beige cloth; moderate spotting & soiling, d/j (light edge wear, creases along spine panel). Some discoloration along front endpaper & title page gutter. VG-/VG. * Hemingway, Ernest. Across The River and Into The Trees. New York: Scribner's, 1950. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. black cloth; moderately scuffed, d/j (creasing, occasional small tears & chips, verso occasionally spotted). 2nd state of d/j. Hanneman A23a. * O'Neill, Eugene. Long Day's Journey into Night. London: Jonathan Cape, (1956). 1st English ed. 8vo, orig. silver-lettered blue cloth; light wear, d/j (spine darkened, other occasional darkening). VG-/VG. * Williams, Tennessee. Period of Adjustment. London: Secker & Warburg, (1961). 1st English ed. 8vo, orig. blue cloth; light wear, d/j (some dust soiling & discoloration, price clipped). Some spotting & discoloration to endpapers. VG-.
Six books, c/o A Short MilitarySix books, c/o A Short Military History of World War I, A Short Military History of World War II, Around the World With a Camera / Special War Edition Photographs from the Battle Fields (New York, 1919), At the Front with the Army and Navy (New York, 1912), Currier & Ives Chronicles of America by John Lowell Pratt (ed.) (Maplewood, N.J., 1968), and a bound volume of The Pennsylvania News, vol. VIII, February 15, 1930 to February 1, 1931.
* (BINDINGS EASTON PRESS) A group* (BINDINGS EASTON PRESS) A group of seven titles five of which are signed first editions. Norwalk CT: The Easton Press various dates. 8vo and 4to full multi-colored morocco decorated in gilt two in original plastic wrap. A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. By Stanley Kramer 1997 Signed first edition. The New War. By Senator John Kerry 1997 Signed first edition. Broken Covenant. By Moshe Arens 1995 Signed first edition. Bech at Bay. By John Updike in original wrap date obscured Signed first edition. All Too Human. By George Stephanopoulos in original wrap date obscured Signed first edition. Treasury of the Library of Congress: Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation n.d. Treasures of the Library of Congress: Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States n.d.
1 vol. Frank, Robert, photographer.1 vol. Frank, Robert, photographer. The Americans. New York: Grove, (1959). First American edition. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Oblong 8vo, orig. black cloth; minor edge wear, d/j (small chip at head of spine panel, a few small close tears). Photo plates. Internally clean.
FOUR EARLY OR FIRST EDITION VOLUMESFOUR EARLY OR FIRST EDITION VOLUMES BY NORMAN MAILER WITH AN ASSOCIATED BOOKLETFour Early or First Edition Volumes by Norman Mailer with an Associated Booklet,, Consisting of: 'Miami and the Seige of Chicago, An Informal History of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968', The World Publishing Company, New York, 1968 'The Armies of the Night, History as a Novel, The Novel as History', The New American Library, New York, 1968 (First Printing) 'Of a Fire on the Moon', Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1970 (First Edition) 'The Fight', Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1975 (First Edition) -together with: 'Modern Critical Views: Norman Mailer', Harold Bloom for Chelsea House Publishers, New York, 1986
Gone With the Wind Margaret MitchellGone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell First Edition Second Printing June 1936 New York: MacMillan Company 1936. June publication second printing first edition. 8vo without DJ grey cloth hard bound with blue printed text on front cover and spine. The May printing was recalled and the book was officially issued in June 1936.
COLLECTION OF 4 NON FICTION BOOKS"ThisCOLLECTION OF 4 NON FICTION BOOKS"This War" and "This Peace" by Thomas Mann. Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York. 1938,1940. Wear to dust jacket, toning to the pages.
"The Translation by Sir Thomas North of Plutarch's Lives" Volume I and II. Published by The Heritage Press, New York, 1941.
Plutarch's Lives in good condition.
* HELLER JOSEPH Catch-22. New York:* HELLER JOSEPH Catch-22. New York: Simon and Schuster 1961. 8vo publisher's blue cloth lettered in white pictorial dust jacket. First edition first printing. Signed on the f.f.e.p. Corner of first three pages; 1/2-inch tear to head of spine; jacket toned.
1 vol. (Salinger, J.D.) The Kit1 vol. (Salinger, J.D.) The Kit Book for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. Compiled by R.M. Barrows. 16mo, orig. color pictorial bds., orig. pictorial box (somewhat worn with detached flap). Color & b/w plates. Text slightly browned, otherwise Near Fine. Includes "The Hang of It" by J.D. Salinger. Signed on the title page by the compiler, giving her first name as "Ruth" & noting in ms. on facing copyright page, "I didn't want the soldiers to think a woman compiled this book!"
FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS, CIRCA 1940-1990FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS, CIRCA 1940-1990 (MOSTLY MYSTERIES)Four Boxes of Books, Circa 1940-1990 (mostly mysteries),
COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 32COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 32 BOOKS mostly non-fiction all with dust jackets some first editions regarding history American wars life at the time: e.g. ''Marianne in Chains'' (daily life in France during the German occupation} by Robert Gildea 1st U.S. edition 2003; ''Understanding War History and Theory of Combat'' by T.N. Dupuy 1987; ''Endkampf'' by Stephen Fritz 2004; ''The Last Edge'' (epic story of the 10th mountain division) by McKay Jenkins 2003 1st edition; ''U.S. Marine Corps Scout-Sniper'' by Peter Senich 1993; ''The Cavalry'' (1939-1945) by J. Piekalkwicz 1st U.S. edition 1987; ''The Battle of the Atlantic'' by T. Hughes & J. Costello 1st U.S. edition 1977; ''Understanding War'' by T. Dupuy 1987; et al.
BOOK: OF MICE AND MEN, STEINBECK,BOOK: OF MICE AND MEN, STEINBECK, 1STOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, published by Covici Friede, New York, 1937. 1st Edition with no printings listed. Second issue with no dot between 8s on page 88. Minor wear to covers. This item can be shipped in-house.
H.G. WELLS THE WAR OF THE WORLDSH.G. WELLS THE WAR OF THE WORLDS FIRST EDITIONHerbert George Wells (England, 1866-1946). The War of the Worlds. First edition, 1898. William Heinemann, London; printed by Biling and Sons, Guildford. Advertising on half title and 16 pages of advertising at rear dated 1897. Inscription in ink on half title page "From J.W.G. to C.W.R.". Initialed and dated 44 at end of text. In plastic dust jacket. 5 3/8" x 7 3/8".
Corners bumped, minor wear to edges and spine, binding loose and separating, some foxing throughout.
Provenance: Maurice F. Neville Rare Books, Santa Barbara, CA, 4/1978; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, THEFIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, THE YELLOW HORDEAntique novel between a wolf and coyote. An animal and nature theme of the resilience and adaptability to nature.
Hal G. Evarts (1887 - 1934), American short story writer and novelist. #AntiqueBooks
Artist: Hal G. Evarts
Issued: 1921
Dimensions: 1.25"L x 5"W x 7.5"H
Edition Number: First Edition Manufacturer: Little, Brown, and Company
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Fair. Loose binding and pages.
Sixteen books including six replicasSixteen books including six replicas of first editions of 20th century novels, probably by The First Edition Club, c. 1990, still in original slipcases and still in original shrinkwrap, c/o All the King's Men by Warren, Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell, Gone With The Wind by Mitchell, The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; and two limited edition novels by the International Collector's Library, Wuthering Heights by Bronte and A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens. Together with eight various other 20th century books primarily on Christianity.
Book- first edition East of EdenBook- first edition East of Eden john Steinbeck 1952. 8.75"x6"
Two vintage Vogue magazines 1944Two vintage Vogue magazines 1944 & 1945 editions, good condition (2)
Fourteen 19th and 20th centuryFourteen 19th and 20th century books on military history, including The Uniform of the Army of the United States 1774 to 1889 (n.p., c. 1889; a note on the FFEP and on the front cover states that only 17 of the 44 color plates are present); Life and Death in Rebel Prisons by Robert Kellogg (Hartford, 1865); Personal Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman (New York, 1891; vol. 1 only); The Last Days of Hitler by H. R. Trevor-Roper (New York, 1947; two copies); Three Years' War by Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (New York, 1902); Thrilling Stories of the Russian-Japanese War by J. Martin Miller (n. p., 1904); and two books by future Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill on World War I: The World Crisis 1915 (New York, 1923), The World Crisis 1916-1918 (New York, 1927), and The Aftermath (New York, 1928).
FIRST EDITION OF RUDYARD KIPLING'SFIRST EDITION OF RUDYARD KIPLING'S "THE JUNGLE BOOK" AN...First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" and "The Second Jungle Book", published in 1894 and 1895 respectfully, in London by Macmillan and Company, sold as is, lot has condition issues and odor, Provenance: Estate of Cyril H. Moore Jr, Kent, Connecticut.
Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer.Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer. Marlborough…, First Edition, 4 vols. 1933 - 38. 8vo., orig. red cloth (vol l soiled), vols. 2 & 3 in d.ws. With another copy of vol 1 (5)
2 FIRST EDITION PAUL KLEE BOOKS:2 FIRST EDITION PAUL KLEE BOOKS: 1) Prints of Paul Klee; 1945 first edition with original frontispiece essay. Not complete. Contains prints 1-14, 18, 20, 22-26, 29, 31,34, 36-40. 27 prints total with some toning. 2) Drawings of Paul Klee, first edition, 1944. Complete, 72 loose plates in black and white. Original frontispiece essay. Superior condition for its age, some staining to the cover and minor toning to some of the prints. More or less time capsule condition.
FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, FRIENDSFIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, FRIENDS IN EXILEAntique novel; gray cover with white scroll designs and gold font.
Lloyd Bryce (1851 - 1917), American author, and was a U.S. Representative from New York. #AntiqueBooks
Artist: Lloyd Bryce
Issued: 1893
Dimensions: 1"L x 5.5"W x 7.5"H
Edition Number: First Edition Manufacturer: Cassell Publishing Company
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Fair