Scarce First Printing (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 1st edition 1st impression hardback with full number line in protected unclipped jacket. Both book and jacket in fine UNREAD condition. No inscriptions just the author's signature on the title page in blue ink. This is a perfect collectable copy of the world first edition, and it is not a book club edition, or an ex library, or a remainder. No damaged corners, black board binding with silver titling. A superb writer, and this is his first novel, scarce as a signed first. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The first British publication of this extraordinary collection, and few readers will surely disagree that the best work here will survive as long as poetry is read. Fascinating introduction by the editor, Robert Fitzgerald. Clean but used copy of the paperback edition. Strong card wrapper. Tight binding, still firm. No irritating notes! Large format softback with stiff cover. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A superb first printing in a protected complete jacket. Hard to find in this near pristine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Printing of the novel that has been greeted with accolades and tipped for awards. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW COPIES IN THE UK! Signed boldly in black marker by the author directly to the title page. The book is new and issued with an elaborate design - by the great Aaron Horkey - in gold and white on its cloth cover, because it is issued without a dust jacket. The stickers on the front and rear boards are designed by the publisher to be easily removed. A great new American epic from the Oscar and National Book Award nominated Sayles. VERY SCARCE AS A SIGNED FIRST IN AMERICA, THIS IS EVEN HARDER TO FIND IN THE UK. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by the compiler, R J C Watt, with a dedication, on the title page; 'NEIL - With warmest good wishes, Rob' - This is a very hard to find first edition - and the only edition - of this frankly wonderful concordance to the poetry of Philip Larkin. HIGHLY collectable. Out of print. A truly extraordinary work of literary detection. Issued without a jacket. A large heavy book, which may require extra postage depending on destination. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Rare UK first printing from a small print run, clean and tight. Excellent jacket, not price clipped, and now protected. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A superb novel, utterly European in its society, and totally gripping. A fine writer, and this is in near fine condition, apart from a neat inscription on the FEP. Clean, tight, unclipped jacket in a protective sleeve, text block paper of low quality so it is tanning. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SIGNED WORLD FIRST PRINTING of the intimate and compelling novel based on the Spanish Civil War. An unread first printing of the world first edition. SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE - no dedication, just the author's name. Unread and perfect. Jacket protected and perfect. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Collectable copy of a rare book. This was given a small print run and most copies were taken into the libraries and institutions. The book is tight and clean, the jacket a bit worn but protected and not price clipped. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. The first edition, first printing of Sins of America: As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette, in the publisher's scarce art-deco era dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, xx, [2], 297pp. Purple cloth, title embossed in black and pink on cover. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. A near fine example, solid text block, free of soiling or notable wear. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, price-clipped, closed tear through front panel with archival tissue repair, chipping along top edge. This work is complete, with 206 reproductions of the original woodcut illustrations. A scarce work in the publisher's dust jacket. The Sins of America is a follow-up to The Sins of New York (1930), both originally appeared in tabloid publication, The National Police Gazette. There are no other known copies in the publisher's dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. The first printing of The Feminine Mystique, in the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 410pp, [4]. Red cloth, quarter black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Wear along head and heel of the spine, sunning to boards. Free of marks or notations, solid text block. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, price clipped, blurbs by Pearl S. Buck and Virgilia Peterson on both front and rear panels, sunning to spine, chipping along edges, a few tape repairs to verso, a good example. A groundbreaking study on feminism. The first state dust jacket is identified by the Pearl S. Buck and Virgilia Peterson blurbs on the front and rear panels. The second issue jacket has the same retail price ($5.95), but with only one blurb by Virgilia Peterson on the front panel and seven blurbs on the rear panel.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Scarce first edition, first printing of The Lively Lady by Kenneth Roberts. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 376pp, [1]. Black cloth, title in green on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Top edge dyed green, illustrated endpapers. Solid text block, lightly bumped at edges of spine, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, faint sunning to spine, light wear to edges and flap folds, rear panel soiled, light transference to verso. Cover art by N.C. Wyeth still vibrant and clear. Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) wrote historical fiction, winning the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history.

Rockefeller Jr | John D. The Personal Relation In Industry The first edition, first printing of The Personal Relation in Industry by John D. Rockefeller Jr., in the publisher's scarce dust jacket. Octavo, 149pp. Red cloth, title stamped in gilt on (illustrator). Bound in maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine which is dulled. First Edition, published in 1923 with no additional printings listed. A few unopened leaves, clean text throughout, a very good plus copy. In an original dust jacket priced at $1.75; with heavy chipping to the bottom of the rear panel. 1" across the bottom of the rear panel. Chipping to the top and bottom of the spine ends and to the top center of the front panel. Uncommon iin jacket at this price. John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) was an American financier and the only son of John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller was the founder of Standard Oil Company in 1870, which he ran until 1897. At its peak, Standard Oil controlled 90% of all oil in the United States, making the Rockefeller family the richest American family of all time. Rockefeller Jr. was one of the largest real estate holders in midtown Manhattan, with the construction of Rockefeller Center in 1931. Rockefeller Jr. was the father of six children, including Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. The first edition, first printing of Whither Bound? by Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the publisher's scarce dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Small octavo, vii, [blank], 34pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, embossed illustration on cover. Light offsetting to endpapers. In the publisher's dust jacket, blue printed text, professional restoration to top quarter of rear panel, faint soiling to panels, some chips at the head and heel of the spine, a very good example. This printing was limited to 1000 copies. (Halter T453). This work is based on a speech that Franklin Roosevelt gave at Milton Academy for the Alumni War Memorial Foundation, on May 18, 1926. This book is the first commercial publication from the future President of the United States.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First edition, first printing of The President's Daughter by Nan Britton, with the scarce first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, Second State. Octavo, v, [3], 399pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. The second state, with the full page "Six Burley Men" notice preceding frontispiece portrait. Solid text block, free of any marks or notations. Includes the frontispiece portrait and numerous photographic plates. Faint toning along leafends, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, white flaps, a few small closed tears along rear panel, a bright, near fine example. (Martin / Goehlert 7836) Scarce in this condition. The President's Daughter marked the first time that a presidential mistress published her story for the public. Nan Britton (1896-1991) alleged in the book that President Warren G. Harding was the father of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Blaesing. With Harding's untimely death in 1923, he was unable to personally confirm or deny the scandal, but his family denied the allegation for years. In 2015, Britton's claim was confirmed using DNA testing. Nan Britton died in 1991 and her daughter, Elizabeth, died in 2005.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition, first printing of Dulcy: A Comedy in Three Acts by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly, in scarce dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xv, 207pp, [4pp ads]. Light tan paper boards over brown cloth, paper label covering the full spine, title printed in brown. Complete with frontispiece by Neysa McMein and four full-page photographic illustrations. Previous ownership notation on front free endpaper, note in pen opposite copyright page, otherwise a near fine example, solid text block. In the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket, heavily chipped and worn, some loss at spine, stable hinges, a very good example. Dulcy was the first hit comedy by George S. Kaufman and his first collaboration with Marc Connelly. It is based on a comic heroine made popular by Frank Pierce Adams, with the authors making note on the title page: "With a Bow to Franklin P. Adams.".

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. The first printing of The Feminine Mystique, in the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 410pp, [4]. Red cloth, quarter black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. The first edition, first printing with a full number line on copyright page. Almost imperceptible moisture ripple at lower right corner of text block, from Chapter 7 through 13, no impact to text. Free of marks or notations, solid text block. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on the front flap, blurbs by Pearl S. Buck and Virgilia Peterson on both front and rear panels, faint sunning to spine, short closed tear along rear panel, a near fine example. Exceptional in this condition. The first state jacket is identifiable with Pearl S. Buck and Virgilia Peterson blurbs on the front and rear panels. The second issue jacket has the same retail price ($5.95), but with only one blurb by Virgilia Peterson on the front panel and seven blurbs on the rear panel.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. First edition, first printing of A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture by Terry Ramsaye, with the scarce slipcase. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [2 volumes], lxx, [2], 400pp; 401-868pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spines with decorative gilt image on front covers. The first printing, with no additional printings mentioned. Top edges gilt, untrimmed fore edges. Both volumes have frontispiece portraits with tissue covers and complete with 103 illustrations. Solid binding, clean text block. Light sunning to both spines, a few points of wear to cloth covers. Previous owners' bookplate on the front free endpaper of both volumes. Housed in the publisher's scarce slipcase, notable wear to boards, delicate hinges, shelf wear to all panels. An attractive example of this classic work on the early history of the motion picture industry.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Signed first American edition, first printing of Young Joseph by Thomas Mann, in the publisher's scarce dust jacket. (illustrator). First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 311pp. Black cloth, title stamped in blind on front cover and in gilt on spine. Yellow topstain, publisher's patterned endpapers. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint dust remnants to top edge, a near fine copy. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, sunning to spine, bright illustrations on covers. Signed by the author, Thomas Mann, on the front flyleaf. Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was a German novelist and essayist known for his exploration of intellectual and moral dilemmas, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. This book is part of a four-part novel series retelling the biblical story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. Originally published between 1933 and 1943, the series includes: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition, first printing of The Lone Wolf Returns by Louis Joseph Vance, in the publisher's scarce dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 367pp. Gray cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to head and tail of spine, faint toning to hinges. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, price clipped, with a few small losses along top edge. One closed tear along rear hinge flap, touch of sunning to spine, archival tape repair on verso at head of spine. Both panels retain vibrant illustrations of the titular "Lone Wolf." (Steinbrunner & Penzler 250) A scarce work in jacket. The Lone Wolf series tells the story of Michael Lanyard, a fictional jewel thief turned private detective. The Lone Wolf Returns was adapted into a silent film numerous times after its publication; the first starring Bert Lytell in 1926 and another starring Malvyn Douglas in 1935. Other titles in this series include The Lone Wolf (1914), The False Faces (1918), Alias The Lone Wolf (1921), Red Masquerade (1921), The Lone Wolf's Son (1931), Encore (1933), and The Lone Wolf's Last Prowl (1934).

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition, first printing of An Autobiography by Frank Lloyd Wright, in the scarce dust jacket, designed by the author. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Square octavo, iv, 371pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, top edge dyed red, light rubbing to corners, faint offsetting to endpapers. Free of marks or notations, possibly unread. Complete with 65 illustration, photographs and plates designed by the author. In the publisher's scarce but soiled dust jacket, price-clipped, with dampstained edges and a small loss to top left corner. (Sweeney 303) No impact from dust jacket dampstain to cloth or text block. This first edition of An Autobiography by Frank Lloyd Wright, published in 1932, is considered his best writing. It was released to widespread acclaim and reissued in 1933 with a limp cloth cover and dust jacket. Wright also published The Disappearing City in 1932, published by William Farquhar Payson (Sweeney, 328).

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition, first printing of The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 296pp, [8pp ads]. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Currey's state A, with A.C. McClurg & Co. printed in three lines on spine and full printer's slug on bottom of copyright page. Stated "Published September, 1919" on copyright page. Solid text block, top edge foxed, bumped corners, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $1.40 retail price on spine. Small losses to corners, short closed tears along spine previously reinforced with archival tape, faint foxing to verso. Panels lightly soiled, illustrations remain clear and vibrant. (Currey 94) (Bleiler 36) (Reginald 02342) (Zeuschner 829) A nice copy in a bright dust jacket. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell with title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine and marbled interior. The Warlord of Mars is the third novel in Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom series, preceded by A Princess of Mars and The Gods of Mars. The primary novel in the series is considered "a seminal text in the early science fiction canon, inspiring a slew of imitators and even a pair of related genres." (Junot Diaz) Many of Burrough's early works were serialized in The All-Story Magazine, with A Princess of Mars originally printed with the title "Under the Moons of Mars" under his pseudonym, Norman Bean. The Warlord of Mars was published in four parts for All-Story Magazine from December 1913 through March 1914, before the complete A.C. McClurg novel was released in September, 1919.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. The first edition, first printing of The Personal Relation in Industry by John D. Rockefeller Jr., in the publisher's scarce dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 149pp. Red cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings noted. A few unopened leaves, clean text throughout, a fine copy. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, $1.75 retail price on front flap, chipping along edges, loss at bottom edge of rear panel, closed tear to front panel, a very good example. John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) was an American financier and the only son of John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller was the founder of Standard Oil Company in 1870, which he ran until 1897. At its peak, Standard Oil controlled 90% of all oil in the United States, making the Rockefeller family the richest American family of all time. Rockefeller Jr. was one of the largest real estate holders in midtown Manhattan, with the construction of Rockefeller Center in 1931. Rockefeller Jr. was the father of six children, including Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.

Full leather. Condition: Near fine. Scarce first edition, first printing of The Flagship by Fitch W. Taylor in a fine binding. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [two volumes], 388pp; 406pp. Three-quarter navy blue morocco, light blue cloth boards, gilt ruling to covers. Title in gilt on spine, five raised bands with gilt-ruled compartments. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Red ribbon bookmarks sewn in. Bound by Root & Son. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint foxing to title page, not affecting text, a touch of rubbing to joints. Volume I with frontispiece and tissue. Both volumes have original cloth spines preserved on rear flyleaves and bookplates of Thomas W. Lawson on verso of front free endpapers. Senior Chaplain of the U.S. Navy Fitch W. Taylor (1803-1865) was first a minister for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Maryland. During his twenty-four years of service in the U.S. Navy, Taylor circumnavigated the globe aboard the USS Columbia, one of the first U.S. naval ships to make such a voyage. The Flagship details his experiences aboard this vessel. The bookplates in these volumes belonged to Thomas W. Lawson (1857-1925), a controversial Boston businessman who promoted and manipulated stocks, primarily in the copper market.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST WORLD PRINTING OF THE NOBEL LAUREATE's SCARCE SECOND COLLECTION. Near Fine, no internal markings, black cloth boards unfaded, pages and endpapers clean. In a protected dustwrapper, not price-clipped and with slight wear to the wraparounds and one corner loss - very slight - on the lower back. Superb copy of this extraordinary poet's second book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.