Diary of a Nurse: Coming of Age in Germany 1933-1936
n.p. (c. 1995). Paperback. 209p. Softcover in a simple binder. 28 cm. Appears to an unpublished novel about a nurse living and falling in love in Nazi Germany. More
n.p. (c. 1995). Paperback. 209p. Softcover in a simple binder. 28 cm. Appears to an unpublished novel about a nurse living and falling in love in Nazi Germany. More
New York: A. L. Burt, (c. 1928). Hardcover. 330p. Orange cloth. dj. 19cm. Jacket sound but lightly stained on bottom half and has other wear and soil.Cover has a small hold in front joint and some discoloration along the same joint. The A. L. Burt edition of this "Jazz Age"..... More
New York: Vantage Press, (c. 1969). First edition. Hardcover. 196p. Hardcover. dj. 21 cm. A novel set in Brazil by a Brazilian-born author. More
Madrid: Castro(?), (1970). 1st ed. Hardcover. index, 351p. Original red cloth. dj. 20 cm. Modest soiling and minimal wear on jacket. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. INSCRIBED by Castro on the Dedication page ("para mi querido amiigo Ray, muy atentamente - Oswaldo Castro New Haven, Conn., 24 junio..... More
London: Macmillan, 1954. Hardcover. 593p. Original cloth. dj (price-clipped). 20cm. Some foxing on page edges and endpapers. More
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1905. 1st ed., 2nd state of binding. Hardcover. ix, 294p. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt. 20 cm. Ends of backstrip slightly indented. Just a hint of cover rubbing. Former owner's Name ("Mable E. Raimey" in pencil on front free endpaper. No jacket. Laid in is..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1901. 1st ed. Hardcover. vi, 329p. Original light orange/yellow cloth. No jacket. 20 cm. Cover somewhat soiled. Spine lightly sloped. Backstrip now at least a few shades lighter than rest of binding. Former owner's name neatly written on front free endpaper. No jacket. Chesnutt produced six books..... More
Saint Johnsbury: Newell Post, (1946). 1st ed. Hardcover. 200p. dj. 20cm. Gift inscription. A novel set in Vermont. More
London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1891. 1st ed. 2 vols. 299, 284, (14)p. advertisements dated 1891. Otiginal cloth. 19cm. Covers soiled. Ex Lib. (call numbers on backstrips,library stamp embossed on title pages, etc.). More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1888. 1st ed. Hardcover. 3 vols. Original cloth. 19cm. Covers soiled. Gentle white spotting and a bit of discoloration of the darkened backstrips. Spines sloped. Foxing, mostly on leaves at ends of each volume. A Victorian triple-decker. More
New York: Avon Books, (c. 1997). 1st ed. Hardcover. 244p. Original boards. dj. 21 cm. Green marker mark on bottom edges of pages. SIGNED on title-page by Cleage. Her first novel. More
Boston: Meador, (c. 1929). 1st ed. Hardcover. 121p. Original green cloth. dj. 20cm. Jacket has some edge-wear and streaky soiling. Minor adhesion on a two adjacent pages with loss of a few letters. The author of this earnest piece of fiction was long thought to be an African American --..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, (c. 1992). 1st American ed. Hardcover. 371p. Original cloth backed boards. dj. 21 cm. Jacket slightly rubbed at top of backstrip. SIGNED on half-title by Conde. Translated from the French by Victoria Reiter. Author born in Guadeloupe who taught for years in France and the United..... More
Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press, (c.1986). 1st ed. Hardcover. 167p. Cloth-backed boards. dj. 22cm. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (c. 1986). 1st ed. Hardcover. 175p. Original black cloth. dj. 21 cm. SIGNED twice by Cooper (on the helf-title and title pages). Short stories. More
New York: Cosmopolitan, 1912. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), 148p. Original green decorated cloth. dj. 18cm. This most uncommon jacket has: (1) a jagged oblong hole in the center of the front panel; (2) significant chipping at both ends of narrow backstrip panel; (3) an uneven strip of more than..... More
Washington: Libratterian Books, 1972. 1st ed. Hardcover. 260p. Cloth. dj. 22cm. Minor foxing on jacket, cloth, and edges. Laid in is the Publisher's form letter to a potential reviewer, a photograph and other publicity material. A novel by an African American author. More
New York: Exposition Press, (c. 1960). Stina Nagel. 1st ed. Hardcover. illustrations (by Stina Nagel), 150p. Orange boards. dj. 21cm. Price crossed out on jacket flap with a black marker. Biblical novel. More
New York: Exposition Press, (c. 1960). Stina Nagel. 1st ed. Hardcover. illustrations (by Stina Nagel), 150p. Orange boards. dj. 21cm. Biblical novel. More
New York: Random House, (1931). Limited Edition. Hardcover. illustrations, 142p. Original cloth backed boards. 33 cm. Modest foxing and wear on blank outer leaves. No jacket. Copy 934 of 980 numbered large paper copies printed in July, 1931 at the Grabhorn Press for Random House. An appealing edition. More
Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Cadmus Books / E. M. Hale and Company, (c. 1938). Hardcover. photos (by Charles Townsend), (56)p. Original pictorial cloth. 21 cm. Minor cover soil. Former owner's name. Some internal wrinkling. No jacket. Text and black and white photos on facing pages. A children's book about an African..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, (c. 2000). 2nd Printing. Hardcover. xii, 546p. Original black boards. dj. 24 cm. INSCRIBED. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. 1st ed. Hardcover. 238p. Original boards. dj. 21 cm. SIGNED on title-page by Danticat. Novel set in Haiti. More
New York: A. L. Burt Company, (c. 1912). Wallace Morgan. Hardcover. 4 illustrations (including frontis), [12], 3-270p. plus [8] unnumbered pages of advertisements for this and other books published by Burt. Orignal green cloth lettered in white with a mounted color illustration of the attractive Red Cross girl (who in..... More
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, (c. 1992). 1st ed. Hardcover. 297p. Original cloth-backed boards. dj. 22 cm. SIGNED on title-page by Davis. More