New York: Viking, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Faint shelfwear to jacket - unclipped. Signed by Amis on the title. This is the first US edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Travel & Places. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0670814326. ISBN/EAN..... More
London: Faber, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Light wear to jacket edges, very slightly soiled. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Inventory No: 043701. More
London: John Nichols, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Half 19th century calf over green cloth with a bit of the original spine laid down, hinges rubbed but sound. Front endpapers replaced, scattered light foxing, a few small damps stains, 331-335 stained on the bottom right touching some text, very..... More
London: J.D., 1679. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary tree calf, front board detached, spine varnished, old signature to title, scattered browning, mostly minor, trimmed a little close in spots touching the running title, small repaired tear to b1 with no loss; generally bright and unmarked internally. 104, 3-270pp with..... More
Paris: Just Tessier, 1834. Fourth Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 2 volumes in 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Spines dry and chipped, joints cracked but binding sound. The fourth edition of the classic of gastronomic reflection. Attractively printed with wide margins, slight foxing, otherwise quite clean internally. 384pp; 412pp. Cagle 98..... More
Leiden: Les Elseviers (Elzevier), 1646. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). The first Elsevier edition in full early calf, front board detached despite the addition of 19th century marbled endpapers, spine a little dry, bookplate to later marbled endpaper, old signature to half title. Browning to engraved title, slight wear at..... More
New York: Spiegel $ Grau, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. The uncorrected proof of Coates' National Book Award winning work with the wrap around band intact with the new on sale date. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Essays & Literary Criticism..... More
London: Faber, 1934. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Second edition, revised and enlarged. Mild wear to brown cloth, one corner bumped and worn. Jacket variously worn, stained, with largepieces missing at the corners and edges - still largely intact, though, and not clipped. Includes Tradition and the Individual Talent, The..... More
Yolla Bolly, 1995. Aaron Johnson. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Number 20 of 140 signed by John Fowles and illustrator Aaron Johnson. Bound in Belgian linen with a tree decoration in a fine paper covered slipcase. 8 illustrations by Johnson, color woodblocks. Size: Quarto (4to). Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrator: Aaron..... More
Albany, New York, U.S.A. Whitston Pub Co Inc, 1979. Cloth. Light shelfwear, ownership marks to endpaper else unmarked Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; ISBN: 0878751475. Inventory No: 025901. More
Yonkers: The Alicat Book Shop, 1948. Softcover. Light wear to wraps, spine slightly faded. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Inventory No: 044894. More
New York: Doubleday, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Lethem on the title page. Light shelfwear to jacket; unclipped. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 040547. More
New York: Doubleday, 1927. Early Edition. Hardcover. Cloth backed decorative boards, modest edge wear, contemporary gift inscription on endpaper. First edition was 1926. 131pp. Recipes and anecdotes from the early New York restauranteur - her first restaurant was The Little Coffee Shop in Grand Central Station serving waffles and coffee..... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Surface marks to jacket and a slight paper adhesion on the rear panel, short tears to jacket at spine ends, still attractive and very good. Faint wear and discoloration to book edges. Inscribed by Mailer "To Buzz and Carol These were the years, hey..... More
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr, 1903. Hard Cover. Wear at corners just through to boards. 1/4 dark green cloth over paper covered boards. 145pp. Printed at the Lakeside Press. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism;..... More
Leiden (i.e. Geneva): Jean Doreau, 1602. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 18th century acid calf, front hinge split and front board a little loose, scrape to one board. Place of printing obscured on title and Leyden written above - a false imprint, almost certainly Geneva. Old signature to title, scattered..... More
London: Emman Flon, 1787. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary sponged calf with the arms of Th. de Jonghe on each board - rubbing and slight splitting at the joints, but sound and attractive. 5 1/8" x 3 1/8". Attractively printed collection of thoughts and aphorisms; 104pp. Size: duodecimo (12mo)..... More
Kentfield, CA: L-D Allen Press, 1954. Mallette Dean. Hardcover. Full decorative cloth, slight faded in a few spots. Wear and a few short tears to plain black jacket at edges. One of 175 copies set in Romanée on Crown & Sceptre paper. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked..... More
Dublin: George Faulkner, 1742. Hardcover (Full Leather). Later full black leather, worn mildly at corners and hinges; top of title page removed where it would have said "Volume IV", title page and first few leaves chipped at edges and browned, a few minor paper flaws in margins. Otherwise bright and..... More
Amsterdam & Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 1761. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary acid calf, modest wear and a few surface scrapes, owenr signature to title, fresh internally. The first edition (second was 1764) by the chemist, essayist and translator. (8), 194, (2)pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1..... More
Paris: Chaubert; Le veuve Pissot; Jean de Nully, 1734. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Finely bound in full contemporary morocco, elaborately gilt on the spine and boards in floral patterns, inner dentelles, painted endpapers (a little rubbed), two old bookplates to the front pastedown, all edges gilt, corners a little..... More