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New York, New York: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2017. First American Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Both heartbreaking & heartwarming, this is a fictionalized account of the true story of Dita Kraus, a 14-year-old Czech girl imprisoned at Auschwitz until rescued by the Allies at the end of WWII, who not only survived,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avante-Garde Books, 1973. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good+. True, first-person account by the controversial publisher who was jailed in 1972 on obscenity charges following a decision by the US Supreme Court against his quarterly magazine, Eros, which featured erotic literary works on love & sex. Speaks chillingly to challenges today--more… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Harrowing work of speculative fiction set in the not-too-distant future involving a post-apocalyptic world ruled by religious zealots who see books & knowledge as the enemy, & the determined pair of women friends who task themselves with saving the books. 375 pp. A… Read more about this item

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1959. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A selective Bibliography of approximately 2,600 books & pamphlets published from the last quarter of the 19th century through the mid-20th, including "the important, the rare, the famous, & the obscure'; purely technical works, poetry, & songs are excluded. 463 pp. A… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dutton, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Author's second mystery novel, set in the world of rare book collecting where the heroine's father, is murdered & a previous grimoire--manual of black magic--from his collection is missing! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1994, this hardcover 8vo is Near Fine… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The owners of the Quill and Brush Bookstore in Maryland are back with a completely revised & updated version of their landmark guide to the estimated market values of over 5000 books.Adding another 1000 books to include the work… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. True story of Mark Hofmann, the prolific book & document forger who fooled the entire Mormon community of Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as the antiquarian book world, & committed murder to avoid detection, until he was exposed &… Read more about this item

New York/Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Dramatic play by the beloved American poet based on the true story of a Nazi-led mass bonfire in which 25,000 books were burned by university students across Germany on 10 May 1933. Orig. broadcast on May 11th as a radio play over the Red… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1974. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Lavishly illustrated tribute to the artists active during the "golden age" of fantastic literature & illustrated children's books--late 19th-early 20th centuries, including Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle, W. Heath Robinson, Edmund Dulac, Charles… Read more about this item

Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Pub, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Tiritilli, Jerry. Lavishly illustrated fantasy about a 10-year-old boy magically transported to the realm of the Pagemaster, where the world's greatest literature & its characters come to life. As he is forced to confront his many fears. he finds a courage he never knew he… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Dutton, 2018. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/New. A delight for all booklovers, this author's fourth novel "follows one woman's journey as she writes her own story, exploring the power of family & the magic that hides within the pages of a book." A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2018, both this hardcover… Read more about this item

Soquel, Clalifornia: Bay Side Press, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Borka, Cathy. Designed for book lovers everywhere, whether or not you can cook! Arranged by author (159 total), in 187 pages, with a list of their publications & one favorite recipe (plus a few extra, for a total of 166), complemented by pen-and-ink illustrations… Read more about this item

Pantheon, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Celebrated author of "The Deluxe Transitive Vampire" offers a new "brilliant & witty" & "highly original & macabre" collection of writings about food & literature, with a strong Slavic/Balkan flavor. In 238 pages with Index. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1996, this compact hardcover book & DJ are… Read more about this item

Balboa Press, 2011. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Author's first novel, a historical mystery centered around the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt in the 5th century. 425 pages, with Reading Group guide in rear. Very scarce FIRST EDITION, First Printing (not the new reprint!) and it's SIGNED by the Author with a dated… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's second book featuring Denver rare bookman Cliff Janeway, this one featuring a purportedly previously unknown edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, this hardcover is in Fine condition in a Fine, unclipped DJ (our highest grade): virtually indistinguishable… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Author's 4th novel in this marvelous series featuring bookman/ex-cop in Denver, CO, Cliff Janeway. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, this hardcover is in Fine condition in a Fine, unclipped DJ: virtually indistinguishable from Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fine. Author's first novel, a bibliomystery introducing detective Cliff Janeway. A First Edition, Third Printing, this hardcover has a blue cloth wrapped spine with lighter blue lettering & lighter blue paper over boards. Condition is only Good: downgraded due to these flaws: 10 stain… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's first novel, a bibliomystery introducing detective Cliff Janeway. Book Club Edition (BCE), but still looks nice on the shelf with the others in this series until you can afford the true first. Quarter-bound blue cloth hardcover is in Fine condition: virtually flawless!… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Wide-ranging analyses of many different aspects of children's literature, past and present, by over 70 novelists, poets, librarians, illustrators, publishers, critics, & educators brought together by the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College in Boston, MA. In… Read more about this item

London, England: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Sumptuously illustrated guide to books about birds published over two centuries, with detailed bibliographic information. An indispensable reference! Orig. published in 1953, this is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing in this format from Witherby of London from 1990 (First, Thus). Oversized… Read more about this item