Recent Arrivals from Quaker House Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Signed by author on upper title page. Very Good in Good jacket. In blue paper covered boards with blue and yelow lettering on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages, save for last name of previous owner on front… Read more about this item

Wien: Carl Armbruster No date but circa 1830's. Paper covered detached boards with missing spine. Binding is intact. Sixty engraved plates included. List of some of the plates in pencil verso title page. Two engravings per hinge on binding. Scattered foxing on border paper of plate page. These engravings first appeared in books of six plates per book.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1999. Stated First Edition. First printing. Very Good copy with Very Good jacket. Signed by author on title page. In beige paper covered boards with stamped initials of author on front cover and tan paper covered spine with stamped lettering, Square, intact, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light bumping to ends… Read more about this item

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1975. Stated First Edition. First printing. Very Good copy in Good jacket. Signed by Just on ffep. In copper paper covers with stamped seal of Atlantic Monthly on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Square, intact, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Two very small white dots on rear cover and… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Franklin Publishing, 1972. First Edition. First Printing. Inscribed, signed and dated by author on front free ednpaper. Very Good copy with Good jacket. In red cloth covers with black lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarke endpapers. Minimal wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. A couple of chips on upper and lower… Read more about this item

Boston: The Page Company, 1927. Very Good copy with Good dust jacket. In blueish grey cloth covers with paste-on illustration and black lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked enspapers, text pages, and illustrations. Light bumping to ends of spine. Light wear. Jackjet is intact . Chipping to upper edge. Moderate… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton No date but circa 1900. Good copy minus dust jacket. In grey illustrated cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and same on spine. Frontisipiece with tissue guard. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages, and illustrations, save for inscription on front free endpaper. Bumping of ends of spine. Moderate… Read more about this item

New York: Philomel Books, 1987. No date but circa 1987. Very Good copy with Good to Very Good jacket. In illustrated nonlaminated paper covered boards. Square and intact binding with clean and unmarked illustrated endpapers and text pages. Very light wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap and "A Reinforced Binding" on bottom of flap. Small close… Read more about this item

New York: Diamond Publishing, 1945. First Edition. First Printing. Good copy with fair to good jacket. In paper illustrated covers with title and author on front cover. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Inscription dated 1945 on front free endpaper. Half of spine is missing. Moderste shelf wear. Jacket is intact with price of $1.00 on upper… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1997. Stated First Edition. First Printing numberline. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Signed and dated by Handler on title page. I n red paper covered boards and red cloth spine with gilt lettering. Square, intact, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked blue endpapers and text pages. Light foxing to edges. Jacket is intact with price on… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Stated First American Edition. First Printing. Very Good in Good jacket. Signature and date by Lessing on pasted card on ffep. In black cloth covers with stamped title on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light wear. Jacket is intact with price… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. Very Good copy in very Good dust jacket. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on half-title page. Inscription reads "Greetings from the author at his home in Laughing Brook in Hampden , Mass." In paper covered boards with illustration and lettering in black on front cover. Large print. Green stained top edge.… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1891. First Edition. First Printing. Good copy minus dust jacket. In green cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering and illustration in black on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Green endpapers with rubbed mark on ffep. Bumping and light rubbing to ends of spine… Read more about this item

Hangzhou, China: Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1991. Near Fine. Four illustrated stiff covered folios representing selected paintings of the above Chinese painters : Xu Wei (1521-1593), Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884), Ren Bonian (1840-1895), and Pan Tianshou (1897-1971). Over 40 plates in each folio. Square and intact bindings. Clean and unmarked text (Chinese) and plates. Photos upon request.. Original Wraps.… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Good copy. In green cloth covers with stamped burgundy lettering on front cover and spine. Blue stained top edge. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked illustrated endpapers and text pages, except for previous owner's name on ffep. Bumping of ends of spine and corners .Sunned spine. Moderate wear. Photos… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Dorbon Aine No date, circa 1909. Good copy. In laminated illustrated boards with lettering on front cover and pink cloth spine. Square and intact binding with some pages having been reinserted with hinge tape. Clean unmarked endpapers. Broken front hinge but still hanging on. Light random foxing not affecting text (in French) or illustrations. Moderate wear. Photos upon… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1926. Good copy. In blue cloth covers with green border, paste-on illustration, and embossed gilt lettering on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Twelve color plates and thirty-six black and white illustrations. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages (in French) and illustrations. Previous owner's small label on lower front… Read more about this item

Paris: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1930. First edition. First printing. Good copy. In illustrated paper covers and blue cloth spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages, and illustrations. Bumping and rubbing to ends of spine. Rubbing to edges. Front hinge cracked but intact. Moderate wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Job. 4to -… Read more about this item

Paris: Neveu Brunier, 1945. Good copy. In laminated illustrated covers of two boys and the Eiffel tower. on front cover. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages (in English) and illustrations. Moderate wear to covers. In protected plastic ocver. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Jen Trubert. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. Very Good copy in Good jacket. In red coth covers with white lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Diagonal cut at bottom of flap. Light bumping to edges and moderate shelf rubbing. Photos upon request. .… Read more about this item