Rare Literature And Fiction from Rose's Books, IOBA

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1924. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First U.S. edition, 1924. Orange cloth, no DJ. G condition. Front and back boards have some soiling, corners bumped. Rough cut pages. Black lettering. One black and white illustration at front. Spine tight. Text clean. A solid reading copy of this collectible book..… Read more about this item

New York, NY: E. P. Dutton, 1919. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, E. P. Dutton, 1919. Reprint. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board, 482 pp. A vivid account of war and the effects inflicted on soldiers and their families. Stirring, haunting and totally engrossing!… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887. Book. Fair. Half-Leather. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 1887 Ticknor and Company. Half-leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Heavy edgewear and spine lettering is cracked off. Boards have a lot of wear, but the text is extremely tight and clean. Beautiful book regardless of board wear..

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition, 1969. DJ bumped and creased at spine. Slight soiling and a few 1/2 inch pen marks on back. Green cloth hardcover with white mark on front board. Former owner's signature inside. Eight stories about sailors during WWII. A… Read more about this item

Kansas City, MO: BkMk Press, 1991. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kansas City, MO, BkMk Press, 1991. First edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, tan endpapers, title page and contents page illustrated with anatomy drawings, 95 pp. This is a book of intelligence, restraint and elegance; a book of… Read more about this item

New York: Funk & Wagnall, 1927. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 1927 short story collection. Volumes 1, 4-10 available. Missing 2 & 3. 16 mo. Red cloth hardcovers with no issued jackets. Some VG and some are G. Volume nine has tear in spine. Volume 1 and 8 have stained boards. Text… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. First edition. 8vo. Lustrous black cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, text block edges stained red, 470 pp. A wide experience of American life is interpreted in this rich… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1894. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition. Fine/no jacket. Maroon cloth with gilt. Spine edges and corners bumped.281 pp. including index. Barely read copy. Inscription inside cover to former owner. Spine slightly askew. Hinge open after tissue covering for first illustration. A handsome copy. Text clean… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton, 1902. Book. Illus. by Kelly, R. Talbot. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. New York: D. Appleton, 1902. First edition. Dark blue cloth with decoration and titles in gilt, signed DT in the binding. Top edge gilt. Pages trimmed. 392 pp. plus advertising. Near fine..

New York: Pantheon Books, 1955. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Special Pantheon edition, 1955. Near fine/No DJ. Pale blue cloth hardcover. Corners bumped. 572 pp. Text clean and unmarked. Small white stain on spine. Three stories in one: Young Tom, The Retreat, Uncle Stephen..

New York, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966. First edition. 8vo. Black with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 216 pp. This novel weaves a tale about love and sacrifice, peace and war, faithfulness, honor and charity, into a… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1925. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1925. First edition. 12 mo. Black cloth with blue laid-in title plates with black lettering on spine and front board, blue endpapers, 273 pp. A humorous story of s somewhat dysfunctional… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Thus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First thus. Ariel Booklet Series. Full red leather, soft wraps. Frontispiece of Thackeray inside with tissue. Beautiful art nouveau gilt design and lettering on wraps. Some edgewear amd light fraying at spine. "A fireside pantomime for Great and Small Children." Former owner's… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. Book. Illus. by Massanovich, Lawrence, F. R. Gruger, and Wm. St. John Harper. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1907. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth binding with decoration in gilt and cream. 150 p. A lovely illustrated edition. Color… Read more about this item

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1929. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, 1929. 249 pp. including index. Green cloth hardcover. VG/no DJ. Board corners bumped, lettering at spine rubbed off. Are causal processes influenced by design? Read more in this solid, clean copy..

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1909. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, Harper & Brothers, 1909. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and oval gilt title field on front board; spine and front board also beautifully decorated with flowers… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1972. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Random House, 1972. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 311 pp. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Co., 1948. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Farrar, Straus & Co., 1948. First edition. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with teal green geometric shapes and gilt lettering embossed on spine, rough cut pages, 417 pp. Swing into the Jazz Age with a series… Read more about this item

London & Toronto: Heinemann, 1947. London & Toronto: Heinemann, 1947. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 326 pp. Light spotting to page edges, light edge wear to dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 mo..

Oxford: David Fickling, 2008. Oxford: Fickling, 2008. First edition, limited and SIGNED BY AUTHOR and ILLUSTRATOR on tipped-in limitation page. #1274 of 1500. 12mo. Dark blue cloth binding, illustration on front cover. In matching slipcase. 95 pp. followed by Peril of the Pole game. All in new condition.. Signed and Limited. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Illus. by Lawrence, John.… Read more about this item