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This is a first edition of Good as Gold, the third novel by the American author Joseph Heller (1923-1999). It is about a Jewish man, going through a mid-life crisis, who must make drastic changes in order to take the job of U.S. Secretary of State. 407 pages. No dust jacket. The original owner signed the front endpaper. Minor rubbing to the… Read more about this item

The Red Badge of Courage is a brilliant novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. This book is the Readers Digest luxury edition and is heavily illustrated with paintings by American artists (see list). It… Read more about this item

This is a first edition, 14th printing, of Mutiny on the Bounty, the famous tale of the takeover, from Captain Bligh, of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty by the mutineer Fletcher Christian. This is a novel, a fictionalized account of the story, which occurred in 1789. The novel was originally published in 1932 and was a runaway best-seller. This copy… Read more about this item

This is a stated First Edition, and first printing, of Good Intentions, a 128-poem collection by the American poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971). Blue boards with a black and gold design on the cover and spine. 180 pages of thick paper. This copy has fading to the spine and a little spot on the cover. It has an old book smell--not musty,… Read more about this item

This is a first Canadian edition, and the publisher's review copy, of Dermaphoria, the second novel (2006) of the American author Craig Clevenger. It is "Puzzle Fiction", with surreal confusion brought about by the character's use of a hallucinogenic drug. This copy includes the publisher's news release. There is no evidence that it has been read. It is in mint condition.

This is the leather-bound luxury edition of Lust for Life, a novel about Vincent Van Gogh first published in 1934. It was written by the American author Irving Stone (1903-1989) and was his first book. It is based on the letters between Vincent and his brother Theo. It includes origin stories for many of Van Gogh's most famous paintings, and… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of The Far Lands, by the American writer James Normal Hall (1887-1951), who is best known for the Mutiny on the Bounty trilogy. It was published in 1950. It is the fictional re-telling of the settlement of Hawaii seen through the eyes of the legendary figures found in Hawaiian mythology. A group of Tongans are in… Read more about this item

This is a first Readers Union (UK) edition of The Ides of March, which was first published in the US in 1948. It is by the American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) and is about the last days of the Roman Republic and the events leading up to the murder of Julius Caesar. It's a very plain book. Red covers… Read more about this item

This is the Advance Uncorrected Proofs of Without a Hero, the fourth collection of short stories by the American author T. Coraghessan Boyle. The book would be published in 1994; this proof is from 1993. It is covered by a plastic printing of the cover which would be used on the final book. This plastic wrap is not attached to the… Read more about this item

This is an unread, pristine copy of Winesburg, Ohio, by the American author Sherwood Anderson. This collection of short stories is considered the most influential portrait of pre-industrial small-town life in the United States. It was originally published in 1919; this is the first Modern Library printing of it; it is dated 1947. There's no dust jacket, but this book appears to… Read more about this item

This is two volumes of Washington's Irving Works, volumes three and ten of a 15-volume set published by Peter Fenelon Collier in 1897. Contents: Volume III: A Chronicle of the Conquest of Grenada, Newstead Abbey, Abbotsford, 576 pages Volume X: The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, The Crayon Papers & The Moorish Chronicle, 600 pages Both are 6" x 8 1/3", burgundy boards over fine… Read more about this item

This is a first edition, first printing, of Peony, by the American writer Pearl S Buck (1892-1973) who, in 1938, became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Upon its publishing, it was simply title 'Peony'. In later editions, it was released as Peony, a Novel of China and as The Bondmaid. It was published in 1948… Read more about this item

This is a well-preserved Modern Library copy of Flowering Judas & Other Stories, the 1935 collection that cemented the reputation of the great American author Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980). It is 10 stories, 5" x 7 1/4", 295 double-spaced pages with no embellishment. This copy was published in 1940 and the original owner had it preserved; the cover is professionally wrapped… Read more about this item

This is a trio of Zane Grey novels published in 1956. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) remains the most popular western novel of all time. It is about three Utah cowboys who are persecuted by Mormon settlers. Wild Horse Mesa (1928) takes place in Utah and is about the legendary Panquitch, a great wild stallion that eludes countless wranglers. Arizona… Read more about this item

This is a near-perfect copy of a collection of Mark Twain novels, bound in leather. They are: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson. Published 2011 Covered in black leather with a bound-in silk bookmark and gold-trimmed pages. Someone cracked the spine at the front… Read more about this item

This is a near-perfect copy of Collected Stories of O Henry (115 stories). It was published in the US in 1979 and has evidently not been read. It's a thick heavy book, with a photo of O Henry and many black and white illustrations. The jacket has a 1/4" tear at the top right; it has been taped from behind. The spine of… Read more about this item

This is a mint-condition copy of Harper's Magazine, March 2006. It has not been read; the subscription card is still in it. 92 Pages See Table of Contents Scan Cover: The Case for Impeachment: Why We Can No Longer Afford George W. Bush - Out of Control: AIDS and the Corruption of Medical Science - Viral Marketing: The Selling of the Flu Vaccine - The Inventor… Read more about this item

This is a first edition, stated first printing, of Selected Plays of Eugene O'Neill, published by Random House n 1969. It contains The Emperor Jones, Anna Christie, The Hairy Ape, Desire Under the Elms, The Great God Brown, Strange Interlude, Mourning Becomes Electra and The Iceman Cometh. 760 pages. The dust jacket has some little tears, which have been taped from the back.… Read more about this item

This is the 1905 Canadian edition of Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out, part of the Little Women series and a sequel to Little Men, by the American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). It was first published in 1886. 358 pages. Blue boards with red print on the cover and spine. Two illustrations by the American artist Ellen Wetherald Ahrens (1859-1935). Someone… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of The Reivers, a Reminiscence, written by William Faulkner and published in 1962. It was his last novel, and won him his second Pulitzer Prize. It is a comedy and, in 1969, was made into a movie starring Steve McQueen. As you can see, the dust jacket (unclipped) is dappled and has some wear… Read more about this item