Fiction from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards decorated in gilt and white. Exterior is still attractive with only minor spotting and scuffing. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at hinges… Read more about this item

New York: The John Day Company, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, which has always had a presumably generic blank dust jacket on it. Note: this is NOT the pictorial DJ which was issued with the book, although the blank jacket appears to be… Read more about this item

New York: Brentano's, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards show only minor spotting and corners are sharp. The reason for the lower condition grade of just VG is because there is a small tear in the cloth at the top of… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Richard G. Badger, 1914. Hardcover. VG+/Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is scuffed and soiled with a u-shaped tear on the spine that measures around 1.5 inches long. The underside of the jacket was neatly reinforced with masking tape along the bottom and front… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Macrae Smith Company, 1940. Review Copy 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, pre-release review copy with publisher's card pasted in front showing the official release date. The front pastedown also contains the signed bookplate of Harrison W. Fry, an editor and writer for the Philadelphia… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Charles Bowen, 1836. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original red leather binding shows quite a bit of spotting and scuffing, spine is starting to separate at the top where there is also some chipping. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at… Read more about this item

New York: The Fiction League, 1930. Hardcover. VG-/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with original dust jacket. DJ is in extremely poor condition, which is in several pieces and is missing a large chunk at the spine, tearing and chipping is also present, so the dust jacket has been placed… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1871. Hardcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, beveled red cloth boards show spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding overall good but there are some issues: the front hinge is starting to crack and the rear hinge is… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. PhotoPlay Edition; First Printing . Hardcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards shows some spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good except for some pulling in spots and also the front hinge, which has a thin… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Drexel Biddle, 1899. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, yellow cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows quite a bit of soiling and scuffing, edges and corners show bumps/wear and the top of the exterior spine has some chipping present. The internal binding is good,… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1934. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rockwell Kent. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red and white polkadot cloth boards show scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The front interior hinge is good but the rear hinge is cracked and the webbing is… Read more about this item

New York: Brentano's, 1893. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, bluish green cloth boards decorated in black and gilt. Exterior shows scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The spine has a splash mark in the lower half which can also be seen to a lesser degree… Read more about this item

London: Walter Scott, 1890. Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some pulling in spots. Paper is toned due… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Bradley & Co., 1864. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of dark green decorated boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Corners are rounded and backing is showing in several spots. The interior binding… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1970. Hardcover. VG-/Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket that still has the original price of $5.00 on the front flap. DJ is scuffed with an area that is quite crimped and torn at the top of the spine. Bottom of jacket is… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1916. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edmund Frederick. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with circular paper label on front exterior shows some scuffing and toning along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The spine is faded and this also can be seen on… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. 17th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Photoplay. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is in poor shape and in several pieces, there is also a large section of the spine missing. The jacket has been placed in a protective mylar sleeve to… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1951. Revised edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A. C. Harradine. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, decorated tan boards with green cloth to spine. Exterior shows toning along with some light spotting. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues, no signatures or bookplates,… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A. B. Frost, J. M. Conde and Frank Uerbeck. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards show some spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The rear board has a light spot and some staining along the bottom. No… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Limited Edition 11th Printing. Hardcover. VG+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, signed by the author on the page that states this is the "Harper prize novel limited-edition autographed by the author, New York 1925". Black cloth boards show some light spotting and scuffing, edges… Read more about this item