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London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg: Doubleday, 2005. First edition. Like new in like dust jacket.. Inscribed first edition of the novel that would be adapted into the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Swarup's first novel, Q & A reveals the story of Ram Mohammad Thomas through his recollections of being a guest on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. 9.25'' x 6''. Original black publisher's cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. Original unclipped (£12.99) dust jacket, illustrated by Nicky Dupays. Red endpapers. 304 pages. Signed in ink by Swarup to title page. A crisp, clean copy.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this cold case Alphabet Mystery, in which Kinsey Millhone and her colleagues turn up the heat on a murder from 1969 that has long plagued a veteran detective. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines, to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($26.95) color pictorial dust jacket. 386 pages. Signed by Grafton to fsecond blank. Sharp and bright.

Chicago, New York, Toronto: P. F. Volland & Co, 1916. Very good plus.. Lovely Gruelle publication for Volland, a charming story of toy ducks and friends who come to life, published two years before Gruelle's first RAGGEDY ANN title. Though Gruelle patented the Raggedy Ann doll in 1915, the book series that made the toys beloved did not begin until 1918; for a time, it seemed like QUACKY DOODLE would be Gruelle's ticket to multimedia stardom. In 1917, Bray Studios hired him to animate a series of cartoons based on the toy ducks introduced in this volume. However, when the cartoons debuted, they were executed by a different artist: it is likely that Gruelle was too involved in the pre-production of the first RAGGEDY ANN book that he was unable to take on the animation project. QUACKY DOODLES' AND DANNY DADDLES' BOOK is a particularly rare title in collectible condition. 9'' x 5.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Yellow endpapers with the silhouettes of various toys. Illustrated in color. "Ninth… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Very good plus.. First edition thus, the Chambers-illustrated Scribner Classic edition of the Scottish historical novel set in the 15th century. 9'' x 7''. Original black cloth, pictorial paste-on, gilt-lettered spine. Pictorial endpapers, fore-edge machine deckle. Illustrated by Chambers with pictorial title page and nine lovely full-page color plates. xxxvi, 422 pages. Slightly shaken; a bit of rubbing to spine.

Boston: Benjamin H. Greene, 1836. Sixth edition. Very good.. Popular antebellum book of catechisms for children, written for the use of Sunday Schools. According to his introduction, Joseph Allen based his QUESTIONS on Harvey Fisk's UNION QUESTIONS, and supplemented it with various other materials in order to create a handy resource for Sunday Schools. A "Part 2" of QUESTIONS was published separately in the same year; OCLC records both parts individually. A scarce work institutionally and on the market. 12mo. 6'' x 3.75''. Original quarter blue cloth, paper pictorial boards. 118 pages, collated complete. Contemporary inscription to front pastedown, "Sabbath School, second Parish." Spine lightly sunned, boards with some edgewear; front board with very shallow crease (likely production error). Leaves uniformly lightly toned with scattered foxing; a bit of loss to margins of two leaves, not affecting text. A solid copy.

Indianapolis: Gasogene Books, 2016. First edition (stated). Near fine.. Inscribed first printing of this scarce Sherlockian collection. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original glossy pictorial wrappers. i-x, 276 pages. This copy from the library of the noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong, with Redmond's inscription to him on the title page. Minor edgewear.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this multi-generational tale of the comfort brought by a beloved family quilt. Tomie dePaola's name is synonymous with warm childhood memories and creative excellence. THE NEW YORKER called his work "moral but not moralistic," noting that "[t]here is disarray in it, and people are imperfect and can make mistakes, but there is goodness, too." Over his long career, dePaola earned the Children's Literature Legacy Award, a nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Newbery Medal, a Caldecott Honor, and numerous other accolades. 10'' x 8''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($12.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Signed by dePaola to half-title page, dated 1985. Sharp.

New York: William Morrow, 2002. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this collection of poems and "not quite poems," an intimate look through the eyes of the Black Arts Movement icon. QUILTING THE BLACK-EYED PEA earned an ALA Black Caucus Honor for nonfiction in 2003. 9.25'' x 5.25''. Original two-tone boards. Original unclipped ($16.95) color pictorial dust jacket. xii, 110 pages. Inscribed by Giovanni to half-title page, "For Mo," dated 1.30.03. Jacket with a hint of edgewear. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Clean.

(New York): New Directions, 1954. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First US edition of these collected short prose works, including "A Child's Christmas in Wales," enlarged from the UK edition with several stories and articles published in magazines as well as Thomas's radio broadcasts. Includes both autobiographical scripts ("Memories of Christmas," "A Visit to America") and talks on literature and criticism ("Wilfred Owen," "Welsh Poets" et al.). 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey cloth. In original unclipped ($3.50) dust jacket with photograph by Rollie McKenna. 240 pages. Light soil and edgewear to boards and jacket.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. Very good plus in near fine jacket.. First edition in book form of Thomas's collected radio scripts, with both autobiographical scripts ("Memories of Christmas," "A Visit to America") and talks on literature and criticism ("Wilfred Owen," "Welsh Poets" et al.). 7'' x 4.75''. Original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original price-clipped dust jacket. 181, [2] pages. Slight spine lean. Light wear and soil; minor scuffing to jacket edges.