Go Tell it on the Mountain by Baldwin, James - 1953

New York: A Seymour Lawrence Book / Delacorte Press , 1969. First printing stated. Price of $5.95 intact, and date code 0369 at bottom of back flap. A lovely copy of this Vonnegut classic, Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, the spine of the jacket ever-so-lightly toned, a prior owner name 2nd front end page. Basis for the 1972 George Roy Hill film. A quite lovely copy !. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1809: Printed for W. Clarke One of the classics of British Gothic literature. SCARCE in either the first or second editions, this second edition in English, published 1809 the more uncommon currently. Frontispiece illustration engraved by Isaac Taylor from a drawing by Isaac Taylor, Jr. Spine label title reads "Caliph Vathek" . Bound in contemporary polished calf, intricate decorations in gilt back, triple gilt rules bordering covers, all edges gilt, dark blue end papers with period small label " Sold by Geo. Clarke Bookseller...". Very Good, corners a bit rubbed and bumped, gilt dulled, two early prior owner names in ink, moderate toning verso of frontispiece illus., lighter toning scattered throughout, early pencil notation rear end page, rear hinge starting.. . New Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co, 1824. Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. Ballantyne's Novelist's Library, v. 6-8.[edited by Sir Walter Scott]. Three volumes bound in contemporary full polished calf, the backs with two brown calf labels lettered in gilt and three sections ornately decorated in gilt, printer's name in gilt at tail, edges marbled, prior owner name and small gift inscription in pencil, light wear at edges mild toning, approx. 25 pp. Vol. III with creasing, a Very Good Plus set. RARE, the last copy sold at auction 1972 (RBH). The first editions of these novels published 1740-1742. . "Pamela" is considered by most to be the first novel published in English. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for priority mail and international orders, please inquire before ordering. v. 1. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. The History of Clarissa Harlowe in a series of letters -- v .2. The History of… Read More

London: John Murray, 1855. Autograph Letter Signed from Ticknor to noted British poet and man of letters Samuel Rogers tipped in front of Volume I. Inked notation front end page indicating "Sotherans March 1898 Literature" with the cut-out for the listing of this book, item no. 505, laid in. Finely bound in half crimson crushed Levant morocco extra over marbled boards, marbled end papers, tops gilt. From the private library of renowned British Dante scholar Paget Toynbee (1855-1932) with his engraved bookplate to front pastedowns. Near Fine, slight rubs at corners and edges, a bit of spotting at end papers only. The letter, on a single folded sheet, is headed "Clarendon Hotel, July 19-". runs roughly 70 words, and seems to be arranging a meeting with some American friends of Ticknor's. At bottom of letter in pencil "to Samuel Rogers". Ticknor's most important work, in fine binding and with distinguished provenance and with a wonderful ASSOCIATION ALS to Samuel… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. In publisher's original embossed purple cloth, gilt spine, pale yellow end papers. With 40 wood engravings including frontispieces by Marcus Stone. With the rare slip to the reader preceding p. 1, in Vol. I, and 5 pages of ads following postscript at rear of Vol. II dated November, 1865. No stab holes. Very Good, cloth torn at spine ends, corners rubbed, London bookseller's blind stamp front end page, prior owner name dated 1866 front end pages. An unrestored set of this Dickens classic, and uncommon thus. . First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1934. First American Edition and true 1st hardcover edition of this book. Price of $1.25 front flap, title page date 1934, copyright page states copyright 1934, published June 1934. Near Fine, period bookstore sticker front pastedown, 2 pages small corner crease bottom corner, light foxing to page block edges, and spine a bit age-toned, in a beautiful Near Fine dustjacket with tiny creases at top edges of spine and flap folds. The American 1st edition was published in June 1934, and by the time the Hodder & Stoughton British hardcover was published in Oct. 1934, Little Brown had already published its106th thousand copy. Previous to the hardcover publications, it had been published as a supplement for an English newspaper and by the Atlantic Magazine. Having benefited from Little Brown's success with the book, the H & S 1st printing would have been much larger than Little Brown's, and indeed, the LB 1st is much the scarcer of the two. Filmed twice,… Read More

New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Near Fine in the earliest state red cloth, gilt lettering is bright, page block very faintly age toned. Copyright 1943 and 2 author's paragraphs on copyright page, but NO statement of First Edition, hence a later printing from 1943 but with all the correct misspelling points In 2nd issue dustjacket, with author's photo and 3 reviews rear panel, price of $3.00 bottom corner front flap. Dustjacket is faded at spine and has 1/8" paper loss top edge spine, a few tiny chips bottom edge of spine. and at top edge front panel. A quite handsome copy of this 20th century classic. . Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. Association Copy, with Gore Vidal's ownership SIGNATURE front end page, # 85/515 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR W. Somerset Maugham at Limitation Page. Book is Near Fine, lacking the slipcase, spine a bit sunned. A wonderful Association Copy, with Vidal's famous quote summing it all up perfectly - "It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. He was always so entirely there." . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

New York: Vanguard Press, 1944. Saul Bellow's first book. Near Fine, slight toning to the paste downs, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, the spine sunned to brown, small chips at spine ends, 2 small rubs along spine, 1/2" closed tear top edge rear panel. The bookplate of Stanton Friedberg and and his wife, the poet Martha Friedberg, front paste down. Stanton A. Friedberg, M.D., was a noted book collector. whose rare medical book collection is now known as the Stanton A. Friedberg M.D. Rare Book Collection of Rush University Medical Center at the University of Chicago. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed by R. Harbin for Charles Lillie, 1725. RARE. (24), 368, Index (8); (1), 391, Index (8). Lowndes V, 2471. Editor's dedication signed: Cha. Lillie, prefatory letter signed Rich. Steele ( both are printed and not original signatures) - With a list of subscribers in vol.1. The last copy sold at auction 1992, with previous sales noted in 1963, 1933, and 1907, so a book that appears once in 30 years on average. No other copies online as of this listing. This copy with the armorial bookplates of "The Rt. Hon.ble William L.d Viscount Bateman", British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1721 and 1734. Two volumes, Very Good, in contemporary calf, backs ornately gilt with tan calf labels lettered in gilt, edges dyed mottled red. In addition to Bateman's bookplates his signature "Bateman" at top edge both title pages. small ink letter B and number front paste downs, calf lightly rubbed. end papers with light toning, interiors quite clean and… Read More