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London: Chatto & Windus. 1988. Near Fine. Facsimile editions. Paper covered boards in color printed slipcase. In original shrinkwrap that has been left on the slipcase but opened at the side to access the books. The books have very faint soiling but are tight with solid hinges and good tips. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. No dust jackets, as issued. 40 and 44 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall. Two facsimile reproductions of books self-published by Andy Warhol and his mother, Julia. 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy was originally printed in 1954 in a run of 190 numbered, hand-colored copies, most of which were given as gifts to friends and clients. It is an homage to the 26 cats that lived with Warhol and his mother in their New York townhouse, all of which were named Sam (except for one, named Hester). Sixteen of them are depicted in the book. The first volume was a collaboration between mother and son, with illustrations by Andy and… Read More

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library, 1992. F/NF Exact facsimile first edition as published by Harcourt in 1922. The only new additions are on the copyright page and bottom of the rear flap (FEL). First Edition Library facsimiles have the same weight, size, typeface, art, dust jacket, finish, and texture as the originals. The book appears unread, is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. The dust jacket has some light rubbing, else bright and fine. Slipcase is Fine.
Sinclair Lewis's novel is set in a fast-growing city with the heart and mind of a small town. For the center of his cutting satire of American business he created the bustling, shallow, and myopic George F. Babbitt, the epitome of middle-class mediocrity. Babbitt basks in his pedestrian success and the popularity it has brought him. He demands high moral standards from those around… Read More

New York: Howard Fertig, 1979. 1st/1st. VG/G. Stated First Edition with no other printings listed. The book is tight and square with solid hinges. Bottom corners bumped and wear to spine tail, else boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($35.00) with chips to corners and spine ends and light soiling. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. Includes publisher's Review Copy card. Introduction by Leon Edel, the biographer whose writing on Henry James won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.
Henry James destroyed the manuscripts of most of his novels. Of the three that survive, The Europeans has been the most inaccessible because sections of it are held by four separate owners and institutions. This fact was unknown until discovered by Henry James' biographer, Leon Edel. Reassembled for the first time in this facsimile edition, here is the complete manuscript of The Europeans as James… Read More

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library, 1990. New. Still in shrinkwrap. Exact facsimile first edition as published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1932. The only new additions are on the copyright page stating First Edition Library and bottom of the rear flap (FEL). FEL facsimiles have the same weight, size, typeface, art, dust jacket, finish, and texture as the originals. Tight and square with solid hinges and bindings and good tips. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket and slipcase are fine. 5 1/2" X 7 3/4" tall.
The classic novel of a Georgia family undone by the Great Depression. Even before the Great Depression struck, Jeeter Lester and his family were desperately poor sharecroppers. But when hard times begin to affect the families that once helped support them, the Lesters slip completely into the abyss. Rather than hold on to each other for support, Jeeter, his wife Ada, and their twelve children are overcome by the… Read More