Early 20th Century Cloth Backed Fiction from

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1933. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. A very good copy in a very good unclipped ($2.50) dustjacket. A sturdy copy in black cloth with blue lettering and pennant decorations to front board. 305 pp. Decorative endpapers and pastedowns. Edgewear to one top edge--some of the board is worn away--about… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: The Century Company, 1896. First American Edition . Cloth. Fine/Slipcased. BIRCH, REGINALD. First Printing. A very rare book, slipcased and enclosed in a custom red cloth chemise and a matching red cloth slipcase, with title and date at heel of spine in gilt. Red cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine and decorative design.… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: BOBS MERRILL, 1910. First American Edition . Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Gruger & Raleigh. First Printing. A very handsome first print copy in fine condition--without the very rare dustjacket. Blue cloth with gilt decorations and lettering to the front board and spine. Tight and square copy--very clean interior and exterior boards. Some dustiness to the page ends--but minor.… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: Scribners, 1898. First American Edition . Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Clinedinst, B. West. First Printing. A fine copy in green cloth with gilt decorations & lettering to the spine and front board. Gilt rifle and title words along with red and black vine motif. 584 pp. 4 pp advertising at verso. Very collectible condition. Clean throughout. From… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: SCRIBNERS, 1879. First American Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Slipcased. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Issue before the Illustrated edition. Signed by Frank Stockton on the front free endpaper. From the recently auctioned collection of M. B. Goldstone--and with his custom penciled signature to the front pastedown. Brown decorated cloth with gilt and… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: The Century Company, 1888. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hard Paper Wraps. Near Fine/Slipcased. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Printing 1888. From the collection of Jean Hersholt--who was the Danish actor who played Heidi's grandfather in the original movie with Shirley Temple in the title role. A fine copy in original hard wrappers,… Read more about this item

BOSTON: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1912. First American Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. F. C. Yohn. From the recently auctioned collection of the Goldstone brothers (Steinbeck's bibliographers)--this one with the custom gold bookplate loosely applied to the front endpaper and M.B. Goldstone's penciled signature to the front free endpaper. Near fine in brown cloth and gilt lettering and… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, 1922. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing 1922. From the collection of well known collector M.B. Goldstone--who, along with his brother, Homer Goldstone--were Steinbeck's bibliographers. A very good copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. Light age toning--mostly to the page edges. A complete dustjacket, unclipped with the original… Read more about this item

BOSTON: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. First Edition/2nd State 1872. A handsome copy in green cloth with gilt decorations to the front board and spine. This copy is in fine condition--only a couple of light flecks to the front board. Magnificent gold gilt… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: Doubleday Page & Co., 1904. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing 1904. A superb first print copy in fine condition. Other than the original owner's name written in pencil on the front free endpaper and one lightly bumped corner--there are no other flaws. From a recent Bonham's and Butterfield's auction of early… Read more about this item

BOSTON: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. First Edition 2nd Printing. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition/2nd State 1872. Same as first state except color (green instead of maroon) and one change in lettering to page 9 in chapter title--misspelled the word "table". In just about fine condition except slight darkening to the cloth spine. Green cloth with… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: Doubleday Page & Co., 1900. First American Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition/First State. 1900. A fine copy with only the lightest of age toning to top edge and cloth boards. Deep green title and decorations to front board and spine. Gold cloth with pictorial depiction of acorns and vine--see digital photo. Interior… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: Doubleday Page & Co., 1906. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing. A handsome and fine copy in very good condition--from original first printing in 1906--issued without dustjacket. Green cloth with gilt decorations to front board and spine. Light loosening of small area of cloth to the front board at gutter--more… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: Doubleday Page & Co., 1911. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing. 1911. Rare copy of first American edition in red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Very good condition with medium age toning to cloth boards and a little darkening to cloth spine--hinges are lightly cracked but… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First American Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Du Maurier, George. First Edition/First Printing 1894. A first print copy published immediately after the original magazine issues from Harper. Near fine condition. Lightly toned grey/beige cloth boards--with attractive green and gilt decorations of a spider and web with a heart to the… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: Doubleday Page & Co., 1904. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing 1904. A handsome first print copy in very good condition--issued without dustjacket. Red Cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Lightly rubbed boards with age toning to the text block. Some light spotting and discoloration to bottom of… Read more about this item