Recent Arrivals from Houle Rare Books & Autographs

New edition, from the sixth English edition, with additions and corrections. Octavo. Half title page with ads on the verso. Original gilt and black stamped brick red cloth. Yellow coated endpapers, folding chart at page 91. No dust jacket. Good (corners worn; light chipping at head and base of spine). 458 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Freeman 425.

Early American edition. 5 ¾" x 3 ¾". Engraved frontispiece titled "It was an Officers Funeral" and 3 other plates. Original gilt stamped dark green cloth with two golden angels. No dust jacket. Good (frontispiece page detached; spine faded; few nicks). 160 pages. Bookplate of Susan M Loring.

("A. Lincoln") in black ink, Springfield, Ohio, May 28, 1858. 7 ¾" x 7 7/8". 1 page. Very good (old mailing folds; fresh, dark and bright). Together with the original mailing envelope addressed by Lincoln, postmarked May 28, 1858, Springfield with three cent Washington stamp. Uncommon thus. To W. H. Davenport, Esq. Eureka Woodford Co. Illinois "W. H. Davenport, Esq. *1 Dear Sir Yours of the 14th… Read more about this item

First edition, second printing. 4to. Numerous b/w photographs, color endpaper maps. Original stiff yellow wrappers. No dust jacket. Good (chips tears to spine; rubbing). 245 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed in Occupied Japan.

First edition. Octavo. Original stiff wrappers. No dust jacket. Fine. 278 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Keepsake 54.

Octavo. Original stiff wrappers. No dust jacket. Good (a few chips). 82 pages of text + 12 pages of ads. Printed by Alex Thom & Co., Ltd., Dublin. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown. Contributors include: A. E. (George William Russell), F. R. Higgins, Padraic Fallon, Patrick… Read more about this item

First American edition. Octavo. Original light green cloth. Diagram of the locale on the endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; a few small nicks). Very good. 319 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in a full red morocco slipcase by Patron. Small bookseller ticket of J. W. Robinson Co., Los Angeles. The first novel marking the debut of the detective Miss Jane Marple. Filmed… Read more about this item

Fourth impression. Octavo. Illustrated with photographs by Joseph Smith Henley, Hector Burr, and the Author. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Endpaper map. No dust jacket. Very good. 276 pages plus 28 pages of b/w photographs. No other signatures or bookplates. Presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author on title page: "For Mrs. Singleton Smith, with best wishes. Constance Jordan… Read more about this item

First edition. 4to. B/W photographs of 61 mostly male models. Preface by Gavin Lambert. Introduction by David Hockney. Fine. Unpaginated. No signatures or bookplates. Printed in Germany.

First edition, first printing (so stated). Octavo. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; two small chips). Very good. 216 pages. Signed and inscribed by Chase on front pastedown: "For Bill Welch – because I like him. Borden Chase. Encino 3/4/48." Chase was born Frank Fowler (1900-1971). He had a horse ranch in Encino, California. He has 53 screen writer credits for film and TV. The… Read more about this item

First edition. Octavo. Original stiff blue pictorial wrappers. Ten b/w illustrations. No dust jacket. Very good. 24 pages. The true, factual account of Betty Zane the heroine of Zane Grey's first novel. Signed by G. M. Farley on verso of front cover.

First American edition (so stated), from English sheets. Octavo. Color frontispiece and 96 b/w plates. Color pictorial dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 94 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

First edition. 4to. 97 b/w illustrations by the author. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt, green and white with a design of three small children above a scrolling cartouche, designed by Rimmer. No dust jacket. Good. 79 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Bookseller label on back of the book, Stratford & Green Booksellers, 640 So. Main St. Los Angeles, Cal.

First American edition. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait photograph by Rollie McKenna. Preface and music by Daniel Jones. Pronunciation guide. Dust jacket (unclipped; few small chips and abrasions) with photograph from a portrait by Augustus John on back panel. Very good. 107 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

First edition thus. 12 mo. Original printed stiff wrappers. Based on novel of Alphonse Daudet. Music by J. Massenet. No dust jacket. Very good. 48 pages. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown.

First edition. Octavo. 36 b/w illustrations. Dust jacket (unclipped; light soiling). No foxing to text. Very good. 69 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Small bookseller label; Notcutt Galleries, Leamington Spa. Printed by The Burleigh Press, Bristol.

4to. Edited by Roy Vernon Sanders. Three page foreword by Margaret Cosgrave Sowers. Seven facsimiles. Original red cloth, paper label. No dust jacket. Very good. 97 pages. No signatures or bookplates. One of 400 copies. Small bookseller label, Vroman's. GB 466.

First edition (April, 1904). Octavo. Illustrations by A. C. McHench and John Westerberg. Original pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt, red and white on spine and front cover, t.e.g. Full page map. Afterword by Josiah Strong. No dust jacket. Very good. 320 pages + 4 page of ads. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor… Read more about this item

First edition (so stated). Folio. Illustrated with color and b/w halftone photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tear; few nicks; few dings) designed by Thomas Ingalls. Very good. 425 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Laid in loose are 2 typed letters signed Ron from Haver to George Cukor discussing the book as he was writing it. One is dated January 31, 1979… Read more about this item

First edition (so stated). Octavo. Ten illustrations. Original light green cloth. No dust jacket. Good (small punctures on lower spine). 259 pages. Signed and inscribed with initials on front free endpaper: "For George Christmas 1944 T. D." Tom Douglas (1896-1978), appeared in films from 1920 to 1933, when he changed careers and became a leading decorator and contemporary of Cukor's friend William… Read more about this item