Search Results: Romance from Singularity Rare & Fine

London: Longman, Greene & Co., 1904. First Edition . Cloth. About near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1904. First Edition. Presentation copy, signed, dated in the year of publication, and inscribed by the author to Beatrice Hall (possibly pseudonymic author S.G. Tallentyre, but with no specific evidence to that effect). Ownership label of Douglas C. Ewing on front pastedown. Octavo, 391 pp. + 4 pp ads. Deep navy cloth with gilt imprinting on cover and spine; frontis illustration; black endpapers; top edge dyed. Very modest spine lean, a few foxing spots on bottom page edges, very light scuffing at bottom of cover. See scans. Sharp copy, better than Very Good, a whisker short of Near Fine. A singular first edition copy of Stanley Weyman's The Abbess of Vlaye. Weyman's signature, dated October 10th in the year of publication, 1904, and inscription to Beatrice Hall are on the dedication page. The much more recent book… Read More

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996. First Edition (stated) and First Printing (number line starting with '1'). Fine/Fine. 12mo, jacket designed by Molly Renda, yellow and blue boards with gilt spine imprinting, yellow endpapers, 236 pp. Fine book in a fine jacket which does show some a small patch of removable price-sticker adhesive at top right (see scan). L-26

1997. Hardcover. Fine. Salwowski, Mark. 1997: Original cover painting by Mark Salwowski for the true MacMillan hardcover first edition of Jenny Oldfield's "All Fall Down". 72 x 48 cms, ink on illustration board. Fine, pristine. The captivating cover of Oldfield's World War I romance novel, featuring an extraordinarily fetching young lady- the heroine, I believe - and authentic period environs. See scans (note that the scan of the book itself is provided for reference. The book is not part of this item). Another wow by Salwowski. Big and striking, a sophisticated eye-catcher hanging on the wall - it is, in fact, hanging on mine right now. Now framed in walnut (see scan) by Bach Studio in Syracuse. With a copy of Salwowski's signed transmittal letter. LART

New York: Atheneum, 1981. First American Edition . Cloth. Very Good Plus. Octavo. New York: Atheneum, 1981. First American Edition. Signed, dated and inscribed by Forster on the ffep to Rosemary Legge, an editor at Weidenfeld & Nicholson, with inscription as below. Octavo, cloth-backed paper covered boards, silver spine lettering, 311 pp. No jacket, as discussed below. Slight spine cant, else Near Fine. Brit novelist Forster - author most famously of Georgy Girl, basis of the film of the same name, but also of period Romance books, as well as biographies and literary criticisms - rather hilariously displays some inbred Brit haughtiness in her inscription in this copy of the Cumbrian romance novel, "The Bride of Lowther Fell". Addressing the above publisher in the year of publication, 1981, she opines in her inscription: "Dear Rosemary - NOT the novel I would like to give you [note: she is a literary critic too, remember] but the only one the Americans have deluged me with… Read More

New York: Viking, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New. Pristine. See scans and description. New York: Viking, 1996. First Edition and First Printing; signed by Helen Fielding on the title page, without further inscription. As New; pristine and immaculate, both book and jacket. A collector's copy. Octavo, dust jacket design by Evan Gaffney, gold and white boards with copper/gilt spine imprinting, 271 pp. Fielding's 1996 unforgettable diary-form contemporary romance - later made into the Renée Zellweger / Colin Firth / Hugh Grant film - in its most collectible form. L201

New York: Viking, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New. Pristine. See scans and description. New York: Viking, 1996. First Edition and First Printing; signed by Helen Fielding on the title page, without further inscription. As New; pristine and immaculate, both book and jacket. A collector's copy. Octavo, dust jacket design by Evan Gaffney, gold and white boards with copper/gilt spine imprinting, 271 pp. Fielding's 1996 unforgettable diary-form contemporary romance - later made into the Renée Zellweger / Colin Firth / Hugh Grant film - in its most collectible form. L 46n

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pan Xing Lei. New, and completely pristine. See scans and description. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006. Stated First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated budd and forest-green boards with gilt spine imprinting, map endpapers (two different maps), interior chapter-top illustrations by Pan Xing Lei, 442 pp. New, and flawless in every way. An example for the collector. China Star is another 'swashbuckling' adventure-romance tale of the middle and far East, from a guy who knows that turf. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L201

New York: Bantam Books, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. New York: Bantam, 1999. Advance Reading (Review) Copy / ARC of Luanne Rice's romance novel, 'Cloud Nine'. Octavo, wraps, 323 pp. with recipient's review response card laid in. Fine. See scans. Nice pre-first of another of Rice's nothing-fancy, you-know-it's-a tearjerker-but-you-love-it-anyway masterful stories, including Rice's characteristic themes - the love of a mother for her child and parent, the love of a man for a woman, a budding romance between two young people. Shipped in a new, protective box, as always. No bag for this one. L14n

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1970. Stated First American Edition. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Peter Burchard, red cloth boards with gilt cover and spine imprinting, yellow endpapers, 251 pp. A handsome Near Fine book, showing only modest foxing on the last endpaper, in a Very Good jacket with light edge wear, most notable at spine ends. See scans. Faint, trace musty scent. Brian Glanville's Florentine-suburban-hills-villa based tale of romantic longing for his first wife, not so much with the current one. A nicely preserved example for the collector of romances. Or, wives. L-43 n

Baltimore: O'Donovan Brothers Publishers, 1945. First Edition . Decorated Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Octavo. Clyde Squires. Baltimore: O'Donovan Brothers Publishers, 1945. First Edition. Illustrated by Clyde Squires. Octavo, red cloth binding with gilt cover illustration and gilt spine lettering, red dustjacket illustrated in white with the same illustration which is in gilt on the book cover proper. 232 pp. Book is Fine, showing only some possible extremely faint soiling on cover and a bit of offset from the rear-of-book illustration to the facing blank verso. Jacket is at least a VG+, with a couple of small chips and some toning at top of rear cover. An extraordinarily scarce work of 1940's romance and show-biz adventure by Florence Kaiss, in the even rarer dustjacket. Superb and stylish illustrations by Clyde Squires (Charles Clyde Squires), who studied with Howard Pyle, F. W. DuMond, and Robert Henri, and in addition to illustrating books provided much work, including covers,… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Walter Kumme. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. First Edition and First Printing, with "A" on the copyright page. Octavo, jacket illustrated by Walter Kumme, light green buckram boards with gilt spine and cover imprinting, illustrated endpapers also by Kumme, top page edges dyed black, 303 pp. A Very Good book, fairly spoted on covers but otherwise without notable flaw, in a bright, clean, unclipped, better than VG jacket with some peripheral wear and a bit of foxing on the back panel. See scan. A scarce first printing of Weston's brooding novel about a war widow who enters an intricately swirling emotional state when she meets a man who seems nearly identical to her deceased husband. L-30n

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1901. Reprint . Decorated Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Yohn, F.C.. New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1901 [reprint copy]. Grosset first reprint edition. 12mo, black-stamped green cloth with pictorial cover, blackspine imprinting, 362 pp. + 6 pp ads. Good to Good Plus, with general wear all around and minor spine cant. Frontispiece + seven more illustrations by F.C. Yohn. One of the prolific Irving Bacheller's best known novels, D'ri and I is a romance/ adventure tale of the War of 1812, told as the memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell. Eight finely executed illustrations by F.C. Yohn enhance the story nicely. L-43n

Boston : Lothrop Publishing Company , 1901. 1st Edition . Decorated Cloth. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Yohn, F.C.. Near Fine. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1901. First Edition. 12mo., red cloth boards with gilt and pastedown illustration on cover and gilt imprinting on spine, Top Edge Gilt, 362 pp. + [1] + 2 pp. ads. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus seven more Yohn illustrations. A scarce About Near Fine example; corners and spine ends just very lightly touched, one small spot on rear cover (see scans), early owner signature on ffep. Sharp, clean, bright and tight, qualities which are scarce in this first edition title. One of the prolific Irving Bacheller's best known novels, D'ri and I is a romance/ adventure tale of the War of 1812, told as the memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell. Eight finely executed illustrations by F.C. Yohn enhance the story nicely. A stand-out copy. L-43n

Kokomo, IN: Popular Publications Inc., 1953. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. About Very Good. 9 1/4 x 6 3/4. Unattributed. Kokomo, IN: Popular Publications, Inc., 1953. First Edition. July, 1953 issue, Volume 7, Number 3. Illustrations are unattributed. 9 1/4" x 6 3/4", 114 pp. includes numerous funky ads, include Hexitol Kelpidine chewing gum to help you lose 5 pounds a week, "How I Robbed a Bank", hernia trusses, mail order false teeth, geiger counters, etc. etc. Some soiling, chipping around much of perimeter, rear cover shows one longish closed tear. Contents clean and tight, only slightly age toned. Still firmly bound. About Very Good. A scarce classic from the romance end of the pulp era periodicals, one that's rather hard to collect anymore. Title may or may not refer to the quantity of content items, which do number fifteen, but five are departments, not stories. Perhaps the murkiness of the title reference may have been intentional, since teenaged girls… Read More

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company / Tower Books, 1943. Reprint 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company / Tower Books, 1943. Stated Firs Printing of the this edition, which followed on the William Morrow first edition of 1942. Octavo, illustrated jacket, red boards with blue imprinting on cover and spine, 279 pp. Good jacket, Very Good book. An inexpensive wartime production; jacket is tattered at perimeter and modestly soiled; book has some edge wear and toned pages, but no serious flaws. See scans. The story of an R.A.F. captain in the Bomber Patrol in World War II, his love for his Short Sunderland Flying Boat and for a nurse. L-43 n

New York: Dial, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kristin Logsdon (jacket). New, and pristine. See scans and description. New York: Dial, 2014. First Edition / First Printing of 'Following Flora", Natasha Farrant's sequel to "After Iris". Octavo, illustrated jacket by Kristin Logsdon, purple boards with silver spine imprinting, 245 pp. Brand squeaky now, and in archival storage - here on premises; ships within 24 hours. Bluebell Gadsby is back on the job photo-journalizing her family's now-insufficiently private life, this time focusing on her sister Flora's blossoming romance with reclusive Zach. First Edition and printing. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L90

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. First Edition and First Printing, with dates on title page and copyright page matching and last page of textblock bearing the numeral one at the end of the text. Large-ish 12mo, green cloth with gilt imprinting on cover and spine and blind-stamped cover illustration of the abode in the story, 324 pp. with last page being in fact numbered with a 1 as noted above, that being Appleton's first-printing designation. A nice copy, with almost no spine fade, moderate corner bumping, front hinge starting, penciled previous owner's names on ffep and front pastedown. Bright gilt and cloth, sturdy feel. A solid Very Good or better. The Fortieth Door, a romance/adventure set in Egypt, was made into a George B. Seitz film of the same name - which has since famously joined the ranks of "lost" films; there are no known… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good; Dust jacket: Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. Later printing of the 1932 first edition. Small octavo, illustrated jacket, yellow boards with red cover and spine imprinting, 451 pp. Cover imprinting is the unfilled version of the familiar and popular art deco jacket itself, which was uncredited but signed "FM" (see scan). WWI era romance by the once widely popular novelist, whose work has only recently started to be re-noticed by the general public. Very Good book in a Good jacket. See scans. L-33n

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1915. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wilson, Oscar. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, undated but circa 1915-1920. Octavo, illustrated green cloth boards and spine, 160 pp. + 16 pp. ads for other SPCK titles. Color frontispiece by Oscar Wilson is included but separated from the binding. Good; cover shows a light red stain, spine is a bit rubbed, most pages have some foxing. A Christian-based romance novel. L-26

New York: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins), 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jaroslaw Datta (jacket). New, and completely pristine, stated first edition and first printing. See scans and description. New York: Doubleday, 2013. Stephanie Hemphill's historical verse-fiction piece, "Hideous Love", about Mary Shelley, who wrote "Frankenstein". Octavo, Jaroslaw Datta- illustrated jacket, black boards with metallic red spine imprinting, 312 pp. New; quite completely pristine and immaculate. Historical verse fiction, written by Hemphill as Mary Shelley, hence has a somewhat autobiographical feel as well. Stated first edition and first printing. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L9n