Search Results: Classic American Literature from Black Cat Hill Books

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing; faint dampstaining at the lower portion of the backstrip and the red morocco quarter leather panels, and at the bottom edge, but the text block is unaffected; shows the very slightest spine lean; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge. The backstrip very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.… Read More

New York, NY Basic Books, 1965. Hardcover First Edition (1965), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to Basic Books' customary practice. First Edition (1965), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to Basic Books' customary practice. Very Good in Very Good- DJ: The Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the blue cloth-covered boards; foxing to the top edge of the text block and sparser foxing to the fore-edge; former owner' name, place and date (1965) at the front free endpaper; the binding leans ever so slightly, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor flaws. The DJ shows mild rubbing; very light wear to the extremities; a couple of very small closed tears to the outside edges; the price has been clipped.… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; some scuffing at the top of the front quarter leather panel and the head of the backstrip; several tiny black spots at marbled front panel; moderate overall rubbing; shows the slightest spine lean; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge. The backstrip very lightly sun-blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x… Read More

Springfield, VA The Teaching Company, 1997. VHS Tape Three VHS Video Tapes in Excellent condition [virtually "As New"], with a 42-page Staple-bound booklet, also in excellent condition [Near Fine], housed in a Colorful Pictorial Cardstock Case, which shows a little mild rubbing and a bit of buckling to one of the panels [Good+ to Very Good]. Course Number 255. Overall, Very Good+. Size: 8.75 x 5.65 x 1.25 inches. Weight: 28 ounces. Video: VHS.Arnold Louis Weinstein (born July 8, 1940) is an American literary scholar. He is currently Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University. He joined the faculty at Brown University in 1968, and was promoted to full professor a decade later. In 2007, he delivered the keynote address, titled "Reading Proust, Tracking Bears, at Brown," at the Opening Convocation of the university's 244th year. Weinstein is the author of numerous articles and eight full-length books. In 2009, The… Read More

New York, NY The Greystone Press, 1940. Hardcover Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. The pages have tanned very slightly. Some wear along the front hinge. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 546pp. Crimson over boards with gilt designs at the front panel and backstrip and gilt titles at the backstrip. Deckle fore-edge. States "Library Edition", at the bottom of the backstrip, but not library bound and shows no signs of ever being prepared for circulation or circulated. A handsome copy. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Hardcover Very Good+: all volumes at least Very Good, almost all Very Good+: all show very light wear to the extremities; several volumes show a bit of rubbing toward the heel of the back strip; a couple volumes have been inexpertly "cut", leaving jagged outside edges on a few pages. Volumes I & III show a very faint stain from a drip of water at the backstrip. Else only very minor rubbing or scuffing. Bindings are all square and secure; text clean. Remains a clean, sturdy, and quite presentable set of 22 volumes. 8vo. Crimson cloth over boards with Gilt Titles at Back Strip. Top Edges Gilt. Volumes 14 and 16 Copyright 1904, the rest 1900. No difference in the binding or appearance. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Grove Press: Black Cat , 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. EX-LIBRARY, showing minimal indications thereof. It does appear that the front endpaper has been removed - and perhaps a half-title page or flyleaf as well, for the text begins with the title page. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a small, faint dampstain at the head of the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but one that remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean, sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 12mo. 294 pages. Mass Market Paperback. First published in 1856, eclipsed for 93 years, Hernan Melville's last full-length novel : " A series of parodies, each exploring a another aspect of what is involved when a man risks his confidence, his faith, in someone else.... akin to… Read More

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1965. Paperback First Edition Thus; so stated. PEN MARGINALIA on one page and INK LINES IN THE MARGINS of nine others in one of the chapters. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure. Flawed, of course, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 442pp. First Edition Thus; so stated. University Press Paperback.

New York, NY Holt, Rinehart & Winston , 1960. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the faintest creasing near the lower corner of the front panel; the binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Shows mild wear, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches). xxix, 349 pages. Introduction by John Henry Raleigh. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Academic Press Paperback. 

Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press, 1972. Hardcover First Edition [1972], unstated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only a small line of faint soiling at the upper outside edge of the front panel; else flawless; unclipped. Near Flawless. Unopened and unread: Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xix, 298 pages. First Edition [1972], unstated. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY Hearst Corporation: Avon , 1982. Paperback First Edition Thus (1982); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First printed in hardcover by Pantheon in 1954. First Edition Thus (1982); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, with several very fine creases near the front corner tips and along the front hinge; very slight sunning to the backstrip (the titles, which are white are perhaps a touch less distinct than when new, but they remains bold and clearly legible); mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; a short, stray pen mark at the bottom edge (clearly not a remainder mark); the binding square and secure, but very slightly concave; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome… Read More

Boston, MA Little Brown & Co: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. Hardcover First Ed; later printing. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mild rubbing along the bottom edge of the green cloth-covered boards; several tiny to very small, barely discernible water spots at the lower front panel; just a hint of wear to the upper exrtremities. Binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 384pp. Edited by his son, Henry James. First Ed; later printing [1926]. Green Cloth over Boards with Gilt titles at the back strip. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started through to expose the board beneath, but the upper rear corner tip is more heavily worn; overall light wear to extremities; some scuffing at the top of the front quarter-leather panel; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; very faint dampstaining at the backstrip and the red morocco quarter leather panels, and at the bottom edge, but the text block is unaffected. The backstrip very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible. The binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound,… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly sun-blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 404 pages. 19 Full Pages of Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 19 Full-Pages Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and leather reinforced… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 405 pages. 20 Full Pages of Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and leather… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall Press, 1965. Hardcover First Edition (1962); Second Printing (1963). Good+: Shows moderate use: light wear to the head and heel of the backstrip a small, superficial ding at the bottom edge of the rear board; faint rubbing and soiling to the front panel; the spine leans slightly, but the binding remains secure; a couple of former owner's names to the front free endpaper, but the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A solid reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a couple of minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Corners sharp. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.85 x 0.75 inches). 168 pages. Notes, Chronology. Select Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. First Edition (1962); Second Printing (1963). Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Chicago, IL Rand McNally & Company, 1910. Hardcover Very Good: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; very slight spine lean; the titles at the upper and lower backstrip are severely rubbed (the titles and designs at the front panel are bright and clearly legible). The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Despite some flaws, remains a clean, attractive reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 470 pages. Forest green cloth over boards with titles at the front panel and backstrip and an "Aladdin's Lamp" design at the center of the front panel. Publication date is approximate and based upon binding style, as there is no copyright date provided. Hardback: Lacks DJ, if indeed it ever possessed one.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback First Edition Thus [1964], so stated. First published in hardcover in Great Britain by Secker & Warburg in 1963. FFirst Edition Thus [1964], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use:very light wear to the extremities; a faint bit of creasing along the front hinge and an even fainter crease near the upper corner of the front panel; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the binding is secure and tightly bound; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.45 x 0.35 inches). 119 pages.… Read More

Cambridge, MA M.I.T. Press, 1972. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mildest rubbing overall and a bit of scuffing along the rear hinge. Binding square and secure; text clean. No longer pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 259pp.Foreward by Norman Holmes Pearson. A hardcover edition was published by the Archon Press in 1968. University Press Paperback.