Rare books from MONROE STAHR BOOKS

UNCORRECTED PROOF the first edition in grey speckled wraps.

Morrow,, 1942. UNCORRECTED PROOF of the first edition in decorated wraps. The front and back cover of this proof are missing; the decorated spine is intact. Stamped on one of the front endpapers - 'Publication Date/Sep - 9 1942/Price $2.00.'

Pantheon,, 1967. FIRST EDITION (American) in dust jacket. The book has glue residue on the FFEP, faint tape marks on the book boards. The unclipped dust jacket has minimal sunning to the spine. The first Martin Beck mystery.

London: Hodder & Stoughton,, 1996.. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. Both the book and dust jacket are in fine condition. No remainder mark; price intact on the front dust jacket flap. An uncommon James Bond adventure.

FIRST EDITION (UK) in dust jacket; SIGNED by the author on the title page. FIRST EDITION (UK) in dust jacket; SIGNED by the author on the title page. The second Harry Bosch novel.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. Book is rubbed/skinned at the spine ends and along the bottom edge of the boards; former owners name stamp and blindstamp. The dust jacket has a $4.00 price, indicating it s from a later printing; minor wear at the spine ends - otherwise a very nice dust jacket.

FIRST EDITION (US) in dust jacket; SIGNED by Steadman on the half-title page. The book is fine. The unclipped dust jacket has a tiny rubbed area at the head of the spine.

FIRST EDITION in brown boards, with a facsimile dust jacket. Book is near fine with bright gold embossing on the spine. See and Brooker. In this romance, a young girl comes to Hollywood, thinking she has a movie contract. When she gets there, she learns otherwise and has to work her way up from the bottom while she maintians her puritanical honor.

UNCORRECTED PROOF in tan wraps. Fine

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book and dust jacket are both fine.

FIRST EDITION in cloth binding; without a dust jacket as issue. AS NEW.

LIMITED EDITION - One of 350 NUMBERED & SIGNED copies in a slipcase. SIGNED by both Pinter and John Fowles. Both the book and the slipcase are fine. This copy in the publisher s original shrinkwrap.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket; SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author to novelist Rupert Hughes. The book is fine. The unclipped dust jacket has very minor edge wear, minimal paper loss at the spine ends, and is sunned at the spine. Miller was an actress in the twenties, starring opposite Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and was married to screenwriter John Lee Mahin. See & Brooker.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket; SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Ford on the FFEP. Book is worn at the spine ends and has a 1/4 inch stain along the top of the spine; boards are sunned and the spine is browned. The unclipped dust jacket is sunned at the spine; minor paper loss at the lower spine end. Russian film actress Slema Saranoff is murdered during a screening at her home. See & Brooker

FIRST EDITION in gold boards and dust jacket; SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED by Lee on the FFEP. The book is almost fine with a previous owner's name, address and a date on the front pastedown. The unclipped dust jacket has some minimal edge wear and a small sliver of paper loss at the head of the spine. See.