Rare books from Cahill Rare Books

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. "Stories of the Buried Life". An early short story collection by Bukowski. Number 46 of 50 copies signed by Bukowski with an original color pastel painting by Bukowski. This is one of Bukowski's rarest editions. A perfect copy, scarce in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

San Francisco: Inferno Press, 1957. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First printing. Extremely rare. The poem, "Return of the Rivers" is printed on a single sheet of white paper folded in half to make two pages. It is housed in a black paper cover with very light edge fading folded in half with a paper label signed "Richard Brautigan". A small circle of glue used to attach the poem sheet to the cover has bled through to both sheets. "The Return of the Rivers" is by far the rarest of all Brautigan items and possibly the rarest item in modern literature. OCLC lists only two copies held at the University of Virginia and UC Berkeley. Housed in a beautiful folding box with marbled boards, black morocco spine and cover label stamped in gilt. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Stackpole Sons, 1938. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. Author's first book, first published by Stackpole in 1938. Dustjacket has very minor wear to corners and top of spine. Fante's signature is on the front flyleaf. Fante died in 1983. A beautiful copy in an unfaded dustjacket. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. Number 60 of 75 copies signed by Bukowski on the limitation page with an original watercolor painting by Charles Bukowski bound in with a tissue guard. A scarce edition of Bukowski's second novel. Book is protected in the original acetate jacket. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Author's second book, first published by Stackpole in 1939. Dustjacket has very minor wear to corners and light chipping to spine ends. There is a dime size loss of color to upper right corner of front panel probably due to a sticker removal. There is very light fading to dustjacket spine, much less than is commonly found with this title. Fante died in 1983. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. First American Edition. Basis for the classic film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn directed by John Huston in 1951. Very light foxing to page edges. Book Is fresh and clean with no marks except for light rubbing to bottom edges. The unclipped dustjacket is beautiful, virtually as new. A lovely copy of this classic novel. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. First Edition stated on copyright page, $2.00 price on front flap of dustjacket. Book is fine in tan cloth stamped in green. The middle of the dustjacket spine panel has fading around Green's name and several light stains. Dustjacket has overall edgewear with minor chipping to spine ends and a small chip to top of rear panel not affecting lettering. Still, a presentable copy of a scarce book in dustjacket. This first American edition is the true first edition, published one month before the English edition published as "A Gun For Sale". Basis for the 1942 film starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. Book is protected in a custom cut mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Eureka: Hearse Press, 1964. Book. Fine. Printed Wraps. 1st Edition. First Printing. Limited edition of 150 copies. Thick card stock portfolio with simulated woodgrain finish. Contains 42 broadsides of various sizes by different contributors including Henry Miller. There are 3 broadsides by Bukowski and one leaflet (The Paper on the Floor; Waste Basket; His Wife, The Painter; and The Old Man on the Corner). Coffin 1 is housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. Penciled inside the portfolio cover is "Publisher's Own Copy", which is supported by the printer's steel plate used to print "COFFIN" laid in. A very rare, unique early Bukowski publication. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Scribner's "A" and seal on copyright page. The book is square and tight with no marks of any kind. The pages are bright and clean. Silver lettering on the book's spine is bright and complete. Book appears unread. Dustjacket has clipped corners and the $3.00 price. Hemingway's photo on back panel of the dustjacket has a definite blue tint. Scarce in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Scribner's seal on copyright page. All first printing issues present. Catharine misspelled Katharine on the front flap of dustjacket with the $2.50 price present. No disclaimer page. Bound in black cloth with untarnished gold paper labels. Dustjacket has tiny chips to corners and spine folds. Book has no marks of any kind. An excellent untouched, unrestored dustjacket. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, first printing, first state with all errors uncorrected. Scribner's Seal and letter "A" on copyright page. Binding and gilt lettering are fine. There are no marks, writing or foxing of any kind. Book is square and tight. Price clipped dustjacket is bright with no fading. Very light chipping to corners and spine ends. An excellent, unrestored copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

London: William Heinemann, 1928. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author on laid in Sheet. 1st Edition. First Printing. A Queen's Quorum and Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title. Book is as new. Signed by W. Somerset Maugham on a tipped in page "In recollection of a happy hour W.Somerset Maugham San Francisco 20 Jan 1939" Dustjacket has the correct 7/6 price on the spine. Dustjacket corners have small, almost invisible, expert repair. Overall, a beautiful copy, rare in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. The book is bound in blue buckram with bright gilt lettering. The book is tight and square with no writing of any kind. The dustjacket is bright with no rubbing or chipping. The $2.50 price is present on the front flap. A truly beautiful copy. Unusual in this condition. The book is housed in a blue clamshell folding case with gilt lettering. The Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. Book. Illus. by Universal Photoplay. Fine. Hardcover. Photoplay Edition. Photoplay edition illustrated with scenes from the Universal Photoplay starring Boris Karloff. Book is as new with no marks of any kind. The unrestored dustjacket is fine and bright with light rubbing to the flap folds. The scarcest of all the Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions. Extremely rare in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

New York: The Viking Press, 1962. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. 3200 copies printed. Twelve pages. Signed by Steinbeck in blue ink on the title page. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..