THE DAY OF THE LOCUST.
London: Grey Walls Press, 1951. First U.K. Edition. A Novel. First English edition of this famous Hollywood novel, which was also memorably filmed. Small 8vo cloth. More
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THE SECRET LIFE OF COWBOYS.
New York: Scribner, 2003. First Edition. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. What it's like to be a cowboy by this Montana rancher. 8vo boards. More
A BRITISH PICTURE. An Autobiography.
London: Heinemann, 1989. First Edition. Signed (not inscribed) by Russell on the title-page. First edition, first printing, with "First published 1989 and no mention of any later printing on copyright... More
THE SECRET HISTORY.
New York: Knopf, 1992. First Edition. A Novel. Stated first edition, first printing, with no indication of a later printing on copyright page. A first book that went into several... More
STRONG MOTION.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992. First Edition. A Novel. Signed by Franzen on the title-page. Stated first edition; first printing with no further printing noted on copyright page... More
ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET.
London: Hutchinson, 2001. First Edition. A Novel. Signed by Faulks on the title page. First edition, first printing, with "First published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by Hutchinson" on... More
FOUR IN AMERICA. Introduction by Thornton Wilder.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1947. First Edition. First edition, first printing, with dates on title- and copyright page, with no mention of a later printing. Review copy with slip... More
A COUPLE OF COMEDIANS
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. First Edition. A Novel. First edition, first printing, with date and full number line on copyright page. 6th novel, a bittersweet backstage tale of... More
OMENSETTER'S LUCK.
New York: New American Library, 1966. First Edition. A Novel. First edition, stated first printing on copyright page with no mention of a later printing. Notable first book by the... More
HALF A LOOK OF CAIN. A Fantastical Narrative. Edited & wirth an Afterword by Reginald Gibbons.
Evanston, IL: TriQuarterly Books, 1994. First Edition. A previously unpublished work considered too advanced for its time, issued a decade ater his death. 8vo boards & cloth. More
BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE.
New York: Dial Press, 1964. First Edition. A Play. Signed by Baldwin on the front flyleaf. First edition, first printing, with date on title-page and no mention of a later... More
GRIMOIRIUM VERUM. Containing the Most Approved Keys of Solomon Wherein the Most Hidden Secrets Both Natural and Supernatural Are Immediately Exhibited.
Seattle, WA: Trident Press, 1994. First Deluxe Hardcover Edition. Limited Edition of 100 copies. Laid in is the printed prospectus & "Notice" binding info slip, as issued and called for... More
PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITY. Criterion Miscellany No. 11
London: Faber, 1930. First Edition. An Essay. Hardcover issue in orange cloth. [Roberts A49b]. Total print run was 5000 copies, in both hard- and softcover, the paper issue coming first... More
NETTLES. Criterion Miscellany No. 11
London: Faber, 1930. First Edition. A Poem. Hardcover issue in red cloth. [Roberts A52a]. One of 3000 copies, in both hard- and softcover (Roberts doesn't know or say how many... More
THE TRIUMPH OF THE MACHINE.
London: Faber, 1930. Limited First Edition. A Poem. #159 of 400 numbered large-paper copies bound in green boards (NB: not issued signed). Drawings by Althea Willoughby. [Roberts A58]. More
TOUCH AND GO. A Play.
[London]: C.W. Daniel, Ltd. 1920. First Edition. Second play by Lawrence. This was to have been part of a project called sma "Plays for a People's Theatre" [see Roberts A14]... More
LOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKS & Other Pieces With a Reminsiscence by David Garnett.
London: Nonesuch Press, 1930. First Edition. #281 of 1600 numbered copies, 550 of which 550 were for sale inthe U.S. by Random House. [Roberts A56]. 8vo yellow cloth boards with... More
SEX LOCKED OUT. Reprinted, December, 1928, from the Sunday Dispatch, London, November 25, 1928.
[London]: Privately Printed, 1929. First Edition. Roberts calls this an apparent unauthorized reprint of the Dispatch article, unknown number of copies issued, probably as a Christmas greeting. [see Roberts A44]... More
THE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSY.
Florence, Italy: G. Orioli, 1930. First Edition. A Novel. True first edition, appearing 5 months before the UK Secker edition. #743 of 810 numbered copies. [Roberts A54]. 8vo cream-colored paper-covered... More
MY SKIRMISH WITH JOLLY ROGER.
New York: Random House, 1929. First Edition. Copy #241 of 600 numbered copies (NB! not issued signed). Written as an introduction to the Paris edition of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER. Roberts... More
APROPOS OF LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER.
London: Mandrake, 1930. First Edition. Being an essay extended from 'My Skirmish with Jolly Roger'. Small 8vo blue cloth. Unusually nice copy of this book. More
THE MAN WHO DIED.
London: Martin Secker, 1931. First Edition. A Story. One of 2000 copies. Roberts A50c. First English edition of the story known as The Escaped Cock. Tall bevel-edged green buckram, t.e.g.... More
TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE.
New York: Random House, 1984. Limited First Edition. A Novel. Copy #136 of 350 numbered & signed by Mailer. This was preceded by the Franklin Library Signed First Edition. 8vo black cloth. More
THE LEMON.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972. First U.S. Edition. A Novel. Bowles translates and edits Mrabet's second novel (following his LOVE WITH A FEW HAIRS). Stated first U.S. edition, first printing, with... More
SHOOT THE WOMEN FIRST.
New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition. Stated first edition, first printing, with full number line (at that time, ""98765432" with the words "First edition" below the number row). Riveting... More