The ANGELIC AVENGERS.
London: Putnam & Co Ltd., 42 Great Russell Street, (1946). 1st UK edition. 303, [1 (blank )] pp. 8" x 5-1/2". Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Color pictorial DJ. More
Modern First Editions
Tavistock Books is on vacation from January 21, 2023 to February 7, 2023. Beginning at 4:30 pm today, Saturday January 21st, and until 9am Tuesday, February 7th, I will be in Reno spending time with my family. Orders may certainly be placed, though shipment will be until after my return to Alameda. I thank you for your patience & understanding.
The MAIDS Of PARADISE. A Novel.
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1903. 1st edition (Smith C-263). [12], 388 pp. Frontis + 7 inserted plates. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Maroon cloth binding, white & sage printed lettering and design to spine and cover. Onionskin wrapper. More
The MONKEY PUZZLE.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, (1925). 1st US edition. [8], 311, [1 (blank)] pp. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2". Maroon cloth with orange stamped lettering to spine and cover. Brown patterned DJ. More
TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
14 St. James's Place, London: Collins, 1946. 1st edition. 256 pp. 7-7/8" x 5-1/4". Scant. Salmon colored flexible cloth boards, gilt stamped lettering to spine. Color patterned DJ. More
The FABULOUS ORIGINALS. Lives of Extraordinary People Who Inspired Memorable Characters in Fiction.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st edition. 316, [6 (blank)] pp. 8-5/8" x 5-3/4". Quarter bound red cloth spine, gilt stamped spine. Light red paper covered boards stamped in blind. Dust jacket. More
The MOTHER.
New York: John Day, (1934). 1st edition. 302 pp. 8vo. Hardback. Yellow top stain. Dust jacket. More
The LONG LOVE. A Novel.
New York: The John Day Company, (1949). 1st edition. One of 500 presentation copies for use by the publisher. 128 pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
COMMAND The MORNING.
New York: John Day, (1959). 1st ed. 319 pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
FAR And NEAR.
New York: John Day, (1947). 1st edition. 381 pp, Sm. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. Stories of China, Japan, and America. More
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY.
New York: Random House, (1986). 1st edition. [8], 743, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
FLASHY FISTS.
New York: The Vixen Press, (1955). 1st edition. [1], 183, [2 (blank)] pp. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Black cloth binding with yellow lettering printed to spine. Orange, black & white illustrated DJ with black lettering to spine. More
STRANGE GLORY.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1936). 1st US edition. [7], 249, [2 (blank)] pp. 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Blue cloth binding with silver stamped lettering to spine. Beige color illustrated DJ. More
DELUGE. A Romance.
New York: Cosmopolitan, 1928. 1st US edition (cf. Bleiler, p. 213; Locke, p. 235; Reginald 15657 for the 1927 UK edition). 395, [3 (blank) pp. Crown 8vo. Blue cloth binding with pale gree lettering. Blue green patterned paper eps. Pale green topstain. Dust jacket. "Science fiction disaster story in which..... More
The NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S. A Fanciful Expedition to the Lost Atlantis of Show Business.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. 1st printing. [9], 351, [2 (blank)] pp. Many intratextual b/w & color illustrations. 8-3/8" x 6-3/8". Quarter-bound navy cloth spine with gilt stamped lettering. Purple paper wrapped illustrated boards. Color illustrated endpapers. Red top stain. Color illustrated DJ. More
CUT To The HEART. Clara Barton and the Darkness of Love and War.
New York: Doubleday, 2002. 1st Edition. [14], 323, [11] pp. Map. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. A novel of Clara Barton, based on historical events. More
The BIG BOOK Of IRONY.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007. 1st edition. xv, 174, [1 (blank)] pp. Intratextual images. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Blue cloth binding with silver stamped lettering to spine. Printed DJ with grey and white lettering printed to spine and covers. More
WE FISHED ALL NIGHT.
New York: Appleton - Century - Crofts, (1951). 1st edition. 560 pp. 8vo. Linen cloth binding. Blue dust jacket. More
MAURIZIUS FOREVER.
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1946. 1st edition (Magee 421; Shifreen & Jackson A52a). Limited to 500cc. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, from Miller to one "Dick Brown" .. "For Dick Brown, a / collaborating sort of / justice man, helping / silently, willingly . / Henry Miller / 7/15/46" 77, [3]..... More
CRONACA De Una MUERTE ANUNCIATA. Traduzione di Dario Puccini.
(n. p.): Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1982. 1st edition in Italian. 126, [2] pp, 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Pale blue dust jacket. More
CIRCLES. A Washington Story.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1977. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep. [10], 251, [1 (blank)] pp, 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
HOME Is WHERE YOU HANG YOURSELF: or How to Be a Woman - and Who Needs It?
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. First printing. 192 pp. 8" x 5-1/4". Blue cloth binding with white title lettering printed to spine. Blue-stained top edge. Mulit-colored illustrated dust jacket with white and grey title lettering printed to front and spine. More
FIRST FAMILY.
New York / Boston: Grand Central Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition. [8], 452, [4 (blank)] pp. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". White papered boards with blue papered spine. Gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Gold dust jacket with blue title lettering embossed to front cover and spine. More
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SON Of The TREE [bound with] The HOUSES Of ISZM. Ace Double F-265.
New York: Ace Books, Inc., (1964). 1st book edition, PBO [for Son]. 111; 112, [1 (advert)] pp. Cover by Jack Gaughan. 16mo. Color printed paper covers. Yellow edgestain. More