ETHAN BENJAMIN BOLDT.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Uncorrected Proof. 66, [2] pp. Errata slip laid-in at rear. 8vo. Printed yellow paper covers. More
Modern First Editions
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ONE To COUNT CADENCE. A Novel.
New York: Random House, (1969). 1st edition. 338 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth binding with silver stamped lettering to spine. Black topstain. Dust jacket. Crumley's first novel. One of Firsts! '26 Contenders' with respect to those works considered the 'Best' of Vietnam War Literature [Mar '92]. More
NOTEBOOK 1967 - 68.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969. 1st Edition. [14], 161, [1] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Violet topstain. Blue dust jacket. More
AMONG The DAHLIAS. And Other Stories.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1957. 1st Edition (NCBEL IV, 728). SIGNED by Sansom [on a sheet affixed to the front paste-down]. 213, [1] pp. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Yellow cloth binding with brown stamped spine lettering. Brown & yellow dust jacket. More
THREE. Stories.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1946. 1st Edition (NCBEL IV, 728). 160 pp. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Black & white dust jacket. Author's 2nd book of stories, and 3rd publication overall. More
JEFF CLAYTON'S LOST CLUE Or The Mystery of the Wireless Murder.; Adventure Series No. 44
Cleveland: The Arthur Westbrook Company, (1910). 1st printing (presumed). Cf., Hubin, p. 839. [3] - 177, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustration, p. 5 6-7/8" x 4-7/8". Color pictorial wrappers. "Hart" series advert to rear wrapper. More
SONS Of The PURITANS.; With a Preface by Christopher Morley.
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1939. 1st edition. viii, [2], 313, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-5/8". Orange cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Orange topstain. Dust jacket. Completed and published according to notes left by the author. More
POETICS TODAY. Volume 9, Number 1.; Interpretation in Context in Science and Culture.
Durham: Duke University Press, 1988. 1st Printing. [2], 250, [4 (adverts)] pp. 8vo. Light brown paper covers printed in maroon & black. More
STRAIGHT. Poems 1971 - 1975.
Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1975. 1st Printing. [10], 79, [7] pp. 8vo. Grey paper covers with a "Straight" card hand to front cover. "This is a remarkable book." [Ted Berrigan - rear cover blurb]. More
The LACEMAKERS
New York: Gnosis Press, (1992). 1st Printing. 78, [2 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Maroon paper covers. "There is much to charm and entertain in The Lacemakers." [James Tate - rear cover blurb]. More
SOME LIFE. Poems.
Los Angeles: Bombshelter Press, 1986. 1st Printing. 23, [1] pp. 8vo. B/W photographic paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
A CONTEST Of LADIES.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1956. 1st Edition. 255, [1] pp. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Green & white dust jacket. More
SOUTH. Aspects and Images from Corsica, Italy and Southern France
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1948. 1st Edition. 198, [2] pp. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2". Black cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Blue, white & black dust jacket. More
SOMETHING TERRIBLE, SOMETHING LOVELY.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1948. 1st Edition. [8], 231, [1] pp. 8vo. 8" x 5-1/4". Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Orange & white dust jacket. More
STRANGE TALES Of The BORDERS. Old and New.
Edinburgh: The Moray Press, 1948. First Edition. 238 pp. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's light blue cloth with black stamped spine lettering. No dust jacket. More
The STORIES Of WILLIAM SANSOM.; With an Introduction by Elizabeth Bowen.
London: The Hogarth Press, (1963). 1st Edition (Sellery & Harris B34a). 421, [3] pp. Last leaf blank. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Black topstain. Green, red & white dust jacket. More
On The EDGE. Short Stories.
London: Faber & Faber Limited 24 Russell Square, 1930. 1st Edition. xi, [1 (blank)], 331, [1] pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Elizabeth Rivers. 8vo. 8" x 5-1/2". Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. No dust jacket. More
To WHOM It MAY CONCERN.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960. 1st Edition. 167, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Black, red & white dust jacket. Author the daughter of Thomas Mann, this her first book. More
A TOUCH Of The SUN.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1952. 1st Edition. [6], 249, [1] pp. 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8". Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped spine letter. Dust jacket. More
SWEET SINGER UNTO The LORD. Poems.
San Francisco: Donna Benedetti, (1990). 1st Printing. [6], 55, [3 (blank)] pp. Photographic image of Marian Birrel. 8vo. Blue-green paper cover printed in black. More
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"people of color" [as published in] TOUCHSTONE New Age Journal. Vol. X. No. 1.
Houston, Texas: William Laufer, (1985). 1st Printing. 36 pp. Travis' poem p. 31. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Off-white printed paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Touchstone ... is a non-commercial magazine supported by subscribers and well-wishers. ... Our volunteers feel a commitment to publish the..... More
The ISLAND PEOPLE.
New York: Belmont Books, 1971. 1st edition, PBO. 188, [2] pp. 6-7/8" x 4-1/8". Black spine; pictorial pink front cover lettered in black & white. Pale green edgestain. "A story of love and politics, danger and escape, set in the islands of Atlantis." [front cover blurb] A title from the author's..... More
TRACKS In The WIDEST ORBIT. Collected Poems.
Sebastopol, CA: Russian River Writer's Guild, (1985). 1st printing. INSCRIBED by Edith Montrose, the author's wife. Unpaginated. 3 promotional pieces laid-in. 8vo. 9" x 6-15/16". Glossy whtie paper covers printed in black & blue. Inscribed to "Paul", who is presumed to be Paul Mariah, named on the Acknowledgements page... More
DECEMBER. A Magazine of the Arts and Opinion. Double Issue.; Vol. IX. Nos. 2/3.
Western Springs, Illinois: C. L. Johnson, (1967). 1st Printing. 267, [3] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-7/16" Glossy white paper covers printed in green. More
BEFORE The CITY. Collected Poems & Prose Poems.; Foreword by Daniel Bourne.
San Diego: Lemon Shark Press, (2003). 1st Printing. x, 101, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1.2" x 5-3/8". White glossy paper covers printed in black with full color image to front cover. More