BED / TIME / STORY.
New York: Random House, (1974). 1st edition. [8], 307, [5] pp 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-7/8". Hardback. Red topstain. Black photographically illustrated dust jacket, design by Jon Lopez. More
Modern First Editions
Tavistock Books is on vacation from November 30, 2022 to December 11, 2022. Fro the next week or so, I will be in Reno with my family. Orders may certainly be placed, though shipment will be after my return to Alameda. Thank you for your patience & understanding.
FRANKISSSTEIN. A Love Story.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2019. 1st Edition. SIGNED by the Author on the t.p. 343, [3] pp. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Red cloth binding with black lettering. Dark blue dust jacket, lettered in red & pink. More
MY YEAR Of REST And RELAXATION.
New York: Penguin Press, 2018. 1st Edition. SIGNED by the author on the t.p. [12], 288, [4] pp. Original Vroman's sales slip laid-in. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-5/8". Linen cloth spine over off-white paper wrapped boards. Dust jacket. "A shocking and strangely tender novel about a young woman's efforts to duck..... More
The MORTAL NUTS. A Novel.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1996). 1st edition. ARC, with card & promo sheet laid-in. 287, [1] pp. 8vo. Black cloth spine over grey paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. More
The BINGO PALACE.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, (1994). 1st edition. 274, [2 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
IRON GOLD.
New York: Del Rey, (2018). 1st edition. SIGNED by the Author on the t.p. 601, [5] pp. Solar System illustration at front. 8vo. Hardback. White dust jacket. More
LEGENDS Of The FALL.
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, (1979). 1st edition. 276, [2] pp. 8vo. White cloth binding. White glossy paper dust jacket. Harrison "was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children’s..... More
The AMBER SPYGLASS. His Dark Materials. Book III.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 1st US edition. [18], 518, [6] pp. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4" Brown decorated boards. Gold dust jacket. More
WAS THAT A REAL POEM & Other Essays.; With a Chronology by Mary Novik.
Bolinas, California: Four Seasons Foundation, (1979). 1st printing thus. Association Copy. 149, [7] pp. Leaf of prior owner notes laid-in. 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. From Serendity Books, Berkeley CA, with Peter Howard's penciled note at front "Stephen Rodefer's copy" More
WAS THAT A REAL POEM & Other Essays.; With a Chronology by Mary Novik.
Bolinas, California: Four Seasons Foundation, (1979). 1st printing thus. 149, [7] pp. 8vo. White paper covers printed in green & black. More
MEASURES: Robert Creeley's Poetry. Beaver Kosmos Folios No 6.
(n. p.): The Coach House Press, 1974. 1st printing (presumed). Unpaginated. 8vo. White paper covers printed in black. More
A SUSAN SONTAG READER.; Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. 1st edition. SIGNED / LIMITED, this #163 / 350 cc. xv, [1], 446 pp. 8vo. Cloth binding with black cloth spine with burlap cloth boards. Slipcase. More
From MIDNIGHT To MORNING.
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1933). 1st US edition (Hubin I, p. 490). 246 pp. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's linen cloth binding with lettering outlined in red. Red topstain. Green dust jacket printed in white, red & black, designed by Guischard. Leblanc "was a French novelist and writer of short..... More
WANTON VENUS.; Translated from the French by Miss Patience Ross.
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1935). 1st US edition (Hubin I, p. 490). 246 pp. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's black cloth binding with lavender stamping. Pale green dust jacket printed in white, orange & black. Leblanc "was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator..... More
ARSÈNE LUPIN Versus HERLOCK SHOLMES. The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin.; Translated from the French by George Morehead.
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., (1910). 1st edition thus (deWaal 1156; Hubin I, p. 490), i.e., with this title / translator. 350 pp. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's light green cloth binding with white & dark green stamping. White dust jacket with black printing. Leblanc "was a French novelist and..... More
POEMS By CLARKSON.
New Rochelle, New York: Margolis - Wildcat Publications, (1968). 1st Edition. Author's copy? Unpaginated. Xerox order blank laid-in. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Spiral bound, with brown paper covers with front cover having a floral design by Barbara Hunt. OCLC locates one OCLC holding, in Louisville KY strangely enough. Scarce book of..... More
The WOMAN Of MYSTERY.
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1916). 1st US edition (Hubin I, p. 490). 352 pp. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's dark green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Dust jacket. Leblanc "was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and..... More
MODEL MEMOIRS And Other Sketches from Simple to Serious.
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1938. 1st Edition (Spadoni A86a). viii, 316 pp. As Spadoni notes, apparently two sources of paper were used in printing, as the latter half of the textblock shows age-toning. Crown 8vo. Red cloth binding. Red dust jacket printed in white & black... More
ANIL'S GHOST.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 1st US edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 311 pp. 8vo. Tan cloth spine over brown paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. More
AFTERNOONS In UTOPIA.
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1932. 1st US Edition. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. vi, 221, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. Orange cloth with black lettering. Dust jacket. More
MR. And MRS. HADDOCK In PARIS, FRANCE.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1926. 1st edition. [10], 285, [3] pp. 2 pp advert @ rear. Illustrated with 4 non-paginated plates & intratextual cuts by Herb Roth [1887 - 1953] 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-5/8". Blue cloth binding with pale green printed title onlays. Red topstain. Green pictorial eps..... More
The HEART Of A WOMAN.
New York: Random House, (1981). 1st edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, SIGNED in full by Angelou in the year of publication. [8], 272, [2] pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
UNION ATLANTIC. A Novel.
New York: Doubleday, (2009). 1st Edition. SIGNED by the Author on the t.p. [10], 304, [6] pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
THE UNNAMED
New York: Little Brown and Company, 2010. First Edition, SIGNED by the author on the title page. [8], 313, [1], pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
ONE AMAZING THING.
New York: Voice/Hyperion, 2009. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. [10], 220, [4], pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More