Recent Arrivals from A Parcel of Books

Signed by the author on the front free end paper. In a navy blue slipcase, this is an advance reader's edition. In Very Good+/Near Fine condition. Has been in original shrinkwrap since publication. Wrap has been removed because of deterioration and for pictures. A truly unread copy of this novel which won both the Pulitzer and the PEN/Faulkner awards… Read more about this item

Billy Budd by Herman Melville. A Dale Classic. New York: Dale Boos, 1978. 100, [4] pages. Illustrated paper cover. Mass market size. CONDITION: Very Good. Unread. No creasing, writing, or bent pages. Light toning present throughout.

New York: Harper, 1837. hardcover. good. 186pp. + 12pp. of publisher's ads. 18mo, original brown cloth. Previous owner's name in ink on free front endpaper. CONDITION: Good. Binding is generally tight but pages 75-82 and a few other individual ones are starting to separate though still mostly attached. Cloth lightly soiled, loss of cloth at head and near foot of spine, many… Read more about this item

CONDITION: Unread copy with some rubbing to cover and corners. No writing or marks.

Price guide to collectors' records. by James Morton Moses. New York: American Record Collectors' Exchange, 1952. First edition. [32] pages. CONDITION: Fair. Stapled binding is sound but covers are starting to split at head and tail of spine. Covers are soiled and rubbed from use. Numerous pencil notations from previous owner for records in his collection throughout.

CONDITION: Unread copy. Minimal edgewear. Binding is tight. Small light spot of sticker residue near upper right front corner.

Vol. 1, No. 19. December 15, 1894 of Young Folk's Library of Choice Literature Oliver Goldsmith The Deserted Village Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1894 30, [2]. pages. Illustrated frontispiece. Paper wrappers with stapled binding. DIMENSIONS: 7.5 inches x 5.5 inches Part 1 is full text of the poem "The Deserted Village". Part 2 is Memory Gems from "The Deserted Village". Part 3 is Contrasted National… Read more about this item

features in-depth analyses of 33 of the films that helped create the legend of Boris Karloff. Film titles covered include: Frankenstein, Behind the Mask/Scarface, The Mask of Fu Manchu, The Mummy, The Old Dark House, The Black Cat, The Lost Patrol, The Black Room, Bride of Frankenstein, The Man Who Changed His Mind, The Walking Dead, Charlie Chan at the… Read more about this item

Unread copy in excellent condition. Light shelf wear to book edges (including a small pressure indentation) and dust jacket. Inside clean. 135 numbered pages. Numerous black and white photographic reproductions.

From the Farm and Garden Library. CONDITION: Binding is tight. No loose pages. Pages lightly toned with occasional spots of foxing.

Ethics of The Dust Ten Lectures To Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallization By John Ruskin New York:The Mershon Company,no date. 246 pages. Hardcover in cloth decorative binding with gilt design. Gilt lettering and design on spine. Frontispiece portrait of John Ruskin. 2nd edition is mentioned in the last note on page 246. DIMENSIONS: 6 inches by 4-1/4 inches CONDITION: Good/Acceptable. Binding is… Read more about this item

James Gibbs. Dixie Clockmakers. Pelican Publishinng, Gretna, Louisiana 1979 191 pages with black and white photographic illustrations. 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches x .75 inches Has chapters on clockmaking in Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and one chapter covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia. CONDITION: Book is in Very Good condition with light rubbing… Read more about this item

x, 366 pages black and white photographic illustrations. Autobiography, Bibliography and Index at back of book. DIMENSIONS: 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches x 1 inch. Signed by the author on ther front free endpaper. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper. Laid in is a newspaper article hand dated Sept 23 '62 about the author. The newspaper article has stained the verso of… Read more about this item

Stacey L. Stauffer. Garth Brooks (Galaxy of Superstars) Chelsea House Publications, Philadelphia PA, 2000. 64 pages. Includes color illustrations and index. Perfect binding. Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6 Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches CONDITION: Like New. Unread copy with glossy cover. No writing, marks, or bent pages.

A Family Secret is a fast moving novel that takes the reader from the streets of South Philly to the backroom gambling joints of Atlantic City in the early forties to the most Mafia-infested, politically corrupt city in the world - Las Vegas. It is the story of two half brothers who each follow different career paths. One becomes a… Read more about this item

Advance Reader's edition of The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Söderberg. Paper wraps. 446 pages. CONDITION: Unread condition. No writing or spine creases present. Light edgewear due to storage.

Advance Uncorrected Proof edition of The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Söderberg. Paper wraps printed in blue, white, and black. 574 pages. CONDITION: Unread condition. Front cover is rubbed along the bottom and shows surface scratch marks.Back cover shows rubbing. Foot of spine has visible bump. No writing or spine creases present.

Crooked. Laura and Tom McNeal. Knopf Book for Young Readers, 1999. 346 pages. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover book with dust-jacket. CONDITION: Very Good unread condition. Fore edge and bottom have a couple of small spots. Not marked or price-clipped. Nice copy overall.

Georges Marbeck. Orgies. Ipso Facto Publishers, Paris, France. Hardcover. 237 pages. Multilingual french-english-german edition. CONDITION: Purple dust jacket shows light shelf wear with sticker residue on front and back panels and light scratches. Inside is clean and bright.

Doris Lessing Love,Again HarperCollins Publisher, c1995 Advance Reading Copy (ARC) edition 352 pages. Octavo. Black cloth binding over black paper covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine and front. In color illustrated die-cut slipcase with pre-publication information printed on back board. SIGNED on publisher's bookplate attached to special tipped-in page. Doris May Lessing (1919-2013) was a prolific British author who published novels, short stories,… Read more about this item