Search Results: American Literature from James F. Balsley, Bookseller

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Fine+. 1977. Limited first edition. Hardcover. Olive green full leather cover wth gilt tooling on both covers and spine, gilt lettering on spine. Cover is without wear or marks. Binding sound and tight. Moire pattern endpapers. All edges gilt. Silk marker sewn in. No ownership or other marks.Book is as new but lacking the publishers bookplate and pamphlet. ; The First Edition Society; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 170 pages .

New York: William Morrow & Co.. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1992). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688106129 . Book is as new. No ownership or other marks. DJ is not price-clipped, has very minorwear at head and tail of spine, corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 413 pages .

New York: Tudor Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1930]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1399970267 . Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering has rubbing at edges. Spine somewhat darkened and gilt lettering at bottom of spine is partially worn. Binding sound. Endpapers and adjacent leaves have foxing due to acid paper. Previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked other than occasional spots of foxing. Top edge tinted carmine. Lacking DJ. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 632 pages .

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1984). Second Printing. Hardcover. 0374107165 . Book is as new. DJ has store price sticker on back, else fine. Not price clipped. DJ now in Brodart archival sleeve. Not a remainder. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 449 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Navy blue fabrikoid imitation coarse ribbed morocco, goldstamped and blind stamped on front and spine. This is the second printing of the first and edition and is in binding type 2 of the uniform set of five. (Bruccoli A 14.1.b and AA 1). Cover is clean and unworn. There are some linear creases in the cloth over the spine, but not cracked. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked with very light toning at the edges. No DJ.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages .

New York: Heritage Press. Fine. (1965). Hardcover. Cloth cover with upper half white and lower half black is clean and unworn. The white cloth over the spine is faintly sunned. Corners sharp, binding sound and tight and spine straight. The previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. No other ownership or other marks in book. Publisher's pamphlet "the Sunglass" laid in. Original slipcase is sound and has a small rubbed area along back edge, otherwise as new. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 176 pages .

Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press. Fine+. [1990]. Second Printing. Trade paperback. 0819511722 . As new. Inscribed by author on half-title page and signed by author on title page. ; Wesleyan Poetry; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine. 2001. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 0671028421 . Advance uncorrected proof in paper wraps. Cover has light wear. Signed by author on title page and dated 1/26/2001. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages; Signed by Author .

Chestertown, MD: The Literary House Press/Washington College. New. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Trade paperback. 0937692174 . New book, signed by illustrator (Mary Rhinelander) on title page. ; "For any reader who has ever plunged joyously headlong into a book--or a roomful of them, or an entire library--this one will be a special treat. John Barth's Browsing takes us on a literary ramble through the history of libraries (both real and imagined) and of his own lifelong encounters with books." from the back cover. ; Linoleum cuts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 40 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

Roslyn, NY: Walter J. Black, Inc.. (1954). Reprint. Hardcover. Quarter tan cloth with red cloth over boards. Part of set, issued without DJ. Binding straight and tight. Very faint rubbing on corners.Light bump to the front upper corner. Top edge tinted blue is faded to light blue.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 279 pages .

Boston: G K Hall. Fine. (1988). Hardcover. 0816188211 . Appears to be brand new book. Not a remainder. No ownership or other marks. No DJ. ; Reference Publication in Literature; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 175 pages; This is NOT a large print edition. Appears to be brand new book. Not a remainder. No ownership or other marks. No DJ .

Normal, Illinois: Fiction Collective Two. New in New dust jacket. [1991]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0932511414 . Illinois State University/Fiction Collective Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 197 pages .

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press. New. [1987]. Trade paperback. 0822953846 . New book in as new condition. Second Printing. ; Pittsburgh Poetry Series; 0.25 x 8 x 5.5 Inches; 80 pages .

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Very Good+. 1976. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Navy blue full leather with gilt design on both covers and spine. Four raised bands. All edges gilt. Moire pattern silk end leaves and satin ribbon. Illustrated by George Jones with drawings. Binding sound and tight. No ownership or other marks The fore edge gilding has a few scratches, and there is a fine horizontal surface scratch accross the rear cover. Author is winner of the 1966 Pulitzer Prize. A very good+ copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 536 pages .

Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press Cambridge. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1892). First American Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. White endpapers. Cover has very minor rubbing at corners. Binding sound and straight. Neat bookplate on front pastedown. No marks in text. Light tanning to top edge of text block and a little darkening of spine. BAL 7362 ; B&W frontis; 7" x 4 5/8"; <i-iv>, <1-283> pages .

Hopewell, New Jersey: The Ecco Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1992). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0880012870 . Book has remainder mark on bottom edge of text block, else as new. As new unclipped has been laminated in document protection film. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Borzoi Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set lacking slipcase. Front hinge cracked in vol II. Pages clean and unmarked. Age toning to interior boards. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering is unmarked. DJ on both volumes has a drawing of Poe on the front and has minor chips and small tears on the spine and edges. In protective mylar. ; Vol. 1&2; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Fine+. (1988). Trade Paperback. 0195043979 . Appears to be brand new. No ownership or other marks. Cover clean and undamaged. Binding sound. Not a remainder.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 672 pages .

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1976. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Dark maroon full leather with gilt decoration on front and back covers, spine. Three raised bands. All edges gilt. Moire pattern silk endleaves. Satin ribbon bound in. No ownership or other marks. Winner of the 1968 Pulitzer Prize. ; Pulitzer Prize; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 441 pages .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine+. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition limited to 400 copies. Red cloth cover with gilt basket on top cover. Book is as new. No ownership or other marks in book. With slipcase in fine condition, maroon paper over boards with paper label on spine. There is very faint sunning on spine. Includes bibliography of James's works. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 99 pages .