Search Results: Author Biographies from James F. Balsley, Bookseller

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 .

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth cover is clean and unworn. Lower rear corner lightly bumped. Faint sunning at top edge of boards. Binding sound. No ownership or other marks in text. DJ has wear at edges, a few short tears, and wrinkling on the top one inch of the spine. ; Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 268 pages; Red cloth cover with bright gilt lettering is clean without wear. Both lower corners are bumped. Binding is sound and straight. Top edge of text block tinted pink. No ownership or other marks in book. Unclipped DJ has wear, some creasing in corners, and two one inch tears near head and tail of spine. Previous owner had had the DJ laminated in document protection film. Not a remainder. .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. Hardcover. Paper over boards with red cloth spine. Back strip with gilt lettering attached to spine. Front hinge cracked. Two ownership signatures on endpapers. Pages unmarked. No DJ. Includes literary biographies and bibliographies of noted writers of 1897 including H. G. Wells, who was then a relatively new writer. Includes illustrations. ; Drawings, photographs.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 263 pages .

Boston: The Bibliophile Society. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Full calf with gilt lettering on spine and gillt border on top and bottom cover. The leather is a lighter brown on spine and along top inch of boards due to sunning. There is a small amount of scuffing on spine and along the edges. Corners are sharp. The endpapers are toned along the edges due to the transfer from the leather cover. Binding is sound, but the front endpaper is cracked about 1 inch at the top and bottom of the hinge (board is not at all loose). The limitation page has a copperplate engraving with a glassine cover. The glassine has foxing and some of this has transferred to the page opposite the engraving, but has not affected the engraving. (the glassine should be removed to prevent furthe foxing, but this should be done by the buyer, if desired). No ownership or other marks. Lacks slipcase and original glassine DJ. This is a first and limited edition of 425 copies. ;… Read More

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 .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1998). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684834650 . Book and unclipped DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. DJ in protective sleeve. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

London: Collins. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002165465 . Cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine is clean and unworn. Corners sharp. Spine has tilt. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. Unclipped DJ has minimal wear at edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .

Stockholm: Trevi. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1976). First Swedish Edition. Hardcover. 9171602119 . Translation into Swedish of Anaïs Nin's Diary book 2. Book is as new with previous owner's name in light pencil on ffep. DJ has some wear at edges and a few very small chips. DJ is laminated in document protection film. Very nice copy. I ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages .

Stockholm: Trevi. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1983). First Swedish Edition. Hardcover. 9171606416 . Translation into Swedish of Anaïs Nin's Diary book 7. Book is as new with previous owner's name in light pencil on ffep. DJ has light soiling to back and very light rubbing at edges. DJ is laminated in document protection film. Very nice copy. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages .

New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Upper corners bumped. No ownership or other marks. DJ has light wear at edges and light soiling on back, not price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 484 pages .

New York: Twayne Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. (1969). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover is clean, bright gilt lettering and design on front and spine. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked other than previous owner's name opposite title page. Errata sheet laid in. DJ has wear at edges with some chipping and short closed tears. Not a former library book. ; Twayne's United States Authors Series No. 141; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .

New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. [1998]. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670859052 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 416 pages .

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth cover is unworn. Corners sharp. There are two small dull areas on the front cover, probably from water spots. Very small coffee (?) splatter on the fore edge. splaBinding sound and tight with slight tilt. No ownership or other marks in book. DJ is missing. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 324 pages .

East Essex, England: Wayland Publishers. Near Fine. [1988]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1852104899 . Binding sound and tight. Cover has a few scratches and a small scuff near the top front corner. Pages clean and unmarked. No DJ as issued. ; Life & Works; Photographs and Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages .

London: Macmillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1969). 1st UK edition. Hardcover. 0333045114 . Without dust jacket. Dark grey cloth cover with gilt lettering is clean. There is a 1/4 tear at the head of spine, otherwise unworn. Binding sound. No ownership or other writing in text. There are a few splatter small splatter marks (tea?) on the fore edge of the text block which extend onto a few pages. An excellent copy for the reader ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages .

Durham And London: Duke University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0822321122 . New book with remainder mark (black line) on bottom edge of text block. There are a few tiny splatters of what appears to be ink on the fore and top edge, probably the reason for remaindering. DJ as new. ; 1.44 x 9.56 x 6.42 Inches; 624 pages .

London: The Hogarth Press. Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0701204443 . Book is fine condition without ownership or other marks. DJ has two inch tear along spine and wear at bottom edge over spine, otherwise clean and without fading. There is a small price sticker. Not price clipped. DJ in mylar sleeve. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

London: Cassell. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. [1975]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0304296082 . Green cloth cover is clean and unworn. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. There is light speckling on top and fore edge. DJ has wear at edges and light soiling. The price corner has been clipped and a new publisher's price sticker has been affixed. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1008 pages .

London: The Hogarth Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Orange cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. The book is as new but for darkening of top edge of text block. Lacking DJ ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine with no dust jacket. (1976). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224012541 . Black cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine is clean with only very minor wear at tail of spine. Binding sound. Top edge tinted pink. No ownership or other marks in book. Lacking dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .