Search Results: Fiction, Literature from Madden Books

1st printing of 1st U.S. edition; signed by author. As New hardcover in As New DJ. Red cloth over boards, gilt titles on front cover and spine. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; inscribed to library with full author signature on front free end paper; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. Large 8vo, 688 pp; 22 color full page plates near rear of text block plus black/white in text. Book appears to be unread.

1st printing/inscribed by author. Good+ HC in Fair DJ. Green boards, gilt letters. Clean covers and spine; slight age darkening along cover edges; foxing/dust spotting on text block edges; tightly bound; light foxing on end papers; inscribed on front free end paper 'For Nell & Kit in England | with love from | Storm | May 4 1964' and below inscription in blue pencil is an address; clean interior. DJ is heavily scuffed/scraped on back cover with areas of paper lift and horizontal closed tear; front cover and spine some what scuffed; age darkened on spine - all titles legible. Owners were Christopher 'Kit' Lasch (noted author and historian - Univ Iowa, Northwestern Univ & Univ Rochester) and Nell Commager Lasch. Small 8vo, 217 pp.

First printing of first British edition of author's first book. Very Good HC in Good DJ. Dark brown boards, gilt letters. Bright, clean covers and spine; very slightly bumped on front cover at lower fore corner; tightly bound; foxing on front and rear end papers; owner name in pencil on front free end paper 'Lasch' (from collection of Christopher Lasch - noted author and historian: Univ Iowa, Northwestern Univ & Univ Rochester); clean interior. DJ is complete with price; lightly scuffed; somewhat age darkened on front cover and spine; considerably age darkened on rear cover with light damp staining along section of tail edge. 8vo, 274 pp.

1st printing. Near Fine hardcover in Good DJ. Rose paper over boards backed with black cloth, gilt and red titles on spine. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; dusty text block top edge; tightly bound; author's New York literary agent name and address stamped on front fly leaf; light, clean interior. DJ is clean; lightly scuffed; pale foxing-like spots along edges; 1 inch chip missing at rear cover tail edge. 8vo, 208 pp.

1st printing. Good+ HC, no DJ. Dark gray-black cloth over boards, front cover with red double ruled frame enclosing red titles; red titles on spine. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spine; rubbed at spine ends - not split or frayed; very slightly rubbed at fore corners; tightly bound; faint ink date (March 3, 1921) on front free end paper; clean interior. 12mo, 396 pp. Cf, OCLC #6442948; LOC #12858380.

1st printing of 1st U.S. edition. Very Good hardcover, no DJ. Dark blue cloth over boards, gilt titles on front cover and spine. Clean, square covers and spine; light scuffing; slight dulling of spine gilt; tightly bound; clean interior with slight general age darkening; leaves remain supple. 12mo, 388 pp.

June 1903; 1st printing (publisher's device on copyright page). Very Good HC, no DJ. Ex-library. Orange vertical rib-grain (Blanck's 'T' cloth) cloth over boards with blind stamped floral motif on front cover and spine; gilt titles. Bright, clean covers and spine; tightly bound; bookplate on front pastedown; pocket on rear pastedown; appears uncirculated; bright, clean interior. 12mo, 359 pp + 2 pp adverts; bibliography of author's works. BAL #18945.

1st printing. As New hardcover in As New DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 340 pp. This is a new, unread book.

Limited printing 323/1000. Dark maroon cloth over boards, paper spine label; gilt top edge; untrimmed fore and tail edges; laid paper; tissue-guarded frontispiece and interior etchings. Clean, square, lightly scuffed covers and spine; spine label is faded with some foxing; tightly bound; owner bookplate on front free end paper; clean interior with some light foxing; many leaves unopened at fore edge - never been read.. This novel, complete in one volume, is number 1 in 'Country Life' volumes of Works of Honore de Balzac. 8vo, 352 pp; illustrated with etchings.

Good HC, no DJ. Red cloth over boards; once gilt stamped titles on spine; untrimmed textblock fore edges. Clean, square covers and spine; spine gilt chipped off, darkened titles remain; tightly bound; several interior pp have slight staining, otherwise light, clean interior. 12mo, 356 pp.

1st printing. Fine hardcover in Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; small black do on text block fore edge - presume a remainder mark; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; faintly shelf-scuffed. Small 8vo, 150 pp.

'New edition.' Brown-dark olive ungrained cloth over boards, gilt letters; light gray end papers. Clean covers; lightly scuffed; bumped at lower fore corners; rubbed with splits at spine ends; 1/8 inch strip of cloth missing at spine tail; tightly bound (reglued at hinges); partial bookplate on front pastedown; owner signed name 'Christopher Lasch' (noted author and historian, Univ Iowa, Northwestern Univ & Univ Rochester) on front free end paper; clean interior. 12mo, 505 pp.

1st edition; inscribed by author. Very Good HC in Good DJ. Black cloth over boards, red and white letters. Bright, clean covers and spine; dust spotting/light soiling on text block fore and bottom edges; tightly bound; inscribed to New Left author Marty Jezer 'For Marty | with Thanks for going | his way -- | Mitch'; one interior leaf dog-eared, otherwise clean interior. DJ is scuffed/lightly soiled; small chips and closed tears along edges. Now in protective mylar. 8vo, 285.

1st printing. Fine HC in Good+ DJ. Blue cloth over boards, gilt letters. Bright, clean covers and spine; tightly bound; crisp, clean interior. DJ is clean and complete; lightly scuffed; 1/2 inch closed tear at front cover top edge; 3/4 inch closed tear at back cover top edge. 8vo, 135 pp. Author's first novel.

1/2 dark green calf leather over blue and white cloth with single gilt ruled lines; spine is dark brown leather with 5 raised bands, 6 panels - title panel in red with gilt letters, other panels with central fleuron and floral spandrels; date in gilt at spine tail; top edge gilt; blue and white (faux?) marbled end papers; small printed statement on front free end paper obverse 'Bound by Birdsall | for Charles Scribner's Sons'; tissue-guarded frontispiece. Clean covers and spine; slight age darkening of cover cloth at edges; lower fore corner leather is rubbed with boards just exposed; light rubbing wear at spine ends - slightly abraded at spine head; slight rubbing wear at spine/cover joints but joints remain firm and supple; tightly bound; owner signed name 'Christopher Lasch' (noted author and historian, Univ Iowa, Northwestern Univ & Univ Rochester) on front free end paper; light foxing on few prelim pages; bright, clean interior. 12mo, 477 pp; illustrated.

2nd printing. Very Good HC in Good DJ. Dark blue boards, gilt letters. Clean covers and spine; tightly bound; light foxing on end papers; clean interior. DJ is scuffed; foxed/age darkened on back cover; few small chips at spine head. 12mo, 252 pp.

1st printing; review copy. As New hardcover in Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright clean and complete; slight age darkening on fold-in flaps at edges. Laid in are promo lit and business card of author (who was Chairman of St. Martin's Press). 12mo, 202 pp; index. This is a new, unread book.

Stated 1st American ed. Good HC, no DJ. Orange cloth boards with black letters. Lightly scuffed covers; some sunning on spine and slightly at cover edges; uneven fading on covers, somewhat mottled; tightly bound; some age darkening on end papers; clean interior. 8vo, 273 pp.

1st printing. Good HC, no DJ. Green paper over boards backed with off white cloth; front cover enclosed in double black rules with fleurons in corners; black letters. Clean front cover; spine age darkened; 1 inch stain on back cover near spine; rubbed at spine ends, small splits & light fraying; rubbed at fore corners, boards just exposed; tightly bound; 3 leaves (11/12 thru 15/16) have 1 inch closed tears at top fore corners; clean interior. BAL 10701. 12mo, 153 pp.

1st printing. As New hardcover in Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; faintly shelf scuffed. 8vo, 285 pp. This is a new, unread book.