Search Results: Authors starting with S from Paul Johnson Fine Books

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1942. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1942. 8 vo. 437 pp. First edition thus - comprised of Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, and Flight to Arras. Orange boards with silver titles to the spine. The price-intact jacket (3.00) has some edgewear, toning to the extremities and to the spine - very good.

Little, Brown, 1951. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Little Brown, 1951. First Book Club Edition. Photo of Salinger by Lotte Jacobi on the rear panel of the jacket. Front flap of the jacket states "Book-of-the-Month Club Selection." Laid in is the "Report by Clifton Fadiman" brochure. Very good in a very good jacket that has has staining to the rear panel, a strip of loss across the top the spine (3/8" deep, not affecting the title), and a closed tear to the bottom of the spine.

Carroll & Graf, 1992. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Signed by Sallis on the title page. Fine in a fine jacket.

Random House, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York: Random House, 1997. Sm 4to. 365 pp. Cream paper-covered boards with black lettering. First edition. Signed by the author on a publisher's tipped-in page. Fine in a fine jacket.

Harper & Brothers, 1956. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of Salter's first published book. Near fine book (owner's name stamped to the front free endpaper) in a price-clipped jacket that presents as fine and which has benefited from a little expert restoration to the top of the spine and a couple of corners. Minimal fading to the spine. Nice looking copy.

New York: Hanro Corp., 1953. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gordon, Bernard (Art Director). The first issue of Orbit, a quarterly science fiction magazine. Illustrated wraps. 12mo. 130 pp. Includes appearances by August Derleth, Charles Beaumont, and Richard English among others. Very good with a faint vertical crease to the front panel and light soiling. Page edges toned, but not severely.

J. F. Rowny Press, 1953. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Santa Barbara, CA: J. F. Rowny Press, 1953. 8 vo. 44 pp. Light blue wraps with green printing and a lined, gold border. Second edition. Toning to the edges - very good. I skimmed this book hoping I'd be able to summarize it, but it's a little too far out there!

Capra Press, 1976. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. This copy is #8 of 100 signed and numbered copies issued by Capra Press in 1976. Fine in a near fine acetate jacket as issued by the publisher.

Capra Press, 1976. Limited Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Limited, signed edition of 100 copies, this being #73. Brown cloth with a nature photo affixed to the front panel. Some fading to the extremities of the book, and a small stain to the top of the front panel. Publisher's acetate jacket. Signed by Sanford on the colophon.

New York: King-Size Publications, 1956. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bok Hannes (cover design). A very good copy of this science fiction magazine. Illustrated wraps. 12mo. 128pp. Includes "The Pacifist" by Arthur C. Clarke. Other entries by authors including Isaac Asimov, William Tenn, Robert Bloch, Raymond F. Jones, and Jack Vance. Very good with a vertical strip of toning to the front panel along the spine; light soiling to the rear panel; and a small mark on the front panel made by a grease pencil. Cover design by Hannes Bok.

Michael Joseph, 1971. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First British edition. Fine in fine jacket Inscribed by Saroyan: "For Roxie and Harper--never to forget the greatest grapes that ever grew on vines"--Bill -- Fresno Oct 30 1974. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Random House, 1934. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine book in a very good jacket with browning to the edges and spine. Inscribed by Saroyan on the front free endpaper in the year of publication: "To Harold Havre with good wishes. William Saroyan. San Francisco 1934.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine book in a fine unclipped jacket.

Melville House, 2023. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New York: Melville House Publishing, 2023. Stated first printing. A new copy, unread. Signed (only) on the title page by Sayles. This book has received very positive reviews.

New York: Doubleday, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Early printing of this "documentary novel" by the author of "The Harder They Fall." Toning to the board edges else fine in a price-intact jacket that has some light soiling to the rear panel. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Dorothy and Mike, with life-long admiration, and a lot of love. Budd. June 1, 1980.

New York: Random House, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Random House, 1947. First printing of Schulberg's famous boxing novel. Near fine book (age toning to the text block) in a near fine jacket that has had a little professional restoration to the extremities. Toning to the lettering on the spine and to the flap edges. Not price-clipped, no writing or other defects.

Curbstone Press, 1983. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition of this collection of 36 poems by the author of Santiago Poems. Inscribed on the second front endpaper in the year of publication. Very good book in a very good, price-intact jacket. Foxing to edges, more so to the top edge. Small circular stain to the half-title and dedication page. Jacket has a crease to the front flap, wear to the corners and top of spine.

New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1991. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, second printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket, signed by See on the front free endpaper.

Heinemann, 2001. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First UK edition. Fine in a fine jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. 8vo. 105 pp. First edition. Salmon cloth with gilt titles; black and white jacket with the title in orange. Price-intact. Near fine book in a very good plus jacket with toning to the rear panel and light edge wear. A nice example.