Search Results: Titles starting with A from TBCL The Book Collection Library

Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Uncorrected Proof Copy of the author's first book. A haunting collection of short stories, interweaving places of the past that are always present in places of the heart. Large 4to., pp. 166. Stiff white card covers, cerlox bound. A fine copy.

Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1977. Soft cover. Soft cover. Proof Copy. Large 4to., pp. 166. Stiff white card covers, cerlox bound. A fine copy.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, (1968), 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. (Jackson, A. Y.). Groves, Naomi Jackson. A.Y.'S CANADA. Signed. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, (1968). First Edition of this comprehensive collection of extraordinary pencil drawings of Canada by A. Y. Jackson, founding member of the Group of Seven, Signed by Naomi Jackson Groves and A.Y. Jackson on the title-page and further, beautifully Inscribed by A. Y. Jackson on the half-title. "To Marion: There are colours and .and lines and movement and varying effects of light and if there is less ready made stuff then it is up to the artist not only to observe but to emphasize and create and to give his own interpretation to what he sees, A. Y. Jackson." Oblong 4to. 248 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A fine copy in beige cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some overall light use.

London: The Bodley Head, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, second issue. A fine copy in rasberry-red cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh very good indeed pictorial dustwrapper with some light use. 8vo. 222 pp. A collection of true-crime pieces from the 1950's and 1960's with a classic Ambler take. "Ambler turns his sharp eye on film-writing, the pleasures of Maxim's, and there are lovely semifictional pieces on spies and spy-spotting. His new introduction has its share of graceful nuggets, too. Belongs on every fan's bookshelves". Publisher's Weekly.

London: The Bodley Head, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in raspberry-red cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh fine illustrated price clipped dustwrapper. 8vo. 222 pp. A collection of true-crime pieces from the 1950's and 1960's with a classic Ambler take. "Ambler turns his sharp eye on film-writing, the pleasures of Maxim's, and there are lovely semifictional pieces on spies and spy-spotting. His new introduction has its share of graceful nuggets, too. Belongs on every fan's bookshelves". Publisher's Weekly.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Entwisle, Frank. ABROAD IN ENGLAND. Illustrated by John Bigg. London: Andre Deutsch, 1982. First Edition. 8vo. A fine copy in like neatly price-clipped dustwrapper.

New York: Random House, 1936. 1st Edition Custom made Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Custom made Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case for the famous William Faulkner's ABSALOM, ABSALOM! Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in Black Nuba® and Navy sides with a 'DEBOSSED script" design of the font from the famous dustjacket. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT… Read More

New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cozzens, Frederick S. ACADIA; or, A Month with the Blue Noses. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. 12mo., publisher's full Cloth. First Edition, first printing, first state (with page number "329" at gutter). A very good tight copy, spine gilt lettering moderately faded, contents clean but slightly darkened as usual. Double frontispiece illustrations. A very decent copy.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A near fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine, bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 377 pp.

London: Pan Books, 1957. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. Presentation Copy. First Edition in paperback of this Ambrose Low legal/courtroom mystery Inscribed and dated by Henry Cecil on the title-page. "To Jo who may never have read it before & to Flo who certainly hasn't, with love and best wishes from Henry, November, 1957". A near fine copy in the publisher's original pictorial wrappers, as issued. 12mo. 160 pp. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue Of Crime. Steinbrunner & Penzler, Encyclopedia Of Mystery And Detection.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine, fresh copy in the publisher's black cloth covered boards, cream paper label to the spine printed red and black in a lovely archivally restored dustwrapper. 8vo. 220 pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Art historian and literary critic, Bell, noted for his marriage to Vanessa Bell and his life -long relationship with Virginia and Leonard Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group, expounds upon the history of French art.

New York: James F. Carr & Robert S. Wilson, 1964. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. First edition of the "BEAT" poet's second book. Limited edition. This is number 67 of 75 copies of ACE OF PENTACLES, signed by the author, uncut, and specially bound with 2 pages of the original manuscript tipped in. 9.30.64 Original Black cloth with gilt lettering - 72 pp. Fine coy with the rare original vellum cover, slightly chipped.

New York, [1950, Book Date]: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. 1st Edition. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Beautiful Clamshell Bookcase. [Not with Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is stamped with gilt titling at the spine, & features an embossed / 'sculpted' upper cover; a silhouette relief sympathetically designed after the book's dustwrapper illustration. Each box is finished in fine black deep black Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather & orange cloth. A unique & beautiful Hand-Made custom case that will protect your investment. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.

New York: Random House, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. New York: Random House, 1948. 1st Edition. First Edition. Inscribed Presentation by MacLeish on the ffe. "Dear Ted: The manuscript was near unfit to send you (you know how mss are) and the proof was too full of red crayon and now the book is here. I send you the print copy with trepidation and appreciation. Archie. July 19, 1948." TLS signed by MacLeish and accompanying envelope addressed from MacLeish's Uphill Farm and ALS to MacLeish from recipient "Theodore Spencer, North Hatley, Quebec.laid - in. 8vo. 63 pp. Near fine in publisher's original 1/4 navy blue cloth and patterned boards. Paper clip mark on rfe. and facing page. In a still very bright dustwrapper showing a bit of soiling & spotting and one closed tear on the back panel, paper clip stain on rear inner flap and wear to the heel and crown of the spine. Interesting copy. Theodore Spencer, [1902-1949] was an American poet &… Read More

New York: Viking Penguin Group, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the new novel by the Nobel Prize winning author of Herzog, Humboldt's Gift, The Adventures Of Augie March and Mr. Sammler's Planet. An inimitable Bellowesque tragi-comedic story of the bonds of love. 8vo. 104 pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

London: Adam International Review, 1953. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. A near fine copy of this tribute issue to Dylan Thomas in the publisher's off-white wrappers showing some light use and a hint of sunning at the edges. 8vo. 80 pp. + (iv). Inclusive of the first appearance of two chapters from, Adventures In The Skin Trade and contributing articles by George Barker, Roy Campbell, David Daiches, Augustus John, W. S. Merwin, Edith Sitwell, Stephen Spender, Igor Stravinsky et al.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. FirstEdition of this Westlake novel briefly Inscribed by him on the title-page. 8vo. 188 pp. A near fine copy in burgandy cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh, near fine neatly price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper with some light overall use. 'One of the few books worth reading, about writing pornography'. Jack Adrian, The Independent, January 5, 2009.

Boulder, CA: The Aspen Press, 1975, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Limited to 750 copies. Inscribed by Tom and Enid Schantz, editors and authors of the introduction. A fine copy in the publisher's brown cloth covered boards, gilt lettering to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. 12mo. 62 pp. One of the earliest pastiches of Sherlock Holmes reprinted from Punch.

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, [1885, Book Date], 1885. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Twain Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN [TOM SAWYER'S COMRADE] Custom Clamshell Case. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885, Book Date. Modern Custom Crafted Leather Clamshell Case [Not with Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, gilt decorated & letter spine panel, 'Sculpted' Huck embossed on the side. Black calf & goldenrod cloth, the interior with a black velour finish. A handsome case. TBCL Custom Craft available.

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, [1885, Book Date], 1885. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Twain Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN [TOM SAWYER'S COMRADE] Custom Clamshell Case. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, [1885, Book Date]. Modern Custom Crafted Clamshell Case [Not with Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team; gilt stamped title piece, finished in black Nuba® & goldenrod cloth with 'sculpted' Huck design on the side. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. An excellent Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.