Search Results: Titles starting with L from James M. Dourgarian, Bookman

Paris, Gallimard, 1951, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. With the outer glassine folded around the wrappers, No. 330 of 1200 copies, with photo of Gide used as frontispiece, includes John Steinbeck's "Un Grand Romancier de Notre Temps," page 30, Goldstone & Payne B68, Morrow 339. Very nearly fine.

n.p., RKO Radio Pictures/Aguila Films, n.d. (1948), first edition thus.. A 27X41-inch color poster for the Mexican release of this film shot entirely in Mexico, the film is based on Steinbeck's short novel and was filmed in both English and Spanish which increases the significance of this poster which wasn't in the Adrian H. Goldstone collection, see Goldstone & Payne E15, not recorded by Morrow, very scarce. Slightly dusty and with edge wear and folds, as usual.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 714 in this important series, a classic dog story, illustrated by Robert L. Dickey, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Spine fade, else very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 838 in this important series, a Philip Marlowe mystery and film source, Bruccoli IV-3, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, scarce. Good.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Magazine, July/August 1970, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. A brief essay, pages 20-23, Hieb bibliography E7, this copy Signed by Hillerman. Near fine.

NY, Viking, 1965, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. A play, photo of a laughing Bellow adorns the front the jacket. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1179 in this important series, this was his last book of war reporting, with a note at the end that Pyle was killed by a machine gun bullet in April 1945 while in the Pacific Theater - after already reporting on the war and the common soldier during the fighting in Africa, Italy, and D-day in the European Theater, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is the first of the very scarce upright/vertical format ASEs and is probably the best edition of this book. Clean very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. E-146 in this important series, "a novel in the form of a memoir," a Pulitzer Prize winner, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Solid very good.

Garden City, Doubleday, Doran, 1936, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. A novel about "Hollywood and a noble young Englishman named Reggie Havershot". Very good.

n.p. (Cambridge), Harvard Press, n.d. (1932), first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 7 of 100 numbered copies publishing Sinclair Lewis's earliest known published writing, a poem, printed by the Harvard Press for Harvey Taylor, Signed by Taylor, the poem was originally published in the Yale Literary Magazine in March 1904, two stapled sheets that make eight pages including the covers, scarce. Fine.

San Francisco, The Book Club of California, 1988, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Foreword by James D. Hart, photogravure frontispiece portrait and 12 color reproductions of his work, printed on acid-free paper, one of 450 copies, prospectus laid in. As new, unread.

Los Angeles, "Black & White", November 1939, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. 18-24, text from The Long Valley, the magazine incorrectly states that this is the first periodical appearance of this story, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Uniform age to cheap newsprint stock, else very good.

Chicago, Dramatic Publishing Company, 1952, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. This one-act play was dramatized by Luella E. McMahon from Steinbeck's story which was the fourth part of his The Red Pony, Goldstone & Payne A9k, not recorded by Morrow. Very good.

n.p. (London), Peter Straub, n.d. (1983), first edition.. 54 loose sheets, photo-copied, printed on rectos only, plus a title page, a page detailing where the poems appeared earlier, a dedication page, and two pages of contents, this typescript was apparently submitted to a London publisher, A. P. Watt & Son for in-house use prior to publication, a rectangular box reproduced on the title page indicates that the typescript came from this publisher, although that box is X-ed out, this was his last book of published poetry, Straub began writing in 1969 and published two other books of poetry in 1972, but he is better known as the author of Julia, Ghost Story, and other gothic horror stories and has combined his talents in the past with another horror master, Stephen King, apparently any publishing deal with A. P. Watt & Son fell through as the book was published only by Underwood-Miller in 1983, these loose sheets measure 8.5X14 inches. Scrape to title page, else fine.

Stanford, Stanford Alumni Association, 1982, first edition, dust jacket . Hardcover.. This is No. 81 of 200 numbered copies Signed by famed photographer Leo Holub, profusely illustrated with his work, it includes a foreword by Wallace Stegner, Colberg B138, lacking the original print (as usual), includes the prospectus for the book and a printed note from Ansel Adams promoting the book. Cloth has spotted, else fine.

NY, Popular Science, September 1966, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 84-87, this is a letter to the editor contribution, Goldstone & Payne C195, not recorded by Morrow. Moderately rubbed, mailing label removed, else very good.

NY, Saturday Review, February 27, 1954, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Page 8, this short piece on what was his 52nd birthday includes fragments of letters from Steinbeck predicting what kind of reviews his East of Eden would receive, he turned out to be fairly accurate, Goldstone & Payne C98, not recorded by Morrow. Fine.

Los Angeles, Occident, Fall 1949, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Reprinted from the 1936 issue with the same title, published by the Associated Students of the University of California, this issue not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Fine.

n.p. (NY), Random House, 1964, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. A separate printing of this non-introduction that was in fact used as an introduction to a book by Ted Patrick entitled The Thinking Dog's Man, Steinbeck and Patrick were well-acquainted as he was the editor of "Holiday" magazine which often published Steinbeck, this promotional item a collection stopper, it is extremely scarce and seldom comes on the market, Goldstone & Payne A41a, Morrow 270. Vertical crease throughout, else fine.

Denver, Colorado Quarterly, Autumn 1955, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 218-219, very interesting from a literary standpoint, this item wasn't in the Adrian H. Goldstone collection, cited as Goldstone & Payne C122 only via a photo-copy, not recorded by Morrow, scarce. Fine.