Search Results: Titles starting with L from Quill & Brush

New York: Mysterious Press, (1990). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To: Lana -- Blood blitz. James Ellroy." Noir novel set in 1950's L.A. in which three policemen investigate a series of murders and mete out with their own brand of justice. Basis for the critically acclaimed movie of the same name starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger (who won an Oscar for her role), Danny DeVito, et al. Lana Pipes (1942 - 2017), a Fulbright Scholar, edited educational magazines. She and her husband, Frank, who died in the Air Florida flight in 1982, were major collectors in Washington D.C. Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: Charles L. Webster, 1893. First edition. 8vo tan cloth boards stamped in gilt, brown and black on front and gilt on spine. A bright, fine copy.

Paris: A. Fayard et Cie, (1934). First edition of the French translation, preceding the English translation by 30 years. Number 41 of 75 copies on "vellum" (i.e., fine textured) paper with flower on spine (vs. price). 8vo white paperwraps printed in purple and black; 320 pages, most of which are unopened. Corners gently pushed and tiny nick to fore edge title page otherwise quite bright and fine. Scarce.

Paris: A. Fayard et Cie, (1934). First edition of the French translation, preceding the English translation by 30 years. Trade issue with price on spine vs. flower. Preceded by a fine-paper limited issue. 8vo white paperwraps printed in purple and black; 320 pages, most of which are unopened. Good to very good with light soiling, some fraying at edges, and price rubbed out on spine.

Paris: Libraire Plon, no-date [circa 1905]. Fourth edition. Illustrated with 44 photographs by the author and one folding map of Africa. 12mo pale blue paperwraps printed in black and red. Montyon Prize ["Prix Montyon"] label affixed at bottom of front cover. The Montyon Prize, which Foa won in 1897 and 1901, is awarded by the French Academy each year for a "book which during the year rendered the greatest service to humanity" (wikipedia). Few light stains to covers which are worn at edges otherwise good to very good. Interior pages near fine.

Paris: E. Dentu & H. Floury, 1892 - 1903. First edition. French language. Eight volumes, complete. First 4 volumes published by E. Dentu, last 4 by H. Floury. Collects Geffroy's impressions, criticism, and reviews of art and artists of the day, covering the Paris Salons of the period as well as the 1900 Paris Exposition/World's Fair. EACH VOLUME WITH ORIGINAL FRONTISPIECE ILLUSTRATION BY A RENOWNED ARTIST AS FOLLOWS: Volume 1 (1892) -- dry point by EUGENE CARRIERE; Volume 2 (1893) -- dry point by AUGUSTE RODIN; Volume 3 (1894 [1897], see note* below) -- dry point by AUGUSTE RENOIR; Volume 4 (1895) -- dry point by J. F. RAFFAELLI; Volume 5 (1897) -- lithograph by FANTIN-LATOUR; Volume 6 (1900) -- etching by CAMILLE PISSARRO; Volume 7 (1901) -- etching by DANIEL VIERGE; and Volume 8 (1903) -- lithograph by WILETTE. [*NOTE: Third volume is comprised of the original 1894 E. Dentu sheets (including Dentu title page) bound up in H. Floury covers dated 1897 on front with fine-paper reprint of the original… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday Page, 1913. First edition. Illustrated by Herman Pfeifer with several full-color plates. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends, few small fore edge stains extending to margins; otherwise very good, lacking the dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [circa 1947]. First edition thus, a photoplay edition with scenes from the 1947 movie starring Robert Montgomery on jacket panels and flaps. Crease to front cover of book (board bent then straightened) otherwise would be very good or better with bookplate on front endpaper, in good to very good dust jacket with rubbed creasing to edges, shallow chipping, rubbing and few tears, and upper portion of spine fading.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1941. First edition. Advance proof issue of this Red Badge Prize Mystery in glossy pictorial paperwraps. Very good with faded and sloped spine, spine and edge rubbing, and two closed to bottom back cover.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1924. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by Tinker, who also designed and illustrated the volume. Although Tinker is credited as the author, this work includes the first book appearance of over 30 articles by Hearn. Cloth spine and front edges, with patterned paper boards. The boards show some minor wear on top and bottom Very good with top page edges foxed, front endpaper removed and cloth edges lightly rubbed. Assume issued without dust jacket.

New York: McGraw-Hill, (1973). First edition. A tale of loopholes in the welfare system. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Fine in near fine dust jacket slightly toned at spine with touch of minor edge wear and light soiling.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, (1969). First edition. Fine in about very good, price-clipped dust jacket with edgewear and chips on corners and spine ends.

New York: Putnam's Sons, (1973). First edition of this collection of stories. INSCRIBED by Algren (covering the full front endpaper), "with best wishes to Jeen" followed by one of his signature cat drawings, signed and dated June 1978, and colored with light blue and yellow streaks and whirls. Two small cigarette burns to back cover, otherwise bright and fine in near fine dustwrapper with only light rubbing to spine ends and corners.

Scribner: New York, (2005). First edition. SIGNED BY DIAMANT on the title page. From the author of THE RED TENT. Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: William Morrow and Company Inc., 1979. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with very light edge wear. Review copy with review slip and publisher's promtional letter laid in.

New York/Woodstock: Overlook Press, (1998). First edition. SIGNED by author. A literary mystery set in 1506 Lisbon. Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1918). Reissue of this reprint of the 1899 classic with foreword and conclusion by Zane Grey. The life story of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody as told by his sister. Illustrated by Frederic Remington and Edwin Willard Deming. Bright and fine in dust jacket a little toned at spine but otherwise very good to near fine.

Toronto: General Publishing, (1967). First edition of the author's first book. INSCRIBED to his "Uncle Doug": "I dropped in to see Father and I thought perhaps you might enjoy my signing this - my first novel. Best wishes Tif / Timothy Findley / Cannington / October 10,1967." Tanning to front endpaper (offset from item previously laid in), unfortunately where the inscription is written, otherwise fine in price-clipped dust jacket with only light wear to spine ends.

New York: Rinehart & Co. Inc, (1949). First edition. Edited and with an introduction by Stein's literary executor and lifelong friend, Carl Van Vechten. A touch of minor rubbing to spine ends, otherwise bright and near fine in slightly soiled dust jacket with light edgewear.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, (1997). First edition. Uncorrected bound galleys, fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps.