Search Results: Titles starting with N from Quill & Brush

(New York): Phaedra Publishers, 1966. First edition. Juliar's variant "b" with white endpapers and pages bulking about 8.5mm. 8vo simulated cloth boards stamped in black; 104 pages. Near fine in bright, near fine dust jacket.

New York: Viking Press, (1968). First edition. A cross-section of his writing selected and with critical introduction by Page Stegner. Includes poetry, essays, stories, criticism,and excerpts from his books. Near fine with what appears to be a tiny remainder stamp on bottom page edge and blue top edge faded and faintly foxed; in near fine dust jacket with internally tape-repaired tear at top of rear spine fold and toning to title lettering on spine.

New York: Knopf, 1972. First U.S. edition. Minor crease to spine and hint of shelfwear to book and dust jacket otherwise both are fine.

New York: Putnam's Sons, (1996) [1997]. First edition. Book is copyrighted 1996 but dust jacket copyright is 1997 with front flap code of "9701" (i.e., January 1997). SIGNED BY HIAASEN, LEONARD, BARRY and STANDIFORD on half-title page. "...a wickedly funny Florida suspense thriller, written serially by thirteen of the state's most talented writers" (from the jacket flap). Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1969. First edition. His scarce second book. INSCRIBED BY CREWS on half-title page, "Paul,/ take care--read/ in good health/ Harry Crews/ March 23, 80/ Gainesville, Fla." 8vo light-green simulated cloth boards (also issued in medium to dark-green cloth boards; no known priority). First-issue dust jacket with reviews of GOSPEL SINGER (vs. this title) on rear panel. Near fine with minor separation at top of inner hinge; in bright, fine dust jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. Lower corners gently bumped, still, bright and fine in like dust jacket.

New York: Atheneum, 1963. First edition. His second book and first book of short stories. SIGNED by Price on title page. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jacket with a little tanning to spine and edges and few spots of rubbing.

New York: Random House, (1945). First edition. "Every American should find fascination in the discovery of the strange circumstances by which names long familiar came into being"--from the jacket flap. Fine in a bright, very good dust jacket with rubbing and skinning on spine ends and touch of other very minor wear on spine.

Boston: Small, Maynard & Co., 1899. First edition. In the Beacon Biographies of Eminent Authors series edited by M. A. DeWolfe Howe. Includes first appearances of many Hawthorne letters. INSCRIBED on half-title page by Fields to Elizabeth Fairchild. The poet and essayist Annie Fields was friends with many literary notables of her day, including Hawthorne. Intricately engraved frontispiece and title page; top edge gilt. Very good with minor rubbing to the edges, most noticeably at the spine ends and corners, still an attractive copy.

New York: Macmillan, 1916. First edition. Near fine with a slightly tanned spine and minor wear to the spine ends and corners. Lacking the dust jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. First edition. SIGNED BY CULLINA on the half-title page. 4to gilt-stamped black cloth with black paper-covered boards; 354 pages, including index. Illustrated with over 200 color photographs. "A comprehensive reference to almost one thousand native woody plants" (from the dust jacket flap). Fine in near fine dust jacket showing mild rumpling and with one clean tear near title on front panel mended internally with archival tape. Unusual signed.

New York: Francesco Bianco, (1926). Pamela Bianco. First edition. Number 174 of 500 numbered copies (of 550 total). Decorations by Pamela Bianco.Fine in brown paper boards with gilt lettering and decoration on front and spine. In original glassine with few chips and tears and a fine example of the original box.

([San Francisco] / San Mateo: Book Club of California / Quercus Press, 1947). First edition. First separate appearance of the poem. [Broomfield A34]. One of a stated 750 copies. Pulblished as part of the Club's keepsake series No. 11, which was sent monthly to members for free. Small quarto (6.5 x 10") cream-colored paperwraps; 4 pages, including covers. Near fine.

London: George Allen and Unwin, (1956). First edition. Her second book. Price clipped from lower corner front flap and publisher's price sticker added, as often seen. A bright, crisp, fine copy in bright, crisp, near fine dust jacket with only light and fairly inconspicuous foxing.

Chicago: The David Company, (1986). First edition. Scarce first printing INSCRIBED BY BROOKS to Puerto Rican editor and translator Roberto Marquez on title page, "For Roberto./ From/ Gwendolyn Brooks/ January 29,/ 1987" -- not long after the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's tenure as the first Black author to be appointed Poet Laureate. 8vo stapled tan paperwraps printed in black; 31 pages. Fine.

New York: George H. Doran, (1922). First edition. "A mirror of frivolity," with short essays on "Leisure Class," "Bolshevism for Babies," the "Low Cost of Cabbing," "Are Cats People?," "Mr. Chesterton and the Soliloquy," etc. Normal offset line on endpapers, otherwise fine in dust jacket with minor chipping and one small V-shaped chip at bottom of spine which takes out the "or" in "Doran.

London: Michael Joseph, (1964). First edition. His second mystery. Uncorrected proof in tan, printed paperwraps with projected publication date "27 JAN 1964" stamped on front cover and price lightly penciled. Very good with spine rumpled as often seen with these fragile perfect-bound items, a few faint stains and bottom front corner of the cover just slightly curled. Scarce.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1942). First edition. INSCRIBED BY ALGREN, "For Jimmy Cannon, Who knows it's from the depths the stars shine clearest, God bless his Merry Christmas. Nelson Algren, '57." Journalist Jimmy Cannon (1909-1973) was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his coverage of the sport. Bottom front corner lightly bumped, tips a little rubbed, light stains to margins of few pages, otherwise very good in good, spine-toned dust jacket with chipping (mostly to corners) and 2-inch tear to top edge front panel.

New York: Random House, (1985). First edition. Number 165 of 350 numbered copies SIGNED by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Published to celebrate his 80th birthday. Near fine with spine just slightly toned and touch of creasing to spine ends; in original, near fine slipcase with few small bumps. Issued without a dust jacket.

London: John Murray, 1945. First edition. Light edge rubbing, names and dates on front free endpaper, some bubbling to pastedowns near hinges and light offset to free endpapers near hinges, otherwise very good or better in lightly soiled dust jacket with tanned spine, shallow chipping to spine ends (not affecting any lettering) and a few small closed edge tears. An attractive copy, despite the noted flaws.