Search Results: Titles starting with P from Paul Johnson Fine Books

Suzanne Biederberg Gallery & The October Gallery, 1988. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Amsterdam/London, 1988. Small (Sm 8vo) catalogue of 16 full page color plates of painting by Burroughs and an essay by James W. Grauerholz. Fine in greyish/white wraps.

Harper & Brothers, 1901. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition. Sm 8vo. 368 pp. Ivory and brown decorated boards with gilt titles and decorations.Top edge gilt. A little rubbing to the ends of the boards else near fine. A collection of stories. Volume 1 of Harper's Portrait Collection of Short Stories. In a supplied mylar jacket.

Scribners, 2015. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First edition, first printing. As new, both jacket and book. Signed on the title page by Matthews.

Scribner, 2015. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine jacket.

Putnam, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Putnam, 1982. 8vo. 183 pp. First American edition. A nice copy of his first book. Toning to the top edges of the boards as well to the top of the endpapers. Two tiny nicks without loss of material to the top of the jacket's top, front corner, else fine. Price intact. Signed on the title page by the author.

Beacon Press, 2021. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Galleys. Fine in illustrated wraps. By the author of Corregidora.

New York: Seven Stories Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing of this Nebula Award winner. Signed (only) on the title page by Butler. Faint spot of soiling to the top edge, else fine in a fine jacket.

Knopf, 1998. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First edition, second printing. This is the slipcased edition. Book, jacket and slipcase are "as new" in the original, unopened shrinkwrap. Excellent copy!

Short, Scary Tales Publications, 2016. Illustrated Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SST Publications: Birmingham, England, 2016. First illustrated edition of 350 copies signed by Lansdale and the illustrator, Ben Baldwin. This is #263. Mulholland Books first published the novel in 2015. Fine copy.

Ciovici Friede, 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Covici Friede, 1932 (but really 1935). First edition, 4th issue. Sm 8vo. Tan cloth with red lettering. A little toning to the spine, soiling to the boards. Jacket has light edgewear including chipping to the top of the spine (no deeper than 1/4"); spine a little darkened, red lettering faded to grey. A solid, very good copy.

Doubleday, 1950. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Stated first edition. 8vo. 223 pp. Grey cloth boards. Illustrated jacket. Asimov's first book of science fiction. Staining to the boards - very good - in a near fine, price-intact jacket. Red and yellow colors of the spine have faded. The jacket has benefited from a little professional repair.

New York: Harper & Bros., 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated first edition on the copyright page with the "C-I" code. Volume is near fine; the jacket's spine is darkened. Edges of front panel area darkened as well. Not price-clipped; the price of $2.95 is present. An interesting feature of this book is that the last few chapters are wrapped in blue paper with the statement: "If you can stop reading here-and not find out how the book ends-return the book, with the seal unbroken, to your bookseller, and he will refund your money." Near fine in very good jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition of the author's first book. Stated first edition with a complete number line on the verso of the last page. Near fine or better (maybe a hint of fading to the top edges?) in a fine, price-intact jacket. Clean copy.

The Mystery League, Inc., 1930. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition of a relatively early work by Horler. Pale green cloth with dark green lettering. Crease to volume's spine else fine. Dampstaining to exterior of jacket's rear panel; further damp staining to the verso of the spine (top couple of inches) else minor wear. Very good.

New York: New Directions, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: New Directions, 1960. 8vo. 120 p. Brown cloth with white titles to the spine. Two stains to the fore-edge - very good. The jacket is price-intact and has a few short, closed tears - very good or better. No writing or other defects. The play premiered on Broadway in 1960 and only played 132 performances. In 1962 it was made into a movie of the same name and directed by George Roy Hill.

Andre Deutsch, 1973. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Andre Deutsch: London, 1973. Sm 8vo. 242 pp. First Uniform edition. Combines Pic, Kerouac's last novel, and The Subterranneans, previously published in hardcover in the UK as a stand alone novel in 1960. Near fine in a near fine , price-clipped jacket. New price sticker of 2.95 is on the bottom of the front flap. Clean copy. Ref: Charters A3-f.

Walker & Company, 1997. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First limited printing of his 3rd book. -- #133 of 200 copies. This one comes with 2 jackets: the trade jacket and also one supplied for a special signing by the Seattle Mystery Bookshop on April 5, 1997. Signed and dated (4/5/97) on the title page by Ford. Also laid in is a bookmark from the store and the original receipt for the book. As new in like jackets.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1997. 8vo. 210 pp. One quarter red cloth, blue paper-covered boards with gold lettering on the spine. First edition, first printing. A fine copy of her first book, in a fine jacket. Laid in is a black and white publicity photo of the author from the publisher.

Scribners, 1958. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1958, NY. First edition. Near fine book (bookplate on front pastedown; small stain to fore edge) in about a near fine jacket with light wear to corners, top and bottom of spine, some soiling to rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Walker, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Walker and Company, 1964. First American edition of Keneally's first novel. 8 vo. 220 pp. Burgundy cloth with silver lettering to the spine - near fine with toning to the text block. Price-intact jacket is near fine with a little wear to the bottom of the spine and a couple of creases at the bottom of the front panel. Signed by the author on the title page: "Tom Keneally '95.