Rare books from JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS

LONDON: EVELEIGH NASH. VG++/NONE. PUB 1912. FIRST EDITION. 16 PAGE PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUE AT THE BACK . A MUCH BETTER COPY OF THIS BOOK THAN USUALLY FOUND WITH SPINE GILT DULLED BUT STILL ALMOST AS BRIGHT AS THE FRONT COVER'S GILT TITLES AND A TRACE OF SOILING. TEXT IS VERY CLEAN WITH NO FOXING AND BINDING IS EXCELLENT EXCEPT FOR SOME MODEST WEAR AT THE SPINE CORNERS AND REAR SPINE EDGE. A GREAT COPY. .

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1940. FIRST EDITION. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE EDGES WITH A FEW SHORT TEARS MOSTLY ALONG THE TOP EDGE, UNFADED, AND NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS 20TH CENTURY HIGH SPOT. .

NEW YORK NY: HARCOURT BRACE AND CO. VG+/VG+. PUB 1940. FIRST EDITION. BOOK IS VERY NICE WITH JUST A TRACE OF RUB AT THE CORNERS, TENDERSPINE-ENDS WITH NO FRAYING, A SLIGHT TAP TO THE BOTTOM FRONT FORE-EDGECORNER, RESIDUAL GLUE EVIDENCE OF BOOK PLATE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWNENDPAPER, AND THE TEXT AND ENDPAPERS ARE CLEAN BUT SLIGHTLY TANNED. D.J.IS SLIGHTLY TANNED/SOILED ON THE SPINE AND REAR PANEL WITH LIGHT SOIL ANDWEAR AT THE FORE-EDGE FOLDS. THERE WAS A BIT OF LOSS TO THE SPINEPANEL'S ENDS AND THE CORNERS THAT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED ANDREFRESHED. A VERY NICE ATTRACTIVE AND CLEAN COPY OF THE AUTHOR'S VERYSCARCE SECOND BOOK WITH THE COLORS ON THE FRONT PANEL STILL BRIGHT ANDNOT PRICE-CLIPPED AND SILVER SPINE TITLES BRIGHT.. Keywords: NOVEL, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF.

NEW YORK NY: RANDOM HOUSE. NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1952. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. FIRST WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD / A TWENTIETH CENTURY HIGHSPOT AND A CLASSIC OF AMERICAN LITERATURE . OTHER THAN MODEST PERISHING OF THE SPINE TITLES THE BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS VERY NICE WITH A TRACE OF CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR, SHALLOW CHIPPING TO THE TOP FORE-EDGE CORNERS, A TRACE OF RUB TO A COUPLE OF SHORT EDGE TEARS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY. .

CINCINNATI, OH: H. W. DERBY & CO. VG+. PUB 1850. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: SUBTITLE: "OR PRAIRIE TRAVEL AND SCALP DANCES WITH A LOOK AT LOS. ISBN: RANCHEROS FROM MULEBACK AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CAMPFIRE". THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE WITH PAGE 269 INCORRECTLY NUMBERED 26. BOOK ISVERY NICE WITH A TINY BIT OF WEAR AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE, CORNERSSLIGHTLY RUBBED, A SMALL SURFACE ABRASION ON THE FRONT COVER, BRIGHT GILTTITLE ON THE SPINE, LACKING THE REAR FREE-ENDPAPER, OWNERSHIP STAMP OF H.CHADD CONFECTIONER-PICTON ONTARIO WITH H. CHADD'S OWNERSHIP SIGNATUREDATED 1850. AN EXCELLENT COPY OF A RARE BOOK.. Keywords: SOUTHWEST AMERICA, TRAVEL, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF.

NEW YORK NY: PUTNAM'S SONS (G.P.). NEAR FINE IN A NEAR FINE D.J.. PUB 1961. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: WITH "C22" ON TERMINAL LEAF / WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD. BOOK'S SPINE IS ONLY SLIGHTLY DARKENED WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES, NOBUMPS TO CORNERS, AND VERY CLEAN INSIDE AND ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE TEXTWHICH IS STAINED LIGHT GREEN, AND WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THETEXT. SUPPLIED FIRST ISSUE D.J. IS VERY NICE WITH JUST A TRACE OF CORNERRUB AND EDGE WEAR, SOME LIGHT RUB AT THE LOWER THIRD OF THE SPINE PANEL,SOME TONING TO THE FLAPS TOP CORNERS, JUST A TRACE OF BARELY DETECTABLECOLOR-FADE/STICKER REMOVAL TO THE SPINE PANEL, A SHORT TEAR AT THE TOP OFTHE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED (FLAP PRICE IS $4.50). AEXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, FRESH COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. AND QUITE ABIT ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS SCIENCE FICTION HIGHSPOT.. Keywords: SCIENCE FICTION, HUGO AWARD, ABCDEF.

NEW YORK: SHERIDAN HOUSE. NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1938. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. JUST A TRACE OF WEAR AT THE ENDS OF THE VERY SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS SCARCE BOOK.. Keywords: NEW YORK, NEWSPAPER REPORTER, ABCDEF.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS. VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1902. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: BLEILER'S "CHECKLIST OF SCIENCE-FICTION AND SUPERNATURAL FICTION". BLUE CLOTH COVERED DECORATED BOARDS WITH WHITE TITLES ON THE SPINE ANDFRONT COVER AND PICTORIAL DECORATION IN ORANGE, BLACK, AND WHITE, 32 PAGECATALOGUE DATED FEB. 1902 FOLLOWING A TWO PAGE LIST OF BOOKS FOR SALE.BOOK IS VERY NICE WITH CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS MODERATELY WORN, SPINEPANEL DARKEND A BIT, AND ENDPAPERS BROWNED BUT NOT BRITTLE WITH EVIDENCEOF BOOKPLATE REMOVED ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER. AN EXCELLENT COPYOF A VERY RARE EARLY COLLECTION OF BUCHAN STORIES.. Keywords: BLEILER, LOST RACE, FANTASY, ABCDEF.

NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. FINE IN A NEAR FINE D.J.. PUB 1934. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HASSOME MODEST PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION AT CORNERS AND REAR SPINE EDGE, WITHSOME MODEST COLOR FADE TO THE SPINE PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. ANEXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.. Keywords: NOVEL.

LONDON: WARD, LOCK, AND CO. LTD. VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1902. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: PRINGLE WAS KIND OF A GENTLEMAN THIEF. THIS IS THE QUEEN'S QUORUM TITLE (# 30) OF LEGENDARY RARITY WHICHQUEEN HIMSELF OPINES WAS "DESTINED TO BECOME THE RAREST VOLUME OFDETECTIVE-CRIME SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY." IN1951 QUEEN REPORTED: "BIBLIOPHILES AND BOOKSCOUTS HAVE SCOURED ENGLANDAND AMERICA, SEEKING IN THE MOST LIKELY AND UNLIKELY PLACES; YET AFTERNEARLY FIFTY YEARS OF EAGLE-EYED AND EXPERT EXCAVATING, THE RECORDEDCOPIES TOTAL EXACTLY SIX- NO MORE, NO LESS." THE ADRIAN GOLDSTONE COPYWHICH WAS RESOLD AT SOTHEBY'S IN DECEMBER 2000 HAS BLUE CLOTH COVEREDBOARDS. ONE WONDERS IF THERE WERE INDEED SO FEW COPIES WHY MORE THAN ONECOLOR OF CLOTH WAS USED, BUT AFTER ANOTHER 55 YEARS SINCE QUEEN MADE THEABOVE STATEMENT ONLY A FEW OTHERS SEEMED TO HAVE TURNED UP SO HISORIGINAL INFORMAL CENSUS MAY BE SOMETHING OTHER THAN EXAGERATION WHICHWAS HOW IT WAS CHARACTERIZED IN THE 1981 ADRIAN… Read More

HARTFORD, CT: THE AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.. VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1876. HARDCOVER. ISBN: THIS IS A 1899 REPRINT IN THE ORIGINAL FORMAT AS ORIGINAL EDITION WITH. ISBN: FRONTISPIECE AND 159 VIGNETTES IN TEXT.. ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS STAMPED IN GILT AND BLACK, TITLESAND DECORATIONS, TO THE SPINE AND COVERS WITH CREAM COLORED ENDPAPERS.BOOK HAS SOME MODEST SOIL, A RUBBED SPOT ON THE FRONT COVER, SOME LIGHTRUB ON THE REAR COVER, SPINE HEEL CHIPPED AND NICELY REPAIRED, SPINESLIGHTLY DARKENED, SPINE GILT ALSO SLIGHTLY DULLED, AND MODERATE SOILINGTHROUGHOUT THE TEXT (ORIGINAL OWNER WAS APPARENTLY A PIPE SMOKER) ANEXCELLENT WELL PRESERVED AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS ATTRACTIVE HIGHLIGHT OFAMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE.. Keywords: AMERICAN LITERATURE, 19TH CENTURY LIT.

LONDON: WARD, LOCK, & BOWDEN, LTD.. VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1894. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. 53 FULL PAGE OR VIGNETTE ILLUSTRATIONS BY SIDNEY PADGET / QUEEN'S QUORUM #18 . GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER WITH BLACK/WHITE/GILT SIDNEY PAGET VIGNETTES TO THE SPINE AND UPPER COVER (REPLICATING ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGES 179 AND 71), PATTERNED ENDPAPERS, AND 4 PAGE CATALOG FOLLOWING THE 324 PAGES OF TEXT. OTHER THAN SOME RUB AND PERISHING TO THE PUBLISHER'S NAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE AND A SMALL BLEMISH ON THE UPPER COVER, A PARTICULARLY NICE COPY OF THIS RARE DETECTIVE FICTION HIGH SPOT. .

LONDON: METHUEN & CO. LTD. NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J.. PUB 1937. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST IMPRESSION AND FIRST ISSUE (SATTY & SMITH A7.1.1.1) WITHOUT PRICE OF "8s. 6d. net" ON FRONT FLAP . LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH MAROON TITLES TO THE SPINE. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT WITH SPINE VERY SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED AND A TRACE OF CORNER RUB. D.J. IS VERY NICE SOME MODEST PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION TO THE CORNERS OF THE DARKENED SPINE PANEL AND CORNERS AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. (NOTE THAT FLAPS DO NOT HAVE THE "8s. 6d. net" PRICE BUT NONE ARE CLIPPED) I BELIEVE THAT THIS BOOK WAS INTENDED FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET AS IT TURNED UP THERE. SATTY AND SMITH DO NOT MENTION A CANADIAN ISSUE. AN EXCELLENT COPY OF A BOOK AND D.J. THAT ON THE RARE OCCASION IT DOES TURN UP IT DOES SO IN LESS THAN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. .

LONDON: COLLINS. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1983. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .

NEW YORK NY: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. VERY GOOD+. PUB 1864. DARWIN ON-LINE INDICATES THE FOLLOWING PRINTINGS 1860 (4 ISSUES),1861,1864,1865,1867,1868,1869,1870,1870 (5TH ED) . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BROWN MUSLIN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES, LIGHT YELLOW (BUFF) COATED ENDPAPERS. VERY SLIGHT RUB WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS WITH A FAINT DAMP MARK AT THE BOTTOM FORE-EDGE CORNERS OF THE PRELIMINARY LEAVES AND SOME LIGHT SCATTERED FOXING TO THE TEXT. A VERY NICE CLEAN TIGHT WELL PRESERVED AND COMPLETE COPY OF THIS RARE CIVIL WAR ERA PRINTING. This copy has the 3 quotes on the page facing title, the " A NEW EDITION, REVISED AND AUGMENTED BY THE AUTHOR" on title page, the 6 starred repeated numbered pages 116-121 between 116 and 117, the 6 page Supplement pp 426-432 following p 425, and Darwin's 7 page preface (v-x1) dated Feb 1860. .