Romance Fiction

Toronto: Hunter Rose & Co., 1874. SECOND-COUSIN SARAH- F. W. Robinson- Hunter Rose & Co.- Toronto- 1874-1st Edition-1st Printing- Date on copyright 1874 as on title page- Hardcover:-8vo- Acceptable-Fair++/ no dj as issued- light purple grey cloth with black geometric scrollwork and titles in gilt on cover and spine- covers are soiled and spine is chipped at the extremitites- 382pp are lightly to moderatley foxed- ffep removed- SEE PHOTOS- A very, very SCARCE title- only one other on net!- Fiction-adventure-romance (1675). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. Acceptable-Fair++/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London- UK: Chapman & Hall, Ltd, 1886. DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS- George Meredith- Chapman & Hall, Ltd- London-UK-1886- 1st Edition- Thus- Complete in 1 Volume- Leather- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj as issued- 3/4 leather and marbled boards as are the endpapers- five raised bands on spine-some rubbing at the extremities, but a solid spine and textblock, square and tight- 398pp all clean, no tears or writing- top edges are gilt-SEE PHOTOS- "The work explores the financial and emotional problems of a talented woman novelist." Excellent and very collectible- RARE in this leather format-only copy we've found on the net!- Originally published in the Fortnightly Review World Cat states the 1885 3 volume edition + another single volume of 1885 and 1887, but none as this dated in 1886 on title page-"New Edition"- Fiction-romance-adventure-novelist (3550) . 1st Edition Thus. 3/4 Leather & Marbled Boards. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine+/Fine-. First Printing, with the number (1) in parenthesis on the final page. 8vo; [6], 336pp. Publisher's crimson cloth, the spine and upper cover lettered in gilt; in the original illustrated dust jacket priced at $2.00. A Near Fine or better copy, very lightly rubbed and dust-soiled; in a just about Fine, lightly edge-worn jacket. Little read today, the novels of Harold Bell Wright outsold those of every other American writer during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Newspapers of the day claimed Wright was the first author to write a novel that reached a million sales, and the statement cannot be far wrong. (The Devil's Highway, on the other hand, sold very few copies, making it today one of the most difficult of Wright's titles to obtain, in any condition.) John Lebar was the pen name of Wright's oldest son, Gilbert Munger Wright. In the Devil's Highway, they launched a scathing attack on "scientism," the belief that, in… Read More

London, England: Spencer Blackett. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1889. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 331 pages: 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 2: KB#010066: No Jacket As Issued. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are dark brown with gilt lettering on front and spine, and half-pebbled front and rear boards. Has maroon coated endpapers with the back endpaper repaired by paper mending tape at the joint. Boards and pages are clean and unmarked bright, tightly bound (except top and bottom outside edges of spine are split) and sharp cornered. Includes frontispiece and 33 other illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen and Charles Kerr. Contains 331 pages of text, followed by a 31-page catalogue of other Spencer Blackett & Hallam's published works of the time. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. : B&W Illustrations .

New York, New York: Albert & Charles Boni. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1926. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 230 pages: 5.5 x 8 in.: 1.6: KB#010446: Fine condition facsimile bookjacket / dustjacket now protected by a Mylar Cover. Book has red cloth on spine and decorated (light blue, red, and black patterned) cloth over both boards. Boards are lightly worn at corners; otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Is first issue of Thorton Wilder's first book, with points of "conversation" for "conversion" on p.196, line 13, and "explaininn" for "explaining" p.202, line 12. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This Pulitzer Prize winning author's novel is set in Italy. Contents: First Encounters; Marcantonio; Alix; Astree-Luce and the Cardinal; The Dusk of the Gods." .

New York And Paris: Carrefour. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1931. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 155 pages: 5.75 x 9 in.: 1.2: KB#010763: Bookjacket / dustjacket now protected by a New Brodart Mylar Cover. Limited, Numbered, Edition. This is No. 256 of only 400 published, numbered copies. Book is bound in cream paper over stiff wraps. Many pages of this copy remain uncut, so book really is in un-read condition. This is a First Edition of Michael Fraenkel's first book. Book was printed by The Saint Catherine Press in Bruge, Belgium. Michael Fraenkel is well known for his long collaboration with his friend Henry Miller, with whom he co-authored the "Hamlet Letters", also published by Carrefour, in 1939. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .

PA: Penn Publishing Philadelphia, 1941. HBDJ, 1941, 1ST EDITION, 1st printing, A VERY GOOD RedcHARDCOVER Titled in black with VG- DUST JACKET (protected by a clear removable mylar sleeve). Moderate edgewear chips, small tape repairs to the jacket. TEXT is unmarked and clean. BINDING is Tight. Red hardback with Black Titles, 297 pgs , Bett went to college & married a wealthy Cultured Man who saw to it that she lacked Nothing in worldly goods. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS The Rose Tattoo. !950, New Directions, NY. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Used. Very Good/ Good- Condition Original Lustig pink rose dust jacket. Front flap Price $3.00. Nice. Summary: A drama with comedic elements. Set in the 20th Century American South. About an Italian family. 144 pages. 5 1/2 X 8 3/8

FIRST EDITION in brown boards, with a facsimile dust jacket. Book is near fine with bright gold embossing on the spine. See and Brooker. In this romance, a young girl comes to Hollywood, thinking she has a movie contract. When she gets there, she learns otherwise and has to work her way up from the bottom while she maintians her puritanical honor.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book and dust jacket are near fine with faint evidence of staining to the verso of the dust jacket and the book boards. 'Published Serially under the title THE HOLLYWOOD STORY.' Not in See or Brooker. 'What are the temptations, the chances for success of the 'extra girl' who knocks at the gates of Hollywood?'

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is almost fine. The unclipped dust jacket has some mild wear and is sunned at the spine. A selfish New York society woman leaves her family to try to become a movie star; a romance. See & Brooker.

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn 1936 First Edition. Doubleday Doran & Co. RARE. Title page states 1936. Used. Good-/ New Fax Whistler Dust Jacket. Condition: Front board was cracked in half in shipment and has now been taped from inside. Fabric is intact. Other than this damage the book is in good overall condition. Priced accordingly. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne de Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn Copyright 1936, states 1937 on the title page. Doubleday Doran & Co. QUITE RARE. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne du Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"

SHREK! By William Steig. 1990 Stated First Edition, Farrar, Straux Giroux. QUITE RARE IN A STATED FIRST. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NONE AS ISSUED. ISBN 0374368775. Swamp creatures back panel. Unpaginated. 8 5/8 X 10 7/8. Summary: Original source material for the beloved film of the same name. Summary: "Shrek, a horrid, ugly, little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!" About the artist/author William Steig: "He created his masterpiece character, Shrek, in 1990, at the age of 83."

George H. Doran Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Red cloth cover has modest mothing along front hinge and tail cap with light soiling to extremities but bright and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Page edges, end sheets, and paste downs lightly foxed and soiled. Pages are clean and very good. Rare dust jacket is worn at extremities, toned, and soiled but in good+ condition. Publisher's price of $2.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 281 pages .