CROWNINSHIELD, FRANK (INTRODUCTION BY)

Vogue's First Reader

New York: Julian Messner, Incorporated, 1942. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine - condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. One page was misfolded and shows some creasing (page 547 / 548). There is a previous owner's inked name, and date (and sorority name) on the front pastedown page (neatly). The dust jacket has several nicks, beginning edge tears and edge wear / rubbing along with some sunning, especially to the spine. This book contains numerous writings from the pages of Vogue magazine: all of the works included in this volume have never been printed in any other anthology, making this a First Hardback Edition for a number of the works. Included are A Prologue to America by Thomas Wolfe, The Clark's Fork Valley, Wyoming by Ernest Hemingway (on fishing), Brooklyn is My Neighborhood by Carson McCullers, The Scars of London by Cecil Beaton, Five Pretty Little Fables by William Saroyan, Fanny - You Fool! by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, I Saw the Moscow Blitz by Margaret Bourke-White, These Grapes need Sugar by Rex Stout, and many more.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 35411

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Editions Frank Crowninshield Ernest Hemingway Vogue Magazine Essays Short Stories collections Articles Modern Fiction Firsts

CRUMEY, ANDREW

Pfitz a Novel

New York, NY: Picador, 1997. 1st US Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312169647. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 47633

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0312169647 Modern Fiction First Edition Andrew Crumey

CULL, JOHN AUGUSTINE

The Bride of Mission San Jose a Tale of Early California

New York: The Abingdon Press, 1920. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "Mission San José is a Spanish mission located in the present-day city of Fremont, California. It was founded on June 11, 1797, by the Franciscan order and was the fourteenth Spanish mission established in California. The mission is the namesake of the Mission San José district of Fremont, which was an independent town subsumed into the city when it was incorporated in 1957. The Mission entered a long period of gradual decline after Mexican secularization act of 1833. Though numerous restoration efforts in the intervening periods have reconstructed many of the original structures. The old mission church remains in use as a chapel of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, a parish of the Diocese of Oakland.". Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 37078

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition John Augustine Cull Californiana California Historical Fiction California Missions Spanish California Modern Fiction Firsts

CURWOOD, JAMES OLIVER

A Gentleman of Courage

New York, NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corp, 1924. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert W. Stewart. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The top and bottom spine ends have several tiny nicks. The spine of the book cover also has some light fading. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front endpaper , and an ink stamped previous owner's name and address on the front pastedown page. There is an illustrated frontispiece and "centerfold", Illustrated by Robert W. Stewart. "James Oliver Curwood (June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid (per word) author in the world. He built Curwood Castle as a place to greet guests and as a writing studio in his hometown of Owosso, Michigan. The castle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now operated by the city as a museum. The city commemorates him with an annual Curwood Festival. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 45796

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction James Oliver Curwood Robert W. Stewart Romance New York Hudston Bay Area

CUSSLER, CLIVE AND JUSTIN SCOTT

The Race

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2011. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399157816. Illustrated by Craig White. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 48465

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0399157816 Modern Fiction First Edition Clive Cussler Justin Scott Thriller Craig White

CUSSLER, CLIVE & JUSTIN SCOTT

The Thief

New York, NY: Putnam Adult, 2012. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399158618. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 48479

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0399158618 Modern Fiction First Edition Clive Cussler Justin Scott Adventure Americana

CUSSLER, CLIVE

Treasure

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671626132. Illustrated by Paul Bacon. Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and some very beginning fading to a tiny strip on the spine ends. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there is generalized toning throughout. The dust jacket is clean, but has noticeable toning to the white portions and some light wrinkling to the bottom spine end. "Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) , which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or main author of more than 80 books. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 48520

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0671626132 Modern Fiction First Edition Clive Cussler Great Library Of Alexandria Paul Bacon Dirk Pitt Ships & Sailing Salvage

DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z.

Only Revolutions a Novel

New York, NY: Pantheon, 2006. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375421769. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Mark Z. Danielewski (born March 5, 1966) is an American fiction author. He is most widely known for his debut novel House of Leaves (2000) , which won the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. His second novel, Only Revolutions (2006) , was nominated for the National Book Award. Danielewski began work on a 27-volume series, The Familiar, although he completed only 5 volumes before halting the project in 2017. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45591

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0375421769 Modern Fiction First Edition Mark Z. Danielewski Romeo And Juliet Historical Fiction Romance

DANOEN, EMILE (TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY MARY GLASGOW)

Tides of Time

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1952. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Originally published in France as Une Maison Soufflee aux Vents (and in the UK as Dust in the Wind). This is the first American edition. This book is part of the Ballantine Books Hardback series; this book was published simultaneously with the paperback and is the First Hardback Edition. This is Book Number H6. The book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and rubbed spots along with an inch long shallow chip to the front panel. "The Rue Dauphine was a narrow street in the very heart of Le Havre's dockland slums. A picturesque street - the tourists said. But pinched houses oozed poverty and dirt - their inhabitants knew every kind of brutality and passion." "Émile Danoën (10 January 1920 – 7 May 1999) was a French journalist and novelist. Émile Danoën (10 January 1920 – 7 May 1999) was a French journalist and novelist. Danoën was born Émile Orvoën, to Pierre Orvoën and Léonie Le Doze at Moëlan-sur-Mer in Finistère, Brittany, but he grew up in the seamen's hostel run by his parents in the district of Saint-François in Le Havre. During the Second World War, he moved to Marseilles with his first wife Georgette, with whom he had two sons, Michael and Peter. He worked at the magazine Les Cahiers du Sud while at the same time appearing in bars and restaurants in the old port working as a street violinist." (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46089

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Editions Emile Danoen France Romance slums Social Issues Ballantine Books Hardbacks Mary Glasgow

DELL, FLOYD

Diana Stair

New York, NY: Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1932. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. Association copy - this copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, to the San Francisco author Gertrude Atherton. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The spine has fading and spotting. The text pages are clean and bright. Both front and rear endpapers have spots of noticeable spotting / toning. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription by the author to San Francisco author Gertrude Atherton. "Floyd James Dell (June 28, 1887 – July 23, 1969) was an American newspaper and magazine editor, literary critic, novelist, playwright, and poet. Dell has been called "one of the most flamboyant, versatile and influential American Men of Letters of the first third of the 20th Century." In Chicago, he was editor of the nationally syndicated Friday Literary Review. As editor and critic, Dell's influence is seen in the work of many major American writers from the first half of the 20th century. A lifelong poet, he was also a best-selling author, as well as a playwright whose hit Broadway comedy, Little Accident (1928) , was made into a Hollywood movie. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good .

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N° du livre: 46090

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Floyd Dell Signed Edition Sexuality Gertrude Atherton

DICKENS, CHARLES

Little Dorrit

London, England: Bradbury & Evans (Bouverie Street), 1857. 1st Hardback Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by H. K. Browne. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy is bound in green 3/4th morocco leather and brown figured cloth. This is a First Hardback edition, first state, with the character's name as Rigaud (instead of Blandois on pages 469, 470, 472 & 474; with NO ads in the book (either front or rear) and page 371 with signature B2 instead of BB2. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and wear, The cloth book covers have spots of rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing throughout. "Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Clennam encounters her after returning home from a 20-year absence, ready to begin his life anew. The novel satirises the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts. The prison in this case is the Marshalsea, where Dickens’ own father had been imprisoned. Dickens is also critical of the lack of a social safety net, the treatment and safety of industrial workers, as well the bureaucracy of the British Treasury, in the form of his fictional "Circumlocution Office". In addition he satirises the stratification of society that results from the British class system." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 45759

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Charles Dickens England Social Issues Injustice Classic Fiction Literature

DIEHL, WILLIAM

Reign in Hell

New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345411447. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one tiny nick to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket (a wrap-around band, not a full dust jacket) is crisp and clean with the exception of one tiny nick to the spine. "Diehl was a successful photographer and journalist, when he began his novel-writing career at 50. His first novel, Sharky's Machine, was made into the 1981 film of the same name, directed and starred Burt Reynolds. Diehl saw it being shot on location in and around his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Its cast included Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Rachel Ward, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva, and Richard Libertini. It was the most successful box-office release of a film directed by Reynolds. Diehl relocated to St. Simons Island, Georgia, in the early 1980s, and lived there for the next 15 years before returning to Atlanta. While living on St. Simons, he completed eight other novels, including Primal Fear, which was adapted into a 1996 film." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 39857

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0345411447 Modern Fiction First Edition William Diehl Adventure Thriller Terrorist Attacks Modern Fiction

DILLON, WALTER B.

Cruise of the Flying Swan Or the Flying Swan a Modern Tale of Hidden Treasure

Los Angeles, CA: Thor's Book Service, 1947. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a smaller than trade sized booklet. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has figured cardstock covers and a stapled spine. There is some very light bumping to the spine ends and book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an ink stamped author's name and address on the reverse of the title page. All we know about Walter B. Dillon is from his introduction - he tried to have this story (and others) by magazines and pulps, with no success, so he self-published. Other than that, Walter B. Dillon was a member of the U. S. Forest Service and his home was in El Paso, Tx. The story is a tale of ships and sailing on a schooner he and a mate have renovated around the time of World War II.. Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 43987

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Walter B. Dillon Ships & Sailing Adventure Cape Cod

DOBIE, CHARLES CALDWELL

Less Than Kin

New York, NY: John Day Company, 1926. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good- to Near Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The endpapers have light, generalized toning and there is some tidemarking to the hinges. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. There is a previous owner's penciled name on the front pastedown page. "American novelist and historian Charles Caldwell Dobie was born in San Francisco, CA, in 1881. He had to drop out of grammar school at age 14 because of his father's death. He took a job as an office boy in an insurance company, and stayed with that company until 1915, when he began to make enough money from his writing to devote his full time to it. The majority of his work is about or set in his home town of San Francisco, where he spent his entire life (he never married). Both his fiction and non-fiction about his beloved city has been praised as "smooth" and "deftly written" by such literary figures as Carey McWilliams." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good- .

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N° du livre: 46056

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Charles Caldwell Dobie San Francisco, CA Signed Editions California Authors California Fiction

DOCTOROW, E. L.

World's Fair

New York: Random House, 1985. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394525280. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 42478

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0394525280 Modern Fiction First Edition E. L. Doctorow World's Fairs New York City Signed Edition