WARNER BROS.

Ceiling Zero

New York, NY: Lynn Publishing Co, 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a Little Big Book (though not labeled as such) This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is edge wear, bumping, rubbing and some paper loss to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. The bottom rear spine joint has cracked a bit, with some wear and chipping to the paper. The text pages are mostly clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. This is a photoplay style book with black and white photographs of the movie throughout. This book is based on the Warner Bros. Film of the same name, which in turn was based on the broadway production. "Old pals Jake Lee (Pat O'Brien) , Tex Clarke (Stuart Erwin) and Dizzy Davis (James Cagney) flew together in the Army during World War I. Almost 20 years later, Jake is the manager of the Newark, New Jersey branch of Federal Airlines, a New York-based airline company. Tex works as an airmail pilot and Dizzy, also still flying aircraft, is seeking employment with his friends. Prior to his hot-shot arrival (Dizzy does a few tricks in the air before landing) , a New York associate warns Jake about Dizzy, calling him unreliable and troublesome. Insulted, Jake replies that Dizzy is one of the best pilots in the country, telling a few stories about his fearlessness and bravery." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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N° du livre: 46295

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Warner Brothers Pat O'brien James Cagney Aviation World War I Pilots Ace Pilots

BROWNE, PORTER EMERSON

A Fool There Was

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1909. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Edmund Magrath and W. W. Fawcett. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of small spots of white paint on the covers. The rectangular pictorial pastedown has some rubbing to the corners and along the top third of the picture. The text pages are clean and bright. There are a couple of spots of foxing to the edges of the text block. "He was the author of numerous plays, including A Fool There Was (1909) , which was adapted for film twice, in 1915 and 1922; The Spendthrift (1910) ; Chains (1912) ; and The Bad Man (1920) , adapted for film three times, in 1923, 1930 and 1941.The Mabel Normand dramatic vehicle Joan of Plattsburg (1918) was also based on a Browne play. John Toland, the historian, wrote in his autobiography a loving portrait of Browne. Barely a teenager, Toland aspired to be a writer, and was enthralled when Browne came to live with his family. Browne filled the boy’s imagination with stories about serving as Pancho Villa’s secretary, writing speeches for Theodore Roosevelt, and pursuing research in China and Japan. He also taught him how to deal cards from the bottom of the deck, “just in case you get into a game with crooks. ”Most importantly, Browne taught him how to be a writer. He took the young Toland to his study and showed him a miniature stage placed next to his typewriter. Small figurines stood on the stage." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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N° du livre: 42342

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Porter Emerson Browne Edmund Magrath W.W. Fawcett

BURDETT, JOHN

The Godfather of Kathmandu

New York: Knopf, 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307263193. 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. "The Sonchai Jitpleecheep series of crime novels is mainly set in Bangkok and consists of six books: Bangkok 8, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, The Godfather of Kathmandu, Vulture Peak, and The Bangkok Asset. They centre on the philosophical Thai Buddhist detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep, and his meditative internal dialogues. Sonchai is a "leuk krung" or half-caste. He is the son of a former "rented-wife" (a type of prostitute) and a "farang." His father was a U. S. Military officer whom he never knew. Sonchai has spent much of his childhood in Europe and the U. S.. A born "outsider", he is also seemingly unbribeable, which increases his alienation from his colleagues. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41634

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0307263193 Mystery John Burdett Sonchai Jitpleecheep Series

BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON

T. Tembarom

New York, NY: The Century Company, 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles S. Chapman. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the accompanying dust jacket. First Edition, with published, October 1913 on the copyright page. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book and some light edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper includes a previous owner's inked gift notation. The edges of the text block has some ground-in dirt and a couple of noticeable spots of dripped dirt to the foredge.. Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 45921

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Editions Frances Hodgson Burnett Pre-1940's Fiction Orphans Orphanages

BURROUGHS, AUGUSTEN

You Better Not Cry Stories for Christmas

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2009. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312341911. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the to spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46680

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First E

Mots-clés: 0312341911 Modern Fiction First Edition Augusten Burroughs Short Stories For Children Christmas

BUTLER, ROBERT OLEN

Countrymen of Bones

New York, NY: Horizon Press, 1983. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0818006390. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Goood+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean, but has some light wear to the spine ends and corners. "Robert Olen Butler is the author of 12 novels and six short story collections, including A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, which won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In a review for the Guardian newspaper, renowned author Claire Messud wrote, "The book has attracted such acclaim not simply because it is beautifully and powerfully written, but because it convincingly pulls off an immense imaginative risk. Butler has not entered the significant and ever-growing canon of Vietnam-related fiction (he has long been a member) —he has changed its composition forever." Butler began writing novels on the Long Island Rail Road while working as a publicist for Fairchild Publications. "Every word of my first four published novels was written on a legal pad, by hand, on my lap, on the Long Island Rail Road as I commuted back and forth from Sea Cliff to Manhattan," Butler has said of his early writing. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45924

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0818006390 Modern Fiction First Editions Robert Olen Butler Signed Editions New Mexico Archeology Burial mounds Native Americans Atomic Bombs

BUTLER, ELLIS PARKER

Goat-Feathers

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a small format book - approximately 5 inches by 3 1/2 inches. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been opened a bit roughly, so the foredges of the text pages are a bit uneven and there are some small tears as well. A previous owner's address label was removed from the front endpaper leaving a slightly rough patch. "No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself. We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different. I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably by lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!". Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 31736

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Ellis Parker Butler Humor Goats Animals Satire Modern Fiction Firsts

BUTLER, ELLIS PARKER

Mike Flannery on Duty and Off

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Gustavus C. Widney. 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. The spine ends and corner of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The illustration on the front cover has some light rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Ellis Parker Butler (December 5, 1869 – September 13, 1937) was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially. His most famous character was Philo Gubb. His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. His work appeared alongside that of his contemporaries, including Mark Twain, Sax Rohmer, James B. Hendryx, Berton Braley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Don Marquis, Will Rogers, and Edgar Rice Burroughs." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 38099

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Ellis Parker Butler Mike Flannery Short Stories Humor Cats Railroads Modern Fiction Firsts

BUTLER, ELLIS PARKER

That Pup

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. 1st Hardback Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its 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. "Ellis Parker Butler (December 5, 1869 – September 13, 1937) was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially. His most famous character was Philo Gubb. His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. His work appeared alongside that of his contemporaries, including Mark Twain, Sax Rohmer, James B. Hendryx, Berton Braley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Don Marquis, Will Rogers, and Edgar Rice Burroughs." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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N° du livre: 39008

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction Firsts

BUTLER, ROBERT OLEN

Wabash a Novel

New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1994. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805032002. Illustrated by Kamil Vojnar. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. NEW EDITION . This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in 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. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but there is one tiny nick with a bit of related bumping to the bottom front spine joint. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 48279

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0805032002 Modern Fiction First Edition Robert Olen Butler Steel Mills Signed Edition Illinois Kamil Vojnar

BYNUM, SARAH SHUN-LIEN

Ms. Hempel Chronicles

Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0151014965. 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: 47358

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0151014965 Modern Fiction First Edition Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum Female Teachers Self-Acctualization New Teachers

BYRD, MAX

Shooting the Sun

New York: Bantam, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553802089. Signed edition. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription on the title page, by the author. 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. "Max Byrd was born in Atlanta, Georgia and now lives in northern California. He was educated at Harvard and at King's College, Cambridge, England. He has taught English at Yale and the University of California, Davis, though he left academia some time ago to become a full-time writer. During his teaching years he published a number of scholarly books and articles about 18th-century literature, which now rest in moldy obscurity in a few stately libraries." (from FantasticFiction) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 42473

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0553802089 Modern Fiction First Edition Max Byrd Western Fiction Historical Fiction

CABLE, GEORGE W.

The Grandissimes

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 1st Illustrated Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Albert Herter. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the author on the second free page following the front endpaper. This is the First Illustrated Edition. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is also a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, and another owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1880, Cable published his first novel, The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life, portraying multiracial members and different classes of society in the early 1800s shortly after the Louisiana Purchase. It had first been serialized in Scribner's. The plot follows the adventures and romances of several members of the Grandissime family, a French Creole family with mixed-race members. He used this historical romance as a way to explore society and its racial injustice, as he addressed European Creoles, the mixed-race class, plaçage, slavery, and lynchings. In the same year, the United States Census Bureau commissioned Cable to write a "historical sketch" of pre-Civil War New Orleans for a special section of the 10th United States Census' "Social statistics of cities". He submitted a well-researched 313-page history, which was greatly reduced for publication in 1884. A complete edition was not published until 2008." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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N° du livre: 46957

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition George W. Cable New Orleans, LA Creole Signed Edition

CALDWELL, TAYLOR

The Balance Wheel

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This copy includes the Scribner A on the copyright page. 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 and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The spine of the dust jacket has some light fading.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 44761

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction Taylor Caldwell World War I Relationships Family Dramas Industries Armaments

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (JANET MIRIAM HOLLAND TAYLOR CALDWELL )

Bright Flows the River

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385141718. Book Club Edition. Illustrated by Fred Marcellino. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some light generalized toning, and ont tiny chip to the top spine end. "Janet Miriam Caldwell (September 7, 1900 – August 30, 1985) was a British-born American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction under the pen names Taylor Caldwell, Marcus Holland and Max Reiner. She was also known by a variation of her married name, J. Miriam Reback. In her fiction, she often used real historical events or persons. Taylor Caldwell's best-known works include Dynasty of Death, Dear and Glorious Physician (about Saint Luke) , Ceremony of the Innocent, Pillar of Iron (about Cicero) , The Earth is the Lord's (about Genghis Khan) and Captains and the Kings. Her last major novel, Answer As a Man, appeared in 1980. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45372

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0385141718 Modern Fiction First Edition Taylor Caldwell American Dream