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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Book number: 42342

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 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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Book number: 41634

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 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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Book number: 45921

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: 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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Book number: 46680

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First E

Keywords: 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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Book number: 45924

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

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

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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Book number: 38099

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Keywords: 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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Book number: 39008

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Keywords: 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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Book number: 48279

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 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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Book number: 47358

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 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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Book number: 42473

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0553802089 Modern Fiction First Edition Max Byrd Western Fiction Historical Fiction

CALDWELL, TAYLOR

The Balance Wheel

Chicago, IL: People's Book Club, 1951. Book Club Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Fair dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition . There is some light bumping and fraying to the bottom corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There are bug poo trails to the bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket has noticeable bug nibbled patches, especially to the flap joints and the rear spine joint. The rear dust jacket flap has detatched, but is still present. "Pennsylvania, 1913. The four Wittmann brothers manufacture steel precision tools. Jochen (Joe) is a ruthless businessman who seeks to improve the bottom line at any cost. Friedrich (Fred) dabbles in Socialism but would never sacrifice his dividends. Wilhelm (Willie) prefers to collect art rather than visit the factory floor. Only Karl (Charles) , a widower, has the vision to keep the family business in the black. Now, as the winds of war sweep across Europe, anti-German sentiment turns the family's allies against them, and war profiteers threaten to remake the entire steel industry into a merchant of death. But Charles's greatest worry is that his son will be shipped overseas to die. " (from FantasticFiction).. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 41918

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction Taylor Caldwell World War I Relationships Family Dramas Industries

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (JANET MIRIAM HOLLAND TAYLOR CALDWELL )

Ceremony of the Innocent

New York: Doubleday, 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 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. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and a couple of small edge nicks / tears. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has a couple of small chips to the spine ends. The spine of the dust jacket has some generalized light toning as well. "In 1934, she began to work on the novel Dynasty of Death, which she and Reback completed in collaboration. It was published in 1938 and became a best-seller. "Taylor Caldwell" was presumed to be a man, and there was some public stir when the author was revealed to be a woman. Over the next 43 years, she published 42 more novels, many of them best-sellers. For instance, This Side of Innocence was the biggest fiction seller of 1946, spending more than six months on the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list, including nine weeks at #1. (In 1947, according to Time, her husband Marcus Reback discarded and burned the manuscripts of 140 unpublished novels. ) Her published works sold an estimated 30 million copies. She became wealthy, traveling to Europe and elsewhere, though she still lived near Buffalo. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 42388

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Fiction Taylor Caldwell Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell Politics Family Sagas

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (PSEUDONYM OF JANET M. REBACK)

The Eagles Gather

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Early printing. Hardcover. This is an early printing, but is lacking the letter A on the copyright page, so is not a first edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The front and rear pastedown covers have generalized toning. The dust jacket has edge tear, nicks , wrinkles, chips and bits missing. The reverse of the dust jacket has several piece of tape placed there by a former owner. "Dynasty of Death was her first published work, a family saga lasting from 1837 to World War I, about two families in western Pennsylvania who rise to control a great armaments business. The story was continued in The Eagles Gather (1940) and The Final Hour (1944). As a writer Caldwell was praised for her intricately plotted and suspenseful stories, which depicted family tensions and the development of the U. S. From an agrarian society into the leading industrial state of the world. Caldwell's heroes are self-made men of pronounced ethnic background, such as the German immigrants in The Strong City (1942) and The Balance Wheel (1951). Her themes are ethnic, religious and personal intolerance (The Wide House, 1945) , the failure of parental discipline (Let Love Come Last, 1949) and the conflict between the desire for power and money and the human values of love and sense of family (Melissa (1948) , A Prologue to Love (1962) , and Bright Flows the River (1978). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 44769

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction Taylor Caldwell Family Dynasty Industries Munitions

CALDWELL, JOSEPH

In Such Dark Places

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Antonio Frasconi. Cover Art; This is the author's first novel. 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 fading / sunning to the edges of the book covers and spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has one small semi-closed tear to the top front spine joint, and some light bumping to the bottom spine end. "A playwright and novelist whose previous books include In Such Dark Places, The Deer at the River, Under the Dog Star, The Uncle from Rome and Bread for the Baker's Child, Joseph Caldwell has been awarded the Rome Prize for Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City and is completing The Pig Comes to Dinner and The Pig Enters Hog Heaven." (from FantasticFiction). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46419

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Joseph Caldwell Antonio Frasconi Author's First Book Redemption

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (JANET MIRIAM HOLLAND TAYLOR CALDWELL ) AND JESS STEARN

I, Judas

New York: Atheneum, 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0689108060. 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 has an inch long semi-closed tear to the front panel. The spine of the dust jacket has some light toning / fading. There are also a couple of small fingernail pokes to the bottom front spine joint of the dust jacket. "Judas, the myth, history's arch betrayer who sold his Lord for thirty pieces of silver and stands for all time as a figure to be rejected and reviled; Judas, the man, son of wealth and power, a young rebel, a disciple who fought to suppress the lusts of his flesh and hot-blooded pride to follow Jesus, and who became the victim of a monstrously diabilical lie when he committed the act that damned him in the eyes of the world; now the man and not the myth comes alive in the most startling and spellbinding retelling of the greatest story ever told: the ultimate triumph of the novelist who has thrilled countless millions with her magic." (from FantasticFiction). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 42391

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0689108060 Modern Fiction First Edition Taylor Caldwell Jess Stearn Judas Iscariot The Bible Religion Historical Fiction