The Embezzler
New York: Avon, 1943. First Edition. Paperback. Murder Mystery Quarterly 20. About Good in wraps, generally rubbed, a small tear at the foot of the spine. Firmly bound with toned pages and a forward lean to the spine. More
New York: Avon, 1943. First Edition. Paperback. Murder Mystery Quarterly 20. About Good in wraps, generally rubbed, a small tear at the foot of the spine. Firmly bound with toned pages and a forward lean to the spine. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Good second-issue jacket, unclipped ($2.50), chipped at the top inch of the spine and extending onto the back panel, generally toned. Grey cloth, toned at the spine with black ink lettering. Square and firmly bound with a...... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), generally toned, a larger chip at the foot of the spine, lesser chips along the edges. Orange cloth, darkened at the edges, with blue ink lettering and panels. Square, bound with some..... More
Toronto: Lester and Orpen Dennys | Exile Editions, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Foreword by Barry Callaghan. Signed by Callaghan on the half-title. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (no price). Grey cloth, pushed at the head and foot of the spine, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated by William Weaver. With a laid-in holograph postcard signed by Calvino to scholar Albert Howard Carter. Good in a Very Good Fine jacket, unclipped ($6.50), rubbed at the surface and edges, a few small chips at the head of the..... More
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, lightly rubbed at the back panel. Blue buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Campbell's novel advertised as "historically important because it is one of the earlier modern space adventure..... More
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good, lacking the jacket. Purple cloth, toned at the spine, stains at the boards. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges, toned at the endpapers, clean otherwise. Campbell's novel advertised as "historically important because it is one of the earlier modern..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. Hardcover. Second Printing. Translated by Justin O'Brien. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped (13s. 6d. net), generally toned, chipped at the corners, a few small closed tears at the edges. Green cloth, toned matching the jacket loss, red ink lettering on the spine. Firmly bound..... More
New York: Vintage Books. Mass Market Paperback. V-281. Later Printing. Translated by Justin O'Brien. Very Good. Wraps soiled at the edges of the wraps. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, former owner's name on the first page, clean otherwise. A work of fiction that, in typical Camus fashion, explores..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Hardcover. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Fifth Printing. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, clipped, faintly toned and rubbed. Black cloth, faintly bumped at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, gift inscription on the front..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, toned at the flaps, a few small closed tears at the eges. Quarter black cloth with dark grey paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Cantor's debut novel, a fictionalized..... More
New York: Random House, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.50), lightly toned, faded at the spine, a few dark spots on the front panel. Yellow cloth with a black ink panel and gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a light..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in a Fair jacket, unclipped ($2.00), rubbed and creased, chipped at the head of the spine with a white stain on "Corpse," missing the bottom one-and-a-half inches from the bottom of the spine and rear panel. Black cloth, pushed at..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), rubbed at the edges, toned at the back panel. Quarter brown buckram with light blue buckram on the boards. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name on the half-title page, clean otherwise..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Good, lacking the jacket but with a supplied facsimile. Blue cloth, rubbed and lightly frayed at the edges, bumped at the corners. Bound with a forward lean and reading wear, former owner's name and information on the front endpaper, deep creases..... More
New York: Harper and Row, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.50), chipped at the lower-right corner of the front panel, rubbed and toned at the back. Quarter yellow buckram with black paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of..... More
London: Severn House, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (£3.25). Burgundy buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A Gideon Fell detective novel focused on the death o Frank Dorrance on a clay tennis court. More
New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1901, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Peter Newell. Complete in the issued jackets. Very Good in Very Good jackets, lightly rubbed at the edges, toned. White and red boards with gilt lettering and designs on the spines and front boards. Square, front hinge..... More
London: Heinemann, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good laminated jacket, unclipped (21s Net), faded at the spine, some dark rubbing at the surface. Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges, clean internally. Carter's debut novel about the..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($9.95). Quarter blue cloth with blue paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Possibly the best collection of Carver stories. Includes the much anthologized "Gazebo," "Little Things," and the titular "What We..... More
New York: Vintage Books, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Clean Wraps. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of Carver's poetry, awarded the Levinson Prize by Poetry Magazine. More
London: Granta, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Catton on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (£18.99). White paper on the boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Catton's Man Booker Award-winning novel about crime and mystery in a New Zealand..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated by John H.P. Marks. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), generally toned and rubbed, some chips and closed tears at the edges, a small tape repair on the verso. Black buckram, bumped at the top-right corner, with gilt..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($18.95), rubbed at the edges, faded at the spine. Quarter white cloth with brown paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound with a brown top stain, remaindered at the fore-edge, clean internally. Chatwin's..... More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, [n.d]. Hardcover. With an Essay by Thomas Tyrwhitt and a Memoir and Critical Dissertation by Charles Cowden Clarke. Complete in three volumes. Very Good. Half-leather bindings, generally rubbed at the edges. Square and firmly bound with gilt edges, sparse foxing throughout the textblocks. More