Chopper Ops.
New York: Berkley Books, 1999. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow glazed wrappers. 294pp. Near fine. Uncorrected proof, tight and handsome, of this military thriller. More
New York: Berkley Books, 1999. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow glazed wrappers. 294pp. Near fine. Uncorrected proof, tight and handsome, of this military thriller. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth, dust jacket. 617pp. Near fine/near fine. First edition. More
New York: The Dial Press, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo. Red and black cloth, dust jacket. 503pp. Very good/good plus. Jacket rather edgeworn and rubbed, with old mend on verso. Tight, fairly attractive first edition of this author's first book. "The Dial Press, Inc." inkstamped on front flyleaf -- possibly an in-house..... More
Yucca Valley, CA: Manzanita Press Books, 1960. Hardcover. Preface by Lion Feuchtwanger. Small 4to. Black cloth, dust jacket. iv, 259pp. Frontispiece, decorated endpapers. Near fine/very good. First edition of this uncommon novel published by Merle Armitage. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth, dust jacket. 437pp. Good plus/good plus. First edition of Marius' first book, a historical novel set in Bourbonville, Tennessee in the 1880s. Lincoln authority Ralph G. Newman's copy, with two of his bookplates (one designed by Bernhardt Wall). More
New York: Random House, [1998]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 261pp. Near fine/near fine. Tight, lovely first edition of this lighthearted novel set in Chicago that answers the question, "What happens when a woman who wants her freedom meets a man who wants..... More
Ontario, Canada: Mira, [2004]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 313pp. Near fine. Very slightest bit of faint edgewear. Advance review copy of this fiction about a Chicago radio host by this Chicago syndicated columnist -- attractively signed and inscribed by the author in black ballpoint on the title page: "To..... More
[New York]: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1948. Hardcover. 8vo. Green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 378pp. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn, with some edge chips, but still attractive. Early (not first) printing of this "moonlight and magnolias" potboiler. More
New York: Atheneum, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 408pp. Fine/fine. A tight, pristine first edition of this novel by the African-American writer. More
[New York]: Kensington Books, 1999. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 345pp. Very good/very good. Slightest bit of mild jacket edgewear; black remainder mark on bottom page edges. First edition -- tight and attractive -- and inscribed and signed by the author..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [2004]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards (without dust jacket, as issued). xvi, 359pp, (6pp). Illustrations, decorative endpapers. Fine. A tight and pristine first edition. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1980. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 339pp. Near fine/near fine. First edition. Vigorous tale of Civil War naval campaigns, steeped in period detail and gallant characters; author's last novel. More
New York: toExcel, [1999]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazxed green pictorial wrappers. xxi, 425pp. Very good. Slightest bit of faint edgewear; "Autographed Copy" chain store sticker on half-title page. Tight, handsome first edition, signed and inscribed large and bold by Rosser in black fineline on the half-title page: "For Tiny..... More
London: W.H. Allen, 1973. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 94pp. Near fine/near fine. Early printing of Maugham's 1948 first novel -- clean, tight and handsome. More
[New York]: HarperCollins, 1992. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. 307pp. Very good/near fine. Inoffensive stain (coffee?) on outer page edges. A tight, nice first edition, signed boldly by Maupin in black ballpoint on the half-title page. More
[New York]: HarperCollins, 1992. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. 307pp. Near fine/near fine. A tight, clean and lovely first edition, inscribed and signed boldly by the author in black ballpoint on the half-title page: "For Dolores / Armistead Maupin." More
[New York]: HarperCollins, 1992. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. 307pp. Near fine/near fine. A tight, clean and lovely first edition, signed boldly by the author in black ballpoint on the half-title page. More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glazed paper over boards with original wraparound band. 344pp. Near fine. A handsome first edition, signed and inscribed boldly by the author in black fineline on the title page: "For Mickey / Armistead Maupin." More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glazed paper over boards with original translucent yellow wraparound band. 344pp. Near fine/fine. A handsome first edition, signed large, bold and sloppy (as usual) by the author in black fineline on the title page. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 322pp. Very good. Large but inoffensive abrasion on rear wrapper from rude bookplate removal, else outwardly a tight, clean, quite nice first paperback edition of the fifth volume of Maupin's "Tales of the City" series -- signed..... More
New York: Harper & Row, [1989]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 262pp. Very good/near fine. First edition -- tight, clean, handsome -- signed and inscribed boldly by the author in black fineline on the title page: "For Robert / Armistead Maupin."..... More
New York: Harper & Row, [1989]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 262pp. Fine/fine. A tight, clean, attractive first edition of this novel about San Francisco talk show host Mary Ann Singleton. Boldly signed by Maupin in black fineline on the..... More
Santa Barbara: John Daniel & Company, 2002. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 258pp. Near fine. Tight and nice first edition of this rock 'n' roll novel, handsomely signed and inscribed by the author in black ballpoint on the title page: "Nov. / 2002 / For / Heather, / Wishing..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1989. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth, dust jacket. 183pp. Very good/good. Large chip on jacket front. First edition. More