Literature
The Christian
Grosset & Dunlap, 1897. Reprint. Cloth. Very good cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with copyright 1897 but published sometime later shows exposure toning to spine and spine edge of rear cover, mild rubbing to cover edges, bit of staining at bottom page edges and some other mild trace wear. 540..... More
The Caldwell Caravan: Novels and Stories
The World Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition Thus. Hardvover. Very good cloth hardcover shows rubbing to edges and bumping to corners, light bit of soil at page edges, name at top of front pastedown and some other mild trace wear. 436 pages. Solid copy of this collection of the great..... More
Melissa.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Hardcover. Later printing, very good hardcover shows bumping to corners, name and date at top of front endpaper and with some other light shelf and trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows some mild rubbing and soil, along with edgewear that..... More
A Prologue to Love.
Doubleday & Company, 1961. Hardcover. Early trade printing (not a book club) hardcover is near fien while showing a couple of bumps at edges and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows soiling and edgewear that includes small closed tears and couple..... More
Tender Victory.
McGraw-Hill, 1956. Hardcover. Book club edition, very good + hardcover is tight and clean while showing some bumping to corners, in very good dust jacket that shows some wrinkling at spine ends and edgewear that includes small closed tears and couple of tiny open chips. 374 pages with a picture..... More
I, Judas.
Atheneum, 1977. Hardcover. 3rd printing, near fine hardcover is tight and clean while showing just a touch of wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild shelf wear that includes edge wear with short closed tears and wrinkle extending length of rear flap. 371 pages. Remains..... More
The Golden Fleece.
Houghton Mifflin, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. First edition inscribed on dedication page, "To Gertrude - who loves this quiet valley too - with deep affection Hughie Call." Near fine cloth hardcover shows touch of bumping to corbners and hint of soil at page edges, else tight and clean, in very..... More
The Shorn Lamb.
Houghton Mifflin, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a hint of wear, else tight and clean, in very good + dust jacket that shows a very faint mpoisture stain at fore edge side of rear panel, mild soil and bit of edgewear. 199 pages..... More
April & Oliver: A Novel.
Grand Central Publishing, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing hardly a trace of wear. 326 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this first novel. More
Lush Valley.
Superior Publishing Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, very good cloth hardcover shows touch of soil to covers and page edges, couple of small stains at page edges, touch of rubbing and bumping to corners, touch fo soil at rear endpapers and some othe rlight trace wear, in a...... More
The Home-Maker.
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, good hardcover (no dust jacket) shows mild fade to lettering along spine, light soil to covers and page edges, paint spotting to lower areas of covers and spine, rubbing at cover edges and bumping to corners, tearing along rear inner..... More
Look to the Mountain.
Sun Dial Press, 1944. Hardcover. Reprint, very good + red cloth hardcover shows bit of rubbing and soil at endpapers, tiny stain at fore edge of front endpaper and front blank, name, date and place written at front endpaper and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket..... More
The First Rescue Party.
The Macmillan Company, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. First American printing, very good orange cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with black letter to cover and spine shows mild soiling and shelfwear to covers, ligth soil at page egdes, bit of bumping to corners and some other light trace wear. 277 pages..... More
My Life as a Fake.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Signed first printing, fine in like jacket. Nice copy is signed by the award winning Carey on title page. signed. More
The Tax Inspector.
Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Signed first printing, near fine with sunning along top edge of boards and touch of soil to top page edges in near fine jacket with hint of wear. Remains an attractive copy of this work by the Booker Award winning author that is..... More
The Moonflower Vine.
Simon and Schuster, 1962. Hardcover. Book club edition, near fine hardcover with yellow topstain to pages shows just a touch of wear, else tight and clean, in very good + dust jacket with picture of the author at rear panel that shows mild rubbing and soil along with bit of..... More
The Magic Lantern.
Henry Holt and Company, 1952. Hardcover. Near fien cloth book club hardcover shows a name at top of front endpaper and some other light trace wear, in a very good dust jacket that shows mild rubbing an dedgewear that includes a couple of tiny open chips and small closed tears..... More
Wise Children.
Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First American printing, near fine with a previously bent page corner, in near fine lightly rubbed jacket. 234 pages with a few illustrations along with illustrated end papers. Remains an attractive copy of this work of fiction surrounding the 'tangled fortunes' of two..... More
The Emperor of Ocean Park.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Signed first printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing hardly a trace of wear. 657 pages. Attractive copy of this debut novel centered around the African American 'upper crust'. Signed (not inscribed) by Carter above his name on title page. More
Aissa Saved.
Harper & Row, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. First American edition, near fine in very good jacket that has some light edge wear and line through $3.95 price at inner flap and $1.49 written adjacent, along with very mild exposure lightening to spine. 219 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this..... More
Sapphira and the Slave Girl.
Hamish and Hamilton, 1963. Hardcover. First thus, very good + hardcover showing just a hint of soil to covers, light sunning at top and bottom edges, and bookseller sticker at bottom of front paste down, alogn with other very mild trace wear, in very good + price-clipped jacket showing light..... More
Sapphira and the Slave Girl.
Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, near fine copy in green cloth with pasted on decorative labels to cover & spine. Wrapper is very good as well with $2.50 price intact & meets Borzoi Books point on back panel. Book shows touch of soil to back cover..... More
Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure.
Ballantine Books, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing just the slightest bit fo wear. 204 pages with end paper maps and illustrations by Gary Gianni. Nice looking copy of this work from the popular Chabon that continues to sell fairly well despite..... More