Author's First Book from Albert Books

New York: Viking, 1980. Touch of soiling to top edges, former owner's stamp (WHS) to lower corner of front flyleaf, else an apparently unread, fine copy of the author's first book, in fine dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover.

New York: Scribner's, 1956. "A" on copyright page. Mild dust-soiling to top edges, very faint tanning along inner hinges, otherwise a very near fine copy of the author's first book. The very good plus, lightly soiled dust jacket is crisp and bright, with two small chips to top edge of rear panel, price clipped.. First Edition. Hardcover.

New York: E. P. Dutton., 1966. Review copy, publisher's slip laid-in. Foxing to top page edges, else a clean, solidly bound, lightly rubbed, very good plus copy of the author's first book, with nicks to edges, and one 1" tear to bottom of rear panel.. First Edition. Hardcover.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1961. A beautiful copy of the author's first book in lightly toned, near fine dust jacket, with tiny chip to heel of spine, miniscule loss to crown, tiny tear to top edge of front panel that the former owner unnecessarily taped on the reverse side. Included, a glossy 5"x7" photo of the author, and the publisher's promo… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1934. Cloth covers lightly soiled, wrap-a-round gilt band brilliantly bright, a tightly bound, internally fresh-looking, very good copy of the author's first book, in tanned dust jacket with a few small tears, detached at leading spine fold.. First Edition (stated). Hardcover.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. The author's award winning first book, a near fine copy with a touch of wear to bottom cover edges, in the first issue dust jacket, priced $5.95, the Stegner quote, and photo of Stone holding a cup of coffee. The very good plus jacket shows some light wear to tips, one tiny chip to spine bottom;… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum, 1985. Very slight spine lean, some staining to top edges, else a very good plus copy of the author's award winning first novel, signed by him on title page in very good dust jacket, with wear and tiny chips to edges.. Signed by Author. First Edition (stated). Hardcover.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1952. Tiny pressure dent to front boards, which are lightly stained, else a clean and tightly bound, very good plus copy of the author's first book in an unclipiped lightly soiled, very good dust jacket, with tiny chips at spine ends. Illustrated throughout by Aruthur Edrop.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover.

New York: Coward McCann, 1928. There are a couple of small, light stains to front cover, and a very slight spine lean, else this is a clean and tightly bound, very good plus copy of the author's first book, . First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. Black quarter cloth over purple papered boards, stamped in gilt on spine, 8vo. 279pp. A very near fine copy of the author's first book, with just a touch of wear to the undereside edge of bottom boards, and light dust-soiling to the top page edges in a very good dust jacket, nicked at edges, a one-inch… Read more about this item

London: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Binding slight opened at title page, else a very fine copy of the author's first book in find dust jacket.. First English Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: William Morrow, 1953. A couple of gently bumped corners--tips still sharp--very lightly worn and near fine copy of the author's first book in good to very good dust jacket, stained at rear, some creases and small chips. . First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Simon & Schuster/Linden Press , 1981. Lightly dust-soiled top edges, mild softening to top spine cap cloth, else a fine copy of the author's first novel, in very near fine dust jacket, minimally toned rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. A fine copy of the author's first book in a crisp, very good dust jacket, slightly toned and soiled at rear, nicked at spine ends.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover.

New York: E. P. Dutton., 1931. Mild vertical ridge to spine cloth, else a near fine, sharp-cornered copy of the author's first book in good plus, price-clipped dust jacket, clean, but chipped and moderately rubbed.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover.

New York: Viking, 1957. Near Fine in Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket, with minimal wear/tiny chips to spine ends, some rubbing to spine folds, rear white panel lightly soiled. . First Edition. Hard Cover.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1917. Author's first book, one of 750 copies. Foreword by Lawrence Mason. Grey-green, papercovered boards with printed labels. Small 8vo. 71pp. Foxing to page edges and endpapers, bumped upper corners, causing light crease to page corners, else clean, and fresh, and nearly fine, lacking dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Random House, 1974. Fairntly foxed top edges, else fine copy of the authors first book in near fine, lightly tanned dust jacket.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1946. Tanning to spine, else a very near fine copy of the author's first book, signed by her on the title page. The dust jacket is tanned along the spine and at the folds, small fingernail-size chip at bottom of front panel, lightly chipped at spine crown, and slight dust-soiling to rear, overall an… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1968. Slightly opened at title page, else a very near fine, crisp, tightly bound, sharp-cornered copy of the author's first book in very lightly used, near fine dust jacket, with mild tanning to spine.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover.