Historical Fiction from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Boston: Little, Brown, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. For its age, this is quite good. Brown cloth boards have a little discoloration to top front corner, not affecting jacket. Solid binding, previous owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise no markings. VG jacket with a little overall wear and some… Read more about this item

New York : Random House, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Stated first printing, near fine in a good jacket. Grey cloth boards with green and gold spine. Book NF save for browning from laid in original store receipt from a NYC Macy's store. Jacket is not price clipped, but… Read more about this item

New York : Julian Meissner, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Slight lean to spine, but a clean book in a tight binding, with attractive light blue boards. Jacket VG but with a noticeable tear to the bottom of the front panel. Book club edition, but quite scarce in dust jacket. In protective mylar

New York : Harcourt Brace, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A comic anti-war novel from Saroyan. This is a stated first printing, easily VG in a VG, unclipped jacket. Bright unfaded blue cloth boards with red/gilt on spine. Jacket has a couple of closed tears to the top front panel, and a small tear… Read more about this item

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A quite nice copy of Le Carre's final book in the Karla trilogy. First trade edition stated. Near fine in a VG jacket, not price-clipped, with a little bow to the top front panel and a tiny… Read more about this item

Simon and Schuster, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice copy of this historical novel (described as a "terrifying gothic"). VG in a NF, unclipped jacket. Touch of lean to the spine, with a touch of soil to the bottom edge, and a little toning to jacket flaps.… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt, 2006. Advance Reader's Copy . Trade Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by author and dated (5/19/06). A very clean Advance Reading copy of this multi-generational novel recounting the history of a Louisiana family. This is a fine softcover in pictorial wraps.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Galdone, Paul. A nice copy of this book about a young man apprenticed to a naturalist in rural Tennessee. Book is near fine--pages somewhat faded. Jacket has small chip at head of spine, significant soil to rear panel. Weekly Reader Children's Book… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Astonishing transposition of the King Arthur tales onto WWII Europe from the always surprising Barthelme. Illustrations by Barry Moser. First printing, fine in a near fine, lightly shelfworn jacket.

Viking, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of this well regarded and nuanced novel. Fine in a like jacket.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Nice copy of this WWII mystery/thriller. Set in an American POW camp run by the Germans, a young Lieutenant and lawyer is set to defend an African American officer accused of a brutal crime. NF in a VG+ jacket with… Read more about this item

New York: Ecco Pr, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Nice copy of Kalfus's novel concerning a fictional plot by Stalin before the Bolshevik Revolution. Welll formed novel drawing on Kalfus's extensive knowlege of Russian history. Near fine in like jacket (slight wear to top corner). Does have black remainder… Read more about this item

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Multiple Newberry award-winning Peck's wonderful novel about three small-town children travelling to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Fine in a fine jacket (with exremely minor wear at top of spine). First printing.

New York: Little Brown & Co, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Inventive historical fiction for young readers centered around an orphan and printer's appprentice. Fine in a fine jacket, no remainder mark. First printing.

New York: Schocken Books, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Gripping tale of a Holocaust suvivor's relentless search for the Nazi officer who murdered his parents. Fine copy in protective mylar, appears unread copy. First printing.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Keneally's novel set in a British prison in Australia in the 18th century--an officer is set the task of producing a play starring his inmates at the prison. First printing, fine in a fine jacket, no remainder mark. In protective mylar… Read more about this item

New York: Harmony Books, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First U.S. edition of Amis's virtuosic novel of the Holocaust. First U.S. printing. Book very tight, appears unread. Jacket near fine, with 2-3 minor imperfections--pictures available.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine unread copy of author's first book. What if Raymond Carver met Richard Nixon? First printing. Fine in a near fine jacket

New York: Del Rey, 2000. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Decent reading copy, book club edition. The final volume in Turtledove's alternate history of WWI. Some damage to rear panel of jacket (stuck to another book), small stain to edge of text block, otherwise nice copy.

New York: Del Rey, 2001. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. From the master of speculative alternate histories, a start to a new series concerning, at least partially, the policies of President Teddy Roosevelt after WWI, the rise of socialist presidentail candidate Upton Sinclair, and a plot to assasinate American war… Read more about this item