LITERATURE from Houle Rare Books & Autographs

Early American edition. 5 ¾" x 3 ¾". Engraved frontispiece titled "It was an Officers Funeral" and 3 other plates. Original gilt stamped dark green cloth with two golden angels. No dust jacket. Good (frontispiece page detached; spine faded; few nicks). 160 pages. Bookplate of Susan M Loring.

Octavo. Original stiff wrappers. No dust jacket. Good (a few chips). 82 pages of text + 12 pages of ads. Printed by Alex Thom & Co., Ltd., Dublin. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown. Contributors include: A. E. (George William Russell), F. R. Higgins, Padraic Fallon, Patrick… Read more about this item

First American edition. Octavo. Original light green cloth. Diagram of the locale on the endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; a few small nicks). Very good. 319 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in a full red morocco slipcase by Patron. Small bookseller ticket of J. W. Robinson Co., Los Angeles. The first novel marking the debut of the detective Miss Jane Marple. Filmed… Read more about this item

First edition, first printing (so stated). Octavo. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; two small chips). Very good. 216 pages. Signed and inscribed by Chase on front pastedown: "For Bill Welch – because I like him. Borden Chase. Encino 3/4/48." Chase was born Frank Fowler (1900-1971). He had a horse ranch in Encino, California. He has 53 screen writer credits for film and TV. The… Read more about this item

First American edition. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait photograph by Rollie McKenna. Preface and music by Daniel Jones. Pronunciation guide. Dust jacket (unclipped; few small chips and abrasions) with photograph from a portrait by Augustus John on back panel. Very good. 107 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

First edition thus. 12 mo. Original printed stiff wrappers. Based on novel of Alphonse Daudet. Music by J. Massenet. No dust jacket. Very good. 48 pages. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown.

First edition. Octavo. Black over blue cloth. 24 b/w illustrations. 3 page introduction by Charles Lovett. Issued without dust jacket. Fine. 260 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

April, 1958. First edition thus. Small octavo. Original pictorial wrappers with 35c price on spine and front cover. Fine (edges stained yellow; smooth spine, apparently unread). 151 pages + 3 page ads. No signatures or bookplates. Bantam A 1753.

First edition. Octavo. B/W illustrations by the author. Original pictorial wrappers. Half title page. Later full red morocco by Bradstreet, t.e.g. Very good (slight rubbing; no foxing). 180 pages + 2 page of ads. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Bradbury & Evans. An early satirical work on etiquette.

3 ½" x 2". 9 woodcuts. Original yellow printed wrappers. Very good. 16 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Cobb's Toys, second series, No. 8.

First edition. Tall octavo. Frontispiece and decorated borders by Ray F. Coyle. Original brown cloth over light brown boards. No dust jacket. Very good (top edges stained red). 109 pages. Signed and inscribed by the author on foreword: "Pleased to make your acquaintance. Clay M Greene." Headings in text printed in blue. Printed by Ricardo J. Orozco. 20231023#2222520/LC/LITERATURE

First printing. Octavo. Original blue cloth gilt stamped. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 404 pages. Signed and inscribed on title page: "For Michael in Lake Arrowhead. Best whispers! Nicholas Evans (Thanks for coming.)"

First edition. Octavo. Original gilt stamped marbled tan wrappers. No dust jacket. Very good. 33 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Includes two pages of verse by Mrs. Ellen Huntington Gates.

First edition thus. Small 4to. Illustrated with 17 hand colored lithographs by Charlotte Christine Engelhorn. Tan leather spine over purple silk boards. No dust jacket. Very good. 67 pages. One of 100 deluxe copies signed by Engelhorn, with hand colored plates. Translated by Felix B. Greve of Oscar Wilde's "The Young King" a short story from his "A House of Pomegranates." With erotic… Read more about this item

Octavo. 685 items. Three b/w illustrations. Original wrappers. No dust jacket. Very good. 45 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Lynton Kistler.

First edition thus. Octavo. 16 b/w full page illustrations and a revised iconography by Aymer Vallance. Original gilt stamped red cloth, t.e.g. No dust jacket. Very good (stain on back). 112 pages. 12 page publisher's catalog at end. With bookplate of Adrian Homer Goldstone and 1909 signature of Eda Shute.

First edition (so stated). Octavo. Illustrated by Paul Stinson. Dust jacket (unclipped with $7.95 price; small snag to rear endpaper where it apparently stuck to pastedown). Very good. 184 pages. Signed and inscribed by the author on title page: "For Mary Ann – Joe Haldeman 3-6-82." Currey page 215.

First edition. Octavo. Text partially unopened. Original gilt stamped white cloth, t.e.g. Dust jacket (unclipped; small chip). Fine, fresh copy. 39 pages. No signatures or bookplates. One of 1,000 copies on hand made paper. Printed by Jarrold & Sons, Ltd., Norwich.

Forty-fifth edition (with additional matter). Small octavo. Original gilt blind stamped green cloth, uncut. No dust jacket. Very good. 156 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 7 page dedication by Robert Ross. Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd. at the University Press, Edinburgh. Includes listing details for all 45 printings.

Second American edition, with additional matter (80 pages). Small octavo. Edited, with a prefatory dedication, by Robert Ross. Frontispiece portrait from the etching by J. E. Kelly. Original gilt stamped dark blue cloth over gray boards, t.e.g., uncut. No dust jacket. Very good (slight soiling). 154 pages. Small book seller label indicating book is from library of author Sara Bard… Read more about this item