American Literature
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1986 The Color PurpleLondon: 1986A fine example of the first UK hardcover edition of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the life of a young African American woman in rural Georgia in the early 1900s.
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1902 Evangeline, The Golden Legend, and Other PoemsLondon: 1902A smartly bound collection of poetry from American writer and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1974 The DispossessedLondon: 1974The first UK edition of this anarchist utopian science fiction novel by Ursula Le Guin. An award winning work.
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1942 The Moon is DownLondon: 1942A lovely first edition, first impression, of John Steinbeck's military novel published in the midst of World War Two.
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1930 Moby Dick, or, The WhaleNew York: 1930Rockwell Kent's illustrated edition of one of the most popular American novels ever published.
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1958 The Log from the Sea of CortezLondon: 1958The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's narrative about the marine specimen collecting trip he undertook with his great friend, Ed Ricketts, in 1940.
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1969 The Andromeda StrainNew York: 1969The first edition of Michael Crichton's classic outbreak novel, in the original dust wrapper.
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1955 The Space MerchantsLondon: 1955The first UK edition of Pohl and Kornbluth's enormously entertaining 1950s consumerist science fiction novel.
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1953 The Golden Apples of the SunLondon: 1953The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story collection, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini.
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1963 Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and, Seymour, an IntroductionLondon: 1963A superb copy of these two popular novellas by J. D. Salinger, the first U. K. edition.
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Signed1968 The Memory of WhitenessLondon: 1968A signed first UK edition of Kim Stanley Robinson's thrilling science fiction novrl.
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1870 Hans Breitmann's BalladsPhiladelphia: 1870A smart new edition of this collection of comic verse from American writer Charles Godfrey Leland.
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Signed1977 Rider Haggard's "She"New York: 1977A presentation copy of this uncommon limited edition of Robert A. Wilson's account of his meeting with Queen Modjadji, the inspiration of Haggard's 'She'.
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Signed1977 Rider Haggard's "She"New York: 1977A presentation copy of this uncommon limited edition of Robert A. Wilson's account of his meeting with Queen Modjadji, the inspiration of Haggard's 'She'.
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Signed1931 The HarbourmasterNew York: 1931A fine signed limited edition of this classic sea story by William McFee, retaining the original slip case.
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Signed1927 Chains: Lesser Novels and StoriesNew York: 1927A signed limited edition of Theodore Dreiser's second collection of short stories, containing fifteen tales from the American novelist.
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1939 The Providence Athenaeum: A Brief History 1753-1939Providence, R.I.: 1939An association copy of this very scarce history of the Providence, Rhode Island subscription library, with a typed letter to its publisher, Eugene A. Clauss.
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Signed1921 Mary Stuart: A PlayBoston : 1921A bright copy of John Drinkwater's historical play surrounding Mary Stuart, inscribed to fellow author and friend, Jack Crawford.
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1899 Hugh Wynne Free QuakerNew York: 1899The two volume illustrated 'Continental Edition' of S. Weir Mitchell's popular novel about an American patriot during the American Revolution.
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Signed1920 The BombNew York: 1920A signed presentation copy of this first edition thus of Frank Harris's Chicago-set novel. The 'Illustrated and Definitive Edition'.
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1904 The Youth of WashingtonLondon: 1904The first edition, third impression of this historical novel told from George Washington's perspective, in a striking red variant binding.
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1928 Star-Dust and StoneDallas: 1928A smart first edition of this very scarce poetry collection from American writer Glenn Ward Dresbach.
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1912 Poems and Ballads by Hermann HagedornBoston: 1912A lovely copy of the first edition of Hagedorn's poetry collection, once owned by the American poet and publisher Scofield Thayer.
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1914 Hans Breitmann's BalladsBoston and New York: 1914A smart limited edition of this collection of comic verse from American writer Charles Godfrey Leland.
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1902 Castle CraneycrowChicago: 1902An attractive first edition of this captivating romance-adventure novel from American popular novelist and playwright, George Barr McCutcheon.
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1906 Cowardice CourtNew York : 1906The first edition of this engaging novel of romance and bravery, adorned with beautiful illustrations and decorations throughout.
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Signed1931 The HarbourmasterNew York: 1931A signed limited edition of this classic sea story by William McFee.
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Signed1949 Reflections and Memories of L.S.D.New Haven: 1949A signed presentation copy of Laura Seymour Doolittle's vanishingly scarce collection of poems and recollections.
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1888 Mr. Potter of Texas: A NovelNew York: 1888The first edition of Archibald Clavering Gunter's novel about a young man who suddenly becomes a millionaire and finds himself accused a crime he didn't commit.
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Signed1923 Going-to-the-SunNew York: 1923A signed copy of the first edition of Nicholas Lindsay Vachel's charmingly illustrated volume of poetry.
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1901 American Authors and Their Homes: Personal Descriptions & InterviewsNew York: 1901The first edition of this interesting illustrated work on the homes of American authors by Francis Whiting Halsey, in a special half cloth binding.
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Signed1897 Wayside CourtshipNew York: 1897A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about courtship between classes in late nineteenth century America.
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Signed1907 Money MagicNew York and London: 1907A popular novel by Hamlin Garland, an illustrated novel on the American Dream in the Midwest, a smart signed first edition copy.
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Signed1902 The Captain of the Gray-Horse TroopLondon: 1902The first edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about the Northern Campaigns, inscribed by Garland to American lawyer Flora Warren Seymour.
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1911 Jennie GerhardtNew York: 1911A smart first edition copy of this brilliant novel by Theodore Dreiser, illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1893 The Building of the City BeautifulCambridge and Chicago: 1893The first edition of Joaquin Miller's utopian prose romance, set in Jerusalem at the time of Christ.