Narrativa e romanzi

The TARTAR SLAVE

Johnson, Oscar Doyle · 1932 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.45 | ¥13,170)

Boston: The Stratford Company, Publishers, 1932. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by author to front free endpaper. Black cloth binding, light blue printed lettering to spine and cover. Tan pictorial DJ. [10], 377, [1 (blank)] pp. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2". Light wear to board edges. DJ slightly ...

A CHRISTMAS CARROLL

Withers, George · 1967 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.48 | £10.41 | ¥2,195)

Portland: Twelve Oaks Press, 1967. 1st edition thus. INSCRIBED by printer to inside front wrapper. LIMITED to 50 copies. Blue printed paper wrappers, gilt stamped lettering to front. Tied with white string. Unpaginated. 6-1/4" x 4-1/2". A Near Fine copy.

1ST HAND. Seattle Poems

Budenholzer, James & Bruce Schauer · 1976 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,634)

Seattle: The Seal Press, 1976. 1st edition. LIMITED to 300 copies (copy #153). SIGNED by both authors. Blue printed paper wrappers. 91, [7 (blank)] pp. 7-1/4" x 4-3/8". Very light dotted soiling to rear wrapper. A Near Fine copy.

NINE SKIES. The National Poetry Series

Christie, A. V. · 1997 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,268)

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997. 1st edition thus. INSCRIBED by author to half-title page. Stiff color illustrated printed paper wrappers. 60 pp. 8-1/4" x 6". Very light wear. A Near Fine copy.

The CANTICLE Of The ROSE. Selected Poems 1920 - 1947

Sitwell, Edith [1887 - 1964] · 1949 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.89 | ¥26,340)

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1949. 1st edition (Fifoot EA43a). INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy from the author to James Frey. Blue cloth binding, with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Dust jacket. x, 260 pp. 8vo. VG+/VG (spine panel a bit sun-tanned/light edgewear).

TABLE MOUNTAIN, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Crewes, Charles F. · 1880 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$1,650.00 (€1,497.01 | £1,248.92 | ¥263,400)

Cape Town: , 1880. Broadside, printed recto only. 11 stanzas of verse. Text double column, with thin vertical rule dividing. Signed in type at conclusion: "Charles F. Crewes. / Cape Town, June 2, 1880. / 42, Adderley-street." At top, an S. Hampton drawn image, 2-9/16" x 6-1/8"...

AWAY ALL BOATS. A Novel

Dodson, Kenneth · 1954 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,268)

Boston: Little Brown, 1954. Later printing. INSCRIBED by the author on a preliminary blank. Light blue cloth binding with dark blue spine lettering. Map eps. Dust jacket. 508 pp. 8vo. VG+/VG (sp panel sunned/light edgewear).

From RUNNING AFTER ANTELOPE

Carrier, Scott · 0 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$52.25 (€47.41 | £39.55 | ¥8,341)

(n. p.): , (n. d.). 1st printing. SIGNED. Number 44 of 100 copies. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Broadside, printed recto only, printed in green on hand-made paper. One dark green illustration in bottom right corner. Oblong format. 10" x 17". Fine.

The UNDERTOW

[Small Press Poetry]. Pratt, Claire · 1993 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.45 | ¥13,170)

[Toronto]: Massey College Press, 1993. 1st edition. #76 / 110 cc. INSCRIBED by the author, in the year of publication. With ANs laid-in. Bark paper wrappers, sewn. 16 pp. Printed, in a french fold, with blue ink on Japanese Masa paper. Decorations. 6" x 4-1/2". A Nr Fine copy,...

NEITHER HERE Nor THERE

Herford, Oliver · 1922 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Paul Herzog. Blue cloth binding with printed paper title labels to spine & front board. No dust jacket. viii, [2], 9 - 165, [1] pp. 8vo. Spine sun-tanned. A VG+ copy.

COLD DAY In HELL. A Novel

Hawke, Richard · 2007 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: Random House, 2007. 1st edition. SIGNED by the author on the t.p. Hardback. Red dust jacket. 288, [4] pp. 8vo. A Fine copy in a similar jacket.

The WHITE BONES Of The YEAR Are SCATTERED AMONG JONQUILS

Perron, Lee · 1988 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

Geyserville, California: Sun Moon Bear Press, 1988. 1st edition. SIGNED by the author. 1 / 250 cc. Printed blue paper wrappers. Unpaginated, though 46 pages. 2 tipped-in full color plates. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8". A Nr Fine copy.

The MIDLANDER

Tarkington, Booth [1869 - 1946] · 1923 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$385.00 (€349.30 | £291.41 | ¥61,460)

Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company, 1923. 1st edition, preceding the trade edition date 1924 by 1 month (Johnson/Blanck, p. 491; Russo & Sullivan, p. 72). SIGNED / LIMITED. #69 / 377 cc. Blue paper-wrapped boards with gilt stamping. TEG. Green printed dust jacket. Slipcase,...

His Own PEOPLE

Tarkington, Booth [1869 - 1946] · 1907 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$110.00 (€99.80 | £83.26 | ¥17,560)

Garden City: Doubleday Page & Co, 1907. 1st edition (Russo & Sullivan, pp 19-20). INSCRIBED by Tarkington in 1941. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Color pictorial eps. No dust jacket. [8], 150 pp. Frontis & 5 inserted plates by Lawrence Mazzanovich and F. R. Gru...

The LAST SONG Of DUSK

Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant · 2004 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: Arcade Publishing, 2004. 2nd US printing. SIGNED by the author on the t.p. Hardback. Dust jacket. 298 pp. 8vo. F/F .

A BITTER FEAST

Rozan, S. J. · 1998 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1st edition. INSCRIBED, in the year of publication, on the t.p. by the author, including her chop. Hardback. Dust jacket. 309 pp. 8vo. F/F .

RED COTTON NIGHT-CAP COUNTRY or Turf and Towers

Browning, Robert [1812 - 1889] · 1873 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

Boston: James R Osgood and Co, 1873. 1st US edition (Broughton et al A99; cf. NCBEL III, 444). Original brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering; gilt stamped device to front board; beveled edges. 220 pp. Head & tailpieces. 12mo, signed in 6s. 7" x 4-5/8". VG+ (bright gilt ...

HANDS In The STONE

[Yava, Aaron]. Sullivan, Rob · 1974 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$41.25 (€37.43 | £31.22 | ¥6,585)

Alamo, CA: Holmangers Press, 1974. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the Author. Blue wrappers. 31 pp. Drawings by Aaron Yava. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". VG (some sunning on spine).

LAVONDYSS. Journey to an Unknown Region

Holdstock, Robert · 1988 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. 1st UK. Signed by the Author on the t.p. Pale grey cloth binding. Dust jacket (art by Alan Lee). 367 pp. Frontis & chapter vignettes by Alan Lee. 8vo. F/F .

ELEGY For A SOPRANO

Smith, Kay Nolte · 1985 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$35.75 (€32.44 | £27.06 | ¥5,707)

NY: Villard, 1985. 1st edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth spine over boards. Dust jacket. 277 pp. 8vo. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. NF/NF (tiny chip at top of rear panel).