Clayton Fine Books

John Brown's Invasion: Letter from Theodore Parker to a Friend in Boston, "Letter from Old Brown's Lieutenant", "Funeral Discourse of John E. Cook" and "The Body of Copeland" in New York Semi-Weekly Tribune (December 27, 1859)

(John Brown) Theodore Parker · 0

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Near Fine 0 Near fine in wrappers. Complete newspaper with one short closed tear to spine. Theodore Parker's letter in defense of John Brown runs to nearly 4 long columns.

Making a President

Mencken, H. [Henry] L. · 1932

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

Near Fine First Edition Knopf New York 0 Near fine in original black cloth-covered boards. Mencken's inscription and signature on the first page.

Napoleon's Military Career: An Account of the Remarkable Campaigns of the 'Man of Destiny'

Gibbs, Montgomery B. · 1895

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

various Good 1st Edition Werner Chicago 0 Good folio size in green boards with gold letters and ornate design in gold and black to front board and spine. There are tears to the spine tips and some wear to the corners. Boards show mild,short and scarce scratches. Pages are cle...

The Old Masters, Volumes I and II: One Hundred Examples of Their Work Chosen from European Galleries and Reproduced in Colour with Notes on the Pictures

1908

$135.00 (€122.48 | £102.18 | ¥21,551)

Very Good J.M. Dent London 0 Very good 2-volume set with entries (mainly covering the significance of the paintings) on a multitude of European painters and color reproductions of their major works pasted in. 3/4 burgundy leather binding with some rubbing and other wear to spi...

Translations

Auster, Paul · 1997

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Very Good First Edition (SIGNED) Marsilio New York 0 Very Good with creases to upper corner of pp. 67-213, otherwise fine in wrappers. Auster's signature on title page.

A Favor for a Friend in Zane Grey's Western Magazine (August 1951)

Appell, George C. · 0

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Near Fine 0 Near fine (light wear to spine) in wrappers. Original and complete issue.

The Wizard of Oz

Baum, L. Frank · 1934

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Neill, John R. Very Good Reilly & Lee 0 Very good in burnt red-colored boards with illustration of the tin man and the scarecrow in front of the castle in yellow, green and blue, pasted to the front board. Book shows hardly any wear to boards or pastedown, light soiling to bot...

Popular Geology: A Series of Lectures Read Before the Philosophical INstitution of Edinburg with Descriptive Sketches from a Geologist's Portfolio

Miller, Hugh · 1859

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Good First Edition Gould & Lincoln Boston 0 Good in brown boards with rubbing to edges of boards and spine and light foxing to foredge and bottom of pages. Bookplate of former owner to front pastedown. Rare early book on geology.

10 Tongues: Poems

Harris, Reginald · 2002

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Near Fine First Edition Three Conditions Press Baltimore 0 Near fine in original wrappers with very slight wear. No hardcover edition. Signed by Harris on the title-page.

3 Henry Miller handwritten letters + more Henry Miller items

Miller, Henry · 1951

$450.01 (€408.28 | £340.62 | ¥71,838)

Very Good 2nd Edition 0 3 handwritten one-page letters by Henry Miller in very good condition. One is dated "10/12/51" in blue ink and addressed to "My dear friend--". He says he has "been through a bad period. But am getting back to normal once again and will start work soon...

Apollo -- First Manned Lunar Landing NASA Picture Set #4 (12 12' x 15" Posters/Photos)

(Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edward A. Arnold) · 1969

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Fine 1st Edition National Aeronautics & Space Administration/USGPO Washington DC 0 Fine set of 12 posters (12" x 15") with photos printed on stiff paper. A list of the titles (all related to the Apollo 11 mission). Still in original mailing envelope with USGOP return address....

Modern Masters of Etching: Frank Brangwyn, R.A. (Part One)

Salaman, Malcolm C. (introduction) · 1924

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Brangwyn, Frank Fair 1st Edition The Studio ,m 0 Fair in paper-covered boards showing dusting toward edges, two red spots to the back board, short tear to top edge of back board, and spine cover missing. The 12 plates tipped in are in very good condition w...

The Washingtons and Their Connection with Warton

Whitman, Henry · 1889

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Good 1st Edition Damrell & Upham Boston 0 Original 1889 edition (not a "Classic Reprint" or other kind of recent reprint. No date on the document but date provided for same publication by the Library of Congress. "{Reprinted from the Castle Howell School Record.)" stated on fr...

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories

Englander, Nathan · 1999

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Near Fine Near Fine First Edition Knopf New York 0 Near fine in near fine jacket (minor bump to top of spine of both). Signed on the title-page by Englander. His widely acclaimed first book.

5 "National Intelligencer" Nespapers covering "Funeral Honors" and other details surrounding the death of President William Henry Harrison (Apri 13,15, 17, 20, May 1,1841)

1841

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Very Good 1st Edition Gales and Seaton 0 Very good with name to top of front and minor soiling and light foxing, with 1 issue (May 1) the pages are separated, creasing down middle of all. Original and complete newspapers. References to Harrison's successor, President Tyler an...

Negro Hanged and Burned (in Ft. Scott, Kansas) story (p. 7) in New-York Tribune (March 28, 1879)

0

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Good 1st Edition 0 Good in wrappers. Complete issue with browning and a few tears and small chips to edges. Article about a horrible lynching in Kansas. Also, lecture on Percy Bysshe Shelley by M.J. Kennedy Smyth and article on the Parisian custom of Easter gifts in egg form (...

Photo on cover of "Huge throng before New York Times Building watching the Time reproduction..of Baseball Content between Cincinnati Red and Chicao White Sox for the World's Championship" in Mid-Week Pictorial (October 16, 1919)

1919

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Very Good 1st Edition New York Times 0 Very good in wrappers with tiny tear and short crease to upper edge of front cover and 1" closed tear toward foot of spine, tanning. Original and complete issue.

Gee thanks, Brooks! (commemorative poster) by Norman Rockwell

(Robinson, Brooks) · 1977

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Rockwell, Norman Fine Limited Edition Crown Central Petroleum Co. and Baltimore Oriole Baseball Club 0 Fine poster. Shows Brooks Robinson autographing a ball. 10" x 18" on stiff cardboard in original protective plastic wrap. Printed on poster at bottom : "This limied edition ...

Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art

Homer, William Innes · 2002

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Fine Fine 2nd Edition Abbeville Press 276 Fine in fine dust jacket.

Who Caused the War in Collier's (April 7, 1917)

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan; also, Frederick Palmer, Edgar Wallace, Leonard Wood, and other contributors · 1917

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Cover portrait of Sir Douglas Haig Near Fine First Edition Collier New York 0 Near fine in original disbound wrappers and a short closed tear on the right edge.